Well, I finally had a little time to play through the AD 50 and here is a short review.
Nice amp. I have played many amps (Boogies, vintage Fenders, vintage Marshalls, Peavey tube models) and the Vox does a great job of being true to the original amps. The Twin model has the pianolike low end of an original Fender which suprised me to no end. The Boogie models ( Numetal & US high gain) sound very boogie-ish including outragous usable gain and the zippy highend of a recto. The AC-30 TB has a beautiful Beatlesque chime when clean & has that great overdrive tone as well. The Marshall sounds were good and very usable, although not as authentic as the others.
I have never had the chance to play through a Dumble so I can't comment as to authenticity of the model except to say that it is one of my faves. The clean sound is very lush and full with fat bass, good mids & very smooth treble response. The dirty sound is somewhere between a vintage Fender and an a old mark series Boogie. Sweet with a nice sustain and responsive to the touch.
The most suprising thing was the "feel" the Vox has.....it behaves like a tube amp. The amp cleans up when I roll back the volume knob on my Strat and barks when you dig in.
I once was a tube amp snob...not anymore. I'm finally embracing technology....the Vox sounds and feels close enough for a tube amp for me.
Sorry if I rambled.........................Joe
Nice amp. I have played many amps (Boogies, vintage Fenders, vintage Marshalls, Peavey tube models) and the Vox does a great job of being true to the original amps. The Twin model has the pianolike low end of an original Fender which suprised me to no end. The Boogie models ( Numetal & US high gain) sound very boogie-ish including outragous usable gain and the zippy highend of a recto. The AC-30 TB has a beautiful Beatlesque chime when clean & has that great overdrive tone as well. The Marshall sounds were good and very usable, although not as authentic as the others.
I have never had the chance to play through a Dumble so I can't comment as to authenticity of the model except to say that it is one of my faves. The clean sound is very lush and full with fat bass, good mids & very smooth treble response. The dirty sound is somewhere between a vintage Fender and an a old mark series Boogie. Sweet with a nice sustain and responsive to the touch.
The most suprising thing was the "feel" the Vox has.....it behaves like a tube amp. The amp cleans up when I roll back the volume knob on my Strat and barks when you dig in.
I once was a tube amp snob...not anymore. I'm finally embracing technology....the Vox sounds and feels close enough for a tube amp for me.
Sorry if I rambled.........................Joe
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