Just to make it clear.... reverb and delay actually sound very good into this head...as do most pedals I have tried with it 😎 Yes a loop would be nice but it is definitely not essential.
If you turn the gain up it definitely matters. Reverb or Delay sounds terrible in front of a driven amp - if you only use pedals for distortion, they all work great, but I like turning the gain up a bit on my MV50 - so I'll be putting in an effects loop (saw a great tutorial here on TH-cam).
You should really hear the speaker emulation out on these. It's much better than it should be. Having recorded a couple of these, I can tell you that I have used the direct out in greater proportion to a mic'd speaker cabinet from these.
Screw the effects loop. We need a good direct out we can record with. Obviously we would be able to turn off the speaker emulation so we can add a high quality one.
"Oh ya of course it sounds like a Dumble." "Have you ever played a Dumble?" "No but I've heared people talk about Dumbles." No one has played a Dumble. Why is that a selling point that it sounds like a Dumble?
I forgot why I never ended up getting one of these until you got to the part about not having an fx loop. These are such cool mini-amps it's sad they really messed that up for the more driven models.
Not all Dumbles are known for big fat lead sounds, some have the most amazing blackface cleans, think SRV or John Mayer. It all depends on what model amp you are referring to.
An Rx loop would have been nice but for me I think if they had the line out to have an on/off switch for cab simulation so I could use a Logic IR instead.
I think your statement on thinness is dependent on what speaker you pair it with and what eq you mix with. I would say your comment is stating how you have set it up which is not great! tried it with the Vox V speaker in the shop with a tele and a gibson and both were super with gain 3pm and volume 9am. I have a Jensen C12k sounds good Celestion G12 anniversary sounds great Celestion G12 m sounds crap. Question is for me, is this as good as buying a dumble pedal like the twimble which is 75$ more, does it give a good sound. For me they are great for wet dry wet as the dry amp
Kind of late to the party sorry. I play a fuzz, overdrive, distortion, chorus and a reverb pedal (not all at once) in front of the Boutique and have to say it performs very well for its size and prize. We played a medium sized gig a couple of days ago and I had the volume around 1 o'clock, could have gone so much louder still! But the "flat or deep" switch really makes no sense, as far as I can hear, deep doesn't give you more bass, just makes everything a bit flabbier. Otherwise in flat mode it screams and in my opinon the density of the Boutique works great with a fuzz or for soloing. So the tiny top plus a 12'' cabinet and my pedalboard together weigh about 15 kilograms which is pretty awesome for gigging also I very much dig the impedance switch. Great little thing if you ask me but the point about the FX loop makes sense of course, great review thank you very much!
My opinion: I think the best way to find the G Spot of this amp should be the opposite : from full gain backwards ; I don't believe it is supposed to play well al low gain settings (as it is heard in the demo) so it's a matter of finding the right match with the guitar , so I think that is better starting at full gain then decreasing it until you find the perfect balance between sustain and clarity.
Like 99% of people I have never played a Dumble but I have listened to a few demos of the real thing and the best example for me is one by Mick Taylor(no not the Bluesbreakers, Clapton one his journo/Pedal Show namesake). I haven't heard any emulation which gets even close, and this Vox is no exception.
Hey eytschp.... Welchen magst du lieber,den Boutique oder den Rock? Ich hab beide uns kann mich nicht entscheiden welcher weg soll. Kannst du das für mich entscheiden? LG aus Berlin
I hear the difference with the Deep switch at 9:30, but it doesn't seem you gave it much of a chance. If the high gain leads at the end were a bit more bitey than the Dynamis, did you try the Deep and lowering the tone to 5 there? mighta got it closer to that thick lead sound of the big D....
Henning, you spectacular human! I don’t mind that little amp, but it doesn’t sound like a “D” amp, other than class D. I used to have a Quilter 101R which sounded fatter.
The speaker simulation on these is actually not bad IMO. It indeed is basically an EQ curve, not an impulse response, but I actually prefer that. Impulse responses get tiring to listen to on headphones because of the static peaks/dips. A smooth EQ curve does not. Just my personal findings.
These are selling for 89 pounds on Vox website, I have the clean, use it with a multi fx to give a amp emulation and reverb. Must use a decent speaker, sounds crap otherwise.
