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Only saw Rory live once - at the Cream 1969 farewell concert at the Albert Hall where Taste were one of the supporting acts - but it was clear then that he was a major talent as he went on to prove over the years. So many years have past and so many guitar heroes have fallen. Thank goodness for Dave Simpson - best reason around now to watch out for your ears :).
I’m envious. I saw him about 11 times I think but all from 1973 onwards after he’d recently switched to the Fender Bassman (then later Marshall). I still have the 1963 AC30 I bought in 1976 because of his sound. Dave certainly knows how to use an AC30, not everyone gets ion with them
@@Claymor621 Amazing - I bought an AC 30 s/h the same year but only kept it for a couple of years as I got fed up kicking it to try and get it to behave - should have changed the valves ? :) . As for Rory he was one of those acts I just kept missing when playing nearby due to other things on. Pretty stupid in hindsight but you can't undo mistakes like that.
Well that must have been something! I saw him live in Belfast 4 times in the 70's. Almost nobody else would come. Rory generated so much excitement live!
Rory, the guitar God. I Saw him playing three months before he passed away. After the show I shook his hand. I Will never forget this. And Dave, again an inspiring video. Again you play with a lot of emotion. Keep up the good work. Greets from the Netherlands.
"One man and his Vox" tour. For once, your expressions of utter enjoyment were worth more than your playing. And ain't that what what it's all about, eh? Happy for you!
Dave ... you are a master in putting a big smile on my face ... big thank you! And you remind me of getting out my AC4 + the load box, my Strat and my booster ... again ...
Nice find!! It’s for sure got a little something special, and it’s always an awesome feeling to rescue an amazing amp that just needed someone to appreciate it again.
I adore the look and tone of Vox gear, but being a headroom junkie I dont know if I could ever justify one! Love the intro jam btw Dave, top bananna! :-)
What I love about Dave is his ‘down to earth ness’ all the gear he uses is really affordable. HE IS ONE OF US. No bullshit with a vox from the 70s worth a grand. You can pick the amp he is using here off reverb for £100-£200
Fair play Dave - never seen you look so happy and like you are having so much fun, especially with the Les Paul. No doubt you will make a lot of people who are looking to sell their old escort 50s very happy as the prices will no doubt shoot up now. Great video.
Glorious!! Wowsome Tones Dave. What a blast of Vox goodness!! Looks like you have a real winner there. Thanks for sharing. Great playing as always. Cheers!! John Russell (73 year young Rocker now in a rocker ;)in the U.S.A.(Born in Portsmouth U.K)
Dear Dave, I like your music so much, and its so much Weltschmerz in it! More than a single heart can contain. Just speak it out! 😌👍 Jeez, listened for the third time the intro... skipped back over and over... some dust must've be getting in my eyes...😥 First time I stumbled over your vids I wrote a unpleasant comment and you deleted it. Thank you for that!! You did me right, for beeing an a*hole! Thanks again, you helped me getting a better human😌
Enjoyed the intro, loved the show. You made a good deal with this one. I'm a proud owner of Vox ac15 (+ Fulltone OCD & 69 pedals). (Love my Marshall too)
I bought a Vox Escort Bass 50 that had been serviced by Dickinson Amps who do Amplifiers for bands like Muse. Turns out it was a pre production model which belonged to Dick Denny himeslf! It sounds awesome for both bass guitar and dropped/ or down tuned guitars.
I just picked up the very version of this amp from a friend who brought it back from England during his Air Force days. It's a 240v running thru a step down box to 120v, sounds! @#$%^&* amazing thru my hollow body Gretch. Best amp ever!
I have just picked one of these up a couple of weeks ago. Traded my Orange Micro Terror and 1x12 Cab for it. This thing is a beast. Loving it. Great advice as well in here. Will be trying new tones for sure.
Dave, if you can get your hands on a Vox Pathfinder 15, get it. I got one the first year they made it in '98, the one with tremolo and no reverb. They later added reverb. They made them until 2013. Great amps.
What's in the Vox box , Gravy Davey ? Your reply ; 32:37 as advertised in, Esquire . ;") Sounded great Dave . you make me laugh . I hope you don't mind ? Thanks Dave enjoy that little treasure.
