Vox V810 Valve-Tone

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Well, Washburn Wi-64, two humbuckers, and the excellent Behringer GX210, which is the best emulation of a fender twin ever!!! The pedal is not noisy at all. I use it alone or mixed with the amp's overdrive. Despite its simplicity, you can get a really wide sort of tones, but allways with the same quality. Good sustain, creamy... don't know how to explain it, but it's very similiar to an AC-30, with that mid honk. I've have a lot of different pedals and This is my favorite one. In the store I compared with others like boss ds-1, ds-2, Ov-1, some ibanes boxes, and none of them could deffeat the vox.

well, is a vox pedal... I'm not sure if this unit can resist a nuclear assault, but for using in normal conditions I gess It'll be a god parter for a long time.

never dealt with the company.

Nothing more to say, read the guys bellow, all we agree about the incredible quality of this pedal. Great sound, great tone. I play almost everything but in the last time I've been a lot with Radiohead and the last album of Nick Cave, and this beauty do the job. It's so close to a real ac-30, that even at low gain it rings stronger than many other pedals. Maybe someday I'll buy a Big muf or a pro-co rat, just for curiosity, but the vox is my pedal.

you don't deserve to hit a stage if you're unable to use it.

this is the fifth OD/dist pedal I've owned, and search has come to an end. guys at Vox know what a tube simulation pedal has to sound like.
absolutely perfect for creamy overdriven rhythms, clearly responsive to dynamics, both w/ single coil and humbuckers.
set the gain at 0 and you'll get a clean tube channel sound, or at 3/4 to get some brit-sounding smooth grits.
as for me I guess I'll never ever switch it off.
no noise at all.

bought it four days ago.

I think I've found the only one left in my whole hometown, so I paid for it a little more than I was supposed to. but this thing is worth every single cent. I compared it with my danelectro daddy o (see my review) and the voodoo lab sparkle drive, which is a little more versatile than the v810 but almost twice the price, and I couldn't afford it. the valvetone has a honor membership in the overdrive family in my opinion, think of a ts-9 with a little more low ends (that's what I need, as I'm a natural rhythm).
brilliant, with a great personality, get one and you won't regret it.

It's real easy to use....3 knobs.

I use an LP classic with Seth Lovers through a Goldtone. It sounds pretty good, but it just didn't wow my world. I personally think it thins out my sound a little. It does the low gain to moderate overdrive ok...I prefer it to my ts-9 reissue, but it just doesn't have have enough tonal variability for me.

Seems sturdy enough.

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My setup is LP->ernie ball volume->budda wah->direct drive->brotech fatpipe pro->bosss dd-5->goldtone, powered by a pedal power 2.The Vox is a respectable overdrive unit, better than a lot of others in its price range. I just got a Barber Direct Drive and I personally feel like it has a lot more tones to it than the Vox. Still, it can do a good tube sounding crunch. Check it out if you ever find it used at a pawn shop, see if it's your cup of tea.

The most difficult pedal I've ever used. You have to actually pick up your foot and press it down on a little button to turn it on, and then ( if you can believe this! ) repeat the process in order to turn it off!! Why they can't make this easier to operate is beyond me!!

I've had this solid chrome gem for 3 years now. I've tried to replace it with an Ibanez Tube King, a Danelectro Daddy-Uh Oh, a Dano Flab Tone, and a Reverend Drivetrain. The Drivetrain is the only thing that came close! The valve tone excells at mild to moderate overdrive tones. The tone control is a bit useless ( at least to me ) as I have to keep in all the way off in order to keep the warmth I like. Other than that, the tones it produces are stellar. I use an assortment of teles, a strat, a 335, a dano 12 string, a 40's Kay lap steel, a 50's Gibson lap steel, a....ah....you get the idea. The current favorite is my USACG Chambered tele with a seth lover pups. I run it into the Drivetrain + Valve tone + Diaz Tremodillo + Ibanez Chourus + Arion Stereo Delay + Ibanez Stereo Vol Pedal. I have a Digitech DigiDelay after the vol pedal run stereo into a Roland Blues Cube 60 and an old Dean Markley RD40. Just using the Valve Tone into the Vol pedal and the DigiDealy set to the Tape Echo or Solo setting is a very, very beautiful sound. I'm giving this a rating of 8..not because it's bad, but because I've yet to hear a 10 and I'm still searching! Maybe a Barber, Fulltone, et all..but for the money, this Valve Tone can't be beat! Even if I find a ten, it will still have a place of honor on my pedal board as it has a specail tone I can't get with any other pedal. Oh, what the hell...I'm giving it a 10!

