![]() ![]() It still sounds good to me, but I think at some level you can tell. I found one for a friend under $200 used.ĭigital Pre-amp. Onboard effects are passable for some things, especially if option B is toting a pedalboard around with you.Ĭheap- Not a very popular amp for Fender so they go pretty cheap on CL. Versatile- Clean to high gain are all accessible pretty quickly (and easily). Spends a lot of time on the clean channel, where it gets a very respectable clean sound. I hooked it up once and decided that I prefer to turn knobs on an amp to get where I want it to go. I've never messed around with all of the software stuff. ![]() At lower volume, I really like some of the tones it has without being too complicated. We swapped out the speaker for a Rajun Cajun and it made a huge difference for some of the higher gain voicings. It's light, versatile and pretty cheap used. Swapping tubes made a very noticeable impact on the tone and if I can tell, you know it's a big difference. It's not a Deluxe Reverb, it's not a Plexi. The complaints I hear all seem to expect it to be something it's not. I like the breakup that the AC15 produces. It also gets dirty pretty quickly with humbuckers. The only thing I would say is that if you are looking for something small and light, it's not that. Great tones that don't sound as brittle at lower volumes as my other amps, but gets loud enough that I don't need to mic it at rehearsals with our heavy handed drummer. Love my Vox AC15C1 for anything classic/alternative rock. I can only relay my experience in having owned two of the amps mentioned above. I hate to comment on recommendations because I'm certainly no tone expert. I only sold mine to get the hardwired version which frankly is more of a one trick pony, good trick, but still. Just to remind you, here's a blues clip with my H150 that I posted with the AC15C1 I had. Vox listened when people complained about the bright front end, and the crappy reverb, and also started putting Celestion greenbacks in them. Check the reviews where it is really hard to find one under 4 stars, and yes, they do sound that good. And used prices go between $350 and $500 for ones in great condition. ![]() I know you said you had a budget of $500 so you would have to find a AC15C1 used to fit the budget, because the AC15C1 sells for $629 new but they are they best bang for the buck under $1000 amp I've heard. And it sounds pretty good but nowhere near the same league as the Vox. I don't know about the Fender Ramparte but the Superchamps have digital front ends, and smaller speakers. It also has a very nice tremolo! I don't normally like circuits board amps, but damn these things sound great. The cheaper circuit board AC15C1 sounds great at low volumes because it has a full size reverb tank and a master volume, and it's giggable when needed. Something good for classic rock, blues and jazz for quieter sessions and easier portability.Īnyone have suggestions before I go to a big box store and try to listen to a few there? I'm considering getting a low watt tube amp under $500. While the little Mustang I I sold you can sound pretty good for what it is, the 12" speaker in the III, and the ability with the LCD screen to see your settings much more easily make it a great little amp that, if you watch the sales for a 20% off coupon, you can get one for about 1/2 the price you are thinking of spending. As long as you are going to a music store to kick the tires on some amps, do yourself a favor and give one a whirl. Depending on how small/quiet you are talking, the Peavey Classic 30 used is a great buy, with two channels.įinally, my suggestion to cover all the bases you mentioned would be the non-tube Mustang III. I like my heavily Billm modded Fender Blues Junior, and it can give decent tones at relatively low volume, but I'll never come close to getting my money back out of it, and, detractors are right for a little more than I spent for everything, I could have had a better amp. The AC15 is a great sounding amp, but pretty big, and HEAVY! I had/really liked the Super Champ XD, but, and correct mue someone, if I am wrong, I believe that the different preamp voices are all digitally produced with only the power section being tube driven. The small Vox amps you mentioned didn't trip my trigger, either. The Ramparte, while very cool looking, did nothing for me sound-wise. ![]()
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