How useable is a Vox AC30C2 for playing at home ?

Telejester · December 2017

Ive had the horror of a fender hotrod iii at home where the usable range on the clean channel vol control was 0 - 1, anything over that and forget it. Would the ac30c2 be more of the same or is it usable at home, think wife and neighbours.

Legionreturns · December 2017

I don't think you'd hear your wife complaining about that at all!

siraxeman · December 2017

I had one a few yrs ago, (HW2X now in its place) and I had no problems, but you're still not getting it past 1..but it doesn't have that zero to LOUD in 0.1mm of a turn on the volume. Plus you can use the low input to tame it further. If not and you wanna get the most gain out of it then just keep the volume to your desired level - its a lot more easy to control, but its still a gigging amp and will get loud pretty quick....2-3 will be loud!! Defo gig one on 3.

Telejester · December 2017

If you think dandy warhols bohemian like you clean with a bit of grit in it, is the ac30c2 any good for that type of music ? last thing i want is an amp so bright and cutting it would strip teeth enamel.

JerkMoans · December 2017

I had to get rid of mine. And my Hot Rod Deluxe

IMHO both WAAAY too loud for domestic use. Sure you can monkey about with attenuators and whatnot, but what's the point?

impmann · December 2017

JerkMoans said:

I had to get rid of mine. And my Hot Rod Deluxe IMHO both WAAAY too loud for domestic use. Sure you can monkey about with attenuators and whatnot, but what's the point?

The end of a sharp thing?

My HRD works brilliantly at home thanks to a tamer in the send/return loop. Cost £20.

Gassage · December 2017

You could buy my AC15 HW in the classified, with a 7.5w onboard atten! 700 shipped.

Telejester · December 2017

impmann said:

JerkMoans said:

I had to get rid of mine. And my Hot Rod Deluxe IMHO both WAAAY too loud for domestic use. Sure you can monkey about with attenuators and whatnot, but what's the point?

The end of a sharp thing?

My HRD works brilliantly at home thanks to a tamer in the send/return loop. Cost £20.

you can get the hrd on the clean channel down to a level that keeps the wife off your back ?

impmann · December 2017

Telejester said:

impmann said:

JerkMoans said:

I had to get rid of mine. And my Hot Rod Deluxe IMHO both WAAAY too loud for domestic use. Sure you can monkey about with attenuators and whatnot, but what's the point?

The end of a sharp thing?

My HRD works brilliantly at home thanks to a tamer in the send/return loop. Cost £20.

you can get the hrd on the clean channel down to a level that keeps the wife off your back ?

Yes. And it still sounds great. I got my tamer through @Danny1969

Danny1969 · December 2017

Thanks @impmann ; .... over 20 of these sold now, one's in Brazil and one's going to Canada. Anyone else want one then give me a PM

ThePrettyDamned · December 2017

Telejester said:

If you think dandy warhols bohemian like you clean with a bit of grit in it, is the ac30c2 any good for that type of music ? last thing i want is an amp so bright and cutting it would strip teeth enamel.

To be honest, a modeller might work better for you. That kind of sound happens with a bit of volume. A modeller will probably get closer in terms of sound and feel at anything other than quite a lot louder than you want.

Telejester · December 2017

impmann said:

Telejester said:

impmann said:

JerkMoans said:

I had to get rid of mine. And my Hot Rod Deluxe IMHO both WAAAY too loud for domestic use. Sure you can monkey about with attenuators and whatnot, but what's the point?

The end of a sharp thing?

My HRD works brilliantly at home thanks to a tamer in the send/return loop. Cost £20.

you can get the hrd on the clean channel down to a level that keeps the wife off your back ?

Yes. And it still sounds great. I got my tamer through @Danny1969

Is that the same thing as the deano amp box ?

darthed1981 · December 2017

Boss Katana!

I'm first this once!

Great amps and so cheap you can still have an AC30 as well without breaking the bank if that's what you really GAS.

Impmann's tamer sounds like it could solve a lot of people's problems though!

ICBM · December 2017

I’ve always found that a big valve amp running quietly just sounds better than any other solution, assuming you don’t mind the size, weight and cost. If you need to use an attenuator or an FX loop volume box to get it quiet enough, that still applies. I wish it wasn’t so... but it is.

Gassage · December 2017

ICBM said:

I’ve always found that a big valve amp running quietly just sounds better than any other solution, assuming you don’t mind the size, weight and cost. If you need to use an attenuator or an FX loop volume box to get it quiet enough, that still applies. I wish it wasn’t so... but it is.

Princeton says no.

slacker · December 2017

Telejester said:

If you think dandy warhols bohemian like you clean with a bit of grit in it, is the ac30c2 any good for that type of music ? last thing i want is an amp so bright and cutting it would strip teeth enamel.

zvex nano its expensive and you need a cab but it does slight breakup at very low volumes.

ICBM · December 2017

Gassage said:

Princeton says no.

You’ll still need an attenuator to get any sort of breakup at home volume.

Even a Twin will do a beautiful whisper-volume clean sound though!

skay · December 2017

Even though I love the Vox sound, running it at such low volumes is kinda missing the point of it all.

It’s glorious sound comes at the expense of volume, and becomes a roaring beast when opened up, where using it barely ticking over you’ll get none of the majesty and be left with a thinner and buzzier tone that lacks bass and harmonics.

impmann · December 2017

darthed1981 said:

Boss Katana!

I'm first this once!

They cure cancer, you know... ;-)

Voxman · December 2017

Legionreturns said:

I don't think you'd hear your wife complaining about that at all!

I concur - she'd be complaining and screaming blue murder...but you definitely wouldn't hear her at all!!

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Telejester · December 2017

darthed1981 said:

Boss Katana!

I'm first this once!

Great amps and so cheap you can still have an AC30 as well without breaking the bank if that's what you really GAS.

Impmann's tamer sounds like it could solve a lot of people's problems though!

Gear shill Tom Quayle has a yt clip demonstrating the katana head v2, I made a cup of coffee to have whilst viewing it. Option paralysis is immense andif you enjoy fiddling with settings you would be in heaven, Im more a plug in and play bloke so all that computer bumph is lost on me. The head offers amazing value for money but that solid state glare is still there. The clean channel wasnt as obvious but I found the other channels to be screaming solid state at me. Ive tried the katana head myself, I spent about 5 mins arsing about with the cleans and about 2 mins trying the other channels and it was an apocalyptic nope, the next amp I tried was a cornell 18 / 20 plexi head and I nearly shat myself..........completely impractical should I choose to use it at home though sadly.

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