Vox AC15 TBX

Price Paid: US $479 used

Features: 7
This Vox Ac 15 was made in 1997. While not a true "re-issue", it has the vintage look of an AC 30, and traditional Vox tonal character.
This all tube Ac 15 is a very basic 15 watt, class A amp, that is very powerful for what it is.The amp is extremely versatile for a single channel, dual input amp with basic input volume, master volume, bass,treble, reverb and tremelo controls.I do wish it had either a midrange and/or a prescence control for added flexiblity.I use this amp for recording, and for live situations it is mic'd or we take a line out direct into the console to feed pa & monitors.After much experimentation,I find this to be an EXCELLENT tone machine that fits my music very well.The 15 watt version is perfect for my needs.My version includes the Celestion Greenback "reissue" 12 inch speaker.

Sound Quality: 10
As a blues, jazz, country, southern/jam band styled rock player I use the Ac 15 with a variety of Fender and Gibson guitars, each set up differently to obtain different tonal characteristics.The Fenders are a mix of maple & rosewood fretboards, and each are fitted with different sounding pickups.These include 2 Telecasters and an Esquire, and 4 Stratocasters.The solid body & hollow Gibsons are an old Melody Maker, SG Standard,Les Paul Standard, Les Paul Deluxe(mini humbuckers), and Les Paul DC(semihollow)...plus ES 125, ES 175, ES 335 and BB King Lucille.As basically a roots player I find that some guitars "mate" to the AC 15 better than others. To my ear the Gibsons really match the amp superbly. The Gibsons can give fat, rich clean and creamy overdriven sound, but not too heavy.On the Fender side my Custom Tele and one Strat(rosewood board)in particular... with simple stock, late 60's pickups sound great as well.One can get an excellent Mark Knophlerish clean sound, plus excellent, chiming sounds at times close to a Tom Petty/Mike Campbell/Rickenbacker tone. I'd love to play a Rick 6 and 12 string thru this amp.Single coil pickups seem to me to produce an earthy, almost hollow woody tone character, that, depending upon the song, can work like a charm, or it will not, so try another guitat/amp combination.
The amp which is bright to begin with causes me to ALWAYS run the treble at the "zero" position. I run the bass up 3/4 with input volume, master volume and reverb all up to 12 o'clock.
The Celestion Greenbacks sounded "stiff" when I first got the amp,but over time they have certainly loosened up and sound much better than before. I have played Ac 15's with the VOx Blue, and it has a darker, richer, more harmonically interesting tone in my opinion.However, I do not plan on switching speakers, I am very satisfied with the Greenbacks now that they are "broken in".
I play the amp on its own and occassionally run it in tandem with a 67 BF Deluxe Reverb, or a Marshall 1962 Bluesbreaker(essentially a JTM 45 in a 2X12 combo setup)...these create HUGE sounds at almost any volume.I would like to run a pair of Ac 15's together in this way too.

Reliability: 5
I have always been hesitant about the roadworthyness of Vox amps, and sensed that,in general they are somewhat "fragile". To gig regularly, I would definitely order a solid roadcase for it, and I would always recommend a backup amp.
I recently had to replace the power transformer, which I have been told by very reliable sources, is an issue that does occur with the AC 15. The part is not expensive, however the labor to get into the amp for this purpose adds up to a somewhat costly repair.
As with all my amps, I now run a SurgeX SX 1115R AC power conditioner/surge suppressor to protect the amp from AC line problems.

Customer Support: 8
The people at Korg/Marshall/Vox USA ,once you get to speak to a human in their service department are friendly and helpful. They guided me to a very reputable, long time authorized service center.They were extremly helpful, fast and very accomodating.

