![]() ![]() Sorry for the long post but I thought I needed to share this with the many Vox fans here. This from a guy who has a huge collection of Matchless, Goodsells, Bad Cats and antique Fenders. All through the night he kept asking questions about the little AC10 and is going to purchase one. The other guitar player in the band, a gear head if ever there was one, was playing through a 1968 Deluxe Reverb and was struggling with the amp in the worst way. ![]() I was playing a Gretsch Panther, a 5422-12 and a Elitist Casino last night and they all sounded incredible. A touch of the AC10's great digital reverb and the bass and treble controls on 2 and 7 respectively.īest of all, even at low volume levels it retained the famous top-boost grit and Vox jangle. I finally got it into balance (no sound check, right?) with the Master on 5 and the Gain about 2. Holy Mother of Pearl! I spent the first four songs turning the little beast down after starting the first song (I wanna hold your hand) with the Master volume on 8 and the Gain on 3. Last night as I packed up the car to head to the gig, an idea popped in my head and I put the AC10 into the car with a 1971 Princeton Reverb as a back up. Even my Princetons were difficult to control and still get a decent sound. As the clientele seems a little older than the average, volume control has been a priority. One of the bands I play in has been gigging some of the Royal Canadian Legions - playing classic rock stuff. Bear in mind, I think a Bassman makes a great bedroom amp. But to me, it was still just a very good practice amp. It really did sound like a mini version of the AC30 and IMHO, better than the AC15. The amp was much louder, much more responsive and a little bit heavier. ![]() As replacing the speaker is a pain (Vox makes you remove a pile of screws and take the whole back off the amp) I decided to replace the cheap Chinese tubes at the same time. Punchy, responsive and as Voxy as anything I've ever heard. In the AC30 they sounded better than two 10" Celestion Golds (they were pretty great too!) I was really delighted with the sound. The speakers that seriously blew me away were the Eminence Red Fang 10" ceramics. After all, the AC30 is iconic for a reason. I had a fairly large number of speakers to try and there were many choices that sounded good. I had been playing around with speaker selection for a 2x10" cab I was building for my AC30 head. I just enjoyed it for its serious Voxy sounds and its small size/light weight. I really liked the sound and it was a fabulous amp for quiet rehearsals although it certainly would not keep up to a rock 'n roll drummer. I had purchased a Vox AC10 when they first came out. However, I had this amazing experience last night and wanted to share it with you. Hi folks, sorry I haven't been posting much but life has been eating my time. ![]()
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