Vox AC15 TBX

I've been using a newer ac15 with a tone tubby speaker in it. Holy ****, this is the best amp I've owned in 25 years of performing. I sold my Rivera after picking this up, because it is so much better. I play in a rock band with a drummer that hits hard, and I never take the volume settings above halfway. I have played everything from small clubs to big outdoor shows with it. Since you always should send your amp through the PA, it doesn't matter how big it is.

It is very dynamic sensitive....soft strums=clean tones, dig in and it will growl. I play with an ES335 and a '79 Gretsch Country Gent...two very different guitars, and they both sound amazing though this amp. I play classic rock/jam rock and it is a perfect fit. I use EH tube driven effects, like a tube pre-amp, to get other colors and more sustain for leads. Beautiful. Sometimes the high end can be a bit brittle, if you don't pay attention to your tone settings. They are super sensitive.

I've played over 300 shows with this amp, and have only changed tubes once. Never a problem...it bounces around for miles in a trailer, and still works like a dream.

Never used it.

Been playing since 1980. I have owned the following amps...(i hope I remember them all!)
Roland JC 120
Roland Bolt 60
Ampeg Reverbarocket
Peavey Black Widow
Rivera Thirty Twelve

This one is the best of the lot.

I just got a '97 British made reissue with the blue alnico (April 2005). Versatility is just fine---depending on your attack and master volume settings, you can go from crystal clean to Who/Summertime Blues roar in no time with no need for a second channel. I do use a Chandler tube drive, however, when I want to take the gain to monster levels for soloing, harmonics,and feedback, but the warmth and sustain of the amp allows for great solo tone without using any pedals at all. So, in my view, no need for effects loop or headphone jack. The stand by switch is nice, the tremolo kills (I use just a taste most of the time, it can be very subtle), and the reverb is just fine.
I retubed it with JJ tubes from Eurotubes.com out of Portland Oregon (contact Bob, he's great!), and find that the clean and semi-clean tone is the best I've heard (better than my '64 Blackface twin, my Rivera fifty-five twelve, and my Marshall 800 series 50 watt channel switcher. Of course a Fender has its own sound, the Vox does something different, and the Marshall isn't really a clean machine, but to my ears the amp is the most detailed in the midrange, and with the new tubes, very powerful.
Like other reviewers, I wrestled with getting an AC 30, and was concerned that you'd really have to crank it to get the best tones, vs. the AC 15 which I feared wouldn't have enough clean headroom for unmiked bar gigs. Not to worry, it is a very sweet, but rockin' monster, easily controlled with the master volume.
Haven't used the line out yet, and it looks like there's an output for an extension speaker, but it's not marked and I haven't tried it. All in all, the features that you might have wanted on the original amps are on the reissue, and it's all you need.

I use a reissue "blackie" Clapton strat with single coils, a big apple strat with humbuckers with coil splitting, a vintage ES335, a 30th anniversary gold top Les Paul, and am a blues based rock player, with a touch of Van Halen, and Yngwie Malmsteen. The band I'm in covers everything though, so I have to go from blues to rock to funk to jazz to motown, not to mention early Beatles, etc. So far, for every style I've played, this amp has delivered the goods.
I find it to be a quiet amp, particularly compared to the fender and marshall. Of course, when you dial in some tremolo and/or reverb, that will up the backround hum/hiss, but it's still in the very acceptable range. I count its relative lack of noisiness as a plus.
Soundwise, when I first jangled with it, I heard sounds from Beatles records that I never was able to produce before, prompting me to spontaneously play "We can work it out." So, it nails early Beatles, and does the Who sound very nicely. Although not a brutal crunch tone, it's definitely classic rock, with individual strings still sounding distinct, rather than mushy or fuzzy. That is a big plus for me, as lots of pedals and amps deliver brutal, but not musical. This amp always delivers musical sounds, and I have yet to lack headroom for loud clean tones--though I've only had one band practice with it, where my comfort zone is to go for a semi-clean tone with preamp up to about 7, and the master on 3--gives me clean when I apply a gentle touch and rockin' when I don't.

I had a problem getting the amp through the UPS process--may have been poor packing by my ebay seller, or rough treatment by the shippers: amp was low volume, loud rattle. One EL 84 was halfway bent over, cracked, with wire missing. Retubed the amp, thinking that would solve the rattle--it didn't. I had the same problem I've read about, namely the reverb tank has two pins in the top, which sympathetically rattle with certain frequencies. Two drops of superglue fixed that problem, and now I'm a happy camper. I suspect reliability won't be an issue henceforth as the tubes are nicely isolated from speaker, and cabinet construction looks solid. Since it's only been working for a week, I'll have to guess as to future reliabilty, and give it a 7.

no idea yet.

I've been playing for 35 years, mostly acoustic for the first 20 years, and have the gear described above plus a Guild D25, Taylor acoustic, Larrivee acoustic/electric, and a Gibson J15. Played the Larrivee through the amp last night, and like the electric axes, it sounded beautiful too.
I would definitely get another of these puppies, particularly since they are not being made at the Marshall factory in Britain anymore, and finding a clean AC15 with the blue alnico speaker is hard right now...I got into a bit of a bidding war to get this amp, but have absolutely no regrets. It is the amp that sounds like no other, and delivers the tones you've heard for years on the records and in your head.

Korg AC-15 from 1999 with one bulldog 12 inch, 1 channel, 2 inputs, pre amp and master volume, bas, treble, hall and trem, rest of the features read below

First of all, I am a Fender player who likes it growling, hot and bluesy and I never liked the big bottom Marshall stacks or the razor solid Boogie thing. Tell you the truth, it took some time to get comfortable with the vox because it is nothing like a small vibrolux or tweed. Not as twangy on the bass side, not as open in the middle and not the high end (wich I dind't like anyway so I always had Fenders that sounded relativly warm) Now I am playing a lot on the AC-15, it's hard to get used to that Fender sound again. The Vox gives any guitar a lot of personality, lets the charachter of the guitar shine more through. My 1980 Ibanez AS-50 sounds very woody, the '72 tele has lots of chunk, my strat is big and authoritive (try that on Fender) and the Dearmonds on my Duo Jet never rocked better before. Of course, its not so airy en open as a Fender but it adds a beatifull midrange, bit like a old rangemaster pedal kind of sound.
One thing that really surprised me is the volume, though is has only 2 el84, it is pretty loud in real live. The first few times I took it on the road I took also my trusty '92 vibroverb r.i. with me (40 watt) for just in case, but both full open, the vox was exactly as loud as the Vib. So much for figures.
At home I alway play on Huges and Kettner Cream and Crunch machines (3 watt tube amps) and connected to the vox speaker I got a lot of that vox sound in return so I think the cabinet has a lot to do with that full blizzard of nails signature.

