I have the MV 50 AC,, I got It 18 months ago, it’s Exceeded all the expectations I had, obviously is not going to sound like the tube driven Hand wired AC 30, but the tone is undeniably Vox, It’s very bright and shiny, especially with a telecaster, it takes pedals extremely well, Hopefully in the future they will add and effects loop, I think this is a very underrated amp, I love the videos and reviews that you do, I appreciate the fact that you gave some love to this little powerhouse
@@marciano777010995 I honestly do not use it at this point, I think it was a good idea with the technology, but it lacks in features Like delay or reverb. It definitely sounds fantastic as a clean platform, I haven’t found it to be very good taking any type of overdrive pedal
@@thomasdendtler4077 I have the AC and I'm playing through a 8ohm cab. At 8ohms, it is limited to 25w and it is still the loudest amp I've ever owned. It's volume/watt ratio is more like tube watts than solid state watts. So on an 8ohm cab, at 25w it's about as loud as an AC30. at 4 ohms, it should get a bit louder. That should be plenty for any situation.
@@TheDilligan I haven't thought much about the AC to be honest.. Can you get good clean tones at that volume? I'm just worried the gain will disrupt that..
@@thomasdendtler4077 It is difficult to get up to that volume clean on an AC. And I've found that to be true with my real AC15 too. If I leave the gain at zero, I can crank the volume all the way up in my apartment. It's very loud but I can still play indoors. To get the real power out of this thing, you need to turn the gain up. Below 5 on gain, you can still be relatively clean and get pretty loud. Above 5 is where you start to get that vox crunch. If both your gain and volume are half way up on an 8ohm cab, it is pretty freakin loud. But it will be crunchy, not clean. Once the gain is above 5 you'll get quite a bit of crunch, Brian May-esque distortion. I'm a big pedal guy and I'm doing a lot of jazz now, so thats why I'm back here looking at the Clean version. It doesn't have a gain knob, but a two-band EQ and a volume. So I'm hoping the clean can get up to those higher volume levels like the AC, but without getting too crunchy.
MV50 Clean: Fender style clean tone, three control knobs: Treble, Bass, and Volume. Even if you crank the volume, you don't get that much overdrive. MV50 AC: Vox AC-series style tone, three control knobs: Gain, Tone (ie. Treble), and Volume. The range of gain knob is quite large, going from cleans to soaring distortion. The main strenght of the "Clean" version is the fact that none of the MV50 amps have an internal reverb or an effects loop, so with any other version (there's also "Rock", "Boutique", and "High Gain") using a reverb or delay pedal means the sound of the reverb/delay will get modified by the amp's pre-amp gain stage. With "Clean", you can just put your reverb/delay pedal after your overdrive pedals in the effect chain so it works as intended. Vox has since released a new AC style Nutube amp head called "Vox MSB25 Mini SuperBeetle" and that one has the best sides of both amps (Bass, Treble, Gain, and Volume knobs + internal reverb) while also adding a tremolo and having a way more classic visual look, but it is only sold as a pair with a 10 inch speaker cab (meaning double the price, whether you want the cab or not).
There is no such source that says this amp is digital but you said. It is all analog actualy but how do you explain this amp is being digital? What is digital in this amp?
If you connect a second cabinet with the headphone output, the response as volume will be equal to the main output? I'm interested to connect two Vox BC108 with one MV50 , Is that possible? Thank you very much! Regards, Patrick from Italy
@@theceoofgibson2563 Hi, Jack, thank you so much for your reply, however i have already bought the MV 50 with two Bc 108 cabinets , depends how you are setting the head, can be 4/ 8 / 16 Ohm. As i have learned, you can connect two Bc 108 together with the in/ out connections that are placed in the back. The maximum watts are 50, actually i'm using one cabinet only with 25 watts, and, in the room where i'm practising with the band, that's enough. A good helper,anyway, is using a compressor to improve the quality of the sound. All my best to you, Patrick 🇮🇹🇺🇸
Really, really, REALLY good, through a pair of flat eq, Logitech G pro's. Like with listening to any demo/music, it's a world of difference compared to open speakers.
great video n amp .. but just one doubt .. Do the NUTUBE in this amp need some minutes to be ready for playing like a REAL TUBE AMP or can I just turn it on and start playing immediatly?? I'll appreciate someone reply me .. t-you =)
@@san5a89 when the volume was at a sensible level it had a fender type clean sound, but as he turned it up it sounded more "voxy" I was at rehearsal about an hour ago and I used the vox MV50 ac and that has a much better "vox sound" to me it goes nice and clean but it really shines when you crank everything on it, it just has a really present and clear crunch that you'd expect from Brian may
Hi guys, i'm planning to buy something like that for live gigs, i have a metal band but i use a distortion pedal in front of every amp, do anyone knows if it can be enough loud to cut in the mix? Thank you guys!!!
how loud is it actually while staying clean? Like could you actually tuck one of these away in the back of a gig bag and use it as a back up amp if your fender twin decides to be an asshole and not work on stage one day?
