Vox AC15CC1 112 Combo

This is the new model AC15CC1, built in Vox's China factory in 2009. The amp itself is not feature-packed, but that's what I was looking for. It's single channel and has tank reverb and tremolo. Distortion is attained through a mix of hte mains volume against the gain volume. 15 tube watts are pushed through 2 12AX7's and 2 EL84's, standard for smaller amps. The AC15 is loud, as loud as most 50W solid state combos if not louder. It breaks up quite low if need be, amking it good for inside the studio/home or at a small to medium size bar or venue.

I truly mean "10" when I give this product a 10. I love the warm brealup and sensitivity of Vox tone, and the AC15 does recreate it quite well, extremely well for the price. Every note you pluck on your guitar will be accounted for out the speaker, Vox amps have great control over the intricacies of your playing style. The amp is meant to be OVERDRIVEN, not distorted. I wouldn't suggest any Vox product for the heavy metaller or harder guitarist. Conversely, folks that are into classic rock, indy, alternative, prog, jazz, blues, etc will probably find a tone they love on a Vox. The reverb is very deep, more suited for the surf/spaghetti western sound, but I dig that as well. The tremolo is a nice bonus, a must when matched with the afformentioned surf-rock reverb. This amp has great tone when turned down and when turned up. I have an Epiphone Wilshire with alnico humbuckers and an LP Jr. with a Lindy Fralin P-90. Both can be dailed in to create those awesome rock tones- driving cleans, just a bit of breakup, tons of warm overdrive.

TEST YOUR AC15 THOUROGHLY BEFORE BUYING. As a matter of fact, if you buy yours at a Guitar Center or similar retail, ask if they will remove the back cover over the electronics so you can quickly inspect the insides. I say this because the first AC15 I bought had a shorted drive tube and a bunch of sawdust inside the electronics bay. Every subsequent AC15 I saw, tested, and played had neither of these issues but it only has to happen once! My current AC15 was given to me immediatly when I brought the first one back to Guitar Center. This unit has been working 110%. The tubes are lower quality, I would spend a couple of bucks and buy some Groove Tubes or even nice Svetlanas- EL84's aren't that expensive. The case of the amp is very well built with 3/4" or thicker wood, and the electronics section is wired in a clean and sturdy fashion. This amp is HEAVY. Remember, NOTHING is built as well these days, whether it says Fender, Marshall, Vox, etc. If you buy a new amp, make sure to test it thouroghly and ALWAYS BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

I've never dealth with Vox, but I've dealth with parent company Korg and they were faily nice to work with. I have an extended warranty through Guitar Center and will hopefully not need it.

This is not the best amp you can buy, but it's certainly one of the best "rock n' roll" amps availabe for $500-$600. Honestly, you won't find that classic AC30 tone anywhere but in an original AC30, and for those of us with thankless day jobs, a vintage $3000 AC30 is out of the question. In it's place, the AC15CC1 produces the meat and potatoes of the Vox sound and wails with single coils, humbuckers, and P90's alike. I'm not really a good guitarist, but I've found that having a great sounding tube overdrive amp in my studio has really prompted me to grow my skills in the month I've owned it. If you're like me and can't afford to drop an immediate $600 on just an amp, finding a retailer with "12 months no interest" and paying off an AC15CC1 within a year is the best deal you can ask for!

I don't know when my amp was made. Who cares? It's too new to be called vintage. The specs on amp are clearly listed in a million other places, I'm not gonna repeat them. Personally I wish it had a mid control. However the fact that it has tremolo outweighs that neg. I'll trade mid control for tremolo anyday. The reverb is a little cheesy sounding but I don't play surf music and don't use very much reverb so it's not that big of an issue for me. This amp is plenty loud. I play in rooms with 500 capacity and this amp does fine. If it's not loud enough for you, you might consider buying a hearing aid. Some folks talk about the "cheapness" of this amp's cosmetics. So what! It's an amp! It's the SOUND that matters. If your all "hung up" on how your amp "looks" maybe you should consider a career in museum management. But, if your a decent enough musician to play in a band that gigs regularly, your equipment is gonna get banged up. Besides they sell road cases for most any amp.

My band plays classic rock such as Cream, Led Zep, Who, Free, Stones etc. and we also play some tunes by newer bands as well such as Govt. Mule, Foo Fighters, Collective Soul etc., you get the picture. My main guitar is Gibson L.P. I mainly use two pedals an Xotic Scot Henderson RC Booster which stays on all the time and a Fulltone OCD pedal for solos. I keep the Preamp vol on amp around 12:00 and adjust Master vol to room. This little amp sounds great for my purposes.

Had it about six months using it about 4 hrs a night 3 - 4 days a week. No probs yet. (Knock on wood)

Haven't needed to contact CS yet.

I'm 50+ yr old guitar player and I have been gigging professionally for over 30 yrs. I've owned and used literally dozens of amps, both tube and solid state by all the prevalent companies, lesser known companies and have had quite a few custom made amps. Alot of people out here are snobs about where (geographically) some amps are made. I've played and owned some good 'ol American, British and Canadian manufactured amps that were a P.O.S. As far as this particular amp is concerned?.. Yeah it's made in China. SO WHAT!! It all boils down to how it sounds. In my opinion, and yeah, yeah, we all know the definition of opinion, this little amp is an excellent value for the money. I wouldn't care if it was made by a hair-lipped monkey on desserted atol that was once used for nuclear testing, I'd be bummed if it were ever stolen and I'd probably buy another one. Besides I can buy 4 or 5 of these for the price of some of those over-hyped, over-rated, and over-priced boutique rigs.

This is a perfect amp for what I play. Rock, indie rock, country, or blues. It is a very versatile amp if you know how to create great sound through the use of tone, guitars, and pedals. The AC15 is my first tube amp. It is also my first amp I have owned without foot switchable channels and I love it. When I first purchased this amp I was a bit worried about the single channel and playing without a channel footswitch. I have adapted well with the use of an overdrive pedal. I have also learned with the purchase of this amp that the dynamics of playing comes from the way you pick your guitar, not by the volume at which your clean and distorted channels are set.

Reverb on this amp is good, not great. If you want reverb, use a fender. I still use the reverb and it works well, but it could be better. Tremelo on this amp is growing on me. At first I didn't like it or use it much. The more I play, the more I tend to use it. As I broke the amp in, the tremolo is becoming more versatile.

I love the versatility of this amp by simply adjusting the master volume and volume. It can go from clean to crunchy and sounds great.

I give the features an 8 because I think the reverb could be a bit better, or maybe becuase it is not similar to the reverb I am used to from fender amps.

