What do you guys think of the custom classics? I have been contemplating getting one to be my medium gain amp. How much gain does this thing have available? I'm not really worried about it sounding as good as a "real" AC30 or not as long as it sounds good and has useable tones. Can it do some hard rock/light metal stuff if I throw a tubescreamer in front of it? Thanks.
Vox AC30CC
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ratherdashing
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Re: Vox AC30CC
Joe, do you know if the AC30CC a big step up from the AC15CC? The 15 I tried sounded so-so, and it looked and felt like it was put together by one-armed children.
Joe, do you know if the AC30CC a big step up from the AC15CC? The 15 I tried sounded so-so, and it looked and felt like it was put together by one-armed children.
baritone
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Re: Vox AC30CC
I love the tones of the Vox AC30CC amps. I haven't had the opportunity to compare with older incarnations, but I was totally impressed with these amps. The distortion is not much, but it has a great dynamic. For a fullfilling hard rock tone, adding a pedal works well, but it still sounds cool to me if only a little fuzziness is added.
I love the tones of the Vox AC30CC amps. I haven't had the opportunity to compare with older incarnations, but I was totally impressed with these amps. The distortion is not much, but it has a great dynamic. For a fullfilling hard rock tone, adding a pedal works well, but it still sounds cool to me if only a little fuzziness is added.
Skoora
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Re: Vox AC30CC
I love those amps. I've been playing 6 knob MV marshall's for years and I want a CC30 head. I cranked one up through a greenback loaded 4x12 and it absolutely roared with awesome vintage hard rock flavor. I compared it to a JCM800 that was next to it and it held it's own easily, was $500 less than the used JCM800 and had reverb and tremolo. Plus it can get those "chimey" cleaner tones that the Marshall can't. I want one!!!
I love those amps. I've been playing 6 knob MV marshall's for years and I want a CC30 head. I cranked one up through a greenback loaded 4x12 and it absolutely roared with awesome vintage hard rock flavor. I compared it to a JCM800 that was next to it and it held it's own easily, was $500 less than the used JCM800 and had reverb and tremolo. Plus it can get those "chimey" cleaner tones that the Marshall can't. I want one!!!
Rushfan2112
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I want a 1x12 version so badly, but they're out of production.
I want a 1x12 version so badly, but they're out of production.
Hot _Grits
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Re: Vox AC30CC
I really like them. I intend to pick up a used head when I see one down here. They're a screaming deal even new.
I really like them. I intend to pick up a used head when I see one down here. They're a screaming deal even new.
More-Gear-Than-Skill
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Re: Vox AC30CC
i have an AC15cc, and it rocks, hard.
i have an AC15cc, and it rocks, hard.
J Moose
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My experiences have been similar to Joelaps...
Had one die on the floor at GC... was playing for maybe 30 minutes when it fizzled out with a burning smell. Dead.
Guy in a band I was producing about a year & half ago had one up & die in the middle of the record. Was working & sounding pretty good for the first week & a half but started doing a motorboat thing which lead to lights but no sound. Never found out what the cause was... the amp was only a few weeks or months old?
Shortly after the AC15CC's came out I played a 1x12 at Guitarget when the motorboat thing happened, followed VERY shortly by all sound cutting in & out, then it CAUGHT FIRE!!!
Flames & smoke shooting out of the top vent!
Numbnutz there asked me if I wanted him to pull another out of the back...
Whoever said they feel like they were assembled by one-armed children, that's pretty much on the money.
Sad.
Really sad.
My made in the UK mid-90s AC30 has been chuggin' along (knock on wood!) with nary a problem.
So much for off-shoring...
My experiences have been similar to Joelaps...
Had one die on the floor at GC... was playing for maybe 30 minutes when it fizzled out with a burning smell. Dead.
Guy in a band I was producing about a year & half ago had one up & die in the middle of the record. Was working & sounding pretty good for the first week & a half but started doing a motorboat thing which lead to lights but no sound. Never found out what the cause was... the amp was only a few weeks or months old?
Shortly after the AC15CC's came out I played a 1x12 at Guitarget when the motorboat thing happened, followed VERY shortly by all sound cutting in & out, then it CAUGHT FIRE!!!
Flames & smoke shooting out of the top vent!
Numbnutz there asked me if I wanted him to pull another out of the back...
Whoever said they feel like they were assembled by one-armed children, that's pretty much on the money.
Sad.
Really sad.
My made in the UK mid-90s AC30 has been chuggin' along (knock on wood!) with nary a problem.
So much for off-shoring...