Vox AD50VT 112 Combo

Purchased this amp from Best Buy in July/09 (Yep, just a few stores have a pretty good music instrument department) new in the box (clearance for VT50). I suspect the amp was made in the last year produced (2008) and has the fan that makes a slight noise but nothing that drives me nuts. Wish it had had more memory channels but for the price wasn't a deal breaker. The amp has all I need and more. Tweeking the amp models with the effects gives you more sound variations than ever dreamed. I'm just a weekend jammer with friends so this amp is more than I really need but gives the versitality to play anything.

Sound is what ever you want it to be. Reverb and chorus allow you to do just about anything and coupled with the amp models you find yourself fiddling around just to see how many sounds are in that box. Honestly, I hadn't heard of an "amp modeling" type of amp until my brother-in-law explained it to me. Not having a standard guitar amp for 20 years (just got the Ampeg bass amp last year)I was out of the market and wanted a good amp for a descent price. Kowing this amp has been upgraded to the VT and XL models offering 2 - 3x's the amp modeling presets, price drove me to search for a AD50VT which fills my sound needs above expectations. I did play the VT50 and it does offer more amp modeling pre-sets but the AD50 will get you there or close to it by just experimenting. Good cleans and as much distortion as you'll ever need or want (at least for this old guy).

Have only owned the amp for a couple of months....all is O.K. for now.

I have been playing for over 30 years (mostly acoustic) and have owned a 66 Tele, Ovations, Hagstroms(68 original) and curretnly have a Samic (Les Paul and looking for more Samics and Agile Tele), Ovation XL Legend 12-string, playing a Epiphone Les Paul Bass through an Ampeg 115HP and also have a Yamaha YPG-625 88 key for just messing qround. After playing through a Crate, Line-6, and a variety of other modeling amps I decided to buy the AD50VT (price at Best Buy was a huge factor). So far so good. I am reading the manual each time playing. Be surprised how much it helps in tweeking for the sound you want. Has a slight fan noice but nothing that drives me nuts. The 11 amp models are great plus the effects you get more than enough variations. I am a wannabe rocker at heart and mainly jam with friends and a brother-in-law who played professionally back in the 80"s and currenlty owns original Les Pauls,Strats, Martins, Taylors and plays through a 25 year old Mesa 10" - 30 watt. So far he likes the amp as well.

I have a VOX AD50VT 1x12 combo. Made in 2006. I play blues, rock, metal and jazz. This amp, is what it is. It is not good enough for me for jazz. The Mesa example doesn't have the feel of a true tube amp.I just don't feel the warmth and dynamics when you back down the gain or even backing down the guitar volume. It's not their in preset either. But with that said it does have some impressive tones and features. I use this amp at home and at band practice. It has the power for a four piece band. But know your limits. Another guitar player will walk all over you voice if you don't tweak the mid's with an EQ and/or some type of boost to cut threw or grab frequencies that aren't used by the other guitar player. The effects are useless except a little reverb , delay and the comp. The comp is percusive witch is not what I want all the time out compression.

I mainly use fender stratocasters. I have a 79 and a 60th Anniversary mexi strat with Tex-mex in the neck and middle position. And a Semour duncan Hot rails in the bridge. I know...I can here the hiss and boos. The new strat sounds better on this vox than the 79. I love the Dumble clean at high volumes. In manual setting tweak the mid and bass. Tweed is awesome its as close to vintage as you can get for your money. Like I said before it is what it is. The UK 70 in some of the other reviews has been labeled a Marshal JTM 45 OR a super 800. I am pretty sure it's a HI-WATT and wow it has a bottom end to it that has some punch!!! My 2 favorites are US hi gain and boutique od/Dumble. CRANKED UP!!! Turn back the volume on the gtr and this is some of the most exciting tones I have ever made. US HI-G makes me feel like I have something close to a Solano. It gets muddy with boost or tube overdrives. The nu-metal is just down right awful to me. I have never heard a mesa sound like it. It's a misrepresentation of a dual-rec. Theirs no control over its harshness and it seems very mechanically sounding. The AC 15 & AC 30TB that's the original boutique sound. Very close to the original and should be for obvious reasons. I hear from a lot of guys that's a Vox don't sound like one. Because I wasn't modeling one. Other player are impressed with the sound , the price and the Vox name.

This amp has been very reliable. It does what it clams to do. Their are limits to its use. Does it replace any of the amps it modules? No!! Never will. Who can replace a 59 bassman, a Dumlble overdrive special, a Marshal jtm45 or a vintage HI-WATT? Some of us have the cash too. I don't, I bet you don't ether.I want all of these amps but I cant'. So I did the next best thing I played all the modeling amps out there and Vox was the one I couldn't stop thinking about. 25 years of playing,and watching gear prices that were affordable once become out of reach for most of us. Hats off to Vox for having the vision.I never new I could have this much fun with tone. I was always told find a tone and stick with it, don't complicate things. I use this amp every were I can. For now I don't have a backup. Until Vox MAKES AN ALL TUBE VERSION that is. So far so good.

I extended the warranty 3 years. No problem. Oh the fan does not bother me because I don't ever play that low to hear it. Come on guys! The fan!
I cant hear it past volume two. I didn't know it had one until I read some of the boo hooing in the reviews. You bought an amp in $250-350 range, it is what it is. Like Johnny Cash said to his drummer "Play the dam thing man". In its class and price range it is a good amp. Don't expect it to be more than what it can do and you will enjoy your self. You played the amp before you bought right? Yes $300 or so is a lot. But, you didn't buy a Triple-rectifier, then get bored with "It's killer tone man" which it does have. I don't dispute this. Because you now want to play classic rock too and your sound is one dimensional. And then get pissed off because you made an impulse buy of $6,500.00 head and cab. And the local dealer will buy it back for $1,500.00. God for bid they make a buck on resale to pay employees or any thing. So you but it on craigs list $5000.00, then $4000.00 , then $2,200.00 for 6 months. Then you write a review about the vox valvtronic amps. Because your band mate has one and can't compete with your fire breather. But the chicks dig because he sounds like he can play anything. So your review says" the fans to loud man ". Its not the fan its you. I PLAY MINE SO @#!%$ LOUD I CAN'T HEAR THE FAN. VOX will keep on moving without a customer like you. Pick the right tool for the right job. Customer support has answered and solved any problem Ive had. But then I didn't ask the amp to walk on water.

I have been playing for 25 years. I have sold gear I shouldn't have and had to. It happens when you need money in an emergency. If my amp was lost or stolen I might buy the vox pedal board w/the 11 modules and maybe a 50 watt stack. Just because of I really like to have at least 2 10" speakers. Maybe a Cornford,Fuchs, Solano or Bad Cat. I would rebuy it if money was an issue. I don't like the noise reduction character. I don't mind amp noise. I play strats Its part of the sound. The noise reduction makes it feel like the amps not wide open. Like an all tube amp has a feel as if you still have a lot of head room left. I wish this amp had a open back option. But I do PLAY it !@#$%*& LOUD! And I do enjoy what this amp does. The comparable amps like fender cyber or what ever seem to lack vibe. The line 6 I came close to buying. I don't think any of them as modeling amps are as good the VOX. It is what it is. It seems the closest Ill get to any of the great amps it employs.

Bought 2 of these babies from guitar center.
Plays excellent through my PRS, not so great on Rickenbacker 330 or possibly semi or hollow electric guitars. I do the channel switching. I love the idea that I can use 3 different sounds with the footswitch. I was gigging with these amps at least once a week. It is good enough for medium size halls without miking it.

Use solid body guitars. Danelectro doubleneck and Paul Reed Smith 1994 CE24. This was the best guitar amp for sound I ever had. Had some tube freaks tell me it was a lousy sound, but you have to love the sound yourself to be happy. Previously had Twin Fenders, Vox AC15, Mesa Boogie Rectifier, plus other low name amps. But this was the killer. My main sound was the Clean Compression sound that came out. Plus the distortion was the greatest, My Tone sound was dialed in and of course it takes some dialing in to get what you want.

Issue with the amp is that it's not a gigging amp. It's great for leaving the amp at practice. Too much jarring around and something comes loose. With my 1st amp within a year I lost my sound to where I could only use the presets. Warrenty with Guitar Center and they sent me a check and I was able to keep the amp and I got another AD50. Within 16 months, this time the sound was cutting out at high volumes. Guessing the soldering must of came loose. This time they are wanting me to send the unit and then they will send a check out. Bottom line, you need a backup if you gig alot.

Emailed the company on an issue, took them 4 days to reply.
Warranty was through GUitar Center. Guitar Center is good.
Didn't even try Vox.

Been playing for 28 years.
This time I'm buying the Vox Custom Classic AC30CCH.
I'm a little leery about this cuz it's from China, plus I've read the reviews on it, so I'm taking a chance.
But I really loved the AD50. I was going to buy the Valvetronix AD100VTH but I'm afraid that they may discontinue the model and if they do that then I would have to eventually upgrade to a different model like what I'm doing now. But The AC30CCH looks like it may have features that I may be able to dial in. I may have to use a distortion on this puppy and use a compression box. We'll See.

The Vox ad50vt is an hybride amp. It has a transistorpreamp, tube and a end amp. Wit this configuration 11 popular amps can be selected. To every ampselection a lot of effects can be added. It has a prefect balanced preset, but can also be maually chanced.

The output is 50 watt. Suits perfect.
Te tube is placed befor the endamp to give a more realistic tube sound.

I used it with a telecaster and a les paul model. The sounds are wonderful. Just like the original Vox tube amps. Jou want to play it clean or rough. Play it

I have a a few weeks and I can not say how it is over a few years. The construction is very good, and perfectly finished.

The waaranty from the dealer is 3 years. So that is very nice

I pay a few years now and I tried a lot of amplifiers.I have a good feeling over this amp. It has a nice an honest sound and has the presets that I want.

This is a mid 2006 model. I mainly play classic rock, blues, church worship, and some jazz. The amp is versatile enough for the common "gigger", but if you are looking for the tone that you will stick with your whole life, then use this as a stepping stone. The amp features have already been stated in other reviews. I wish it was open back. Some folks like the closed back, but I'm more into the shimmery, mid saturated tone along the lines of SRV and John Mayer mixed with the ability to have clarity in my leads like John Petrucci. The only amp model I really dabble with is the AC15. The others sound very fabricated and thin. I use this amp in small to medium venues, although I had the opportunity to use it in an arena with 4,000 attendees. If mic'd it holds up fine. You can make this thing loud!! **Note** This amp sounds tons better cranked. You loose lots and lots of head room at low volumes. It seems to have a problem handling effects pedals (lack of head room).

I play with a Gibson Les Paul studio, a mexi tele with Texas specials, and a deluxe players strat with texas specials. The amp can do many styles and tones fairly well, but none of them really stand out. The amp can do many tones that fit me. I find that I like a mild blues for rhythm and a saturated rock tone for leads. The amp allows for fairly close replication of these. The amp is relatively quiet compared to a lot of amps. It all has to do with the power you are getting. Clean power equals clean signal. The "clean" channel is whatever amp model you choose. Then they follow the same path. Progressively louder from 0-8 and then just compression from there (especially with the wattage dial down below 50 watts). I am switching from this amp for several reasons. One of them being that the amp doesn't do any one thing really spectacular. The others being the closed back (preference), and the head room problem when you add pedals. Another thing I've noticed is that the user settings seem to vary by a minute amount every time you turn the amp on. I can't handle that. I need consistency.

This has to be the highlight of the amp. It is a workhorse. No problems, many scrapes, dings, and as i like to call it "character" to the amp. It has never puked out on me. I have it on for 5 hour stints 3 times a week. The only issue here is the variation in the saved settings mentioned above. I consider that reliability.

Never talked to them. Never needed repaired. Authorized repair centers are common. "Competent" authorized repair centers are not. Nuff said. The warranty is 3 years conditional warranty. I'm almost out of it.

