New Vox Stuff

olafgarten

Vox have launched some new gear, there is new Amplugs, AC amps in white and most interestingly the new MV50 amps, which use a Korg Nutube in the preamp and a Class D Power section, there are 3 varieties, AC, Clean and Rock. 

I think Vox have been releasing pretty cool stuff recently. 

Alnico

I went from a VT20X back to a Fender Deville.

I enjoyed the VT20X especially the editor on the screen and adjusting the amps and effects in real time. Saving presets, of which there were 8 was also entirely brilliant being able to drag and drop them.

I thought that for the price is was interesting and i'm sure the bigger ones are loud enough to play live with but the whole time mine lacked any real feel. I couldn't get it to react the way my Deville does, going from clean to overdrive just on pick attack, thumping you in the stomach when you play hard etc.

What it was to me was an excellent learning tool and for a bedroom these days that's likely to have a device that will control it on screen, it's an amazing piece of kit.

Has anyone gigged one of the new series Vox amps?

The amplugs and amphones always interested me, maybe more-so now i've got the sonic equivalent of a nuclear deterrent in my living room (and another on the way at Easter for stereo madness).

olafgarten

Alnico said:

I went from a VT20X back to a Fender Deville.

I enjoyed the VT20X especially the editor on the screen and adjusting the amps and effects in real time. Saving presets, of which there were 8 was also entirely brilliant being able to drag and drop them.

I thought that for the price is was interesting and i'm sure the bigger ones are loud enough to play live with but the whole time mine lacked any real feel. I couldn't get it to react the way my Deville does, going from clean to overdrive just on pick attack, thumping you in the stomach when you play hard etc.

What it was to me was an excellent learning tool and for a bedroom these days that's likely to have a device that will control it on screen, it's an amazing piece of kit.

Has anyone gigged one of the new series Vox amps?

The amplugs and amphones always interested me, maybe more-so now i've got the sonic equivalent of a nuclear deterrent in my living room (and another on the way at Easter for stereo madness).

I've been meaning to try the AV30 which looks very good but there isn't any in stock near me. 

Alnico

olafgarten said:

Alnico said:

I went from a VT20X back to a Fender Deville.

I enjoyed the VT20X especially the editor on the screen and adjusting the amps and effects in real time. Saving presets, of which there were 8 was also entirely brilliant being able to drag and drop them.

I thought that for the price is was interesting and i'm sure the bigger ones are loud enough to play live with but the whole time mine lacked any real feel. I couldn't get it to react the way my Deville does, going from clean to overdrive just on pick attack, thumping you in the stomach when you play hard etc.

What it was to me was an excellent learning tool and for a bedroom these days that's likely to have a device that will control it on screen, it's an amazing piece of kit.

Has anyone gigged one of the new series Vox amps?

The amplugs and amphones always interested me, maybe more-so now i've got the sonic equivalent of a nuclear deterrent in my living room (and another on the way at Easter for stereo madness).

I've been meaning to try the AV30 which looks very good but there isn't any in stock near me. 

@rlw bought the AV15 last year and seemed to really like it.
I often thought (afterwards) that i'd chosen the wrong amp with the VT20X and should have got what he got.

I heard the AV30 being played (Very well indeed) and thought it was a much more true representation of a valve amp.

rlw

I bought the AV30....
Still loving it too.

Alnico

rlw said:

I bought the AV30....
Still loving it too.

My Mistake.

How does it actually compare with a valve amp, do you get the same thump and response from it?

Grumpyrocker

Those little Vox amps look great - the new MV50. Was really excited when I saw them. But then disappointed to find they don't have an effects loop.

rlw

It responds well and is touch sensitive.  Loud, it thumps.  I prefer it to the 65PRRI it replaced.

I couldn't say it's like a Twin Reverb or a Mesa or a Marshall as I don't have the in depth experience but to my ears it sounds valvey and it plays like one.

I'm in Bromley.  If anyone wants to come over and try it, to give a better idea, pm me.

olafgarten

Grumpyrocker said:

Those little Vox amps look great - the new MV50. Was really excited when I saw them. But then disappointed to find they don't have an effects loop.

It seems like a very simple amp, I think they will probably use this as a test of this tech and if it's popular they will roll out more models with more advanced features.

mixolyd

olafgarten said:

Grumpyrocker said:

Those little Vox amps look great - the new MV50. Was really excited when I saw them. But then disappointed to find they don't have an effects loop.

It seems like a very simple amp, I think they will probably use this as a test of this tech and if it's popular they will roll out more models with more advanced features.

It sounds good in the YouTube video but ultimately it's a hybrid amp with the tube only being on preamp duty.  My experience is that hybrid amps are the work of Satan, designed to lure cash-strapped guitarists with false promises of tubey dynamics.

olafgarten

mixolyd said:

olafgarten said:

Grumpyrocker said:

Those little Vox amps look great - the new MV50. Was really excited when I saw them. But then disappointed to find they don't have an effects loop.

It seems like a very simple amp, I think they will probably use this as a test of this tech and if it's popular they will roll out more models with more advanced features.

It sounds good in the YouTube video but ultimately it's a hybrid amp with the tube only being on preamp duty.  My experience is that hybrid amps are the work of Satan, designed to lure cash-strapped guitarists with false promises of tubey dynamics.

I wouldn't say so, Bassists have had good Class D amps for ages, it's unfair.

Sassafras

Be interesting to see if that Nutube (Nuvalve if you're English) really does behave like the real thing.

Babones

50 watts into 4 ohm cab. Gigable, depending on your needs.

olafgarten

Babones said:

50 watts into 4 ohm cab. Gigable, depending on your needs.

I imagine it would work well into a 2x10 with V Types. 

mixolyd

olafgarten said:

mixolyd said:

olafgarten said:

Grumpyrocker said:

Those little Vox amps look great - the new MV50. Was really excited when I saw them. But then disappointed to find they don't have an effects loop.

It seems like a very simple amp, I think they will probably use this as a test of this tech and if it's popular they will roll out more models with more advanced features.

It sounds good in the YouTube video but ultimately it's a hybrid amp with the tube only being on preamp duty.  My experience is that hybrid amps are the work of Satan, designed to lure cash-strapped guitarists with false promises of tubey dynamics.

I wouldn't say so, Bassists have had good Class D amps for ages, it's unfair.

Well maybe it's different for bass but every hyped up "it's so great" hybrid I ever tried was an absolute dog and bore zero resemblance to a valve amp.