There seems to be a lot of issues with this amp but Korg did some revision I think and the later amps should be more reliable. The only issue I have is some volume drops in input 2. Also, it is not a very quiet amp in terms of hiss and background noise. Rock'n roll I guess.

No expericende in this

Other amps: Vibrolux, Bassman, Hughes & Kettner, old Dynacord Rex, Guitars: strat and teles, LP junior, Duo Jet, Danelectro and Ibanez 335. Pedals: Matchless hotbox, Chandler tubedriver, Ibanez Toneking, boss delay.

1998ish. Simple amp to use. Clean. Nice tremelo and reverb. Not a bad line out signal. I use that instead of a mic through my bands PA.

I use a Les Paul Special (with Ceramic Humbuckers). About five stomp boxes. I have to be very versatile. We play everything from CCR to 3 Doors Down to Eagles and Dwight Yoakam. The best sounding amp I've ever had. Not too bright like some I've owned. Just the right tone (at least for me). I alway have the volume setting at about 1 o'clock and the treble about2 o'clock. Other than that everything is at 12 o'clock unless I mess with the tremelo. One thing interesting is that it has very MINIMAL overdrive when trying to make it do so. I use a stomp box for overdrive and distortion anyway so it's better for me have the amp clean. Great for your average bar gig.

I've only had two problems with this amp. 1) the circuitry inside where the chord is plug into came loose from the pull of the chord after about a year of gigging every weekend and had to be re soldered. No problem but it cost $75 to get fixed. 2) The outer (fake) material is very sensitive. It rips really easy. I patch it up simply with some super glue. Over wise it's built like a tank.

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I've been playing live since 1980 in various bands and every weekend since 1996 in the band I am now. I couldn't imagine playing without this amp. It's about 45 lbs... which is heavy at 2am but not too heavy to carry a short distance. Dependable and most importantly it's got the tone I need.

I believe the amp was made in 2003 or late 2002. It is a one channel two input (1 high 1 low gain) amp with adjustable depth and speed tremolo and spring reverb. It has a direct out jack, a footswitch for the tremolo and reverb. Bass and treble tone controls, It is powered by 2 (I think, I'm not a valve expert) EL 34 valves. It features a celestion blue alnico speaker. It also has a master volume control. The only features I hanker for are a volume switch (I believe this is not possible in a single channel amp) and a phones jack so I can play without driving the neighbours crazy (I'm not a tweakhead but have a feeling this aint possible with a vintage style valve amp, the speaker must be plugged in or its bad for the valves.) Having delicious valve tone makes up for this inadequacy.

This amp sounds bloody great I mainly play a '74 Guild Starfire IV and find it well matched to the amp. My Strat copy also sounds great, as does a friends Japanese Les Paul clone. Whoever thinks the AC 15TBX is a one trick pony must be out of their tiny minds. I have a schooled jazz guitarist friend who gets beautiful, full, warm jazz tones out of this box. I play rock and blues, and have a considerable palette of sounds to choose from. It's slightly overdriven sound is great, as is the full overdrive, which is quite biting and aggressive. Not quite a metal sound, but close, think Led Zep, hard rock/hard blues. The adjustable tremolo sounds great and can be used in a variety of ways. It has one problem; it rumbles (sounds like an idling motorbike) when tremolo and reverb are past about half. This is only a significant problem when the trem/'verb footswitch is not plugged in....weird! A bit annoying in a brand new amp. It only rumbles when quiet (i.e. guitar jacked in but not being played.) If anybody has any tips on how to fix this minor irritation, please contact me.

Apart from the abovementioned problem, its been fine for the 1st 6 months. I've been rehearsing with it (i.e.taking it for trips in the car to friends house) regularly and using it for practise almost every day. As the speaker breaks in it just sounds better and better. I dig this little amp so much I'm reluctant to gig with it. I want no harm to come to it, as it records superbly. I take good care of it, and would hate to ruin its good looks. I do get the feeling its delicate though, and would invest in a hard road case if gigging regularly, or buy a more robust, or more beaten up amp. (I've got my eye on an old Vox AC 50 head and speaker box.)

It has a years warranty. The shop I bought it from has a good tech. I've heard OK things about Vox/Marshall/Korg so I'll give 'em 6

I've been playing for 20 years. I've played guitar in afew bands. Up to this point I've used solid state amps...cheap, reliable, and most punters know nothing about amps, they're there for the songs, the performance, not to gawk at your gear. I'm not one to disparage SS amps. Most people can't hear the difference. Having said that, this little amp makes me feel good. I love its tone, and it brings out the best in me as a player. I've yet to gig with it, but can't wait to crank it up in a roomfull of people and hear the lovely warm tones it makes. I like both valve and distortion and fuzz, and its good to have access to both.

Heard it all before, if not see below.

Let me just say I love this amp. As much as I wanted an AC30, I was not sure if it would be my thing. Have been a Marshall (and one time Mesa player) forever but never really happy or inspired. While not overly versatile, the tone this little sucker puts out is glorious, nice & round, with great shimmer. Does that not clean/not dirty thing really well which is exactually how I play. It does sound "loaded" when using more than a couple of pedals so I try to limit the number I use with it but with either a Tube Screamer or Dredge Tone (John rocks by the way!!!!), a chorus, and a delay I am more than happy. The trem is KILLER, go ahead & start playing "How Soon Is Now" and you'll get the idea. Reverb could be better but if that's your thing go Fender.

Would gig forever with this. Is a tad underpowered is certain situations but that's what soundguys are for. Had to jimmy a make shift reverb tank pad by ziptying a wash rag around the tank to stop the "rumbling" but it has yet to fail me even after it took a 3-4' drop while a certain bass player was moving it (never again Todd).

I love this thing so much that I have recently sold my Marshall, and decided on either the AC30 (or better yet an AC30HW) or a Dr Z MAZ Sr. Will always keep this though & would die if it were stolen since they are OOP. At lager gigs I use a PS Power Tool which does the speaker faker/eq thing plus has a 50 watt SS power amp & a Marshall 2x12 cab with Greenbacks, so it helps out alot & keeps the general tone the same. Tried a Mesa 20/20 power amp once but was too aggressive sounding.

Only had it afew days.

Just got the mother and love it. Mine has the "Blue Bulldog" 12 inch speaker. I wanted to invest in a good guitar amp for blues/hard rock/pop, for recording, mainly, and small gigs (will consider slaving it to a bigger amp if room size becomes an issue.)Being an indecisive character I tried out a lot of amps and this had the best tone (for the style of music I'm into) of the 40 odd amps and combos I plugged into over two frustrating weekends; including the new twin speaker Trace-Elliot valve amps (they come close) and the Matchless single channel 30 watt. I thought this amp sounded the best.

