The Original Vox AC-10 Twin is ALL MARSHALL!!
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- Опубликовано: 27 июн 2022
- I'm playing a wonderful 1965 Vox AC10 2x10 Combo using a 2013 Gibson SG CS. The speakers are 10 inch Goodmans. I love this tone!
I'm doing a VOX UL710 in this video (which I think is basically the same amp as this, in head form though) • One of the Greatest Vo...
Here you can find the amp at Musikbörsen's site:
musikborsen.se/begagnat/1965-... 
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The riff at 1:20 was freaking sick. Sometime I just like listening to him jam. Cool shit man. He should be writing with a band he’s got the right stuff.
Sounds like Alvin Lee
I agree
@@ro307805 it's one of those things you can see if it's you. He probably thinks were blowing smoke.
You are a monster. Your playing kills and you make every amp sound great. Rock on Johan and cheers.
This sounds killer! Great riffing as per usual!! Thanks Johan!!!
Wonderful sound and great playing, thanks Johan!
Thanks Bengt! Glad you like it
Great Work ! I really enjoyed those fantastic photos as much as that gorgeous tone. I think this amp, the Vox 50 watt and the 4X10 Marshall are some of my favorites. Those old 10 speakers are fabulous also. The SG sounds wonderful also !
The 4 X 10 Marshall combo show was awesome..(with excellent pictures)The original Fender Bassman slayer..
Love the riffing in this one. Some of it even reminded me of Radiohead but still with the Johan touch. Great stuff!
Great tone. SG & Vox. Thanks for the video.
Killer amp Johan! Its got mojo dripping out of it. Looks like original speakers as well. Thanks can't go wrong with this one!
Thanks Darrell!
That is heaven. Vox amps always beat Marshall for me.
Old ones, new ones, love em all
any thoughts on ac15c1?
Oh Johan’…..you’re continually kill’n it dude!
Wow. I’ve got the new one with the greenback , but this one is just special... great playing!!
Very cool. Interesting little amp
Where are your crocs Johan?
They’re still around 😆
the genius johan.thats why you are the king.
Thanks my friend, that’s too kind
Hi, Johan!
Thank you for the beautiful music and amazing sound. I think, Slash could play Vox, and can be very strong bust! I love Vox, but for now I'm a Marshall guy. BTW, on my work, in the music academy, I have very good equipment, but nobody knows, how is working Marshall Bass 60. I am 100% player, electronics I was learning only in the school. But I remember your advices, so I made its sound with a deep satisfaction. And whisper "God, bless Johan! After 4 years of high attention were a good school!'🙏 So, now I think, I will put your photo in my classroom. Why not? Teens will be more educated, this is the only channel, that I am following allways. This is so great knowledge! Tomorrow I'll do it with all amps, but that Marshall - without you it's really could be useless box, they wanted to give it away, but I said "Stop!!! Its a treasure!! ". And by memory and intuition I did it! I will try to send you a little gift. I want you to know, that you are my real teacher now. I knew, one day it will be useful to me. So keep on! We need it. See you!
Siegfried
Awesome Johan!! Sounds like a baby jtm45!!! Has that thick lower mid distortion with a nice top end bite,,super 👌
Thanks Julius!
Nicer compression though. That’s why I love the class a, tube rectified amps so much better!
This thing sounds incredible!
Bad ass 10 watt "REAL AMP"..
Thanks Johan !
That’s a beautiful amplifier!
Thanks Joe
Great sounding amp. I'd love to have that.
Thanks!
1:50-2:36 is tone so marvelous and the rest is all over so good it gets
i’ve always said that the AC15 is in no way a little AC30. however, a good vintage AC10 sounds really does the AC30 ting in a smaller way. killer playing and tones. love the tremolo tones!
This isn't the new AC10C1 based on the top boost circuit, it's the vintage JMI AC-10, which is virtually the same as the JMI AC-15, except the AC-15 has a larger power transformer, and larger speaker for more volume, but the AC-10 output section is the same, including output transformer. I have a clone head of the JMI AC-10, and love the EF-86 channel (vibrato channel) which is very touch sensitive and musical sounding. Dick Denny loved the EF-86, and used it in ALL of his early designs for Vox, even the early AC-30 before they became too microphonic and had to be designed out, but it got the top boost circuit instead. That top boost circuit was "boosted" from Gibson's GA-77 Vanguard amp, including the mistake!
