The VOX AC15 C1X Tube Guitar Amplifier is a 15W tube guitar amplifier, with a 12AX7/EL84 valve, and a 12" Celestion Blue Bulldog speaker. First introduced in 1958, the AC15 combo has been the amp of choice for countless guitar players throughout the world. Drawing on more than 50 years of amp-building expertise, the AC15C1 Custom Series offers maximum tonal dexterity. The VOX AC15 Custom Series amp offers two channels: Normal and Top-Boost. Each channel is equipped with its own Volume control, and the Top Boost channel offers highly interactive Treble and Bass tone controls. This powerful channel pairing provides an abundance of tone-crafting control, letting you dial in a classic sound that is all your own.
Both channels rely on the Tone Cut and Volume controls in the Master section. The Tone Cut control operates in the power stage rather than the preamp stage, allowing an additional degree of tone-shaping. The Master Volume control works in conjunction with the individual volumes of each channel to create just the right degree of gain-staging. By balancing the individual and Master volumes, the Custom Series can deliver everything from a clean VOX “chimey” sound to a powerful overdriven tone. You can sweeten the sound of the AC15 Custom Series using the VOX Classic Tremolo effect. Both the speed and the depth are adjustable, allowing you to generate just the sound you want. A warm Spring Reverb is also included, adding spaciousness to the sound. All AC15 Custom amps can use the VOX VFS2A footswitch, allowing you to turn the Reverb and Tremolo effects on and off as you continue to play.
The AC15 Custom Series makes use of 3 x 12AX7 preamp tubes. A pair of EL84 tubes in the power stage drives 15 watts of power through a single 12” Celestion Speaker. You can choose either the AC15C1 with a G12M Greenback speaker or the AC15C1X that uses the Alnico Blue Speaker. All models in the Custom Series offer a switchable 8/16 ohm jack for powering an external speaker cabinet when you need to speak with a little more authority; using this jack will mute the internal speakers. Additionally, a 2nd output jack – the extension speaker jack - allows you to run an extra 16 ohm cabinet along with the internal speakers for a fuller sound.
The main features of the VOX AC15 C1X Tube Guitar Amplifier include:
This is a great amp.
It has the great vox chime and for its 15 watt its extremely loud.I use this amp mainly to play U2 covers but i have played some GNR and greenday on this amp and it handles them very well
Tone cut and normal channel is a great addition to the CC1 its predecessor as is the greenback speaker by celestion.
The clean sounds are absolutely amazing but when you put the volume up it has a real sweet overdrive.
It handles pedals pretty well.
The only downside of this amp is that its pretty heavy. But it sure is worth the tug.
in its price range im pretty sure you wont find a better amp.
PROS: excellent loud and open sound suitable for small gigs great British overdrive excellent for the low price
CONS: may be a bit too treblely heavy normal channel cannot be equalized tremolo and reverb are not excellent but still good
Adquirí el Vox AC15 C2 a finales del año pasado. Es un amplificador con una respuesta muy plana, es decir, acoge los pedales con mucho gusto. Sin duda, la combinación de proco Rat2 con esto te dará una distorsión más que consistente.
Viene con dos efectos por defecto que esta genial, tremolo y reverb. Este último, he de decir que ha dejado de funcionar, e imagino que será por el tanque de reverberación, algo que no tiene importancia alguna ya que con 20€ esto lo tienes solucionado, pero no es un defecto común.
Estoy muy contento con él a pesar de este problema, y recomendaría sin duda su compra!
Classic and very inspiring clean sound either with my fender strat or with gibson les paul.
Built in Reverb and Tremolo are great additions and help constructing that beautiful sound.
As far as the dirt goes dont expect to play heavy metal but its ok for some hard rock or grunge. Just put some time on the tone controls (bass and treble) and you will get few different sounds...
Excellent amp, has that classic vox sound in spades, lovely tremolo circuit also
looks great and sounds great and will cover most styles of music, classic rock, country, surf, indie
fast delivery swell, recommend 100%