Thanks for sharing, as this is a new item and will be a space & weight saver for an occasional street performance for we professionals. You walked through all the steps and explained just about every feature. I have used the older VOX mini along with a Pignose 30 (for keyboards). The Pignose is used for my backup tracks which I record at home for my performances.It captures the low frequencies of the backup tracks and the drums on the tracks sound real. Will buy the new VOX Mini5 so I don't have to bring my pedal board along. I play guitar, uke and reso guitar. Great demo, thanks, I'm sold. Thanks, Sharon R.
I bought one, and I love it! I do more folk/blues/Marley/John Denver/James Taylor/Clapton kind of stuff on a Takamine EF340SCGN. This amp is tiny - loud - flexible (you can blast at 5W, or last for hours and hours at 1.5W). The sound quality is very good - and it is simply a multi-purpose, portable, battery powered, 99 drum pattern music making and amplifying machine, that I carry in a little back pack (like school kids wear). So guitar (in case) in one hand, backpack with amp/cables/etc on shoulders, and mic stand in other hand - you can walk blocks and blocks, to wherever your gig is, and play for hours and hours on 6 AA batteries or AC power ! At $159 - it is just stupid logical if you want portability, features, and good sound. And - the speaker is 6.5 inches - not 5 inches as the video states.
Hey man, just wondering how this amp goes with vocals added into the mix? Is it possible to do this? I'm looking for a buskers amp for singer songwriter stuff. Cheers!
Alex Evans If you're doing it with predominantly electric guitar this am will work great with vocals and guitar. The mic input sounds quite good, (obviously you just need a decent mic, and make sure it's a dynamic mic since this has no phantom power). If you are usually using an acoustic guitar I'd recommend looking at the soundbox mini from Vox instead. They have a few bass, keyboard, and acoustic guitar pre-amp settings, though only 4 electric sounds. It doesn't handle the low frequencies quite as well as this one due to its smaller speakers, but an employee of mine uses one for busking very regularly. It sounds quite good and he's super happy with it. No drum machine on that one though. So if that's a big concern, the line setting on this amp will still sound alright with most acoustic guitar pick-ups.
I love Country music. so we are a rare species i guess.here in youtube. you are the fisrt i see that he likes country and John Denver. thats awsome becasue most youtube reviews are Rock or Metal. i d like to ask you what are the best settings on the amp you know for Country music.i mean where do you position the nubs settings. hope you do answer . i m a beginner but i surprisingly improve and learn .I m not much using youtube reviews for it now. . i m so glad now because i thought i m the biggest untitalent for learn guitar. i love Country and very much the music of the end 50s like Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline .and al the country queens of this time and later to 70s and 80s. its the soft sound and a bit delay i guess this is what it is needed in Country music.
this is one of the better how to videos. did hear a pro go thru all the settings one afternoon. all I did was make a bunch of noise. the rhythm settings improved my playing. buy it!