I've been playing for 9 years. 5 semi-professionally. I own the above stated guitars, and a pedal board with the following in line: Boss chromatic tuner, Crybaby, Boss EQ pedal, Boss OD-2, Ibanez TS-808 (with vintage chip), and a Boss DD-20 (in line due to tone of pedal). All are connected with custom length Monster patch cables. I use only monster guitar cables. If it were stolen, I would buy a Fender HRD 2x12. I love the grill. I hate the closed back. hate it. I compared to the Marshall MG series. This blew them out of the water. I chose this one due to the cost and the possibilities. I wish it had an open back cab, and I wish it had better electronics. The amp was a good step up, but now I'm ready for a more permanent all-tube tone. If I didn't need the cash to trade up, I would keep this one for a practice at home amp. That would be nice.

This amp has loads of features, most of which i havent used. i only really use the boutique clean and AC30 amp models and the tremelo and spring reverb effects, all of which i love. my only criticism would be that you cant use the delay and reverb together. Also there are only two programable channels, where as three would be useful for me.

My setup
Guitar: Rally Neo sound (335 style)
Pick ups: Twin Humbucker 3 way toggle
Strings: D'Addario 11's
Pick: Jim Dunlop Tortex Blue 1.0

My Style
Ive got a one man band, playing alternative indie bluesy rock and thanks to my guitar set up and this amp ive got the exact sound that i want. which is an old skool fat bluesy type sound typial to that you would only usually expect from highly priced tube amps.

Gain And Volume
Thanks to being able to adjust the output power of the tube via a knob on the back of the amp you can either turn the volume right down and still get a full on tube overdrive (perfect for rehearsing) or get a lovely clean tone at very high volumes (ideal for gigs). Although peronally i like a tiny amount of tube distortion on the peaks of my clean sound.
The variety of drive options is massive from perfectly clean tones to crazy heavy distortion, however i only use three drive settings, a clean tone on the boutique clean amp, a crunch on the AC30 and an overdrive on the AC30. these sounds are also varied a great deal between pickups.

Noise
There is a noise reduction option on the amp which is very effective, however i like a bit of old skool amp noise and like to highlight my mistakes, so i dont use it.

Ive only gigged it a few times and touch wood its worked fine, but i have a feeling that it wouldnt be to happy if any water got spilled into the vents on the top of the amp.

never dealt with them

Im really a drummer so i dont know much about the technicalities of guitar stuff, but i know what i like and i like this amp. I have guitarist friends who own very expensive tube amps and i prefer the sound, performance and ease of use of this.
I love the AC30 sound but i would still buy this amp instead, due to its versitility and ease of use and i would buy another without hesitation.
If the amp had 3 programable channels instead of 2 and the reverb was separate to the other effects the amp would be perfect.

In summary, if youre looking for that old skool tube amp sound without the tube amp price tag this amp is just the ticket.

To hear he amp in action visit my bands page: www.myspace.com/onlymoses

Everyone knows these.

Quite good. The cleans are very natural feeling. I dont use the distortions much, so I cant issue a judgement. Dolphinstreetmusic.com has some very good sounding videos using this amp. The effect are good, but limited, compared to other programmable units. I like popping country twang, and the compressor on this amp does this pretty well, but with a big volume increase at the setting I like.
I didnt find a nice woody mid-rangy sound, like my old Legend Amp had. I dont think these digital modeling amps are capable of that sound.
I like the auto-wah for some ocasional funky stuff. Note that on the new VT series the auto wah is GONE, and the compressor has been BADLY compromised. It is combined with the chorus setting, and to my ears, adds only harsh distortion. I think that these 2 issues will keep me from considering the VT50 when it becomes available.
I am looking for a used AD50VT, and see it as a complete grab-and-go self contained system. for my gigging.

Dont know first hand. These reviews site quite a few problems. I dont think these computer type amps last a long time, and since the manufacturers only allow a model life of about 3 years, getting these amps fixed down the road appears to be impossible. Pretty close to "use it then pitch it when something goes wrong, like a computer. What happens to all this electronic junk, anyway? Are we dumping it all in the oceans?

At any rate, I'm a bit leery, but for about $200, I'll risk it.

No experience

Vox makes good, good sounding stuff. I'm impressed with the several Voxed I've tried in the stores. (About 4 hours time on them).

The vt series has added some great sounding models, and the line out is said to be improved, but I think I'll go for an AD50, for probaly half of the VT50's cost.

One 12-inch speaker
50 solid-state watts
12ax7 tube preamp
11 different amp models
Adjustable wattage dial

I primarily use a 2004 60s' reissue Fender strat. I will occasionally use a Schecter S-1 Elite. I play mostly blues and rock and play in a band at chuch. We play a lot of contemporary christian music and this amp is wonderfull. It offers a wide variety of sounds and is very versitile. Let me put it this way... I have a Fender Blues Deville 4x10 reissue which is modified version of the old Fender Bassman, and this amp actually sounds better. There is a model of the 4x10 tweed on this amp and it sounds sweet. I've had this amp for about 3 months and really like the way it sounds. I can't quite give it a 10 because there are some amps that sound better. (a fender twin for one) But it is the best sounding solid-state amp I have ever heard. After playing with it for some time there is a little trick to maximizing the sound. Rather than control the amp volume with the wattage knob on the back, crank the wattage to 50 and control the overall volume with your master volume control. If you push the master volume, but lower the wattage, your clean headroom disappears rapidly. This amp's best qualities are its clean channels. The overdrive amp models sound a bit "processed". The only overdrive amp model I really use is the boutique OD. Again, another reason for the 9 rating. Overall, nothing but great sounds and even better considering the price.

Mine has functioned very well. Only minor issue is sometimes the amp decides to forget what your user programs are.

Never dealt with them.

If this amp were stolen, I'd get another. Very reliable to gig with and very sturdy. Great sound for the money. I would recommend this to all musicians from starters to experienced. I've been playing for about 15 years. This amp is geat.

I bought my 2005 AD50VT from a friend who was fed up with nit. He said he couldn???t get any volume out of it for gigging with his band. Hell, it???s 50 watts, I thought something must be wrong with it. But for $150 I took it off his hands. I discovered that he had failed to use the wattage control on the back of the amp. He came over the other day and heard me wailing away on the ES 335 with an AC 30 setting and his mouth fell open. ???What did you do to the amp???? he asked. I lied. I told him I had it worked on by a pro sound guy. (I couldn???t make my good friend feel like a wad head.)

I get great tone out of my AD50vt and I play it out all the time. In the studio, I cranked the gain up and the wattage down and I???ve got the perfect TV face Fender Junior going???perfect for Chicago-style blues. It chimes on the AC15 and AC 30 setting and I play it coupled with a Marshall Ministack for a rich, gritty 60???s sound. (AB switch with the Marshall getting about 30% and the Vox carrying 70%. The Marshall is there for a bit of dirt and coloring. It does the job quite well.) Both my Les Paul 57 Gold Top Reissue and my ES 335 love this box.

And my friend? He is still throwing money around trying to find ???that??? tome I stole from him for $150. Maybe I should tell him???but then again, he is helping the economy.

Excellent... and not just for the money. This amp is becoming a classic in its own right.

Many studio guys i know have them.

No problems. The fan doesn't not bother me. You can't hear it when you stand two steps away and micing the front for studio work, it never shows up.

never needed it. But the on-line manuals are great! Hello marshall are you listening!!!!

I've been playing since the 60's. This is the best amp I've ever owned. And I've owned a lot of amps.

--3 Channels! Yep I said three. I have the $29 optional footswitch and have programed the second button to turn on the MANUAL CHANNEL. The first button switches between CHANNEL 1 & CHANNEL 2. That makes for 3 different sounds without touching the controls again after you initially set them up. This is plenty for the style of playing I do.
--The built in attenuator is a huge plus for me. (I have a 3 year old who sleeps early)
--I don't use the presets, but they are not bad
--The effects are nice if you know how to work them

ON A SIDE NOTE:
Read the manual! I read it before I bought the amp. I am glad I did, because it addressed almost every issue I had seen in the reviews. It was enough to convince me that a lot of people just tried to plug in and play. One example is the noise gate. Several reviews said it couldn't be cut off. It can not only be cut off, but it can be dialed in strength from 0-100%.

--I play 2 Thinline Tele's, a Hagstrom Viking, a 72 Strat and several others through it. They all sound different and they all sound good.

--Would rate an 8 because it doesn't exactly replicate that tube sound us tone nuts love so much. But it is a hybrid, and not a tube amp so what do you expect. That being said, I had to bump it to a 9 because the tone is killer for an amp that isn't fully tube.

--I play a broad range of music, but mostly play blues. I play in a group that has three different singers/writers in it and we play a broad range of music. It's like seeing 3 bands in one night. But I was having to set up 2 amps to cover my tonal bases. Now I just need this one. I have three tones set up before hand and use my Keeley-Blues driver to boost for solos.

--It's a little noisy, but only if you are alone in a quiet space. But any amp this size would be. You want quiet, get small. At most any gig this amp is plenty quiet for it's size and power.

--The range of clean-distortion-high gain is as broad as they come.

--The base isn't super clean, but it's a VOX not a Fender. That's my take on it anyway. That's like buying a Ford and complaining because it doesn't look like a Chevy. It's not that either really is much better than the other, just a little different.

--Have not had it long enough, but it seems to be well built. I take care of my gear tho, even stuff that I gig with so I don't see any real problems in the near future with it.

--They pointed me to a site with over 500 presets for the AD50VT when I couldn't find the old site. Very Helpful.

If I were only comparing it to tube amps, it would fall to around 7, maybe 8. But it beets everything in it's class by a mile so I gave it a nine. It's not a pure tube amp, but as close as I have heard to one.

The features on this amp are great, but using them in a live gig is nearly impossible. The foot switch limits you to 2 channles and an effects bypass. Buy some stomp boxes.

I would have rated this 10, but I have heard a few amps that sound better. I don't own any, but I have heard some. I have a vintage blackface twin. I liked it a lot until I bought this amp. Bottom line if you spend thousands of dollars you can get better, but from about a grand and under this is in my opinion the best sounding amp I have ever used. I play mainly on my deluxe players strat, but my teles sound great, and my gibsons are ok,not spectacular. I use pedals comp. chorus. delay. and 2 distortion pedals. and a volume pedal between the effects and amp. My favorite models are ac30, 410 tweed, I dial in a sweet semi acoustic sound with the boutique clean model, and the us highgain is my favorite dirty model. The only time I get that crappy digital distortion sound is when I turn the wattage knob down. This thing sounds GREAT when cranked. My master volume is almost always wide ass open on gigs. Not for volume, but for sound quality. Ikeep the gains borderline crunch, so I can get a little dirty when I kick my vol pedal up, or kick in compression. How loud is it? Well I play lots of clubs, and I play with lots of bands so sometimes it can't be micd. I have never ever ever played a clubthat I could not cut through the band mix with no mic, no bullshit there. Someday I might, but I have not yet, and I have played clubs that can hold 5 to 6 hundred drunks. Buy one its only 379.00

I spilled a beer in one, and it broke, so I went and bought another one, and then a friend of mine fixed the broke one, now I have 2. I did have an input jack break, but I fixed that. The first one I bought gave me problems, and Vox replaced it. I guess you could say after 4 years or so these things hold up pretty good. I leave one in my trailer in a case all the time. I rarely carry a spare amp.

They were hard to get in touch with at first, but when I explained who I was and the gigs I was playing, a rep responded to my e-mail, and replaced my first amp. I never had any problems with that amp after that, even after the beer incident.

