Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

When asked what was the fundamental guitar-sound recipe for the album, There's Nothing Left to Lose, musician Dave Grohl answered: "We focused on not using too many distortion pedals, and went for a cleaner, fatter, more natural overdrive. We used a Vox AC30 for pretty much everything on the record, tweaking the sound so that it broke up nicely when played loud.... We wanted to move back to that huge, warm, sludgy sound and get something a little more garagey -- not something so well-produced and pristine. So rather than play through a distortion pedal and an amp with its volume at 5, we wouldn't use a pedal at all." After being asked if there is any trick to recording natural guitar sounds Dave Grohl explained, "The best way to get a natural guitar sound is to eliminate all pedals and find an amp that has a lot of range. With an AC30, for example, you can go clean, dirty, bright, or fat. It's just the amplifier and the guitar -- the most basic combination." Dave Grohl uses the Vox AC30 amp head in a 2x12 combo.

Slash is seen with Vox AC30's on live performences.

John is clearly seen here using a Vox AC30 during a gig with Ataxia in 2004.

A Vox AC30 was used on Nirvana's "Nevermind" album.

Jimmy Page used a Vox AC30 while recording "In Through the Out Door."

Alex Turner uses the Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amplifier in his rock performances for the Arctic Monkeys.

As seen in this photo, Matt used this amp for the recording of Resistance.

In this photo, Kevin is seen playing through a normal Vox AC30, not his normal Hand-Wired one. He has been seen using this amp many other times, possibly as a back-up amp.

“I didn’t want to go for a modern Marshall amp sound,” Armstrong says. “I wanted to do something that sounded more like a classic rock tone. I used a Gretsch guitar, and we figured if we couldn’t find the exact vintage amp we were looking for we would just build it. But I did use a Vox AC 30 and a 1974 Marshall JTM45. We miked the room and captured that.”

Clapton used a Vox AC30 and a Telecaster when he played with the Yardbirds https://www.whereseric.com/the-vault/guitars-amps-and-related-equipment/eric-claptons-guitar-amp-and-equipment-set-historical

Jonny’s first AC30 was a 90’s re-issue AC306TB, which he acquired circa 1997. He has also used a few other AC30’s throughout his career, includng a Dave Petersen Special AC30. He uses Celestion Alnico Blue speakers for all of his Vox’s. With Radiohead, Jonny’s AC30s were mic’d with a Shure SM57 for quite some time. Circa 2008, he switched to an Audio-Technica AT3060. He has used other mic’s for his solo performances. Jonny keeps a direct box on top of his AC30. This is likely used simply to send the signal from his amp mics to the PA. [thekingofgear.com](http://thekingofgear.com/jonny)

In this picture, Thom can be seen playing through a Vox AC30.

In [this interview](http://www.musicradar.com/us/news/guitars/u2-exclusive-the-edges-stage-setup-revealed-223342), The Edge's guitar tech, Dallas Schoo talks about the amp/equipment set up for U2's 360 Tour: "Well, of course we have the main AC30 from '64. Can't do a show without that."

Used in the pre-Defiantly Maybe era, when they(band) were doing small gigs. In the interview with Music Radar, Noel noted that he began using Vox AC-30 again with his new band, but can’t recall for sure if he ever recorded on one with Oasis – but nonetheless he used it live.

John, along with the rest of the Beatles used a Vox AC30 for the first half of his career with the Beatles. Confirmation of Lennon's use of this amp can be found in this [*Guitar World* article](http://www.guitarworld.com/guide-songs-and-instruments-featured-beatles-rubber-soul-album) where they write "McCartney used his 1962 [Epiphone Casino](https://equipboard.com/items/1963-epiphone-casino) and [Epiphone Texan](https://equipboard.com/items/epiphone-texan-ft-79) acoustic, both of which he still performs with today, and his 1963 Hofner 500/1 bass. McCartney played through a Vox AC100 amp and a Fender Bassman while Lennon and Harrison played through Vox AC30 and AC100 guitar amps."

In this Keith Richards [interview](http://www.guitarworld.com/archive-rolling-stones-keith-richards-looks-back-40-years-making-music?page=0,3) with "Guitar World", it reads, "'The Stones had an endorsement deal with Vox around this time. Were those the amps you were using in the studio?' 'I have no doubt they were. The AC30's a damn good amp.'"

"March 1st, 1985. Ibanez CS-505 Chorus on top of Vox AC30."

Brian May - Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

I´m not sure, this photo can be a fake but the vox ac30 is classic, I think every great guitarist have one.

Used partially on Technical Ecstasy in 1976 when Tony tried experimenting with his sound some more.

Jerry has used many amps and the AC30 is what he uses alot for cleans.

In the YouTube video source with VOX ALL ACCES, Thomas DeLonge talks and "rocks" the Vox AC30.

[This article from the April 2000 issue of *Guitar Player* magazine](https://web.archive.org/web/20040213203727/http://archive.guitarplayer.com/archive/artists/thecure.shtml) lists the AC-30 as being among Robert's amplifiers during the recording of their album *Wild Mood Swings.*

At 0:50 in this The 1975 performance video, Matt Healy's Vox AC30 can be seen behind him.

"...eventually I went to an AC30 and then a Matchless. And then I got tired of all the big noise and I went back to the AC30."

> Yeah. Probably the biggest amp I’ll use downstairs is an AC30, or like a 50-watt — I have a 50-watt Twin Reverb, before it had reverb. The serial number is 006.

In this picture of Chris, you can see him playing his Flying V through two Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amps.

starting at :30s of this #product-demo, Rob can be seen playing through a Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp.

In [this interview](http://www.polymathperspective.com/?p=2997), *Loveless* engineer Alan Moulder recalls that "all the rhythm guitars went through a 1960s Marshall head with an old 4×12 cab that matched the amp, and also a Vox AC30."

> I also discovered that I really like Vox AC30s for a certain kind of clean tone. “Last Orders” has a thin Stratty-sounding pickup setting running into an AC30, which adds this warm roundness. I left the studio wondering why I hadn’t recorded more stuff using that kind of tone. Sometimes a different combination of gear will inspire you to imagine different things, whereas if you had started with your regular gear, these ideas might never have occurred to you.