The vendor of Jackson Guitars Sydney tells me that Vox will no longer be manufacturing this line of amps in the UK so he has hiked the price of all VOX amps correspondingly. He was asking $3250. I searched all over Sydney (and on EBAY Austwide) and could not find another for sale, let alone find one cheaper. He reduced the price to $2950AU COD. Still a lot to pay. He had a secondhand AC 30 1990/1960 RI in excellent condition in the store and let me compare the two, as I was considering buying it instead. I found that the AC 15 had a much better overdriven sound and produced comparable volume. The AC 30 broke up excessively and became growly when cranked over 3/4 (though it had a beautiful clean sound and looked fantastic.) The AC 15 had a great overdriven sound even at max volume. I like bands like Sonic Youth, Pixies, Pavement and wanted an aggressive but NOT metal oriented sound. I also like to keep it simple and not have to lug around heaps of leads and accessories. That settled it. I took the AC 15.

Am I happy with it? I've always thought that you cant pay too much for quality. If its worth it to you personally and makes you feel good then the you can't translate those feelings into dollar value. I am very very satisfied with this amp. I cant see myself ever wanting to sell it. Whenever I plug into this amp I have to restrain myself from weeping (OK I'm exaggerating slightly.) I've written a number of new compositions using this amp, and I've had it under one week. I give it 9 out of ten for value because it WAS expensive. I payed more for this unit than anyone else on this page. It gets 10 for everything else.

1996 TBX...From clean to scream. New EI EL84's and EH 12AX7's. Celestion Blue of course.
Has everything you need, 'nuff said.
Used for recording and gigging and goes well with my AC30 for bridging and A/B shuffling.

okay, anyone who thinks or posts this amp is "underpowered" or "farts out" will always be a "bedroom" player. Get real. This amp rocks and if you know how to play your instrument, you will appreciate the glorious tones this amp can produce...given you have a decent guitar. First of all, know what this amp is..its not a Marshall stack or some headcheese amp modeler with uber-overdrive effects built in, It's a purest's amp with tone you or your Daddy was raised on, respect it.
While not a complete faithful repro of the JMI AC15, it hold its on and has that Vox chime, growl and umph.

NO Problems.

No need, will knock on wood.

What do you expect, God? No...its not God but it is Vox and it is small and it does have character very few amps can equal, although they want to. It's 15 watts of class A sparkle to grunt. Who's your Daddy? Ask him who made his world rock...then tak a look at their gear.

I'm strictly a bedroom/front room player and this amp was way underpowered. Of course, like all Vox amps, it's aesthetically charming with the argile grill cloth but it really ended there. The vibrato was loud and kinda hissy. It's been a few years but i don't think it had reverb at all.

I played it clean with a '66 ES-345 and it always farted-out when i played through the bass/rhythm pickup. To be honest, i got much cleaner, clearer, stronger tones in a 90's Fender Princeton Reverb Chorus (solid state).

Don't gig, don't know.

I suppose if you're gonna buy Vox, don't go half-way. The AC-30 must tower over this thing. Again, pretty but that doesn't keep my $700.

Amp is 2003 version. Not very versatile, but it does what it does well - see below. Used this amp in rehearsals with band. 15 watts single 12 inch speaker (not blue)

Used it with 1973 strat / hot cake / big muff.
I found this amp underpowered. Beyond half volume the sound broke up to easy. I needed to run this amp past half to hear it over the drummer, so I could not get a nice chiming AC30 sound at a good volume. I didnt like the single speaker, not enough spread to the sound in my opinion. Because of the above I was dissapointed with the overall sound, great for very low volume playing, but it does not have the clarity of an AC30. However it does have that rich class A tone (just muddy with a shrill upper mid beyond half). I have owned 3 AC30's and was looking for smaller version, but it was to small ! I don't believe the amp is as versatile as the AC30.....

Unsure, I returned amp after one rehearsal with it.

Unsure

Great for one thing, and that one thing it does well. Good rich tone at low volume, but not worth the money to be honest. I would suggest going with an AC30 reissue and good drive pedal if you must have a Vox valve amp. As I said I sent the amp back to the store. I know a lot of valve purists will hate what I have to say now, but I am using a PODxt and short board for rehearsals and gigs and its excellent. I love the sound of class A amps, having used AC30's for 10 years, but the practicality of the POD and the sound through the house system is great, and at the end of the day the audience is more interested in the songs than my amp !

not sure of the year
It is great for small to mid size venues play it in a 300 member church and also to a large indoor venue and worked great in all things It is single chanels so run it fairly clean with a TS9 to give a little more crunch the tremolo is very nice reverb is kind of shallow but sounds real nice cranked also works good for blues and love it becaue it is a real dynamic amp. It works good and responds well to variations in your pick attack. it also has a nice bright tone for some of that classic contry stuff and with the TS9 sound great for that good old rock and roll.

I play a old Framus tele copy though it with gold lace sensors, and a les paul studio and both sound good. It works well need something that sounded good and wouldn't blow out the back wall of the church and this dose the job nicely. Play contempory worship and some good old rock and blues and this hasn't let me down yet. this thing can go from a nice clean fender like chime to a nice warm overdrive to a great rock tone with a good overdrive pedal.

This is my only amp for giging right now. Sold my peavey ultra 2-12 and this kicks but. Not as dark as the peavey but works good and will keep up with it in most venues.
The amp as never broken down on me.

can't answer haven't had a problem with it the only thing was to order a foot switch for it from a local dealer and that was quick

overall rating would give it a 9 I am looking to buy another one so I can run it stereo.
I do wish it was two channels but hey with a couple good pedals that is dealt with Love the tone and the chime this thing has. also love how dynamic the amp is. Was thinking of a Mesa studio 22 or subways series amp but when i found my buddy was selling this to buy a vibrolux reverb i jumped on it hes as offerd to buy it back and tell him it is not for sale. the only thing i wish it had was a little better reverb to it but other then that I love it and it made me a vox fan

This Vox Ac 15 was made in 1997. While not a true "re-issue", it has the vintage look of an AC 30, and traditional Vox tonal character.
This all tube Ac 15 is a very basic 15 watt, class A amp, that is very powerful for what it is.The amp is extremely versatile for a single channel, dual input amp with basic input volume, master volume, bass,treble, reverb and tremelo controls.I do wish it had either a midrange and/or a prescence control for added flexiblity.I use this amp for recording, and for live situations it is mic'd or we take a line out direct into the console to feed pa & monitors.After much experimentation,I find this to be an EXCELLENT tone machine that fits my music very well.The 15 watt version is perfect for my needs.My version includes the Celestion Greenback "reissue" 12 inch speaker.

