NAD#2: '68 Vox AC30

HarrySeven

Picked this up too...

RandallFlagg

Nice, how does it sound?

HarrySeven

Like it needs a damn good service - all the unmistakeable Vox tones are present, but it's pretty noisy.

However, for the money, I paid, I'm very pleased.

It's also (as you can see) very grubby - luckily, this seems to be removeable with some elbow grease.

Replacement vents are being acquired, and handles will be sorted soon.

NB. It came from a friend-of-a-friend, so I know a *little* of it's history. Acquired by the current owner in 1987, it was looked after by Dave Petersen until the amp was retired from active service a while ago. It came with a small bundle of schematics and stuff from Dave.

ThePrettyDamned

Where do you even...

Do you know what, I'm not even going to ask where you find these treasures. I'll just admire from afar! 

A good clean and service will have that running sweet as a nut I should think, it looks awesome! 

Looks like a much, much more complex circuit than a lot of expensive fender type amps that have just a handful of components inside... so it's probably just as well there are schematics!

thermionic

I love an old AC30... no two are ever the same!

If you took out the Vib-Trem, the amp would be only half as complex.

ThePrettyDamned

thermionic said:

I love an old AC30... no two are ever the same!

If you took out the Vib-Trem, the amp would be only half as complex.

That's interesting. 

It's not my favourite amp to use (Vox style I'm referring to) but I really think the vox edge of dirty sound is surely one of the finest things to grace ears. I'd *love* a nice old one, but I'd be too worried about picking up a lemon... This one looks incredible though. 

ICBM

thermionic said:

I love an old AC30... no two are ever the same!

If you took out the Vib-Trem, the amp would be only half as complex.

But doesn't sound as great...