This is my baby. The other players that hear me know what I play on. They know it is part of my personal signature sound. It ALWAYS sounds great. I have played right along side other players playing high dollar amps, and mine has always been comparable where sound quality is concerned. I have a blackface twin, a peavey classic 50, a vintage fender champ, a peavey triumph, and a line 6 practice amp, this thing sounds much better than all of those. If I thought I could get a better sound for a grand or less I would spend the money, but it cannot in my opinion be acheived

I've had this amp for two years. I've programmed the sounds I want in to the two channels and on occasion switch to manual for an additional "channel". Models all sound pretty good. I've read a few reviews that they can't find a clean or they don't like the distortion. Cleans are everywhere, turning down the gain only decreases the volume on certain amp models that are included. This amp is great for about everything except metal (I don't play it anyway) but it can hold it's own with the gain it can push. I do wish it had an effects loop, but with 11 effects on board I guess VOX figured you wouldn't need anything extra. it has an external speaker out... but it cuts out the internal speaker. It has plenty of power, especially with the variable Wattage dial on the back - push it for all 50W, the master knob can then be cranked (I've only pushed it to about a quarter of the way and its plenty loud for the gigs we've played).

I play with a few things: Epiphone Les Paul Classic, Fender Strat, Ibanez Talman (PAF Joe-Neck, Red Velvet-middle, Tone Zone-bridge). They all sound great through the amp, esp the PAF Joe and the strat. The amp can get some noise if you push too hard on the gain sometimes under flouresent lights like any amp, but if you care - you can easily fix that with a few adjustments. Distortion does what I want (punkish/rock, I don't push to high gains). For me, perfect cleans. Very versitile cleans. For the money, this can't be beat if you're not a metal head.

I've gigged with it for the two years I've had it with no problems whatsoever. My settings have never failed me. It has tipped over while playing and kicked a few times and has remained loyal and in tact. I haven't done any maintenance work! Great little amp.

Haven't dealt with them

If you want a good modeling amp with some good power, but also great tones at low volumes - get it. Price is affordable, sound quality is there and it's dependable. I don't remember the warranty information, but I haven't had a need for it.

As far as versatility this amp kinda sucks. i've had it for about a year now and it just dosnt have what i want. i mostly play metal and the numetal setting seems to work best but dosnt have as much distortion as i would like. Otherwise the effects seem to be good although i rarely use them, occasionally i use reverb and delay. It definatly does not have as much power as i would like, its fine for practice but if you plan on playing with a drummer than barely loud enough.

Maby i'm just stupid but i cant seem to get a very clean clean channel. In order to get an ok clean channel you have to turn down the gain a lot which takes away a lot of volume, and still there is always some distortion. i'm currenly play with an epiphone les paul classic, and i have installed symore duncan SH-Distortion pickups on the bridge and the stock pickup is still in the neck. As I said before the numetal setting works best for metal but at high volumes it is horrible. It still sounds the same but it gives a ton of feedback, random loud anoying high pitch noises. Although i dont use the other amp models that much they seem to be quite good and definatly have a good tone. This amp is just not for metal.

Like everybody else has been saying, it would be very anyoning to gig with because you can never trust the settings you've saved to be there.
the only thing that i've had a problem with is the nut on the input jack got lossed somewhere, but that was because i underestimated how long my cable was and so the nut had been loose for about 2 months before it finally fell off.

I finally got sick of the distortion sucking and got an electro-harmonix metal muff pedal that has worked very well for me. I probably would not be upset if this amp got stolen or somehow lost. I really dont like a whole lot about this amp, and i've pretty much said why i hate it. For metal i would suggest a line 6 or a peavey mixed with your own effects.

this amp has a whole lot of features, and they are probable described in other reviews

i use mainly gibson, and all my guitars are humbucker guitars

i mostly play old school hard rock/ rock n' roll, it does'nt suit that style very well, but it is fine for practice

it's a little bit noisy, but not to much, and mostly on higain settings

in my opinion this amp is not very versatile, i only use the boutique clean channel, and then i use my drive pedals (mostly t-rex and mxr) to get the drive i want, i don't like any other channel on this amp, the worst channel are all the higain channels, i think they stinks

the amp can play pretty loud, but is no tube amp when cranked up

seems fine to me

never had any problems

the only thing i love about the amp is that it sounds got at low volumes, and it has lots of fx. i can play with

if it was stolen i would not buy a new one. mostly because i am getting a Marshall 1987x next month, and that is one hell of an expensive amp, so i won't have the money

2006
This is a follow up report to the one I did two years ago.
I have owned this amp for two years now and not had any problems with it. The amp is not really designed for gigging although I do use it for that. The channel saving and switching with the VFS2 is a joke as volume levels between channels is always inconsistent so I dont use my footswitch any more. The controls for the effects are annoying as they just dont do one thing but multiple things by holding one down and turning another ect.
I have modified this amp by fitting an effects loop (not a difficult mod)which I run my Behringer EQ700 equaliser pedal thru to cut the bass and raise the mids and highs slightly. Takes the muddiness out of the amp like taking a blanket off.
I designed and made my own treble diffuser (Beam blocker) which works beatifully and takes those harsh treble notes away that you hear if in line with the speaker. I painted the grill with a Crinkled black automotive finish and it looks really cool.
The best way for gigging is to use a low gain clean channel like Blackface or Bassman and pedals for OD and distortion so volume is always right when you stomp your pedal.
The line out is a waste of time as it mutes the speaker and does not reproduce what the speaker is doing as it is taken before the Valve reactor.
I mostly play clean when I am gigging and the presets such as Blackface, Bassman & AC30 are pretty good sounding but obviously not the real thing.
It has enough of power for playing in a band situation. I always use mine at 50 watts as the clean tone suffers if turned down. By turning down the master, turing the guitar volume to full it will break into overdrive / distortion nicely on the higher gain channels.

It has some nice clean tones both with the LP clone, ES335 and single coil Strat that I use. There are some nice dirty sounds with UK Modern,US High gain and BT Overdrive but I dont use them for the giiging I do but do play at home with it. If you use them with presets which I only really discovered recently they have the EQ and gain set nicely. Push the Bypass button and you can remove the preset effect or dial it to what you want.
The amp noise even on high gain channels is not excessive and a touch of noise gate does the trick.

These are known to have some reliabilty problems with cold solder joints and require all the jack sockets on the amp cleaning every few months or so with contact cleaner and a plug pushed in and out to make sure the cheap switching jacks they use make good contact other wise they can cause sound loss and noise problems.
I have had no real problems with mine and it has never let me down at a gig.

Vox are not the greatest company to deal with unless you strike the right person from what I have read on Valvetronix.net and Patchtronix.com. Check these sites out to get the low down on these amps and how to get the best out of them.

If it was stolen I would probably look at other amps such as the AD60VTX or some other brands but the weight of the VT50 at 20kg is really all I want to lug around. The VTX is a little heavier.

I've had this amp since early 2005. I still really haven't explored all the sounds it's capable of, and that for me is a mixed blessing. It's a very warm sounding amp--you hear that tube preamp. Many of the models are excellent. I find, however, that it's difficult to chose and mix a setting and have it reliably saved. There are too many choices and too many complex steps to go through to be doing adjustments on stage. If you like reading and memorizing manuals, fine. You'll be doing a lot of that with this amp. It has the power and sound for stage, but this is not a simple amp to control.

The sounds are a step above any modeling amp I've heard to date for the Vox AC 30 and the 70's UK (Marshall, I suppose) The Blackface settings are decent as well, as is the Vox AC 15. The tube preamp really does make itself heard. I play a Telecaster and an Epiphone Les Paul Standard. The distortion is great with the AC 30 and 70's UK. I play rock, use both distortion and clean settings. I hear the fan come on when I turn it on, but it's remarkably quiet with the humbuckers, less so with the single coils. Now for the awful part: sometimes when I select either channel, usually channel 1, I get a full tilt squeal like all of the volume knobs have been turned all the way on. At the same time, the Auto Wah comes on. I've never saved an Auto Wah setting anytime--I hate it. If I switch to Channel 2, it's somewhat less squealy, but not by much. If I back down on the gain and volume knobs all the way, the squeal goes away, but I can't record a different channel 1 or channel 2 setting that will stay. I always get the squeal. This isn't "brutal distortion," this is an amp that is either 1) defective or 2) rediculously complex.

I can't gig with this. I can't reliably save a setting and know that it will be there for me. I know about the manual. I've read it. I've been trying to make sense of saving settings and getting rid of this incredible squeal for nearly three years. If I leave it on one setting and don't mess with it, it's great. But other amps do that too. They're called "tube" amps. I was hoping to change from an AC 30 setting to a Marshall setting on the fly using this amp. What a joke.

I think I'm going to go domestic with the next amp. I've had one good Marshall from Korg/Vox/Marshall or whatever it is, gave it to my son. My local dealer doesn't seem to know jack about Vox or care, and I don't want to listen to Vox people tell me how dumb I am that I can't make their simple amp tap and save and bypass and all the other really unintuitive crap they've thrown into it. They're like Linux techs, complexity for its own sake. I'll use it in my bedroom to practice on where I have time to tweak the settings, but not in public where it just wastes time. People don't like to watch performers fool around with their gear onstage.

I've been playing for forty three years. I don't think I'd have another of this model, not unless they did some serious usability studies. They aren't manufacturing this amp for the hardened professional, it's made for the hobbyist, the amateur, the semi-pro at best, and they seriously neglected this aspect of the design. I'm convinced that mine is broken with that full-tilt squeal with the Auto Wah. No one can explain it otherwise. I love the sounds I've been able to coax, however, to turn on the amp and not know what's going to come up next is unreasonable. I don't remember what warranty it had. All the folks at the music store I bought it from have changed, sales, management, etc. Seems to happen a lot, always has. Therefore, I expect any amp to work right from the get-go and not to need warranty work. In forty three years, I've only had four amps. My first and the longest lasting was a Vox. I don't know what happened to that company. This is really wrong.

I've got this babe 2007 Juni, and had it for a half year, and it never dissepoints me.
You can get like Which style you like on this AMP!
All from Clasic sound to Heavy Metal with the right settings.
I Play most of the 80s Rock, Metallica, Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne..
All that! And it fits great!
Atm i only used it with a few freinds playing with my band, and man it blowd me away how good it sounds on higher volumes!
Just sometimes i could wish it had a littel more cruncy Metal..

This amp is quite good with 11 diffrent settings i can get what sound i would ever like to have!
in my style the 1980s Metal it suits it very well, I have an Ibanez Les paul custom from 1976 which sounds great on this amp, and just got me a Zakk wylde overdrive pedal to get the extra sound..
This amp can pick up Good Harmonic response, If your looking for the Zakk wylde hard pinches i would sugest you to buy Mxr Zakk wylde overdrive pedal..
For this great price which was for me 400USD I think, it may be the best amp on the market! The amp is not Nosiy at all, Maybe if you sit way to close and to loud volume it can be.. But its very good amp!

The - on this would be that i would really want a more substain, more heavy metal sound from it, but all this can be fixed if you buy some very cool pedal..

Well, i never had any problems at all! Always working very good!
I tryd it out with my freinds and man it really screams NICE!
My dads band member have this 1 and when the played on a market, and wow he had it quite loud and man so Clean! I was schoked how good it sounded! And he played a cool blues solo! And yeah no pedal at all! Only hes skill and a VOX ADVT 50W!

I never had to deal with them..

I've been playing guitar for maybe 2 years? But the latest year i got alot alot better. I Play this beauty with an Ibanez Les paul Custom 76, MXR Zakk wylde overdrive pedal, and it really sounds good!

If this would get stolend im not sure if i would buy a new one, becouse i would like to get a littel more heavier metal sound on this babe, so i would think on some more metal amp..
But this amp aint bad! IF you want good variations! Quite good metal tone! and an awsome blues tone! this is the amp!
I compared this to a Peavey Bandit 112, I did like this amp more becouse of all the efects which would have costed me alot more!

Have had this amp for 1 year. This is a fantastic amp, and a real bargian at $350.00. Not sure I would use this a gigging amp but it perfect for a practice/bedroom amp. Very versatile for the styles I play using a Deluxe Powerhouse Strat and plating 60's, 70,s and blues and country. The effects are all very good save the wah. And the models are also very good, particularly the Vox and 70's, 80's and modern Marshalls. It's also great that you can dial down the power and plug in headphones.