I take very good care of my equiptment, so I usually have no problems. The swith does make a big ass "POP" the first time you engage the unit...then it goes away. So, the first thing I do when I set up, ( before turning up the volume ) is switch it on and off. Then, no more "POPS" during switching it on or off. Bought it new as a closeout. Last one they had and it was stuck away under the counter. I happened to see it when they were looking for something else and uncovered it. Had a $120.00 price tag on it. I offered $50.00, they said, "How about $60.00"? I said, "O.K."

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Excellent pedal. Why they discontinued it is beyond me. If I find another in the price range I paid, I'll buy it and use both of em. The Reverend Drivetrain I use in conjuntion with it is a similar excellent sounding unit. The Drivetrain has a bit more gain and more tonal variation, but the valve tone just has a sweetness I can't get out of any other pedal I've tried. It's a rich, smooth, creamy sounding pedal. I love using it with the front pickup while backing the tone control down. It also produces Rev Bill G approved pinch harmonics while using the bridge pickup. All in all, a stellar overdrive.

Great Sound! Easy to use. Three knobs. Quite self explanatory!

Sounds Great! I use ,it believe it or not, with an AC-30. It gives that extra umph! when I can't turn up the AC-30. I also use a tele, strat, and LP Standard. The Gibson is ok, but the single coil strat and tele sound amazing!

Never had a moments trouble. Great product. Heavy construction.

I e-mailed Vox about some nos mullard tubes for my AC-30, and they never e-mailed me back. Maybe they're busy!

I play Christian Rock and this pedal was one of the best investments I've made. Next to the AC-30 of course! No matter what, this pedal doesn't replace the real thing, but it still sounds great. I would replace it if it were stolen or lost. I own other overdrive pedals and they don't come close.

Features level, tone & gain knobs, pretty standard overdrive controls.Until you are used to the layout though, you could strain your eyes on a dark stage trying to see the lettering since it is etched into the chrome rather than colored, black or white. And the yellow LED is a bit of a drawback, too small and very difficult to see. There's a REASON most of the real world uses red LED's.

Very Brit sounding, makes you wanna play "Back In Black" or "Tie Your Mother Down" intros. Not a real WIDE voicing, but if you are after that certain sound, this one DELIVERS. Not a thrasher or metal unit, but if you like that sweet limey grind, this is a joy to play with.

Seems to be well built & solid.

Can't really rate this since I haven't had it that long or needed to get any support. Not being made anymore, either(from what I've been able to find out).

Play a variety of music and am a dedicated single-coil guy.Use G&L and Fender Teles and Strats, Fender and Ampeg amps. Using this pedal on a clean Fender amp is kind of like "Instant Marshall". Have AB'd this against a couple of Boss units(DS-1 & Blues Driver), Marshall BBII, Danelectro Daddyo and this unit may be my new favorite. Blows away the Marshall & Daddyo(IMHO). Not quite as diverse or capable of the saturated overdrive as the Boss units, but a bit tighter sounding, though.Does not clean up quite as well as Boss when you back off the volume on the guitar. Seems to have a LOT more range on the tone control between 3 & 5 0'clock than it does between 7 & 3. A slight dropoff in overall volume when set at unity on volume & gain, but you can set this to taste. Overall, this has become my favorite real fast, mostly because of that certain VIBE this has.True bypass as well. If not for the stupid yellow LED, I could almost give this one a 10.

This is a classic 3 knob overdrive pedal, very easy to use. Good sized pedal, very clear layout. Looks great although the LED is pathetically dim! In terms of other criticisms, I would say that the 9V socket is poorly situated - it's on the side of the pedal close to the input jack. There's a reason why most 9V sockets are on the top rather than the side of the pedal but the Vox/Korg designers seem to have their own view of this!

