Vox AC15C2

I'm wanting to get a new amp to replace my solidstate practice amp. I want to perhaps start a band too so I'm wondering on the AC152C as they have a brilliant tone and well they're just legendary amps. I mainly play Alt Rock and the stuff I write tends to be Alt Rock too but do the odd bit of stuff like The Beatles etc. I think this amp would do pretty good for my own stuff and covers I do but I'm not entirely sure.

Maybe someone with experience of these could tell me abit more about this amp from their experience etc and also suggest similar amps in the same price bracket that are 212 combos

Jim! I summon thee to inquire on your infinite gear knowledge!

I just prefer it. 212 cabs and combos usually sound more ''fuller'' or Bigger to me. More like a wall of sound if that makes sense? I dunno, I just prefer how 212's sound and theres only just over £100 difference between the 112 and 212. I'm really not sure if I prefer that vox tone or the fender tone. How well does the ac15 take pedals?

I love the '65 deluxe reverb reissue but just can't afford one at £1,200. Maybe one day haha. But I quite like the clean tone of the vox. From what I've seen on live vids of bands using the ac30 which to my knowledge tonally is pretty much the same they sound awesome. Think I'll have to take the plunge when I have the money and go for one.

Awesome, I have a son on the way who is due on the 16th of December :D how old are your kids? My daughter is 2

I prefer 2 speakers on stage per amp, but there is nothing wrong with the 1x12 ac15 format, its hella loud, especially with an actual celestion blue or H30 at 100dB sensitivity (maybe too loud for most people).... weber's blue dog is slightly less efficient but is a little less bright, personal I prefer all the treble from the current RI celestion blue, its never harsh and sounds closer to an old blue in very good condition than the weber.... the weber sounds like an old blue that was stored in a humid basement, not bad, just different.... but I digress

I am not impressed by the build quality of the current Chinese vox ac15 and 30, the older ones are a little better and have better cabinet wood to boot... all of the current voxes other than the handwired stuff is a little too bright and stiff sounding compared with a vintage JMI, but not in a bad-assed way like a matchless DC30, ore of a shrill and sterile way, but its still a solid little cathode biased rock machine.... maybe a weber blue dog would help to tame the hyped treble (vox went crazy with the treble and power filtering to make the custom classics sound like middle period Beatles recordings that actually were done with ac50s, ac100s and UL series hybrid amps all of which are completely different circuits with a different feel and sound)

frankly if I needed an affordable 15 watt cathode biased el84 amp I would go a different route than the current ac15... but if they started offering it as a 2x12 now? might be worth it if you are into the 2x12 sound like I am.... otherwise I recommend getting another brand of 18 watt cathode biased amp as a head and cab setup

what's your budget?

also, there are a vox-a-likes that outchime even vintage voxes... the legit vox sound is VERY balanced with a healthy dose of upper midrange and surprisingly strong bass, the normal channel takes pedals wonderfully, the top boost channel takes pedals well as long as you avoid extreme tone control settings, but that's part of the fun of the top boost channel.... also, your first ac style amp will make you wonder why you bother with effects because it sounds so good on its own

also, I love blackface fender deluxes/deluxe reverbs and princetons/Princeton reverbs, but they are a different animal entirely than a vox.... a tweed deluxe has more in common with the vox design though the voicing is very different... blackface fenders really take pedals well, better than any other vintage amp design

so anyway, what's your total budget?

also, my son is 2 (and he won't go to sleep tonight so hes sitting on my lap while I am typing, so sorry if this was a rambling response with lots of typos), maybe we should arrange a marriage and pool our gear?

My budget is £750/$1100 I really love that vox clean tone and the top boost. But I also really love Fender amps. I also love that Fender clean tone and having a really hard time choosing. ''Cheaper'' second hand Fender 212 I like tend to be pretty pricey still too. Having a hard time deciding between a ac15c2 and something Fender if I can get one I can afford

check THIS out:

http://ceriatone.com/productSubPages/Muchle$$DC30/Muchle$$DZ30_Complete.htm

love mine

http://equipboard.com/items/ceriatone-dizzy-30

or for the money you have you can probably score a used ac15hw of some sort as long as you are okay with 1x12 with a greenback or the heritage head from 10 years ago

take a look at my review of the ac30 here for more info on good years for vox amps and a guide to top boost clones on a budget:

http://equipboard.com/items/vox-ac30-guitar-combo-amp

Quick, sound the horns of the lord Jim, for his time has come to ride into valiant battle, and lend his ridiculous knowledge, love, and sexual attraction t...umm..., the vox amp.