Sound quality is exceptional. I will start with tone. I have never owned an amp that responds so well to the tone control on your guitar. I play a fender strat, and I am loving the sound that this guitar produces with this amp. It responds very well to pickup position, guitar tone, and picking dynamics. As for the amps tone, with the use of the low and high tone settings, you can lock into a variety of tones. Even with the use of an overdrive pedal, I get almost too much tone at times.

Volume on this amp is good for my use. I am in a basement band. We practice here and there and play parties and such. We use a PA and mic our amps. I have yet had to really crank this thing up and let it loose. It is loud enough for a band and small gigs but can break up a bit a higher volumes. Good thing we have a decent PA. Good thing about the volume, I can get good breakup at lower volumes. The results are great tone without having to crank the amp too loud.

With the use of an overdrive pedal ( a rather cheap, durable, and decent sounding pedal, the Boss OD-1), I am loving the dirty sounds I get from this amp. The amp never gets completely clean like a fender, but even when it is crunchy, you can hear individual notes. It has helped me become a better guitarist from a technique approach. I can hear my mistakes unlike back when I used a solid state distorted amp.

It appears to be built solid. It is rather heavy to be hauling around. I haven't had any technical issues yet, I hope I don't have any. Some reviews say it is horrible when it comes to reliability. I think if you know how to take care of something it will be reliable. I try to take good care of this amp and I haven't had any issues yet. If I were playing a gig, I would have a backup no matter what kind of amp I have.

I think I purchased a warranty but I can't remember how long it is good for. Maybe 1 or 2 years. Have not had to deal with customer service.

Overall, I give it a 9. I love the tone on the is amp. I love the versatility. I love the way it has helped me become a better guitarist. What more could you ask for. It fits my music style. It fits my needs. Sure, if I played metal, or If I played large gigs, this amp would not be good for me. But I play rock, indie, and country, and it suites my needs well. It has plenty of volume for practicing in my basement, and it can hold its own when playing with the band. I never thought a 15 watt amp would be enough volume, but it is. After I purchased this amp, I started to notice all the other artists that use VOX custom classic series amps. I am impressed. There is very little that I would complain about with this amp. I suggest to get yourself one. It is affordable and it sounds great.

This is a great amp! I played a ton of amps a few days ago, fender blues junior, fender pro junior, orange tiny terror combo, orange tiny terror head and cabinet, vox night train thru a vox 212, vox valvetronix series (30 and 50 watt), and a few marshall mg series.

The ac15, IMO, had far and away the best clean tone. The tremolo and reverb channels are really nice, especially the tremolo. I'm not a big reverb guy, so I tend to keep it pretty low if I'm going to use it at all, but the tremolo adds some really interesting depth to the tone. The volume boost section is great for producing a nice growl, but you won't get a metalesque distortion out of it. The only thing I wish is that the volume boost was footswitchable.

It sounds great on its own, but if you want to switch between clean and a bluesly classic rock drive, you can't. As such, I'm using an MXR distortion 3 pedal, which set low, gets a great overdrive tone. I'm looking into a variety of valve based overdrive effects, because I don't want to loose tone, but the MXR is fine for now.

The 15 watts is more than enough, it has this silicon rectifier, which I don't really know what that is, but I know it is supposed to make it such that the amp is really able to run at a full 15 watts. This thing is big, heavy, and loud!

The back panel is in kind of a weird location, inside the open back, pointing down into the amp cavity, not straight out the back.

I'm using a PRS Soapbar II, sounds great. Sound quality is second to none, in my opinion. I think the tone of this amp would suit any blues, rock, or jazz player. If you are looking for wicked fuzz, this amp is not for you. But you are shopping for the cleanest purest tone you can find, this amp is it!

Only had it a few days, so far so good. I picked up a heavy duty hand cart for it, 12" speaker tube amps are really heavy. I want to protect my back and the amp! The model in the store had a few issues it seemed with keeping the power cord plugged in. This is mostly due to the location of the back panel, as described above

This amp is made in china, but I can find no negative reviews in this regard.

Haven't had to deal.

I've been playing for about 13 years and this is the first nice amp I've ever bought. I've only ever owned crummy solid state practice amps. This thing is worth every penny. If it was lost/stolen, I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. I guess it wasn't until recently that I really started thinking of amps as instruments in their own right. But once I had that perspective, and really started listening and paying attention to tone, this amp was the only choice.

Vox AC15CC1 with stock speaker. 2008. Single channel verb and really nice tremolo. Using primarily in my project studio. Plemty of power for this and could probably keep up with a drummer in the field. This is my second vox (the first was a SS monster in the early 70's but we wont go there)....Foot switch for verb and trem. Verb sounds strange listening to only the tail after a note but is excellent in small amounts and rounds out the individual notes WHILE you are playing. Not your "one amp to rule them all" but has great tone to complement others.

This is where this amp really shines. I own a Ornage Tiny Terror, Marsall DSL and 1936 cab, Fender Super 60, Roland Cube 30 and others and the Vox is a whole new animal. Thick beefy tones on every string with just the right amount of grit easily dialed in. Folks use the term "organic" and I agree. The best part about this amp is that it reproduces the tones of all your guitars in an unusual way. You can start using the tone and gain controls again instead of leaving everything always dimed and really "hear" your guitar! Fantastic versitility this way. Warm rich..not as clean as the Fender and WAY warmer than the Ornage or the Marshall...Sounds great with my Schecter C-1, Epi LP plain top, Ibanez Artcore semi hollow (talk about tone control!)and even a mexi-tele with vintage noiseless pups but sounds best with humers. Clean(er)smokey and fat is where it's at! If you are looking for heavy cruch get a Orange..(one trick pony but it does it very well)

I have used this amp only in the studio and so far so good. Have heard of other issues with fuse, input jack, etc. (C'mon guys you can change a fuse!!) No problems here.
Seems solidly built..heavy..but then try lifting a Super 60 with the transformers from H%ll!!

Warranty on most parts is short (90 days) but with a tube amp thats the way it goes. Never had to contact Vox.

As said this amp is VERY different than my others but it is really great. Knew it was excellent from the first chord..really! Been playing over 30 years..yikes!!! and settled into the stuido life long ago. Since I can easily plug into all the amps and different guitars it is really easy to hear the TONE this amp makes. Buy it without one hesitation unless you need more power and extreme cruch (or 2 channels). I read all the reviews and bought one without hearing it and I am very happy. Put a ribbon mike and a good pre (Great River, etc) and you are in tone heaven!!

The features are already covered in the previous reviews. The tone is good at low to medium volumes, but I can't honestly say the amp is real versatile.