As a blues, jazz, country, southern/jam band styled rock player I use the Ac 15 with a variety of Fender and Gibson guitars, each set up differently to obtain different tonal characteristics.The Fenders are a mix of maple & rosewood fretboards, and each are fitted with different sounding pickups.These include 2 Telecasters and an Esquire, and 4 Stratocasters.The solid body & hollow Gibsons are an old Melody Maker, SG Standard,Les Paul Standard, Les Paul Deluxe(mini humbuckers), and Les Paul DC(semihollow)...plus ES 125, ES 175, ES 335 and BB King Lucille.As basically a roots player I find that some guitars "mate" to the AC 15 better than others. To my ear the Gibsons really match the amp superbly. The Gibsons can give fat, rich clean and creamy overdriven sound, but not too heavy.On the Fender side my Custom Tele and one Strat(rosewood board)in particular... with simple stock, late 60's pickups sound great as well.One can get an excellent Mark Knophlerish clean sound, plus excellent, chiming sounds at times close to a Tom Petty/Mike Campbell/Rickenbacker tone. I'd love to play a Rick 6 and 12 string thru this amp.Single coil pickups seem to me to produce an earthy, almost hollow woody tone character, that, depending upon the song, can work like a charm, or it will not, so try another guitat/amp combination.
The amp which is bright to begin with causes me to ALWAYS run the treble at the "zero" position. I run the bass up 3/4 with input volume, master volume and reverb all up to 12 o'clock.
The Celestion Greenbacks sounded "stiff" when I first got the amp,but over time they have certainly loosened up and sound much better than before. I have played Ac 15's with the VOx Blue, and it has a darker, richer, more harmonically interesting tone in my opinion.However, I do not plan on switching speakers, I am very satisfied with the Greenbacks now that they are "broken in".
I play the amp on its own and occassionally run it in tandem with a 67 BF Deluxe Reverb, or a Marshall 1962 Bluesbreaker(essentially a JTM 45 in a 2X12 combo setup)...these create HUGE sounds at almost any volume.I would like to run a pair of Ac 15's together in this way too.

I have always been hesitant about the roadworthyness of Vox amps, and sensed that,in general they are somewhat "fragile". To gig regularly, I would definitely order a solid roadcase for it, and I would always recommend a backup amp.
I recently had to replace the power transformer, which I have been told by very reliable sources, is an issue that does occur with the AC 15. The part is not expensive, however the labor to get into the amp for this purpose adds up to a somewhat costly repair.
As with all my amps, I now run a SurgeX SX 1115R AC power conditioner/surge suppressor to protect the amp from AC line problems.

The people at Korg/Marshall/Vox USA ,once you get to speak to a human in their service department are friendly and helpful. They guided me to a very reputable, long time authorized service center.They were extremly helpful, fast and very accomodating.

I have been playing guitar for 38 years and have accumulateed 30 acoustic, electric and resonator guitars, a few effects, although I rarely need them,reverb/delay is my most important effect.My amps include Fender 51 tweed Deluxe,62 Brown tolex Priceton,65 Princeton,65 VibroChamp,67 Deluxe Reverb,67 Princeton Reverb, 69 Princeton Reverb,70 Deluxe Reverb and a Marshall 1962 Bluesbreaker. All speakers are stock original.For me, the Vox Ac 15 is a logical addition to my tonal arsenal. Similar in some ways to a British sounding Deluxe Reverb, this amp falls between the classic clean tones of the world of Fender, and the darker, crunchier, fatter overdrive of Marshall.
I am very, very pleased by the tone capabilities and the power of this amp, and as I said before I just wish it has a midrange and/or prescence control too.
To me guitars and amps are like ice cream....each is a different flavor...and each tastes pretty darn good, depending upon your mood !

Made in 2000. 15w RMS ,two imputs ,seond one louder,master volumen,reverb and tremolo.It has all I need and more cause I don't use master to overdrive the amp nor I use tremolo. Mine has 12 inch Buldog alnico in my opinion best guitar speaker out of new speakers on the market. It has 2 EL 84 power tubes and 12ax7 preamp tubes +tube rectifier 5y(something like that I forgot). Poeple you won't belive what does 15Wats of Class-A Vox power means untill you crank this mother f..r in a club. It cutts like no other amp through the mix.Highs and mids are so transparent and audible .
For what I need I d give it 10 but you have to look at it from the aspect of vintage style amp which means no drive ch. loops.power switch ..ect

Ok now I ll start by saying that I love Fender sound and most of guys I listen used Fenders.I saw that lil beast in the store and with intention of trying a guitar which I was planning to buy I plgged that fellar. Oh yeah man .Bright,vintage sounding,commpressed,growly,chimey,bell like tones came out without a hint of harshness on high end. I brought a guy with me to get a second opinion and he has 20 amps including 3 copper panel Vox ac-30 JIMI and was amazed with the tone.He told me to buy it so I did.
Now the real test! A gig in a 200 poeple club no miking. I never thought it would be enough power but Vox handeled it great. Highs cut through,mids were strong as Vox are famous for it. Bass was little weak but I m not complaining. I use strats with single coils and play blues straight to amp turning amp loud to get natural overdrive and compression and Vox is perfest for it. It has perfect SRV tone and it screams when you dig hard into strings. Tone is different from Fender,mabe not as soft and more agressive yet nice and vintage.
I should give it a 10 rating but I belive many poeple grade gear to biased so I ll give it 9 but I feel like 10

10 days old and on second gig it started producing loud buzz and hum after first set. It continued to work and I was able to finish a gig
and took it back to the shop and I m hoping it wasn't serious thing.
I know those Vox are famous for non reliability and If it dies again in next couple of months I ll sell it caouse I never bring back up amp and I always have just one amp in my arsenal. I hope I d never have to sell it but I need reliable thing!!!

I dunno and I took it to the shop I bought it for repair caouse it was under warranty.

Great amp,vera portable and loud for its size, Beautiful looks and tonre to die for. I just hope it doesn't brake down again cause I ll have to dich it. For a price I payed it is great amp and I d buy it again
I m giving it a pure 10
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1999 or 2000 model I think. Single channel: Volume, treble, bass, verb, Vibrato, master volume, normal and padded inputs, line out, footswitch jack (verb and vib).
This is the one with the Celestion Alnico blue.
15 Watts.
This amp has just about everything I want in an amp, not too skimpy feature-wise, not too many bells and whistles.
Plenty of power for me since I just use it to make noise with in the basement/casual jams etc. It would probably need to be miced in a gigging situation.