My favourite amp would have that glassy , bell like clean tone of a VOX mixed with a Marshall dirty channel. I Honestly thought a transistor amp from the early 80's would sound pretty bad...how wrong I was. This amp could cover the whole Beatles catalog. Great demo Dave :)
as weve all got an old 2X12 in the shed ypo should see mine dave it's carlsboro scorpion which in a collaborated fashion has been on stage with Django Bates (LOOSE TUBES)
Dave if you ever have the back off this amp I'd love to know the values of the fuses. I have the same out which I used to use as an extension cab and for some reason it's now missing the fuses and I can't find a schematic diagram for it.
Hey there Dave This is Dave Quick question,what guage strings do you have on your Jaguar. Ps.Sounds unbelievable,crazy how the Jaguar sounds on a Vox.I have an Ac 30 and 2 Jags and a Jazzmaster.They love pedals too...
If you must know the truth , the solid state amp fell over in my Carlsboro Scorpion long , long ago , I drive it as a speaker box now. Having the 2 20Watt 12' speakers isn't really enough for crowded rooms but is ace in a living room or something , who do you say are your next door neighbours ? ( you only Goddang vote labour to be my next door neighbour) . You were extremely lucky with your VOX to find a thermally stable silicon design from the 80's , good luck with it the Dave and thats 336 likes including me although I was hoping you were going to get the glass slide out and do some Rory slide but I am not one of those philistines. Mebbe if you wanted to improve it you could add some hand wired pots ? What about a Tele for a nice spanky sound ? (344 likes now) I would do 2 likes if I knew how. You can really feel the feedback on those humbuckers. my word. Has it got an internal speaker input , would it be just a bit (too ?) crazy to think about playing it through the Orange amp say ?
HELP!? Does anyone have experience and/or knowledge of the Line 6 Spider Jam vs Bias Grid Spark? Dave, I guess this would kind of be your area most of all - practice amp, SS, 75W fookin’ loud, modelling, effects built in, lowish wattage, backing tracks and gizmos built in to help practice, looper built in, etc., low cost (relatively speaking), deep editing, etc.? I had been eyeing up getting a Spark, but got a L6SJ thrown in when I bought yet another Revstar second hand. I know the cost of a used L6SJ equates roughly to buying a new Boss pedal, but the Spark won’t necessarily break the bank either. Can’t justify buying Spark if SJ does mostly same as I already have Roland minicube, Orange CR120 and Fender BB15 Combo for electric, Tanglewood T6 for acoustic and more pedals than is healthy for anyone.
How does this sound compared to a Valve Reactor? Seems like valve reactors are more available than an escort lead as it's kindof considered vintage, from the 80's... Thank you as always Dave!
I'd be interested to hear how much you paid for this, I just bought one off eBay myself for £120. I think it definitely was worth it (especially since as it's my first upgrade from a Marshall MG10CD) but I'm curious as to if that's a typical price for these.
Jesus Dave! Inspired killer intro Won't say what I thought the influence was for that one Incase the TH-cam copyright police are snooping. What will make foolish people do eh 😉 Everyone should own a Vox If you find a pathfinder 15 Or a Cambridge 30 going cheap snap one up.
Nice. But my all time fave was you with the ex-Rory strat demoing the VOXAC30vr th-cam.com/video/xadHDDGuGpA/w-d-xo.html at 20:40. I bought this amp on the strength of your video & playing.
Just got an AC10 and am struggling a bit to tame the treble. Even threw a compressor on there. Any advice on settings? I want it to JANGLE but not PIERCE. Dig?
Perhaps you could try the tone knob on your guitar? Also a nice trick is to boost the volume on the amp and lower the volume on the guitar to get to an acceptable level.
Only saw Rory live once - at the Cream 1969 farewell concert at the Albert Hall where Taste were one of the supporting acts - but it was clear then that he was a major talent as he went on to prove over the years. So many years have past and so many guitar heroes have fallen. Thank goodness for Dave Simpson - best reason around now to watch out for your ears :).
You WENT to that concert?? 😱
I’m envious. I saw him about 11 times I think but all from 1973 onwards after he’d recently switched to the Fender Bassman (then later Marshall). I still have the 1963 AC30 I bought in 1976 because of his sound. Dave certainly knows how to use an AC30, not everyone gets ion with them
@@Claymor621 Amazing - I bought an AC 30 s/h the same year but only kept it for a couple of years as I got fed up kicking it to try and get it to behave - should have changed the valves ? :) . As for Rory he was one of those acts I just kept missing when playing nearby due to other things on. Pretty stupid in hindsight but you can't undo mistakes like that.
