Vox AC15CC1X 112 Combo

This is a brand new model probably assembled in 2008. Not many features but plenty enough for me. An effects loop would be good but at this point I haven't missed it. I play primarily at church or some small venues.

This is where this amp shines. The sound quality with the alnico blue speaker is superb. The amp isn't noisy... my tele on the other hand can get the 60 cycle hum in some venues.

I don't generally bring a backup amp. If it was a really important long gig I probably would bring my Super Champ as a back up. It hasn't broken down yet.

It took a couple of months to get mine from Sam Ash but they let me use their floor model while mine was on order.

I've been playing for 39 years. If it were lost or stolen I'd certainly replace it with another. It is my favorite amp of all that I've owned or played through. I was actually looking at buying a Fender tube amp and had tried out several. This floor model was sitting off to the side so I decided to give it a whirl. It was love at first strum for me and my tele... a great combination I might add. I just finished playing it this afternoon and it was love all over again.

Very simply panel for some people can be too simple. But for me its enough. Even it doesn't have 'middle' knob, it sounds perfect with my guitars.

Sounds perfect with my strato. This is exactly what i was looking for. I had before Roland JC-120 and Fender HotRod DeVille 2x12. Both of this amps are perfect but AC-15 sounds the best for my playing. I play jazz, pop and rock

I replaced cheap plastic chinese screws and jack-inputs for heavy duty steel elements. After that modification I think it's perfect. I have never had any problems with that amp.

I never needed it, but I like vox manual and their webpage, thats why i give 10

Very good amp for playing in small clubs. The blue alnico speaker makes sound very warm and crystal. After over one year of using it I can say that I love that amp

New 2009. I've sent 2 AC15CC1X Amps back. Out of the Box the Reverb sounded weird on 1st one and didn't work at all on 2nd one.

I ordered a 3rd one hoping it will be perfect. I really like the sound of this Amp but don't want problems.

Sounds great with all Guitars especially Ric's and Gibson J160E. But awesome with Martin, Les Paul, Strat, Dot, and my Gretsch G5120 as well.

Reverb didn't work right out of the Box.

SameDayMusic.com is great. No hassle, very helpful.

Been playing a long time. Wish it had a line out for Recording. wished it had an Attenuator to reduce Watts. Wished it came with Rollers.

This amp has ample features. Anyway... moving right along. This amp shows excellent Construction. Foot switchable tremolo reverb as well as a master volume add to the already famous AC15 Design. No complaints here! Love the reverb. If you like classic Yardbirds, Syd Barret psychedelic surf type reverb then your in heaven! Tem is also very warm.

This amp shines! Amazing tone all around. From swirling chimey cleans to chinky overdrives this amp delivers! Records perfectly too. All the classic tones I've been searching for are in the amp! I do think this is the perfect amp for $600 new.

Super reliable! 4 years and NO ISSUES WHAT-SO-EVER!!! All of the complainers bashing this amp just needed to use google or pick up the phone. BACK IN THE DAY THE AMP WAS SHIPPED with the wrong fuze. DUH! Why would you consider an amp unreliable because of a low rated fuse? I would understand if the OT was blowing or the board was catching fire. But a 4 in reliability because of a fuse issue that was resolved years ago! Please! I think it's funny that so many people shipped this amp back to vox and/or paid tech $100 to replace the fuze with a higher rated. IF YOU CALLED VOX YOURSELF they would have told you to grab a 1.25A fuze for the mains. Or you could have used google since your obviously internet savvy writing online reviews!

Never dealt with.

Perfect amp for me. Enough volume, Killer tone, Great for gig's and recording. I love it! Highly recommended and RELIABLE!!!!!!!

Features listed with every other review. Simple which I like.

I also swapped the Warfedale for a Weber Blue Dog; INSTANT improvement! It sounds great for what I play, mostly rock/punk/blues...I'm sure new tubes and new reverb tank would add to it, but it's fine for me until I get more $...I play an all mahogany Gibson Les Paul with a Duncan Jazz (Neck) and a Custom Custom (Bridge), and an American Standard Telecaster. I upgraded the Tele with a custom wound (www.roadsideguitars.com) bridge p/u that's not quite as bright as a normal tele bridge, and it sounds AWESOME with the blue dog! All the highs and mids without being too harsh. If you invest a little time and money into this amp, its a great value!