The fake woodgrain panel suggests American/Fender voicing (as opposed to "British") and since the 90z there are dozens of boutique builders in the USA inspired by Fender's legacy. Whatever the design goals, Korg made something cool under that decorative handle... Anyway, does the class-D power amp also break up like the Electro Harmonix pedal-power amps, or is the dirt only coming from the NuTube???
I wonder if it's easy to mod one of these, installing a bypass switch for the cab simulation. I have two but both still have warranty so I'll wait before opening one up.
According to this video by VOX (facebook.com/voxampsuk/videos/2124516147577419/?v=2124516147577419), the cab sim can be bypassed if you pull out a mono jack one position. I just can't understand why they didn't mention that anywhere else! It's a great feature to be able to use the line-out with IR in your DAW.
thanks for entertaining whilst being absolutely honest (like about the AC tone and putting a loop in, it is $200 it should also have a loop) None of us care if it goes an extra 2" wider its already small as shit so....I guess since I run 3 massive fuzz pedals with six other pedals on my board if I go this route the 'clean' is the one to get...although the next question would be what would be better than the 'clean' model in the under $300 category
They need to change the housing to something more traditional like the new Vox beetle amp. They can easily double or triple sales by changing housing and even charging a few more dollars.
Piet Muijs I use an MV50 AC as my main amp through a 4 ohm 1x12. Sounds huge and is easily gigable - used it at band practice last night with gain at 9 o'clock and volume at 12. Pedals sound great through the front end, flanger, delay, reverb, trem, etc. It has enough headroom to get all your gain from pedals and be plenty loud so there's no problem with the effects going crazy. They're very seriously usable, cheap secondhand too...
Seem like they'd ve great as a backup as well as a portable amp to take to go jam with people. All you need us a very loud speaker and an amp voiced with a lot of mids. I use an OR15 and it's plenty loud to jam with people and to gig with.
My band opened for the Bellamy Brothers back in January. Their lead guitar player was using a pair of them into a 2x12 Fender cab. They tour the entire country.
@@zebmrowka7733 How's the MV50 Clean with pedals? I'm not so sure about the Boutique - I don't think it's my "thing". I just need a good, fairly neutral platform to use with my 112Cab (Celestion V-Type, the Bassbreaker one, I forget which model speaker) and/or DI with the NUX Solid Studio IR loader/power-amp&mic position emulator). I was thinking of getting the Mooer Baby Bomb, as I already have one of their micro preamps (002, UK Gold) which is fantastic for DI-ing with my board and the NUX Solid Studio, but If I want to use my cab without lugging around one of my combos (I don't own any heads), I'd need a power amp solution. The Baby Bomb is 30W, all digital.
It doesn't have the warmth or smoothness that a real D**ble has. It's too bitey.. And yes, I have played a Dumble a few times. This doesn't sing... Maybe flip that EQ switch to Deep. If you want to hear a Strat type sound into a Dumble, think Jackson Browne or John Shanks...
with 2 x 12" vintage Celestion Greenbacks 20W version (cca 1966??? th-cam.com/video/lwKbsTECqQU/w-d-xo.html) it sounds sweet (not much problem with biting unless you max the treble). For crunch I am driving it with Source Audio Multiwave Distortion = pure cream ;-) at this price range lovely amp. As for effect loop I will open it up if we can make some mod.
while you are bitching About the effects loop can you may be disscuss that with Joe Morgan in a Skype session or something? Why i ask is a Anderton´s Video where he calls the effects loop the devile th-cam.com/video/bNMqNV1m_uA/w-d-xo.html min 47:27
Just to make it clear.... reverb and delay actually sound very good into this head...as do most pedals I have tried with it 😎 Yes a loop would be nice but it is definitely not essential.
If you turn the gain up it definitely matters. Reverb or Delay sounds terrible in front of a driven amp - if you only use pedals for distortion, they all work great, but I like turning the gain up a bit on my MV50 - so I'll be putting in an effects loop (saw a great tutorial here on TH-cam).
Effect loop mod MV50. th-cam.com/video/2IiKJY0c90o/w-d-xo.htmlsi=I0JXNvNnkbkutOM7
You should really hear the speaker emulation out on these. It's much better than it should be. Having recorded a couple of these, I can tell you that I have used the direct out in greater proportion to a mic'd speaker cabinet from these.