Killer amp my man...
Nice wiring..clean work
yes...nice one !! you should review the VOX AC30 CC series head into a greenback loaded 4x12". Epic , specially with the circuit mods to make it the same as the vintage 1964 models.
Vox amps paired with darker sounding cabs = N-I-C-E
One of my dream amps. I remember thinking $1500 was too much, because I'm dumb.
Oh man you sound amazing can't be looking at it for another year got to go on the hunt a dear friend who is no longer with us and was a electrical engineer was going to do it for me but gonna have to find someone else now be well and keep the faith
Little known fact: Clapton played a Vox (dont know model) part of the time with Mayall using his Les Paul.
2x10 is my favourite speaker arrangement
Nice crunch tone. I usually think clean chime with Vox amps.
So so coool
Those cleans are giant. 2:35 Vox is just the best.
So cool
Let it burn man
Killer Vox
That one really sings Johan. Did you use the treble boost next to amp? I ask because I think the tone control on those days was a tone cut which meant you lost treble, so treble boosters were a popular way of compensating.
That clean as hell if that’s an original.
Hmmm I wonder if I should replace my Vox ac15hw1x with this amp? Love the sound!!
He he, i can imagine how it sounds through a 4x12 with G12H 55hz :)
Yeah that would probably work
Beautifully
I sometimes run my 65 AC10 through my Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander and then into other cabs. It's magic. Makes amazing recordings too.
Wow! Beautiful tones. What kinda speakers?
look at the circuit. No wonder it sounds JTM or 18w...😊 EF86 and a hot plate resistor in v1 give it the "touch".
I think much of the tone has to do with the Goodmans 10” speakers. Very crisp and punchy.
I own a 65 AC10 Grey Top Just like the one in the video. It did have the blue Elac speakers in it, but I tossed in some Eminence Red Fangs for a little less 'flubbyness'. Perfection
Interesting, these are labeled Goodman but they sure look like Elacs
@@JohanSegeborn They look similar to mine, but mine have the smooth magnet caps with the Vox blue sticker logo on the cap. Just looks like a smaller Vox Blue. Great video BTW!
VERY Bluesbreakerish! \m/ does NOT have that typical Vox 'boxy' midrange! Speakers probably help! The usual 12" alnico Celestians, had that hardish top end sparkle these lack!
the tone reminds me of the beatles, beautiful creamy sound
epic sound . what bridge pickup in your SG?
Seems like ACE FREHLEY walked in the room and started playing his TIRADE MARK licks !😜🤟
Hahaha! That’s too kind!
Holy grail amp if in top nick
Feel free to rate this one
@@JohanSegeborn your fellow RUclipsrs Pat and Doug show feature a AC10 super twin head. I hope you can own that amp you tested here. Grail.
Mustard caps and Goodmans can't go wrong.
Do you know much about those speakers? Are they stock for the AC10? I ask because I'm fairly sure I have one of them (a red magnet 10" goodmans anyway that looks a lot like these!), and I know nothing about it!
I believe those are the 10" version of the Goodmans Axiette model. But Jennings also used Elac speakers at different times.
please make a comparison with the current AC10. I'm very curious how big is the difference.
Interesting that the speakers are 15 ohms each yet wired in series therefore a 30 ohm load on the amp. Beautiful sounding amp though. Great find, Johan.
I'm guessing that this is an attempt to protect the output transformer. Apparently this OT, which has 8 and 15 ohm taps, is regarded as being under-rated for the amp's power, and therefore a bit fragile. The AC-10 was a student model, and not really intended for high volume theatrics.
That is bizarre, good catch. I've got a '64 and I believe mine's original elac's are 4ohm in series for 8ohm total.
I noticed that as well. I’ve installed a pair of 16 ohm Weber Blue Pups into mine, wired in parallel and using the 8 ohm tap. Maybe I should reconsider …
I have a 62 ac10 great amp but I like the ac15s better with the bright switch. It puts out lots of bass
does yours sound like this?
