guitar amps vox ac30 or fender twin reverb 65
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- joseprieto
Im in he market for a new amp
I just got a sweet fender telecaster 1978
and now I need a good amp for it
I like both of them
any suggestions?will post photos of the tele soon
- sublocked0
...wrong forum.
http://gearslutz.com << right one.
- joseprieto0
I guess Im used to trust my friends from qbn for music stuff too
- non0
Are you Johnny Greenwood?
- mg330
Tough choice actually; they're both great amps and both sound completely different.
Where are you planning on playing? At home? Live shows with a band? If at home what kind of volume can you handle?
I think I would lean towards the Vox; I almost thought about getting one recently but instead got a Hot Rod Deluxe to play in stereo live alongside a Crate Vintage Club 30 reissue (which, btw, if you can find used, you'll get for cheaper than an AC30 and they are practically the same thing: same wiring, same tube arrangement, etc from what a guitar tech told me.
My live setup has evolved a bit, but the current setup with the crate and deluxe has sounded great. I run the gain channel on the crate, and the clean on the deluxe, lots of reverb on both. I'm loving it. We've got a show this Thursday and I can't wait to use this setup instead of my regular Fender Pro 185 and the Crate in stereo.
- ismith0
http://www.fargenamps.com/ampbla… (Ben is a great guy, maybe out of your price range but his AC30 clone sounds fantastic too)
http://www.carramps.com/products… (just found these, the Mercury clip sounded alright)Get that thing in a gig bag and take it to some local boutiques; they should let you try out any of their amps with your own guitar so you can see how they sound. Though I probably wouldn't get either a new Vox or Fender, I do love both of those amps– just for very different things.
- VectorMasked0
Depends on your sound and music taste.
That being said I'd incline towards the Vox. It's sound is meant to arouse women. Sweet, sweet sounds.
The twin reverb is a little more versatile.
- vespa0
what are you using it for? the fender twin is amazing but it only sounds good if you can turn up LOUD -- the thing is small-medium sized venues (200ppl or so) can only really handle it turned up to 1 or 2. also it is a heavy mofo
- moth0
First the Martin - now this?
"joseprieto" - single handedly fighting recession since 2009.
- boobs0
Actually, I'd get an AC15. AC30 and Twins are just too much bother to move around.
- TheBlueOne0
It really depends on what you're going for, isn't it? I mean a Vox is a great choice, more versatile than the Fender IMHO, but although I'm a metal guy I have lots of love for the twin 'verb's sound characteristics (especially if you're teaming it with a vintage tele), although probably far more limited than the vox. What matches what you're trying to do and your playing style?
And always, it's more you than your equipment.
- nosaj0
I have a Traynor Custom Valve 40 that I've been playing with my Telecaster. It sounds great a low and high volumes.
- key0
I had a twin and have always coveted the vox. Both need to be LOUD to show their stuff though plugging your whole band in with you on the Vox has possibilities.
- mg330
Had a dream last night that I told you to "go cheap and spend the rest on a ceramic lion statue." so weird.
- TResudek0
Vox has issues. A few years ago they started making stuff in Asia I think. So it is a little cheaper(more poorly made) than it used to be. The models before that (pre-2004 I think) had some wiring issues. Friend of mine blew up 3 in a row. The do sound really nice though.
My vote goes 100% in the Fender column. Cannot beat the Fender.
- JackRyan0
The Twin is a little more versatile, but I love the sound of the 30. I agree boobs (most all of the time...hah!), in a smaller venue they can be total over kill. I have a Fender Cyber Deluxe and have been so happy with it.
- joseprieto0
I think Im gonna go with the AC30
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- fooler20
i got this Vox AD30VT for my gibson studio. It's small and good for playing at home. It has tons of effects (11 amps/11 effects) which is a little confusing for a beginner like me but fun to play around with because you can make a shitty guitarist like me sound kind of good.
- morilla0
both?
- doesnotexist0
fender, absolutely. those twin reverbs are nice - when you crank them you can get some "distortion" if you want that. and they have the greatest reverb sound.
- morilla0
either one you get, add one of these to the chain.
- those look nicejoseprieto
- great overdrive pedals that give you nice saturation. They aren't distortion pedals.morilla
- OCD...kicks ass.JackRyan
- Guitar Center carries Fulltone stuff now too.JackRyan
- +1 on the BB preamp.TheBlueOne
- +2 for the BBismith