Right now with the Vox I just have a traditional Strat style guitar by Starfield (Ibanez related). Fortunately the pickups in the Starfield are Seymour Duncan stacked-coil type strat p'ups, so there's barely any noise even at higher volume. I just sold an old, mostly Stock Gretsch Rally which was noisy as hell through the Vox with those original hi-lo tron pickups.
I've tried friends guitars through the amp, some with high output pickups and the Vox handles them all equally well.

This amp has what I would consider pretty traditional Vox tone, with lots of sweet upper mids (sorely lacking in those Fender amps I played over the years). The AC15 excels at medium gain settings and if I want I can crank it all the way up without hurting my ears. I wouldn't describe the distortion as "brutal" at all, but "vintage."

I've been through many amps and it took me a while to arrive at the VOX. I'm 95% sure this amp is a keeper. Other amps I'd been using were too wimpy sounding (the many Fender tube amps I'd played), cold or processed sounding (I tried various solid state amps for a while), complicated (Seymour Duncan convertible head), or (my last amp) a VHT Pitbull classic head and cab was wonderful at what it did but it was just too much on my ears to crank up, plus, having pretty much "retired" from the music scene I really had no use for it.

The Vox AC15 is a very well rounded amplifier.

Bought it used, it was serviced by the previous owner just prior to sale -- a couple of items of which were the many addressed here by other reviewers in the servicing. Oddly, sometimes the footswitch doesn't seem to work right but that doesn't concern me right now.

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played 25+ years
If lost or stolen I'd try to get a direct replacement
Again, overall a nice amp.

This is an update to a review I wrote about a year ago. Please check other reviews for features. My AC 15 EL 84 powered valve amp was purchased new in 2001, so it is a Korg product. It also features the Celestion Blue speaker.

Korg has discontinued this amp--perhaps in favor of their new modeling amps--anyway, it's a shame.

It took about three or four months to break in the speaker. I was running the bass on full and the treble at 12:00. I found that as the amp broke in, I was able to back off the bass a bit. The two tone controls are extremely interacitve--so when you turn down the bass, you get a treble boost. As one reviewer said...it's a wierd but fun combo.

No problems, one year in. This amp gets played hard and gigged regularly. I shove it in my trunk and drag it around alot. I do not use a backup amp, but I carry a Korg Pandora just in case...so far, so good.

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The main reason for this update is because Korg is discontinuing this model and anyone thinking about buying a Korg/Vox AC 15 should probably do it now! Unless Korg replaces this with another version of a low powered valve amp, I think this will be a seriously sought after combo. I do NOT see many of them available on eBay.

I can't justify the expense of those point to point hand wired military spec boutique amps that I see advertised in Vintage Guitar Magazine, and I have only had a chance to try out a couple of them (a Bogner, and a Rivera). I think it would be fun to do an A-B listening test with the Vox and a similar EL 84 powered boutique amp. If anyone has done this, I would love to hear about it.

I bought it new (I think in 1997) for around $850. Mine is the version with the single 12" "Vox Blue" speaker. On the top, it has two guitar inputs and separate controls for preamp volume, bass, treble, reverb, tremelo speed and intensity, and a master volume. On the back, there is a jack for the footswitch (controls the reverb and tremelo) and a jack for an line-out. The amp is small and squat, but it weighs a lot more than you would expect. Although this is a vintage style amp, with the master volume control and the excellent tremelo, this amp deserves a solid "10" for features.

Although this amp is expensive for 15 watts, I feel the price is justified because: (1) the amp has an excellent sound; (2) it can get just loud enough to use for mic'ed gigs in a moderately loud Rock band; and (3) it is a vintage style amp that is also good for home practice, because you can use the master volume to bring down the volume somewhat(but not too much -- in my opinion, the amp doesn't sound as great when the master is set at lower than half).

The tremelo on this amp is one of the best I have heard (I use the tremelo a lot). The reverb, although good, does not compare to the tremelo in quality.

I use this amp with Gibsons and Fenders and I can get a good sound with both. With Strats, I tame the brightness by turning the treble almost all the way off and I crank the bass.

My power transformer blew after about four years. This was a fairly expensive repair. YMMV.

For me, the sound has to get this amp a 10.

Single channel, 15 watt, class a, (ab when dimed), 1x12 combo. If you are reading this, you are familiar with the features of the re-issues. My re-issue however, is loaded with the Clestion Greenback 25, not the alnico, or the Eminenece.

Well, this amp does the VOX thing very nicely. I have owned AC30's, and love them. Lately, I have found them to be a bit cumbersome, and loud for my situation. Therefore, I decided, despite the 15 not really being a true "re-issue", to give it a try. I am very pleased with my results. The 15 has a very nice tonal character, and the master makes the amp much more useable for me. I can acheive a very sweet over-drive, at club-approved volumes. The amp emits tons of chime,nice even-harmonics, and over-tones, and responds well when hit with a boost for solos. I only have to run the amp on 1/2 volume to acheive a very lush, well- defined tone, at non ear-splitting volume. The drive (w/ a Tele) is reminiscent of T. Petty/ Stones/ Zep. Not over-bearing, but just enough break-up to rock. The amps tone sits well in the mix. Despite not having the blue, the greenback does a very fair job. I have owned the "blues", and love em, but will NOT be up-grading the speaker. The 25 sounds great, and is known for it's durability, and they sweeten over time. The amp is a keeper as-is.

I have seen some issues arise with these amps, but the 15's seem to be very well built, and sport a "tube-holder", or padded rack, something not found on the 30. I beleive this will proove to be a good design feature. I am hoping the amp will hold up to gigging. The amp deoes run very hot though, and I am hoping for trouble-free operation.

Don't know. My other Vox's were old.

I think this amp will be with me for quite some time. I find it to be very useable in the real world, and its size and features are a perfect match for me. I have owned many boutique peices that try to cop the VOX thing, and even though this is a PCB constructed amp, and not a true re-issue, per se, it out-does most of the boutique "clones" in tone. The amp simply provides a very nice foundation for anything you want to do. It says, "here is a sweet, mildy driven, rich tone.......if you can play.......I will sound good for ya". And it does.

AC 15 TBX ... produced in 2001 Quite a few reviews, so I won't go into it in depth. You can read below for specifics. All tube and it sound s like it. Only 15 watts, but more avaiable punch than my Vibrolux reverb at 40 W. Mine is fitted with the alnico, which is a must !!