Right through the history of the electric guitar,Amp makers spent a lot of money on research and development and competed with each other..each one declaring they made the cleanest.."Linear" amplifiers. Vox and Selmer were the main players in the rock and roll boom.The Selmer Thunderbird,and Zodiac,were absoloutely sweet and stunning,with a pushbutton "SelectorTone " panel,Hammond Spring Reverb,and all valve-driven,with tremelo,built in.Also a real nice piece of furniture to have in your home![Same with the Vox AC30] Clean,clean,sound![.." less than 0..1% THD..."...or whatever,was the advertising blurb!]..[ "THD" means "Total Harmonic Distortion"....for the uninitiated...and basically means the input signal is very very close to the output signal waveforms..with virtually no distortion of that waveform due to unwanted harmonics,or undesirable overtones..] If I switched my beloved Selmer Thunderbird on,in 1963,and it made a complete mush of a noise like these amps do today,I would have seriously thought my Speaker cones were shredded...which,of course,would have been totally impossible,when they were played on stage at only 20% of gain..even in large dance halls!...that's because we played proper music,where the audience could hear every note as clear as a bell....a Lead Guitarist like myself,would have a red face if he dropped a bum note...cos we didn't have,and wouldn't have WANTED to have ...this dreaded distortion....what's thi big obsession with folks today?..if you take notice this guy plays two or three chords ONLY!!....on the clean channel...then blasts away with the usual trash which is just a mush,and he gets away with a guitar which isn't even in tune!!...and the average audience wouldn't either notice,or care! Distortion is second only to the dreaded Auto-tune,in todays ....er......."music...."....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Having said all that,I will excuse the amazing natural distortion of the Vox'es which Brian May uses...it's a lovely creamy sound..unlike this mush on here!...but Brian is a unique player with a unique sound. I have a 197
I caught the wrong button and posted before finishing the last sentence!..which was meant to read...."I have a 1978 Vox AC30TBR,VOX DA5 MODELLING..original first series model,VOX AC1..from the 1990's original ,no effects,..VOX AC30 AMPLUGS [two],original with no effects,and the newer one with effects built in,and none of them are overdriven....cos the sixties music that I play,loads of instrumentals,everybody can hear every note that I play!!...Now can we please hear a Guitarist like Ry Cooder,or Mark Knopfler,Chet Atkins, Hank Marvin..[my hero!],or somebody who plays real clean,demo these amazing little amps,cos they ARE amazing,I love my mini-voxes..small,portable,light,with a great range of tones...but NOT DISTORTION...PLEASE!! Rant over! " Cheers
Brian May actually uses this very amp :-) Check out the videos from March 2020 on his channel, especially the one where he shows how to play the solo on Bohemiam Rhapsody. He uses it in other videos at home as well.
Mike Kachowski It really depends on the pickup. Something with a simple magnetic pickup or a passive piezo won’t sound like much. It won’t sound bad necessarily, but will be a little lifeless. If you have a good active system with an under saddle piezo, a mic, or even a magnetic pickup with a good preamp, you can get really nice tones out of here. I use them for acoustic a fair bit with a Fishman Isys+ pickup system.
Tom Hodgkinson, it is loud enough for busking in most situations. I have two instructors in the music school who regularly use these for busking and small gigs and they’ve been very happy with them.
Generally modelling amps don't work great with pedals, though not all pedals will be a problem, it really depends on the effect you are using. This amp however does have a line setting which bypasses the modelling amp section which will give you much better tone with distortion and overdrive pedals. But really it depends on what kind of rig you want to be running.
Kirby Nils I would say that this wouldn’t be as loud or offer as much projection as the AC-33. If it’s primarily acoustic guitar that you are using it for, I would suggest looking at the Fishman Loudbox Mini. It will be comparable size to the ac33, but they live up to their name and have a lot of volume and projection. Also incredible tone. You can check them out here: www.turnerguitar.com/shop/c/p/Fishman-Loudbox-Mini-Charge---Acoustic-Guitar-Amp---Bluetooth-Rechargeable-Battery-x42022899.htm I’m sold out of the regular version, but I have the bluetooth and the rechargeable version in stock, the rechargeable one is the one I linked to.
Basically it just plays a looped drum track over and over at whatever speed and volume you prefer. You get to choose from 9 different options on each genre, but the patterns don’t change once you have it selected and playing. Hopefully that answers your questions. If you are looking for that sort of capability, you may want to look at something like the Digitech Trio+ www.turnerguitar.com/shop/c/p/Digitech-Trio-Band-Creator-Looper-Pedal-x36812816.htm or SDRUM www.turnerguitar.com/shop/c/p/Digitech-SDRUM-Intelligient-Drum-Machine-Pedal-x36812836.htm
@@JaniceLalla My reply is a little late, but in some of the rhythms I have noticed that there is a little transition or mini drum fill before the loop restarts.
Hey could I use a cable to plug into the headphone jack on here to the computer in order to do video lessons? So basically I want the other person to hear what I am playing. I asked about it on another vox amp and most said yes was wondering if it possible on here.
would this be loud enough for a busking situation in an outdoor shopping complex? I'm thinking of just using it for the AUX and mic functions but I don't know if 5W would be enough for that kid of busking?
