#Vox ac30cc2 tubes Patch
#Vox ac30cc2 tubes upgrade
#Vox ac30cc2 tubes full
#Vox ac30cc2 tubes plus

#Vox ac30cc2 tubes full

Few players have the luxury of cranking a non-master volume AC30 to its full potential the new amp is still plenty loud enough for gigging, but gives you the flexibility to set up tones from '60s-inspired cleans through to a convincing classic rock overdrive at any output level.Дon't expect super-clean cleans when the master is cranked, however: this amp loves to drive. Overall, this amp feels more overdriven than one of the older UK-made reissues, and as a result, slightly less visceral too which is no bad thing.

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The Normal channel has less scope for adjustment and is cleaner sounding - we achieved good results jumping the channels with a patch lead and mixing the two. Much of that is in evidence in the Top Boost channel here, but thanks to the master volume setup, it's much easier to coax the AC30C2 into overdrive at lower levels. Traditionally, the classic-spec Top Boost AC30 offers chiming clean tones with a brilliant-bordering- on-gritty edge, all of which gets darker and more overdriven as you wind it up. One significant change from 'proper' AC30 spec is that the Custom has a solid-state rectifier instead of a GZ34 valve. Internally, the Custom is built around a modern PCB design like the majority of new amps from the big brands. Weighing in just over 32kg, it's a fairly hefty amp, as you'd expect but any portability issues are done away with thanks to the three strong plastic handles that enable you alone, or with help from a bandmate, to move it.

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The rear panel offers a mono effects loop, with the additional feature of a bypass switch to enable you to remove it from the signal chain entirely, and there's also a choice of speaker outputs: the extension jack allows you to link a second cab in the traditional manner, plus the socket marked External outputs the sound while also muting the internal Celestions. One of the most important features for tonehounds and collectors when considering a vintage AC30 is the provision of Celestion Alnico Blue speakers.

The livery here is evocative of the old-school as always, with the chicken-head knobs and purple top panel working perfectly with gold piping and brown diamond grille cloth. It's also possible to plug instruments into both channels at once. The Top Boost channel also has a pair of tone controls while the onboard reverb and tremolo sections, both controlled by two further pairs of controls, are applicable to both channels. The two channels aren't footswitchable, though each has its own inputs and volume control, feeding the master volume - unlike original AC30s - and Tone Cut pots. Later models had it as standard of course, and it's no surprise to see it included here alongside a 'normal' channel.

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The very first AC30s didn't have the fabled Top Boost section it was originally something you could have as an upgrade if you returned your amp to the JMI factory in Kent. Player feedback, however, told Vox's designers that the CC's myriad switches and options were largely surplus to requirements, so what better reason to revisit the design, save a bit of cash and offer an all-new, more stripped-down AC30 Custom? Yep, us tooвЂ¦. A significant watershed came in when Vox switched production to China for the well-received Custom Classic series. Since the UK-made reissues of the s, the brand has been continually evolving its solution to affordable-yet-authentic new versions of its number one son.

The Vox AC a bastion of British tone that defined a generation in sound.