Most of these guys are having issues with the amp from the start. I've never had any problems, other than a stubborn on/off switch that is totally functional after more use...

never used it. wouldn't want to deal with phone calls anyways, learn to fix your own gear or call a professional to do it for you.

If you don't buy the CC1X, you can put almost any speaker in there, and save yourself a couple hundred big ones...

2007 Vox Ac15CC, amp is good for my style of music,use the amp for gigs but always need a back up.

Sound is great when working,

You can't depend on this amp at all, it sounds great when it works but at any time it stop working, I have never had a amp like this that you can't depend on. I will be playing and then the amp just stops, has a humming and then I turn it off and turn it back on then the humming is there then all at once it will start working again I can not get a answer on this issue from any one or get it fix right the 1st time. Anyone has this issue please tell me how to get it fix.

Slow getting back with you, no one can fix it, this amp might have 30-40 hrs on it and half of that is not working. I think I am out of $600.00

This would be a great amp if after 50 years building VOX AMPS you would think this compnay would have this amp down like a champ, just think 50 year years they had alot of problems with these amps and 50 years later they still having problems with these amps, WAKE UP VOX, call FENDER OR GIBSON, GRETSCH and see what they are doing RIGHT.

The amp is a Vox AC15cc1X custom classic combo with a 12" celestion alnico blue speaker A class valve amplifier and 15 very loud valve watts. The amp has only one channel but you can always use a overdrive pedal so that you can switch between clean and dirty. There is no effects loop either. Another channel would have been great like Vox put in to the AC 30.
The amp comes with a footswitch which turns the reverb and tremolow on and off, the amp controls are a a master volume, reverb tremolo and tremolo speed as well as a top boost that includes bass treble und volume. There is one input jack for the guitar, a power and a standby switch. On the backpanel you can conect 1 extension speaker cabinets but you'll need to disconect the internal speaker and reset the ohm setting which can be set to 8 or 16 ohm. The amp comes with the footswitch.

My main guitar these days is a Ephipone Dot with Gibson 57 classic in the neck and a 57 classic plus pickup in the bridge position as well as a Epiphone Junior 57 re-issue with a single P-100 stacked humbucker.
I play mainly blues, jazz, rock and alternative music. This Vox amp is nice and quite compared to the Laney VC15-110 valve amp which had a noisy buzz when not playing and it sounded like if it was on sterroids when turned up to the max because of the small 10" speaker. However I owned the the little Vox pathfinder 10 before I traded in the Laney VC15 for the Vox AC15cc1x and the sound of the little pathfinder 10 in overdrive sounded better to my ears than the Laney valve amp and thats what made me check out the Vox AC15. I compared the Vox AC15cc1 with the wharfedale speaker to the Vox amp I purchased the AC15cc1x with the celestion alnico blue speaker and I could hear the difference straight away that the alnico blue speaker was supperior to the wharfedale speaker. The alnico blue sounds cleaner in clean with more volume compared to the wharfedale speaker and in top boost hey I must honestly say that creamy crunchy glassy sound is absolutely superb and it is the sound I was after like its smaller brother the pathfinder 10 just great. This Vox AC15 amp makes my guitar really growl and I mean it growl, I love it because it craps sound wise all over the other amps. I used to own fender valve amps, marshall as well as the bigger Laney the LC30 with extension cabinet and let me tell you you don't know what you're missing by not owning the Vox AC15 with the alnico blue speaker. I guess the the top boost or distorsion is not for heavy metal but nothing you can't fix without a metal drive pedal but the tonal qualities of this amp are superb and therfore I would give it a 11.

I don't use a backup these days because whats the point carring 2 amps around. The Vox pathfinder 10 and my VoX AC15cc1x valve amp are the only 2 amps I own right now and I wont be buying another amp soon because I am satisfied with my choice. However I've read the instruction manual and it says to let the amp warm up for a few minutes before flicking the standby button to on, so that the tubes have a chance to warm up a little before playing. Touch wood I haven't had any problems in over 6 month and I haven't replaced any tubes either. I guess that some peoples amps blow fuses because they power up the amp with the standby button on on and not in the standby position as recomended. Because of other peoples problems I will give my rating a 9 and not a 10.