At 8:54 Frank states "for my clean tones, I use a Vox AC30,". He also claimed "I don't know if you can really beat that.".

Mike can be seen in this picture playing his [Gibson SG](https://equipboard.com/items/gibson-sg-junior-60-s-electric-guitar) in front of a set of Vox AC30s.

At 0;10 Omar is playing through a Vox AC30 combo amp.

Dear diary, it is day 248. My quest for the perfect bass tone has now come to an end. Today I plugged an American P Bass with split-coil vintage '62 pickups directly into a hand wired AC30, captured with a ribbon mic through an SSL preamp, and it was pure magic. The perfect tone I've been searching for, proving yet again there are no rules in the studio. If it sounds good, do it. My tribulation has ended. It has been a long, difficult journey but I have triumphed. My mind is now released from this torment. This may be my last entry.

To the question: "Did you use a Marshall amp in the early days of Purple?" He answered: "No, I was still using the Vox miked. It used to buzz like mad. I changed to Marshalls about eight years ago [late ’60s]."

Gustavo Cerati can be seen using the Vox combo amplifier in this 1996 MTV Unplugged performance at 2:05.

Rivers used an AC30 to record the rhythm clean tracks on "Island In The Sun."

Picture from a 2013 live session at Konk Studios

In [this interview](http://www.vintageguitar.com/2914/lenny-kravitz/) from Vintage guitar, Lenny Kravitz says this about his usage of AC-30's: "How did your studio gear differ from the gear you use onstage? It was completely different. We just go for a more of a basic thing onstage. I’m using a stack of newer Vox AC30s right now and that’s really it."

This articlementiones a Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp in Taylor's studio gear.

In this Guitar.com [article](http://guitar.com/articles/joe-walsh-lifes-been-good), Joe Walsh says, "My other favorite thing is a pair of Vox AC-30s. That is tremendous for Fender guitars."

Pro Guitar Shop mentions that Stone used a variety of amps, including the VOX AC30. [Source](http://proguitarshop.com/andyscorner/the-guitar-gear-of-pearl-jam).

in the file attached you can easily see at the bottom of her stack there is a Vox ac30.

Tocadisco's guitar gear, Vox AC30 Amp.

According to this *Music Radar* [article](http://www.musicradar.com/us/news/guitars/rory-gallaghers-gear-the-key-guitars-amps-and-effects-546815) "Rory’s best known amplifier was a remnant from his days in Irish power trio Taste. The guitarist created his searing signature tone by driving the amp hard and using his guitar volume to control his sound. The reverse of the amp bears marks of decades on tour."

"The band tours nearly 300 days a year so to keep things running as efficient as possible Barakat uses a Kemper Profiler so he can quickly access all the band’s recorded tones and even shared settings given to him by Mark Hoppus of Blink 182. For his clean tone he’s using an AC30 model that’s miked with a Royer R121 ribbon microphone and for the more aggressive stuff the core tone is sampling from Barakat’s Budda Superdrive 30."

John squire played a pink fender stratocaster and a Gretch(possibly a country gent) guitar during the early Roses period along with a Vox AC30 amp, to get the classic jangly tones.

Bono has used a Vox AC30 combo for most of his career.

This live video from a 2002 performance at Finsbury Park clearly shows Bernard's Vox AC-30 (possibly a pair of them, although one may belong to auxiliary guitarist Phil Cunningham) throughout the show. The first clear shot is a camera swoop from around 1:15 to 1:18.

In this old print ad, we see Paul Weller endorsing the Vox AC-30.

At 39min 20sec in the rigrundown Kurt talks about playing acoustic thru a Vox AC30

Here you can see Dom's AC-30.

at 8:07 and 11:39 they are displayed quite prominently. Nige absolutely loves the the AC 30 and the Matchless.

Stereophonics lead guitarist Kelly Jones uses the Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amplifier in his perfomances.

On page 3 of his interview in *Tone Quest Report* Vol. 9 #5, published March 2008, Mike Campbell states the following: > We love them because we love the Beatles and we assumed that they were using AC30s. During the middle years of the band, that was pretty much all we used. In terms of maintenance, nothing major, occasionally a tube will give out. I’m not technical, but our guitar techs keep an eye on things, and sometimes they’ll say, “Sounds like your tube is getting weak” and I’ll say, “OK, change it!” and that’s as involved as I get (laughs). My AC30 is a brown one, and it’s been especially roadworthy." Campbell also mentions the Daddy-O in this September 1999 "Spotlight on a Heartbreaker" interview from the official Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers website. > **27) Randy in NC and Greg asked: What is your stage amp setup and what pedals do you use? I saw what looked like several Vox AC-30's. Are your AC-30's top Boosted?** > I use a vintage AC-30 ( with top boost I think) with wah wah Roland delays, Danelectro Daddy-O --- also a Kustom200 and sometimes a Bassman amp. Also on the last tour the soundman had a feed from a Groove Tube preamp for the PA only.

In this video at 3:15, you can see Peter playing through Vox AC-30 amplifiers.

When asked what amp he uses he answered: "AC30 u feel me"

In the above link, there is a list of gear with the Vox AC 30 being listed

John Scofield’s preferred amp is a VOX AC30. In this Premier Guitar interview, Scofield is quoted as saying at (0:58), “Well I like Vox AC30s, and I always ask for them on the rider. We don't bring our amps with us, we just bring our pedals and guitars when we play fly dates. Where a lot of times on a bus, we'll have our own amps, and I have an older AC30 that I really like. I like the reissues up until about 2006, and through the '90s. I like those reissues. It's called AC30, TB model. These are the new models, and right here that they got for me, but they're good too.”

