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eljay

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eljay

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my "last" piece of gear . . .

 

i understand that the vox ac15 was a clean sheet design, owing nothing to fender's circuits.

 

the vox sound in a nutshell: simple tone stack, absence of negative feedback loop, el84 "bottles," and celestion blue speaker(s).

 

must. have.

 

recipe: trinity amps tc15 kit + li'l dawg assembly expertise + mather cabinet. add money and patience.

 

estimated in hand: february, at which point i'll have the blackface, tweed, marshall, and vox sounds on tap in the mancave.

 

thanks for reading! eljay

tulk1 Experienced

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Vox = my favorite amp. I keep an AC30 at home. My Mesa TA is set on the AC15 side. Good choice!

koula901 Mentor

koula901

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wow, that's great news, Skinny Cat Johnson!

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FredZepp

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I bet it makes for a cool amp.

 

I've always done Fender or Marshall type amps, not really Vox. But on the Tweaker , the Vox setting is one of my favorite tones in that one, so I'd expect the real deal to quite awesome.

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my "last" piece of gear . . .

 

i understand that the vox ac15 was a clean sheet design, owing nothing to fender's circuits.

 

the vox sound in a nutshell: simple tone stack, absence of negative feedback loop, el84 "bottles," and celestion blue speaker(s).

 

must. have.

 

recipe: trinity amps tc15 kit + li'l dawg assembly expertise + mather cabinet. add money and patience.

 

estimated in hand: february, at which point i'll have the blackface, tweed, marshall, and vox sounds on tap in the mancave.

 

thanks for reading! eljay

 

Larry, if you really want one, I know a fellow in Georgia who rebuilds them. He is real active on the Vox forum. He finds old non working AC30's and he gets all the parts (as original as possible) to refurbish into a working, killer sounding Vox. If you are interested, I can get in touch with him and see if he has any for sale. He an honest, standup guy too!

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I used to know a guy that could make one. Too bad he decided to close his doors to become a Jeep Junkie...

 

You meant to say, he closed his doors to spend more quality time with his family, didn't you?

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I used to know a guy that could make one. Too bad he decided to close his doors to become a Jeep Junkie...

Not to brag, but I think I own his last Vox clone..Super Clean, Super Loud, and Super Sweet!!

eljay Proficient

eljay

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Larry, if you really want one, I know a fellow in Georgia who rebuilds them. He is real active on the Vox forum. He finds old non working AC30's and he gets all the parts (as original as possible) to refurbish into a working, killer sounding Vox. If you are interested, I can get in touch with him and see if he has any for sale. He an honest, standup guy too!

 

thank you, will. it's worth a look. i prefer ac15 since the ac30 has reputation as killer loud and i play at mancave volumes.

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Steiner

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A Vox circuit and P90s are a killer combination! Enjoy.

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Vox = my favorite amp. I keep an AC30 at home. My Mesa TA is set on the AC15 side. Good choice!

The TA 15 is an amazing amplifier! Paired with a Heritage Guitar, you have tone that is hard to beat........

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No, he became a Jeep Junkie....

It's a Jeep Thing; You Wouldn't Understand..... (At least that's what it says in the windows of those Jeep Junkies, haha)

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Are you saying you don't have a Vox style Amp AND have a 12 string Ric? That is just wrong Skinny Cat J.

 

Great amps for single coils. Suggest you consider the sub-set Ef86 Normal and Bright / 12AX7 Normal and Bright channels and something with 4 inputs so you can blend.

 

 

Get at it man.

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It's a Jeep Thing; You Wouldn't Understand..... (At least that's what it says in the windows of those Jeep Junkies, haha)

 

I thought it was an upside down bumper sticker that reads, " If you can read this, turn me over!"

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Steiner

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I'd gladly trade my Ornage TT for an AC30!

:nono: The AC30 isn't loud enough for your band gigs.

eljay Proficient

eljay

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Are you saying you don't have a Vox style Amp AND have a 12 string Ric? That is just wrong Skinny Cat J.

 

alas, it will remain wrong, as i just sold the ric 12-str to a HOCer. got the ric 6s, though.

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No, he became a Jeep Junkie....

I stopped building amps because I bought a Jeep? :icon_scratch:

 

I've got to read my biography one of these days so I can keep up with what I'm doing!

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Steiner

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Speculation and hearsay are almost as good as the VOXy EF86 preamp channel

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I stopped building amps because I bought a Jeep? :icon_scratch:

I've got to read my biography one of these days so I can keep up with what I'm doing!

 

Brian, do you remember the question a asked you and Tracy in Joe's jam room that April Friday night......

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thank you, will. it's worth a look. i prefer ac15 since the ac30 has reputation as killer loud and i play at mancave volumes.

 

He may have AC15 also!

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I stopped building amps because I bought a Jeep? :icon_scratch:

 

I've got to read my biography one of these days so I can keep up with what I'm doing!

 

LMAO! You should know the DB by now. He knows what you are doing before you even know!

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