I had a problem with my Vox pathfinder 10 watt amp straight out of the box. The amp had a very bad buzzing noise comming from the speaker when playing notes on the low E-string. When I took it back to the shop the sales manager thought that I ruined the amp but I told him that it wasn't my fault and it happened as soon as I started playing. I said to him that it must have had a fault from the factory so he exchanged it for me. The exchanged pathfinder is still going strong after 1 year with no signs of any problems and its looks are very sexy too for such a small amp including the sound what comes out of that little bulldog speaker which is better than the Vox pathfider 15. The Vox pathfinder and the AC15cc1x amplifiers have both 12 month warranty and the later has only 90 days warranty on the valves which is pretty standart for valve amps these days. However I never had to deal with Vox directly but because of the problem with my pathfinder I'll give it a 8 rating otherwise it would be a 10 rating.

I've been playing for arround 12 years. I used to own fender stratocasters, telecasters as well as Laney, marshall and fender amps but all I got left is my Epiphone Dot and Junior metioned above and my 2 Vox amps also mentioned above and I am a very happy chap now.
The only thing what would have been nice would have benn another channel like on the Vox AC30 but then I guess it wouldn't be a custom classic combo anymore which is really a remake of a late 50s Vox amplifier in looks and sound.
I checked out A peavey classic 30 amp a Laney Lionheart another marshall and another fender hotrod delux amp but nothing could match the Vox AC15cc1x combo custom classic with the celestion/alnico blue speaker in sound and tone and the volume is bloody loud for a 15 watt valve amp which is plenty loud enough to gig with and if not you can always mike because thats what everybody does these days anyway. This amp is good for home use because even turned down in master volume and top boost up all the way this amp sounds great at lower volumes just as it does at full bore.

Everything I need, and one thing (master volume) that I don't. Simple controls, volume, treble,bass, reverb and tremelo. No effects loop (fine by me) and only one guitar input. Like I said, simple.

The sound is pure Vox. If you get one, get the CC1x, as the alnico blue speaker blows away the wharfdale. Rich, chimy highs, and nice, round lows. This amp really sounds good, and were it not for the reliability issues, (see below), I'd love it.

You guessed it. It fried. I had it repaired, and it fried again. I had it repaired again, and it seems to work fine, and sound great, but man, for the money, this amp should be WAY more reliable than it is. I've gigged with it, but never without a backup. Someone in quality control at Vox needs to get canned, because the problems on these amps are inexcusable and ridiculous.

Okay. I shouldn't have to have Customer support on my speed dial.

Sound is amazing, reliability is nonexistant. I've been playing for over twenty years, and I've never owned an amp as unreliable as this. Too bad, because it sounds awesome. If you can pick one up used for a good price and have it hot rodded, it could be a terrific amp.

Single channel, master and volume (you don`t have to let your ears bleed to get a lot of crunch), global tremolo and reverb, footswitch included. Blue AlNiCo speaker. Simple and easy, and that`s what it`s supposed to be. Quit a bit lighter than the AC30, and easy to carry with you when rehearsing and travelling. Still, it plays loud as h.. when you crank it up.

Sounds like: Vox. Haven`t tried it without the blue AlNiCo speaker, but the reason I bought it was that I love my AC30 (ca 2000-model, greenbacks), and I loved the sound when I tried it in a store. Warm but still a lot of crispy top. The tremolo is warm and nice, you can adjust the depth and the speed. The reverb is best when turned off, but I didn`t buy the amp because of the reverb. I see that other guys have replaced it, but I haven`t really had the use for it yet.

Well.. the first one I brought home from the store was dead when I plugged it in. No light, buzz, hum, no nothing. Got a brand new one which I unpacked at home and it was ok, -for one rehearsel and two gigs. Now it`s dead, a tiny blink in the red led and then nothing. The fuse was allright, just as with the first one. I would never gig with this amp without a backup. End of story. A shame though, cos the sound is awsome.

The store has been good to me, but they are depending on a Sweedish company to ship them over to Norway, and that took some time.

Played my AC30 for some years now, it is built in England and it has worked all the time, of course one have to look after the tubes from time to time, but that`s it. This China-built AC15 is never going to be on a stage with me anymore. Sad, cos I loved the way it used to sound.

