The~Kid
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Made in Vietnam for $1000........
Jeez....... kind of steep for a 4 watt amp..... who buys this
Jeez....... kind of steep for a 4 watt amp..... who buys this
Findthetone1
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But will it keep up with a drummer?
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VonBonfire
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Made in Vietnam for $1000........
Jeez....... kind of steep for a 4 watt amp..... who buys this
I just used a borrowed regular AC4 for a radio show a couple weeks ago since it was one condenser room mic'ed low volume vocal/guitar/bass/snare-hats w/brushes. With humbuckers it was tubby in the bass but it worked out pretty decent since it was distance mic'ed. It's basically a practice amp that sounds better than a cheap SS practice amp. For $500 new I would be looking at used tube amps 15 watts or above cause I can still turn down the volume *shrugs
I basically cranked the treble and set volume at about 2 o clock and then worked my guitar volume. The 4 watt setting ain't half bad, the 1 watt and 1/2 settings were horseshit. If you are a person who has to practice using a 1/2 watt cuz volume your significant other, and housing situation sucks so you have my sympathies. I would just as soon play unplugged as use those settings on that amp.
dcburn
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I had the AC15HW.
Good amp, but it was the only one I could afford at the time (meaning I couldnt afford multiple amps at the time) and I had no attenuator and was never really into pedals.
The couple drive pedals I had just didn't sound good thru it.
Just saying it didn't get the chance to wow me since I had moved it on and picked up the Boogie Cali Tweed.
The one guitar player from Whiskey Meyers rocks those handwired vox amps.
Good amp, but it was the only one I could afford at the time (meaning I couldnt afford multiple amps at the time) and I had no attenuator and was never really into pedals.
The couple drive pedals I had just didn't sound good thru it.
Just saying it didn't get the chance to wow me since I had moved it on and picked up the Boogie Cali Tweed.
The one guitar player from Whiskey Meyers rocks those handwired vox amps.
rsm
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I had the Vox AC4TV, and the AC30 and AC15 Heritage models, with the EF86 channel, when they were new.
rsm
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no, but I had a pedal designed to be a Rickenbacker compressor for extra jangle & chime (think the Byrds in the '60s) which really worked well. I still have it around here somewhere. JangleBox; I have one of the originals before he started having them made overseas.
The~Kid
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Yeah I tried the AC4 and had one but sold it. Have an AC15 so kind of felt it was lacking by comparison and nothing too special on its own, not bad but not amazing.
Havent tried these new ones and I love my Vox and maybe these are nicer than your regular AC4. Comes with fx loop, two inputs and spring reverb...... for a discount maybe its not half bad but more than happy with my AC15 non handwired for now.
On the subject AC30s sound so damn loud for 30 watts and so damn good but just too much for me and AC15 is a happy inbetween and a lot of fun and not bad for the money new or used.
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Floyd Eye
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The British made AC4s are sought after. And with the mods by Don Butler they are fantastic.
rsm
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The JangleBox was based off the compressor circuit of the Rickenbacker Roger McGuinn signature 12-string. It was not a transparent compressor, it clarified the notes, and sounded like it boosted the top end frequencies. Really worked well with my Rics and Vox amps.
Vox was working on a new handwired series according to NAMM 2025; they had an AC30 head in the lineup which has now disappeared.
Floyd Eye
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In other news the Ric-O-Sound box is essentially a Y cable. And to answer your next question, yes, a 4001 with the treble pickup hooked to a Marshall and the bass pickup hooked to an SVT DOES sound glorious.
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VonBonfire
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I've only tried the AC4 and AC10. The 10 is better but still pretty underpowered and mostly a practice/rehearsal amp. Guy who let me use them gigged with the 10 mic'ed through the mains and had it up in the air near his head. Everybody says there are some loud 30 watt amps but everything seems like a toy compared to a 100 watt half stack.
rsm
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which ones? Granted it's been years since I bought the JangleBox, and had any Vox ampsI know exactly what it is. And yes it worked well. And being hard to obtain people found alternative compressors that do it as well or better and won’t cost you $600.
rsm
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My current bass rig is my Trace Elliot TransitB into a powered PA with subs; I still have my Trace Elliot MP-11 preamp which is my favorite bass rig.
I have a 4003, but I never use the ric-o-sound; the MP-11 is MIDI controlled and has presets; I also have the Trace Elliot dual compressor pedal.
My main bass rig back in the day was the full bi-amp ADA rig:
Kapo_Polenton
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Or buy a used ac30 for 800$- 1000$ CAD
Floyd Eye
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I rarely play the 4001 anymore but it used to be my number 1. I used a Carvin RL1000 bi-amp rig for awhile. First with 4x10 & 1x18, but quickly went to a pair of 4x10s. Then I ditched the rig altogether and started using SVT/810cl rigs which is where I should have been in the first place.
blackba
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The new Vox handwired amps are trickling out, seen the AC4 and the AC10. They are said to have a pretty thin cab, so some have been reported to be warped.
The AC4 has mostly gotten good review form what I have seen, but I wish they would have skipped the effects loop and reverb.
The AC4 has mostly gotten good review form what I have seen, but I wish they would have skipped the effects loop and reverb.