Price Paid: US $349.00
Features: 10
I just bought this amp has lots of features good reverb not drippy enough for surf but a great reverb. The tremlo works great if you need it.It has chanel switching if you back the gain down it can sound like a real ac15 tb, it's also the same size.Its really hard to tell the differance.
Sound Quality: 9
I just record at home and play small clubs once in a while, I use an Epiphone Casino, Epie Dot, And an epie Les Paul thru it. I play finger style guitar and it sounds great One problem Iv'e had is I have a Zoom 505 processor and it does have noise with it pluged in other than that it's hum free no matter how loud I turn it up.Mine would easly play small clubs but it wouldn't get you heard over 175000 screeming fans,but mine sure has true vox sound.
Reliability: 10
It semm very well built I've only had it a month but I play every day
I would use it on a gig without a back up.I went 30 miles to try out an ac 15 to compare it, other than it being solid stae they seem about the same.
Customer Support: N/A
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Overall Rating: 10
Ive been playing about 35 yrs I also have a Peavy marKIII head with 2 12's and an old del ray all tube with one12 Which will do a nice job with my Hoffner bass. I thought It was a great buy especially if you don't own a bank to buy a real all vale amp. If it got lost or stolen I sure Would buy another one.
Submitted by Doran Boudreau at 06/10/2000 23:39
Price Paid: US $300
Features: 5
This is the latest offering from Vox/Korg. At long last it's here.
It was at the Namm summer show last year. Was supposed to ready for delivery Dec.99. Many months later, it's finally here.
Although it's got many features, it's kind of dissapointing.
It's equipped with reverb, tremolo, clean and dirty channel, also MRB.(mid range boost)head phone jack, ext. jack, line out, and two footswitch jacks. Yes you need 2 footswitches if you want to switch everything on or off with your foot. At about $35 each, you're in the hole for another $70. This drives me nuts. Include the footswitches people! Even if you're gonna charge me more, I need a footswitch, as most of the time my hands are busy!
The clean channel is ok, the reverb is ok, not great, just ok.
The tremolo is cool, no volume loss when switching on like a Peavey piece of crap amp I owned for a short time.
Now the dirty channel, waaaaay too muddy for me. Not a nice distortion sound. I tried a different tube, better, but still needs alot to be desired.
It's rated at 30 watts but I think it's overrated. My AC30 will blow this thing out of the water. (it's rated at 33 watts)
If you're gonna gig with this amp, you better mic it. I doubt if it will keep up with a drummer.
I was looking for a smallish bedroom type amp to do some recording with, but with the muddy distortion channel I'd have to use a pedal and go thru the clean channel. Why bother? I've got enough amps that don't suit me, I don't need another one.
I've got 30 days to try this thing out before it's mine for good. I'm pretty sure it's going back for a refund.
Sound Quality: 5
I use a custom tele, Gretsch '57 DuoJet, and a RIC 36012v64.
The RIC 12 string sounds awfull, no chime.
The tele sounds good in the clean channel. So does the Gretsch.
Quiet amp, not much hum. Even cranked up.
You can get the clean channel to distort, but it's not very pleasant.
This distortion channel needs work!
Reliability: 10
I've only had it a week, but have played with it for about 10 hours.
Trying to tell myself this is a cool amp.
Very dependable so far.
Customer Support: N/A
Never delt with Korg.
Overall Rating: 5
Been playing off and on since 1965.
I use a Korg AC30, (which is very cool)and a Roland JC120.
I hope it doesn't get lost or stolen till after I return it!
I would not buy another one unless there were some improvents made to the distortion channel.
I had heard alot of good things about the Pathfinder and thought I'd wait and get the Cambridge Twin thinking it would be twice the amp,,,
I don't think it is.
Submitted by JP at 05/30/2000 21:28
