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Post subject: Which Amp?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 2:04 pm
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Introduction: I'm a HUUGE fan of Johnny Greenwood's sound (from Radiohead), in particular of his clean and crunch sounds, which come out of his Telecaster Plus and Vox AC30 amp. (See The Tourist, 15 Step, Go to Sleep, and so on.)

Well, I am a proud owner of a MIM Telecaster Classic, which I absolutely love, and with my PODxt Live and Fender FM212r I managed to have a quite similar sound, but I was thinking about changing the amp to have a "warmer" sound.

The AC15/AC30 would be perfect, but it's quite expensive (about 900/1000€), so which amp could give me a nice sound, but remaining under 500€?
How are Vox Valvetronix amps compared to my FM212r?

Thanks mates ;)


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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:44 pm
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I owned a Vox Valvetronix VT30 a while back. It was a nice little modeling amp that handled high gain tones reasonably well and had some good clean tube amp models. The models that sounded the best to me were the AC15 and AC30 (go figure, Vox modeling Vox) and I ended up trading the VT30 for an AC15 Custom Classic. The marketing worked. :wink:

The AC15 I bought was $599.99. There is a more expensive version with a Celestion speaker but the AC15CC1 sounded fine to me. It's a nice match for a Tele. Vox chime and Tele sparkle... ah.

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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:59 pm
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If you can, check out the Peavey Classic 50/212. To my ears, when I was trying out the one I eventually bought, the only difference between the Peavey Classic 50/212 and the Vox AC30 is, the AC30 has a built-in tremolo circuit. The Peavey is also about 1/2 the price of the Vox. In my case, it was easy to A-B the two as, being a small "mom and pop" type store I'd bought from, they were within "stand up, take a step, plug into the other amp" from each other.

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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:40 pm
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Yeah, Vox AC 15 and Peavey Classic 50 are really nice amps, but still quite expensive for my pocket. :\

I was looking for a used Fender Blues Junior, Fender Pro Junior, Peavey Classic 30 or Laney VC 15: which one would you recommend among these, or other amps belonging to the same price range (or lower)?

What about Fender Super Champ XD?

(Yes, I'll definitely go for a tube amp. :) The only solid state amp I've taken in consideration is Fender Deluxe Eighty-Five which should be a nice and not-too-expensive SS amp, but I still think that tubes are what I'm looking for.)


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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:57 pm
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Pro Junior is amazing bang for the buck. I personally have a blues jr and it'll be the last amp I ever need.


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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 4:49 pm
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I just wrote a review of the AC15CC vs the Fender Blues Jr. The gist of it is, they are both pretty close in performance and both are great amps. But, the AC15CC edged out the Fender because of it's low end performance. The lows just sounded a lot better on the Vox.

If you want to see the whole review, you can here:
http://nevertoolateguitar.com/2009/07/2 ... es-junior/

I also found mine on Ebay for about $400, which made it an even better deal.

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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:15 am
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My picks would be the SCXD or Blues JR. Slightly different animals though.

Let your ears guide you.


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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:34 am
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Toronado wrote:
Pro Junior is amazing bang for the buck. I personally have a blues jr and it'll be the last amp I ever need.


+1 on the Pro Junior. I adore mine; it is unequivocally the best amp for your money in the Fender range. It can do everything well, and it is very, very simple. Great tone is as easy as plugging in, turning it up, maybe fiddling with the tone knob for a second (mine stays at the halfway point, give or take) and playing!


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Post subject: amp for tele
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:51 pm
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Hey FakePlasticGuy! I was away from playing for almost 15 years - a job change and new life circumstances found me walking into a music store one day and I picked up a new MIM '98 Nashville Tele (Olympic White that has aged nicely in the 11 years I've had it) and a tweed Peavey Classic 30 - all tube wonderfulfullness. If you like a nice warm tone with a little bit of edgy overdrive for the Blues (I like the Neck and Middle / Neck pickup switch positions), there's nothing better with a Tele. On occasion, I'll plug in an old DigiTech RP50 box o' custom sounds. I also have a Vox VT30, but the 10" speaker leaves something to be desired unless you run it through the PA or a sound board (but then it loses its "presence"). For louder stage amplification I have an older 60 watt Peavy Studio Pro, but the sound doesn't compare with the Classic 30. FWIW, that's $.02 from the old geezer! Mike

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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:12 am
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I went with an SCXD -- fairly versatile array of sounds, the one possible downside being the 10" speaker. Still, it sounds good with my Teles, Strats, SG and semi-hollow Yamaha ES1500. The only guitar that simply doesn't work with it (to my ear) is my Guild full sized orchestra guitar. That probably really does need a 12 to get the depth it has.

I mostly play old rock-n-roll (50s, early 60s), blues (traditional, a lot of finger picking even on an electric), electric folkie stuff, some late 60s/early 70s rock and jazz. Except for big band era tunes on the Guild, I'm happy with it.

My settings are #1 (early Tweed) and #15 (Jazzmaster) mostly, though I have used the Blackface setting as well. Overall credible though obviously not perfect.


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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:26 am
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philip602 wrote:
I went with an SCXD -- fairly versatile array of sounds, the one possible downside being the 10" speaker.


Interestingly, I prefer 10" speakers for my Telecaster. The smaller cone seems to give the guitar a little more "spank."


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