Then I channel switch between that and a Vox AC30 and sometimes a Fender Twin Reverb. Obviously with the Fender Twin and the AC30 I’m going for a more mild tone; the AC30 usually covers, especially if I’m just going for a mild distortion, but if I’m running the Twin Reverb

A Guitar & Bass magazine article on how to sound like Jimmy Smith from Foals indicates that he plays through a 1970s Vox AC30. Later on in the article Jimmy Smith says, "Also get rid of your Marshall amp and get one with a clean sound". [Guitar & Bass magazine](http://www.guitar-bass.net/news/foals-how-to-sound-like-foals-mathletics/)

She is seen using one on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon while performing New Song

Explains his amp setup at the 14:00 mark. Includes an AC30, JCM800, and a Bad Cat Hot Cat 50.

"Ronnie Wood still uses AC30s today in the Stones. And Brian used them. Basically it was a Brian deal with Vox. 'Cause they made him his teardrop guitar. [Jones played a rare two-pickup version of the Vox Mk VI -- GW Ed. ]"

"Tweedy’s electric guitar amps are a [Texosound Bernie Colin Cripps](https://equipboard.com/items/texosound-bernie-colin-cripps-amplifier) and a Vox AC 30 with a [Radial Switchbone](https://equipboard.com/items/radial-switchbone) switcher. Jeff also used a Fender Acoustic amp." - [*Austin City Limits*](http://acltv.com/tag/gear/).

"For a long time I would just use the Roland JC-120. And for most of the albums, except for the last two, I used a ’62 Strat. I didn’t use that on the road, but it was a big part of my recorded sound. I also had a Vox AC30."

Ellie Rowsell can be seen using this on Later With Jools Holland aswell as pretty much all other live performances including Glastonbury and Reading. I feel that this amp is also key to You're A Germ.

When he starts to refer to his amps, he says that he is tired of carrying such vintage and classy amps like AC 30 around.

[This](http://www.guitargeek.com/dean-deleo-army-of-anyone-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2007/) detailed gear diagram of Dean DeLeo's Army of Anyone stage setup includes a Vox AC30 combo amp.

in this video, you can clearly see a vox amp behind ryan

The Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp can be seen to the right (from our view) of the drum kit, in this Switchfoot performance of Stars as presented by Walmart Soundcheck.

"This is Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother, and I love my AC30s," Andrew says, at 1:05 in this video.

The amp is seen the entire show but is first seen at 0:16.

According to ex-Oasis guitarist Gem Archer in this Guitar World interview, he plays "through the Fender Deluxe and a VOX AC-30. One's for the top end of the sound and the other is for the body, and that's about it. I think the AC-30 is rented." Full article [here](http://www.guitarworld.com/interview-former-oasis-guitarst-gem-archer-discusses-beady-eyes-new-album-different-gear-still-speeding?page=0,2)

In this image Peter Buck is seen playing a Vox AC-30 live.

“In my extensive collection of about fifteen amps I’ve got a 1950s and a 1960s Fender Twin; an Ampeg Reverb; a 1950s Fender Tweed and some old AC30s. But the AD30 can produce all of those vintage sounds partly because I can drive it without going incredibly loud.”

In this Guitar World article from 2003, Shaun mentions the amps he used in the studio for "Disclaimer," he says "And for the clean sounds we used a Vox AC30."

You can see in the video linked that he is playing on an AC30 at Amoeba.

Marc Bolan is pictured here using a Vox AC30.

In [this interview](http://www.musicradar.com/us/news/guitars/bernard-butler-shows-off-his-guitar-collection-598904/10), Bernard describes his amplifiers. “All my AC30s are from the Suede days and they only cost me £200 each."

Carl Barat can be seen playing through two Vox AC30s in this photo.

As seen in gigs and pics

At about 1:30 / 1:31 , you can see an AC30 behind Sergio

On the [Gear page](http://www.billyduffy.com/gear/vox-ac-30-amplifier/) of Billy Duffy's website, he says, "Quite often if there have been Matchless amps that are available to hire they just don’t sound as good, and often they’re usually beaten up. So the Vox was always a better choice in that situation and it’s partly behind my choice to use them going forward as these AC-30s are widely available anywhere around the world we play."

"My main guitar is a ‘72 [Gibson SG](https://equipboard.com/items/gibson-sg-standard-electric-guitar). I’m really comfortable with the neck, and I perform the best on that guitar in the studio. So when I want a different tone, it’s usually a matter of changing the amp around, or plugging in a different pedal. Sometimes, we’ll crank up a Fender Champ or an old Ampeg for natural amp distortion. I’ll also use my main stage amp—a Vox AC30." - [Carrie Brownstein](http://www.guitarplayer.com/miscellaneous/1139/gp-flashback-sleater-kinneys-carrie-brownstein-and-corin-tucker-february-2003/21814).

You can see Erick's Vox AC30 behind him troughout the video, around 1:36, 1:40 and 11:22, for example.

David Letterman Late Night 1994 appearance. Minute 13:20 Vox AC30 with his famous Jazzmaster

In this interview Post can be seen showing his gear at around 5:16 and at 5:36 he says "..an AC30" pointing to the Vox in the background.

"I have a vast array of amps that I use and always spend a lot of time experimenting with different sounds. Each song you work on may need a different approach and I have ENGL amps and cabs, Marshall amps and cabs, Line 6 heads and combos, Mesa's, Crates and various combos including VOX AC 30's and Cornell's. They all have a use and mic'd up in the right way all can sound good as long as they provide what the track needs."

In this September 2014 interview with JDB, at his studio in Cardiff, James Dean Bradfield says, "So I used a Vox AC30 a bit more on that album and this Gretsch, and it really helped with what I was trying to achieve, guitar-wise."

"There are no pedals, just one delay. Sometimes I use a little Peavey amp because it has a warm, clean sound, or otherwise maybe a Vox AC30 and little Fender Superchamps. Acoustically, I use a Taylor which is very nice for both writing and recording."

Elena's Vox can be seen in all the videos of Daughter live in Sydney.

"’93 Vox AC30 6TB: This was the first amp I bought, and i love it. It is UK Made, and has Celestion Vintage 30?s in it, and is my favorite Vox I've ever played. The Top Boost reissue’s of the 90's have a great sound and though I burn through tubes about every 8 months, it really deliver’s an awesome sound with pretty good headroom and that classic AC30 breakup. I usually have it turned up to about 11 o clock, and always go through the Brilliant channel…"

Throughout this video, Drew can be seen playing through a Vox AC30.

