New Gear Alert: Vox AC10C1

guitargeek62

Well this sounds lovely, a 10-watt, master volume, 10-inch equipped AC-alike for $449.

http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/22366-vox-introduces-the-ac10c1

JookyChap

Ooh, I like

guitargeek62

Funnily enough, you and @DrBob were the first two I thought of when I saw the spec!

JookyChap

It could fit nicely in the midst of my Lil Night Train - AC15 - something else - AC30 recurring loop of a dream...

dindude

Clips sound very nice. It looks simple, small, light and good value. Colour me curious.

Babones

I've been waiting for them to do this for a while. I always thought an AC10 would be great, moreso for the smaller size/weight. VX10 speaker though, hmm would need to be swapped out. It suggests a reasonable price point though.

stickyfiddle

Spec definitely interests me, but concern it'll be low quality construction in an MDF box with a cheap speaker like the AC15C1.

dindude

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stickyfiddle;589228" said:

Spec definitely interests me, but concern it'll be low quality construction in an MDF box with a cheap speaker like the AC15C1.

Agreed, I wish they'd charge £100 more and put a decent speaker in a decent cab. Speaker can be changed easily and cheaply enough though.

thermionic

Only 2 ECC83s and a Top Boost stage, so that must mean a solid state phase splitter?

 

Also, 2x EL84 power stage and a 10" speaker. So it runs cooler than an AC15 and will sound more boxy.

Cirrus

No cut control - always bothers me when Vox release Top boost circuits with no cut control at the end, as it's such a powerful and useful control. But since it depends on a phase inverter to work, maybe this amp is 2xel84s in parallel class A?

ICBM

Could be either a full TB channel and a cathodyne phase inverter, or a TB channel without the cathode follower and a LTP PI. Either would allow TB and push-pull from only two preamp valves.

strtdv

Sounds quite nice, although I wonder if it gets flubby and undefined with humbuckers, even the strat neck pickup was sounding quite loose there 

guitargeek62

MDF cabs are always off-putting to me too @stickyfiddle, but they work well for some uses and the AC15C1s sound pretty great regardless to my ears? The AC15HW1x is substantially "better" though!

strtdv

UK price seems to be £359.

For that price it's a nice amp and there's not much competition that I can see, the Laney VC15 1x10 and the Marshall DSL5C 1x10 are about it.

It's about £120 cheaper than an AC15 which is probably just enough to set it apart.

If it were £320 though it would be a positive bargain. For £350, for a single channel amp with no switchable gain or anything I'd like to see a G10 Greenback in it though, which would set it apart from the competition and also tie it in more with the rest of the current Vox range.

The last thing I need is another classic British voiced amplifier though so although I'll likely try one out if I can find a local stockist, I'm unlikely to buy..

guitargeek62

Ooh, the used prices will be lovely then!

57Deluxe

If that is the best VOX can do as an official video then it sounds utter sh1te...

strtdv

The SoundCloud clips on their site are much better.

stickyfiddle

Well at that price I'll probably try one eventually, possibly with a blue speaker in it. 

Cos this sounds great

guitargeek62

Sounds great to me, really looking forward to trying these now

guitargeek62

Itching to play these now:

Phil_aka_Pip

sounds nice, liked the SG as well ... but can you get a clean sound from a 335 through it at any volume above whisper?