Vox Pathfinder 15R
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Based on 13 Reviews
Awesome small amp
Sadly out of production now. I bought this to carry on the London Underground to small shows, use it all the time. Loud enough to play live with, small enough to carry everywhere. The sound is really quite good too, gets a bit too fuzzy if you're blasting it loud, but that's fine by me. Perfect for the lo-fi powerpop sound I want. Sound guys often ask if it has valves (it doesn't).
Nice amp!
Best solid state amp for practice, sounds awesome paired with tele or strat!
Great sound
This is like a nice amp and a good sound.
Although solid state, this amp had an amazing tube like tone. In addition to Gain, Volume, Treble, and Bass Controls, the P15R even includes Tremolo and spring based Reverb. A Boost switch dramatically increases gain and overdrive.
Vox ecstasy in a small combo.
You can hear amazing demos and side by side comparisons of the Pathfinder 15R on YouTube. This amp will astound you. I have 2 like this.
Vox in a small box.
I have 1 of these and use it with my 2 Brown grille cloth models in stereo. Fab sound.
it's a little thing, but ...
My brown Vox Pathfinder 15r puts out 15 watts through a little 8" speaker ... it's solid-state with a great tremolo and a spring reverb ... and it'll curl your toes, bro! (don't bother getting the nearly worthless Vox foot-switch)
Great little tranny amp
Such a big, natural clean sound for a transistor amp...the reverb is ok and the tremolo is great too.
Vox Pathfinder 15R brown grille cloth
This little amp is all Vox. Checkout YouTube demos and comparisons, you'll want to track one down.
I'm on my 3rd...
I've blown out two of already. Yes, blown out. Because gigs. Because I ran them hard. These are the best small gig amps in the world. Even Feist has used them (pretty sure she's got two of right now her own self).
Look, I'm not saying you have to buy a Vox Pathfinder 15R. I'm just saying if you DON'T, I'm going to be really, REALLY frustrated, OK? I mean, seriously, I know it's discontinued. I know they're hard to track down. But check Reverb or something. They should be less than $150. They're great for practice, bedrooms, garage bands, and small venue/coffeehouse gigging.
They sound good, they look good, and the built in tremolo sounds GREAT.
Just do it. OK? Just do it. I'm only trying to help you!
Yes, it's a great amp: rivals valve amps, I think.
@moogbadger you're not the first to say that, actually. The Pathfinder series of amps really is the best solid state amps Vox ever put out, I think. Well, those, and the Buckingham. My Giddy Aunt, the Buckingham is just... Transcendent.