"You know, my life changed when I found the Vox amplifier. I tell you, I've had SoundCitys, which were garbage, Marshall, which I found unreliable and kind of loud, Roland Jazz Chorus 120s - I've used those live with the distortion button turned on - and I had a Music Man amp for a while. And then along came an old battered AC30, which Lance, my guitar tech, gave to me. He said, 'Man, look, this is the amp,' and from that point on I didn't look back.

One of the earlier amps Andy used.

In this video he uses the Kustom amp, a Fender Bassman and also a Vox AC30 amp.

"In GnR, with Slash being a Les-Paul-and-Marshall guy, too, our parts would blend in the mix. So, I played a Vox AC30 for a while."

“The AC30’s just because I don’t have my New Vintage DK36 with me, but I played AC30s for a long time, so they’re great workhorse amps. It’s just [paired with the Vibrolux] so it’s not two of the same exact amp. It gives our sound guy a little more to work with.”

According to Premier Guitar, Baizley also has this classic amplifier.

"It's a pretty versatile amp. You can dress it up or down for any occasion," says Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World, about his VOX AC30 Custom Classic, at 0:34 in this video.

Daniel's Vox AC30 is mentioned in [this](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/21759-rig-rundown-daniel-lanois) Premier Guitar rig rundown: "The AC30 sees a totally dry signal while the Deluxe handles the wet signal."

He has a Vox AC30 setup to the right of him (left in the image)

LB only uses this amp for stage volume. His tone comes from his Line 6 pod x3 live.

in this video he stated that he uses a vox ac30

In [this image](http://secretsociety.typepad.com/darcy_james_argues_secret/images/2007/06/17/tom_verlaine_3.jpg) from a Television performance in 2007, we see Verlaine onstage with an AC-30 (which he's taken to using at the band's reunion shows since the early 90s).

He usually play an JMI 30 or 15, but after he play an VOX AC30 or AC15

He mentions this amp on [his website](http://www.davedavies.com/kink02.htm), saying "I plugged the Elpico loudspeaker's output leads into the input of the AC 30, in effect using the smaller amp as kind of a pre-amp."

Teppei seen in this video with his Vox AC30 (@2:31): “I just use my AC30. That’s it. . . I mean I’ve had this amp for so long that I feel like I know how to battle [producing the right tone] . . . I mean there aren’t a lot of options. There’s literally like a volume, a treble, a bass, and a cut; and I don’t even use the cut, so really just with those three notes I get all my tones. So keeping it simple”

Backline concert pic from Akron Civic Theater in Akron, OH

In this picture, Britt's amp rig is seen with his "mystery head" sitting atop his AC30, which he has used as his primary amp when playing with Spoon.

At 6:17 you can see there are two speakers in the combo, leading me to believe it's an AC30 and not an AC15. She was using this amp when I saw her in Seattle in Feb 2017 ago, and this video was recorded July 2017, using it on a majority–if not all–of the tour for My Woman.

you can see Bowen usning the AC30 in this video

At 0:23 you can see Ad-Rock's Vox AC30.

We see Cole playing through a Vox AC-30

At 0:18 in this video from Alvvays performing at CBC Music Festival 2016, the Hand Wired AC30 (Distinguishable by the white Tolex) can be seen on the far right, under O'Hanley's silverface Fender Champ.

In 1964 during the blues fad in in the UK spearheaded by the stones, yardbirds and bluesbreakers, Sister Rosetta toured Europe as part of the Blues and Gospel Caravan alongside greats like Muddy Waters. I could not recall the date, but I have seen footage from this tour (she owns that SG Custom, ya gotta hear it) and I know this picture is from that concert. Wikipedia states that "a concert, in the rain, was recorded by Granada Television at the disused railway station at Wilbraham Road, Manchester in May 1964. The band performed on one platform while the audience members were seated on the opposite platform." In this still from the aforementioned concert Tharpe can be seen playing her White SG Custom through a Vox ac30 amplifier that was obviously rented for the tour. Because the footage and stills were black and white it is impossible to tell whether it was a copper panel ac30 with brown diamond fret cloth or a grey panel with black diamonds.... If I recall 1964 was a transitional year cosmetically and the amp in question may not have been a brand new model. Judging by her tone I suspect she may have had a 62 or earlier model as she does not sound like she is through a top boost channel, but also does not sound like she is playing through an ac30 bass model. Though with such a grainy recording I could just be talking smack here. As a Philadelphian guitarist I am a real Rosetta Tharpe kinda guy and as a vox lover I just really wanna figure it out!

Video demo of the AC30CC with Dave Kilminster

"I think, for me, when I hear a guitar in my head, I naturally hear a Telecaster through a Vox AC - 30 [...] it was the first proper amp I ever got".

This amp can be seen behind Christian at 0:37.

I think he used like once or twice in the history of his band but dont quote me on that.

In this video, Jessica can be seen using the VOX AC30 Guitar Combo Amp. The amp appears behind her at 3:09, 11:10, 15:29, 16:28, and 18:06.

Kjartan uses an AC30 as his primary amp, and its shown here on this Rig Rundown.

Hi, we can see at 4:30 an amp Vox Ac30 in the back of the stage. I saw Pond in Lyon (France) during the tour of the album called "The Weather" and I saw the same amp for the show. It's the first time I use your site like this. Thank you S

Tocando en Monterrey

The Japanese House's set in the UK.

"Yeah, I noticed that when we saw the laundry list. I noticed that one right away...And then, the next one I would run in after would be my 1957 Gold Top, that was Jimmy Ripp’s guitar before I bought it, and he used it live on pretty much all of the Mick Jagger solo touring. The guitar has been on, like, 45 different records over the years, recording-wise. I think the last record it was on before I acquired it was the last Jerry Lee Lewis record. I have had a lot of people play that guitar through clean amps, through dirty amps, and everything in between, and the response from just about everyone is that is the best-sounding Les Paul they have ever heard. It’s just a beast when you put it through distortion and, man, if you plug it into an old Vox AC30 or an old Fender, the clean tone that you get out of it is ridiculous." As mentioned in this [Gibson interview](http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/aaron-lewis-0820.aspx).