Well that must have been something! I saw him live in Belfast 4 times in the 70's. Almost nobody else would come. Rory generated so much excitement live!
You could plug into a bloody gas cooker and make it sound good 🎸🎸👍👍
Rory, the guitar God. I Saw him playing three months before he passed away. After the show I shook his hand. I Will never forget this. And Dave, again an inspiring video. Again you play with a lot of emotion. Keep up the good work. Greets from the Netherlands.
"One man and his Vox" tour.
For once, your expressions of utter enjoyment were worth more than your playing. And ain't that what what it's all about, eh? Happy for you!
That blown-out wah like distortion the Vox gave when cranked with the treble boost is the best. Great little amp.
Dang I love the look of your Jaguar!
I love REM TOO!!!
very nice! never heard of that model until now. sounds great
Dave ... you are a master in putting a big smile on my face ... big thank you!
And you remind me of getting out my AC4 + the load box, my Strat and my booster ... again ...
You are a huge inspiration for guitar players Dave. You’re an incredible guitarist
Nice find!! It’s for sure got a little something special, and it’s always an awesome feeling to rescue an amazing amp that just needed someone to appreciate it again.
I just got one of these! Had to get it mended first and i cant wait to use it live!
I adore the look and tone of Vox gear, but being a headroom junkie I dont know if I could ever justify one! Love the intro jam btw Dave, top bananna! :-)
Get the AC4 and thank me later
What I love about Dave is his ‘down to earth ness’ all the gear he uses is really affordable. HE IS ONE OF US. No bullshit with a vox from the 70s worth a grand. You can pick the amp he is using here off reverb for £100-£200
Joyous. Love to see you like this, so clearly enjoying it. One of these on sale up the road from me (late 70's apparently).
Fair play Dave - never seen you look so happy and like you are having so much fun, especially with the Les Paul. No doubt you will make a lot of people who are looking to sell their old escort 50s very happy as the prices will no doubt shoot up now. Great video.
Glorious!! Wowsome Tones Dave. What a blast of Vox goodness!! Looks like you have a real winner there. Thanks for sharing. Great playing as always. Cheers!!
John Russell (73 year young Rocker now in a rocker ;)in the U.S.A.(Born in Portsmouth U.K)
Always see your comments John. I live in Cosham, Portsmouth !!
Intro jam tone was amazing!!
Bloody hell that intro was... I felt that.
I think this is your best solid state rescue yet. I am surprised it sounds like a VOX.
The sound came alive once you unplugged your board. Something is loading your tone on your board
love your jams, that playing one-handed while looking in the corner with pretty G
Dear Dave, I like your music so much, and its so much Weltschmerz in it! More than a single heart can contain. Just speak it out! 😌👍
Jeez, listened for the third time the intro... skipped back over and over... some dust must've be getting in my eyes...😥
First time I stumbled over your vids I wrote a unpleasant comment and you deleted it. Thank you for that!! You did me right, for beeing an a*hole! Thanks again, you helped me getting a better human😌
Great playing and tone, been waiting for this Vox vid. Thanks👍
I ve been around this channel fot a long time and the best tone I heard from you is this.. a Jaguar in the Vox!
Rory... Just listened to "Notes From San Francisco" The live disc... The crowd and me loved it. Keep rockn' Dave...
Enjoyed the intro, loved the show. You made a good deal with this one. I'm a proud owner of Vox ac15 (+ Fulltone OCD & 69 pedals). (Love my Marshall too)
I thought it was great with pedals, shame mine was a lemon.
I thought it was great with pedals, shame mine was a lemon.
You always give me inspiration to keep doing what i love
Best ever this year id say ..from you👍
That thing sounds MEGA! 😊👍
This was awesome! Some fantastic sounds you got going there.
I bought a Vox Escort Bass 50 that had been serviced by Dickinson Amps who do Amplifiers for bands like Muse. Turns out it was a pre production model which belonged to Dick Denny himeslf! It sounds awesome for both bass guitar and dropped/ or down tuned guitars.
Wow that was BADASS
You are just friggin awesome!
