Wanted to try something different and decided on a Vox. The AC15C2 is an AC15 in an AC30 cabinet with 2 twelve inch Greenbacks.
Right now I'm still experimenting with sounds I can get out of it. My tuner is a Boss TU-2 with the extra output jack for bypass and I'm running cables from both those into both inputs on the amp so I can blend the channels together. I'd like to find a cool fuzz that will play nice with it and a more transparent overdrive. Maybe an EP Booster. People seem to like the Timmy and the Crowther Hot Cake, but I haven't seen too many fuzz recommendations.
The amp sounds warmer than I imagined. There is a lot of top end that you can dial out with the tone cut and the treble control. When I first played through it I thought there was way too much high end, but setting the tone cut halfway was the sweet spot. There's not a lot of headroom. It doesn't bother me because I never play 100%. On the flip side it's really dynamic even cranked up. I can hammer on the strings and it'll bark, but playing softly without even adjusting my volume knobs on the guitar will give some decent clean sounds.
Anybody else playing through a Vox? I'm curious about how well it keeps up in a live situation.
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