This rating is a melding of two aspects of the tone: lower volume and higher volume. At low to medium volume, this thing sounds really great. Probably the best "sort of" clean I've heard. Just really nice. The tremolo is awesome, and I have no issues with the reverb either, I think it's fine. To get any sort of volume out of this amp though, you have to crank the top boost, and that's where the problem comes in. It is absolutely the worst sounding, gritty, harsh, lo-fi (not in a good way) distortion I've ever heard. I think a solid state Crate sounded better than this thing. So I'll halve it and make it a 5. It should actually be lower, as you'll need to crank it to play in a rock band.

Zero. Nada. Nothing. There is no other way for me to rate this amp. I owned one of these for less than 24 hours. I bought it at the Denver Guitar Center one afternoon, and returned it to the Colo Springs GC the next morning. I had already tried out two of them along the front range. Both of them had issues (GC in Pueblo, something was wrong, I don't know what, the trem was intermittent, and the amp would lose volume while playing; GC in Colo Spgs, the reverb was intermittent, sometimes it would come on, sometimes not). I tried both of these amps with and without the supplied footswitch and got the same (bad) results. Even with this experience, I took a chance on the one in Denver because of the 30-day return policy. I played it about 15-20 minutes up in Denver, and it sounded nice, but I wasn't comfortable cranking it (I hate when others do that). So I bought it and drove it 50 miles back down to my home in Colo Springs. I plugged it in, powered up, waited 2 or 3 minutes for Standby, and then switched it on. I went to plug in the guitar, and there was a problem with the jack. The plug would go in, but it was tricky. I looked down in it, and there was an obstruction of some sort. I can only assume it didn't handle the 75mph drive down from Denver, which also tells me it ain't gonna withstand night after night of gigging. That did it for me: 0 for 3, coupled with all the other bad reviews of Vox quality on this review board, and back it went. I don't know how anyone could trust one of these things to gig with. If it works for ya, great.

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Nothing I can add, except the looks are so cool, and the low-to-med volume is really beautiful, and that was w/o the AlNiCo Blue, I can't imagine how good that would sound. They need to get these quality issues addressed though, it's just ridiculous. Ended up with a new Peavey Classic 30, which of course is a different amp, but the "clean" channel does have some similarities to the Vox. However, with the PV, it actually sounds BETTER when cranked, unlike the Vox. Also, the PV is much louder.

short in features, the reverb is junk even at low setting

use old gibson les paul style and frankenstrat, soud quality is brittle and thin, with no depth. noisy with all of my pedals. reverb, junk..

bought it at 3:00, returned it at 5:00.

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bought it because I wanted an older, thicker tube amp, i was very dissappointed in the sound. I'm using a vox ad120vt and it kicks its but hands down and has great effects onboard. especially the tape delay. Also have a 1949-50 epiphone emperor amp head, it is from heaven. seriously, these old amps with 6l6 tubes are by far the best sounding amps in my 25 year experience. if anyone has any info on this old head, please contact me at mattkeohen@hotmail.com thank you

Features, so here we go, Ac15cc1, stock.
One channel, no more is needed, nice and simple,control panel doesn't look like the cockpit of the space shuttle !!!
I play some british invasion, other styles as is required, mostly we write our own stuff, we have done all the cover stuff, boring!
I mostly play at home, with a couple of friends, so I don't need heaps of watts, suits my needs perfectly.
Usual tube combo, 2x12ax7's pre amp, 2xEL84's power amp.
I prefer JJ's in my pre amp section, have left stock sovtecs in power amp.
Standard speaker, had to play it at loud volume for several gigs to get the speaker to loosen up a bit, stock speaker sounded good to me,once broken in, not as bad as some reviewers have stated, personal taste I suppose, basically I take the attitude, of, how much is enough ?
If you want to constantly experiment with speaker, valve combinations, you will never be satisfied, as there is way way too many variations avaliable, keep it simple.

Very good sound quality, nice thro my ES335, and ES175,Gold top, sounds a bit like um s--t thro fenders, ugly sounding guitars!
Good break up, depends upon settings used, can be a bit muddy, but not too much of a problem, just adjust it accordingly.
I write down my settings used for each song we write, so I get the sounds I want out of it every time no worries.
As I have afore mentioned, styles played are some british invasion, but mostly we write our own stuff, can be any thing we dream up, no thrashy trash, any one can play thrash !
Good fret board skill is the thrill, not volume!
Don't use pedals, I'm from the old school, learn to play the guitar properly, and you can get most sounds you desire.

Have owned this amp for one year, no problems with it at all, nothng, not a thing.
Well that's not entirely true, I broke the tip off one of the JJ's whilst replacing the valves, BUT, that's not vox's fault, is it ?
I don't need a back up, I trust this amp for home use.

Not needed to date.

I have been playing guitar constantly (as a hobbie, daily) sinse high school, I am now 48 years old, have played all your usual amps, state and valve, hybrids, messa, Peavy ,Ac30, Fender rubbish etc.
Played in many bands, owned several Fender telecasters, mostly Gibsons ES models tho, don't play Fenders any more, yukkkk!
There is nothing like experience, so I guess I would have to say, at this stage in my life, this amp is ideal, Marshall stacks etc. (and other high wattage amps) are good if you perform at large venues, and want that "send me deaf" sort of sound, I won't go into all the amps I have owned,just a few as mentioned above as it is not necessary.
I would rate this amp as a very good low wattage amp, nice sound, tonal variation excellent, break up nice, depending upon settings.
Relaibele and sexy to look at !
Betta than my ex wife...lol
Would buy it again.

Simply put, it a single channel all-tube 15 watt amp that sounds beautiful. Just beautiful. You get knobs to set rate and depth for tremolo, but I'm not into that sound so it's useless to me (and most I'm guessing.) You get reverb, gain, and master volume, which offers some tonal options. Some might want a separate gain channel, but I get my overdrive through a pedal, so no problems there. At 15 watts, it's loud. I can keep up with a drum kit no problem, and dont even have to dial it up all the way. That said, I can drop the volume low enough to play with my baby boy sleeping upstairs, and the tone is still mint. Do not waste your money on the Celestion speaker upgrade. It comes with a Wharfdale that sounds great, and only gets better as it gets older. Biggest problem - it weighs a tonne! I'm scoring this an 8 only because there could be many more options.