GREAT! Silky, smooth overdrive with none of the Tube Screamer harshness or midrange hump. I also have (actually "had" as I just sold it) a reissue Tube Screamer modified by Robert Keeley that I'd recommend to anyone who wants the Tube Screamer tone but, for me, the Valve-Tone is the right pedal. It nails the neck pickup "woman" tone and has a very soulful, organic quality to the overdriven tone. It has enough overdrive for me, but it sure isn't the hottest pedal I've ever heard. I use this single coil guitars (Strat, Tele, Reverend Slingshot) through small (2 x 6V6 or 2 x EL84) tube amps and it sounds great. The only other effect I use is a Holy Grail Reverb pedal and the two get along fine!

Too early to say but it's very well made and I wouldn't expect any problems.

I play mostly blues and have done so for 25 years. I'm not a big pedal guy but I do need something to push my amps into bluesy crunch and overdrive at low volumes for home playing/practice and this pedal is great for that purpose. If it got lost or stolen, who knows? For what I paid for it ($60 on eBay) it was a bargain as these regularly sell for $90-110 on eBay.

Very easy to use: 3 knobs. Find your tone and go.

Great overdriven sound. I have to say that it doesnt color your sound a lot..but it does some. It seems to add alot of midrange to your sound..but it's a good thing. You can set this to a very slight "amp just breaking up" sound to more of a classic rock "old vox turned way up" sound. However, if your looking for a ton of overdrive...then you want the Vox Distortion Booster. Valve Tone is more subtle.

Seems very rugged. Metal casing. Checked the guts and they look clean.

never used it

I puchased this a few years ago. Incredible pedal for what I paid...and excellant pedal at any cost. The others who are singing the praises of this are correct. I've seen that they are going up in value quite a bit and will only get more valuable. I talk to more and more vintage guys who love these pedals.

I play Blues Rock/Classic rock. My setup is an 81 Les Paul into a Fender Super amp. My two overdrive pedals are the Vox and a Tech 21 Double Drive. For more crunch, I use the double drive...but the Vox gets me probably 80% of the sounds I need.

One very bad thing about this pedal: Yellow LED. You absolutley cannot tell if it's on if there is any light in the room. Dont know what the Vox engineer was thinking about when he designed this peice of the pedal.

Overall, I will keep looking for these pedals because I think that they will become collectors items. I had a chance to A/B this and a TS9 and a Fulldrive 2. This blew the TS9 away (just overall better sound) and was a close 2nd to the Fulldrive. All had about the same amount of gain with Fulldrive II offereing a little more bottom end.
I'm giving this an 8 because it needs 2 points knocked off for that LED. I'm guessing that Vox will eventually reissue this however..and hopefully they'll fix the LED issue.

Easy, very good sound. Harrison.
El LED es una mierda. Yellow LED. Very dim, impossible to be seen unless you play in absolute darkness.

Strato > Boss Cs2 > Boss Bd2> Ibanez Ge-601 Eq > Boss Ls (line selector)> Loop: EH Small Stone (70's) > Vox Valve Tone > EH Big Muff > Vox Wah (70's) > EH Small Clone > Delay (I'll see...) > Fender Blackface Bassman.
A bit noisy in any setting. True bypass.

Very rough construction. Beautiful.

Play Rock Pop. Exellent pedal, I really like It's sound, like a Ts9, but much better. Not to much gain range, so I use it with two other dist/ overdrives. I wish It had a real LED, no se ve una mierda ni siquiera cuando ensayas, I can't tell if it's on or off.

This pedal is not very difficult to figure out. Three knobs, chicken heads. The only thing that could have been improved upon is the LED light, but it's really no big problem. It's a little hard to see. So what.

I use a Fender American Series strat into a 65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue. The pedal only hums at the highest gain settings. It is transparent, as others metioned and produces great harmonics when set at medium gain to higher gain. I tried her next to a ts-9 reissue, a sparkle drive and others and there was no comparison. The vox won, hands down.

Very dependable in a great chrome case. It has never failed on me and the battery life is phenominal.

Vox is not making this anymore but you can snatch them up on ebay for under 100 bucks. it's well worth it.

I play blues and rock and funk and it's a great match. I might try something else if this pedal were stolen or lost, but I'd be hard pressed to find something of similar quality.
It really does help me to make music because it is so transparent and clear and dynamic. It is true bypass, as well, almost unheard of in this price range. Try this pedal if you can.