The amp does take some adjusting to dial in the sweet spots, but it's actually kind of fun, especially with the versatility of sounds that can be had from a strat. The powerhouse Strat I'm playing has a mid range boost which helps bring out the warmth on the Fender
models with a little patience and some tweaking. The 2 Vox models and the Marshalls are by far the best though. It is a quiet running amp and actually sounds better the louder you play it. I've had a Line 6 Flextone and it can't hold a candle to the Valvetronix. If your looking for a modeling amp with a budget south of five bills these are the best amps on the market period.

I did have two crap out on me but, ultimately found out it was not the amps but some electrical issues with extension cord I was plugging into. American Music Supply was absolutely a joy to deal with and gave me no problems in returning them. I ultimately called Korg just to get a feel for their feedback and they advised they have had very few problems with them. I also called some of the other giants like Sam Ash and Sweetwater and they both had very positive feedback regarding the reliability of these amps.

Called Korg once and the engineer even provided his cell number if I has any further problems with the new one shipped. They were not difficult to get in touch with and very eager to help.

I also own a Line 6 Flextone XL, and believe me there is no comparison. The Vox Valvetronix blows the Line 6 away. Am playing both a Deluxe Powerhouse Strat and Blackout Tele and both sound great through this amp.

as listed - see all the other reviews, that follow on. the main feature that i must point out, and one of the main reasens i purchased this amp, is how simple it is to use.

have owned and still own, some very juicey examples of 'tube-nivarna' this amp can do it all, not perfectly, not exact. it sounds way too good for something so cheap, and built in china.

owned and abused it two months, fingers crossed ! i purchased it for small 'jams' and small 'gigs'. hey it works ! (every time).

not needed, but its real easy to repair, the service agent here in new zealand, is very good.

it does exactly what it is built to do, if you've never heard or used a vintage 'marshall' or recto-mesa, or know how to get a sound from a 'soldano' then this amp, will be a problem for you. hell i wish i had an amp like this twenty years ago ! i've been playing punk-metal-blues for a long time. it is a fantastic amp, i own 'vintage' brit-amps that don't sound this good ! (unless there cranked). you could do worse !.

A very versatile amp with a large range of amp modelling and FX. Amp models go from Boutique clean(good), Fenders (good), Vox (very convincing), Marshalls (not so good), Mesas (OK). FX are reverb, delay, chorus, tremolo, rotary, compressor, auto wah, flanger, phaser and various combinations of the above. It has two programmable channels and a manual setting. Footswitch can switch between channels and switch FX on/off. It would be better if the footswitch could also be used to set the tempo for delay and reverb. As it stands it can only be set by switching the effect on and tapping the switch on the amp.
I am in a band playing rock and pop covers, anything from Alanis Morissette to Puddle of Mudd. This amp can handle just about anything, although I am using external FX for some sounds. My set up is Fender Strat or Les Paul>Ibanez Weeping Demon wah>EHX Small Stone>Rocktron Nitro>Baker Electronics Direct Drive>EHX Metal Muff>Behringer Chorus> Ernie Ball Volume pedal>Vox AD50VT
Power of this amp is great for the venues I play, bars and clubs mainly. As the output wattage can be varied by a knob at the back you can get that amp really driving the pre-amp valve without having to crank it up to ear splitting volumes.

I got this amp a couple of days before gigging with my new band because my usual all-valve amp decided to go faulty on me again. I had two days to play with the sounds to get a good, sweet clean sound which I needed to play acoustic type sounds and some clean slide, and a good crunchy overdriven sound which I could then use FX on to get more extreme distortion. I found the sounds in a couple of hours and only had to tweak the EQ a little at the gig to perfect them.
Clean was so... well, clean and clear, a bit of reverb made it sound so sweet with the slide. This was using the Boutique Clean model. Overdrive sound was the Vox AC30 type model. It worked really well and with a touch of delay and chorus, cut through the mix really well for solos. I can imagine that the more extreme amp models would be quite noisy and would possibly push the speaker a bit too far. SO if you are after a Metal amp don't buy this one. If you are playing blues, pop, rock I would recommend this amp.

Only had it for a week but OK so far. I would and have already used it for a gig without a backup.

Never had to contact them

I've been playing for 27 years and have had lots of amps. Fender, Marshall, Laney valve amps and Line 6 modeling amps. I'd rate the Vox AD50VT very highly as a good amp for someone playing small to medium sized bars and clubs. To be able to program two totally different channels with different FX is an excellent thing to have. It's a shame the footswitch doesn't have a Tap button on it though, but I guess that would increase the price. As it is the price is excellent for an amp that is a great tool for a gigging musician.

Purchased new in Sept. '07. First the negatives: No dedicated Reverb. There is a severe lack of Treble. I am making up for that with a Boss Equalizer but you will have to supplement it somehow. There are lots of distortions but not enough nice clean sounds and when you try to clean up the amp models by turning down the gain, the volume also goes way down. You can only store two sounds. If you buy the footswitch (I did) you can use three sounds - woopie! You can then switch between CH1, CH2, and Manual. It has a Celestion speaker but it is made in China. I took the back off mine to look at it. Maybe that's why it sounds so dark. There are eleven effects (some are composite) but I don't use them. I only use reverb and very occasional delay or chorus. There are also eleven amp models. And last- I hate the shiny metal grill. A vintage looking grill cloth would look much better. On the positive side: There is a master volume and on the back panel there is a variable dial power level control. These two features allow great tone at low volume. The power level control is a fantastic feature. Someone should have thought of it before (I wish I had)! Other than that, you have your basic gain, channel volume, bass, mid, treble. There is a Noise Reduction feature which works pretty well. It has an Ext. speaker jack but if you use an external speaker it disables the internal speaker. You should be able to use one or the other or both simultaneously. There is a headphone jack and a line out. They could have made this thing a little smaller to cut down on the weight.

I tried the AD30VT first and it had better treble response but I went with the AD50 for more power for playing live, jamming etc. The AD50 overall has a more mellow, musical, albeit darker tone. Out of the eleven models there are four I like and will probably be the only ones I use 99% of the time. I play blues, jazzy blues, jazz-rock fusion and some classic rock. I suits me pretty well except for the aforementioned lack of clean tones. I go for a Robben Ford type sound (hey, I can't afford a Dumble). I'm not a Strat guy so I can't tell you how it sounds with one but it sounds good with humbuckers. Although, as I said, you will need to add some kind of treble booster/tone enhancer. This amp does sound good tone-wise overall, it sounds very tube like (it uses a 12AX7 in the preamp section). I think it sounds better and the models are more accurate than the Line 6 products. Mine is fairly quiet but you can hear a hissing sound coming out of the vents on top of the amp, not from the speaker.

I've only had it about one month but I would not use it or any other amp for that matter, without a backup. Why take a chance? Anything can happen.

N/A. Haven't had it long enough. There is a one year parts and labor warranty.

I pretty much covered all this in the previous categories. I've been playing for 40 some years and have owned a lot of different guitars and amps, some I really wish I still had. But who knew then what they would be worth now? If it were lost or stolen, I'm not sure if I'd buy another. I like to try different products and there is so much available these days at affordable prices- it's hard to decide what to choose. However, this amp is definitely worth trying.

Bought new in Sept. 2007 from Sam Ash web site as a "B" stock item meaning it's new but box was opened and resealed. Comes with same warranty as a new one. Price was $320 versus $380 regular price. Features have been mentioned in other reviews. 11 amp models and 11 effects. I bought the VFS2 footswitch which allows you to switch between 3 tones. Some negatives: I tried the AD30VT first but wasn't crazy about the sound of the speaker even though it had much better treble response than the AD50 which is severely lacking in treble. The AD30 wouldn't have enough power for a live situation either. I'm going to have to buy an equalizer or something to boost the treble. It also needs a dedicated reverb so that no matter what effect you choose, you can still always use reverb too. I hate the silver metal grill. The manual does not mention how to access and replace the tube. There are plenty of distortions but not enough nice clean sounds. On the positive side, it is not complicated and is easy to use. Also, you can get great tone at low volume with the power level control (a fantastic feature! why didn't someone think of this before?) along with the master volume. Also, if you use the external speaker feature, it turns off the internal speaker which kind of sucks. You should be able to use both if you want to.

As I said, very lacking in treble. There are only a few amp models I really like but they pretty much give me the sound I'm looking for - almost. Forget the presets, you have to dial in your own tones. There are not enough clean sounds. The best ones to me for a clean sound are the Boutique Clean (Dumble) - which requires a lot of tweaking and the Blackface 212 (Twin Reverb). The AC15 and AC30 are good for lead or crunch rhythm although a tad boxy sounding. They also get a fairly good clean tone but due to the aforementioned lack of treble, you can't nail that early Beatles George Harrison tone. I like the 80's Marshall tone although a tad honky sounding with humbuckers. This is my favorite lead tone so far, I think, as I have not had the amp very long - still experimenting. It (80s Marshall) can be pretty crisp and articulate. I don't care for heavy, high gain distortion. I'm more of a Robben Ford, Larry Carlton stylist. I was disappointed with the Boutique OD (Dumble) which doesn't really give me the Robben Ford type tone I was looking for. Once again, an equalizer may help solve that. You can get a great blues tone from the Twin if you crank the gain, treble and middle and lower the bass. Overall, this amp sounds very good and blows away the Line 6 stuff of which I have owned several products. The 12" Celestion has a warm sound but may be lending to lack of treble? This amp uses a 12AX7 which really gives it an authentic tube tone. I can't say much about the effects as I don't really use them other than reverb and occasional chorus which I use a pedal for. This amp sounds just as good or better than any tube amp I've had.

Can't say. Only had it a couple weeks.

Warranty is 90 days on speaker and tube and 1 year otherwise. That's from memory but I think that's accurate.

Overall - a great amp for the money, big bang for the buck. Why spend a fortune on a tube amp that gives you few tone options when you can buy this at an affordable price and have a myriad of tone options? If it were lost or stolen I would most likely buy another. I have had Fender, Mesa Boogie and Carvin tube amps and several solid states. I've been playing for forty years and have owned many amps and guitars, too many to list. I'm still kicking myself for selling some of the guitars I had but who knew then what they would be worth today? I currently use a '72 Gibson ES355, an early seventies Gibson SG, a recent Epiphone SG, an Ibanez AR250 (I changed the pickups) and a mid-seventies ES175. I also have a couple other amps. As you can see, I'm not a Strat guy so I can't tell you how this amp would sound with single coils. I can tell you that it's a very versatile amp and sounds as good as the original Pod (which was the best one) or Flextone II amp (2x10 stereo). It sounds far better than the Spyder II (2x10) and blows the Spyder III away. No matter what style you play, this amp has something to offer. Try one, you'll probably like it.

Plenty of features for the money. I use for classic rock, blues and a touch of country. Used for live shows. Plenty of volume to cut through band with a three piece mic'd horn section. I owned both the ad50vt and the ad30vt and used both with the horns, bass and drums. My recommendation is that if you're going to play in front of any size audience, go with the 50 watt. The 30 is the exact same amp, but really strains to be heard through the mix beyond the stage. For jamming and practice, the 30 will work and is in a smaller and lighter package.

Very quiet and versatile amp. Too many programming options to shake a Strat at. For those impatient like me, check out: http://www.valvetronix.net/ for great pre-set ideas. I've had great luck with anything rated four knobs or higher. As for effects, I've found them to be adequate, especially dialing in a specific sound like those found on this website. If you want creative control, go with rack mount or stompbox effects. For the money and flexibility, this is the best modeling amp on the market.

There have been quality issues reported on this and the ad30vt models. Mine has had the problem of sticking on an effect when the program has been changed. It does easily revert to the new setting with a tweak. Have never had this problem switching between channels 1 and 2 live. Just when using the manual mode. Unfortnately, quality control may be a problem for the price point. Give it as much of a workout as you can if you have a thrity-day trial period.

None directly. The Vox website is very useful as are the user groups that are out there for tips and info.