WOW -- Interesting -- splendid -- Strange.
As a fender player since 1962, this first trip out of the fender ranch has been interesting. On its own, standing alone in the studio it sounds very good. The first thing one notices abou this amp is that you can not tel if it is on. We pulled it out of the box, powered it up and all got a real sick feeling thinking it was DOA. Rather bummed out I pluged in the guitar only to realize that it was on, hot and wide open ... were we suprized! As a comparison with the fender sound, this amp has a tremendous mid range feel to it. On an RTA (analizer) the fender is well represented from about 80 to 4500 and reasonable flat. The Vox looks like an upside down smile. The two tone controls work in a very interesting 'vox-ish' way. When you turn the bass up, the treble is reduces. Correspondingly, trable up, bass reduced. This is totally different from the fender convention which allows both to be increased or attenuated. As this unit has the top boost channel of the ac 30, we have found that unless you are in the glass break mode, the treble control can be full off and you will bet a greatbite. We have turned the bass control full on. The unit has an 'input' control that controls the amount of signal to the pre amp, and a master control that controls the power amp stage. I have set the master wide open and the input between 9:00 and 12:00 and the unit is nicely balanced. By pushing the input a bit more and controlling the 'input volume' at the instrument, you can acheive a wonderful clean to very 'bent' but the unit is not designed to do square wave heavy distortion. As a 60's player turned studio owner I was very pleased to see how well the quality of the amp held up when the master is reduced. With the master set to 10:00 the tone was all there and the volume was quiet enough to not hae any room interaction detracting from the actual tone (a standard problem in all studios)

OK - enough about how quiet this unit is. With the heavy mid character of the amp I was really concerned about how it would do whn really pushed. The human hearing system is very sensitive to loud mid range sound and this baby screams in this department. Compared o the vibrolux, the vox LOUD seems to honk, But it wasn't until it honks with a full kit and a bass rig going that you understand why this amp (and the ac-30) have earned such a revered place in amp land history. The mid-range center frequency of the amp sits perfectly between the bass and drums. Without having to be 'loud enogh' to be heard the vox is very noticable because of the unique tone, AT LOWER VOLUMES. So Just how loud is 15 watts of all tube class A vox power? Louder than my vibrolux @ 40 watts and the studio pro reverb at 50 watts. This is in no way a put down on the fenders, just an exceptionally efficient use of power.

We have pushed it hard. Ran it hot, Put it up wet and it has worked exactly as we expected.

No experience here. We purchased from our local music store. They are small, have a full service department, and provided quite a bit of assistance in the decision to buy.

Having played and recorded since the 60's and having lots of time as a session player, this amp will always be with me. I originall bought it as a backup to the fender (tube amps do cook and die - thay all do) and I now plan to use the VOX as theprimary amp and the fender as the backup. Guitar choice is a Gibson 335, a 330 and an Epiphone Sheriton fitted with Duncans. The amp provides quite a variety of color, is wonderful for jazz (quiet) and kicks some serious butt with the 'input' up to about 2:00. Properly played, no stomp box needed to get anything you need. I took the line out and plugged into the fender input and got a sound that can only be described as amazing. Worth considering two ac 15's and something like a zoom 505 in stereo !

Vox ac15 with 12" alnico speaker tremolo and reverb. EL84's in class A
configuration.Master volume and two inputs.Single channel amp with line out.Its a loud 15 watts. I've never had a problem being heard on the gigs I play,mostly smaller places though.

I use a PRS and a Strat and both sounded great through this amp. I can't say enough good things about the tone. Clear sweet chime wonderful sweet overdrive at louder volumes.

Here's where it all goes bad.I have had two of these amps in the last three and a half years and have had nothing but problems with both of them.Both reverb tanks started to rattle like crazy.I had a capacitor blow out in the output section on the second one and take out the reverb transformer with it , which took over a month to get from the factory(thanks Korg). Both amps had to be retubed within three months of purchase because of microphonics.The second amp I just got rid of because after I finally got it back it sounded pretty bad, I think the output transformer was starting to go on that one. Too bad Vox has these kind of problems because when they run right these amps sound great.

I couldn't even get a hold of anyone at the company or get any calls returned etc. The only reason I was able to get repairs done is because I knew a repair tech who was authorized to work on Vox. He had a bad time getting parts from them also.

I've been playing for about 30 years now,(I started when I was seven).
I have given up on Vox.I love the tone but it isn't worth the trouble.
I give the AC15 an overall rating of five only because when it works its the best tone I have ever played with.

One channel Top Boost Vox design--similar to the brilliant channel on the AC 30. Includes volume, bass, treble, reverb blend, tremolo speed and depth and master volume control (very cool feature for a Vox!). Separate power and standby switches. 15 watts powered by two EL 84 power amp tubes; 5YC rectifier tube, five 12ax7's for the preamp, reverb, and tremolo.

Celestion "Alnico Blue" 12" speaker and two button foot switch for tremolo and reverb are included.

Tubes manufactured by Ei (these may vary).

Black basket weave vinyl and maroon diamond patterned grill cloth cover the wooden cabinet. Chicken head knobs and a smart looking gold plastic VOX logo with matching gold highlights adorn the exterior.

This amp runs in a Class A configuration which means that the tubes are running full forward all the time.

The amp chassis is made from sturdy sheet metal. The amp section includes a couple of printed circuit boards, tube sockets, pots, etc. The tubes are mounted vertically with the tube socket at the bottom. There is a large vented sheet metal shield that holds the tubes in place and guards the works from wayward fingers and other objects. It may also act as a heat sink (I'm not sure about this).

Vox tried to stay true to the original while blending some of the most important innovations since the 50s version--Master volume and Top Boost circuitry are the most notable. This amp is NOT A REISSUE like the AC30 because of the updated features.

I like what VOX has done with this amp--it is very practical and an excellent competitor for the low powered boutique amp lines. Even so, it lacks many features that some guitarists may need such as efx loop, overdrive channel (multiple channels in general), additional speaker jack come to mind. But it is what it is, and given that VOX has tried to balance vintage tone with modern features, I will give it a 7.

I have a bunch of guitars and this amp sounds different with every one of them. This is the only amp that I own that gives each of my guitars it's own distinct personality in a robust manner. I own a Gibson Les Paul Classic and a heavily modified Les Paul Classic with Gibson 490T and R pickups. Both sound tremendously complex with tons of second and third order harmonics. The LP Classic with the ceramic pickups will definitely make this amp growl--as will just about any guitar.

My American Series Strat with Custom Shop Fat 50s pups sounds warm and fuzzy when the gain is near 12 o'clock and it breaks into the smoothest, most controlled crunch that I have ever heard on when the amp is cranked.

