Vox AC15C1 vs VR
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Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: Vox AC15C1 vs VR
If there wasn't a massive difference in tone people wouldn't spend so much more money to get a real tube amp.
If there wasn't a massive difference in tone people wouldn't spend so much more money to get a real tube amp.
Wattage
High Voltologist
Re: Vox AC15C1 vs VR
The VR is a pretty cool little amp but remember it is modeling the AC15 as opposed to being an AC15. I think it is the AC15 setting from the original Valvetronix AD series amp, the high end blue faced one.
It doesn't have the trem circuit or the tone cut of the C1 and the reverb is digital. It also doesn't have the same speaker availability, though it does have a Celestion in it.
It does have a lot more gain available than the C1 and is a little more modern sounding when you get on it. It doesn't have the same depth of sound as the C1, if that is the difference of the speaker or the circuit I can't tell you.
The VR is a pretty cool little amp but remember it is modeling the AC15 as opposed to being an AC15. I think it is the AC15 setting from the original Valvetronix AD series amp, the high end blue faced one.
It doesn't have the trem circuit or the tone cut of the C1 and the reverb is digital. It also doesn't have the same speaker availability, though it does have a Celestion in it.
It does have a lot more gain available than the C1 and is a little more modern sounding when you get on it. It doesn't have the same depth of sound as the C1, if that is the difference of the speaker or the circuit I can't tell you.
Nostalgic Distortion
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Re: Vox AC15C1 vs VR
Completely different monsters! I gave my VR away because it sounded nothing like either of my AC's & I had bought it so I could get something close to the sound of my AC's without having to move around a 75lb combo amp! They're not awful but they're not even in the same ballpark as real AC's! My girlfriend's dad loves the VR but he was rocking a $40 15w S.S. Fender Champ before I gave it to him so the bar was set pretty low... To my ears it was just a Pi$$ poor modeling amp that had some AC-ish overtones, kinda sorta???
Completely different monsters! I gave my VR away because it sounded nothing like either of my AC's & I had bought it so I could get something close to the sound of my AC's without having to move around a 75lb combo amp! They're not awful but they're not even in the same ballpark as real AC's! My girlfriend's dad loves the VR but he was rocking a $40 15w S.S. Fender Champ before I gave it to him so the bar was set pretty low... To my ears it was just a Pi$$ poor modeling amp that had some AC-ish overtones, kinda sorta???
astrozombie
KatyPerryologist
Re: Vox AC15C1 vs VR
the ac15c1 has much much better tone. It's even louder than the AC30VR.
the ac15c1 has much much better tone. It's even louder than the AC30VR.
silvertonebetty
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Re: Vox AC15C1 vs VR
My ac30vr sounds like crap on the clean chanel but i cranked master to full and just barley on. And wow but still nothing overly exciting. My mesa mk2a is much better.
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My ac30vr sounds like crap on the clean chanel but i cranked master to full and just barley on. And wow but still nothing overly exciting. My mesa mk2a is much better.
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Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Vox AC15C1 vs VR
Modeling and SS technology has come a long way in 20 years, even blending digital with tubes, but I've come to realize it'll never equal a high quality tube amp.....ever....no matter how good it gets....at least out loud in an open room.
Modeling and SS technology has come a long way in 20 years, even blending digital with tubes, but I've come to realize it'll never equal a high quality tube amp.....ever....no matter how good it gets....at least out loud in an open room.
crusty philtrum
Vintageologist
Re: Vox AC15C1 vs VR
Even if the s/s version does a decent job of approximating the tone, the AC15 will have the response, the touch-sensitivity, that has been the enduring quality of tube amps for decades ... you can 'play' a tube amp as much as you play the guitar.
If you have the choice between these two items, there really is no choice. Use the item that is the original, not the one that is an imitation of the original.
Even if the s/s version does a decent job of approximating the tone, the AC15 will have the response, the touch-sensitivity, that has been the enduring quality of tube amps for decades ... you can 'play' a tube amp as much as you play the guitar.
If you have the choice between these two items, there really is no choice. Use the item that is the original, not the one that is an imitation of the original.
Drunken Bowling
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Re: Vox AC15C1 vs VR
Personally I'd go for the C1. It's more than likely a better platform for pedals.
Personally I'd go for the C1. It's more than likely a better platform for pedals.
DinoTrousers
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Re: Vox AC15C1 vs VR
The C1 is definitely the better amp of the two. But you should also check out the AC10. It came out last year. It's 20 pounds lighter than the AC15C1, and sounds astounding. Plenty loud enough for small club gigs.
The C1 is definitely the better amp of the two. But you should also check out the AC10. It came out last year. It's 20 pounds lighter than the AC15C1, and sounds astounding. Plenty loud enough for small club gigs.
beaubrummels
Well-known member
Re: Vox AC15C1 vs VR
which sounds better..this is as old as time.. The basic sound, the voicing of a particular amp model sounds the same whether SS or tube, but the feel, the character is not the same. It's one of those things you cant define..but its there. I once had the very first Vox valve reactor (non modelling) and sold it within weeks
which sounds better..this is as old as time.. The basic sound, the voicing of a particular amp model sounds the same whether SS or tube, but the feel, the character is not the same. It's one of those things you cant define..but its there. I once had the very first Vox valve reactor (non modelling) and sold it within weeks