AC4C1-12, now 20% more better.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:53 pm
Some of you might remember that I used to have an AC4C1-BL which I loved very much. I stuck a G10 Vintage in it and I liked it so very much. But I ended up selling it because I wish it had a 12" speaker in it. But now they have the AC4C1-12, which has 12" speaker and looks super legit vintage with that brown diamond grille. It's a fact that Vox amps with diamond grilles look and sound better.
I managed to get a pretty good deal on it with the 15% off coupon from Musician's Friend. And because I'm stupid, I then proceeded to attempt to fit an Alnico Blue in it.
To my amazement, it fits.
And this is how much room is left in the cab with the bell cover on.
Hah. Oh, and it sounds pretty good, too. Personally, I like it even more than the AC15s I've had (both the HW and C1 versions) because there's something about the Class A thing that makes it respond just perfect for me. I usually run the master at full and adjust the gain accordingly, so that most of my dirt comes from the single EL84. But it runs great at bedroom volumes, too, just turn the gain up and master down.
My live amp is the Vox TB18C1 because it's a nice amp that functions well when I'm playing live and need a variety of tones throughout the night without having to adjust too much at the amp, but it can sound a little soft when I'm recording. See, what I like about the TB18C1 is that it's a warm sounding amp, so I can turn up the volume and not have it screeching at me, but it's exactly that which I don't like when I'm recording and I want my guitar parts to cut through. So I can see myself using this little AC4C1 for recording a lot. It scorches at manageable volumes and gets glorious feedback. With the gain and volume both at 10, it sounds like church bells. With the volume at the guitar rolled back a little, it gets a beautiful chimey, but warm, clean sound.
I think for the right kind of music and with the right drummer, it'd be a fine rhythm guitar amp live as well.
I managed to get a pretty good deal on it with the 15% off coupon from Musician's Friend. And because I'm stupid, I then proceeded to attempt to fit an Alnico Blue in it.
To my amazement, it fits.
And this is how much room is left in the cab with the bell cover on.
Hah. Oh, and it sounds pretty good, too. Personally, I like it even more than the AC15s I've had (both the HW and C1 versions) because there's something about the Class A thing that makes it respond just perfect for me. I usually run the master at full and adjust the gain accordingly, so that most of my dirt comes from the single EL84. But it runs great at bedroom volumes, too, just turn the gain up and master down.
My live amp is the Vox TB18C1 because it's a nice amp that functions well when I'm playing live and need a variety of tones throughout the night without having to adjust too much at the amp, but it can sound a little soft when I'm recording. See, what I like about the TB18C1 is that it's a warm sounding amp, so I can turn up the volume and not have it screeching at me, but it's exactly that which I don't like when I'm recording and I want my guitar parts to cut through. So I can see myself using this little AC4C1 for recording a lot. It scorches at manageable volumes and gets glorious feedback. With the gain and volume both at 10, it sounds like church bells. With the volume at the guitar rolled back a little, it gets a beautiful chimey, but warm, clean sound.
I think for the right kind of music and with the right drummer, it'd be a fine rhythm guitar amp live as well.