I got the AD60VTX!!!

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: I got the AD60VTX!!!

Well all this talk got me all wound up so...

I grabbed a GT 12AX7R and swapped the tube in my AD15, very noticable difference. It is a slightly lower gain tube with a little more edge but it really opened up several of the models, most notably the Fenders and the AC30TB. The Dire Straits sounds were inspiring now instead of close, that alone made the effort worth while. I also found the Dumble OD really stepped it up a notch as well especially using my neck pickup, I was Mick Taylor there for a moment. I also ordered a new 8" speaker from Weber to try, Ted recommended the ceramic Signature 8S, he also thought the 8F125 would be good but space would be very tight. I figured for about $40 between tube and speaker it was worth messing around with since I love this little amp so much.

Well that's cool news...

[JumpMarine]

Re: I got the AD60VTX!!!

Here's my 12ax7 vs 12at7 shootout:

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?p=653517#post653517

[75lespaul]

Re: I got the AD60VTX!!!

Well all this talk got me all wound up so...

I grabbed a GT 12AX7R and swapped the tube in my AD15, very noticable difference. It is a slightly lower gain tube with a little more edge but it really opened up several of the models, most notably the Fenders and the AC30TB. The Dire Straits sounds were inspiring now instead of close, that alone made the effort worth while. I also found the Dumble OD really stepped it up a notch as well especially using my neck pickup, I was Mick Taylor there for a moment. I also ordered a new 8" speaker from Weber to try, Ted recommended the ceramic Signature 8S, he also thought the 8F125 would be good but space would be very tight. I figured for about $40 between tube and speaker it was worth messing around with since I love this little amp so much.

Awesome!!! I've got a GT 12AX7-M on the way. It's supposedly an exact copy of the old Mullard tubes. Got a Ruby 12AX7A as well as the NOS Mullard 12AT7 on the way too. Now let's see if I can get the tubes in and out without breaking them, hee hee. I'm hauling this monster (glad it's not the 2X12!) down two flights of stairs now to put it through my 4X12 cabs. I'll let you know how many discs I pop on the way down.

[75lespaul]

Re: I got the AD60VTX!!!

Well get a load of this. Seems like the GC salesman either lied or didn't know what he was talking about. I asked him if the metal grill amps and the cloth grill amps were the same quality of models and he said no, the cloth grill versions are higher quality. Here is an email I got from Vox. I asked them this question weeks ago.

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Hello Mario,

The AD50VT and AD60VTX employ the same REMS modeling technology and
proprietary Valve Reactor. So the actual quality of the amp models is
equivalent, but there are some variables (i.e. speakers) that will
result in slightly different tonality between the amps.

I hope this is of some help, please let me know if you have any further
inquiries.

Regards,

Joe Gilmartin
Guitar Product Support Specialist
Korg/Marshall/Vox

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How about them apples? I'm going to keep the AD60VTX but if I got this info last week, I may have bought the AD30VT instead and saved $520