Richard used a Vox Ac30 like Bernard Butler on studio albums and always plays it live

[This](http://www.guitargeek.com/peter-holmstrom-dandy-warhols-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2000/) detailed gear diagram of Peter Holmstrom's Dandy Warhols stage setup includes two AC30s.

We can see the AC30 on the instagram page of Jeff

In [this article](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Interview_James_Williamson_Return_to_the_Raw) on the making of the Stooges' album *Raw Power*, Williamson's gear at the time of recording is explained as such: "Armed with a 1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom driving a Vox AC30, as well as a Martin D-28 acoustic—the latter two of which he borrowed from the studio—Williamson dove headfirst into the recording process. Although he hadn’t previously tried the Vox-and-Paul combo, he was delighted after plugging in. 'That driving sound on the record is a combination of the way I play and the sound I was able to get with the combination of that instrument and that amp. It’s definitely a good sound.'"

This article states that Linkous owns a Vox AC30.

At around 19:26 Joshua starts talking about the Vox AC30.

"In the studio, I’ve been using smaller combo amps lately; a Vox AC-30, Fender Supers. The studio where we recorded Heaven Forbid has a great collection of vintage amplifiers. I also used a Boogie Mark II head through a 4 X 12."

During an interview on thewonder.co.uk during the first Television reunion tour in the 2000's, Richard Lloyd revealed the elements of his tone both live and in the studio. "Richard Lloyd still plays the same '61 Stratocaster with jumbo frets that he played on Marquee Moon and Adventure, although he takes a '62 reissue Strat and Tele on the road. On the new album's "Rhyme", he played a rare black f-hole Gretsch. Lloyd tends a stable of vintage Fender amps, including a '50 Deluxe, a '52 Pro, a '55 Tremolux, and a '56 Princeton. He also uses a '59 Ampeg Jet, a Vibraverb reissue, and a '65 Supro. Live, he relies on Vox AC30s: "You can change the current wherever you are without a transformer, so they're good the world over, and they have a nice high-end bite." Save for a few dinosaur pedals, Lloyd avoids effects, citing the dangers of "processors that make your guitar sound like Velveeta." And though he's a die-hard fan of amp distortion, he admits, "I'm always fighting to get a combination that won't really distort the tonality of the guitar, but will just give you the edge you're looking for."

You can see Adam Franklin's Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp shown in a Guitar Geek diagram.

In this photo, 2 Vox AC30 amps can be seen right behind Cheney.

Festival tours summer 2017

"But first I used my '53 Les Paul Standard through our friend Randy's AC 3O VOX amp. RIght combination. Used the line boost again too! Did the harmony guitar with my other 58 RI Les Paul Standard."

Daniel talk about his AC30 with Zac from Truetone Lounge

Vox Tweets a photo of Rob Ackroyd in front of his Vox AC30 combo amp. "Rob Ackroyd of #Florenceandthemachine #VOX #AC30"

According to this article about gear seen being used by Lockett Pundt, he has used a Vox AC30 combo amplifier.

Half of Rosamilia’s amp tone comes from a slightly dirty 1978 Marshall JMP 2x12. He runs the JMP dry and pipes delays and other swirly effects through the AC30.

from the Audiotree session

From Grants Facebook discussion; "Mainly a 60's Vox Ac30 and a 70's Fender Twin and my old Marshall for some tracking .. I used to use an old ADA guitar preamp and various Electro Harmonic , MXR and Boss pedals. I still use pretty much the same with Feeder but not using the ADA anymore."

Rossi used to use the Vox AC30 as his main amp, he still uses them but through a mic'd signal from the back of the stage. "In the old days these were loud enough to be the main stage amps but now the mic'd signal is sent out front to give the sound that extra fatness" - Official Quo website.

This video from the dvd "Rick Parfitt's Rhythm Method" is a tour around Rick's equipment. At 24:06 and 24:50 Lloyd (his guitair tech) shows how the AC30 is used in live shows.

"Dream amp number one, say hello to dream amp number two. You guys will get along just perfectly."

"And then I bought a ’67 Mosrite 12-string. Lately, I’ve been getting into amplifiers. I found a nice ’65 Vox AC30 and an old HiWatt 100-watt head, an older Marshall MkII, and another trusty Soldano Decatone, which I use live and in the studio."

Robert's live setup is listed [here](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/20579-manchester-orchestra-sharing-a-lung?page=3) including the Vox AC30.

They've used the same amp for many, many years. It can be seen throughout the years of live shows.

It's a little hard to see, but in the bottom right you can see Mark Lee using a Vox AC30 combo.

"We have a V-Twin which at the moment is being fired off to a AC30 which is in the rig too," says Dan Hawkins, at 16:30 in this video.

According to Michael Beinhorn when producing Mew's 4th album, "And the Glass Handed Kites" : > We generally recorded the guitars with a pair of Vox AC30's (1 combo, 1 piggyback both with the eq mod on the back which I absolutely love) in really tight, dead rooms with a fairly long throw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DqDXm502ok

As shown in this post.

Both Holstrom and Taylor-Taylor use these amps throughout their whole career.

When jamming out tunes, Benante also doesn’t play through a typically metal amp setup, telling Guitar.com his usual amp of choice is a Vox AC30.

In the video, recognize two classics of the amplification: Fender and **Vox AC30**. From the minute 49:00, Dinho Almeida plays clearly with the latter.

Shown on her list of gear

[The "Links" page at Ure's old website](http://www.midgeure.co.uk/archive/links.html) states, "Midge was a user of Vox AC30 amps in the days of Ultravox..."

"As collector's pieces I have a Vox AC30 1960 guitar amp..."

"A classic sound, apparently. This is lying broken in somebody else's cellar, because I thought it sounded horrible even before I blew it up by spilling coffee into it."

jinjoo uses this amp in the video of cake by the ocean and when they play live

Lindemann is seen here playing a Vox AC30 combos (In cream or white) , presumably into Hiwatt 4x12 cabs. Source, Facebook livestream 21 March 2020.