I also play a Rickenbacker 360/6, and the best way to describe it through the AC15 is warm and shimmery. I love the way the modern Ric high output pickups overdrive amps--very creamy and sweet.

Finally, my 52 reissue Telecaster sounds snappy and bright on the clean settings and enormously huge when both volume and master volume are full on.

This amp does not even approach being suitable for heavy metal, but you can coax some great rock sounds by twisting a few knobs. the sound of this amp is simply different from your average Guitar Center combo. You either love it or are totally indifferent.

Personally, I love the sound of this amp. I was astounded when I tested it at the music store with my LP Classic--I was under the impression that Vox amps only had one sound. But there are so many variations on a theme--reverb on; reverb off; tremolo on; tremolo off; infinite combinations of volume and master volume settings as well as combinations of the two effects--amazing. Then when you factor in what you can do with the controls on the guitar, it becomes an incredible palette to work with. But they all retain the Vox warmth and shimmer. This amp responds better to control tweeks on both the amp itself and the guitar better than any I have heard. If there is a better amp sound out there, i have not heard it, or I simply cannot afford it. 10...definitely a 10.

I bought this amp with the Vox Bulldog (Eminence) speaker and immediately replaced it with the Celestion Alnico blue. I noticed a hideous rattle after putting the thing back together on certain frequencies at a high volume. I pulled the whole thing apart several times thinking that I had jarred something loose when I removed the amp section.

The culprit turned out to be a poorly seated reverb tank. I took the washers out of the screws that hold the tank in place and backed off the screws a couple of turns. This fixed the problem.

I do not recall hearing the distortion with the original speaker, but it's hard to catch everything in a noisy guitar super store. It is difficult to say whether this is a factory problem or not, but I'll give Vox the benefit of the doubt.

I've been playing for more than 35 years and have accumulated alot of stuff. This is right up there with the most exciting piece of equipment that I have ever purchased, but I really like the Vox sound.

I tried for years to recreate this sound using all kinds of amp simulators (Line 6, Korg, Digitech to name a few). I thought that I would hardly ever use a Vox sound, so I never seriously thought about buying a Vox amp. But I found myself moving away from the Mesa Boogie/Marshall style overdrive to cleaner sounds with more natural sounding overdrive (although I still love to play these amps!). After diddling with digital modeling devices for years, I decided that there just was no convincing AC30 or AC15 sound in any that I tried. So when I had a small windfall, I bought the AC15. I think it was a good decision. I would definitely replace it.

I became intimately familiar with the construction of this amp after tearing it apart twice, and aside from some sloppy tolex work inside where no one can see, this is an extremely well built amp. I replaced two of the preamp tubes and the two power amp tubes with Tesla valves (Groove Tubes).

I've read other reviews that question the electronic integrity of these amps, but it all looks pretty simply designed to me (aside from any PCB issues). Fuses and tubes are easil accessible. Everything is well protected, and I have not noticed any excess heat from this Class A beauty.

If you are considering a small, lower powered tube amp (botique or otherwise), give this baby a try. I think that it is a pretty good sounding and fairly versatile amp despite its lack of gimmicky features (which I would rather not have on an amp anyway).

Check my website www.mp3.com/jeffreybauer soon for a song featuring this AC15.

A 1999 WITH 1 VOX BLUE ALCINO SPEAKER ALL TUBE.I WAS'NT HAPPY
WITH THE REVERB SO I PUT A SPRING REVERB OUT OF A FENDER IN IT.
THAT JUST GAVE ME MORE REVERB IF NEEDED.THIS AMP IS WAY BETTER
THAN THE 1996 AC 15 WITH TWO 10'S I ONCE HAD.I USE IT FOR ROCK
AND COUNTRY AND ROCKABILLY WITH DELAY PEDAL.

THE INPUT CONTROLS THE TONES.CRANK IT WIDE OPEN WITH MASTER
AT YOUR VOLUME LEVEL AND YOU GET SOME OF THE WARMEST DISTORTION
EVER THAT REACTS WITH YOUR PLAYING.I PUT A MARSHALL JACK HAMMER
PEDAL FOR MORE DISTORTION WHEN NEEDED.TURN THE INPUT DOWN FOR
GREAT CLEAN TONES.THIS IS THE BEST AMP I HAVE EVER HAD.I DON'T
USE THE TREMOLO MUCH BUT IT WORKS GREAT.I USE A ERIC CLAPTON STRAT
WITH IT AND A TELE.I ALSO HAVE A VOX CAMBRIDGE REVERB TWIN AND A
FENDER HOT ROD DELUXE.

HAVE NOT HAD IT LONG,HOPING FOR THE BEST BUT WOULD NEVER GIG WITH ONE
TUBE AMP NO MATTER WHAT!

GOOD DEALERS.

I WOULD REPLACE IT.I LOVE THE NATURAL TUBE DISTORTION,I HATE THE
ORIGINAL REVERB

Amplifier has a Treble and Bass, Input Volume, Master Volume, Reverb, and Tremelo Controls. Low Gain and High Gain Inputs. 12 " Celestion Alnico "Blue" Speaker. 15 Watts Class "A" Power.

Used w/ Amer. Standard Telecaster/Stock Pickups. Very clean sounding amplifier reminiscent of a Fender Clean Channel. Unlike Marshall "Clean" which is much warmer than this amp. A tube amp dynamic capabilities that include very subtle reproduction of lightly fingered/plucked/ghost notes. A very good amplifier for any type of music situation. Personally, this amplifier w/ my telecaster gives me the widest range of sounds possible from any guitar/amp combination.

Amplifier is 6 months old and has already crapped out on me. Used about 3 times a month since purchased. I apparently blew a fuse. I would've fixed this myself, however, the amplifier cannot be easily serviced. I would never play this amplifier in a live situation. If you blow a fuse (read...typical electrical overload could leave your band w/o a guitarist, or, you have to go through the PA-disgusting), you cannot easily fix the problem. Poor user servicibility gets a reliability rating reflecting this problem. To users who donot understand my rating, Vox has made great progress with the design of this amplifier over past designs including better heat dissipation etc..., however, the fundamental question is not how reliable is the amp relative to past models, it's a question of can you trust it for an important gig.