Screw the effects loop. We need a good direct out we can record with. Obviously we would be able to turn off the speaker emulation so we can add a high quality one.
I just got mine used on Reverb. $90. Very much looking forward to a practice amp I can use with headphones while my toddler is sleeping.
I wonder the mv50's current draw, and if can find a 19 volt rechargeable powerpack to make it portable.
"Oh ya of course it sounds like a Dumble." "Have you ever played a Dumble?" "No but I've heared people talk about Dumbles." No one has played a Dumble. Why is that a selling point that it sounds like a Dumble?
Your studio is like a candy store! Look at all of those beautiful amps!
Sounds like a great backup amp for the giging player.
You’re delightful. Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday, hope we can also congratulate to 100.000 subs by next year!
I forgot why I never ended up getting one of these until you got to the part about not having an fx loop.
These are such cool mini-amps it's sad they really messed that up for the more driven models.
Not all Dumbles are known for big fat lead sounds, some have the most amazing blackface cleans, think SRV or John Mayer. It all depends on what model amp you are referring to.
Daves Blues also he tweaked the amps perfectly for the customers. Dumble amps sound different although same model
An Rx loop would have been nice but for me I think if they had the line out to have an on/off switch for cab simulation so I could use a Logic IR instead.
Also... yay for the slider cam!
I think your statement on thinness is dependent on what speaker you pair it with and what eq you mix with. I would say your comment is stating how you have set it up which is not great! tried it with the Vox V speaker in the shop with a tele and a gibson and both were super with gain 3pm and volume 9am. I have a Jensen C12k sounds good Celestion G12 anniversary sounds great Celestion G12 m sounds crap. Question is for me, is this as good as buying a dumble pedal like the twimble which is 75$ more, does it give a good sound. For me they are great for wet dry wet as the dry amp
Kind of late to the party sorry. I play a fuzz, overdrive, distortion, chorus and a reverb pedal (not all at once) in front of the Boutique and have to say it performs very well for its size and prize. We played a medium sized gig a couple of days ago and I had the volume around 1 o'clock, could have gone so much louder still! But the "flat or deep" switch really makes no sense, as far as I can hear, deep doesn't give you more bass, just makes everything a bit flabbier. Otherwise in flat mode it screams and in my opinon the density of the Boutique works great with a fuzz or for soloing. So the tiny top plus a 12'' cabinet and my pedalboard together weigh about 15 kilograms which is pretty awesome for gigging also I very much dig the impedance switch. Great little thing if you ask me but the point about the FX loop makes sense of course, great review thank you very much!
Couldn't care less about an effects loop. These things are amazing!
It's not hard to add an effects loop. I did this on mine.
@@ThatManVanDango how u add the effect loop?can u share to me
@@ThatManVanDango Tell me how?
My opinion: I think the best way to find the G Spot of this amp should be the opposite : from full gain backwards ; I don't believe it is supposed to play well al low gain settings (as it is heard in the demo) so it's a matter of finding the right match with the guitar , so I think that is better starting at full gain then decreasing it until you find the perfect balance between sustain and clarity.
There are NO Dumble questions, only Dumble answers!
Like 99% of people I have never played a Dumble but I have listened to a few demos of the real thing and the best example for me is one by Mick Taylor(no not the Bluesbreakers, Clapton one his journo/Pedal Show namesake). I haven't heard any emulation which gets even close, and this Vox is no exception.
I would prefer the on/off switch on the front to having no handle.
Hey eytschp.... Welchen magst du lieber,den Boutique oder den Rock? Ich hab beide uns kann mich nicht entscheiden welcher weg soll. Kannst du das für mich entscheiden?
LG aus Berlin
WTF Henning! That's a great shirt! Happy birthday bro!
That is a beautiful mother of toilet seat pick guard on that Ibanez guitar.
Good god that blue guitar is gorgeous. I love the look of it.
Why no demo with pedals to see how well the amp can handle effects!!!
it sounds good, I don't care if it sounds like a dumble or not.
I've noticed that I like the sound of a hybrid amp more than a full tube, especially when it comes to mid-rich british stuff.
Covid?
Wow yours worked?!? I sent my second failed MV50 back to Sweetwater and got a Super Champ X2 head!
Drew McDowell The Super Champ x2 head is awesome, very versatile. Good choice!