Here's the reason you buy the AC15cc1. It sounds AWESOME. I play with an Elitist Les Paul Standard with Gibson custom humbuckers, and the combination is nirvana. I can go from stunning clean, to hard rock crunch, which is where I spend most of my time. The overdrive is smooth and articulate. But I prefer to get my drive from a BBE Green Screamer. Now let me tell you, this amp, with the BBE pedal and my Les Paul is tone heaven. This is the sound I would hear on albums and say "man, I wish I could make my guitar sound like that." There is a very, very slight power hum when you go from "standby" to "on", but you'd have to have your head up against the cabinet to hear it. As mentioned above, the Wharfdale speaker is great... you'll notice the tone get warmer as you play and the speaker loosens up.
Here's the most telling part about how good this amp sounds....I love to tinker (new tubes, new speaker etc) and I can't bring myself to even unscrew the back of this amp cause if it's perfect, you don't mess with it.

No issues at all. There were a batch of these amps that had bad fuses way back when, but that's no longer an issue. And I don't understand people complaining about plastic knobs - everything on this amp has a solid, substantial feel to it. That point is made more evident by the fact that it's heavier than a 1955 Chevy big block, but I think the weight is where some of the tone comes from. Don't let the overseas production sway you from this amp...their standards are obviously high. Nonetheless I give it a 9 cause nothing's perfect.

Never used em. Would probably be a horror show, cause all companies usually are. I always expect to be hung out to dry after the in-store return period.

I'm guessing you're comparing this amp to another low wattage all-tube amp like the Fender Blues Junior, Blackheart Little Giant, Peavey Classic...etc. I tried em all before I purchased the VOX - and none measured up tonally. That's with humbuckers. Single coil may be different, but I doubt it.00
If it were stolen, I'd buy another the next day. Simple as that.
I've been playing on an off since I was 7. I'm now 34.
I play mostly hard rock... Guns n Roses, Kiss, Clapton, Van Halen, 80's hair bands. And the VOX can nail em all.
Good luck with your purchase.

Stock AC15 CC1, 2008 model. Everything you need without overcomplicating things: master, tremolo depth & speed, reverb, bass, treble, pre-amp volume. Single input, single channel. The AC15 comes with an on/off footswitch for the tremolo and reverb which is really handy and cool of Vox to throw it in as part of the package.

I bought this amp for home use, recording and small gigs - fits the bill perfectly, and I mean perfectly. I love the simplicity of this amp but it's the sound that matters and this amp has it in spades.

I've been pleasantly surprised at how powerful this amp is at only 15 watts. Even at gigs I get plenty of headroom between the preamp and master so great for getting the sound right. It is ridiculously heavy though so carting it around is a drag ??? worth it though.

I play an Epiphone Casino which has P-90 pickups, so it is a classic British Invasion rig. My style is mainly clean with that gorgeous Casino semi-acoustic, glassy, jangly sound. I play folk rock and classic rock styles with a bit of blues in there. The Vox suits the Casino like you wouldn't believe! An amazing match! Matching the guitar to the amp is hugely underrated and my experience really showed this.

After wanting a good low powered tube amp for a while, I narrowed it down to the AC15 and a Fender Blues Junior. I took my guitar up to the shop and played through both for about an hour. The Vox was insane and super responsive to anything I did: playing dynamics, EQ, guitar tone and volume etc. But when I switched to the BJ I struggled to find a good sound. That's no slight on the BJ, it just didn't seem to work with the Casino ??? probably better suited to Strats and Teles. It was the upgraded BJ as well with the Jensen speaker and different tube configuration. The sound was really boxy no matter what I did and it broke up really early; in a way it was really just one sound. I plugged back into the Vox and simply melted as this beautiful sound overwhelmed me.

The clean (master right up, volume down low) is clean as: glassy, smooth and creamy if you know what I mean. To overdrive it, crank the volume and drop the master. It's not a massive drive but perfect for most situations. It's not switchable either so you'll need a drive pedal if playing live (I got a Boss OD-3 which works great with it, and pretty much everything else).

The tremolo has to be heard to be believed ??? truly amazing and giving a quintessential 60s sound.

Many have dissed the reverb but I don't know why. I've found it very versatile with a smooth and deep sound. Mixed with some tremolo you can do the surf thing really well too.

The AC15 CC1 has the Warfdale speaker as stock. The Celestion option was outside my price range and while I was thinking I might upgrade later, I've been so impressed with the Warfdale that I doubt I'll bother. It's breaking in nicely and simply sounds beautiful.

Built like a tank (and weighs about the same!). There are apparently some issues with this so I'm being careful and watching it closely. Seems really well-built to me.

Not needed.

I've been playing for a bit over 20 years but really seriously for about ten. My other guitars are a Maton 225 acoustic and an Alvarez AD60s 12 string. The Casino is my dream electric and suits me perfectly. The Vox AC15 is made for it and I'd buy another one in a heartbeat if it were lost or stolen or, dare I say, if it broke).

Simple as they come. I have a Mesa Boogie nomad 45, vintage fender bassman and other amps and for me this is the perfect feature set. Simple. The thing that makes this feature rich for me is the way the guitar tone comes through - versatility by maximizing the instrument's tones.

My main guitar is a gibson ES 137 - 'buckers and a hard tail. Love the tone. I also have a PRS singlecut and a vintage fender mustang. Again, the amp really brings out the guitar tone. It is warm, can growl (turn it up - saturate it and see) and is just about the closest thing to what I imagine a tube amp should sound like.

no issues yet

again, nothing to report here, I am going on an extended International tour - I will let you know.

tone is king with this thing. I needed to scale down a bit. On long tours it gets to be a pain hauling around vintage fender gear with cabs etc.. The tone is great - forget the price, I woiuld have paid more for this. The tremelo is smooth, the foot pedal is clean (no pops or fuzzz) and I have to say I am totally impressed. If I close my eyes and just play it - not thinking about the propaganda this way or that, I just know this one in particular is for me.

well people have done an already pretty thorough job of this so ill run thru it quick. made in china but what isnt nowadays? more versatile then you might think, change how and what you play and ull find it can do more then you might think. i doubt i played the same things as the other reviewers, im in to heavier stuff. i still really like mellow cleans, and the raunchy overdrive, but i also like hard rock tones(iron maiden,randy rhoads) and occasional older metal(metallica and such). i knew it couldnt do metal but i wanted to see how far it could go past classic rock. these features although seemingly simple can do a lot more then meets the eye.

