Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
I bought a Vox Pathfinder on GCs used part of the site. I paid $60 + $15 shipping/tax. $75.
It got here and the tremolo doesn't work on it and the speaker was changed to a 10" Jensen at some point (they all had either 6" or 8"). When I turned it on I got this really bad whirring and farting noise... it happened whenever there was excessive bass/volume/drive. I checked the speaker and there is a tear in the side of it.
The thing is that I plugged it in to my Framus 412 and it sounded pretty damn good. I have read that these were some of the best small solid state amps and they really are good sounding amps.
I don't use many effects and don't really use trem at all so it is not a huge loss and the speaker could be replaced easily by a weber signature series.... Do you think I should return it, ask for a partial refund, or just keep it?
I like the amp but it is not the greatest thing ever, and even through the 412 it is not as loud as I'd like it to be. I mean, it is loud but it breaks up relatively easily and I play pretty clean. It sounds good but it wouldn't be useful to me for much more than bedroom playing. I will be moving into an apartment next summer so maybe it would be useful for that but I don't know..... that, along with all the problems makes me think I should just return it. What do you think? I know it is only $75 but is it worth it?
The only thing that sucks is that they want me to take it to my nearest GC which would end up wasting about 4 hours of my time. I know it seems like I am being lazy or something but I have been really busy lately and haven't had much time for anything......
WWYD?
It got here and the tremolo doesn't work on it and the speaker was changed to a 10" Jensen at some point (they all had either 6" or 8"). When I turned it on I got this really bad whirring and farting noise... it happened whenever there was excessive bass/volume/drive. I checked the speaker and there is a tear in the side of it.
The thing is that I plugged it in to my Framus 412 and it sounded pretty damn good. I have read that these were some of the best small solid state amps and they really are good sounding amps.
I don't use many effects and don't really use trem at all so it is not a huge loss and the speaker could be replaced easily by a weber signature series.... Do you think I should return it, ask for a partial refund, or just keep it?
I like the amp but it is not the greatest thing ever, and even through the 412 it is not as loud as I'd like it to be. I mean, it is loud but it breaks up relatively easily and I play pretty clean. It sounds good but it wouldn't be useful to me for much more than bedroom playing. I will be moving into an apartment next summer so maybe it would be useful for that but I don't know..... that, along with all the problems makes me think I should just return it. What do you think? I know it is only $75 but is it worth it?
The only thing that sucks is that they want me to take it to my nearest GC which would end up wasting about 4 hours of my time. I know it seems like I am being lazy or something but I have been really busy lately and haven't had much time for anything......
WWYD?