One channel with reverb and tremolo. Controls are tremolo depth and speed, reverb level, volume, bass, treble, and master volume. Two-button footswitch (for reveb and trem) included. There's also a standby switch, which is a nice feature. I won't give it a 10 because a mid control on the EQ would be nice. Also, there are no markers (numbers or anything else) to help you remember knob positions. I just put some stickers on there to mark the right spot, so no big deal. The mid control and dial markers may be absent due to this being more or less a reissue. I don't really know - I've never played a vintage Vox.

Long story, but I ordered the CC1X, but was shipped the CC1. The only difference between the two amps is the speaker, so the company shipped me a Celestion Alnico Blue to make the sale right. Lucky me - I get an extra speaker, and I get to hear the difference. It took the company about three months to get me the Celestion, so I've got plenty of experience with the Wharfdale. I should also mention that I changed the tubes to all JJ's. The amp doesn't come with crappy tubes, but I love JJ's. They are really punchy, and they made this amp noticeably tighter once they were installed. I'll describe the sound with the different speakers:

Wharfdale - This speaker sounds pretty good, though not terribly versatile. Clean, it sounds very fat. There's not a whole lot of midrange character, and the amp doesn't have a mid control to compensate for that. Still, it has a great sound, especially when combined with my Fender Blues Jr. (mine is modified, of course, but I won't go into that). The overdrive is very garage-rock. it sounds a little like fuzz, and it gets a little flabby when you crank the preamp volume. You get a very similar character when you use a Tubescreamer-style overdrive, though not as flabby. You definitely want to use a pedal for overdrive.

Celestion - This speaker is MUCH smoother than the Wharfdale, and it has a better midrange. Overall, it's a better speaker. You can crank the drive on the amp naturally with better results using this speaker. It still sounds fat, but it's round and very pleasing. It also sounds great when you use and overdrive pedal. I'm currently using a BBE Green Screamer (a superior Tubescreamer pedal, IMHO) and an MXR Distortion III. Both pedals sound fantastic.

I'm using this with a Hamer Duotone, Gibson Les Paul, and a Fender Strat. It sounds great with all of the guitars, but probably the best with the Hamer - it's a very fat sounding guitar, so it matches this amp's character.

For versatility, it's pretty good. I play classic rock, blues rock, alternative, and what I sometimes pretend is jazz. This amp fits all of those styles. It would completely suck for metal. I'm not sure how well country or reggea would sound, but I'm guessing no on both accounts. This is definitely a classic rock/garage rock amp.

You can read about the reliability issues, but I gig with it and have no problems. Apparently, if they're going to crap out on you, they'll do it pretty quick. I've had it for four months and no problems.

I've called them before (you're calling Korg if you didn't know that), and they're very nice.

I've been playing for 11 years, and I own two other guitar amps - a Fender Blues Jr. (already mentioned) and a Peavey Ranger 212. This isn't my favorite amp (the Peavey is really awesome), but I like it. I don't usually try to sound like other artists, but I stumbled across some recognizable tones. The Beatles used Vox, and you can get a good Beatles sound with this amp. I don't know what the Rolling Stones used (I'm not really a fan), but I got a perfect Jumpin' Jack Flash tone. This amp is certainly not for everyone, but if you lean towards vintage tones, this amp might be right for you.

single channel 15watt class a combo. reverb,tremelo and master volume. celestion blue alnico.
it is what it is

great clean to overdriven sound. used with clapton strat and various telecasters. i play everything from country to acdc and with a couple of the right pedals you can get any sound except for extreme metal.

ok here is the facts. AS previous reviewers have stated mine blew up within the first 3 hours of use, this problem is related to the shithouse underpowered fuse that they supply in the mains power plug. before sending the amp back check this fuse it is located where you plug in your kettle cord. i replaced mine and have never had a problem since it is now almost bullet proof have done abut 100 gigs with iot without a drama

been playing for 15 years, 10 of those professionally have had a sixties ac 30 this is very close dont let anyone crap on about these chinese voxes after the fuse issue they are more reliable than ANY old ac30 mine was in the shop all the time. Dont equate 15watts to volume this one is VEry loud the equvalent if two blues juniors (over rated pieces of shit)

New VOX AC15CC, with which I have tried three different speakers: the VOX Wharfdale (stock in the cc1), the Celestion Blue (stock in the cc1x), and the Weber BlueDog. In my opinion, this amp has the perfect balance of features: Single channel, Reverb, and Tremolo (both footswitchable on/off with the included footswitch). It has a sttandby switch and single input jack (which I like better than having two anyway). I REALLY like the 8 ohm / 16 ohm toggle switch VOX has included, allowing you to swap different speakers more easily. Also, it has 2 speaker jacks, so you can run two cabs or the internal speaker and another cab simultaneously.