Overall Rating: 10
I have been playing guitar for 38 years and have accumulateed 30 acoustic, electric and resonator guitars, a few effects, although I rarely need them,reverb/delay is my most important effect.My amps include Fender 51 tweed Deluxe,62 Brown tolex Priceton,65 Princeton,65 VibroChamp,67 Deluxe Reverb,67 Princeton Reverb, 69 Princeton Reverb,70 Deluxe Reverb and a Marshall 1962 Bluesbreaker. All speakers are stock original.For me, the Vox Ac 15 is a logical addition to my tonal arsenal. Similar in some ways to a British sounding Deluxe Reverb, this amp falls between the classic clean tones of the world of Fender, and the darker, crunchier, fatter overdrive of Marshall.
I am very, very pleased by the tone capabilities and the power of this amp, and as I said before I just wish it has a midrange and/or prescence control too.
To me guitars and amps are like ice cream....each is a different flavor...and each tastes pretty darn good, depending upon your mood !

Submitted by Michael Solomon at 04/28/2003 18:38

Price Paid: US $800

Features: 10
Made in 2000. 15w RMS ,two imputs ,seond one louder,master volumen,reverb and tremolo.It has all I need and more cause I don't use master to overdrive the amp nor I use tremolo. Mine has 12 inch Buldog alnico in my opinion best guitar speaker out of new speakers on the market. It has 2 EL 84 power tubes and 12ax7 preamp tubes +tube rectifier 5y(something like that I forgot). Poeple you won't belive what does 15Wats of Class-A Vox power means untill you crank this mother f..r in a club. It cutts like no other amp through the mix.Highs and mids are so transparent and audible .
For what I need I d give it 10 but you have to look at it from the aspect of vintage style amp which means no drive ch. loops.power switch ..ect

Sound Quality: 9
Ok now I ll start by saying that I love Fender sound and most of guys I listen used Fenders.I saw that lil beast in the store and with intention of trying a guitar which I was planning to buy I plgged that fellar. Oh yeah man .Bright,vintage sounding,commpressed,growly,chimey,bell like tones came out without a hint of harshness on high end. I brought a guy with me to get a second opinion and he has 20 amps including 3 copper panel Vox ac-30 JIMI and was amazed with the tone.He told me to buy it so I did.
Now the real test! A gig in a 200 poeple club no miking. I never thought it would be enough power but Vox handeled it great. Highs cut through,mids were strong as Vox are famous for it. Bass was little weak but I m not complaining. I use strats with single coils and play blues straight to amp turning amp loud to get natural overdrive and compression and Vox is perfest for it. It has perfect SRV tone and it screams when you dig hard into strings. Tone is different from Fender,mabe not as soft and more agressive yet nice and vintage.
I should give it a 10 rating but I belive many poeple grade gear to biased so I ll give it 9 but I feel like 10

Reliability: N/A
10 days old and on second gig it started producing loud buzz and hum after first set. It continued to work and I was able to finish a gig
and took it back to the shop and I m hoping it wasn't serious thing.
I know those Vox are famous for non reliability and If it dies again in next couple of months I ll sell it caouse I never bring back up amp and I always have just one amp in my arsenal. I hope I d never have to sell it but I need reliable thing!!!

Customer Support: N/A
I dunno and I took it to the shop I bought it for repair caouse it was under warranty.

Overall Rating: N/A
Great amp,vera portable and loud for its size, Beautiful looks and tonre to die for. I just hope it doesn't brake down again cause I ll have to dich it. For a price I payed it is great amp and I d buy it again
I m giving it a pure 10
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Submitted by Tomi Matan at 02/17/2003 01:52

Price Paid: US $550 off Ebay

Features: 7
1999 or 2000 model I think. Single channel: Volume, treble, bass, verb, Vibrato, master volume, normal and padded inputs, line out, footswitch jack (verb and vib).
This is the one with the Celestion Alnico blue.
15 Watts.
This amp has just about everything I want in an amp, not too skimpy feature-wise, not too many bells and whistles.
Plenty of power for me since I just use it to make noise with in the basement/casual jams etc. It would probably need to be miced in a gigging situation.

