Such an in depth review and great playing! Does this amp have a full sound? I really want it just still on the fence. I’d be switching from a Fender 212R.
Hey, I'm also looking the Vox for guitar and bass - the Celestion speaker in it is akin to the Seventy 80, if it's of any use. www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/celestion-70-80-for-bass-guitar.1284082/ I don't think you can *actually* damage the speaker in a modern combo guitar amp like the Vox, since the speaker is designed handle its own power amp requirements. Also, the Vox has an aux in and a dedicated line-in setting, which should handle external music tracks (bass included) just fine. Try to get a bass-heavy backing track through the aux in and monitor the speaker response at increasing volumes. If you cannot hear distortion or "farting" from the speaker at higher volumes, you should be good. Let me know how that works out :)
No matter how I try, I can't seem to find a digital amp I like, seems I'll have to build a 5f1 that can connect to external speakers and have that as my practice, do everything amp!🤘😁🤘
To my ears, the high frequencies sound a little too harsh. In addition, even with the bass control at maximum, sometimes the notes still sound a bit thin.
Probably because the "body" of the notes resides in the mid frequencies, that you can't meaningfully adjust without a dedicated knob. One would think amp manufacturers would've figured out those are kinda good by now.
I just got this amp. It really depends on the guitar your using. Mine is definitely not as trembly, fizzy, or any of that. And some of that can be the mic he's using, or CZcams. I've been using it with humbuckers mostly so far, and it sounds great, full, and clear. The notes really ring out, even with full gain.
@@wea69420Little trick if there is no 'mid' knob: you can simulate an increase in the 'mid' by turning down the bass and treble, while simultaneously slightly turning up the volume. Similarly, you can simulate turning down the 'mid' by increasing the bass and treble, while slightly reducing the volume ;)
I've just bought one. First impressions, ACE! They knocked the ball out of the park on this one. Then as I played it more, I noticed that on the AC30, AC30Tb and the Brit 1959 (the IMPORTANT ones) there is a nasty swooshing noise overlaying the decay of chords and notes. It's not in the clean settings and not in the higher gain settings (although the Brit VM doesn't sound very nice at all with a very short, "step-down" decay rather than a smooth, linear decay). The swooshing noise is there with headphones on as well, so it's not the speaker. Think I'll send it back. Okay it's a "cheap" amp, but at £230 it ain't THAT cheap. I've got enough sh*t to listen to, with tinnitus. Can't be doing with amps that have nasty hissing noises coming from them. I'm very disappointed. I'm sorry Vox, you've got to get rid of that swooshing hiss.
Hi, thanks for posting this. Mine has the same thing going on. Didn't notice until I tried rveording and everything has these nasty tones somewhere in the 2k-5k range. Wtf!
@@TVisTheRetina I sold this amp quite a few months ago now. But the biggest problem with it was the swooshing noise which came with the decay of every chord or note you played. There's no noise gate on the control physical control panel. But if there was one, and it was set to "on", then it would tend to cut out that kind of noise, not generate it (that's why it's called a "noise gate"). I didn't install the software, because I was mostly interested in how the amp sounded "naturally". And the amp had the "Line" output which was supposed to give that (without any effects), and from memory it was still happening with that setting too. So I can't see that that there should have been a noise gate on that setting. Sold it now anyway.
SOUNDS AWSOME.... BUT AFORABLE ????? NAAAA NOT 4 ME STILL I NEED MORE IF IM GOING TO SPEND A GOOD MONEY, LINE OUT STEREO, AND USB AUDIO INTERFACE, AS WELL BLUETOOTH, EFX LOOP ARE STANDART THIS DAYS
An perfect amp for blues and jazz, fusion even.
Thanks for the review! I hope to get one of these within the next few days.
Hope you enjoy it!
A great review and some wonderful playing. Thanks from sunny(!) Bolton :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
guys i own this very amplifier and recently seem to have lost the korg power cord that came with it, anybody got an idea of a good replacement? :((
I have that vox VT20x AWESOME LIL AMP
Such an in depth review and great playing! Does this amp have a full sound? I really want it just still on the fence. I’d be switching from a Fender 212R.
💥 ultra VOX 🥁 💪🏻 💨⚡️.
Great demo. Love this little amp.
Great playing, and room looks awesome!
Nice job! Since delay and reverb are on the same dial, can they be used simultaneously?
This dude is a fresh ass player.
Indeed!
Thanks for your Great review ^^
Is it normal to have the bass all the way up? And still sounds really bright.
