Rewddawg1 Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 I recently purchased a new Vox Night Train amp head and this little beast really rocks! I am running it thru my B-52 2 x 12 cab w/ Celestion V-30's. I have to admit that it was a hard choice between the Vox NT & the Orange Tiny Terror. Money was not the issue in my decision it was tone & versatility. I really thought both heads stood strong as for as hard rock and metal. In fact I give the edge to the TT. What made my decision more clear IMHO was the bright mode on the NT. For cleans, blues and hard rock like AC/DC the NT won. The bright chime and the 3 band EQ won out over the TT's single channel single tone knob. I just couldn't get into how the TT sounded when you tried to clean it up. It was a hard choice both heads really rock but IMHO the NT was more versatile. Both heads run either 15 or 7.5 W and both will still blow you away if the room is too small. Anyway if any of you have experience with these amps I would appreciate input. Thanks Rewd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIANTRobOT420 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Nice score man. The TT is hard to clean up but it can be done. Its all about using the guitars controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewddawg1 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 Nice score man. The TT is hard to clean up but it can be done. Its all about using the guitars controls. Yeah I know it can be cleaned up like you said but it lacks the special brightness available in the NT IMO. Thanks for your response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Welcome to the Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewddawg1 Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 For those of you that like pics here are a couple. Rewd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Looks nice. How do you like it so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewddawg1 Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 Thanks Tazz, Like what was stated before is the bright chimey tone while playing clean is just beautiful to play. It is a tone as some of you know that has to be tried out or heard to believe. Then you can add some gain & then you have a great blues tone. Crank the gain in the bright mode & you have a good AC/DC tone. Switch to the thick mode and then you can play from hard rock to some old heavy metal. I think the 15W mode sounds better than the 7.5W. The 7.5 sounds maybe a tad muffled (can't find the right adjective). I haven't done any gigging with musicians in quite awhile but I'm sure at 15W it will keep up with the drums. I mostly play in the 7W mode at home. In short I love the little beast and I am very happy I decided to go with the Vox NT. Rewd. I have a question maybe someone can answer. If I put Mullards in the preamp will it sound more like a Marshall in the thick mode? Also will I keep the bright chime that is characteristic of this amp head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Give the Mullard tubes a try doesn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Congrats on the new amp! I've been wanting to try one of those out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewddawg1 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thanks Jon, There are quite a few models by different makers. I would try as many as you can thru the same cab and I think you'll find one that fits your style. You can get that overdriven tube sound at much lower volumes and they are alot more portable than say a 2 x 12 combor a 50W head and cab. Anyhow I think that are great little amps. Keep on Rockin in the Free World! Rewd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hthomas Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 how does it sound with a good amount of gain added? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 how does it sound with a good amount of gain added? Pretty awesome. It really loves R8s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Yeah I have notice that the Vox Night Train does do well with Alnico 2 magnet humbucking pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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