Sound Quality: 9
Right now with the Vox I just have a traditional Strat style guitar by Starfield (Ibanez related). Fortunately the pickups in the Starfield are Seymour Duncan stacked-coil type strat p'ups, so there's barely any noise even at higher volume. I just sold an old, mostly Stock Gretsch Rally which was noisy as hell through the Vox with those original hi-lo tron pickups.
I've tried friends guitars through the amp, some with high output pickups and the Vox handles them all equally well.

This amp has what I would consider pretty traditional Vox tone, with lots of sweet upper mids (sorely lacking in those Fender amps I played over the years). The AC15 excels at medium gain settings and if I want I can crank it all the way up without hurting my ears. I wouldn't describe the distortion as "brutal" at all, but "vintage."

I've been through many amps and it took me a while to arrive at the VOX. I'm 95% sure this amp is a keeper. Other amps I'd been using were too wimpy sounding (the many Fender tube amps I'd played), cold or processed sounding (I tried various solid state amps for a while), complicated (Seymour Duncan convertible head), or (my last amp) a VHT Pitbull classic head and cab was wonderful at what it did but it was just too much on my ears to crank up, plus, having pretty much "retired" from the music scene I really had no use for it.

The Vox AC15 is a very well rounded amplifier.

Reliability: N/A
Bought it used, it was serviced by the previous owner just prior to sale -- a couple of items of which were the many addressed here by other reviewers in the servicing. Oddly, sometimes the footswitch doesn't seem to work right but that doesn't concern me right now.

Customer Support: N/A
na

Overall Rating: 9
played 25+ years
If lost or stolen I'd try to get a direct replacement
Again, overall a nice amp.

Submitted by Anonymous at 08/02/2002 13:59

Price Paid: US $999

Features: N/A
This is an update to a review I wrote about a year ago. Please check other reviews for features. My AC 15 EL 84 powered valve amp was purchased new in 2001, so it is a Korg product. It also features the Celestion Blue speaker.

Korg has discontinued this amp--perhaps in favor of their new modeling amps--anyway, it's a shame.

Sound Quality: N/A
It took about three or four months to break in the speaker. I was running the bass on full and the treble at 12:00. I found that as the amp broke in, I was able to back off the bass a bit. The two tone controls are extremely interacitve--so when you turn down the bass, you get a treble boost. As one reviewer said...it's a wierd but fun combo.

Reliability: N/A
No problems, one year in. This amp gets played hard and gigged regularly. I shove it in my trunk and drag it around alot. I do not use a backup amp, but I carry a Korg Pandora just in case...so far, so good.

Customer Support: N/A
N/A

Overall Rating: N/A
The main reason for this update is because Korg is discontinuing this model and anyone thinking about buying a Korg/Vox AC 15 should probably do it now! Unless Korg replaces this with another version of a low powered valve amp, I think this will be a seriously sought after combo. I do NOT see many of them available on eBay.

I can't justify the expense of those point to point hand wired military spec boutique amps that I see advertised in Vintage Guitar Magazine, and I have only had a chance to try out a couple of them (a Bogner, and a Rivera). I think it would be fun to do an A-B listening test with the Vox and a similar EL 84 powered boutique amp. If anyone has done this, I would love to hear about it.

Submitted by Jeff at 07/03/2002 21:54

Price Paid: US $850

Features: 10
I bought it new (I think in 1997) for around $850. Mine is the version with the single 12" "Vox Blue" speaker. On the top, it has two guitar inputs and separate controls for preamp volume, bass, treble, reverb, tremelo speed and intensity, and a master volume. On the back, there is a jack for the footswitch (controls the reverb and tremelo) and a jack for an line-out. The amp is small and squat, but it weighs a lot more than you would expect. Although this is a vintage style amp, with the master volume control and the excellent tremelo, this amp deserves a solid "10" for features.

