My Vox Tony Bruno combo, so smooth right now.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:37 am
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At $699, this should be a Hot Rod Deluxe killer. Instead, most people don't know these amps even exist. I think it's the best low watt Vox amp by far. Having tried every single AC15 model Vox offers (HW, C1, VR) as well as the Pathfinder and Night Train, this is it for me. Plywood and a very manageable 40 pounds (less since I switched out the G12-65), American voicing but still has a little bit of a Vox jangle to go with it. The only fault is digital reverb but it's a very good one, I prefer it to a crappy spring reverb.
But yeah, it's a weird amp in some ways because it's an American-voiced 6V6 amp made by Vox. It has a feature I really like, the mid boost. It thickens things up just little bit, it takes your average Strat/Mustang/Jaguar/Jazz to more of a P90 range, and your P90 to a humbucker-like range. It's great for getting good feedback.
Having had it for a while, it's been great enough that my amp collection has been largely made redundant and I ended up selling most of my extra amps. It works great in rehearsal, live, mics well, is light enough to just grab and go for just about any situation, 18 watts is plenty loud for most needs. There's just a very high-quality smoothness to this amp that you just don't find in pedals or amps every day. Love it.
The only thing, though, is that this amp will probably be discontinued sooner than later, considering Vox has been taking everything that's not an AC out of their lineup and most people won't consider a Vox that's not an AC. So if this video interests you, you should probably get one soon. I grabbed one for like $450 since it was a customer return. I liked it so much, I got a second one, and that's the one in the video. I have a Celestion Alnico Blue in it.
At $699, this should be a Hot Rod Deluxe killer. Instead, most people don't know these amps even exist. I think it's the best low watt Vox amp by far. Having tried every single AC15 model Vox offers (HW, C1, VR) as well as the Pathfinder and Night Train, this is it for me. Plywood and a very manageable 40 pounds (less since I switched out the G12-65), American voicing but still has a little bit of a Vox jangle to go with it. The only fault is digital reverb but it's a very good one, I prefer it to a crappy spring reverb.
But yeah, it's a weird amp in some ways because it's an American-voiced 6V6 amp made by Vox. It has a feature I really like, the mid boost. It thickens things up just little bit, it takes your average Strat/Mustang/Jaguar/Jazz to more of a P90 range, and your P90 to a humbucker-like range. It's great for getting good feedback.
Having had it for a while, it's been great enough that my amp collection has been largely made redundant and I ended up selling most of my extra amps. It works great in rehearsal, live, mics well, is light enough to just grab and go for just about any situation, 18 watts is plenty loud for most needs. There's just a very high-quality smoothness to this amp that you just don't find in pedals or amps every day. Love it.
The only thing, though, is that this amp will probably be discontinued sooner than later, considering Vox has been taking everything that's not an AC out of their lineup and most people won't consider a Vox that's not an AC. So if this video interests you, you should probably get one soon. I grabbed one for like $450 since it was a customer return. I liked it so much, I got a second one, and that's the one in the video. I have a Celestion Alnico Blue in it.