Now i just tested this amp i a store to get an idea of the ac30 which i was actually planning to buy. i was quite unimpressed with the amps i tried before this in the store including a genz benz el diablo and the black pearl which is more similar to this amp. i plugged in a valvetronix and was pretty suprised to how it sounded. Then i tried the ac15 and my jaw dropped, the valvetronix was garbage compared to this! this is what a tube amp should be! i went through all the classic rock stuff like queen and then even tried some hard rock(Dont wrry, definitly NO metal) and was suprised it kept up. i mean it could use more gain( wished i coulda plugged in my ts808) but as they say, tone is in the fingers and i made my fingers do hard rock. she followed and what was lost with gain was made up with rich harmonic overtones, beautiful! i have never really been happy with my amp tones and am ALWAYS dispointed with the amps i try with very few exceptions. Now i havent tried every amp but there are only 5 amps i havent been left wanting. The ac30,ac15,jcm 800,plexi, and the mesa boogie express 5:50. obviously a bogner would or something would be on that list but as i said i havent tried every amp. ill give it a 9 because nothing is perfect but that rich harmonicy sound sure comes close!

i only tried it in the store but it sure looked beat to hell with scratches and cuts. voxs r known for being fragile so becareful with that tolex!

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this amp had something that no other amp iv tried had. it just simply sounded like a real tube amp with the real soul of the tubes coming through. this sucker was also super loud! easily hold itself in a jam situation but she wont stay clean! This amp at the very least is worth a plug in at a store and a whirl, i promise ull love it. this is coming from a person who has NEVER done a postive review and i always bash where i can because the person reading the review needs to know where there might be faults. i never found any but i never got to try it too long. just dont count on this thing doin marshall gain levels perfectly. it can stretch that far but it IS a stretch!

sorry for my english!

new Ac15cc1 with stock speaker, stock everything. Very versatile amp, from warm clean to warm thick tone. single channel, no effects loop, no line out. basic, made to sound good, that's it. would dig another channel and the other features but i'm not complaining. i gig with this amp and haven't needed to push it past '5' or so to keep up with the rest of the band (bass, keys, drums, another guitar, vocals).

I love, LOVE this amp. It blows away my fender twin (although they're totally different beasts) for warm wonderful tone. turn up top boost and it gets warmer and more broken up, beautiful musical tone. It sounds great with my strat, but incredible with my SG (epiphone g-400). It's got presence and a tone that really fits great in a band sound. Pedals sound GREAT with this amp. Again, my twin sounded sterile next to this thing, pedals the same. the vox ac15 is my new favorite amp (ac30 rocks too). I play rock, honky tonk/country, reggae, surf with it. the amp can stay pretty clean but at loud volumes it's gonna break up--- it's only 15 watts after all. Distortion doesn't approach metal, but anyone who plays metal would not be looking at this amp.

Sounds like the amp can break down judging from other reviews. Works fine for me so far.

Emailed a question about the amp before ordering it- got a response quickly. good job.

I've had my Twin for 22 years; it does clean tones nicely but CAN'T do distortion, and it had no presence, no clarity when pushed. It's a nice tone, just not dynamic or musical. The AC15 is the opposite. It's a beautiful tone that stands out with amazing warmth. Hugely variable in tone, the controls all seem more responsive than other amps. The only other amp I still really drool for is the ac-30. I'd also love to check out the celestion speaker in this. For the money, the best amp I've ever had or heard.

same features as them all..30 watts..1 12 inch speaker..i like the features..good reverb and tremolo...good master volume...it works great...it is plenty loud...great tone..sounds killer..

i play all styles.....the sound of this amp is great.....unfortunately, the stock warfdale speaker is the biggest piece of tone sucking crap i ever heard....if you can afford one, buy a celestion gold 50 watt speaker.....in this amp, it sounds totally freeking amazing....

get a good tech...this amp will break....on a whim...the chinese use the cheapest possible parts..but somehow make an incredible soundng amp...even the screws they use are pitiful cheap....they should have their ases kicked....use some quality fuses and decent screws, you chinese bums.........

i bought it used..

i rate it 10 for sound, with a good alnico speaker..like a celestion gold or a red fang ......a 4 for sound with the original speaker...this is the only ac-30 an older guy can possible move around...i wish it had decent hardware....the grill cloth droops too...if you can buy one used, buy one that a good tech has already repaired...it'll probably be reliable after that..

This is a followup review, now that I've had the amp for more than a year now.

I use a homebuilt strat/tele hybrid, although the bridge pup is a Dimarzio from a Mosrite Mark II, gets me about mid-way between the strat and tele sounds, which is what I was looking for ... I also play a 50s reissue ash Tele, which sounds truly awesome through this amp. I have a few other guitars, but pretty much stick to these two these days.

I kind of wish there were a boost switch built in, but you can't have everything, can you?

But don't let the 15watts fool you-- this amp is plenty loud, thanks to the 12 inch speaker really. I haven't run into an occasion where I wished I had more power, frankly. And usually I get yelled at to turn down (happened at a gig the other day, at an open air show no less, the sound guy kept asking me to calm the thing down...).

Let's get this out of the way: I still love it, it's exactly the amp I wanted, the amp I need. And I'm playing a dual-amp setup in the new band, I'm tempted to get a matched set.

Mine's still stock. I'll be tempted to replace the tubes soon, but the speaker sounds just great, now that it's been worked in. No reason to change it, really.

Only thing about the amp...it really seems to take a long time to open up...a good hour or so, maybe more. At first, the sound is a little stiff, a bit cold, even sterile. But after a while, the amp really starts to sing. Nice and warm, a nice bloom and sustain that isn't there when you first start to play. It's not always possible to turn the amp on in advance though, which is a bit of a problem.

The reverb is really over the top...a bit much. Turn it up much past 9 o'clock and the sound just gets drenched. And not in a pleasant, surf-like way. I tend to switch it off when playing alone. With the band, on the other hand, the reverb sounds really great, helps the guitar snuggle into the mix, without getting in the way at all...kind of weird. Part of what I like about the amp though.

I bought the amp for the tremolo, and it's still one of my favorite features. It's a nice, soft-edged, rounded tremolo (I have a pedal for sharper-edged tremolo sounds).

I don't like the sound of the boost all that much-- I tend to keep it at about 1 o'clock. More than that and it has a harsh, thin sound that doesn't appeal to me. I use a DIY Tubescreamer with Fat mod in front of it instead. I tried running the power tube at maximum and turning down the boost, but I haven't mastered that yet, seems more difficult to get the sound I want that way. I also keep my guitar volume at maximum, I don't like the cut in the highs when it's turned down.

Since I play single-coil guitars pretty much exclusively, I'm more accepting of a bit of hum and noise...now that I'm routing most of my effects to the second amp (I split the output from the Tubescreamer into the two amps--the Vox gets the cleaner path), there's not all that much noise to deal with though. But the other amp gets so noisy, it doesn't matter anyway.

As for fitting my style...hard to describe what I'm doing, since it's a bit eclectic -- but the Vox lets me get the job done.

