Hey these Video is very exciting and helpful. Bought the AC 30 C 2 few days ago, very excellent and great Sounding Amp with great History. But th e next step i'll do is to replace and change the China-Tubes against much better Brand-Tubes. Thank you for this nice lesson. Best regards from Germany :-)
Hey man, I know it's been a while since you uploaded the video! But, I was curious to know - do you need to put those metal wires around the tubes again? If so, how would you go about putting a tube damper on them? Thanks so much if you do see this, this video was so helpful for me!!!
Great video man! Waiting to see if can do this when i get home. Mine is the Vox AC30 S1 and im getting some nasty noise when the amp gets hot, it only goes away turning down the volume and then i turn it back up and its gone only for a while. Im wondering if its the power tubes?
I recently bought the cream bronco edition of the S1, it was manufactured in 2018 and I’m assuming the tubes have never been replaced. I noticed every time I put a high gain pedal into the amp it makes a crazy feedback sound. Also the gain really isn’t working. Still stays relatively clean but I’m not sure if that’s how it was meant to be or not. I’m assuming the preamp tubes are out but I’m replacing all the tubes because why not, I’m going to do a before and after so hopefully it work!
@@alextorres7603 before changing any types of tubes (preamp, or power amp) may i suggest you consider the amount of resonance/reverberation of the room you’re in and seeing if it happens somewhere else. Also, the guitar you’re using, the type of gain pedal you’re using and what it does to your sound. Maybe the EQ on your amp while the gain pedal is on and/or adjustments on the actual pedal itself…try another gain pedal. My problem stemmed from: buying it used, it’s prior owner cranking the fuck out of it, getting knocked around, or a simple faulty set of tubes…who knows. This was after days and days of troubleshooting. Anyway, My point is, Try to see if you’re getting the same results no matter what you change up. If you know its happening only when you plug in a gain pedal, thats already a start. Try everything you can with everything you have before you spend money on things you never needed in the first place. I hope this helps. ✌️
@@Toasty_1992 i apologize for not seeing your comment earlier. I hope your problem was solved. I swapped out the power tubes and it completely stopped my problem. It was a clinking, sometimes popping sound when the guitar was plugged in and the amp was on for a while and most times no pedals were involved and even tried it with no guitar plugged in. I bought some fancy ass power tubes and its worked great ever since. I hope this helps. Be well.
I could replace the tubes in anyone of my Fenders without a screw driver, but Vox and Orange make ya work for it lol ! Luckily my Orange and Vox have never needed a tube changed during a gig.
An amp tech on line noted that on a Princeton top inside back panel was a strip/sheet of aluminum foil affixed that was used to help eliminate radio transmissions. R.E.C, Baton Rouge.
Had the same problem. It's a little sticky. I needed to pull a little harder because it has probably never been taken off since it was build. I was afraid I might damage it, but it was no problem. Just make sure all screws are really driven out.
Hey these Video is very exciting and helpful. Bought the AC 30 C 2 few days ago, very excellent and great Sounding Amp with great History. But th e next step i'll do is to replace and change the China-Tubes against much better Brand-Tubes. Thank you for this nice lesson. Best regards from Germany :-)
Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed the video. The tubes make a world of difference.
Hey man, I know it's been a while since you uploaded the video! But, I was curious to know - do you need to put those metal wires around the tubes again? If so, how would you go about putting a tube damper on them? Thanks so much if you do see this, this video was so helpful for me!!!
Great video man! Waiting to see if can do this when i get home. Mine is the Vox AC30 S1 and im getting some nasty noise when the amp gets hot, it only goes away turning down the volume and then i turn it back up and its gone only for a while. Im wondering if its the power tubes?
I have the same amp. I noticed it make a high pitch buzzing noise if I leave it on for a long time. Have you figured out anything?
I recently bought the cream bronco edition of the S1, it was manufactured in 2018 and I’m assuming the tubes have never been replaced. I noticed every time I put a high gain pedal into the amp it makes a crazy feedback sound. Also the gain really isn’t working. Still stays relatively clean but I’m not sure if that’s how it was meant to be or not. I’m assuming the preamp tubes are out but I’m replacing all the tubes because why not, I’m going to do a before and after so hopefully it work!
@@alextorres7603 before changing any types of tubes (preamp, or power amp) may i suggest you consider the amount of resonance/reverberation of the room you’re in and seeing if it happens somewhere else. Also, the guitar you’re using, the type of gain pedal you’re using and what it does to your sound. Maybe the EQ on your amp while the gain pedal is on and/or adjustments on the actual pedal itself…try another gain pedal.
My problem stemmed from: buying it used, it’s prior owner cranking the fuck out of it, getting knocked around, or a simple faulty set of tubes…who knows. This was after days and days of troubleshooting.
Anyway, My point is, Try to see if you’re getting the same results no matter what you change up. If you know its happening only when you plug in a gain pedal, thats already a start. Try everything you can with everything you have before you spend money on things you never needed in the first place. I hope this helps. ✌️
@@Toasty_1992 i apologize for not seeing your comment earlier. I hope your problem was solved. I swapped out the power tubes and it completely stopped my problem. It was a clinking, sometimes popping sound when the guitar was plugged in and the amp was on for a while and most times no pedals were involved and even tried it with no guitar plugged in. I bought some fancy ass power tubes and its worked great ever since. I hope this helps. Be well.
9:30 I like that little car in the right bottom corner
Thanks. In almost all of videos you will find a VW bug
Cheers for the video mate, my amp has been picking up some stations too haha !
I could replace the tubes in anyone of my Fenders without a screw driver, but Vox and Orange make ya work for it lol ! Luckily my Orange and Vox have never needed a tube changed during a gig.
An amp tech on line noted that on a Princeton top inside back panel was a strip/sheet of aluminum
foil affixed that was used to help eliminate radio transmissions.
R.E.C, Baton Rouge.
How often should you replace the tubes, based on normal usage…. Daily for about an hour ?
“Chinaaaa” lmao 😂
Can somebody help, my ac30c2 is leting out some wierd hum, tremolo like, is that normal? Its my first tube amp so I don't know..
rebias?
The Vox AC30 is a cathode bias design. This means the tube itself sets its own bias.
@@NothingButFuzz tks!
Nice one man! Out with the China, in with the Groove!...lol..!
Good idea to not touch the tube with your bare hands. The oil on your fingers can shorten the life of the tube.
That's true. Thanks for pointing that out. I appreciate it.
Few minutes one hand
I can’t even get the back off my AC30!!
Had the same problem. It's a little sticky. I needed to pull a little harder because it has probably never been taken off since it was build. I was afraid I might damage it, but it was no problem. Just make sure all screws are really driven out.
@@TheAbrissbirne thankfully I got it after a lot of tugging. Thanks for this message
oh no the amp doenst work
It does now. Lol. Time to crank it up to full volume!
I replaced my valves with JJ’s ordered through the internet
Awesome. I'm sure the JJ's sound great!