Product: Vox Escort Bass 50 112 Combo
Price Paid: US $40 used
Submitted
07/24/2003
at
08:59am
by
Andrew
Features
:
7
Amp is circa 1979 or even early 80's. It is a good amp as all Vox amps are. This model was made in the UK and imported to the U.S. It is 50 watts with a 12 inch speaker. It has two inputs, one low, one high gain. It is made to be a bass amp, but I've used it for bass, guitar, and even running a mic through it. It did well with the guitar and bass, but was way to quiet for the mic. It had your typical three EQ knobs and a fourth harmonic knob that was rarely used. This was my first amp and it was bought for $40 from a friend.
Sound Quality
:
6
Has a very deep and warm vintage sound because it is vintage. I used it with a fender bass and it sounded decent, it would ahve sounded better if the bass was in better condition. I have also played a squire standard and a peavey raptor through it and they sounded better than the bass did, except that they were very bass heavy. The amp has no real variety in sound because there is only three EQ knobs and the useless harmonic knob, but it did the job well. It only suffered from minor distortion at high levels and did quite well with effects pedals running through it. My distortion pedal actually doubled the volume. If you really want a vintage sound this amp is great.
Reliability
:
10
OH MY GOD IS THIS RELIABLE. I actually left it in the bed of my pickup one night after practice by accident and it was rained on for at least 10 hours. I found it laying face(speaker) up in the bed of my truck in the middle night and thought it was a gonner. I let it dry out over night, and prayed for the best. I got up plugged it in and it works as good as the day I got it. So Vox gets an A+ on that one. I have also dropped it and kicked it many times and still no complaints.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never dealt with them, but expect it to be a bad experience because Vox has undergone numerous managment changes over the years, and their website even says they arent really sure of a lot of stuff.
Overall Rating
:
7
Its a good first amp, and I have used it for a couple different things. I think the really important part of this is the Escort Bass isnt made any longer and Vox is a well known maker, so the value for this as a collectors item is probably more than it would be as a regular use amp. I would buy it again for the price but for nothing more than a backup to my other Peavey amp.
