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[GIANTRobOT42O]

Yo guys I just traded my Twin for an AC30! I'm pretty stoked. I am gonna miss the Twins massive bassiness and the verb and trem but this amp suits me way more. Super versitile. I just gotta get used to all the knobs and switch thingys. How do you guys in the AC30 posse run yours?

[retrosurfer1959]

Congrats - hope you enjoy it! One of the classic sounds for sure.

[Dub-T-123]

Dude that's awesome! ac30s are the ****.

 

What model did you get?

 

I like to set mine with the gain like at half and the master all the way up if I can be loud.

[ShredAstaire]

Yeah man!! Enjoy the **** out of it bro!!!

[dem00n]

Love those amps, think your going to miss the Twin?

[This_Dying_Soul]

I love Vox amps.

 

I have an AC15VR, which is a hybrid amp. Apparently they put a 12AX7 in the beginning of the power amp section so it gets smacked by the preamp and distorts then they amplify the sound produced by this using a solid state section.

 

I was always a bit sceptical of how this worked but when I got the amp as part of a package deal with my Les Paul and tried it out I will admit it sounds quite nice. The clean channel with the volume maxed and master set to taste sounds exactly like the tone in the Stone's Start Me Up.

 

I think I might try to trade up to an all tube AC15 some time but for now this amp kicks a$$!

[Thundergod]

I run mine this way:

 

(mine has lots of switches on the back and on top, it's the custom classic X version)

 

Output bias set to "warm"

 

Smoothing set to "modern"

 

Both channels linked, the normal channel with the bright switch off and both balanced so the normal channel volume serves as a bosst/mid control.

 

I use the onboard reverb 'cause I like it.

 

I have the tremolo set to the max and use it with distortion/OD and/or modulation fx for weird sounds with great results.

 

I use the provided foot switch to switch tremolo and/or reverb on/off when needed.

 

I just use this:

 

Guitar -> VOX bulldog distortion ->EH memory toy -> amp.

 

Great sounds.

[GIANTRobOT42O]

Thanks for the input dudes. So far I'm really taking to this amp. I got the cc2 Dub. I really liked the Twin but it was just to much clean. I'm really gonna miss the verb and trem though. The Vox can't compete in that department. Thats cool though. I build a cool trem sometime in the future.

 

The only bad thing is the grill cloth is coming loose which I hear is a common thing. At some point I'd like to fix that.

[charlie brown]

The other guitar player, in our band, has an AC-30...He LOVES it!

I don't know his actual settings, but the sound is Great! I use

Fender amps, mostly...include the Twin Reverb, and it makes a nice

contrast, to his Vox tone voicing. I will admit, though, that I'd

love to have an AC-30, as well...not to replace the Fenders', just

to have the added tonal versatility.

 

Congratulations, on your new amp!

 

CB

[Jeff-7]

Thanks for the input dudes. So far I'm really taking to this amp. I got the cc2 Dub. I really liked the Twin but it was just to much clean. I'm really gonna miss the verb and trem though. The Vox can't compete in that department. Thats cool though. I build a cool trem sometime in the future.

 

The only bad thing is the grill cloth is coming loose which I hear is a common thing. At some point I'd like to fix that.

Sweet deal! What speakers? I know the trem in the JMI era ones were really good but I've never played a CC2. My controls are very simple on my handwired.

Channel 1 has : Volume and a bright on/off switch (plus the low and high inputs)

Channel 2 has: Volume, treble, bass and a hot/cool switch (plus low and high inputs)

3rd set of controls: Tone Cut, master volume and a master volume on/off switch. Then you have the on/off and 15w/30w switch in another subsection. Nothing on the backside though. Grats on the AC30!

[Dub-T-123]

Thanks for the input dudes. So far I'm really taking to this amp. I got the cc2 Dub. I really liked the Twin but it was just to much clean. I'm really gonna miss the verb and trem though. The Vox can't compete in that department. Thats cool though. I build a cool trem sometime in the future.

 

The only bad thing is the grill cloth is coming loose which I hear is a common thing. At some point I'd like to fix that.

Sweet! I agree the reverb isn't great and I wish the rate control for the trem had a wider range and I wish it could go deeper. But for a straight up amp sound, it's pretty ****in awesome and it takes pedals really well.

 

That sucks about the grille cloth. I think you can buy that cloth somewhere online. Somebody here regrille-clothed a vox.