@@kas1755 Hard to judge the two. Mine is in front of me and this one I hear through computer speakers. If you have a good one they are incredible. I use mine with a LP-1 booster and 12" alnico blue speakers since the 10" can't take the power. It's a little monster.
But the AC10 is virtually the same amp that was neutered down to 10 watts through a 10" speaker. My clone head of a JMI AC-10 is going through a 12" Vox Celestion silver bell with original pulsonic cone from 1965 (very good condition too). I'm leaving it at 10 watts, but it can easily be modified to put out 15 watts, and a bright cap added - no (not a tech)?
Hi Johan, are you playing thru the vibrato channel and do you notice any volume change when you change the amplitude and have the vibrato off??
Yes it increases gain via the EF86
@@YeatzeeGuitar thanks. Thats what mine does also not sure if it was intended, but it helps tame the little beast..
Hi johan I've got a 65 ac10 single speaker jmi vox but it needs a top boost it sounds crap but i no it's got pertential to be great i live in North London any ideas for where i can get it done please jimi
Is it missing a tube? Perhaps tube rectified converted to diodes?
Fantastic sensitivity and bite! Do you know if this amp had the gain reduction circuit removed (Vox basically "limited the horsepower" so the AC10 wouldn't compete with the AC15), or if it's still the original circuit?
Thanks Anthony! I’m afraid I’m not familiar with that. Maybe you can tell from the footage in the video?
@@JohanSegeborn It does sound like it has more gain than in other AC10 videos I've seen, but I can't be sure. I have yet to play one!
some AC15's also had those output tube plate resistors if that's what you mean
but it isn't visible in the video, that part of the circuit is not shown, but judging by the fact that the rectifier is missing (assuming that there have been solid state diodes added in underneath), so it wouldn't be surprising if they were removed too for more output power
From memory, they are different circuits...
@@EdgarsLS Good catch on the rectifier, IIRC Vox was exclusively using tube rectifiers until the Thomas Organ/VSEL era in 1967 or so - so this amp has at least had some mods done to it.
Probably twin 10” Elac speakers. I have 1965 in great original condition maybe for sale if price is good enough excess of £3000.
I just wished you could somehow fix the wobbly/shaky camera once you start tapping your foot - it is almost epileptic :D
where do you get all these amps from, man?
I borrowed this one from Simon. Check out the link in the video description
I was really surprised by the gain and flexability of Vox amps when I first tried one.
Strange how many people considered them inferior to Marshalls back in the day.
Well, I'd say in terms of pure, raw rock tones, they are inferior to Marshalls. However, I too can greatly appreciate their special, chimy qualities.
To use one in a dual amp setup with a Marshall is like... absolute perfection.
back in the day, I think it had nothing to do with the tone. Marshall were practical for all the power you could get, that's all
@@DocHoliday444 I’d say vox amps are more flexible than people give them credit for. They can get pretty dirty and the sound is really not as far from Marshall as you’d think.
@@DocHoliday444 this video is as good as any marshall video johans done in the past
@@ruffles272 I know Vox amps quite well, don't worry:) I know that they can sound fairly similar, occasionally even better, but at least to me, Marshalls are always the better amp for pure, dirty breakup.
I doubt it is Johan's foot tapping that's making the camera shake. It's probably the decibels from that little Vox's 10 watts or so. Marketing watts are not the same thing as real watts huh? It's why guitar players who use valve amps laugh when they are in a shop and see a home stereo's specs claim to have 1000 watts -- that you may not even hear over this little Vox's 10 watts or so.
Polystyrene capacitors on the push pull pot inside a tube amp - not a very good choice xD
polystyrene capacitors drift when exposed to heat and don't go back, so don't put them in tube amps, they wont last long and will change value every time the amp heats up.
I perfer my ac30 to my blues breaker amp
Sounds epic but I was not expecting anything different. Doug and Pet swear on their twin reverb AC10. Also epic channel for real LP sounds ruclips.net/user/DFraserHomes
2x10 is like a punch in the back of the neck,
My favorite stage cabinet is an open-back 2x10. Just right for gigging.
Didn't Dick Denny design this amp before Marshall existed as an amp company? Maybe you should say Marshall is all Vox instead?
it's shame that low bottom. In my opinon, this recorded high focus