Happy birthday and many more ! MV50 sounds good to me for the $.
What about that switch on back to get that thicker sound? / Ahhh i see you pushed the deep switch right after I mentioned it !!!
I hear the difference with the Deep switch at 9:30, but it doesn't seem you gave it much of a chance. If the high gain leads at the end were a bit more bitey than the Dynamis, did you try the Deep and lowering the tone to 5 there? mighta got it closer to that thick lead sound of the big D....
Henning, you spectacular human! I don’t mind that little amp, but it doesn’t sound like a “D” amp, other than class D. I used to have a Quilter 101R which sounded fatter.
except the line out on these is absolutely awesome!
Its like nails on a chalkboard. I would probably go down the katana route if I were shopping in that budget
The new Mini Super beetle has reverb and tremolo. Not sure about an effects loop... I'm waiting for Vox to sell it as a head only.
The speaker simulation on these is actually not bad IMO. It indeed is basically an EQ curve, not an impulse response, but I actually prefer that. Impulse responses get tiring to listen to on headphones because of the static peaks/dips. A smooth EQ curve does not. Just my personal findings.
Like da guitar!!!!! is it a Ibanez AZ2204F Prestige Transparent Aqua Blue ???
So far, I stuck to the Roadcore Prestiges, maybe I need one liek this ;)
I'm not watching any more of your videos until you get a Dumble. Fact.
Happy birthday Henning !
Well, we were born on the same day ;). Happy birthay man, keep doing what you do.
These are selling for 89 pounds on Vox website, I have the clean, use it with a multi fx to give a amp emulation and reverb. Must use a decent speaker, sounds crap otherwise.
That Bear looks so chill I bet he does not shit in the woods...
I love you man! Well it's over talk as every your vid but I still love you.
It would be cool to hear those drives in a loop of a Bugera or Crate fx loop head.
Sounds terrible to me. WAAAAY too bright on the single coils but only OK in humbucker mode. Also, is he slightly out of tune somewhere?
"I'm missing some fullness here" (4:29) - thats what she said, come on Henning!
8:00 "Now its extremely thick", yer slippin big man..
5:07 “the thing that defines the “D” sound”...that’s what she said!
Hate to say this but Vox get much closer to the Dumble sound with the boutique setting on their modelling amps.
The fake woodgrain panel suggests American/Fender voicing (as opposed to "British") and since the 90z there are dozens of boutique builders in the USA inspired by Fender's legacy. Whatever the design goals, Korg made something cool under that decorative handle... Anyway, does the class-D power amp also break up like the Electro Harmonix pedal-power amps, or is the dirt only coming from the NuTube???
Love the shirt!
I am sold buying today
I wonder if it's easy to mod one of these, installing a bypass switch for the cab simulation. I have two but both still have warranty so I'll wait before opening one up.
According to this video by VOX (facebook.com/voxampsuk/videos/2124516147577419/?v=2124516147577419), the cab sim can be bypassed if you pull out a mono jack one position. I just can't understand why they didn't mention that anywhere else! It's a great feature to be able to use the line-out with IR in your DAW.
Happy Birthday!
I haven't watched one of your videos in months, I don't even know why. Please forgive me.
I'm curious about how the Vertex Ultraphonix pedal compares
I've had my eye on that Ibanez, but you know what... then I saw your signature model Harley Benton for literally $1,500 cheaper.
Id like to see an IR put on the speaker sim headphone out. Just for kicks and giggles.
You have to check out the Vox Mini SuperBeetle !! Pls!
Bzw. make Video with it
I want that guitar in my life! Nay, I NEED that guitar in my life!!
That shirt tho, where did you buy it?
mr gugu... link under the video
„Le Sound“ LMAO!!! 😂
Do you think that theres enough room in the chassis to put in an effects loop?
There is. I did this myself.
Would you need a dummy load for like a moore radar or the two notes cab?
I'd say yes. It's a 50W amp, and the output is after the power-amp?
Pretty sure the OX is not designed to work with solid state amps.
No effects loop = dealbreaker. I've got a Joyo Bantamp BlueJay and it's awesome.
Tuning would help
it wouldn't
What's a dumble?
I don't know about it sounding like D but it sure as hell don't sound like A
it's not really supposed to
Happy birthday
I thought they try to emulate a Matchless amp with this....