There are some cut corners that directly reflect the price of the amp. The knobs, corner pieces and grill are below standard compared to other Vox amps. However, the sound more than compensates for the asthetics. This amp nails the ac15 and ac30 sounds, and for that alone, you're getting your money's worth. The rest is gravy. I'm not a snob and could care less about whether it is a true tube amp or not. The fact is that the sound for the money is the best value out there.

I will say from comments I received from other musicians that the Vox name has a cache that you won't get with other similarly priced amps. This is serious gear, whether or not you consider it a true tube amp or not.

I've been playing for twenty years and am usinging a '68 reissue Japanese Strat with Duncan Antiquity pickups.

I would definitely purchase again or consider upgrading to the ad60vt to get the upgraded cloth grill cover and real knobs. Money being an object, the amp's sound makes it easy to overlook the touches that were spared.

Well it has a lot of them...a little too many for my liking but it works out ok. I play a lot of rock, metal, punk, blues...been playing for 16 years...

This amp can get loud and still hold on quite nicely. Most of the distortion sounds (which i use the most) seem pretty good but they all sound muffled...no treble. doesn't matter what volume level you are at. or maybe Im going def from all of the loud shows ive played and been to.
clean on the other hand is great! beautiful sounds that I would never expect from this amp...truly impressed

Only had it two weeks...bought it used and its been good so far

never had to deal with them

Well...Like I said, I have been playing for about 16 years...play on a gibson explorer, PRS soapbar II maple, washburn...as far as amps go...Mesa dual rect, marshall mode 4, crate blue voodoo half stack, fender...overall I like the VOX a lot. I this it will do good things for me. I think it definatly need some sort of pedal though. Cant hang with the distortion. Good luck everybody

These amps retail for about $800 N.Z. I got mine for free as a replacement amp under insurance (I got my last amp stolen. All the features have already been mentioned.

There are plenty of features, lots of inbuilt effects. It's fairly loud for 50 watts. I personally don't use any of the effects with this amp. I have a Boss Me-50 pedal which I run all my effects off because I can get a better sound with the Pedal.
It models 11 different amp types (I think). At the moment I am using the AC15 amp model.
I would prefer a simpler amp. I find there is not a huge amount of control tone wise over the sound.

I kind of wish it had a little more juice. If you are a guitarist with no effects this amp would be great for you because it has so many built in, but if you have effects pedals there isn't much need for all the effects. Before I bought my ME-50 I used the VOX footswitch 2 (sold separately) to change effects and channels.

I give it a ten because it is very versatile as stand alone amp.

This amp has a huge variety of sounds. It can go from clean to a very distorted heavy metal kind of sound.

I play Blues, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock. I use a Fender Telecaster through this amp. I personally don't like the sound very much. One afternoon before a performance I literally spent about two hours fiddling with knobs trying to get a good sound, and even then wasn't completely satisfied.

The AC15 amp modeller has a fairly good sound, but not great either.
The Boutique setting isn't very defined, and can sound a little flat.

This amp uses a single tube to create the many amp models. The amp models classic amp sounds such as the Vox AC15 the VOX AC30 and boutique amps, 2x12, and tweed amps among others. In my opinion they are mediocre comparisons of the real things.

One thing I do like about this amp is it uses a Celestion speaker.

I use it very regularly. I play in a youth group band most Fridays, and at Church most Sundays.

One thing that I will never understand about these amps is that the nuts around the input jack, the speaker output, the line-out jack etc are all made of plastic!
The threading around the plastic nut of the input jack has worn and every now and then the input will fall inside the amp. That then means I have to unscrew the back (it's a closed back amp), and pretty much take it apart to push the input back up and re-attach it.

This has caused problems with the tone. This is because sometimes I haven't screwed the back up tight enough. The screws come loose, the back rattles, and causes a really unpleasant sound.

The cabinet has a very cheap feel, and the ply used is inferior quality.
This amp is not designed to last. Vox is a classic amplification brand but it didn't get its name through these amps.

Haven't had any dealings with customer support.

I have been playing guitar for 12 years but seriously for about four years.

I also own a Jansen Bassman 100 head(classic NZ made amp), A Mexican Telecaster, and a Boss Me-50

If this amp were stolen I wouldn't be too fussed. I defintely wouldn't replace it. It has some nice sounds, but overall not amazing.

Brandy new. Features? It's all been said here before, six pages of reviews.... Blah, blah, blah.

I use this amp gigging once to twice a week.

Sound quality / overall tone is absoutely great. I wanted a modeler for a while. I've tried everything else. My main gigging amp is an all tube Marshall 65 watt head with a two-twelve cab. I even tried a Roland Jazz Chorus in combination with the Marshall for a while to get solid state clean and Plexi-style power tube crunch. Too much gear to haul around.

The range of tones is impressive. The most convincing patches are the AC30TB and 70's 80's Marshall. The cleaner patches ain't bad either. Forget the ubermetal sound.

I play all sorts of guitars but my main gigging compliment is a Hamer USA Duotone for Gibby and acoustic sounds and a Strat for single coil and quacks.

How "brutal" is the distortion? (That's what the review rubric asks.) I hate descriptives like that. Sounds like a catalogue listing for 15 year old guitar players. The most "brutal" distortion can actually be sonically pleasing, so forget that idea... Most of the distortion models on the VOX are very pleasing and I believe that is a result of the 12ax7 tube working like a power section and not making fizzy preamp distortion. VERY NICE actually.

I play in a very versatile cover band. A power trio really, but with alot of finesse. The VOX amp gives me lots of ability to do my "do", can be VERY loud if I need and I am not afraid to use this amp at gigs. My "guitar guy" buddies will scoff in the shadow of their Dr. Z's, Blockheads, Trainwrecks and Blackface Fenders, but I defy someone to convince me that the models on this amp are not genuine, pleasing and toneful.

This amp proves quieter than all my other rigs, and the noise supression react quickly and naturally.

My favorite patch is the AC30 Top Boost (Go figure) and I like the fact that programming is accomplished mostly with knobs instead of layers of imbedded software and LCD screens.

I was very pleased at a gig the other night that the amp produces natural harmonic feedback and reacts nicely to Floyd Rose divebombs. Many solid state amps and preamps fail to go all the way in that regard. The amp takes pedals well also. My TS9 and Crybaby sounded even better than my Marshall.

Two gigs so far, but I don't forsee any problems. If it poops-out, I'll be very disappointed. I've read a few problems here, but there are ALOT of reviews.

I'll rate VOX here because other players havbe had good experiences.

Playing a long time. 35 years? I dunno.

If this amp were gone for some reason, I'd get another. Definitely.

I love the big-amp performance in a small package. The models are really good. Effects are respectable.

I compared the combo to the head, and decided the combo worked so well, I could leave a cab home.

I hate the shiny chrome grille. I would prefer traditional VOX grille cloth. I may do something about that.

I wish it had a holder for my beer.

Like others have said, don't judge an amp by the price. Most of the vintage classic amps of yesterday were bottom end reasonably priced mass produced hardware. Boutique amps SHOULD give you tingles BECAUSE they cost so much. When an amp comes along that produces "tingles" for 350 bucks, you've got something great. I love this amp. I love my Marshall, I love my 50 watt Bassman. The "guitar guys" can tease if they want, but if this amp blows-up, I could probably just buy a new one. The Epi Valve Junior is $99 and tell me that there isn't a legion of devotees lining up behind that one!

I love this amp.

Ok, feautures are well known at this time, but is always good to say that this is a very versatile amp, with good sound and effects... It could have more chanels, but that's ok for the budget....

Here we go!! I have played trough Marshall, Mesa, Fender, Peavey, Laney....etc.... all valve, and honestly this amp is quite a surprise. I know that is not a real tube amp, and that some amps are not quite similar, but in my opinion the sounds are very good and warm. I have a Hamer Eclipse, and i think that VOX Ac 15 30 and The Marshall 70's rocks like a true valve amp with a full warm tone.... very nice. The cleans are also very good (mainly the fenders) and the high gain amps are from very good to good (even if the sound of some are not quite equal). It's very, very versatile... and have really good sounds... not a metal amp, but a outstanding rock amp.And for the price we pay for this litle baby, man it's hard to find better...

I had no problems at all at this time. I have mine since october and until now it still rocks. And it's funny because during a venue i turned a glass of Wiskey in it, and still working.... :) Very nice...
But.... i hate the wood of the amp... It's thin, don't have any acoustic and worst, it seems to crash much more soon than we can imagine.... Plastic parts are a joke (i work in the moulds and plastic industry) and the corners are just decoration, not protection.... it's sad to see a great brand as VOX making this.... but.... Even being a "crap" about rliability, i've been ver happy for the accident with the wiskey so....7

I had made some contacts with them, and honestly i didn't have any delays or problems.... Lets see in the future

Man, don't you have one? Valvestate? Tubefusion? Line crap 6?
For the price... it's one of the best sounding amps in the planet.... I know mesa sounds better, but will you spend 3000??? in a amp to play in bars?!?
I love it....

UPDATE: On 05.02.07, just a bit short of a month of having this amp, it died on me. I was playing through this amp at bedroom-level when there were a few sharp popping sounds, after which the speaker started buzzing loudly and the guitar signal was no longer audible. The popping sounds and the subsequent smell of burning electronics leads me to believe that the circuitry for the unit may have included defective capacitors (which I have had an unfortunate amount of experience with on computer motherboards over the years). I couldn't open the unit up without voiding the warranty, so this can't be confirmed as such. I'll be posting a second review once the replacement unit arrives, accounting for both new-found reliability issues or differences in sound between the new unit and the previous.

I heard back from VOX within 12 hours of emailing them. Unfortunately, they seem to have had incompetents build their site: despite having filled out the "model" and "serial" fields, the person contacting me asked for these anyway, and these particular values were not reflected in the quoted message I'd apparently sent them. There was no mention of the problem being a common or uncommon one, or recommended courses of action. Given that the amp was new, I'm shocked they didn't default to a "return the amp to the place of purchase for replacement/repair"...such is obvious, but when trying to rule out things as "common problems", it's bad not to be specific.

On the plus side, I phoned Musician's Friend in the middle of the night and talked to a friendly (if a bit bored) staffer who listened to me explain what happened and immediately accepted my explanation as valid for the item being likely defective, and assured me I'd have an RMA label emailed to me sometime the next day. Sure enough, I had the RMA label in my inbox by 8AM PDT the following morning. I printed it out, repacked the amp in the original box with all the materials, and FedEx came around to pick it up the next day. I'm curious to see turn-around on this...the amp should reach them by the 9th. Hopefully I'll have something before the 15th. Again, I'll post another review to cover it.

I'll spare the detail-listing and get to the meat:

PROS: Knobs seem solid. Worked just fine out of the box. Modeling interface is pretty straight-forward w/ the exception of the effects section. Having "Manual" control things as expected is the best feature of all. Cooling fan isn't anywhere near as loud as some would suggest.

CONS: Most default presets are useless; with all the guitars out there, why bother? I doubt anybody's concerned about the exact emulation of a specific amp's controls as they are easily getting a good sound out of it for their particular guitar -and damn, if'n there ain't a lot of 'em out there.

Also, plastic jacks suck; they'll crap out under heavy use. What's the big deal on spending a dollar or two more to get this right from the start? Replacement of lone tube is not made obvious by the manual; guess I have to open 'er up myself and risk voiding the warranty.

Surprisingly good for a modeling amp. Manual over-sells the power attenuation feature; while it's useful, you *CAN'T* necessarily get good sounds at a lower volume with it. All the distortion sounds are awful at low volume settings.

I'm using this with a G&L Tribute ASAT Special. Nu-metal is useless but the other models seem decent. No real "crunch" but that's expected and probably dictates how accurate the modeling is; the beefy G&L single-coils sound like beefy G&L single coils. I can't wait to hook a humbucker-equipped guitar up to this and see how it differs.