Featured in this video. It was made from a 1961 AC30 head and modified "with [an] additional EF86 channel".

Los tres en vivo en Ramada Viña del Mar 2017 septiembre Alvaro usando el vox ac30 y el Fender '57 custom champ Los Tres live in Viña del Mar, Ramada 2017 , september Alvaro using the vox ac30 and Fender '57 custom champ

Jake Snider says at 8:43 of this "Rig Rundown" with *Premier Guitar* "started kind of playing them in Europe as rentals actually - and then wanted to get one at home so I tried out the [hand wired](https://equipboard.com/items/vox-hand-wired-ac30hwhd-30w-tube-guitar-amp-head) one but the lead time on getting one of those was too long and the tour was coming up so I just got the regulars."

In this [article from *Drowned In Sound*](http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4148399-planet-gear--bombay-bicycle-clubs-drums-guitars-and-studio-set-up), Jamie says "and because we wanted to keep a lot of the guitar takes from his original demos – we often re-amped the parts from Guitar Rig through my 1990 Vox AC30 at Konk Studios."

can be seen used in this video

Nick Wheeler - "I like to use the Red Snapper with an Vox AC30. It's one of the AC30s made in China. I just switched the tubes out. It sounds amazing. So a Firebird into a Red Snapper into an AC30 - that's my go-to setup. You can't beat it."

On the bottom of the page on the equipment section he says that he has a Vox AC30.

According to Anderson's [official website](http://jethrotull.com/the-attic/musical-instruments/ian-anderson/), Jethro Tull used Vox AC-30s.

Adam Slack can be seen on the VOX Amplification Instagram page rocking multiple AC30s in Gainsville, FL on their 2018 tour opening for the Foo Fighters

These amps were used by Eric Krasno early on with Soulive.

Jim Ward of Sparta shows off his VOX AC30 Custom Classic in this video.

According to Duran Duran's official website Andy used a Vox AC30 in spring 2003.

Explained in the book 'Songs, snaren & gitaren'. Used for several recordings

According to this Tweet, this amp was used on the "latest Julien-K album".

According to the Premier Guitar's 2009 interview done with Grissom, one of the items that was listed under his gear is the 1965 Vox AC30.

At 3:35 in this video you can see her amplifier on stage.

"I continued to use my VOX AC30 in the studio." - via [Hilton Valentine's website](http://www.hiltonvalentine.com/amps.html)

Here in his T in the Park performance, Jamie is playing through a Vox AC30 as well as a Deluxe Reverb.

Both guitarists can be seen using the amps throughout the video.

According to [Guitar Geek](http://www.guitargeek.com/peter-koppes-the-church-2011-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-diagram/), Peter uses a Vox AC30.

This photo from the band's page on Live Nation clearly shows two Vox AC30's being used by guitarist, Christo Bowman.

At 11:42, you can see Dan's Vox AC30 Combo Amplifier.

"Also, a good friend of mine named Jon Gries, here in Los Angeles, has tons of vintage gear. He brought me all kinds of microphones and pedals and guitars, including a vintage Les Paul. He also brought a vintage Vox AC30 and an AC15, and a bunch of old pedals" – Bingham in an interview with Gibson.com in 2012.

"Well, on the record I played a whole bunch of different ones. I played a matchless and a Vox, and I think probably the Vox is what I'm going to end up settling on, because I really liked it a lot. It's an old AC30."

In this picture you can see a Vox AC30 Guitar Combo amp behind Max on stage

Snowy White says, "I used to use a Fender Twin Reverb, but for many years all I’ve used is the Vox AC30. I switched to Vox because it was more complimentary to the sound of my Les Paul. With Roger, even on big stages, I use an AC30. I’ve got two, and I kick the second one in only for solos—that’s it," in [this article](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/snowy_white_wailing_on_the_wall).

"With an AC30 it’s impossible to get the right tone without blowing everybody off the stage—you really have to crank it."

According to [this interview (transcribed from the February 1998 issue of *Guitar Player* magazine)](http://www.oocities.org/sunsetstrip/backstage/1076/article2f.html), Kevin utilized two Vox AC-30s during the recording of Third Eye Blind's self-titled debut album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE2d5OJSq18&t=

Definitely some kind of Vox combo, assumed an AC30 due to the popularity of the model.

Tomasz Organek used this amp at WO?P 2017.

Can be seen using an AC30 in the image.

"I do have to mention, I do love Vox amplifiers too. I’ve got a bunch of AC30’s, which Marshall makes now anyway."

"For me, the Vox AC30 is about the only amp you need, although I have a bunch" - Guitar Player magazine interview

In this video Alejandro use a Vox AC30 with a PRS SE Mark Tremonti Signature

"...The item can be seen 3:11 into this video..."

"I run the rig in stereo between one of the new Vox AC30 amps they're coming out with that I had never really played but I just got them brought over and I loved 'em," Tim says, in [this interview](http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/tim_smith_noel_gallaghers_songs_are_great_and_hes_a_great_songwriter.html).

The Vox AC30 Can be seen throughout the video. Sterenberg uses this amp at smaller venues.

This photo from the band's page on Live Nation clearly shows two Vox AC30's being used by both guitarists, Christo Bowman and Ray Libby.

An AC30 can be seen behind Justin in this old photo. Also, his Fender Telecaster Deluxe reissue.

> The reliable one. That ability to link channels to mix a clean sound and an overdrive is a real bonus. All through recording I wanted to avoid using pedals where I could use the amps direct, and the sound from this features all over the new album [*Little Fictions*]. It just sounds better than a pedal sound, end of! The AC30 combo is visible in [this 2010 picture](https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/elbow-guitarist-mark-potter-at-blueprint-studios-manchester-november-picture-id137341786) from *Total Guitar* magazine.

"...on 1967's "Rainy Day Sun" he played a Hofner Verythin through a Vox AC-30."

Tom Keeley of Thursday in a Vox Amps interview using a VOX AC30 custom classic (2009).

This photo from the band's page on Live Nation clearly shows two Vox AC30's being used by both guitarist, Ray Libby.