Could someone please email me and tell me what i need to amp my drums for onstage to be louder. I play in a band and need my drums amplified what speakers and mikes are good or do i use guitar/bass speaker such as a peavy or marshal thanks
Hey man, do you think that the amp can be runed with Rechargeable batteries? I ask you this because I read that not. By the way this is a good and detailed review, don't listen to all these people. I always prefer a review with the audio o camera phone instead of one which is recorded through a microphone and after that mixed it, it gives you a true impression of how that thing sound, which is what everyone wants. Kind Regards
Luciano Ponzano thanks for that. As for damaging it, there should be no issues using rechargeable batteries as long as they are AA batteries, and they aren’t old and broken themselves. You wouldn’t be able to recharge them using the amp plug into the wall, but if you have your battery charging device, you should have no issues using those over disposable batteries.
@@LeducsOwnMusicShop Thanks for the fast reply!!! Great., thanks for all the information. Let me ask you one thing: Did you try it for busking? how does it project the sound?
Luciano Ponzano I haven’t tried it busking myself as I have a battery powered PA that I use for my acoustic guitar when I busk. But 2 of my instructors at the shop have these and have used them for busking. I know they really like using them for it. I’m not sure how they would rate it in regards to projection though. If you’d like I could ask when is see them though.
daniele danny We sell these and rent these out all the time for bass players. It’s not an amazing bass amp, but if it’s just at home practicing then it’s plenty loud and gives you a lot more features than a basic bass amp. If you want a dedicated bass amp I would suggest another route. But if you want an amp that will work for the bass as well as electric guitar, acoustic instruments, has battery capabilities etc, then this will be the perfect option.
Devopam Bora definitely! Each one has its own volume knob and input, and the mic channel also gets its effect level knob for the channel 2 effects. If you don't need the drum machine I'd also look at the mini3 and the soundbox mini from Vox. Both will have those same inputs just some other unique features and no drum machine. For the soundbox mini I actually have just one left on clearance as they discontinued them for their new adioair models so it's about half off it's original price. Let me know if you'd be interested in something like that or the mini3 or the mini5-Rhythm
No shit! I can't believe how many people don't tune before they hit record. Especially those people making song tutorials. I don't even think they can hear how out of tune and fucked it sounds.
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Thanks for sharing, as this is a new item and will be a space & weight saver for an occasional street performance for we professionals. You walked through all the steps and explained just about every feature. I have used the older VOX mini along with a Pignose 30 (for keyboards). The Pignose is used for my backup tracks which I record at home for my performances.It captures the low frequencies of the backup tracks and the drums on the tracks sound real. Will buy the new VOX Mini5 so I don't have to bring my pedal board along. I play guitar, uke and reso guitar. Great demo, thanks, I'm sold. Thanks, Sharon R.
I bought one, and I love it!
I do more folk/blues/Marley/John Denver/James Taylor/Clapton kind of stuff on a Takamine EF340SCGN. This amp is tiny - loud - flexible (you can blast at 5W, or last for hours and hours at 1.5W). The sound quality is very good - and it is simply a multi-purpose, portable, battery powered, 99 drum pattern music making and amplifying machine, that I carry in a little back pack (like school kids wear).
So guitar (in case) in one hand, backpack with amp/cables/etc on shoulders, and mic stand in other hand - you can walk blocks and blocks, to wherever your gig is, and play for hours and hours on 6 AA batteries or AC power !
At $159 - it is just stupid logical if you want portability, features, and good sound.
And - the speaker is 6.5 inches - not 5 inches as the video states.
its the best amp value for money
Hey man, just wondering how this amp goes with vocals added into the mix? Is it possible to do this? I'm looking for a buskers amp for singer songwriter stuff. Cheers!
Alex Evans
If you're doing it with predominantly electric guitar this am will work great with vocals and guitar. The mic input sounds quite good, (obviously you just need a decent mic, and make sure it's a dynamic mic since this has no phantom power). If you are usually using an acoustic guitar I'd recommend looking at the soundbox mini from Vox instead. They have a few bass, keyboard, and acoustic guitar pre-amp settings, though only 4 electric sounds. It doesn't handle the low frequencies quite as well as this one due to its smaller speakers, but an employee of mine uses one for busking very regularly. It sounds quite good and he's super happy with it. No drum machine on that one though. So if that's a big concern, the line setting on this amp will still sound alright with most acoustic guitar pick-ups.
