So enlightening. Seeing you playing and commenting is a good change. I think a live show would be great. So many things to share and talk about. Doesn't the AC-10 have some kind of compression or is it just me? The SRT was very impressive as it did not have so scooped midrange still kept the vox vibe. Great effort Jonathan. I'd like to see more like this.
I've never done Live. Part of the reason is that I am a bit intimidated by it. Working up the courage to try it at some point. As per your question, I don't do any post processing with the audio. If you hear compression on that particular model, then perhaps it was added when it was profiled? As for the SRT, it's my dream amp. I want one so bad.
This just sounded so good! Every amp, every guitar and every setting! It’s not possible… But I think you confirmed my love of VOX! It just cuts, in studio and live… and for every setting you played just proves it. Those upper mids will do it! Right?
You nailed it! These amps are just tailored to fit in a mix. Sure, compared to other amps it might sound thin on it's own, but in a Live setting? It just slices through the mix.
The AC-10 speakers where always branded, all where 10inch alnico's, early examples had blue Elac's with an uncovered bell, blue painted Goodmans, silver Elac's with bell cover and silver Celestions. I think the silver Elac's with the bell cover sound the best IMHO.
First, you're doing a good job, using Kemper was crucial. I followed Doug and Pat years ago your reference to them was very good, especially about the Vox AC10 srt... I'll be waiting for good information. 👏👏👏
Thanks for such a good video. Bravo! I thought they all sounded superb - but maybe the AC10 2×10 was my favourite. They are pretty much all a sound engineer's dream. It's not "do they fit in a mix" but rather "where do you want em, mate?"
Glad that you enjoyed it Matt! To me, they all sound good but my heart is with the AC10 SRT and the AC50 MKi. Those were the ones I ended up enjoying the most.
Like in the first clip of vox history you did before there was no amp i disliked. But my personal preference would be the ac 10 twin and the cambridge 🤔 interesting historical facts...i love this format. 😁👍 Thank you
I had an AC10 twin, paired with a strat, from the about 66 to 68. Lovely tone but when playing with my band at relatively small venues, it was always overdriven. This helped a lot because we were playing some Cream stuff and it was a remarkably loud amp despite its 12W rating. The only problem was that it was rather bass heavy and for some Shadows guitar instrumental numbers I had to use a treble boost which rather ruined the tone. Now I have a uk Marshall built Korg AC30 TBX which I have had for 25 years and it has an AC15 add-on attached to the rear with an EF86 preamp. The amp is fantastic with my 62 stratocaster and particularly for those old 60s Shadows numbers. Unfortunately I never get to overdrive it otherwise I would go deaf.
Yeah, the Korg TBX have the reputation of being excellent amplifiers. I've never played one, but the praises are very high for that series. Do you still own the AC10?
@@TheToneLounge Thanks for the reply. Sadly, I don't have the AC10. It would have made an excellent practise amp for my small room. I swapped it in the late 60s for a Selmer Treble and Bass 50 because I had joined another band playing bigger venues and the AC10 could not cope. The Korg AC30 with Blue speakers is supposed to be the closest match to the original AC30/6s and there is an obsession amongst many older guitarists in the UK and Europe with the tone of The Shadows -- and I am very impressed that you mentioned them because I thought nobody had heard of them outside Europe-- early 60s lead Strat. My current AC30, together with the EF86 add-on get me closer to that holy grail than anyone else I have heard playing live. Love your playing.
@@TheToneLounge I have a Vox AC30C2X that I recently purchased. Still trying to figure it out🤪 Some of the older amps were sweet but I’ll have to watch again.✌️
@@TheToneLounge Thanks. I have a Telecaster, Gretsch Broadkaster, and. Gibson Les Paul (Studio). Would you plug into the high or low of the normal channel when adding effects which? Which guitar would you prefer? I really like the Telecaster so far but the Gretsch is also my newest guitar! I haven’t even tried the Gibson on it yet…
@Darby Crash I love the Gretsch and Tele with any Vox. I'm a fan of the Normal channel fan. I suggest testing pedals with the different inputs to determine what you prefer.
What I've noticed is that the older models are not as bright and brittle sounding as the new stuff. Also, the gain is much more pleasant to my ears with the older amps.
@@TheToneLounge I can hear from the video they have a pleasent mid rangy tone, both clean and with gain, while the new stuff are a little more scooped in the mids, do you agree?