I bought this amp at a Sam Ash Music Store in King of Prussia PA. Very large department store kind of music store w/ a warehouse full of equipment. I saved a 100$ over going w/ a local mom and pop shop. Service and "Support" is not deficient, it's non existent. Take my advice, establish a relationship w/ a small shop that's been around for a while. Chances are, you'll pay a little more for your merchandise, but the relationship will come in handy. My original salesman quit a month after I ordered my amp. No one called to tell me the amp was on backorder. Furthermore, when the fuse blew, I was told that had I purchased an "Extended Service Plan"....read "paid them for a totally useless warranty that doesn't cover anything over and above the Vox warranty, they would have delivered the amp to the local authorized service shop as opposed to driving the amp to the shop myself." I would never do business w/ this shop again due to their inability to help me change a fuse.

I've been playing for since 1992. I've used Strats and Les Pauls, however my mainstay is the Telecaster. I use a marshall JCM 800. I would purchase this amplifier over any other amplifier hands down, except, hindsight being 20/20, I would've purchased from a reputable shop. No amp is perfect, poor serviciblity, fine fit and finish, excellent speaker quality, amplifier dynamic range add up to a B+.

Simple single channel tube amp. 15 watts, though that may sound small to some, it is plenty loud. It has trem and reverb. I love simple single channel amps because I want to get the sounds out of the amp myself. I don't like to cheat and use tools to produce the sound I want. Thus this amp may not be effect ladden but sometimes simple is better. I play 60's style rock, not effects, no tricks, just old fashioned rock and roll and I could not ask for anything better than this amp for my style. Simple and but very effective. The only thing I would like to see is a speaker out that powers the cabinet and the combo speakers at the same time.

I play a Song Custom Guitar with Seth Lover Humbuckers and an Epiphone Casino with P-90s. Both guitars sound fantastic on this amp. For Who like songs I use the song and the Vox produces glorious rich punch.
The natural "distortion" sound, if you can call it distortion, is great and easy to control. Want more turn the input up, want less turn the input down. Simple. For a slower Beatles like song I use the casino and once again I get a great clean tone, but with character. There is a quality to the Vox clean sound that gives it an edge, every note high and low is clean but this amp adds a little bit of something that only a Vox provides. Now, I play this amp through a 2x12 Vox Replica cabinet and it really tightens up the sound. The single twelve in the amp still sounds fantastic but I have yet to find anything that beats the sound of the AC15 through a cabinet.

I have had a few problems in the years and a half since I got the amp.
The input went fuzzy on me and I had to fix the reverb tank. No big deal though, but still kind of annoying.

Went through my dealer for repaires so I have not talked directly to vox.

I have been playing five years now and this is my first real amp. I will never replace it. A week ago I plugged a rare Voc AC-30 head into my cabinet and after extensive playing I came to the conclusion that with only one input the AC15 can dial in all the tones of a 3 input AC-30. The AC-30 has briliant, normal and Trem/Vib channels but I could get all those tones from my amp with a little tweeking. Features may be limited but this amps provides every tone anyone could want, and those tones not found in the amp can easily be produce with the right stomp box. But like I said, I prefer to manipulate my tube amps to produce the tones I want. Effects just keep you from getting the most out of your amp. Once you've mastered tone control on your amp then start the effects. With the Vox AC15 I started with a few effects but learnt my own lesson the hard way, and now the only effect I use is a DOD graphic EQ to push the tubes harder and produce punch that no other amp can produce quite so naturally. Fantastic amp for every simple guitar player out there. Why pay more for a AC30 when the AC15 does everything a 30 does but at half the cost and twice the versatility?

The AC15TBX was manufactured in 1997. It is a reissue of the AC15 with reverb, tremolo and master volume. 1 channel, 2 inputs, line out.
Nothing revolutionar. Bouht it second hand for apprx 700 US dollars.

I mainly use the amp with an '95 American Standard Tele with stock pickups and a 1998 Gibson ES 355 with '57 HB.
The amp haa an annoying ring coming from the acutronics reverb tank, that howled in sympathy with the notes of my guitar. After a closer look I noticed that its was exactly the same rverb as in my 60watt Fender Blues Deville. So I copied the reverb tank bag from the fender and had my sister in law to make me one. Costs max 5 US dollar. Had I ordered one in the shop it would have cost me 50 US dollar. ANd the problem is solved. The amp produces a very nice clean an naturaly compressed sound with theTele. Playing the ES335 through it needs some tweeking on the boss GE7 equalizer I put infront of it. Both guitars do verry well with the Vox. To my ears better than the Fender Deville. I also use an Trace Elliot Velocette 10" as a backup. The Velocette seems to be a little louder than the vox, but the Vox sings in more naturaly way. I had the TA before the AC 15 and it gigged with it a whole summer of last year. But since january of this year I have this small beauty from Vox, and I wont play anything else no more. I play in an locla cover band, here in Falnders (Belgium), rythm and blues, Pop, rock, and soms straight blues also. I play the rythm guitar. On the Tele I put the bas all up and the treble all down. On the 335 I keep the middle at 12h and the base at 1400.
I almost never use the reverb.

Gigged with it one in a month, 4 hours withour rest, ans rehearsel with it once in a week. It hasn't let me down. My amp tech had a closer look to it's inner belly and confirmed me that its is alsy technically spoken a good amp. Only problem, is the accescibilty of the tubes. It will be a pain to replace one or more.

No problems yet, good shops and good technicians in Belgium, so won't be of any worry I guess.

I play since 10 years. Used a 70'Fender twin, Faylon 100watt, Fender Blues Deville, Roland GP16 effectsprocesor. I never had that shimy clean or that wonderfull overdriven tone that come's si naturally with this jewel. I am definitly looking to get myself his larger brohter an AC30TB, because on one or two occasions the AC15 was not miked and had problems to be heard next to my friend the leadguitar player. He is using a Mesa Boogie MarkIV and that is a loud thing!
If necessary I would try to replace it. Guitars and amps are awfully expensive, especialy the good stuff like Gibson, Vox, Fender, Mesa and so on

Master Volume,Bass,Treble,Reverb,Volume(gain)and tremolo.It also has a line out.

I use a ES335,Strat and Telacaster. This amp is great for anything except heavey metal. It is quiet, and definately has the traditional Vox sound.It is also very loud for its size and packs a Blue Alnico Bulldog speaker.( the only way to go).It can overdrive quite well for most aplications and takes almost all pedals I have tried really well.

After having a 1963 AC30 and 2 reissue Ac30's this amp really fits in. After having trouble with both reissue's in the PC board area, I was reluctant to buy another new one. But the AC15 is really put together alot better than the AC30. The tubes are covered and kept away from the speaker and there is a foam strip coverining the pre amp tubes.Everthing that was bad with the AC30 reissue is corrected here. If Vox was smart, they would reissue the AC30 head and speaker cab.That would keep the PC board and the speakers seperate, and away from tube rattle and vibration.The AC15 has been trouble free so far. And I have pushed it to the limit.