I give it a 10 for features because I think VOX really picked the essential features, making this the perfect stripped-down little brother to the AC30. Also ? the master volume addition is great! This has become a perfect sized amp for me to play both at home and at gigs.

The amp in general sounds fantastic! I love the signature VOX sound, and this AC15 has nailed it! Be prepared though ? if you want clean headroom you should buy an AC30 instead? the AC15 does not have much clean headroom. It does have, however, the most incredible light crunch sound that I have ever heard out of any amp, ever. For best results, I keep the master volume cranked and dial the top boost to about 11 o?clock. For playing at home, I simply turn the master volume down to about 11 o?clock as well.

Like I said, I have tried three different speakers in this amp. I bought the cc1 version of the amp, with the Wharfdale speaker installed (because I already own both a Celestion Blue as well as a Weber BlueDog). Here is how the break down:

Wharfdale:
This is VOX?s version of a GreenBack (I think) ? and it does an ok job. Unfortunately, it sounds a little flat and lifeless to me... kind of ?cardboardy? if that makes any sense. The Wharfdale is not a bad speaker though? it will do the trick if you like the GreenBack sound.

Celestion Blue:
Wow ? this speaker truly transforms the amp. It really comes to life and sounds much more organic and musical than the Wharfdale. It has a gorgeous bell-like tone to it that is warm and creamy, without the ?muddiness? that you find in GreenBacks, etc. Definitely MUCH better sounding!

Weber Blue Dog:
The BEST sounding speaker I have ever heard. It is essentially identical to the Celestion Blue ? but even a tiny bit creamier in my opinion! Gorgeous ?bell-like? tones, and the growling overdrive crunch is stunning. Each Blue Dog is hand built to order, which I think is amazing ? especially considering it is $175. I know that sounds like a lot for a speaker, but it is still a lot cheaper than the Celestion Blue!

I HIGHLY SUGGEST PURCHASING THE CC1 WHARFDALE VERSION OF THE AMP ALONG WITH A WEBER BLUE DOG! This is actually cheaper than buying the amp preloaded with a Celestion Blue ? AND you?ll have a spare speaker laying around afterwards! Find a 20% off coupon for Guitar Center, and the amp is only $480 new, + $175 for Weber, + $35 for a full re-tube set from Eurotubes ? and you have an INCREDIBLE sounding amp for less than $700 (significantly cheaper than you can usually find the cc1x version of the amp for).

Tremolo: Very very nice sounding. I am really impressed with it, and use it very often.

Reverb: The stock reverb tank is only ok. I replaced it with a larger 17? Accutronics tank, and the reverb quality improved drastically! It is now very nice and very usable. I suggest doing this, as a new tank is only about $25-$30, and it is very easy to install. VOX should ship these amps with a better reverb tank.

Speaking of tubes ? I retubed mine with JJ power tubes and EHX preamp tubes (the best tube combo in my opinion). This was a decent improvement in sound quality over the stock tubes, which were EHX power tubes and Sovtek preamp tubes. Definitely a 10 for sound quality!

Perfect so far. I?ve been gigging it and playing it at home for about 4 months now, and I have not had any problems at all. I drag my Traynor YCV20WR along as a backup (also a pretty cool little amp) ? but have never had to use it.

VOX: N/A

Weber: 10. Amazing customer support. He guided me through the process of choosing my new BlueDog speaker, comparing it to his other alnico speakers (and how they would sound in a VOX), and helping me decide on options such as the ohm rating and the optional speaker 'doping' (a special coating that improves strength and speaker life).

I am willing to say this is the best amp value I have ever come across, and the Traynor is a close second. I think the build quality is very high ? I was actually very impressed with the internal wiring when I opened it up. It seems very nicely routed and soldered.

