VOX VT series Amps
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TrippyVinylologist
Re: VOX VT series Amps
One of the best modeling amps I think, the spider valve sounds pretty good too but the price is steeper.
One of the best modeling amps I think, the spider valve sounds pretty good too but the price is steeper.
Mr. B
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Re: VOX VT series Amps
They are great amps. I think they are a big step up from the previous AD-series. I have the VT50. It has plenty of volume if you play with a band, and it saves you lugging around a dozen pedals and several amps for different tones. Even the preset programs are more sensible on the new VTs. The reverb is on its own dial and can be combined with the other effects. You can save more user presets than before. You still have the option of lowering the output on the back panel to save your eardrums. I really like a lot of the new amp models too.
I don't know of a better sounding modeling amp. I like the tones I get out of this new one better than the older, and much more expensive Blue Face AD60VTX I still have. I don't think you'll regret it.
They are great amps. I think they are a big step up from the previous AD-series. I have the VT50. It has plenty of volume if you play with a band, and it saves you lugging around a dozen pedals and several amps for different tones. Even the preset programs are more sensible on the new VTs. The reverb is on its own dial and can be combined with the other effects. You can save more user presets than before. You still have the option of lowering the output on the back panel to save your eardrums. I really like a lot of the new amp models too.
I don't know of a better sounding modeling amp. I like the tones I get out of this new one better than the older, and much more expensive Blue Face AD60VTX I still have. I don't think you'll regret it.
Mr. B
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Re: VOX VT series Amps
I put my older AD series on Ebay the day I heard one of the new VT series.
I put my older AD series on Ebay the day I heard one of the new VT series.
ErikH
Well-known member
Re: VOX VT series Amps
I have a Blues Junior, but can't really learn how it interacts with my pedals or how to realize its potential because I can only play at low volume in my basement. So, I'm stuck using the BJr at very low volume and getting all of my OD/Distortion tones with pedals. I know that I want to replace the stock Emi speaker (I've used this amp in a previous band), but until I'm in a situation where I can crank the amp getting a new speaker would be useless.
That said, I went to GC with the intention of buying a small modeling amp for home use. Some of the Vox VT demos that I've seen on YouTube impressed me a lot. I like the idea of presets modeled after certain songs. But, none of this mattered when I plugged into one at the store; I could not figure out how to use the amp. Turning the amp model control did nothing, and there were buttons that I had no idea what they were. There was no manual handy, and the amp was clearly not a "plug in and play" amp. I tried several times with both the VT15 and the VT30 but was never able to switch amp models or try out the presets. One time I had no volume at all, even with every volume control turned up... including the one on the back of the amp. I had to walk away, and tried out a little Line6 Spider amp. This amp had four little buttons for the different amp sounds. I pushed one and didn't care for the sound. But, no matter which button I pushed or knob I turned I could not change the sound.
So, I've plugged into the VT amps a few times, but have no idea if they sound good to me or not! Why do amp companies have to make these things so complicated? I'm not a computer-oriented guy (I prefer knobs, not menus), but even when I had a POD (first version) it was very simple to use. The Fender Super Champ XD's control panel is set up perfectly; one control for the amp model (like on a POD), and the other controls for volume, drive, EQ, and effects. I wanted to like the SCXD (or the Vibro Champ XD) because of its ease of use, but I hated the huge volume difference when switching amp models.
MAYBE I'll see if I could read an on-line manual before trying out the VT series amps again. I say "MAYBE" because I feel that you should be able to plug into an amp and turn a few knobs to get a half-decent sound... it shouldn't involve computer programming!
I have a Blues Junior, but can't really learn how it interacts with my pedals or how to realize its potential because I can only play at low volume in my basement. So, I'm stuck using the BJr at very low volume and getting all of my OD/Distortion tones with pedals. I know that I want to replace the stock Emi speaker (I've used this amp in a previous band), but until I'm in a situation where I can crank the amp getting a new speaker would be useless.
That said, I went to GC with the intention of buying a small modeling amp for home use. Some of the Vox VT demos that I've seen on YouTube impressed me a lot. I like the idea of presets modeled after certain songs. But, none of this mattered when I plugged into one at the store; I could not figure out how to use the amp. Turning the amp model control did nothing, and there were buttons that I had no idea what they were. There was no manual handy, and the amp was clearly not a "plug in and play" amp. I tried several times with both the VT15 and the VT30 but was never able to switch amp models or try out the presets. One time I had no volume at all, even with every volume control turned up... including the one on the back of the amp. I had to walk away, and tried out a little Line6 Spider amp. This amp had four little buttons for the different amp sounds. I pushed one and didn't care for the sound. But, no matter which button I pushed or knob I turned I could not change the sound.
So, I've plugged into the VT amps a few times, but have no idea if they sound good to me or not! Why do amp companies have to make these things so complicated? I'm not a computer-oriented guy (I prefer knobs, not menus), but even when I had a POD (first version) it was very simple to use. The Fender Super Champ XD's control panel is set up perfectly; one control for the amp model (like on a POD), and the other controls for volume, drive, EQ, and effects. I wanted to like the SCXD (or the Vibro Champ XD) because of its ease of use, but I hated the huge volume difference when switching amp models.
MAYBE I'll see if I could read an on-line manual before trying out the VT series amps again. I say "MAYBE" because I feel that you should be able to plug into an amp and turn a few knobs to get a half-decent sound... it shouldn't involve computer programming!
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ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: VOX VT series Amps
I have an AD, and I play it more than my tube amp.
It just sounds better.
I have an AD, and I play it more than my tube amp.
It just sounds better.
L
Lewguitar
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Re: VOX VT series Amps
Hi Guys, just have a minute then I gotta go down to Boulder for the day. Not much time to fool around online for the next month or so.
Can the Vox VT series do these tones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2wLsKtt4pk&feature=related
Or does the Vox VT series excel at raging overdrive tones and neglect the stellar clean and jazzy tones I love?
Hi Guys, just have a minute then I gotta go down to Boulder for the day. Not much time to fool around online for the next month or so.
Can the Vox VT series do these tones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2wLsKtt4pk&feature=related
Or does the Vox VT series excel at raging overdrive tones and neglect the stellar clean and jazzy tones I love?
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Mr. B
New member
Re: VOX VT series Amps
I did not find that to be true in my case. I had the Tonelab and Tonelab LE, and I never really liked those through anything I played them through. I really like the tones I'm getting out of the new VT series.
I did not find that to be true in my case. I had the Tonelab and Tonelab LE, and I never really liked those through anything I played them through. I really like the tones I'm getting out of the new VT series.
Mr. B
New member
Re: VOX VT series Amps
No. Not at all. I also have a couple of the Cube amps, and the cleans on the VOX VT amps are much more vintage/realistic in my opinion. The Cube models are good, but I don't hear them nailing classic amp tones as closely as the VOX. The VOX has so many more options in their amp models, and effects that I think they are a step up from the Cubes.
No. Not at all. I also have a couple of the Cube amps, and the cleans on the VOX VT amps are much more vintage/realistic in my opinion. The Cube models are good, but I don't hear them nailing classic amp tones as closely as the VOX. The VOX has so many more options in their amp models, and effects that I think they are a step up from the Cubes.
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: VOX VT series Amps
I use a VT30 as my home practice/recording/small gig amp. I am very happy with it.
I use a VT30 as my home practice/recording/small gig amp. I am very happy with it.