Vox AC15H1TV crazy low price of £550

shaunm

I have not had this amp for long, a couple of weeks. In the studio it has become apparent that I have the tones covered already. So I am looking for either a sale to fund me buying a Les Paul or a trade for something more Fender flavoured such as a DDRI or a 68 Deluxe, Tweed Bassman or a Super Reverb

I am also happy to look at putting some money towards. 

This is the amp - https://imgur.com/gallery/oujt5nz

https://imgur.com/gallery/VyUCd6q

From "The Vox Showroom" website:

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of VOX guitar amplifiers, Vox introduced the AC15H1TV. This amplifier, like the others in the Heritage Collection, will transport you through the golden age of VOX tone, combining the prized EF86 preamp channel of 1958 with the 1963 Top Boost channel all in one amplifier. Add in some modern tone shaping control enhancements and the result is perhaps the finest VOX amplifier in the company’s 50 year history.

EF86: The tube with the magical VOX tone

What is it that makes EF86 based VOX amplifiers sound so good? Maybe it’s the way the amp naturally overdrives. Or maybe it’s the raw power of the creamy distortion as you crank the amp all the way up. Whatever it is, there is an undeniable magic about this period of VOX amplification. The EF86 Pentode tube is at the heart of this elusive tone, and for many years, the EF86 tube was not available in production quantities. Fifty years later, the magic returns.

The 15-watt AC15 Handwired features two channels of VOX tone through a single 12" Celestion Alnico “Blue” speaker. The tube complement is made up of 1 x EF86, 3 x ECC83/12AX7, 2 x EL84, and 1 x EZ81 (rectifier).

Click here to read in detail about the circuitry and all the electronic features of the AC15H1TV

Channel 1 is the EF86 Preamp channel - It features two inputs wired in the traditional way that gives them a 6dB gain difference between them. A two-position BASS SHIFT switch is included, with position 1 voiced to the original vintage-correct bass response and position 2 voiced to tighten the bass response and reduce any muddiness during high volume use. The three-position BRILLIANCE SWITCH provides flat response when in the OFF position. Position 1 is a new position voiced like the early AC30 “Treble” amps, while position 2 is the original brilliance circuit, which acts as a dramatic bass cut. The EF86 Mode switch re-configures the EF86 valve from Pentode mode to Triode mode. Triode mode will give a lower gain tone with higher headroom. Pentode mode is the famed original mode and has a very sweet high gain tone with not very much headroom.

Channel 2 is the Top Boost Preamp channel - Like Channel 1, this channel includes two inputs wired with a 6 dB gain difference between them. The Treble and Bass controls are from the 1963 Top Boost circuit and are extremely interactive. Very minor adjustments of these controls can yield dramatic changes in tone colour

And true to VOX form is the Top Cut control, which cuts high from either channel end as it is turned up.

Flexible power - The O/P Switch adds even more flexibility to the AC15. This switch changes the power output valves from Pentode Mode, which is the normal operating mode of the power amplifier, to Triode Mode which halves the power output to 7.5 watts and will alter the tone to be somewhat smoother.

ModelDimensionsWeightMSRP

AC15H1TV20.75" x 20.75" x 10.375"50 lbs.

Based in West Yorkshire 

shaunm

Bump. What Fender type trades do you have put there?

shaunm

It’s a I’ve seen something I want bump and that means I’m open to negotiation on the price. 

shaunm

Bump

shaunm

Bump

shaunm

Final price drop to £550. That’s a lot of amp for not a lot of money.

Marshall

It really is! GLWTS

shaunm

Thanks @Marshall I thought I was out here on my own thinking that I was selling this cheap for a while there. 

It’s a fantastic sounding amp it’s just I have others that do something a little similar and I’ve seen something I’d like.

dazzajl

I had one of these a while ago. Got mine for
a really good price after a lot of hunting and waiting. It was more than this, so I’d say it’s definitely a bit of a deal. 

shaunm

dazzajl said:

I had one of these a while ago. Got mine for
a really good price after a lot of hunting and waiting. It was more than this, so I’d say it’s definitely a bit of a deal. 

Thank you,

well if it doesn’t shift at this price this weekend I’m withdrawing and putting it on EBay. 

Trude

I have a Fender flavoured amp you might've been interested in, but I'm way down on the South coast...

shaunm

I get down there quite often as it happens...