This is why I'm writing a followup. I had the fuse issue--blew the first one the first day I had it. I replaced it with a stronger fuse, blew that too.

I eventually figured out I just wasn't shutting the amp down properly. The Vox works better if you put it on standby, then wait a few minutes while the tubes cool down, before shutting it off altogether. (I also leave it on standby for a few minutes when just turning it on too).

Ever since I figured this out, I haven't had a problem with the fuse. Haven't had any other issues with the amp yet.

I don't imagine the company will be helpful. I bought the amp at the local music store because I know they'll take care of me if I need them.

Like I said, I'm thinking of adding a second AC15CC1 to match this one, since I'm using a dual-amp rig these days. Right now my second amp is a Laney VC15, but it suffers from its 10" speaker--a shame. I'd be tempted to get a Fender, since the sound would be so much different from the Vox. Anyway, I'd definitely replace the Vox if I ever need to (hope I don't).

2007 modle the non-blue edition

I have the Vox AD30 10" and I have to say this AC15, stock, is a step above the ad30 in this reguard: It is more particular in the guitars you plug into it. The sound of the guitar itself comes through better. The ad30 fatigues the ear sooner also. Expect a long break in peroid for the Warf.. speaker. but it is not a horrible speaker.

Now if you are NOT going to improve this amp with tweaks then buy the AD30. The Tung Sol reissue that was in mine is crap compared to the real thing. (Tung-Sol 12AX7A) Try another 12AX7. Anything, I recomend the Tung sol 12AX7A. The speaker replacement vastly improves the amp I used the Celestion Vintage 30 16 ohlm (china) sound much better, what ever you use $80 or so on ebay it will be worth it. One thing I noticed right away was the full use of the Master and Gain, a good speaker lets this amp come alive. The reverb unit is shat, Gordon Ramsey would have a field day with this worthless piece of crap. The good thing about this amp is you dont need reverb it can sound so good. but get a proper box if you want/like reverb. Like everyone else said it goes into cavernous piles of shat 1/4 turn into it. At 12 o clock its worthless. The best news is replacement of the EL84's are cheap, what ever you do JJ's TAD -if they will fit- is a cheap plus. Although the Electro Harmonix arnt that bad. Go for the pre-amp and speaker first.

Look for a cheap AC15cc1 on ebay in the future for 400+ and dump 200 into it. Then you will get an amp that it should be for retail.

I was looking for a tube amp for home use to replace my marshall 8240 valvestate combo, which doesn't really sound good. After trying some fender amps and this ac15, the choice was obvious. I like the clean in this amp. features are ok, but it would have been nice to have 1 clean and 1 "drive" amp section. Tremolo is a nice feature, but i don't really like the reverb sound, maybe i'll replace it someday.

I mainly use a american standard fender strat and tele. It's unbelievable how well this amp reproduces the characteristics of my electric guitars. very responsive. I don't use it for shows, only for home use (for shows i use a marshall tsl100+1960cab). Live, i play alternative rock at home i play all sorts of music. don't really know how this amp sounds with humbuckers

My amp had a fuse problem. The mains fuse blew repeatedly. The problem was that VOX put a wrong fuse in the amp. It came with 630mA. After my local dealer contacted VOX they stated that a fuse of 1,6A should be used instead of 630mA (Netherlands, Europe). This is the only problem i had, but i won't give it a low rating because of this.

UPDATE 9/3/2008:
I really did not like the sound of the amp with an overdrive pedal. So i replaced the wharfedale speaker with a celestion heritage greenback speaker (G12M20). WOOOWWWWWW!! What a difference. It's like having a totally different amp. The good thing is, the characteristics of your guitar remain intact, as with the wharfedale. If you like to play rock, i suggest you give it a try. It sounds absolutely superb.
I also bought a reverb pedal (holy grail by EHX), because is didn't like the reverb.

very well handeleb by my local dealer and good info from VOX. Maybe it's a good idea from vox to send a letter out to vox dealers to address this fuse problem

for such a small amp (size and watts) it sounds great, even on low volume.

I play rock and blues - mostly in the studio. I use a lot of different guitars but mostly my USA Deliuxe Strat with noiselss pick-ups.

This AC15 has few features but the tone is both phenominal and flexible. The interactivity of the treble and bass controls is something to behold.

Switchable reverb and tremelo - very useful.

Simple but toneful and loud enough.

You can make any tone you want. Clean sounds are great but get good pedals in front of the amp - in fact, just get one good overdrive/treble booster (spend more than ??150) and you'll be in tone heaven for ever.

Make a setting on your amp that suits your guitar (using gain, bass and treble controls) then use your guitar volume, tone and pick-up selector to dial in a huge variety of tones. The interaction between guitar and amp is very useful for live work.

I use a 2002 American Deluxe Strat with noiseless pick-ups.

Haven't had it long enough to say. But I got it second hand two months ago and accidently left it on for 48 hours. Got back into my studio and there were no problems whatsoever.

Not applicable.

Having played for around 30 years and had so many amps, I can honestly say this is my favourite.

Can't wait to use it every day and I am finding new sounds all the time.

As other reviewers have noted, it's an AC15. It's simple.

If you like superloud clean tones, then this might not be loud enough for you. But if you like the edgey roundness that slight power distortion imparts -- a certain breadth of tone -- then this should be loud enough for the kinds of bands you'd be playing in if you wanted this tone (i.e., drummers who aren't ridiculously loud).

I'm an Americana roots-rocker, so the clean tone is killer. Nice bass reponse even with the Wharfedale (tried it with a Buddha and it was actually too dull. Don't know about the Alnico blue, but I think I'll break it in and see how the Wharfe settles in).

Very quiet, comparatively.

With crappo ElectroHarmonix tubes, it thins out in the bottom as the gain is increased. I expect a new set of matched JJs will tighten this up.

I'm not a big fan of any Vox totally gained out. But that's just a matter of taste. I love the lower power because I can get the output section really humming, generating a nice saturation without killing the front row in a bar.

This is one-trick pony in my mind. Either you like what it does, or you shouldn't have it. I wouldn't want any Vox as my only amp. I like other tones.

Unknown. No problems yet.

Unknown. No problems yet.

I've played about 30 years. I own a Les Paul, an old SG, teles, strats, etc. They all sound great through this.

I would always want some type of Vox in the arsenal. Records very nicely. Excellent presence. Not my favorite live amp, though.

Don't like it much for leads, but for rhythm, it's the best amp I own (and I have a lot, including a Sundown, Peavey Classic 30, Fender Hotrod DeVille, Marshall JCM 800, Line6 Flextone).

Buy one used for $400 and you can't go wrong.