Sound Quality: 10
Although this amp is expensive for 15 watts, I feel the price is justified because: (1) the amp has an excellent sound; (2) it can get just loud enough to use for mic'ed gigs in a moderately loud Rock band; and (3) it is a vintage style amp that is also good for home practice, because you can use the master volume to bring down the volume somewhat(but not too much -- in my opinion, the amp doesn't sound as great when the master is set at lower than half).

The tremelo on this amp is one of the best I have heard (I use the tremelo a lot). The reverb, although good, does not compare to the tremelo in quality.

I use this amp with Gibsons and Fenders and I can get a good sound with both. With Strats, I tame the brightness by turning the treble almost all the way off and I crank the bass.

Reliability: 6
My power transformer blew after about four years. This was a fairly expensive repair. YMMV.

Customer Support: N/A

Overall Rating: 10
For me, the sound has to get this amp a 10.

Submitted by Anonymous at 06/25/2002 15:35

Price Paid: N/A

Features: N/A
Single channel, 15 watt, class a, (ab when dimed), 1x12 combo. If you are reading this, you are familiar with the features of the re-issues. My re-issue however, is loaded with the Clestion Greenback 25, not the alnico, or the Eminenece.

Sound Quality: 10
Well, this amp does the VOX thing very nicely. I have owned AC30's, and love them. Lately, I have found them to be a bit cumbersome, and loud for my situation. Therefore, I decided, despite the 15 not really being a true "re-issue", to give it a try. I am very pleased with my results. The 15 has a very nice tonal character, and the master makes the amp much more useable for me. I can acheive a very sweet over-drive, at club-approved volumes. The amp emits tons of chime,nice even-harmonics, and over-tones, and responds well when hit with a boost for solos. I only have to run the amp on 1/2 volume to acheive a very lush, well- defined tone, at non ear-splitting volume. The drive (w/ a Tele) is reminiscent of T. Petty/ Stones/ Zep. Not over-bearing, but just enough break-up to rock. The amps tone sits well in the mix. Despite not having the blue, the greenback does a very fair job. I have owned the "blues", and love em, but will NOT be up-grading the speaker. The 25 sounds great, and is known for it's durability, and they sweeten over time. The amp is a keeper as-is.

Reliability: N/A
I have seen some issues arise with these amps, but the 15's seem to be very well built, and sport a "tube-holder", or padded rack, something not found on the 30. I beleive this will proove to be a good design feature. I am hoping the amp will hold up to gigging. The amp deoes run very hot though, and I am hoping for trouble-free operation.

Customer Support: N/A
Don't know. My other Vox's were old.

Overall Rating: 10
I think this amp will be with me for quite some time. I find it to be very useable in the real world, and its size and features are a perfect match for me. I have owned many boutique peices that try to cop the VOX thing, and even though this is a PCB constructed amp, and not a true re-issue, per se, it out-does most of the boutique "clones" in tone. The amp simply provides a very nice foundation for anything you want to do. It says, "here is a sweet, mildy driven, rich tone.......if you can play.......I will sound good for ya". And it does.

Submitted by Anonymous at 03/15/2002 07:06

Price Paid: US $1000

Features: 8
AC 15 TBX ... produced in 2001 Quite a few reviews, so I won't go into it in depth. You can read below for specifics. All tube and it sound s like it. Only 15 watts, but more avaiable punch than my Vibrolux reverb at 40 W. Mine is fitted with the alnico, which is a must !!