Good luck. All electronics eventually require repair. Vox/Korg provides ZERO schematics or technical support for their products. If they won't stand behind it, don't buy it.
Ha ha, I finally figured out why I like these videos. Picture this: shave the beard and mustache, take off those man jeans and shirts, mans watch and rings, now put on a nice dress and you are seeing the real person -a girl. She's very good at reviews too, all her hand and hip motions keep my interest as does the slightly drunk/high/feminine demeanor and facial expressions. Ha ha ! Take it easy, please, it's only meant to be humorous comment and not an accusation! I'm just bored today! I mean no harm. I promise, that if in the future I ever return to this video and read that people found my comment to be hurtful -I shall remove it. -Peter BTW Good review!
how about tuning the g string?
“That’s mint”. Haven’t heard that one in a while, that needs to be brought back!
Ha, love Dagan’s enthusiasm and pure joy for everything he gets to play!
An excellent demo laced with pleasant humour. The amplifier is a one trick pony, but the trick is mighty neat.
Starting off with kielbasa was the move 😎
Correction, it is NOT digital. It is completely Analog.
I’ve had the MV50 and Mini Superbeatle, they are both sound great!
If these came out as a combo I'd get one for next Christmas 😍
Dude, wear it on a chain! Hahahah Definitely picking this up. Bang on a pedalboard and I don't have to cart round my amp ever again.
I have the MV 50 AC,, I got It 18 months ago, it’s Exceeded all the expectations I had, obviously is not going to sound like the tube driven Hand wired AC 30, but the tone is undeniably Vox, It’s very bright and shiny, especially with a telecaster, it takes pedals extremely well, Hopefully in the future they will add and effects loop, I think this is a very underrated amp, I love the videos and reviews that you do, I appreciate the fact that you gave some love to this little powerhouse
After 2 years, what would you say about it? I want to buy a mini superbeetle, do you recommend me this little thing?
@@marciano777010995 I honestly do not use it at this point, I think it was a good idea with the technology, but it lacks in features Like delay or reverb. It definitely sounds fantastic as a clean platform, I haven’t found it to be very good taking any type of overdrive pedal
The super beetle is a much better option
Love all your Video's Brother. Funny, informative and pretty honest. Keep em coming Kid. Cheers from Sydney.
Nice Kielbasa action at the start :)
I was wondering if anyone else noticed!
It's not digital. It's tube. Why is that so hard to comprehend?
Incredible. Mind showing off the ac30 one? It's mental how good it sounds!
Question. Can you play it without a speaker load? Just using the direct out for recording? How does it sound with distortion pedals this way?
Yes You Can. It has a headphone/line-out with Cab-simulation. So you can record, play with headphones or go direct to a PA.
Woah… I thought that model didn’t overdrive at all… Now it’s on my radar
Does it sound good playing a acoustic though it?
I have the clean and I gig with it all the time!
Is it loud enough to really project on stage?
What genre do you play? I'm thinking about the mv50 clean but i'm not sure if it would be loud enough in a pop punk/ post hardcore band.
@@thomasdendtler4077 I have the AC and I'm playing through a 8ohm cab. At 8ohms, it is limited to 25w and it is still the loudest amp I've ever owned. It's volume/watt ratio is more like tube watts than solid state watts. So on an 8ohm cab, at 25w it's about as loud as an AC30. at 4 ohms, it should get a bit louder. That should be plenty for any situation.
@@TheDilligan I haven't thought much about the AC to be honest.. Can you get good clean tones at that volume? I'm just worried the gain will disrupt that..
@@thomasdendtler4077 It is difficult to get up to that volume clean on an AC. And I've found that to be true with my real AC15 too. If I leave the gain at zero, I can crank the volume all the way up in my apartment. It's very loud but I can still play indoors. To get the real power out of this thing, you need to turn the gain up. Below 5 on gain, you can still be relatively clean and get pretty loud. Above 5 is where you start to get that vox crunch. If both your gain and volume are half way up on an 8ohm cab, it is pretty freakin loud. But it will be crunchy, not clean. Once the gain is above 5 you'll get quite a bit of crunch, Brian May-esque distortion.
I'm a big pedal guy and I'm doing a lot of jazz now, so thats why I'm back here looking at the Clean version. It doesn't have a gain knob, but a two-band EQ and a volume. So I'm hoping the clean can get up to those higher volume levels like the AC, but without getting too crunchy.
Nutube is a tube. Thats why its loud and sounds so good.
Pretty sure it's not a tube.
@@robj144 It is a tube. Do 5 minutes of research.
@@robj144 It’s a tube.
It's a tube.
Is it a tube ?
what would you say is the may difference between the clean and the AC. Thanks for your feedback!
MV50 Clean: Fender style clean tone, three control knobs: Treble, Bass, and Volume. Even if you crank the volume, you don't get that much overdrive.
MV50 AC: Vox AC-series style tone, three control knobs: Gain, Tone (ie. Treble), and Volume. The range of gain knob is quite large, going from cleans to soaring distortion.