I love Country music. so we are a rare species i guess.here in youtube. you are the fisrt i see that he likes country and John Denver. thats awsome becasue most youtube reviews are Rock or Metal.
i d like to ask you what are the best settings on the amp you know for Country music.i mean where do you position the nubs settings. hope you do answer . i m a beginner but i surprisingly improve and learn .I m not much using youtube reviews for it now.
. i m so glad now because i thought i m the biggest untitalent for learn guitar. i love Country and very much the music of the end 50s like Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline .and al the country queens of this time and later to 70s and 80s. its the soft sound and a bit delay i guess this is what it is needed in Country music.
B DeSa
this is one of the better how to videos. did hear a pro go thru all the settings one afternoon. all I did was make a bunch of noise. the rhythm settings improved my playing. buy it!
I appreciate you going through so many of the settings!
wow at last a mic input nice size and weight for busking
you can mic another amp through it. I love it. not my only amp but I get use of it, more than many I own.
Great demo,
A very good Review , thanks .
Right through the history of the electric guitar,Amp makers spent a lot of money on research and development and competed with each other..each one declaring they made the cleanest.."Linear" amplifiers.
Vox and Selmer were the main players in the rock and roll boom.The Selmer Thunderbird,and Zodiac,were absoloutely sweet and stunning,with a pushbutton "SelectorTone " panel,Hammond Spring Reverb,and all valve-driven,with tremelo,built in.Also a real nice piece of furniture to have in your home![Same with the Vox AC30]
Clean,clean,sound![.." less than 0..1% THD..."...or whatever,was the advertising blurb!]..[ "THD" means "Total Harmonic Distortion"....for the uninitiated...and basically means the input signal is very very close to the output signal waveforms..with virtually no distortion of that waveform due to unwanted harmonics,or undesirable overtones..]
If I switched my beloved Selmer Thunderbird on,in 1963,and it made a complete mush of a noise like these amps do today,I would have seriously thought my Speaker cones were shredded...which,of course,would have been totally impossible,when they were played on stage at only 20% of gain..even in large dance halls!...that's because we played proper music,where the audience could hear every note as clear as a bell....a Lead Guitarist like myself,would have a red face if he dropped a bum note...cos we didn't have,and wouldn't have WANTED to have ...this dreaded distortion....what's thi big obsession with folks today?..if you take notice this guy plays two or three chords ONLY!!....on the clean channel...then blasts away with the usual trash which is just a mush,and he gets away with a guitar which isn't even in tune!!...and the average audience wouldn't either notice,or care! Distortion is second only to the dreaded Auto-tune,in todays ....er......."music...."....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Having said all that,I will excuse the amazing natural distortion of the Vox'es which Brian May uses...it's a lovely creamy sound..unlike this mush on here!...but Brian is a unique player with a unique sound.
I have a 197
I caught the wrong button and posted before finishing the last sentence!..which was meant to read...."I have a 1978 Vox AC30TBR,VOX DA5 MODELLING..original first series model,VOX AC1..from the 1990's original ,no effects,..VOX AC30 AMPLUGS [two],original with no effects,and the newer one with effects built in,and none of them are overdriven....cos the sixties music that I play,loads of instrumentals,everybody can hear every note that I play!!...Now can we please hear a Guitarist like Ry Cooder,or Mark Knopfler,Chet Atkins, Hank Marvin..[my hero!],or somebody who plays real clean,demo these amazing little amps,cos they ARE amazing,I love my mini-voxes..small,portable,light,with a great range of tones...but NOT DISTORTION...PLEASE!!
Rant over! "
Cheers
That's a long last sentence. Nice feedback though. Thanks for that friend. John 3:3-6
Brian May actually uses this very amp :-) Check out the videos from March 2020 on his channel, especially the one where he shows how to play the solo on Bohemiam Rhapsody. He uses it in other videos at home as well.
