Vox AC10C1 Combo Guitar Amp

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I have own many amps throughout the years and you just know when you plug into one if its talking to you. If you are interested in receiving this coverage for longer than one year, you have the option of purchasing additional years of the Performance Warranty. The pricing is as follows: For 2015 the AC10 has been resurrected in the form of the very affordable AC10C1 – AC10 Custom. This is essentially a smaller, more portable and lower powered version of the AC15, sitting between this and the low powered AC4 amplifiers. The design is simple with a single channel set-up powered by a pair of 12AX7 (ECC83) preamp tubes and a pair of EL84 power tubes providing 10W RMS of output through the custom 1x10 Celestion speaker. 10 Watts may not sound like a lot, but this is a very loud little amplifier, so Vox has very wisely included a Master Volume for this new model allowing you to crank the pre-amp stage while setting the power to a manageable level for whatever musical scenario you find yourself in. There is no Normal channel from the larger AC15, but the Top Boost circuit provides a wide range of clean and dirty tones so is all you really need here.

The reverb sounds nice for digital even if you turn it up it doesn't get washed out. Working the gain and volume knobs this amp can get loud...plus using your volume knob on your guitar helps a lot also. The classic Vox top-boost tone is present: the clear and clean high-end cuts well. But I was particularly surprised by the warm bottom-end: the bass tones are clear and well-defned without being "boomy" or "woofy". And the old Vox tremelo (which I never used much) has been replaced in this AC10C1 by a reverb function that adds a realistic spacial character that doesn't wash-out the fundamental guitar tones. The amp is fairly light, maybe 35 pounds. It's very loud. Will easily cut through the mix even with a loud drummer. This is totally giggable for small to medium venues. I would mic this for a really loud venue. I cant be satisfy with all those amps. Always something in the sound that i dont like. JCM 800 was probably the best but was supposed to be a good pedal platform but i had to tweak it everytime i open it. I bought this so I would not have to lug a heavy Marshall to practice. I ended up selling the Marshall because I was playing the Vox more.

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Oh yeh, did I mention "loud"??? This amp has got volume to spare--totally beyond expectations--mind boggling volume. I get some great output coupled then with mic'ing up and running through the house PA. Yet this little beast can be tamed down for the home and still give that great clean to grit tone of the VOX. The amp has a lush digital reverb built in. It has one knob, so it's less or more. I leave it on about 4 all the time.

The AC10C1 is one fine-sounding piece of kit. Yes, the reverb’s digital (although high-quality digital), and, yes, it uses a printed circuit board. But the price is right, the looks are historic, and the tone summons forth the greats. I've always loved Vox valve amps, and owned many of them. But the AC15 and AC30 are too loud and heavy for me these days when I'm mostly recording and playing at home. The AC10C1 fills the gap nicely will all the sweet clean Vox chime and high gain in the same box. The AC10C1 is equipped to produce that perfect Vox ‘chimey’ tone. With the gain control set low you get a rich warm clean sound. Add in some more gain and it soon starts to venture into a creamy overdrive territory that Vox are so well known for. The original 1960s AC10 featured a single tone control, but we have added more control on the AC10C1 with a Bass and Treble circuit that adds different and versatile tone setup and enhances the various levels of gain. You will notice that the 2 power tubes (EL84) sit right behind the speaker magnet and the 2 preamp (12AX7 and its only 2 not 3 like the specs tell you) sit above the power tubes under the control panel.Last thing, the other guitar player in my band have 3 Boogie. He often use an old studio 22 watts and have a fantastic sound with pedals. All this time i was looking for a sound like him and now with the Vox, our tone is in the same area. A bit dark, no bad frequency, smooth, articulate and sustained. A welcome addition to any amp of this size is reverb and we painstaking designed the AC10C1’s reverb to sound just right, adding tonal ambience without being overwhelming that is all too often the case with many other amps.

The clean (chimey?) tones are amazing, which is what I'm mostly looking for. The adjective "deep" comes to mind. Exceeds expectations in clean tones. Circuitry plus the 10 inch Celestian speaker seem perfectly matched. With its small format but big sound, the AC10C1 will be at home anywhere. Whether practicing at home, jamming with friends, small gigs or recording, the AC10C1 is the perfect choice. You just plug in and sound great! I've had the AC10 for about a year now; mine is the limited edition White tolex version. This amp thrives in a recording environment and a gigging environment. It does struggle a bit to keep up in a practice room with a loud drummer without sounding a bit bright. The digital reverb is okay. My problem is not with the quality of the sound, but simply that it should have been optimized to favor more subtle sounds. Seriously, you're unlikely to ever have that knob over "9:00" before it gets pretty swampy and surfy. But at the end of the day, it's better to have it than not have it.This has changed that notion. It is a lightweight, great sounding, perfectly loud enough and great priced amplifier. I play mostly in the Indie/Shoegaze/Twee genres. Its clean, loud and expressive, though it does break up very well. I even like the Digital Reverb, which I was not sold on when I first read it. The Reverb is voiced well and doesn't get cacophonous with heavy overdrive (I use a vintage Rat and a Muff Fuzz clone). In terms of overall sound, the AC10 doesn't sound boxy like some other small amps in this category. An AC15 sounds more boxy to my ears than this amp.