wickenspoet
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Which do you think would be better between the two?
Vox Valvetronix 50 watt Vrs the Roland Cube 60
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daemon barbeque
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Re: Vox Valvetronix 50 watt Vrs the Roland Cube 60
Man you compare a loud MtalZone with a Real Amp.Go with the Vox!It's Gig and Studio ready ,loud as hell and really versatile!
Man you compare a loud MtalZone with a Real Amp.Go with the Vox!It's Gig and Studio ready ,loud as hell and really versatile!
ginormous
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Re: Vox Valvetronix 50 watt Vrs the Roland Cube 60
OK, first of all: "Get a good warranty"? Warranty extensions, "service-plus" plans, and anything else of that ilk is a scam. It's nothing but profit for the store. The same guys service your amp whether it's in warranty or not, and it dumps an excess workload on an already hyperextended repair bench.
I speak from experience -- I was a service desk manager, for a local branch of an infamous electronics chain (RIP, thank you Lord). I was the whine-catcher when things went wrong for the customer. The doofus piece usually had wave-soldered surface-mount circuit boards, so our guys couldn't do anything with 'em. Most of the time, we handed out store credits and told fussy baby to pick out something new... which is basically a retail version of what we did with the defecive product, return it for credit on a fresh unit.
Second, Asian-made stuff is all over the place. Perhaps QC issues abound for a particular model, but it's more likely a design flaw than a manufacturing problem. OK, rant's over; boy, that felt good.
Having said that, I'd go for the Roland. Hulk says, "Tubes glass... glass break."
OK, first of all: "Get a good warranty"? Warranty extensions, "service-plus" plans, and anything else of that ilk is a scam. It's nothing but profit for the store. The same guys service your amp whether it's in warranty or not, and it dumps an excess workload on an already hyperextended repair bench.
I speak from experience -- I was a service desk manager, for a local branch of an infamous electronics chain (RIP, thank you Lord). I was the whine-catcher when things went wrong for the customer. The doofus piece usually had wave-soldered surface-mount circuit boards, so our guys couldn't do anything with 'em. Most of the time, we handed out store credits and told fussy baby to pick out something new... which is basically a retail version of what we did with the defecive product, return it for credit on a fresh unit.
Second, Asian-made stuff is all over the place. Perhaps QC issues abound for a particular model, but it's more likely a design flaw than a manufacturing problem. OK, rant's over; boy, that felt good.
Having said that, I'd go for the Roland. Hulk says, "Tubes glass... glass break."
wickenspoet
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Gr8Scott
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Re: Vox Valvetronix 50 watt Vrs the Roland Cube 60
Now to explain in detail. The Vox BBQ grill amps (of which the amp in question is a member of that group) are known far and wide to be a gamble when you first purchase one. I've walked into a guitar center and plugged two different vox valvetronix amp models from China in and both went up in smoke without ever uttering a note. I didn't hang around to try a third amp. They have also been known to die after 6 months of play etc at random. I don't trust them. If I bought one, I'd make sure to get an extended warranty on it because that amp line has a track record for crap. Some are great and others die inexplicably.
So... Though I understand and respect your opinion of extended warranties, I'd still never buy a BBQ grill vox valvetronix without a huge bullet-proof warranty attached. That being said, they do sound great and the additional cost of the warranty would still be worth it IMHO.
Now to explain in detail. The Vox BBQ grill amps (of which the amp in question is a member of that group) are known far and wide to be a gamble when you first purchase one. I've walked into a guitar center and plugged two different vox valvetronix amp models from China in and both went up in smoke without ever uttering a note. I didn't hang around to try a third amp. They have also been known to die after 6 months of play etc at random. I don't trust them. If I bought one, I'd make sure to get an extended warranty on it because that amp line has a track record for crap. Some are great and others die inexplicably.
So... Though I understand and respect your opinion of extended warranties, I'd still never buy a BBQ grill vox valvetronix without a huge bullet-proof warranty attached. That being said, they do sound great and the additional cost of the warranty would still be worth it IMHO.
ginormous
Understatmentologist
Re: Vox Valvetronix 50 watt Vrs the Roland Cube 60
Perhaps there's a 3rd option not yet discussed. Depending on your taste in tone, you might also consider a MIM Fender. I got a Princeton 65 in the late 90s; single 12", 5 year factory warranty, switchable clean bass/treble and dirty lo-mid-hi, with spring reverb. 3 bens at the local GC, and it works for me.
I can hear the groans already ("Transistor? NFW!"), but check this out: No PA mike, and with volume no higher than 8 on the dirty channel, me and my Ibanez 335 clone still cut through a room full of twins, stacks, and bass 4-10s, in a ballroom with a granite floor and a 20' ceiling. This one smokes the good way. I've pounded this puppy from the subways of NYC to the bars & clubs in the western Kentucky region, and it hasn't failed me yet. :fingersx:
Perhaps there's a 3rd option not yet discussed. Depending on your taste in tone, you might also consider a MIM Fender. I got a Princeton 65 in the late 90s; single 12", 5 year factory warranty, switchable clean bass/treble and dirty lo-mid-hi, with spring reverb. 3 bens at the local GC, and it works for me.
I can hear the groans already ("Transistor? NFW!"), but check this out: No PA mike, and with volume no higher than 8 on the dirty channel, me and my Ibanez 335 clone still cut through a room full of twins, stacks, and bass 4-10s, in a ballroom with a granite floor and a 20' ceiling. This one smokes the good way. I've pounded this puppy from the subways of NYC to the bars & clubs in the western Kentucky region, and it hasn't failed me yet. :fingersx:
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