Sound Quality: 9
WOW -- Interesting -- splendid -- Strange.
As a fender player since 1962, this first trip out of the fender ranch has been interesting. On its own, standing alone in the studio it sounds very good. The first thing one notices abou this amp is that you can not tel if it is on. We pulled it out of the box, powered it up and all got a real sick feeling thinking it was DOA. Rather bummed out I pluged in the guitar only to realize that it was on, hot and wide open ... were we suprized! As a comparison with the fender sound, this amp has a tremendous mid range feel to it. On an RTA (analizer) the fender is well represented from about 80 to 4500 and reasonable flat. The Vox looks like an upside down smile. The two tone controls work in a very interesting 'vox-ish' way. When you turn the bass up, the treble is reduces. Correspondingly, trable up, bass reduced. This is totally different from the fender convention which allows both to be increased or attenuated. As this unit has the top boost channel of the ac 30, we have found that unless you are in the glass break mode, the treble control can be full off and you will bet a greatbite. We have turned the bass control full on. The unit has an 'input' control that controls the amount of signal to the pre amp, and a master control that controls the power amp stage. I have set the master wide open and the input between 9:00 and 12:00 and the unit is nicely balanced. By pushing the input a bit more and controlling the 'input volume' at the instrument, you can acheive a wonderful clean to very 'bent' but the unit is not designed to do square wave heavy distortion. As a 60's player turned studio owner I was very pleased to see how well the quality of the amp held up when the master is reduced. With the master set to 10:00 the tone was all there and the volume was quiet enough to not hae any room interaction detracting from the actual tone (a standard problem in all studios)

OK - enough about how quiet this unit is. With the heavy mid character of the amp I was really concerned about how it would do whn really pushed. The human hearing system is very sensitive to loud mid range sound and this baby screams in this department. Compared o the vibrolux, the vox LOUD seems to honk, But it wasn't until it honks with a full kit and a bass rig going that you understand why this amp (and the ac-30) have earned such a revered place in amp land history. The mid-range center frequency of the amp sits perfectly between the bass and drums. Without having to be 'loud enogh' to be heard the vox is very noticable because of the unique tone, AT LOWER VOLUMES. So Just how loud is 15 watts of all tube class A vox power? Louder than my vibrolux @ 40 watts and the studio pro reverb at 50 watts. This is in no way a put down on the fenders, just an exceptionally efficient use of power.

Reliability: 9
We have pushed it hard. Ran it hot, Put it up wet and it has worked exactly as we expected.

Customer Support: N/A
No experience here. We purchased from our local music store. They are small, have a full service department, and provided quite a bit of assistance in the decision to buy.

Overall Rating: 9
Having played and recorded since the 60's and having lots of time as a session player, this amp will always be with me. I originall bought it as a backup to the fender (tube amps do cook and die - thay all do) and I now plan to use the VOX as theprimary amp and the fender as the backup. Guitar choice is a Gibson 335, a 330 and an Epiphone Sheriton fitted with Duncans. The amp provides quite a variety of color, is wonderful for jazz (quiet) and kicks some serious butt with the 'input' up to about 2:00. Properly played, no stomp box needed to get anything you need. I took the line out and plugged into the fender input and got a sound that can only be described as amazing. Worth considering two ac 15's and something like a zoom 505 in stereo !

Submitted by Skip Brown at 02/01/2002 20:41

Price Paid: US $999.00

Features: 7
Vox ac15 with 12" alnico speaker tremolo and reverb. EL84's in class A
configuration.Master volume and two inputs.Single channel amp with line out.Its a loud 15 watts. I've never had a problem being heard on the gigs I play,mostly smaller places though.

Sound Quality: 10
I use a PRS and a Strat and both sounded great through this amp. I can't say enough good things about the tone. Clear sweet chime wonderful sweet overdrive at louder volumes.

Reliability: 2
Here's where it all goes bad.I have had two of these amps in the last three and a half years and have had nothing but problems with both of them.Both reverb tanks started to rattle like crazy.I had a capacitor blow out in the output section on the second one and take out the reverb transformer with it , which took over a month to get from the factory(thanks Korg). Both amps had to be retubed within three months of purchase because of microphonics.The second amp I just got rid of because after I finally got it back it sounded pretty bad, I think the output transformer was starting to go on that one. Too bad Vox has these kind of problems because when they run right these amps sound great.

Customer Support: 1
I couldn't even get a hold of anyone at the company or get any calls returned etc. The only reason I was able to get repairs done is because I knew a repair tech who was authorized to work on Vox. He had a bad time getting parts from them also.

