vox valvetonix

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:09 pm

yes, I like it. Good 'bed'room amp. (and that is what I use it for) play only 25% of those 50watts.
But sure it would be nicer to have an real AC 15, or some fender amp,
but it had a deal in (stupid) latvian music shop, and I liked the sound..
(those effects are pretty unusable, I think amps are not meant for effects, maybe for reverb or gain, that comes naturally)

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:12 pm

i want to say that he paid over 300 bucks for it new, and considering my cyber twin goes for about 600 bucks...... and sounds ALOT better, plus its ALOT louder, its kinda shitty.
i love joining a band and critisizing all of thier equipment, now im going to start bitching about the bass player......

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:19 pm

haha, bands.

Well I was inexperienced at the time, very. ( I thought that it was tube, and I was so dumb)
And I got it for 440$ (220lats)
So, I got f*cked.
If I knew about ebay and all the nice amps.
(I bought it about three years ago, maybe four)

I even dont know how to thank You all about the nice information,
and the facts Ive learned. This forum is really gave me a lot.

dub · Post by **dub** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:11 am

The neo speakers they put in the blueface ones were cool. I used to play through one of their 2x12s.
They were better speakers than the dull T-75's I've got now. Light as hell and loud too. A bit hi-fi, but not in a painful way.

Can't testify to the amps.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:14 pm

You might not like the way he plays, but this guy gets awesome tones from a Vox Valvetronix AD50VT and a Squier '51. Snobbery be damned.

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stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:21 pm

i've recorded some overdubs through one of the small ones (can't remember which model) and it was fine for that. i think where these things are quite handy is for when you find yourself in a situation where you've done all your main parts and fancy throwing in a few bits with a completely different sound. you can just flick through the amp models and find something suitable. i doubt i'd ever use one in a live band situation, but for recording i think they can be really useful.

brambleperro · Post by **brambleperro** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:36 pm

And bramble - they also use a tube to replicate power amp response.[/quote]

Ahh, I didn't know that. Reading up a little, it's a single "12AX7 miniature triode." What exactly does that mean?

Post by **Mike** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:47 pm

Triode = 3 elements to the tube; grid, anode and cathode.

Principally used as preamp tubes. Pentodes have two extra grids to amplify electron evaporation and acceleration from the grid for greater effect in power amps.