Cool video man. You did a good job. But using amp simulators as examples is disingenuous. I'm not saying that to be contrarian or to be rude. But I've never heard a profile the mimicked the real thing once in my life. You can spend time replicating frequencies but it's always going to pale in comparison. Using it in a recording, in a band mix?" Absolutely. No one cares. But if it's by itself to show the how it sounds, it's not truly representing these circuits accurately. It's like building a life like robot. It might appear to be the same but it's still replicated and lacking the depth that makes it human. You can't replicate certain characteristics of the circuit. I play an AC30 and have dabbled in several different "AC30" models and they all fail in my opinion. Never come close. 3/10 at best. Again not trying to be the hater. Just in case if anyone reads this, they know these models don't do Dick Denny's circuits any justice.
Thanks for your feedback. First off, this is the only way I could make this video happen, short of buying all the vintage amps. The idea was to give a sense of what these amos sound like. Also worthy of mention is the fact that the Kemper profiles are from the real amps. These are not modelers.
⚡ 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀:
🔴 VFP series: th-cam.com/play/PLeAo3au6SN1kfdYcyp8bvHttqkPinQ2Wt.html
🔴 AC15 series: th-cam.com/play/PLeAo3au6SN1mEE4I1YYC2GtP7Y9sZ4VKT.html
What a brilliant video. Vox should be paying you as an in house historian. Thanks a lot.
So nice of you! Glad you enjoyed it.
IMO, Vox definitely have the best-looking cabinets. And the amp sounds great.
So enlightening. Seeing you playing and commenting is a good change. I think a live show would be great. So many things to share and talk about. Doesn't the AC-10 have some kind of compression or is it just me? The SRT was very impressive as it did not have so scooped midrange still kept the vox vibe. Great effort Jonathan. I'd like to see more like this.
I've never done Live. Part of the reason is that I am a bit intimidated by it. Working up the courage to try it at some point. As per your question, I don't do any post processing with the audio. If you hear compression on that particular model, then perhaps it was added when it was profiled? As for the SRT, it's my dream amp. I want one so bad.
@@TheToneLounge Have you seen Doug and Pat Show with their holy grail Vox? Big fun! th-cam.com/video/alBO_yEn5o4/w-d-xo.html
This just sounded so good! Every amp, every guitar and every setting! It’s not possible… But I think you confirmed my love of VOX! It just cuts, in studio and live… and for every setting you played just proves it. Those upper mids will do it! Right?
You nailed it! These amps are just tailored to fit in a mix. Sure, compared to other amps it might sound thin on it's own, but in a Live setting? It just slices through the mix.
Great video. To my surprise my favorite sound of them all was the '64 AC10 Twin.
What did you prefer about it?
The AC-10 speakers where always branded, all where 10inch alnico's, early examples had blue Elac's with an uncovered bell, blue painted Goodmans, silver Elac's with bell cover and silver Celestions.
I think the silver Elac's with the bell cover sound the best IMHO.
Thanks for the information. I'm always here to learn. Cheers
What a lot of great sounds, so sweet. A lot of really cool, great information to boot. Good stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it!
First, you're doing a good job, using Kemper was crucial.
I followed Doug and Pat years ago your reference to them was very good, especially about the Vox AC10 srt...
I'll be waiting for good information. 👏👏👏
Thanks Carlos! I always appreciate your feedback. :)
What a superb channel.
Bravo to your hard work and success !!
Thank you so much 😀Did you have a favorite amp?
A lot of fun to watch! Great episode!
Thanks Richard.
Awesome video ! Can’t wait to see you compare modern versions of the AC4, 10, 15, 30, to these profiles! What was your favorite profile to play?
I really liked the AC50, AC10 SRT and AC15 Twin.
Been trying for days to find time to finish digging into this my friend..I'll post my thoughts on the amps as soon as possible 🤘😜🎶🎸
Please do!
Comprehensive, interesting and informative, great playing. Business as usual
Thank you kindly! I took a risk on this one. I wanted to try something different. Glad you liked it.
Thanks for such a good video. Bravo!
I thought they all sounded superb - but maybe the AC10 2×10 was my favourite.
They are pretty much all a sound engineer's dream. It's not "do they fit in a mix" but rather "where do you want em, mate?"
Glad that you enjoyed it Matt! To me, they all sound good but my heart is with the AC10 SRT and the AC50 MKi. Those were the ones I ended up enjoying the most.