Overall Rating: 5
I've been playing for about 30 years now,(I started when I was seven).
I have given up on Vox.I love the tone but it isn't worth the trouble.
I give the AC15 an overall rating of five only because when it works its the best tone I have ever played with.

Submitted by Joseph Warrick at 07/25/2001 12:54

Price Paid: N/A

Features: 7
One channel Top Boost Vox design--similar to the brilliant channel on the AC 30. Includes volume, bass, treble, reverb blend, tremolo speed and depth and master volume control (very cool feature for a Vox!). Separate power and standby switches. 15 watts powered by two EL 84 power amp tubes; 5YC rectifier tube, five 12ax7's for the preamp, reverb, and tremolo.

Celestion "Alnico Blue" 12" speaker and two button foot switch for tremolo and reverb are included.

Tubes manufactured by Ei (these may vary).

Black basket weave vinyl and maroon diamond patterned grill cloth cover the wooden cabinet. Chicken head knobs and a smart looking gold plastic VOX logo with matching gold highlights adorn the exterior.

This amp runs in a Class A configuration which means that the tubes are running full forward all the time.

The amp chassis is made from sturdy sheet metal. The amp section includes a couple of printed circuit boards, tube sockets, pots, etc. The tubes are mounted vertically with the tube socket at the bottom. There is a large vented sheet metal shield that holds the tubes in place and guards the works from wayward fingers and other objects. It may also act as a heat sink (I'm not sure about this).

Vox tried to stay true to the original while blending some of the most important innovations since the 50s version--Master volume and Top Boost circuitry are the most notable. This amp is NOT A REISSUE like the AC30 because of the updated features.

I like what VOX has done with this amp--it is very practical and an excellent competitor for the low powered boutique amp lines. Even so, it lacks many features that some guitarists may need such as efx loop, overdrive channel (multiple channels in general), additional speaker jack come to mind. But it is what it is, and given that VOX has tried to balance vintage tone with modern features, I will give it a 7.

Sound Quality: 10
I have a bunch of guitars and this amp sounds different with every one of them. This is the only amp that I own that gives each of my guitars it's own distinct personality in a robust manner. I own a Gibson Les Paul Classic and a heavily modified Les Paul Classic with Gibson 490T and R pickups. Both sound tremendously complex with tons of second and third order harmonics. The LP Classic with the ceramic pickups will definitely make this amp growl--as will just about any guitar.

My American Series Strat with Custom Shop Fat 50s pups sounds warm and fuzzy when the gain is near 12 o'clock and it breaks into the smoothest, most controlled crunch that I have ever heard on when the amp is cranked.

I also play a Rickenbacker 360/6, and the best way to describe it through the AC15 is warm and shimmery. I love the way the modern Ric high output pickups overdrive amps--very creamy and sweet.

Finally, my 52 reissue Telecaster sounds snappy and bright on the clean settings and enormously huge when both volume and master volume are full on.

This amp does not even approach being suitable for heavy metal, but you can coax some great rock sounds by twisting a few knobs. the sound of this amp is simply different from your average Guitar Center combo. You either love it or are totally indifferent.

Personally, I love the sound of this amp. I was astounded when I tested it at the music store with my LP Classic--I was under the impression that Vox amps only had one sound. But there are so many variations on a theme--reverb on; reverb off; tremolo on; tremolo off; infinite combinations of volume and master volume settings as well as combinations of the two effects--amazing. Then when you factor in what you can do with the controls on the guitar, it becomes an incredible palette to work with. But they all retain the Vox warmth and shimmer. This amp responds better to control tweeks on both the amp itself and the guitar better than any I have heard. If there is a better amp sound out there, i have not heard it, or I simply cannot afford it. 10...definitely a 10.

Reliability: N/A
I bought this amp with the Vox Bulldog (Eminence) speaker and immediately replaced it with the Celestion Alnico blue. I noticed a hideous rattle after putting the thing back together on certain frequencies at a high volume. I pulled the whole thing apart several times thinking that I had jarred something loose when I removed the amp section.