This is a 2007 custom classic, made in China. One channel, Vol, treb, bass, master vol.

2 EL84's and 2 12AX7's so it's economical to retube.

Silicon rectifier, but it feels very much like a tube.

It's extremely versatile.

It works great with HB's and single coils. Very quiet. Beautiful tone, it's all in there: it's got the chimey Beatle sounds and the Brian May crunch.

I use a Barber Small Fry about 70% of the time, and a Barber Tone Press about 10% of the time, and a Nova delay about 90% of the time. This amp loves pedals.

I run everything at 12 oclock, with the exception of the master which is sometimes maxed (when I can get away with it).

This is a loud amp, suitable for small clubs and functions.

I have the stock Wharfedale. It was pretty harsh sounding for about 2 months, but it's been sweet after having been broken in. Many rave about the Celestion Blue, and I originally intended to put one in, but I'm telling you this speaker is decent. Wait until it breaks in, you might decide to keep it.

The amp arrived DOA. Problem was tubes. Vox sent replacements. Amp has worked perfectly for 9 months.

Vox takes and returns calls.

Been playing 40 years, and have owned many amps. For $540 this is a phenomenol deal. Boutique sound, Walmart price.

Not many but who needs more than what this will do??

Frickin' amazing. Stock is very good, new tubes/speaker upgrade is unbelievable! Just get your pre/master leveled out and put a nice overdrive/booster in front for a whoopass tone! I use a Burriss Boostier in front of mine, or a Zinky master blaster. Amazing!

Don't know yet, from what I hear beware!!

Buy this, I have owned Dr. Z's that don't sound this good.

This is a revision to my review below.... under the name Vox Populi
Please skip ahead to the "reliability" section...

Move along....

Okay... I raved about this thing a couple of days ago... Now, get this... I hadn't tried out the footswitch yet (it turns the reverb and the tremolo on and off, giving you the option of either one on, both on, or both off) So, tonight I thought I'd plug it in and try it out. It switch okay, but one of the LED's wouldn't light. Well, as I said in my first review... I am a trained telecom tech (thankfully!), so, not being timid and unafraid of the "voiding of warranty" crap. I opened up the footswitch. A quick look with my $2.99 drugstore magnifying glasses revealed a "shorted" LED. The solder job was defective. I had to get an exacto knife and scrape off the solder that was causing the short. This restored everything to working order but... took my time - to repair a brand new product???!!!. Although it did take me roughly on half hour to take it apart, set up my meter, soldering iron, etc.... can you imagine if I took it back to the dealer.....? Sorry sir, we need to send the whole amp back too... we can't just get you a foot switch because... well, maybe the amp is broken too!!! Frankly, that is WHY I took it apart. A lot less hassle for me to try to fix it ( a BRAND NEW PRODUCT ) than for me to lug it to the dealer and wait...... for what and how long. See next catagory... Although for this category the lowest I could give is a 1 "I think it worked once"... I am certain the footswich NEVER worked... it was shorted out!

Warranty? I fixed it myself... but, I guess if you make the amps with poor quality control and let the customers "de-bug" them and find the flaws... you can fix it up latter when you find where the "weak points" are.... Come on VOX... don't blow your esteemed name on turning out weak products... there is too much of a legacy to loose. If customer support starts with providing the customer with a working product then I must rate it as a 1... but in all honesty I didn't contact them.... I just think they should improve their quality control....

Sorry Vox... I was so stoaked on this amp.... only to plug in a dead footswitch... What is wrong with companies now? They do everything to lower costs... (read, move to China), brag about their high tech manufacturing facilities and all the benefits thereof. And then turn out a product with weak quality. Come on... to test a foot switch all you need, as in this case is a stereo quarter inch cable routed to a test rig that will test A/B switch and light each LED... and all that at 50 cents an hour labor for are hard working Chinese brothers. Why not? Out of box failure is the worst possible failure in my opinion... this amp was a Christmas present to me from my daughter...

Date code on the output transformer says April of 2007 for a build date.... I assume from this that the amp itself was likely built a little bit after that...
This is a pretty simple amp control-wise but it is very versatile sound-wise. Also, as a bonus, it has tremolo that sounds great. This amp is fantastic for blues, jazz and rock.... You would need a pedal to play saturated leads though. The reverb is incredible for bluesy soloing.... it truly enhances both clean and dirty sustain. And, when the reverb is cranked, it's "surf-city" (hello Carlsbad Caverns!) Jazz chording sounds great through this amp, 9th's/7th's/minor 7th's.... a little reverb and a little tremolo and it's as deep as a South Aftrican diamond mine....
One channel, no effects loop, no headphone jack, impedance switch on the chasis underside (8 and 16 ohms).... footswitch for reverb or tremolo on/off. What do I "wish" it had? Well, I guess if I wish it had something more, I would have spent more on a different amp... I suppose a switchable effects loop would be nice, maybe 2 channesl... but, what would I put in the loop? And, an AC15 with 2 channels... well, it really wouldn't be an AC15 then... would it? This amps beauty is in its simplicity.
I just got the amp but I will use it for giving lessons, recording and just playing blues and jazz for my own relaxation. It is sweet and easy to dial in. It has enough power for all of the above but I suppose the clean headroom would suffer playing above a loud drummer in a large venue... that is not what the amp is made for but you could "mic" it. This is a tube amp... 2 12ax7's and 2 EL84's. Classic Vox.

Great sonic variety here. This amp is VERY responsive to pick attack, volume knob setting, pre and master volume settings etc. The bass and treble controls cover a very wide range and interact in a cool way with the other controls, the reverb, the pre-gain and the tremolo.... a little rotation on an of the controls yeilds fertile ground for new sonic discovery. The amp sounds great clean and dirty. This is not a 5150 Chernobyl type distortion generator... it is a more subtle sound... it posseses great depth and really seems to allow for expressive response to "digging in" when playing blues. I would certainly give this amp a strong edge over the Fender Blues Junior.... an amp with basicly the same tube layout.... I have heard and played though both.... and of course the Vox is a little more pricey but you get the tremolo.... nice! I have used this amp with both humbucker and single coil guit boxes.... Of course the hummers make this thing sound like a cruise missle "shock and awe" campaign tuned to dropped "D". Wonderfull, powerful sounding distortion... and you can really bring out some highs in darker guitars with the "top boost" by cranking the treble up... sweet! It brought my Ibanez Jet King II to life. A guitar my band-mates have refered to as "dull" sounding in the past.... With a strat, you get the standard wine glass breaking highs and upper-mids.... and you can hear the sound waves ricochetting around inside the reverb tank..... YES! This amp suits my style when I play jazz, blues and rock.... Heavy metal, agro.... hmmm, not really but, bring on the grunge... Nivrana.... Kurt would have loved this little puppy.
This amp is incredibly guiet.... virtually no hum. It is quiet with my 100 buck made in Indonesia "mini-strat".... and some early Vox amps have a reputation for being very noisely because of their circuit design.....

