10/4/2023 0 Comments Vox ac10 cream![]() ![]() Some days I *love* the sound, and I can put out some decent Kinks kind of tones - but it doesn't get the bell like blues breakup, or classic rock breakup I am after. I am after something like the tone in the following vid (at 4 mins mark onward especially), which is nicely broken up, but still articulate: Has anyone managed to get this tone out of an AC10, or do I just have the wrong amp? If I use the bridge pickup on the tele with the tone turned down a bit, to try and get a Jimmy Page tele tone(ish), but it just sounds boxy and messy. With Texas Specials it just turns fuzzy, with a super harsh top end. However when I turn up the bass and back off the treble, add in a bit of gain like mentioned in #25 - it becomes super muddy at the low end, and super brittle at the top end with all my guitars. I can get a good 60's/70's British tone - it nails early Queen, some good early Blackmore stuff, but not at volumes I can support in the apartment. The amp sounds absolutely lovely when left to it's own Voxy devices, and does all the jangly warm break up when pushed. Anywhere over '3' with the gain/volume combination and I'll have the neighbors around. I use it at apartment volumes, which I think is part of the issue. In many respects, this new two-EL84 AC10 has more in common with the contemporary AC15. That AC10 was one of Vox’s very first ampsa more affordable, stripped down little brother to the AC15 that was then revolutionizing the English amplifier landscape. Vox AC4C1-TV-RC Limited Edition 4-Watt 1x10 Guitar Combo 2014 Red & Cream Tygon. The issue I have is fuzzy/muddiness, and the tone getting bogged down, while the top end remains very brittle. The new AC10 Custom is a very different amp than the first Vox to bear that name. VOX AC-10 AC10 1x10 (ORIGINAL/VINTAGE) COMBO AMP VINYL AMPLIFIER COVER (vox124) Opens in a new window or tab. Pedals wise, I use an Spark EQ boost and an 808 Tubescreamer, and sometimes some tape echo (I have a Catalinbread SFT I throw on from time to time too). I mainly play blues inspired stuff, Led Zep, Cream, SRV and now and again some Stones or Pink Floyd - so classic rock. ![]() I use the Vox with a 60's classic Tele, '54 reissue strat, and a vintage reissue 'partscaster' with Texas Specials. First post but long time reader! Had to chime in on this one (excuse the pun!) as I'm in the middle of a big debate with myself over my AC10C1! I've had the amp for about 4 months, and I am really struggling to bond with it - very close to selling it, or switching to a Fender (or similar) option - looking for some more perspective on what tones are possible. ![]()
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