Is Vox AC30C2 good?

Is Vox AC30C2 good?

The AC30C2 offers plenty of headroom for bigger gigs, covers some classic AC30 ground, but with a hotter, slightly more contemporary feel to the overdrive, giving it wider appeal than a vintage-correct reissue. At a shade over £800 we’d say that’s excellent value for a quality, all-valve 2 x 12 combo.

What does the VOX footswitch do?

Vox’s VFS-2A dual footswitch lets you activate your Vox amp’s reverb and tremolo, with hands-free ease! You get two footswitches, each with an LED on/off indicator. This pedal is built tough, so you can take it anywhere you take your Vox amp. A stereo jack plugs into your amp’s pedal connection.

How do you use VOX?

Vox AV Analogue Valve Setup

1. Make sure your guitar’s volume and tone controls are set to maximum.
2. Select the preamp circuit from the 8 different options.
3. Set the volume to a comfortable level.
4. Set the gain, bass and treble to midway, and turn off reverb.
5. Adjust the gain to achieve the required level of distortion.

Where is the vox AC30C2 made?

The AC30C2 “Custom Series” The AC-30C2 is produced by Vox in China and offered a number of significant changes from the AC-30CC2. The AC-30C2 is a true two channel amp. Each channel has two inputs.

What is VOX Top Boost?

About this time, the “Top Boost” (or “Brilliance”) feature became available as Vox’s optional addition of a rear panel-mounted circuit that introduced an extra gain stage and tone controls for bass and treble (as opposed to the single “tone” control of earlier AC30s).

Does any footswitch work with any amp?

No – you can’t just use any footswitch with any amplifier. Some footswitches are really simple – a make or break connection, but others do different things – sometimes voltage drops, sometimes active circuitry, sometimes polarity changes.

Does Vox AC30 have reverb?

Both include onboard reverb and tremolo. Bottom line: this newest iteration is a bit closer to original and offers more input options.

Who plays Vox amps?

The company is most famous for making the Vox AC30 guitar amplifier, used by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, Queen, Dire Straits, U2, and Radiohead; the Vox Continental electric organ, the Vox wah-wah pedal used by Jimi Hendrix, and a series of innovative electric guitars and bass guitars.

Is the Vox ac-30c2 a two channel amp?

The AC-30C2 is a true two channel amp. Each channel has two inputs. The first channel incorporates the preamp circuitry from the original AC-30 “Normal” amp while the second channel featured the Vox AC-30 “Top Boost” circuit.

Is the Vox AC30 with footswitch included?

No footswitch included. The Vox AC30: a bastion of British tone that defined a generation in sound. Since the UK-made reissues of the 1990s, the brand has been continually evolving its solution to affordable-yet-authentic new versions of its number one son.

Where is the speaker output on a Vox?

On most models, there is a speaker output underneath the control panel. Run a speaker cable from here to your favorite cabinet for a whole new slant. This also will help you get an idea of how much tone comes from the amp head vs. the speakers. This is also an excellent way to try speakers out before installing them into the amp itself.

What kind of tube is in the AC30C2 preamp?

Three ECC83 tubes power the preamp. Line out and effects loop jacks were mounted in the upper rear panel. The AC30C2 also has tremolo and a spring based reverb. The GZ34 rectifier tube was dropped from the AC30C2 amp in favor of diode rectification.