Favorite model? AC-30 TB with the gain up. Rolling down the volume on the guitar lends a nice clean sound that's still lively, while raising it a bit distorts things enough for extra sustain but still retains character; things don't "fuzz out". This is my anti-heavy distorted rock sound: somewhere between Tom Herman on the first couple Pere Ubu albums and Steve Albini's work on Shellac, though not as trebly as the former or as crunchy as the latter. The key thing for me is that I can still hear all the nuances of the pick attack and not have a ton of noise or hum in the background.

Effects-wise...eh, guess they're okay. The delay is nice, though the time could be longer. The others are kinda okay but don't vary in range enough from subtle to extreme and are thus useless to me. The exception is probably the compressor; amps should probably have compressors built-in anyway for clean playing. But the effects are ultimately only so much use without the extra-$25 footswitch that should've been included. I'll buy it soon but it's pretty idiotic not to include it with an amp that's got so many settings packed in from the start.

Again, plastic jacks worry me, as do all of the reports of this thing having broken down and the bad customer service. Self-service doesn't seem like much of an option, and with the short warranty, it concerns me. I'm not adverse to opening it up myself, but a real-live service manual would be nice.

OTOH, chassis seems pretty solid for what it is. That ugly metal grill will make sure nothing ever punctures the speaker. All the screws seem tight. For a sub-$1000 amp, I guess that's about as much as a guy can expect.

Bottom-line: I bought this to play at home and occasionally drag to a friend's place. If I'm going to gig out, I'll buy something more solid.

Haven't dealt with 'em yet. On-line registration requires you to spec your computer platform as either Windows or Mac, w/ no room for Linux, which is commonplace yet stupid. At least include an "other" line. Some of us like legit multi-trackers like Ardour. :)

Does what it's supposed to. I expect to get 3-5 years out of this amp as a home practice/recording rig and that's pretty much it. The sounds it yields are pretty versatile and most are decent. It's cheap compared to other amps that yield the same quality of sound. It sounds significantly better than other modeling amps in the same price range. It's the right size for playing in my apartment and in friends' basements/garages/etc. Couldn't ask for much for at under $400.

Not sure when this amp was made. Bought it used being 5 months old.It's the "Does not have the fan" version so I'm guessing it's the first issues. I have the 220 volt model being overseas at the moment.
One channel one input. Channel switching for a 2 channel but did not come with the prescribed footswitch. Dang! Lose one point for that. No FX loop. Not really missing it though. Yes a headphone/Line out. Great that they impedanced it for DI recording. At this point am not sure if it is a stereo line out. I wish it had the ability to get sound out of the internal speaker along with the the external speaker out. There goes another point.Wish it had speaker impedance selector for 4/8/16 ohms. The power so far is fine. It has the single preamp tube 12ax7. Mine is an Electro Harmonix model. Read reviews previous to mine that swapping out the tubes is a hit and miss judgment call. Electro Harmonix 12ax7 is touted as being a good anti-feedback tube. I got lots of feedback when standing too close to the amp as I turned up the volume. Cool but it could also be my old DiMarzio pre Dual Sound bridge position humbucker is not wax potted. You would think a company like Vox/Korg/Marshall would have an idea on how to formulate the best pieces for the cost and still go for tone. In a world of so many manufacturers at least the tone came out on top rather than features. For a solid state amp it does sound like a Vox. But then Vox always made solid state amps back in the 60's. Unlike other reviewers I like the metal grill. I think it adds to the sound and also makes the amp more sturdy. Back in the day. Vox made cabinets with + braces or single braces in the speaker hole to protect the speakers.I know my Defiant cab has the single brace. The metal grill is a better solution.It does not detract from the looks although Vox vintage purists may disagree. Think of it as it Bill and Ted took their Vox amps and came back from the future with the metal grills on or Marty McFly, whichever movie you liked better. It may look great on stage as the stage lights hit it. There may be a use for the the different sounds on this amp. It just takes innovation. Other than that it's another amp among the many needed in the world of music.

Makes a Vox AC30 sound. There are many sounds available and for practicing, songwriting and recording it should do great. I don't tend to look at the presets as certain amp sounds but rather as a starting point for songwriting. For live I will probably use the AC30 setting and plug in a multi FX like a Digitech or a slew of Boss, Maxon. Ibanez. Arion, DOD pedals. Got a great sound out of my RP 50 going from distortion to a clean Mike Campbell (TP and the Heaertbreakers) sound. Tried a little Pipeline surf's up twang with it also. I think pedals through the stock preset setting is a good thing on this amp. Many amps do not do pedals easily but this amp holds its own. Now that is a plus. Old style amps are great straight in, back when pedals were non existent but in today's modern world, pedals are a fact of life, so amp makers should consider that in their designs. Overall the amp fits my style of twang and jangle ala Pete Townsend/Tom Petty with the occasional Godsmack, Megadeth, Mastodon need for distortion. My amp is quiet. I tried it out loud in a large living room with marble floors before I laid down my cash to the 14 year old who sold it to me and was pleased with the performance. I had the AD50VT atop an old Vox Defiant 2x12 cab I found for cheap and restored. This amp sounds better if closer to ear level. When down on the floor, it's hard to gauge the tone and I think this may the problem other reviewers may have not being able to hear the amp during a gig. With massive PA's and monitors, gone are the 60's where all the power had to come from the amp. Let the PA do the work. The Vox tube sound is very much alive in the Valvetronix. I'm glad Vox/Korg decided to keep the vents on top which I feel add to the sound of Vox combo amps. Some of the sound comes out of those vents and mixes with the speaker.I played a Fender Fat Strat HSS/Floyd when demoing this amp before purchase. It handles humbuckers as well as single coils. All in, it's basically a Vox amp sound while it does offer some other sounds, you may need to tweak each preset to get better use out of them. Since the amp does not allow for switching through the presets like an amp modeler should, it wants to be used with an external FX pedal while the presets may be left for songwriting and practicing.

Can't say I've had any problems with the amp. I've owned Vox equipment before and will have to wait and see if I experience the problems other reviewers have had. I hope it does not act up. I will most likely bring other amps to a gig. No matter the brand, many pro acts have backups plugged in ready to go in the event of failure. There is a tendency for computer based musical devices to freeze or glitch.

I emailed Vox about using the external speaker out with other than an 8 ohm cab since the owner's manual says not to while others on this review report using additional cabs, but have not received an answer from Vox on this. They might be thinking, we already answered you in the owner's manual..

Been playing for decades. Have owned many amps through the years, 60's Fender Vibroverb, Bassman, Bandmaster, Dual Showman Reverb, Standell, Vox Buckingham, Musicman, Marshall Slash, JCM900, JTM30, Peavey. A recording studio with vintage preamps into modern DAW Pro Tools rig. I play guitar, bass, keyboards, hammond organ, sing, write and arrange songs. Have had a few albums out and videos on MTV. I initially did not pay attention to the ad on this amp as it was being offered for sale. But something about it caught my attention. It was a Vox. I played a Vox AD120VT prior to picking up the 50 watter. The 120 was going for $800 while the 50 sold for $320. I couldn't justify the additional cost, extra modeler features, the larger cabinet. The 50 sounded better for my purposes, specially when cranked. I wanted it for a live situation not having to drag out vintage tube amps to the gig. Something more portable than a stack and not as heavy. Still wish it could keep the internal speaker when using an external and had a free footswitch. It would have been nice if it could shuffle through the presets on a pedal but then it might have gone up in price. I don't like that it's made of MDF but there is 10 ply plywood bracing in there so Vox made some good decisions regarding that. A nice solid wood cabinet would be cool for this. But then the sound may change. Sometimes the best materials are the ones that are inexpensive, combined in such a way as to offer a sound at an affordable price. Like a masonite Danelectro. I choose this because it had good enough wattage, presets and effects, a "power soak" built in, a 12 inch Vox Celestion in an AC30 type combo cab and most of all sounded like a Vox in a small affordable package. There are sounds that only a solid state amp can make and I think Vox was able to tie the old world with the new on this amp. They just have to get the reliability factor worked out. Too many reviews of problems only scares away potential customers. But then they may have planned this to keep their top line models in demand. Some boutique tweaker may want to get into beefing up these little amps for pro use.I have seen other users post an FX loop mod for this amp out of Malaysia. My amp was made in Vietnam. So far I like the amp for what it does. It seems there are like minded users out there who have hit on the same idea. It's not an AC30 but neither is it a Pathfinder. It's a valvetronix. If it disappeared I would try and find another. If it fails, then an AC30 would be the logical replacement.

I think it's a '06, definitely has a fan, but who can hear it when you're rockin'? 11 models, 11 effects......you know the deal by now. you can get 3 settings if you're sly, 2 preset, 1 that you adjust on the fly. 8-ohm ext. speaker out (cuts off the stock speaker, too bad) it would be nice to be able to go 4 or 16. Tube in the power stage, cool! 'Power Soak' like wattage control., also very cool.

I really love about 5 of the 11 models (Boutique clean has to be tweaked in comparison to Fender 2-12, AC30 and Bassman models. Brit and NuMetal are good also (I use a loud 90's Brit for rhythm preset on 1st preset, and LOUDER w. delay for preset 2 for lead). I love these tones, the speaker is not bad, I hook mine to a Hartke G-412 (Celestions!). Boss DS-1, MXR Micro Amp (lead boost on clean channel) and the secret weapon, a BBE Sonic Stomp at the end of the chain. Very much captures the spirit of these amps, plus where are you gonna get this close (very very close) to an AC-30 for under 4 bills? The Vox Bulldog speaker is nice, I am the sole guitarist in a power trio and need to move more air, hence the 4-12".

Some of the effects are great (delay, rotary, phase shifter, reverb), some are so-so (flange, chorus is especially lame IMO, compressor just seems harsh, but w/ the BBE who needs it?) but it likes pedals and you just can't beat the useable stuff here for the price, the audience in the bar does not care if you have a 3500$ Soldano or a Line 6, why not be happy for less $ or spend the change on a new Strat (I did)! Nashville Tele and Dimarzio equipped Aria Pro II sound KICKIN' through this amp!

This is my second, 1st one died after about 12 hrs, but Guitar Center happily gave me another, and I have been giigin' steady for about 9 months. Get the footswitch and read the manual. You won't be sorry!

Fender Strat, Nashville Tele, MXR, DOD, Ibanez Dano effects all ROCK through this. Been Playing originals and covers (mostly classic/current rock, some weddings) beats the crap outta Line 6! Joe Bob says check it out!

2006 model, bought it from zzounds online for 287.00 US. Did alot of research on this thing before I even went to test one at Guitar Center. By now, everyone knows the features and most of the amps that are being modelled. That said, I think the thing many folks don't realize is that the tone and gain pots work with the same characteristics as the pots on the originals, not models with one preset group of tone control responses. I had the priviledge of seeing Larry Carlton live and got in early and listened to his sound check. This little amp nails his $15,000 Dumble tones! And it has 2 Dumbles in it! All models are excellent and accurate. The only shortcoming is the speaker. They got the most versatile they could considering the wide range of tonalities being modelled.

I play blues, jazz, fusion, rock, pop, praise and worship. I get everything I need from this amp, so far. Glistening cleans, ballsy blues, killer crunch and the effects work nicely too! My band outside of church is 6 pieces and our lead guitarist uses a Marshall 100watter w/ a 4x12 cab. Even he is impressed with how this 50w combo stands up to the rest of the band. By the way guys, if you're complaining about volume while gigging...MIC the darn thing and get some in a monitor!! Hello... anybody home?

Used it only about six weeks now, but use it everyday. At 3 rehearsals a week (2 church, and a bandy), haul it everywhere, no problems yet!?! Will rate this category later.