I’m definitely jealous, and I’m glad to see bad penny managed to sneak in there at the end, how can you resist though? Strat + vox = Rory haha
I just picked up the very version of this amp from a friend who brought it back from England during his Air Force days. It's a 240v running thru a step down box to 120v, sounds! @#$%^&* amazing thru my hollow body Gretch. Best amp ever!
I have just picked one of these up a couple of weeks ago. Traded my Orange Micro Terror and 1x12 Cab for it. This thing is a beast. Loving it. Great advice as well in here. Will be trying new tones for sure.
Now that is how you do an intro jam. Wow.
nice playn Dave
Wow - fantastic
Lovely stuff, thanks Dave
God Bless You Dave
Sounds awesome!!!
Dave, if you can get your hands on a Vox Pathfinder 15, get it. I got one the first year they made it in '98, the one with tremolo and no reverb. They later added reverb. They made them until 2013. Great amps.
🌎 was on 🔥and no one could save me but you...
What's in the Vox box , Gravy Davey ? Your reply ; 32:37 as advertised in, Esquire . ;") Sounded great Dave . you make me laugh . I hope you don't mind ? Thanks Dave enjoy that little treasure.
Whole lotta feel
RORY! 😥
Dave, Give you any Guitar or amp, You would make sound goodgravy anyhow!
Intro to I just want to fall in love on Steroids😁 🎶🎵🎶🎵nice🎸🤙👍 jingle lol
That looked like fun :)
great finding dave!!
Wow, is that tight !!! That is an orgasmic amp !!!!
Nice🎸sound 40:00___45:00 Dave;
That's what it's all about man, pure & unadulterated. Simple as....
guitar-🙍's soul-transistor amp =
🎉🎶🎵🎶& 😊's
It's Jaguar kinda day Today
I love your Style 🤟
Sounds really good actually - I’m surprised. Thought it was going to sound like normal solid state stuff. You can pick these up quite cheap too.
Great video!
On intro solo i cried
My favourite amp would have that glassy , bell like clean tone of a VOX mixed with a Marshall dirty channel. I Honestly thought a transistor amp from the early 80's would sound pretty bad...how wrong I was. This amp could cover the whole Beatles catalog. Great demo Dave :)
That amp would be the Albion gs 30 combo, designed by Steve Grindrod. He was the R&D for vox & Marshall for almost 4 decades, amazing amp,I have one
Laney L5T-112. Trust me.
scarier than Scott Walker...althoug them cords linger like Chris Isaak I wanna....
Love british amps. Love british guitarrists.
Watch out for your ears huh? SOMEBODY saw that vid of Jimi playing Sgt. Pepper 😏
as weve all got an old 2X12 in the shed ypo should see mine dave it's carlsboro scorpion which in a collaborated fashion has been on stage with Django Bates (LOOSE TUBES)
Use mine as gigging amp with Watkins copicat and my 62 jazzmaster
Sick you badass
Man knows every like literally Frusciante solo
Replays intro Jam 100x...dude
noooooooO!! where did that bandit disappear to?! :O
Dave, you should try find a vox pathfinder 15r. Small, cheap and legendary!
I second this
Dave if you ever have the back off this amp I'd love to know the values of the fuses. I have the same out which I used to use as an extension cab and for some reason it's now missing the fuses and I can't find a schematic diagram for it.
Hey there Dave
This is Dave
Quick question,what guage strings do you have on your Jaguar.
Ps.Sounds unbelievable,crazy how the Jaguar sounds on a Vox.I have an Ac 30 and 2 Jags and a Jazzmaster.They love pedals too...
I have 10 - 46s on my jag. :)
i said it was a vox escort yes .winner 💜💚💚💛💚💚💜💜💚😂😂😂😂😂
What pedal do you use at 46.26 Jesus your guitar playing is quality
Love the sound of this old Vox what model is it? Cambridge?
Its an escort.
@@thedavesimpson sounds amazing thanks dave
If you must know the truth , the solid state amp fell over in my Carlsboro Scorpion long , long ago , I drive it as a speaker box now. Having the 2 20Watt 12' speakers isn't really enough for crowded rooms but is ace in a living room or something , who do you say are your next door neighbours ? ( you only Goddang vote labour to be my next door neighbour) .