As seen in the photo, Mick Whitnall is playing through a Vox AC30 combo amp.

In this image Dave Wakeling's Vox AC30 can be seen.

In the earlier days

You can see that Taylor Johnson plays two AC-30's in this video

I have two pedalboards, one I control with my hands and another I control with my feet. My guitar goes into a Lehle D.Loop SgoS Effect Looper/Switcher, which has two loops. Loop A contains a Prescription Electronics Experience Octave/Fuzz, a Dunlop wah, a Boss OD- 2 Turbo OverDrive, and a Rat distortion. Loop B contains a Boss DD-5 Digital Delay, an Alesis Bitrman ModFX multi-effects processor, a Z.Vex Fuzz Factory, and an Electro- Harmonix Micro Synthesizer. The output of the Lehle goes to a Morley volume pedal, an Eventide PitchFactor, a Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler, and a pair of GigRig HumDinger signal splitters that I use to send a mono feed to my amp—which is usually a Vox AC30—and a stereo feed to a MOTU Traveler FireWire Audio Interface and a MacBook running Ableton Live. I also have three Roland EV-5 expression pedals: One controls Feedback and Delay Level on the DL4, another controls various functions on the PitchFactor, and the third one is connected to a Logidy USB foot controller that I use along with a Korg nanoKONTROL to make real time adjustments in Live.

Pic taken from Legião Urbana's roadie.

Gustavo Santaolalla's Photos

near the end of the video you can see the amp to the right of bregovic

"Mehler uses Gretsch guitars live accompanied by Vox amplifiers, notably the AC30.."

the AC30 has shaped rock history with the well-known Vox sound

In numerous pictures trought Veruca Sault's Instagram, she can be seen using what it looks to be a Vox AC30.

According to Premier Guitar, Steen uses the Vox AC30 Guitar Combo amplifier.

Se lo puede ver a la derecha en la parte de abajo

David runs his signal through Boss Vibrato, Chorus and Octaver pedals, a T.C. Electronic distortion box, and a master volume pedal. Though he owns a Vox AC30, a Roland JC-120, a 60/100-watt MESA/Boogie, and a small Gallien Krueger, Rhodes often defers to the engineer when it comes to making amp choices: “He knows the room and the sound he wants, so I’m happy to work with whatever he plugs me into.” Preferring the sound of worn strings, Rhodes uses gauges .010 through .046 for electric and .011 through .052 for acoustic.

At about the 17:00 mark he says he's used an AC30 a lot since the first Counting Crows record.

While this amplifier does not seem to be used for the band's newest album, Michael still owns a Vox AC30, sitting to the left of the bottom photo.

In this article Roddy states that "*I still use the same type of equipment -- a Gibson Les Paul and a Vox AC 30 amp. I've tried all sorts but keep coming back to those two.*"

In this video you can see a Vox AC30 behind Joji.

In this video, from a very early Adelaida's presentation, you can see Jurel's AC-30 combo at :05s.

I'm pretty shure that Jon's playing an old ac30 in this video.

I’ve used all sorts of stuff over the years, but an AC30 just has a sparkle and an aggression that I absolutely love. It really throws the sound out. I think it really stems from Rory Gallagher’s influence, he used one a lot in the early part of his career. The only other amp I truly love is made by Brandon Montgomery, his Bludotone amps are magic. That man is a genius.

""Mark [Hollis] played most of the guitar on the later two albums, which would be his Gretsch Country Gentleman through either a Boogie, an AC30, a Fender Vibrolux, or a Champ, although he played the riff on 'Desire' on my Vox teardrop 12-string. "

This photo, on [this page](http://www.voxshowroom.com/catalogs/2000_p8.html) of the Vox Showroom website, shows "Everlast at home with his Top Boost AC30."

Ampwise, Howdeshell bounced around from a ’60s Vox AC30, Fender Twin, Fender Blues Junior, and Orange amp. “We always took the dry signal of the guitar so we could send back through another amp if, for instance, Brian wanted to try the same part but with a more driven amp sound,” Scott says. “On occasion we tried sending the amped signal back through an amp a second time if we wanted an especially distorted sound.” And in addition to guitar, Scott also amped up Moog Minimoog and Korg microKORG synths.

In this photo from Porter, the Vox AC30 is visible in his rig.

In some video clips plus multiple Photos is possible to see what appears to be a VOX AC30 https://www.musicalypse.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/23.11.2018-01-LA-Witch-@-Tavastia-MM-18.jpg https://youtu.be/sgvLyU05asg?t=18 Min 0:18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53dfebc3e4b0bb0c827e44bb/t/59d2fda3017db234eb353d76/1506999770466/?format=1500w

A 1966 Vox AC30 is listed among Michael Wilton's amps, on his [website](http://www.michaelwilton.com/amps.html).

He says he uses this amp for the distorted sounds in his chain and for the whammy bar. He sends the wet signal from the whammy at the end of his effect chain into this amp with the harmony setting on all the time sending original octave and an octave above it into the vox.

This was a part of Nathan's rig until early 2014. There are photographs of him playing through a white AC30 although this may be the same amp but with a different body, here is an example: http://www.circulation-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1454937_10152450203269745_630864261_n.jpg

"We'll also play keyboards through amps - like an AC30 - to get a fucked-up sound."

Can be seen to the right of Alan in this performance, and most other live performances of Girl Band.

Dan's AC30 can be seen in this Instagram photo

seen in background

En amplification le groupe tournait surtout sur Vox AC30.

in this video, adam is standing by his vox ac30

The pearl-encrusted D-45 joins a small stable of cool guitars - including the famous '80s trademark all-gold Gibson ES-295 - but this time around Frame found freedom by limiting his options to just three: the Martin, a late-'50s/early-'60s bamboo and copper-coloured Gretsch Country Club and a stock '54 Telecaster, the last two directed through a Vox AC30.

In the music video "might be right" in the full band shot Vox AC 30's are shown in the background

In this photo, Gibson ES-330 is plugged into Vox AC30.

Conan uses 2 Vox AC30 amps live.