Thank You !
6.5" speaker, not 5"..
PS: It also includes a tuner ;-)
Great review. Helped a lot!
How to get blues rhythm?
How would an acoustic guitar sound through this? Thanks
Mike Kachowski
It really depends on the pickup. Something with a simple magnetic pickup or a passive piezo won’t sound like much. It won’t sound bad necessarily, but will be a little lifeless. If you have a good active system with an under saddle piezo, a mic, or even a magnetic pickup with a good preamp, you can get really nice tones out of here.
I use them for acoustic a fair bit with a Fishman Isys+ pickup system.
thanks for sharing, very helpful
Damn, some of those ol' school beats could accompany Beastie Boys "License to ill" with Guitar riff of course!
What is the best Vox amp for playing in the street or park? I cant make heads or tails of all their different products...
check out the new Mini Go 10
Would this be loud enough for busking on the street?
Tom Hodgkinson, it is loud enough for busking in most situations. I have two instructors in the music school who regularly use these for busking and small gigs and they’ve been very happy with them.
TurnerGuitarStudio1 cheers! That is very usefull!
Thanks
Can effects pedals be used with this amp since it is a modelling amp? Or does it require a specific clean channel to sound decent?
Generally modelling amps don't work great with pedals, though not all pedals will be a problem, it really depends on the effect you are using. This amp however does have a line setting which bypasses the modelling amp section which will give you much better tone with distortion and overdrive pedals. But really it depends on what kind of rig you want to be running.
+James Turner ok didnt know that, thanks!
Woo three days grace!
Can I connect a footswitch to this thing? Sorry noob here
Quarker there is a video on how to connect footswitch... he cannibalized an amplifier with footswitch connection and transfer it to the Vox
How to make sure he doesn't turn off himself?
any effects on mic line in ?
Both Delays and reverbs can be used on that channel, but the chorus, Trem, Flanger and Compression effects only apply to the main guitar input.
will this project better than my roland ac33? which sounds great but doesn't project
Kirby Nils I would say that this wouldn’t be as loud or offer as much projection as the AC-33. If it’s primarily acoustic guitar that you are using it for, I would suggest looking at the Fishman Loudbox Mini. It will be comparable size to the ac33, but they live up to their name and have a lot of volume and projection. Also incredible tone.
You can check them out here: www.turnerguitar.com/shop/c/p/Fishman-Loudbox-Mini-Charge---Acoustic-Guitar-Amp---Bluetooth-Rechargeable-Battery-x42022899.htm
I’m sold out of the regular version, but I have the bluetooth and the rechargeable version in stock, the rechargeable one is the one I linked to.
Is the rhythm straight or does it mimic a song with different rhythms within the pattern ???
Basically it just plays a looped drum track over and over at whatever speed and volume you prefer. You get to choose from 9 different options on each genre, but the patterns don’t change once you have it selected and playing. Hopefully that answers your questions.
If you are looking for that sort of capability, you may want to look at something like the Digitech Trio+
www.turnerguitar.com/shop/c/p/Digitech-Trio-Band-Creator-Looper-Pedal-x36812816.htm
or SDRUM
www.turnerguitar.com/shop/c/p/Digitech-SDRUM-Intelligient-Drum-Machine-Pedal-x36812836.htm
@@LeducsOwnMusicShop I just want a straight pattern but with an intro and outtro
@@JaniceLalla My reply is a little late, but in some of the rhythms I have noticed that there is a little transition or mini drum fill before the loop restarts.
Hey could I use a cable to plug into the headphone jack on here to the computer in order to do video lessons? So basically I want the other person to hear what I am playing. I asked about it on another vox amp and most said yes was wondering if it possible on here.
Yeah it should do just fine with this one as well. I've never tried it, but I can't imagine there being any issues with it.
Hey thanks for the reply!
yo dude i just got it today and i tried it out and it completely works!!!!
he is using an acoustic electric through it that's why it sounds weird when he goes to the higher gain settings
would this be loud enough for a busking situation in an outdoor shopping complex? I'm thinking of just using it for the AUX and mic functions but I don't know if 5W would be enough for that kid of busking?
