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the ac30 is generally a mediocre pedal platform, just so you know I will use one of these as backline if its provided for a fly gig but I personally wouldn't buy one. they represent a real value assuming you have a backup amp you like because reliability is notoriously spotty (probably due to the flimsy PCB's used and the board-mounted tube sockets) Although other versions range from 'this amp wrks better than my central ehating to keep me warm in the winter' levels of heart all the way up to 'I think I'll fry a few eggs on the top of this amp' in the case of most examples made before '64.Īll this said, I have heard these amps sound quite good in the right hands with the right tubes and speakers. AC30s are cathode biased but there's a part called a cathode resistor that sets the basic operating range for the output tubes and these ac30s are the coldest and therefore most brittle sounding versions of the ac30. Seriously an ac30 shouldn't have on-board reverb anyway and the tem they added sounds wrong for a vox though tis not entirely unusable.
#VOX AC30CC2 NORMAL TOP BOOST SERIES#
I think the current custom series has a tube rectifier while the older ones don't (not 100% sure though) and both versions have shitty solid state driven trem and reverb instead of lush, tube driven trem/vibrato. I have read that the new ones are voiced closer to vintage, but now the cabs aren't built as well. It is voiced more like an original ac50, being extra bright and clean on the top boost side and the switchable bright caps on the normal side are more likea pre-top-boost AC30 treble model.
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1st, this version of the ac30 is the worst pedal platform bar none, so if you are a pedal guy, stop reading