"At home, I use a Fender Blues Deluxe. I find that’s pretty good. Although on the road these days, I tend to use a Vox AC30."

Can be seen in the background.

In this video of July 2017 a Vox AC30 cab is seen behind Olivier Langevin, e.g. at 0:01 and 3:08.

According to Strymon's pedalboard feature article, his amplifier is a 1968 Vox AC30.

"A hybrid 730 – the Revolver/Sergeant Pepper amp. There’s an AC100 that I got in ’78; I put it in a flight case and have taken it out three or four times to record with it. It looks like a time machine. Those amps were overpowered and underventilated, so they always blew up. There are probably very few examples left, let alone one that’s mint. I own AC50s, AC30s, and Super Beatles."

Not sure what is used in the studio, But this is his live amp.

he used one on the recording of "monumentos"

"I borrowed my friend, Chris Segalini's Vox AC-30 amp and used my little Brian May amp as a preamp and that got me really close. I even miked up that little amp for a couple of tracks."

At 5:31 in this video, you can see Elliot using the Vox AC30 combo amp

According to the band's website, Eric uses 63-65 VOX AC30 TB Amps.

"Vox AC30 - the old stalwart."

At 0:38 you can see Dave has 2 Vox AC30s behind him for the fuzz and reverb sounds.

Frankie is clearly playing through a Vox AC30, it's visible through most of the video, however I suspect he plays through whatever Fender or Vox amp he has available to him at the time as I've seen him play through both an AC30 and a Fender Silverface amp, perhaps he just switched, I'm not certain.

In this video, Aymor is playing his Les Paul Goldtop through Vox AC30.

You can see in the far right that behind Davidson there is a Vox AC30 which he uses.

In [this November 2017 interview with Guitars Exchange](http://guitarsexchange.com/en/unplugged/431/david-potts/), Pottsy states, "My amps are a Vox AC30, Fender Twin Reverb and the Fender Deville."

Now Enter the Vox AC30 Custom Classic, that I feel, is responsible for the majority of the AC guitar tone. I used it once and immediately went out and bought it with money I didn’t have. No need to describe it because it is the only amp used on “Parrot Flies”. It’s Little brother the AC15 was used the the “Fun” ep

In this perfomance of 2014 he uses at least one of the two shown AC30s.

VOX AC30 At the right corner.

cute vox-chan amplifier

In this interview he mentions that he uses 2 Vox AC 30s W/ Green Back Speakers.

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp in a live setting.

"I used the Hagstrom, which replaced the Gibson SG I had been using for years, and the Vox Amp. The only other gear I had were pedals, all Boss: Overdrive, Tuner, Digital Delay, Compression Sustainer, and Tremolo."

HiWatt 100watt head, homemade 4x12 cab, Vox AC30, Fender Jaguar, Hohner Tele Deluxe.

For home rehearsals

oscar use a Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

As seen in this instagram post.

In this post, Jeremy's vox ac 30 amp can be seen

para el disco nuevo estos amplis usa el padi

Matt uses a Vox AC30 in this picture.

Used once for rehearsal with orchestra

Shelby uses a Vox AC30 amp on the album '*And We Washed Our Weapons in The Sea*'.

In this picture Gabriel is showing his AC30 and how he has his settings dialed in.

As seen at 1:23 into this video, Hyde is playing his Les Paul copy through Vox AC30.

Martinez studio arsenal

Behind Joe, there is a Vox AC30 amp, judging by the size. He might have used it for the electric guitar, since there is a acoustic amp on the left of it.

The High Learys are endorsed by Vox Amplification Australia, Matthew uses his AC30 as his main amplifier.

Used on "Time of the Season", as mentioned in this February 2016 *Sound on Sound* article. > As was generally the tradition at the time, the Zombies recorded the main backing tracks live with all five members present in Studio 3. Hugh Grundy’s Ludwig drum kit was recorded using the famous ‘Glyn Johns technique’, employing three microphones: one for the kick and two overheads, one placed to the side of the kit and another positioned a metre above the snare. Elsewhere, Chris White used a Fender Precision bass and for guitar Paul Atkinson used a combination of Rickenbacker and Vox AC30.

Here Max Colbert is shown to be using a Vox AC30 amp.

This amplifier has been present in Bobby's rig since the band's debut.

Es su amplificador favorito, lo menciona en el minuto: 3:45

For amplification its Vox amps for Craig "I've always used Voxes, stupid old English amps that break down alot but there's no other way to get that sound."

Andrew has been seen using an Vox AC30 many times throughout his career. The best documented examples of this are Pinkpop 2005 and Lowlands live. The year of this specific AC30 is unknown, but looks to be in good condtion.

"I can now do a AC30 sound and all kinds of others for my clean sound."

font: his equipboard

In this Instagram photo, we can see van Liemt's white Vox AC30 with sticker "Defect Defect" on it.

Es EL amplificador. Para estudio y en vivo la elección

Ok, guitar set up. 2 Vox AC30 amps linked to JT45 marshall head and 4x12 cabinet. Peddles in order : Boss compression, tremolo, overdrive, reverb, delay, line selector, Mesaboogie pre-amp distortion unit, chorus and delay (lineselector splits the board into a clean side and distorted side and reduces the need for the whole board being used simultaneously reducing noise). Guitars : 2 Telecasters (70'), SG (60), 335 (70), 2 Strats (80), 1 Dobro, 2 Gibson acoustics (J100 & J45) and a Takamine somewhere.

Dave Minehan, who recorded us, also had me going through a Vox AC30 and a Fender Vibrolux on different tracks in case he wanted to mix in some different tones on various songs. But the SG through a JCM800 has been the basis of my tone since around 1992, and that’s what’s happening here.

Briefly seen at [2:39](http://youtu.be/EWc-f0mncLY?t=159), but you can see him using it in most, if not all other concerts and can hear it in pretty much all of NUMBER GIRL's recordings.

En este video se ve a Manuel tocando con un Vox Ac30

“Hazel uses a Vox AC15 and I use a VOX AC30. "

You can see the amp at the bottom left of the screen during the entire performance.