Rack tube preamp (AC30)

[JTyson]

The JMP1 I had did not do AC30 tones at all..
Not bad, but not AC30's

 

[JTyson]

Matchless preamp

Oh thats cool, did not know they ever made those

 

[rsm]

I've owned/still own many rack preamps (JMP-1, ADA MP-1, MP-2, Engl E530, Mesa TriAxis), and none really do a good Vox IMO, I had the Tech 21 PSA 1.1 and was not impressed with Vox tones. FWIW, my main guitars are Rickenbacker, and my main amp tones are Vox; and I still have a couple of Vox tube amps and Vox amp tones are what I go for in all my modelers.

I think the Tech 21 Liverpool comes close to the sound of a Vox AC30.

 

[moltenmetalburn]

weird,

i just saw my two posts a year apart that are almost identical lmao...

 

[Iron Dog]

If you're looking for a good 1U rack unit, I'd suggest the Rocktron Voodu Valve. They don't do any of the modelling stuff, but they are so tweakable that you could probably get a good AC30 sound out of it. I bought mine used in 1995 and Rocktron is still making them today, with only one revision to add an online editor ability.

 

[ghosty999]

JMP-1!