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Post by mitchfit on Dec 20, 2017 18:15:04 GMT
vox plans to issue 60th anniversary AC 15, and AC 30 amps hand wired mfg in the UK again. www.maxguitarstore.com/products/vox-60th-anniversary-hand-wired-ac30hw60/the AC 15 will again feature a channel with the EF 86 in V1 as per initial release. [more gain than 12AX7] before you suffer sticker shock, look what originals cost now. with electronics that surely need at least replacement caps. and devaluation if repaired. bravo! mitchfit
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Post by Stevie on Dec 20, 2017 18:52:16 GMT
Sigh. I had a 1964 and traded it somewhere in Camden, and I continue to lick that particular wound mitchfit!
Now that I find I could afford if not justify the outlay required to heal that gash, I have to concede that I could never turn it up loud enough to derive any benefit from it here at hippie towers, and in any event- with a chronic "stuff" issue, cannot spare the real estate either.
OTOH, (and with my devil's advocate hat perched on at a jaunty angle), if this was something that of neccesity had to rely upon CAA release certification I would understand, but four large is more what the perceived market will be prepared to pay, rather than what it should cost, and the same goes for most if not all so-called "boutique" amps. Last year, my canny little sister purchased a brandy new tiny red VW hatch-back car for under 7K...
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Post by beefheart on Dec 21, 2017 15:12:08 GMT
A while back I reported that I had bought an AC15C1X. Well after a couple of weeks it died on me. I liked the AC15C1X a lot. So I put it back to Andertons but decided to replace it with the hand-wired version AC15HW1X. This is quite a hike up in price but it is a superb sounding amp and definitely worth the extra cash. If you're in the market do give it a try.
Peter
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 19:57:58 GMT
Many moons ago I was in a band and the guitarist bought a used but immaculate AC30. I went with him to view it and after a bit of haggling he grudgingly paid £35 for it. How times change.I blame Brian May.
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Post by Michael Messer on Dec 22, 2017 9:39:49 GMT
Good Lord, they're £3,750! You're right, Graeme, times have changed. It's all personal choice and taste, but if I were spending that kind of money on a Vox amp, I would want a 1960s one. £2,500 Vox AC30 c.1964 Very good condition Copper top, black weave finish Original foot-switch Celestion blue speakers Speaker cloth looks like replacement One handle replaced Serviced professionally Gigged occasionally NO CONNECTION WITH SELLER, just using it as an example. Shine On Michael.
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Post by Stevie on Dec 22, 2017 16:54:01 GMT
There are many "marriages" around. This doesn't trouble me in and of itself, but rushing someone top dollar for a bitza is a whole other thing. It's a scammers delight because who can tell anyway?
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Post by Michael Messer on Dec 22, 2017 17:16:42 GMT
Stevie, that was just the first one I turned up. But if I was really looking for an AC30, it would be an all-original 60s model. I can understand Peter's decision to buy a new one, but it's just not for me. I had one for a while in the early 80s, but I never got the sound I wanted from it and moved it on quite quickly. I went for a 1972 Mark 1 Mesa Boogie, same as the one in the photo. It was an amazing amp. I sold it in the early 90s when I got into small 6 watt Supro and Champ amps, which saved my ears and my back! oops.... back to Vox AC30s.... Okay....I'll stop now! Shine On Michael
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2017 17:34:26 GMT
Love it.We didn't need these new fangled websites in those days.Just post off the coupon and we'll send you some information AND the address of your nearest dealer.
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Post by mitchfit on Dec 22, 2017 17:58:21 GMT
about 14 years ago, the AC30 bug due arose to the hand wired offering release.
before their limited head/2x12 cabinet [200 units] had dried up one could get both for about 1,900 american inflationary notes plus shipping.
as true for the original, the "L" shaped chassis retained massive amounts of heat. the cause for 3 or 4 progressively larger vent ports that had been issued for the OEM design.
then i heard of the "Winfield" 15/30 head and got it and a 2x12 cab for about $600 less. one needs to replace V1 in these for 12AT7 to get very close to the actual gain traits of the vox, due to a "Marshall-izing" of the circuit.
have been very happy with mine, but feel the 18 watt setting, [only 2xEL84, or 6BQ5] a cure for a problem that doesn't exist. very little volume change.
another step closer was achieved by switching to the russian/sovtek EL 84M, which was a more hi-fi variant.
the new cost has risen since then, but for those left of the atlantic, used can be scored for near the same price.
still,would love to get a vox, likely just mind games though.
mitchfit
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Post by catsmiler on Dec 22, 2017 19:19:58 GMT
I have owned this for 35 years. It is a very rare 1962 bass configuration fawn Vox AC30 amp and cab. It is all original except, unfortunately, the output transformer and the mid sixties silver Alnicos which I like to think were installed after an upcoming Liverpool beat combo blew out the original blue Alnicos. Mark
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