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In my 30+ years of playing seriously, I have found this to be one of my 3 wisest musical grabs. And the other 2 each cost more than 3 times the price of this one. A Taylor 510 and a Sonor drum kit. I'm the ultimate bargain hunter and tinkerer so I use this amp with an Epi strat knockoff with pickup upgrade, a Jay Turser strat knockoff straight up and an Oscar Schmidt 335 knockoff with P-90s. They more than get the job done and cost me next to nothing...they only play and sound expensive. Overall, this is a great value, but, I would rather have the classic Vox grill cloth. The chrome grating looks more industrial and the amp sounds very classic. Only compared it to every tube amp they had in the store...the sales guy hated me for not buying the amp right then and there, but like I said...I'm a bargain hunter and saved enough to buy a six month supply of strings by getting it online! Bang for the buck is awesome!!!

This amp is nice and the modeling part is great but the effects although with some work can be used, will not sound like the original effects.

This amp has pre set models that sound good out of the headphones or DI jack but forget that. The Celestian in this puppy likes to play and this amp is a full fifty watt of volume, 50s are all I use. Tweek the models in manual and save a couple. Every amp is usefull. Try the Mesa at lower gain, and you will be taking this amp with you a lot more.

I had a metal input jack put in and anchor the cicutry of the original, I get a stonger signal to I think. Do what you need to, it won't be that much to get your $359.99 out of it.

They where accessible and helpfull.

I have been performing for 45 years, road house warrior. I play Strats one fender custom shop and one made by my tech with Rio Grande pickups. Ibanez acoustic. Peavey Classic 50 212s old tweed jj tubes. Behringer bass amp. Fernades bass. I would replace both amps if possible and cry about my babies than built a strat firebird and a tele. I love the vox because it sounds great and is easy.

I bought this VOX AD50VT new in November, 2004. The amp is marvelous clean with P90's on my Gibson ES125 and Gibson Blueshawk as well as my American Deluxe Strat HSSLT. It has 2 programable, footswitchable channels. If you use the manuel setting you have 3 channels but only 2 footswitchable. It has 11 models of amplifiers to choose from and 11 effects but you can only use 1 at a time unless you program 1 in and use the bypass switch then you get 2. The power section of this amp is solid state but the preamp is driven by a 12AX7 tube. It has an output knob that allows the user to turn down the power while still being able to turn up the preamp knobs to make the little 12AX7 tube glow. The output knob was pure genius. I wish the speaker out jack did not mute the speaker.

This amp is very clean and pretty on the Boutique, Blackface, or Tweed amp models but you must tweak and coax to get volume out of it. The UK 70's, UK80's and the UK modern all soud incredible with my Les Paul LE and volume is NOT an issue here! I play classic rock, blues and a little jazz.

I have read the criticisms of the input jack falling into the cabinet and the amp breaking down. I have had no such issues with this amp but I have only gigged it twice and it performed admirably. Some people can actually break an anvil through carelessness and inattention. After 22 months of almost daily playing I replaced the 12AX7 tube with a Tung Sol 12AX7 tube and it really perked up! Bottom line is if this amp were stolen I'd cry and then buy another, pronto!

The warranty was one year and has expired. I have not had any dealings with VOX nor have I had it repaired except for a tube I replaced myself.

You know the features, very well equipped

for such a cheap amp, it really is great. I use a '78 tele and a gibson les paul and both work well with it. The stock speaker isnt the best quality and is a little bit muddy with the les paul but besides that, im more than happy with it. My favourite amp models are the 4x10 tweed, AC30 (and 15) and the 80's, 90's marshalls, not to say that the others arent bad, they are all good contenders. Probably the only model i dont really like is the Nu metal, but thats a personal dislike. it still isnt that bad. I wont use effects pedals on this amp ,and I never have on any amp. It sounds good by itself. And the on board effects work well enough.

Very reliable, i havent gigged it yet because i ususally use my marshall for gigging, but i would not doubt it for a second.

never contacted VOX

For the price they are, if it gets stolen, i would just buy another one or two or three, they are dirt cheap, reliable, feature packed and they sound great, maby im a lucky one regards reliabillity? but it does the job for me. i also purchased the foot switch and it is all i need.

50 Watt Digital modeling amp featuring 11 amp types and a few effects. Sounds can be saved to two independent channels. No FX-loop, which I didn't expect for the price but sure would be nice. Line out, 8 ohms speaker out, footswitch jack. Power amp with adjustable wattage, supposed to make the amp sound better at lower volumes. I use this amp as a back-up for my main amp, which is a Hughes-&-Kettner Triamp. My main guitar is a Gibson Les Paul with EMGs (81, 89), usually played through the H&K hooked up to an Orange 4x12 with Celestion Vintage 30s. I use an Alesis Quadraverb in my main amp's FX-Loop for delay and reverb. The Vox surely isn't the most luxurous amp ever but is a lot of bang for the buck, which explains my high rating.

This amp can go from really clean to brutal overdrive within a step on the footswitch, which is not included. I initially bought this amp as a back up and practice amp, because I thought it would have a nice sound a t low volumes. It doesn't. Instead it ended up being the main rehearsal amp for one of my bands.

This thing really shines when turned up. I remember cranking it the first time in the rehearsal room and man, was this a revelation. I really can't tell how good this amp simulates the original amplifiers. You'd have to A/B them. All I can say is that I like the clean sound, the AC 30 emulation (which I can tell gets pretty close to the original) and the boutique distortion when cranked. I don't like the Marshall amps (70s, 80s) at all. Plus, in the Rectifier setting I get a horrible screaming feedback, which makes it unusable at high volumes. In general, it lacks bass response, I have to turn bass all the way up to have a fairly ok low end.

Generally this amp sounds weak and thin at bedroom volume but probably this is a psycho-acoustic phenomenon or something like that. I've never heard an amp sound good at low volumes, mediocre yes, but not good. This can't beat the cheap Ibanez solid state practice amp I sold for this in terms of sound for practicing at home.

There is one thing I totally hate about this amp. It's the fact that the volume ratios between the channels change if you change the master volume. I guess the master volume is supposed to emulate the original amps master volumes but that's just plain stupid. For example: I use a clean setting on channel 1 and a distorted setting on channel 2. I set up the volume ratios between those two channels at bedroom volume so they're at about the same volume. Now if I take my amp to a rehearsal or gig and turn up the master volume, the distorted channel gets MUCH louder than the clean one and I have to re-edit the volume settings for each channel. This also happens if I don't use the master volume but the wattage knob on the back of the amp to control the overall volume. That's just weird and annoying.

Can't say much about the effects. Provide some quality to an otherwise dry and dull sound, when you don't play loud. You can choose between reverb, delay and some combinations of chorus, compressor and reverb. FX are ok.

Never had any problems with it. Doesn't look like I will, seems reliable,

Again, never had problems with it.

Been playing for 10 years now. I play all kinds of stuff, from 70s Rock to Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Prog Rock, Blues. This definitely covers the range of guitar sounds I need, well, it sorta does it ok, not overwhelmingly prefect. But hey, it cost a little more than 400 bucks so what do you want? Sure, my H&K sounds a million times as good to me, but I don't know if anyone in the audience cares. I would buy it again, simply because it's a really good deal. It's good enough for what it's built for and that's certainly not for recording albums that go platinum or play stadium shows.

I purchased my VOX AD50 VT amp in 2004. I also purchased the optional VOX VSF2 footswitch to operate the effects In and Out and switch channels. I absolutely love the ability to adjust the power amp output and still be able to drive the preamp at sensible volume levels.

This amp goes from Clean to Dirty and does it at all volume levels. It goes from playing slide on my vintage Gibson ES125 with it's single coil P90, rhythm and leads on an HSS LT Strat, and classic rock tunes with my Les Paul Standard with Burstbucker pickups Distortion is predictable and usable and the clean sound is very sweet.

I have had the amp for 2 years and so far it has performed flawlessly.

Check musicians friend for the feature list. The 11 amps are very versatile, I can't imagine not being able to find a sound you like with this amp.
My only wish is for an effects loop (which the 100W combo and head have). You can always install one though.
I also would've designed the effects interface differently to be more streamlined, but that aside the effects are a nice complement for the amps.

The sound quality really amazed me. It can copy or come close to any tone I want.
Keep in mind I'm playing with a professionally set up Epi Les Paul Standard with stock pickups, so I can't comment on sound with a strat or tele.
Maybe a little lacking in versatility for metal tones (the one it has is great though), but a few pedals could make up for that.
I'm sorry for anyone here that is not enjoying this amp, because its beauty to play with.
I haven't played it in a live situation yet, but when I do I'll update with how it performed. I expect it to be good though. As of now I've only played it in an upstairs room of my house. It did however make some of the ceiling tile from the room below it fall off though, so I think it's quite loud enough.

All the parts seem sturdy enough. Haven't had any issues as of yet. Obviously, if you beat it with a stick, its not going to like that. Neither will any amp no matter what it is.

There is a one year limited warrenty on the amp. If you open it up yourself though, it is voided. So modify it with that in mind.
Haven't had to deal with customer support.

I've been playing going on 2 years, this is my first serious amp but i've played extremely nice amps before and this one can go up against any of them in my opinion.
I love that i'm not limited to one sound all the time. And when I do change my sound, I know its not going to sound junky. Vox has made a real winner. I would most likely buy a new one if this one ever gave out.

One of the most versatile amps I can think of. Many effects, amp types, etc. Attenuator and noise reduction rock the house.

I give it a 7 stock. Decent/Good tone to base everything off of. Be prepared to do some things with this amp. Once you do, it sounds absolutely killer. Swap the speaker with a good Celestion(Or Speaker of your own taste) or run it through a good 2X12 or 4X12 because the Vox speaker is absolute garbage. The highs are harsh and the bass is flubby. I swapped it with a Celestion Classic Lead, mushy distortion is gone, flubby artificial bass is gone and it sounds great. I run it through a Classic Lead 2X12 when I need more volume. Swap the preamp tube. Since it only uses one, you can afford to put a good NOS tube in there. I use a Mullard, it's richer,fatter, and has much more warmth than the little generic one they put in there. The stock tube is really much too neutral.

No trouble with it yet. Since it's hybrid, it should be more dependable than an all tube amp.

Sub-par.They take way too long to respond to emails. And once you open the thing up the warranty is pretty much done.

Stock from the store, it's pretty middle of the road. Nothing special. After putting a good three hundred in it, it's killer. Also, don't blame the amp for crummy tone when you're feeding garbage into the signal (Bad pickups, crappy effects, etc). After a nice tube and speaker swap, feed nice 7/10 band EQ into this baby, and it will surprise you.

Fuetures a bunch of nice amp models. You can assign typical setting (eq, volume, fx etc) for an amp model so you dont have to turn the knobs each time you switch a model. It also has 2 proggramable channels, i think there should have been at least 4. It also has a bunch of built in effects, i dont really use them. It also a speaker out (which apparently sounds bad). This amp has no effects loop, really annoying!! I think any amp above 30watts should have one!

Okay here we go, this amps sounds very good if you play on your own, very beautifull. However, if you play with other people this thing is a total dog. This amp just cant cut through the mix!! All i can hear are the nasty high frequencies! This makes the amp totally useless in a live situation. I've tried messing around with the eq etc, nothing helps. My friend has a Cube60 and although it doesn't sound as good as the vox it totally shines in the mix!! Did Vox even test this amp in a live situation???!! Crazy.

This thing can go quite loud. My cab seems to vibrate badly at even low volumes, very annoying.

I dont really use the effects but the rotary cab sounds really nice! Wow! The delay is a bit lame, my old Zoom505II had better delay than this thing. The manual says they modelled it after an anologue tape unit, but it sound really unwarm and digital to me. Cant really comment on the rest.

Playing on your own i'll give it an 8. Otherwise a 5

I think the construction is a bit shoddy, like i said my cab vibrates badly. The material covering the cab is really thin. My fan also got really noisey after the first few days

Vox really cut corners in the construction.

It hasn't let me down yet but thats not saying much. No opinion here really.

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Basically this amps sound great on it's own. With other people it just cant cut through the mix. The construction is questionable. Switching channels and fx is a bit limited. It's a shame, vox had something good going, they just had it half baked. Maybe next time!