You were extremely lucky with your VOX to find a thermally stable silicon design from the 80's , good luck with it the Dave and thats 336 likes including me although I was hoping you were going to get the glass slide out and do some Rory slide but I am not one of those philistines. Mebbe if you wanted to improve it you could add some hand wired pots ? What about a Tele for a nice spanky sound ? (344 likes now) I would do 2 likes if I knew how. You can really feel the feedback on those humbuckers.
my word.
Has it got an internal speaker input , would it be just a bit (too ?) crazy to think about playing it through the Orange amp say ?
Thought I heard the Monkees for a moment :)
You did. ;)
"I can't believe it's true" but "I'm a believer" ;)
HELP!? Does anyone have experience and/or knowledge of the Line 6 Spider Jam vs Bias Grid Spark? Dave, I guess this would kind of be your area most of all - practice amp, SS, 75W fookin’ loud, modelling, effects built in, lowish wattage, backing tracks and gizmos built in to help practice, looper built in, etc., low cost (relatively speaking), deep editing, etc.? I had been eyeing up getting a Spark, but got a L6SJ thrown in when I bought yet another Revstar second hand. I know the cost of a used L6SJ equates roughly to buying a new Boss pedal, but the Spark won’t necessarily break the bank either. Can’t justify buying Spark if SJ does mostly same as I already have Roland minicube, Orange CR120 and Fender BB15 Combo for electric, Tanglewood T6 for acoustic and more pedals than is healthy for anyone.
L6SJ 75W and loud; Spark 40W and loudish; L6 possibly giggable (small), Spark not.
Gotcha then 34:09 CROSSROADS
How does this sound compared to a Valve Reactor? Seems like valve reactors are more available than an escort lead as it's kindof considered vintage, from the 80's... Thank you as always Dave!
The valve reactor is smoother. This one has more vintage vox tone where as the VR is a little more refined in its tone. :)
@@thedavesimpson Thank you!
how do you get this tone ? this is amazing
I'd be interested to hear how much you paid for this, I just bought one off eBay myself for £120. I think it definitely was worth it (especially since as it's my first upgrade from a Marshall MG10CD) but I'm curious as to if that's a typical price for these.
Thats about right yeps. I forgot what i payed for mine.
What Facebook marketplace did you use?
Doesn’t sound all that much like an AC30, but it has a great tone and breakup, makes you wonder why solid state has such a bad reputation
somebody here does not like Dave, VOX or great sounding tones ! Philistines will never know ! lol
Have you tried the vox Cambridge 50?
I haven't no.
Thanks Dave :) it looks like a steal for $299...but I can't decide between that the mini superbeetle or the marshall origin. What would you pick?
Could I run these in stereo?
Your fucking awesome dude I'm a metal head and I'd rather listen to you
Have you had any experience with a Marshall 1959hw super lead plexi 100w? If so, thoughts?
I have. Great amps. :)
@@thedavesimpson how about the mini version, think it's the sv20h or something, thinking the 59 may be a bit much for home use now
How do you think the vox stacks up against the Peavey Heritage VTX
I've never tried that peavey so i can't say i'm afraid.
What model Vox amp is it?
Dave, are your neighbours within a mile all deaf or is that room sound insulated?
I film when there out at work and I don't play really loud anyway. :)
Jesus Dave!
Inspired killer intro
Won't say what I thought the influence was for that one
Incase the TH-cam copyright police are snooping.
What will make foolish people do eh 😉
Everyone should own a Vox
If you find a pathfinder 15
Or a Cambridge 30 going cheap snap one up.
Everybody loves someone... Great song.
What is that amp ?
Your solid state fetish is out of control! haha
that should br 2*12
Nice. But my all time fave was you with the ex-Rory strat demoing the VOXAC30vr th-cam.com/video/xadHDDGuGpA/w-d-xo.html at 20:40. I bought this amp on the strength of your video & playing.
OK no problems. Its a big 2*112 130 watt monster
Just got an AC10 and am struggling a bit to tame the treble. Even threw a compressor on there. Any advice on settings? I want it to JANGLE but not PIERCE. Dig?
I would personally probably leave the treble off.
Get the speaker broke in. Have to get that cone moving.
Perhaps you could try the tone knob on your guitar? Also a nice trick is to boost the volume on the amp and lower the volume on the guitar to get to an acceptable level.
Hi, I've sent something over to you on facebook pm. It would be great if you'd have a while to check it
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