Awesome video. Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Like in the first clip of vox history you did before there was no amp i disliked. But my personal preference would be the ac 10 twin and the cambridge 🤔 interesting historical facts...i love this format. 😁👍 Thank you
Thanks Marquis! It takes a while to come up with these videos, and sadly this one did not perform well.
I had an AC10 twin, paired with a strat, from the about 66 to 68. Lovely tone but when playing with my band at relatively small venues, it was always overdriven. This helped a lot because we were playing some Cream stuff and it was a remarkably loud amp despite its 12W rating. The only problem was that it was rather bass heavy and for some Shadows guitar instrumental numbers I had to use a treble boost which rather ruined the tone. Now I have a uk Marshall built Korg AC30 TBX which I have had for 25 years and it has an AC15 add-on attached to the rear with an EF86 preamp. The amp is fantastic with my 62 stratocaster and particularly for those old 60s Shadows numbers. Unfortunately I never get to overdrive it otherwise I would go deaf.
Yeah, the Korg TBX have the reputation of being excellent amplifiers. I've never played one, but the praises are very high for that series. Do you still own the AC10?
@@TheToneLounge Thanks for the reply. Sadly, I don't have the AC10. It would have made an excellent practise amp for my small room. I swapped it in the late 60s for a Selmer Treble and Bass 50 because I had joined another band playing bigger venues and the AC10 could not cope. The Korg AC30 with Blue speakers is supposed to be the closest match to the original AC30/6s and there is an obsession amongst many older guitarists in the UK and Europe with the tone of The Shadows -- and I am very impressed that you mentioned them because I thought nobody had heard of them outside Europe-- early 60s lead Strat. My current AC30, together with the EF86 add-on get me closer to that holy grail than anyone else I have heard playing live. Love your playing.
Great video.
Awesome content as usual!✌️
Thanks Darby! Did you have a favorite?
@@TheToneLounge I have a Vox AC30C2X that I recently purchased. Still trying to figure it out🤪 Some of the older amps were sweet but I’ll have to watch again.✌️
@@darbycrash3286 let me know if there is any topics you need help with.
@@TheToneLounge Thanks. I have a Telecaster, Gretsch Broadkaster, and. Gibson Les Paul (Studio). Would you plug into the high or low of the normal channel when adding effects which? Which guitar would you prefer? I really like the Telecaster so far but the Gretsch is also my newest guitar! I haven’t even tried the Gibson on it yet…
@Darby Crash I love the Gretsch and Tele with any Vox. I'm a fan of the Normal channel fan. I suggest testing pedals with the different inputs to determine what you prefer.
They all sound great, so did you notice any major difference in term of soud and quality compared to the Custom Series? if so what did you notice?
What I've noticed is that the older models are not as bright and brittle sounding as the new stuff. Also, the gain is much more pleasant to my ears with the older amps.
@@TheToneLounge I can hear from the video they have a pleasent mid rangy tone, both clean and with gain, while the new stuff are a little more scooped in the mids, do you agree?
Yeah, the new amps have a mid scoop that the old ones do not seem to have.
That AC-15 twin 😍
Clean or overdriven?
Clean, nice and bright
@@TheToneLounge also the one at 15:45
Interesting! Thanks! 🎉
Thanks for watching!
Is the AC120 a 70s amp?
Double check on the Vox Showroom website, but I think it is.
@@TheToneLounge i have one and as far as i know they where build from 1970-1975 👍
Shame they didn't spend more time on developing PA amps. No one could hear the vocals!
voxda15?
Which model is that?
Cool video man. You did a good job. But using amp simulators as examples is disingenuous. I'm not saying that to be contrarian or to be rude. But I've never heard a profile the mimicked the real thing once in my life. You can spend time replicating frequencies but it's always going to pale in comparison. Using it in a recording, in a band mix?" Absolutely. No one cares. But if it's by itself to show the how it sounds, it's not truly representing these circuits accurately. It's like building a life like robot. It might appear to be the same but it's still replicated and lacking the depth that makes it human. You can't replicate certain characteristics of the circuit. I play an AC30 and have dabbled in several different "AC30" models and they all fail in my opinion. Never come close. 3/10 at best.
Again not trying to be the hater. Just in case if anyone reads this, they know these models don't do Dick Denny's circuits any justice.
Thanks for your feedback. First off, this is the only way I could make this video happen, short of buying all the vintage amps.
The idea was to give a sense of what these amos sound like. Also worthy of mention is the fact that the Kemper profiles are from the real amps. These are not modelers.