The main strenght of the "Clean" version is the fact that none of the MV50 amps have an internal reverb or an effects loop, so with any other version (there's also "Rock", "Boutique", and "High Gain") using a reverb or delay pedal means the sound of the reverb/delay will get modified by the amp's pre-amp gain stage. With "Clean", you can just put your reverb/delay pedal after your overdrive pedals in the effect chain so it works as intended.
Vox has since released a new AC style Nutube amp head called "Vox MSB25 Mini SuperBeetle" and that one has the best sides of both amps (Bass, Treble, Gain, and Volume knobs + internal reverb) while also adding a tremolo and having a way more classic visual look, but it is only sold as a pair with a 10 inch speaker cab (meaning double the price, whether you want the cab or not).
@@penkunator thank you
There is no such source that says this amp is digital but you said. It is all analog actualy but how do you explain this amp is being digital? What is digital in this amp?
try putting a distortion pedal in front
Do you need a cab with it? Or can you use just headphones?
If you connect a second cabinet with the headphone output, the response as volume will be equal to the main output? I'm interested to connect two Vox BC108 with one MV50 , Is that possible? Thank you very much! Regards, Patrick from Italy
Bad things will happen if you do that.
@@theceoofgibson2563 Hi, Jack, thank you so much for your reply, however i have already bought the MV 50 with two Bc 108 cabinets , depends how you are setting the head, can be 4/ 8 / 16 Ohm. As i have learned, you can connect two Bc 108 together with the in/ out connections that are placed in the back. The maximum watts are 50, actually i'm using one cabinet only with 25 watts, and, in the room where i'm practising with the band, that's enough. A good helper,anyway, is using a compressor to improve the quality of the sound.
All my best to you, Patrick 🇮🇹🇺🇸
How would an electro acoustic sound through it?
Would this work as the head to vintage VOX bass cabinet?
Nice!
How does it sound when using headphones??
Tanx
Really, really, REALLY good, through a pair of flat eq, Logitech G pro's.
Like with listening to any demo/music, it's a world of difference compared to open speakers.
I want to run dirt pedals into a clean head. For heavier gain stuff. Thoughts on this little guy as an option?
DO IT
great video n amp .. but just one doubt .. Do the NUTUBE in this amp need some minutes to be ready for playing like a REAL TUBE AMP or can I just turn it on and start playing immediatly?? I'll appreciate someone reply me .. t-you =)
Takes about 5 seconds to turn on! :)
@@KhydroDjent thanks a loot for ur reply
f type clean? what do you mean?
Fender style
@@dylanlbdb ok clear now. so you mean it has lots of basses right? hence not a 60s vox type of sound
@@san5a89 when the volume was at a sensible level it had a fender type clean sound, but as he turned it up it sounded more "voxy"
I was at rehearsal about an hour ago and I used the vox MV50 ac and that has a much better "vox sound" to me it goes nice and clean but it really shines when you crank everything on it, it just has a really present and clear crunch that you'd expect from Brian may
Hi guys, i'm planning to buy something like that for live gigs, i have a metal band but i use a distortion pedal in front of every amp, do anyone knows if it can be enough loud to cut in the mix? Thank you guys!!!
If use it in 50w (4ohm cab) it's pretty loud
My Fender M80 combo kills this by miles for a clean tone!
This thing sounds so creamy love the sound. Creamy g-string jokes aside.
Mint🤘
Great demo but it's not digital
Yesir! it's a small analog circuit, paired with the new (hence the name), flat tube.
Kielbasa Sausage!!!!
I had to scroll down through these comments WAY too far before finding a fellow D fan 😁
Tenac!
This not for home use. I use it live all the time.
I use it in a apartment. 😁
how loud is it actually while staying clean? Like could you actually tuck one of these away in the back of a gig bag and use it as a back up amp if your fender twin decides to be an asshole and not work on stage one day?
Yep
'Guitar Expert" eh? Big call my man. Big call.
why would you wear it around your chin?
Habilita legenda em português Brasil
Good luck. All electronics eventually require repair. Vox/Korg provides ZERO schematics or technical support for their products. If they won't stand behind it, don't buy it.
It’s a good backup since you can get them used for $100. It wouldn’t be worth the cost of repair if they did provide a schematic.
duuuude . tune the guitar man
One ugly ass watch.
Ha ha, I finally figured out why I like these videos. Picture this: shave the beard and mustache, take off those man jeans and shirts, mans watch and rings, now put on a nice dress and you are seeing the real person -a girl. She's very good at reviews too, all her hand and hip motions keep my interest as does the slightly drunk/high/feminine demeanor and facial expressions. Ha ha ! Take it easy, please, it's only meant to be humorous comment and not an accusation! I'm just bored today! I mean no harm. I promise, that if in the future I ever return to this video and read that people found my comment to be hurtful -I shall remove it. -Peter
BTW Good review!
Increase your dosage, bro.
Shut up!!!
The review is fine, but this thing sounds like ... um ... garbage.