I thought I'd pop the back panel off today and have a look before I wrote this review.... you know, the China thing. Well, I was very impressed (and I've worked as a tech in the telecom industry in Canada for years). The PC board is neatly layed out, the wiring is routed very precisely and - in sharp contrast to many "cheaper" tube amps - the tube sockets are mounted on the chasis. This is great because it allows the chasis to act as a heat sink and thus avoids heat transferal to the PC board. It also has the added advantage of -because of the "flying leads" to the tube sockets - not causing the tendencey of the sockets to "loosen up" as tubes are added or removed. The wire leads are soldered to the socket rears and then "fly" over to solder connections on the board. Some of my other more expensive amps don't have this reliability feature - Peavey 5150 II, Carvin X100B.... yada, yada... The leads from the tube sockets are nicely "dressed" and routed, the parts quality lookd average consumer grade. The main PC board is stood off from the chasis - keeping it cooler and there is a few "sub-boards". There is lots of room inside the chasis so I have little fear of heat related issues... The transformers look good... and, to the fellow who mentioned tha "plastic" jacks in a review below... sometimes circuit design neccesitates the use of plastic jacks because in certain circuit topologies the "audio ground" is isloated from the chasis ground... this requires insulated (plastic) jacks. This would likely have the net result of making the amp quieter....less hum and background noise. As with most tube amps, the reliability issues are usually related to the tubes themselves, and usually the power tubes.... It is my bet that most of the guys who wrote reviews below about early failures had tube related issues. Think about it... the tubes aren't really tested to someone buys the amp and turns all the knobs to "11" (Spinal Tap). Then, they fail, they hum, they crackle... even before you pour on the milk. And, if Vox happened to get a bad batch of tubes... well, how many amps in a production run would hav got them... Hell, I spent $2,400.00 on a Mesa Boogie will shi*^y tubes in it... after 2 days.... snap, crackle, pop, zap, sizzle, sputter.... talk about post purchase remorse. A new set of 4 under warranty and it hasn't burped since.... I am going to give it an 8 to spread around some good Karma.....

Well... there web site is pretty good... I have a great dealer that I would trust to fix up any issues with this little quasi/pseudo English tone generator.... (You know, the R&D department is still located in Jolly Olde - notice the use of the letter "e" in Olde - England. It looks and sound like a very well engineered and designed product. From first look inside it also appears to be built well, likely using the same caps, transistors and resistors as in your new big screen TV. One year warranty.... the usual, parts and labor. The speaker appears to suit the amp well... I really wonder how much difference the extra 3 or 4 bills for the "blue-guy" would make... some people seem to say it is magic. And, I don't suppose they'd offer it as an option if it wasn't an improvement.

I've been playing for roughly 30 years.... ouch! I would buy it again. I love the sound. What's not to like... it does what it is supposed to do... why would someone buy something that had features that they "hate"! Best "bang for the buck" in its price range.. the most features, typical build quality. I would expect it to last as long as any comparable Fender or Marshall in its price range.... Whoops - of COURSE ther is NO Marshalls in this price range. When will they go "off-shore"? I think this amp actually sports better build quality than the lower end PC board based Fenders....
This amp does not need any more features... what would you plug into the loop that wouldn't f#@k up an already wonderfully earthy basic tube tone? THAT IS WHAT A FREAKIN AC15 IS ALL ABOUT!!!! I think that, once word gets out on the sound of this baby, it will become a future classic... remember when Japanese guitars were "low-end".... now, I wish I had my early 70's Japanese ES335 "copy" back... I sold it for 50 bucks 20 years ago....

I bought a new 2007 AC15 from Guitar Center. Feature-wise, it's fairly plain. I won't rate a product on its features, as we all tend to buy the product with the features we need as opposed to looking for the product with the most features.

This amp sounds great. Others have already done a better job than I can in describing it. I was very pleased with the amp in this regard. Definitely has its own vibe, and not good for everything, but nothing is.

Having read the reviews here, I was apprehensive about buying the Vox. I seldom have trouble with my gear, so I figured what the heck. After having the amp three days, I was plugging my guitar into it when the input jack fell inside the amp. I wasn't a matter of the retainer ring coming loose...they use a plastic retainer ring on these things. I opened up the back of the amp to retreive the jack and discovered that the jack's plastic too. When I re-installed the jack, it wouldn't tighten all the way (even by hand), as the threads were bad. I could simply replace the jack with a metal one, but it's probably not that simple...the jack is attached to a postage stamp sized circuit board so you'd have to be sure to get the right part. And why the heck would I bother with that when Vox doesn't have the sense to use METAL JACKS! They use them on the AC30. The pots are a lot better on the the AC30 too (nicely dampened where the ones on the 15 feel toyish).

Don't know.

Overall rating in my case amounted to returning the amp to Guitar Center. My impression is that they've cheaped out on components too much. It has fewer watts, channels, and features than the AC30, but it's obvious that it has less quality, too. No thanks, Vox.

I've been coveting this amp for years and I finally got one. This is the Chinese made VOX and it's new. I play Beatles/British Invasion cover music as well as original music in my other band.
After 3 gigs I feel good about writing a review. I have had a lot of Vox amps. I own a Pathfinder 15R for recording. I previously gigged on a VOX VR30 that I added a 10" old JBL speaker to and got loads of compliments on my tone...but I want that 12" speaker so I got the AC-15...plus the VR-30 did not have tremelo which I have to have.
I also play bass through a VOX T-60 and have owned a vintage VOX VISCOUNT a few years ago but sold it...too heavy. I'm a VOX man in other words.

I would have got a AC-30 if I had someone to tote it for me but this thing is a beaut. It does JUST what I bought it for..clean tube tone playing British Invasion music.
I play with a Rickenbacker 330 with toaster top pick ups as well as a Dillion J-160E copy (which is FANTASTIC by the way!)
It is not noisy at all...like I say...it's PERFECT for what I play.

I've had no reason to contact VOX at all about this amp...BUT I did have my Pathfider 15R go bad about 6 months after I got it and VOX took care of it pronto.

I used a local warranty station when my Pathfinder broke down and it was taken care of to my satisfaction so I feel good about VOX product.

I've been playing since I was 9...I'm 53 now.
If this amp was stolen, I'd get another one for sure...can't do what I do without it.