Is Vox better than fender?
Fender amps are usually better for clean tones than Vox amps, because they have more headroom. Vox amps are best suited for rock as they distort at lower volumes and have a grittier and crunchier tone with plenty of mid-range. Both Fender and Vox offer a wide-variety of solid state and valve amps.
Is Vox a good amp brand?
The Vox AC30 is one of the most famous amps ever to be produced, with its 15 watt counterpart offering the same great sound, with a lower output. The AC range is Vox’s flagship range and gives players a sound that is sought after globally. They’re great for all sorts of music; pop, jazz, blues, rock, indie etc.
Is Vox valvetronix a tube amp?
Valvetronix VTX Features One major feature is the multi-stage tube pre-amp circuit. Here Vox combines a 12AX7 vacuum tube with the solid-state preamp. VOx VTX amps also have a USB port for connecting to the Vox Toneroom software, which enables deep editing of amp models, effects, and presets.
Is the Vox AC30C2 2 x 12 combo 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.
Do you need Celestion Blues for Vox AC30C2?
The most important thing is the speaker (s) and Celestion Blues are the sound of Vox amps. So any AC30 should have Celestion Blues (or one of the cheaper cloned alternatives) and it will improve the tone noticeably, whether it’s a C2 or a CC2.
What kind of rectifier does the ac30c2x have?
The AC30C2X also has tremolo and a spring based reverb. The GZ34 rectifier tube was dropped from the AC30C2 amp in favor of diode rectification. This was the first time since the early 1990’s that the AC-30 did not have a GZ-34 tube rectifier.
What’s the difference between the AC30TBX and ac30c2x?
The AC30CC2X, along with its predecessor, the AC-30TBX , had 13 ply baltic birch plywood enclosures. Surprisingly, the AC30C2X amp is only two pounds heavier than the AC30CC2X. North Coast Music offers an upgraded 13 ply baltic birch cabinet as an optional extra cost upgrade for the AC30C2X.