There are options for tubes at low volume and low budget. rk, and also with the medium/high watt monsters.It costs less than $500, capable of full tonal capabilities at very low volume, and sounds awesome.Īnyone else own one? Thoughts? What are some other great tube amps for the bedroom player? We’re all so inundated with the K ![]() I think it’s one of the best choices for the bedroom player, or as a small practice amp. It’s also only 1 channel, and has no connectors for an external cab. The digital reverb might be a downside for the purists but I think it’s still great. Not like a spring tank, but great for what it is. However, my DoD delay sounds great straight into it and the onboard reverb sounds great. It doesn’t have an FX loop, unfortunately. At the same time, turn the volume up and it can pack a PUNCH! My neighbors are sensitive to noise and it has never bothered them. It doesn’t need an attenuator - you can take the master volume incredibly low. Just a gain, volume, reverb, and 2 band EQ. It sounds incredible - crystal, chimy cleans all the way to near full on dirt. It’s a 10 watt 1x12 all tube combo (but with a digital reverb instead of spring tank). ![]() Vox produced the AC10 in the 60’s and revived it a few years ago as the AC10C1. I’ve had mine for about a year now and I’m still so happy with it. Supro 1970RK Keeley Custom 10 Tube Guitar Combo Amp (Blue Rhino, 25-Watt 1x10-inch) 939.06. The single speaker AC-10 remained in Vox catalogs and price lists until the existing inventory was liquidated.I just wanted to do a brief write up about the Vox AC10C1. Jennings ceased production of the original, single speaker version of the AC-10 in 1965 but the AC-10 Twin continued to be produced through 1967. Vox commonly installed Elac or Goodmans 10" speakers in the AC-10. A remote "egg pedal" foot switch actuated the tremolo effect. The Vibrato channel had Speed and Amplitude (depth) controls. Vibrato was a bit of a misnomer as the AC-10 actually had tremolo, not vibrato. A single tone "cut" control rolled off the treble response in both channels. The AC-10 had a Vibrato and a Normal channel, each with two inputs and a volume control. Tendencies toward microphony in larger amplifiers forced a redesign of the AC-30 in 1961 to eliminate the EF86, but it was retained in the AC-2 through the AC-15 until Vox discontinued the models. Denney's preference for the harmonically rich EF86 tube was apparent as it was designed into the preamp circuitry of the entire original Vox amp line (AC-2, AC-4, AC-6, AC-10, AC-15 and AC-30). The tube complement included one ECF82, one ECC83, two EL84, one EZ81 and one EF86, one of Dick Denney's favorite tubes. The schematic was updated in September 1964 when 120 and 160 VAC mains voltage taps were added to the power transformer for export models. The circuitry for the Vox AC-10 was designed by Dick Denney and was published on Jennings service schematic OS/008, "AC/10 Amplifier No. The AC-10 at lower left is a 1964 model sporting a "thick edge" cabinet, black vents, a Vox logo strap handle and black basket weave vinyl. Starting in 1963, the AC-10 was offered briefly in a smooth black levant grain vinyl and later in traditional Vox black basket weave vynide. A hinged handle, brass vents, and chicken head knobs were included. From 1961 through 1963, the AC-10 had a "thin edge" cabinet covered in fawn vinyl (see photo at left). ![]() In 1960, the TV cabinet was retained but it was covered in a tan vinyl with an embossed diamond pattern. The earliest versions of the AC-10 had a TV front cabinet covered in a tweed look vinyl (see inset photo at right). The AC-10 Super Twin Reverb featuring a separate head and speaker cabinet was introduced in 1963. The AC-10 was first available as a 1x10" combo but a 2x10" AC-10 Twin combo was introduced in 1962. Initially ntroduced in 1959 with a "TV front" cabinet, the AC-10 bridged the gap between the student grade AC-4 and the professional level AC-15. ![]() No use on online auctions, eBay or Reverb. © 1996 - 2023 The Vox Showroom, all rights reserved.
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