The AC15 also offers tube Reverb and Tremolo. AC15 Custom is offered with either one or two 12-inch Celestion Greenback speaker(s) or Alnico Blues. Got really close to buying a AC15 Custom (AC30 volume, size and weight ruled it out from the beginning). Next I looked in the newer Vox hand wired series which are probably some of the best Vox amps made in years, but the cost, size, weight and the fact that they offer no reverb or tremolo. I investigated vintage Vox amps, but the unreliability, cost, size and weight discouraged me. The new AC10 has a digital reverb that is quite sensitive and can easily go into drip territory. This differs from the original’s six-tube setup, but it shares the fundamental preamp-output tubes. It’s based on two ECC83/12AX7 preamp tubes and a pair of EL84 output tubes in Class A design. While the original was a dual-channel amp with four inputs, the new AC10 Custom has a single channel with one input. Reason seems the same however, to offer an amp in-between the AC4 and AC15. Took 50 years for Vox to bring back an AC10 10-watt amp although this version is quite a bit different than the 1959 version. Times change and small amps are back in demand. A 2×10 version came along in 1963, but as rock and roll got louder, the AC30 became Vox’s new norm, the Twin was gone as well in 1967. Making the original AC10 a very rare and collectable amp. The AC10 had single 10-inch speaker, but was discontinued in 1965. Vox originally introduced the AC10 in 1959 to fill a point between the entry-level AC-4 and professional AC-15. Mostly after some Beatles clean and chime and Tom Petty crunch tones. Looking for an Vox for mostly home studio use, but a small grab and go amp is nice to have. I tried using some pedals and had some success, but there is really nothing like a classic Vox tube amp. Vox AC10C1 Custom 10-watt 1×10″ Tube (Valve) Combo with Celestion Greenback Speakerīeen looking to add some Voxy tones to my amp collection for some time.
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