Hello birthday boy! 🎉
how does everyone know that it is my birthday?
Because I started a domino effect 🙂
thanks for entertaining whilst being absolutely honest (like about the AC tone and putting a loop in, it is $200 it should also have a loop) None of us care if it goes an extra 2" wider its already small as shit so....I guess since I run 3 massive fuzz pedals with six other pedals on my board if I go this route the 'clean' is the one to get...although the next question would be what would be better than the 'clean' model in the under $300 category
Sounds like shredder arse - oh and happy B-day
Dumble and no? SRV :(
Happy bear-thday Henning!
Would you review the BluAmp1 (blug)
We kinda did... with Thomas Blug
They need to change the housing to something more traditional like the new Vox beetle amp. They can easily double or triple sales by changing housing and even charging a few more dollars.
Killer lil Amp
I like the shirt
Always better with a Bear
Now about the guitar..
An Ibanez Strat...nice
SUX we couldn't have a better player tho! LOL
Try Bbmaj7 with a C in the bass ;)
It's the crap Di that puts me off these ting.
No ef loop is deal breaker
Thank you for the review. I pass on the amp. I hear no boutique here.
Impedance for Class-D huh?
I don't get the purpose of these amps. They are to limited for any serious use, but are to loud for playing at home.
Piet Muijs I use an MV50 AC as my main amp through a 4 ohm 1x12. Sounds huge and is easily gigable - used it at band practice last night with gain at 9 o'clock and volume at 12. Pedals sound great through the front end, flanger, delay, reverb, trem, etc. It has enough headroom to get all your gain from pedals and be plenty loud so there's no problem with the effects going crazy. They're very seriously usable, cheap secondhand too...
Seem like they'd ve great as a backup as well as a portable amp to take to go jam with people. All you need us a very loud speaker and an amp voiced with a lot of mids. I use an OR15 and it's plenty loud to jam with people and to gig with.
i use an mv50 clean and a small cab whenever i dont wanna lug a big amp around. also sounds great paired in stereo with my deluxe reverb.
My band opened for the Bellamy Brothers back in January. Their lead guitar player was using a pair of them into a 2x12 Fender cab. They tour the entire country.
@@zebmrowka7733 How's the MV50 Clean with pedals? I'm not so sure about the Boutique - I don't think it's my "thing". I just need a good, fairly neutral platform to use with my 112Cab (Celestion V-Type, the Bassbreaker one, I forget which model speaker) and/or DI with the NUX Solid Studio IR loader/power-amp&mic position emulator). I was thinking of getting the Mooer Baby Bomb, as I already have one of their micro preamps (002, UK Gold) which is fantastic for DI-ing with my board and the NUX Solid Studio, but If I want to use my cab without lugging around one of my combos (I don't own any heads), I'd need a power amp solution. The Baby Bomb is 30W, all digital.
It doesn't have the warmth or smoothness that a real D**ble has. It's too bitey.. And yes, I have played a Dumble a few times. This doesn't sing... Maybe flip that EQ switch to Deep. If you want to hear a Strat type sound into a Dumble, think Jackson Browne or John Shanks...
If i cant have that guitar that my big dreams
Sounds like ice picks to my ears.
Joyeux le birthday
Le Happy Birthday!!
Happy le anniversaire!
Dumble.... dore?
I'll see myself out.
with 2 x 12" vintage Celestion Greenbacks 20W version (cca 1966??? th-cam.com/video/lwKbsTECqQU/w-d-xo.html) it sounds sweet (not much problem with biting unless you max the treble). For crunch I am driving it with Source Audio Multiwave Distortion = pure cream ;-) at this price range lovely amp. As for effect loop I will open it up if we can make some mod.
Hi ! I like your video/
honesty .thanks! ( it's a bitey mf🙂)
the vox mv50 boutique sounds better.. Not as toppy and shrill! LOL!
Be better if you just ran it direct into a cab....
Dude, please, tune up! Pleeeeeease. couldn't watch it all
while you are bitching About the effects loop can you may be disscuss that with Joe Morgan in a Skype session or something? Why i ask is a Anderton´s Video where he calls the effects loop the devile th-cam.com/video/bNMqNV1m_uA/w-d-xo.html min 47:27
Hi Henning... uhh.... first?
I believe in Jesus...and so should you!