AC30 Comparisons Part One: Introduction/Setup
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Comparing the AC30 TB/TBX to the AC30 C2/C2X and the AC30 HW.
Note: these amps have all been modded to the actual early '60s JMI circuit with the mistakes of each model corrected. Separate videos on each model will be uploaded soon that get into the strengths and weaknesses of each.
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welp, this series is a birthday gift i didn't expect! really looking forward to the videos on each of the specific models! thank you!
tbx was the last "reissue" that used top notch control panel, knobs, and attention to detail. it's a beauty. the control panel has that nice deep shiny copper top really reminiscent to the JMIs. knobs were true grub screw-on bulgin-type. all reissues afterwards used cheap press on knobs. even the lamps/light bulbs were tops... the later/currently available models really show where the company is "cutting corners".
CC was the best series in recent years.
The heritage sounds great love it. Some were bad mine runs like a champ.
Pure gold.
Thank you so much for these!
There are so mant different versions, possibly more than you'll see in The US. Early 70's through to Korg in The mid 90's. Vox Showroom suggests avoiding The mid 80's Rose Morris amps, but before that, there were still quite a few hand wired versions available. You occasionally see them on eBay UK for much less than a 60's original.
Ever run across a Vox AC30S1 ONETWELVE?
Yeah, I'd like to hear Lyle's take on that amp too.
Helpful dude - check. Great amp info - check. Presented in a very useful, non-BS manner - check. Now all I need is a bowl of popcorn ;-) These are my kind of documentary. Excellent.
Do you have any recommendations for any boutique production amps that do the ac30 thing well without the need to do any mods or have any glaring qc issues? I recognize that might be a tall order but I’m about 4 hours away from the nearest amp tech!
What about the AC30S1 ? Is it reliable? Is it as good as the AC30C2 in terms of reliability?
Thanks !!! I love your videos. Very informative and well done. Do you have a video on the AC30S?
Yes please and thank you. Single speaker AC30S1 any good?
AC30S1 has a FET gain stage, which will give it less headroom aside from having the single speaker. You'd probably get a fuller sound out of an AV60. You'd save a boat load of cash, too.
Have you ever considered replicas, such as Laney's vc15/30?
By over filtered, do you mean the power supply cap values are too high, or that the voicing/tone filters are overdone? If the power supply is the answer, by that do you mean that the power supply is too stiff as compared to a vintage ac30, or are there other issues with having a stiffer power supply?
Yes that’s what he means and ladder topology vs tree branch
What's your (or anyone's) opinion on the AC15HW60?
Too much gain? Sounds like the Vox for me. 😁
Great video, what tube brand do you recommend for the vox AC30cc2x with blues speakers?I'm a big fan of the edge sound, so what mods to you recommend for that particular amp. Many thanks.
I´m wondering if a 1975 Dallas Arbiter tag board version is comparable to a 60's JMI?
They're good amps but there are enough differences that they are a different flavor.
@@PsionicAudio Thanks! I’m guessing they are a little stiffer and louder?
have you ever gotten any of the black tolex HW 60th anniversary amps in for inspection? I'm curious to know if you have an opinion?
Not yet.
my fav was the CC but it def could have used some tweaking and some of your magic
These are very insightful video’s. I wonder what your opinion is on the Dallas Vox. It’s HW, according to JMI circuit I believe, and does without tube rectifier.
The HW models are great. The later PCB version has issues.
what do you mean "over filtered"? power supply filtered or?
Power supply would be my guess, resulting in less compression from power supply sag.
Will the “REAL” AC30 please step forward !!!
Vox are British and British amps are soldered, not soddered.
Aside from the TBX, these Korgs are all Chinese amps.
@@jonathanwapner6262 Chinese amps are solred.