With distortion yes. A lot of the models tend to be very bright
Does this work for bass too? I tried it with my bass and it sounds alright but I'm worried that could damage it
Hey, I'm also looking the Vox for guitar and bass - the Celestion speaker in it is akin to the Seventy 80, if it's of any use.
www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/celestion-70-80-for-bass-guitar.1284082/
I don't think you can *actually* damage the speaker in a modern combo guitar amp like the Vox, since the speaker is designed handle its own power amp requirements. Also, the Vox has an aux in and a dedicated line-in setting, which should handle external music tracks (bass included) just fine.
Try to get a bass-heavy backing track through the aux in and monitor the speaker response at increasing volumes. If you cannot hear distortion or "farting" from the speaker at higher volumes, you should be good.
Let me know how that works out :)
Excellent demonstration of the modeling and effects, what about the usb interface, software, headphone socket, line in?
Very good thanks sounds great !!!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎸🎸🎸🎸
A dude at my church lent me this amp today. It sounds really cool
No matter how I try, I can't seem to find a digital amp I like, seems I'll have to build a 5f1 that can connect to external speakers and have that as my practice, do everything amp!🤘😁🤘
To my ears, the high frequencies sound a little too harsh. In addition, even with the bass control at maximum, sometimes the notes still sound a bit thin.
Probably because the "body" of the notes resides in the mid frequencies, that you can't meaningfully adjust without a dedicated knob. One would think amp manufacturers would've figured out those are kinda good by now.
I just got this amp. It really depends on the guitar your using. Mine is definitely not as trembly, fizzy, or any of that. And some of that can be the mic he's using, or CZcams. I've been using it with humbuckers mostly so far, and it sounds great, full, and clear. The notes really ring out, even with full gain.
@@wea69420Little trick if there is no 'mid' knob: you can simulate an increase in the 'mid' by turning down the bass and treble, while simultaneously slightly turning up the volume. Similarly, you can simulate turning down the 'mid' by increasing the bass and treble, while slightly reducing the volume ;)
wonderful use of plectrum
Nice amp with lots of toys, and good value. Just sounds a bit thin to me.
I've just bought one. First impressions, ACE! They knocked the ball out of the park on this one. Then as I played it more, I noticed that on the AC30, AC30Tb and the Brit 1959 (the IMPORTANT ones) there is a nasty swooshing noise overlaying the decay of chords and notes. It's not in the clean settings and not in the higher gain settings (although the Brit VM doesn't sound very nice at all with a very short, "step-down" decay rather than a smooth, linear decay). The swooshing noise is there with headphones on as well, so it's not the speaker. Think I'll send it back.
Okay it's a "cheap" amp, but at £230 it ain't THAT cheap. I've got enough sh*t to listen to, with tinnitus. Can't be doing with amps that have nasty hissing noises coming from them. I'm very disappointed. I'm sorry Vox, you've got to get rid of that swooshing hiss.
Hi, thanks for posting this. Mine has the same thing going on. Didn't notice until I tried rveording and everything has these nasty tones somewhere in the 2k-5k range. Wtf!
There's a built-in noise gate that chops off the note decay. It on by default. You have to turn it off.
@@TVisTheRetina I sold this amp quite a few months ago now. But the biggest problem with it was the swooshing noise which came with the decay of every chord or note you played. There's no noise gate on the control physical control panel. But if there was one, and it was set to "on", then it would tend to cut out that kind of noise, not generate it (that's why it's called a "noise gate"). I didn't install the software, because I was mostly interested in how the amp sounded "naturally". And the amp had the "Line" output which was supposed to give that (without any effects), and from memory it was still happening with that setting too. So I can't see that that there should have been a noise gate on that setting. Sold it now anyway.
Am I wrong or are the middle tones missing?
Cambridge 50 or Blackstar Silverline Special...choices choices....
The Blackstar is far superior in sound and build quality.
The Silverline sounds better but, it also cost double what the Cambridge does
Great review, but my god Tom can shred... Jesus
SOUNDS AWSOME.... BUT AFORABLE ????? NAAAA NOT 4 ME STILL I NEED MORE IF IM GOING TO SPEND A GOOD MONEY, LINE OUT STEREO, AND USB AUDIO INTERFACE, AS WELL BLUETOOTH, EFX LOOP ARE STANDART THIS DAYS
Great demo as always, it's not for me though.
July 2022, im gonna buy now b4 the monkeypox scamdemic hits us.
Not really natural sounds.