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Based on 35 Reviews

i've owned a AC15 for about 10 years and it still kicks ass!!

Vox AC15
The AC15 Vox amp is a very good amp. I will never buy another brand other than Vox because they are great sounding amps and they are well made too. It sounds very good with all of my pedals including a tube screamer, germanium fuzz face, topanga spring reverb, DS-1 distortion, crybaby wah, and ep booster. My next amp will be an AC30, but for now, the AC15 is plenty of amp for me. You'll actually be surprised with the volume that this amp can actually put it too. So all in all a great amp that works great with pedals.


The search for tone
The hunt was on. I was in search for TONE!!! After playing about a hundred different amps, the Vox AC15 was the winner. The Vox AC30 was a close second. This all tube amp has a big sound for such a little guy.

The real deal Brit chime
I like the AC-15 for the Beatles sound. It's full and the highs are chimey. It also gets the Edge and Brian May sounds really well. The only reason I don't give this 5 stars is that I don't have a 60's original. Mine is a first generation AC15-C1 with a Weber Blue Dog in it.

the custom classics are not bad but are a lot brighter and stiffer than JMI ac's.... the current handwired amps get really close and the differences are minor enough that there can be as much difference between 2 JMI amps from different eras. My fawn ac30hw can hang with my 62 and is worth having around for the more practical feature set. The vib/trem is fun, but 1/2 power, defeatable master and the 'hot' mode are infinitely more useful.
Hard to Beat
This amp is pure awesome if you know how to use it.
It can go anywhere with just one or two pedals to help it along. Set your sound to just breaking up and then plug in a 'transparent overdrive' and away you go.
Thick overdrives will sound bassy and muddy if you push them into this amp when it's already breaking up - it wont get louder it will just get darker and darker.
Guys like brain may approach this by using a treble booster which has the effect of taming the wall of bass the overdriven tubes produce.
Personally, I stick a tumnus (klon clone) in the path and it's pure heaven. It goes from clean to scream just by turning the guitar volume.
Great Amp once tweaked to you taste!
Stock the amp was really good. The basic tone was there for me. Once I replaced the Reverb tank with the Mod 8EB2C1B, the speaker for A Weber 30 Watt 16? AlNiCo Blue Dog and better tubes, it is all the amp for my needs. (My wants are for other amps! GAS!)

Really good but even better with upgrades.
Its got that classic vox sound. Very bright and lots of low end as well. Good onboard EQ options help tame it. Beautiful spring reverb and tremolo. Sounds awesome when cranked. Takes pedals wonderfully.
Good amp for live and recording. Reasonably sized so its not that much of a pain to carry around.
Comes with really low end Chinese tubes. Upgrade to some sovteks or JJ's ASAP. Could also use a speaker upgrade.

The vintage Vox sound is LOTS OF EVERYTHING! Why would you want to tame an ac15? Its supposed to be a wild little animal.

An example that the 'Made in China' label means nothing.
For a couple of years now, I've been dragging this on a trolley over incredibly rough pavements to my gigs in Cardiff. With it being valve and such, I was expecting it to die quickly with how much of a racket the trolleying was creating. However, this is still working to this day! The reverb tank busted which is no surprise really with it being the most fragile part of the amplifier. Other than that, it's perfect! I love it. I've tested it against the blues junior, I found the AC has a more 'open' sound and I think the cabinet really helps with that. I would say if it were lighter, it'd be better! However if that changed the tone in the slightest, I would refuse the change. Wicked amplifier!

Bought used, a reliable workhorse that sounds great
I bought this amp used from my local Long & McQuade (where I go for most of my gear), got it for a great price with the only wear being a slight circular mark on top from where I assume someone put a drink. (The store inspects & repairs any functional damage to their used gear before putting it on sale, so I don't know if that drink ever did any real damage.) It was my first tube amp, and plays real nice with any effects. Cleans are the best I've had to date, and when overdriven it sounds great by itself or with my preferred distortion, a zvex fuzz factory. For the price I got it at, it's incredible value, and more manageable volume-wise and portability-wise than an AC30.
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Description
15 watts of pure Brit-inspired tone, pumping through a 12" Celestion greenback speaker.
An Evolution in Tone
Vox Custom amps offer 2 channels: Normal and Top Boost. Each channel is equipped with its own Volume control, and the Top Boost channel offers highly interactive Treble and Bass tone controls. This powerful channel pairing provides an abundance of tone-crafting control, letting you dial in a classic sound that is all your own.
Both channels share master Tone Cut and Volume controls. The Tone Cut control operates in the power stage rather than the preamp stage, allowing an additional degree of tone shaping. The Master Volume control works in conjunction with the individual volumes of each channel to create just the right degree of gain staging. By balancing the individual and Master volumes, the Vox Custom Amps can deliver everything from a clean Vox "chimey" sound to a powerful overdriven tone.
Sound in Motion
You can sweeten the sound of your Custom Series amplifier using the Vox Classic Tremolo, with adjustable speed and depth. A warm Spring Reverb is also included on all Custom Series guitar amps, adding spaciousness to the sound. All Vox Custom amplifiers can use the Vox VFS2 footswitch, allowing you to turn the Reverb and Tremolo effects on and off as you continue to play.
Power Sharing
The Vox AC15C1 combo makes use of three 12AX7 preamp tubes and uses a pair of EL84 tubes to drive a single 12" Celestion G12M Greenback. All guitar amps in the Vox Custom Series offer a switchable 8/16-ohm output jack for powering an external speaker cabinet when you need to speak with a little more authority; using this jack will mute the internal speakers. Additionally, a second extension speaker jack allows you to run an extra 16-ohm cabinet along with the internal speakers for a fuller sound.
Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options
Specifications
- 2 channels
- 15W into 16 ohms
- 12" Celestion G12M Greenback
- Normal input
- Top Boost input
- Classic tremolo effect
- Spring reverb
I use my AC15 and epiphone hollow-bodies to get my jangling, barre-chord heavy sound. It also overdrives amazingly. I only use the top boost input