I think i'm going with a cube!

It's all been said

I can't understand people who knock this amp. For the money you just can't beat it right now! I've gotten nice blues,jazz and rock sounds just from every thing thats on board. I've played the line 6 xt and spider and all i can say is this is a way better deal. In a live band setting this thing holds it's own and then some. It can be bassy or alittle boomy at times (that has alot to do with room acoustics and where you are sitting in relationship to the amp) but when the drums and bass are grovin and the tapes rolling this amp will really prove it's self to you. Onboard fx's are more then what I expected. they really help colour the sound when needed for a song. I could have easily spent 4 times as much money on an amp a xt pro and some dedicated fx's and not been happy as I am now.

I wouldn't take it on a world tour but it's obviously not sold for that.

2 years and it's still going strong! Way more then I can say for some other digital junk I've purchased!

I've been playing drums and guitar for 16 years. Yes I have owend some nice amps thru that period that beat this amp in one aspect or another, but for what this vox (korg) is I don't think you could do better. The first month I had it some doubt crawled into my brain and mucked around a bit. But honestly I felt the same way when I spent $1,100 on a decked out, mint twin reverb and that only had one good sound! For a all in one in this price range it's the best!

I think the features have been discussed - 11 KILLER amp models, 11 effects, Power attenuator (1-50 watts, extremely useful), line out/headphones with speaker simulation, tube power amp. Amazing what you can get these days. I never use an effects loop, so I don't miss having one. Plenty of features for me.

I play many styles, and use a variety of guitars with it. The amp models are the best I've heard, and I have owned quite a few modelers. Very realistic, and tweakable to create your own frankenstein amp. Can go from super clean to nasty.

I bought a used one that has had some use, and it works like a charm.

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I have to laugh to myself when I read complaints about this amp - I don't think that some people would be happy no matter how much you give them. This amp is the answer to all of my needs right now - 11 superb amp models, adjustable power output from 1 to 50 watts, 11 good quality effects, line out for recording with good speaker simulation, and in a live situation, 3 switchable amp models (CH1 & 2 + manual). The lack of effects loop doesn't bother me because I don't use them - I'd just have to split my pedal effects any way to put the compressor, overdrive, etc. in front and modulation effects in the loop. I like the effects on the amp for recording, but will retain the pedals for live playing because I feel most comfortable with them. This amp is unbeatable for recording, practicing and live playing. Only 3 amps switchable? Get over it - thats two more than you had before! Change your presets during break and stick to your setlist. 40 years of playing through amps, and this one of my favorites.

Amp made in 2005 I think. purchased from Guitar Center in 2006.
This amp is very vesatile, you can get anything you want out of it. Some of the effects combinations were a little wierd, but still plenty good enough. 2 programmable channels with one "manual" channel, both channels and effects are footswitchable. Only complaints are, as everyone else has said, no effects loop, and the ext. speaker jack mutes the internal speaker. But for the price you can't do much better. I use this amp at home by myself, at band practice, and the occasional small gig. For gigs it can't handle, you'd probably need to mic a bigger amp too, so plenty there. Power adjustment feature is great. I mostly leave the master at 10, and use the wattage as a the "volume", to take advantage of the tube power emulation or whatever it's called. Built in noise reduction is really great too. Has a lot of features, definitely plenty of selection.

Using it with a les paul loaded with Seymour Duncan Alnico-II Pro in the neck and a Pearly Gates in the bridge. Suits my music style really well. I play most rock from indie to hard, sounds great for classic stuff too. The metal sounds...eh. Only place this is lacking. It's not bad at all, but it can get muddy. Still good for slower metal-type songs, but for fast metallica songs and etc. it's not so great. Still good for hard rock stuff like Disturbed though. Ton of variety. Cleans are great, crunch and slight overdrive is great, hard sounds are great, metal sounds are decent. There isn't really a situation where this amp is going to be noisier in the bad sense than any other amp. Built in noise reduction circuit is AWESOME!!!!. Distortion, as mentioned before, is good, but not quite "brutal"

Amp is built very solidly, you can definitely depend on it. You could gig it w.o a backup, but I would always have one in case lighting strikes it or a big rock falls on it or something. I don't care how solidly built your amp is, a big rock falling on it isn't going to end positively. Failing that, definitely usable and realiable for gigs.

never dealt with them, only w/GC.

I've been playing for about 2 years, I've got my axe, this amp, and a boss OS-2. I love how it sounds. Beats and Line 6 or MG, Cube comes close, does metal better, but not everything else as good. Kicks ass, especially for the price.

You've head this a million times already. Just check the site. One thing I will say is that it does NOT have an FX loop so you cannot plug effects into it! This is a major flaw, I had to get one installed.

The only good sounding amp types are the AC30TB and UK 80's. The others just sound fake and cheap. For example the UK 70's and UK Modern sound VERY muddy and distorted, whilst Numetal sounds hilariously overblown and flanged. All the amp presets are basically the AC15 with various effects added to to them. The AC30TC combined with the right settings of delay will create a pretty convincing U2-like sound, perfect for people who cannot afford SDD 3000s and TC 2290s and want to reproduce The Edge's trademark echo. Also, there is hardly any feedback, even when I hold the guitar up close to the amp. They are probably the only good things about this amp.

Hasn't broken yet and i've had it for about 3 months.

Haven't had to contact tham yet, although I should to find out if I can get a refund...

I've been playing for about 2 years, so you could say i'm not that experienced. However, I am experienced enough to know that this amp has more faults that qualities. Decent for beginners, but useless to those on the gigging circuit.

The sound (when working properly)is fantastic! If you have the time to really work with all of it's features you really can get any sound you want and it has MORE than enough power to do damage to your eardrums if you enjoy that sort of thing.

I use a Schecter C1+ with stock pickups and the rock/metal tones are incredible. I play a lot of blues lead and you can dial this amp right in to where you want it (when its working properly).

Some of the effects create too much noise. Flange is one where the sweeep noise can overpower the note your on. The effects are good but lack the sound quality of dedicated effect systems.

I have to tank the amp here. Here I am almost 7 months into ownership and I have one and only one problem with this amp.

After really enjoying this amp and the great low level overdriven sounds as well as the ear busting volume, I was practicing in my little home office at low volume and when I went to change the tempo on an effect and tapped the tap tempo button the amp went into full 50 watt full gain full volume full noise full crap mode. I was only able to fix this by resetting the factory defaults. Since that time it occurs more frequently and with less provocation and each time I have to ditch my presets and start over.

Do not depend on this amp if you are doing club shows....you have been warned.

A nice 90 day warranty - Useless phone support "Just take it back to where you bought it and get them to have it serviced." (turn around time in the Houston Texas area is 8 weeks give or take)Local technician was more helpful than the manufacturer but still got to be the one to tell me about the abysmal parts turn around time on the amp. VOX made a great design and followed through with shoddy parts and poor warranty and customer service. There is no place in teh manual to even describe the replacement process of the single Tube that sits in the mini poweramp on this model. I guess they want techs to make fortunes in labor from something I used to do as a child with my Dad and the Family television. I won't buy a VOX product again.

I have played bass and guitar for many years. I quit for a while. This guitar and amp was a fresh start for me and while the tone and feature set of this amp are tremendous, I feel that the VOX company should have insisted on a far greater level of quality control and should have backed their product up with a longer warranty. I regret saving the $150.00 and passing up the Marshall or the Peavey models I was looking at. For the dollar amount, if you get a good version of this amp then you are way ahead. If you get one of the substantial number of Lemons they apparently shipped out then the old saying "You get what you pay for" is all I have for you.

I don't want to bother you with things that have been explained to dath...

It simply sounds horrible. False and sythetic, bass heavy and muddy, no matter if you set it clean or distorted. This is one of the worst amps I've ever had the privilege to listen to.

It broke down after the 3rd gig. What a POS...

I rang them up and they weren't helpful at all. Brought it back to the shop the other week and got my money back. Got me a real amp instead...

A nightmare. I can't understand how anybody with ears wants such a noisemaker?

Check the site, footswitch came included with mine.

It really needs an effects loop though. Might get one installed

im using a schecter C1 hellraiser - Digitech whammy - Vai 2 bad horsie wah - AD50VT. Awesome. AWESOME!I love the UK Modern settings for distortion and have a clean tone prset in the 2nd chennel. I am yet to hear a cleaner and more defined distortion sound.

Once I turned it on and it was really buzzy and weak but once I turned it off and back on it was fine, other than this it is built pretty damn solid.

Like I said, the only thing this amp needs is an effects loop, but its no hassle to get one installed. Also, I made a ply backing with cutouts to really pull out the bass frequencies, made a huge difference

This is a new amp 2006.I am pleased with the way it responds to what I play and how i play,Blues,Rock Funk Etc.I am writing this review because of what has been writen here.Are we all talking about the same amp?So here it goes.No effects loop,darn!It has channel switching.Good!A headphone jack,never used it.I wish it had a loop,but darn it it don't.GET OVER IT! I only use the reverb in the effects section,cuz i like my board.As to power, my band wishes it was less powerful,heh heh! I like the cab,speaker,and I don't like that the Speaker won't play when a cab is conected.For a modeling amp,IT ROCKS!!!!

I play STRATOCASTERS.I can and do play all of what I play using just this amp,but i somtimes use an old PV classic 50 and A/B between them.Rock Blues,Funk punk etc...This amp is usually,but not always Quiet.In a bar with lots of neon lites it gets noisey,but not unuseable.This amp can and does make a wild amount of different sounds.But,I only use ONE! model,The AC30TB.It Rocks.This amp behaves very much like a good tube amp.I set one channel some what clean,with low bass,and one channel a little louder dirtier and slightly bassier.The distortion then can be adequatly controled by my volume knob and effects board.

I depend on this amp,I have and do gig with no backup.Right after I bought this amp I had a little trouble with the tube in it.The store I bought it from fixed it imediately,for free! Thank you Evan! So far it has worked very well

As stated the store took care of my amp prroblem,I have not dealt withVOX directly

I have been playing for 35 or so years.I have owned a ton of amps.this and myPeavey classic 50 are all i need now.My board has a cry baby,marshall comp,tubeworks tube driver,onerr delay,EH chorus,and a boss pitch shifter,A?B box,and a fender floor tuner.So far.If this amp were lost or stolen I would replace it.I love the way this amp responds,it breathes like a tube amp.Its not too heavey.I hate the matal grill.I tried a lot of other amps and chose this one for its sound and price.I wish it had a fx loop.If you can't get a good sound out of this amp you might want to consder another line of work,after all the tone is in your fingers!!

This is a 1x12 amp with built in Valvetronix amp modelling and FX modelling. It has the facility to have 2 programmable channels, as well as using one of the numerous amp models (with or without effects) or dial up your own settings.

I previously used the bigger, more expensive AD120VT, which I loved. I had to sell that one because I wasn't get much us out of it and I bought this as a replacement for less than half the price I sold the bigger amp.

I can't admit to putting this amp through it's paces. All I know is it can make the sounds I want it to make, IE a clean one and a slightly gritty, not too overdriven sound.

I know the variety of sounds is there because it has been designed with amp models that have styles ranging from thrash metal to country. The fact that this amp has a valve in the preamp and a power soak knob on the back to allow you to push the amp into meltdown with an output as low as 1w mean that I chose this over a Marshall MG.

I would say this is a reliable amp. The AD120VT I had before was really good and there is nothing to indicate this one isn't as good.

I've never dealt with Korg or Vox. I believe my warranty is with the retailer I purchase it from, although it was purchased as a second hand amp.

I am biased toward Vox amps, but this one was not purchased blindly. I sold my old Vox amp and then drew up a list containing 12 different amps to choose from. This won not just because of it's modelling capabilities, but because the modelling is so good that it is beyond the gimmicky levels of other models.

I didn't initially like the fact that this amp has a chrome speaker grille and silver logos (instead of gold). I've actually grown to like this appearance, but I have also made up a brown Vox grille, so I can switch between them.