The culprit turned out to be a poorly seated reverb tank. I took the washers out of the screws that hold the tank in place and backed off the screws a couple of turns. This fixed the problem.

I do not recall hearing the distortion with the original speaker, but it's hard to catch everything in a noisy guitar super store. It is difficult to say whether this is a factory problem or not, but I'll give Vox the benefit of the doubt.

Customer Support: N/A

Overall Rating: 9
I've been playing for more than 35 years and have accumulated alot of stuff. This is right up there with the most exciting piece of equipment that I have ever purchased, but I really like the Vox sound.

I tried for years to recreate this sound using all kinds of amp simulators (Line 6, Korg, Digitech to name a few). I thought that I would hardly ever use a Vox sound, so I never seriously thought about buying a Vox amp. But I found myself moving away from the Mesa Boogie/Marshall style overdrive to cleaner sounds with more natural sounding overdrive (although I still love to play these amps!). After diddling with digital modeling devices for years, I decided that there just was no convincing AC30 or AC15 sound in any that I tried. So when I had a small windfall, I bought the AC15. I think it was a good decision. I would definitely replace it.

I became intimately familiar with the construction of this amp after tearing it apart twice, and aside from some sloppy tolex work inside where no one can see, this is an extremely well built amp. I replaced two of the preamp tubes and the two power amp tubes with Tesla valves (Groove Tubes).

I've read other reviews that question the electronic integrity of these amps, but it all looks pretty simply designed to me (aside from any PCB issues). Fuses and tubes are easil accessible. Everything is well protected, and I have not noticed any excess heat from this Class A beauty.

If you are considering a small, lower powered tube amp (botique or otherwise), give this baby a try. I think that it is a pretty good sounding and fairly versatile amp despite its lack of gimmicky features (which I would rather not have on an amp anyway).

Check my website www.mp3.com/jeffreybauer soon for a song featuring this AC15.

Submitted by Jeff Bauer at 06/24/2001 13:54

Price Paid: N/A used

Features: 10
A 1999 WITH 1 VOX BLUE ALCINO SPEAKER ALL TUBE.I WAS'NT HAPPY
WITH THE REVERB SO I PUT A SPRING REVERB OUT OF A FENDER IN IT.
THAT JUST GAVE ME MORE REVERB IF NEEDED.THIS AMP IS WAY BETTER
THAN THE 1996 AC 15 WITH TWO 10'S I ONCE HAD.I USE IT FOR ROCK
AND COUNTRY AND ROCKABILLY WITH DELAY PEDAL.

Sound Quality: 10
THE INPUT CONTROLS THE TONES.CRANK IT WIDE OPEN WITH MASTER
AT YOUR VOLUME LEVEL AND YOU GET SOME OF THE WARMEST DISTORTION
EVER THAT REACTS WITH YOUR PLAYING.I PUT A MARSHALL JACK HAMMER
PEDAL FOR MORE DISTORTION WHEN NEEDED.TURN THE INPUT DOWN FOR
GREAT CLEAN TONES.THIS IS THE BEST AMP I HAVE EVER HAD.I DON'T
USE THE TREMOLO MUCH BUT IT WORKS GREAT.I USE A ERIC CLAPTON STRAT
WITH IT AND A TELE.I ALSO HAVE A VOX CAMBRIDGE REVERB TWIN AND A
FENDER HOT ROD DELUXE.

Reliability: N/A
HAVE NOT HAD IT LONG,HOPING FOR THE BEST BUT WOULD NEVER GIG WITH ONE
TUBE AMP NO MATTER WHAT!

Customer Support: N/A
GOOD DEALERS.

Overall Rating: 9
I WOULD REPLACE IT.I LOVE THE NATURAL TUBE DISTORTION,I HATE THE
ORIGINAL REVERB

Submitted by TDJ at 06/21/2001 17:42