With the speaker upgrade, new tubes, and new raverb tank, this amp just blows me away everytime I hear it. Sometimes I even listen to my own half-assed recordings and think, ?Wow ? does my amp really sound that good??

I ended up keeping the Weber BlueDog in this amp, and putting the Clestion Blue in my Traynor. I couldn?t be happier. By the way, I play an American Strat.

The new AC15cc1X with Blue Bulldog Speaker inside. Bought 2006. A simple One Channel Amp with Mastervolume, Tremolo and Reverb. No FX Loop but a Footswitch to turn the Reverb and Tremolo on/off. All tube ecept the Rectifier. The reverb is useless (to long and to strong for good settings).
Simple Amp with simple options.

Beautiful cleansounds up to dirty chrunch. Sounds good so long i played it.
But this Amp died 10 Minutes after playing at home....

Ok, i bought this Amp because i love the Vox Sound (i own two AC 30 from the late 60th and a 2000 Model). I take the Amp from Store and i have played for 10 minutes at home. Than the Amp starts to hum... i turned it off and turned it on again after a few minutes. The power led was dead, the amp... dead, no hum no noise no nothing.
I take it bake to the store and got a new one. This second amp works for half an hour an died! Phonecall to the Store... Korg sends my new tubes (they told me the tubes on the first amps where broken????). I've changed the tubes and...nothing! Still broken. So i take another phonecall to the store: The first Amp was repaired and back in the store. They want to test it before they will send my the (first) repaired amp. Uncomfortably this (repaired) amp brokes down once again after a few minutes. Same error!!!
Reliability? This word doesn't exist for the AC15cc1X.

I have changed the amp to another 15 Watt Amp.
Now I am a happy user of an FENDER Blues Junior. This Amp sounds good too and more important: it works!

If the Amp was more reliability i will give a 9 (reverb is uuuuurrrgh) an a FX loop would be usefull. The price is to high.

I've just gone thru 2 AC15cc's in two months they sounded great.
The first one died at the gig (lights went off no sound). It went back and took a 3 week turn around. I was told by the repairer that a valve went out and took out the fuses. I checked the valves and fuses before I sent it back and they looked ok. 2 weeks after getting it back it died again. I took it back to the retailer who gave me a new one. It lasted 2 hrs and died. I took it back and upgraded to a Fender 65 deluxe reverb. (no soloid state rectifier) I'm poorer but happier.

For the price it is a great sound especially for small rooms.

Nil
It died once at the gig and twice at home in two months.

I can't complain as I was fully refunded and my retailer was apologetic. In this situation that's as good as it gets.

Nice sound for a disposable amp

Hard to review the features since this is a release of a classic amp, but, Quite a versatile tone, but only two parametric pots (High & Low). Tremolo can be reasonably versatile (Speed & Depth). The spring reverb is pretty unusable unless you love the shadows, i hate the shadows. No decay control just amount of reverb. No effect send, only one input, a speaker cab ext out but with this model (Blue Speaker) you have to disconnect it before you attach any other cabs. So in comparison with modern amps.

The sound can sparkle and you can get a really nice dirty sound as well, not the best with external overdrive/distortion effects as you can still hear the sparkle off the high notes while the lows growl, not an even sound with those types of effects. Great clean sound though, and great amp overdriven sound.

I know you get freak products etc, but, i own a fender twin early 70s haven't even had to change a valve so i'd call that reliable. This Vox amp worked for a day and a half, i turned on the power, the power on LED went on for a second and then went back out. I checked the plug and amplifier internal fuse they were both ok. The amp was dead, the heaters in the valves were not on. This points to the rectifier. It just so happens this is the big difference between this and the original amp. The old AC15 used valves for rectification, this uses a newly designed solid state rectifier. This amp was straight from vox still plastic wrapped.

Don't care i don't trust this amp, i'm sending it back.

I work manly in the studio now, i don't gig much anymore, i feel really bad about having to send this amp back cause it did sound really quite good and would have been perfect for recording certain guitarists and for my own personal use. The build quality is pretty good it's the components used that are crap, why a plastic input jack? I really don't think it wouldn't be too long until the pot knobs would have broken off either. I've got a lot of amps, the new fender twin sounds great and is comparable to my old 70s twin. I've played vox amps 15s and 30s this new ac15 does sound pretty good but it just feels horrible and breaks.