I was summoned by Narcist in the 2nd post

I think I have owned and played through a wider variety of voxes and marshalls than any other 2 guys on this forum put together

Sorry for my half assed response earlier by the way! Had to go off to the hospital. I'll check out that in a moment and I'll read that review. I found a Fender '65 twin reverb reissue on Ebay for £550 plus postage along with like £200 import fee :P but I'll try finding a ac15hw too. I'll also see what deals I can get in store, maybe try haggling abit. Your kid show any interest in music and guitar? My daughter has done as far as two year olds go, also trying to play my guitars. Gets a pick off the side and starts just plucking open strings gently haha. When I'm playing she'll get her ukele and start trying to play along. Veryy cool haha. Thanks for your indepth reply by the way

Your kid show any interest in music and guitar? My daughter has done as far as two year olds go, also trying to play my guitars. Gets a pick off the side and starts just plucking open strings gently haha. When I'm playing she'll get her ukele and start trying to play along. Veryy cool haha. Thanks for your indepth reply by the way

Yeah, we do tons of music too. Lucian likes to play my keyboards most of all and really enjoys his adult set of bongos and tambourine when dad plays guitar for him. Any time he sees someone with any ac30 on tv he comments that they have daddy's amp. Vox was also the 1st word he learned to spell. Hes more into my guitars as objects of awe. He claimed my red 335 for himself though. He likes pointing at it and saying "that Lucian's 'tar (which is toddler for guitar apparently)" It awesome that your daughter will play a kids ukulele. My son will not play kiddie isntruments. He seems to know they're not legit.

Trust me she much prefers my Ibanez when I'm not playing it. I wanna get playing my Epi Les Paul custom again, I proke a pot and not gunna lie the pickups sounded great but the electrics was some cheap chines crap minus one CTS pot. I did rewire it at one point, weren't happy with it so gunna get new pick ups just some with gibson braided two con wire (decided against coil taps as I just don't ever use them on my coil tappable guitars) and put it back together with good quality pots, I also think if the guitar is resonant, built well etc then its something worth investing in! My daughter calls it a 'tar too haha, she also likes my fiancees keyboard. I think kids these days don't get enough art and music once they get to school, well thats the case in Britain, I thjink music is a great escape and has probably kept me out of trouble and hopefully when my daughter gets older she'll want to learn to play an instrument. You ever just start doing work on a guitar and just take ages to either get enough money to get the parts you want or just get abit lazy and takes ages to get it done?

from what I understand the british public school system has MORE arts and humanities than American public school.... I plan to send my son to private school. Does your daughter paint with a brush yet? My son can't get into crayons but he paints with a paintbrush with me already. I was really surprised when he started doing it. I mean, he still fingerpaints at the same time with his left hand, but I am trying to figure out if maybe he's a budding Picasso or something. I mean, I went to art school for college, why not? Is that your fiancée in your user pic?

I succumb to laziness and busy-ness with guitar builds. I musta spent a year building my tele and my strat is still not strung up even though I finished the wiring recently. Some of it is also caused by the fact that as much as I enjoy building shit I would usually rather be playing. I have plenty of inspiring guitars I can pick up and that demotivates me from doing all but the most basic work on a guitar that is taken apart.... plus I always prioritize quality time with my son. The guitars aren't going anywhere!

I think at Primary school we had one lesson a week of music and art, same at secondary school but at secondary school you can also take GCSEs in Music and art, which I did. Quite enjoyed it, never finish my piece I was writing though so did get great marks as you can imagine. the drummer just was a cock the whole time, wouldn't keep in time and kept doing his own thing, on his exam I did what he wanted which sucks dick. Its annoying when you have a vision of how something should sound and how certain parts should go etc and other just either cant see it or couldn't give a shit, probably what put me off being in bands really. Was in a band at school with him for a few months and two years ago some dudes I was good freinds with wanted me to join their cover band but it was just balls out metal, nothing else. I love metal but it bores the shit out of me when I play it unless I'm playing some good old sabbath! I'm not really sure what I'd call my own music I play, its a mix of noise, alt rock and grunge really. By noise I mean I set the feed back to max on the delay and just let it self oscillate at points and play with nobs at the same time to get these weird sounds, need a polychorus really. When I get a nice good tube amp and a mic etc I may start a band and maybe get serious with it.

I love having time with my daughter, lately she just comes up to me if im on the computer grabs a blanket and just sits on me watching what I'm doing haha. I think she's a bit jealous where my fiancee is 9 months pregnant lol. I love kids, worth the hard work by far! I have a half built Les Paul copy I got imported from Australia, just a set neck guitar kit, brilliant quality, a flame maple vaneer with a mahognay neck and body. Got a really great binding on it too. I somehow stained the inlays pink through carelessness though. Need to finish it got 2 posts installed and stained the body etc, thats it. Yea thats my Fiancee in the picture :)

gotta be careful doing a stained burst and hand rubbed clearcoat, dude