+Caitlyn Hearne Yes - it is! (I hope that answer was helpful after 10 months) :)
Could someone please email me and tell me what i need to amp my drums for onstage to be louder. I play in a band and need my drums amplified what speakers and mikes are good or do i use guitar/bass speaker such as a peavy or marshal thanks
Hey man, do you think that the amp can be runed with Rechargeable batteries? I ask you this because I read that not.
By the way this is a good and detailed review, don't listen to all these people. I always prefer a review with the audio o camera phone instead of one which is recorded through a microphone and after that mixed it, it gives you a true impression of how that thing sound, which is what everyone wants.
Kind Regards
Luciano Ponzano thanks for that.
As for damaging it, there should be no issues using rechargeable batteries as long as they are AA batteries, and they aren’t old and broken themselves.
You wouldn’t be able to recharge them using the amp plug into the wall, but if you have your battery charging device, you should have no issues using those over disposable batteries.
@@LeducsOwnMusicShop Thanks for the fast reply!!! Great., thanks for all the information. Let me ask you one thing: Did you try it for busking? how does it project the sound?
Luciano Ponzano
I haven’t tried it busking myself as I have a battery powered PA that I use for my acoustic guitar when I busk. But 2 of my instructors at the shop have these and have used them for busking. I know they really like using them for it. I’m not sure how they would rate it in regards to projection though. If you’d like I could ask when is see them though.
@@LeducsOwnMusicShop Man, if you can ask them that would be great, and if it'snot, thanks for everything too! such a help!!
How about demoing an acoustic?
Das combo oder Classic
Hi, somebody try to play a bass guitar with this Amp?
daniele danny
We sell these and rent these out all the time for bass players. It’s not an amazing bass amp, but if it’s just at home practicing then it’s plenty loud and gives you a lot more features than a basic bass amp.
If you want a dedicated bass amp I would suggest another route. But if you want an amp that will work for the bass as well as electric guitar, acoustic instruments, has battery capabilities etc, then this will be the perfect option.
Well and with acoustic guitar is good for busking? I don't need to loud but hear good in 5 10mt
does it have an input for mic?
Devopam Bora it does. Just a 1/4" input, but it will work great for busking purposes and for playing with some affects on your voice
TurnerGuitarStudio1 last question...can i put mic and guitar together?
Devopam Bora definitely! Each one has its own volume knob and input, and the mic channel also gets its effect level knob for the channel 2 effects.
If you don't need the drum machine I'd also look at the mini3 and the soundbox mini from Vox. Both will have those same inputs just some other unique features and no drum machine. For the soundbox mini I actually have just one left on clearance as they discontinued them for their new adioair models so it's about half off it's original price. Let me know if you'd be interested in something like that or the mini3 or the mini5-Rhythm
It is a 6.5 inch speaker not 5 inch!
Google the amp and read the specs
tune the guitar before doing the video plz
Please post some of your playing that are in tune plz. We are eager to listen to your talent!!!
No shit! I can't believe how many people don't tune before they hit record. Especially those people making song tutorials. I don't even think they can hear how out of tune and fucked it sounds.
Yeah! Tune up a bit! There's an E tuner built in!
does it come with a tuner? kidding.
Why would not be in perfect tune if you're making a video like this? Would not want to hear his band.
We can’t hear you talk while you strum away loudly on your guitar!
Sounds dark and muddy...
This amp needs a footswitch jack. However, never fear, check this: ruclips.net/video/zPj-nNeMg0A/видео.html
не показал все возможности))))
хорошо, но только запись с микр отстой
What an awful demo...... made this amp realy sound bad. Shame for VOX!
What an awe full player demonstrating this amp
Vox didn’t make it! You some jealous dude in a little apt.?
I find it quite refreshing that it's not some shredmaster demonstrating his skills.
Ya...I can just see Malmsteen demoing this little thing. More is better.
tune the guitar man...
VOX DA5 was way better than this
VOX DA6!!!!!
fwiw, I have both the DA5 and the Mini5. I prefer the Mini5.
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