Ok I think we have enough Vox AD series owners here to open our own thread.

List of owners:
- nerd - AD30VT
- led_zep_freak - AD50VT
- nick_drake - AD30VT
- sean392 - AD30VT
- jo5h - AD30VT
- PSY84 - AD15VT
- chanti-sama - AD30VT
- dilin - AD30VT
- Reload - AD50VT
- Banzai - AD30VT
-Gen-X 's son -ad50vt
-darrencw -ad30vt
-yuejon -ad50vt
-Ryo -ad15vt
-judas -ad30vt
-winkybear -ad50vt
-eye -ad30vt
-antonio -ad100vt
-YS- -ad50vt

anyone who has a Vox AD series report in with your amp model, and I'll update 'em here.

Post reserved for owner's list.

This post has been edited by nerd: Sep 10 2012, 04:02 PM

as a start, let's share our amp settings!

my clean channel:
the tweed, with turned down bass, and turned up mids and treble. can't remember the exact settings, will repost 'em later.

my dirty channel:
numetal with .. scooped mids.

hmm it seems that the volume imbalance is occuring again with my SDs. maybe it's because of the big difference in output between the neck and bridge pup..

VOX VALVETRONIX FAN CLUB!!!

I'm planning to switch my settings to Eric Johnson-style settings, one channel being Fender extremely-clean-as-hell clean. The other might be... the Mesa model surprise surprise!!!

My last live setup was :
AC30 :
Gain & Volume : MAX
Treble : 4'o Clock
Mid : 11'o Clock
Bass : 9'o Clock
Effects : Some reverb
That's my clean, crunch and solo sound. Clean sounds pretty bright while crunch has some punch. By adding the TS9 + Crank the amp = Tone Heaven as experienced on 29th April 2006.

how do you clean up that sound? roll down the volume?

and you still owe us some videos of that night.

non VOX.. hehehe

Kustom Arrow 16
my usual settings :

trebble - all the way up or slightly lower
mid - 10 to 2'o Clock
bass - all the way up or slightly lower
gain : 9' o Clock to 2' o Clock.. sometimes all the way up
master volume : for my room below 3' o Clock is sufficient
without any effects.. hahaha

Yup, roll down the volume to about 2/3 heh.

Yup, videos coming soon. The Musical Night DVD is going on sale soon.

This is Vox fanclub. Do you love the Vox Valvetronix series?

have yet to try one... =(
i have very limitted experience in gears..

Vox AD15VT

my last settings:

Amp mode - Boutique CL
Gain - 12 o'clock
Volume - 10 o'clock
Treble - 1 o'clock
Middle - 12 o'clock
bass - 4 o'clock
Effects - max reverb
master volume : less than 9 o'clock

hehe, i'm still a newbie, bought my gear not long ago

PSY84 added to owner's list.

hey is it just me or the effect's intensity are lil finicky to adjust? i can't hear any notable difference lol

and ledzep, apa ni, charge us for the dvd pulak. rip the dvd and upload to youtube!

how often do you guys replace your tube?

I will lar don't worry... what I meant was, it's not out yet.

never.

AD30VT here!

just got it about 2 months back. still meddling with it.
hehehehe

Seems like the ad30vt is the preferred vox amp here..

yet to see anyone with the VTX

This post has been edited by chanti-sama: May 12 2006, 01:25 AM

added!

what's the VTX?

The badder version of valvetronix series.

http://www.voxamps.co.uk/products/valvetronix/ad60vtx.htm
http://www.voxamps.co.uk/products/valvetronix/ad120vtx.htm

Blows my budget away...!

the tube will wear off like a bulb over time, am i right?

I wonder how much they cost to replace

12AX7s are pretty solid as far as tubes go. They're very reliable and last for a bit. They do, however, eventually wear out. Hmmm. Now that I think about it, maybe it's not going to last as long as a dedicated preamp tube, cos it's doing some work in the power stage...

Bents has Groove Tubes going for under a hundred each, I think.

Anyone tried different tubes?

Another thing I'd like to do soon: Mod it so the speaker won't cut off when there's a jack in the line out. Or have a switch there so the option is mine to make.

whoa. yeah..that's certainly one combo that can set u off...forever! i mean...its all set for gigs and everything...all bases covered.

and whoa..the valvetronix family has indeed expanded.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product?sku=482627 that is perfect gig material.

btw...is there a way we cld mod our 30 wat combos into heads...with speaker outs...like what josh said...



100 for a tube!

This post has been edited by nick_drake: May 12 2006, 09:45 AM

The AD Range started with the ATX series, and Vox expanded the Valvetronix range by adding a more stripped down (No stompbox models, only 2 User presets etc) version of the ATX, which are the ones we all have.

I kinda like the cloth grill of the ATX, looks far more vintage than the metal ones we have heh.

octave electronics carries a few types of tubes...
hope they do carry some JJ tubes

i thought 100 for a tube is ok? good tubes like those from russia seems to cost alot more. 12AX7 tubes are generally so much cheaper compared to bigger tubes used in the power amp sections. imagine the mantainence cost for those owning a half stack with lots of tubes

yeah man...puts lots of us off immediately from owning an all tube...

i was expecting 50 for...a preamp tube..

It's okay for preamp tumes, cos they last a lot longer than power amp tubes. Imagine having to change a head's worth of power tubes AND rectifiers... Worse, summore got to get nicely matches ones, too...

i bring my amp to band practice at my drummer's house sometimes. and i notice that the amp is a little underpowered when trying to match a full band, unmiked of course. its just in his bedroom, his drums, my bassist and me..and its abt a few notches to full already.

yes , it can be heard , but has to push up the volume a little. and my presets at home come up too thin in the mix, so i have to fatten it a little. also..on those hi gain crunching passages...it sounds very..grainy..sandy..and lacks definition...maybe i should back off the gain or something...

anyone else with the same thing..?

This post has been edited by nick_drake: May 12 2006, 04:46 PM

cutting through the fray during jamming almost always require some retweaking of the settings, especially when you're using the high-gain amps. for cleans it doesn't really matter.

my amp settings doesn't really require alot of tweaking. almost maximum bass and treble with scooped mids, whaddaya expect? but when i'm using the UK moderm amp, which i do increase the mids, i have to tinker around with the EQ a lil and sometimes go a lil easy on the master volume.

grainy? i don't know, my ears can't differentiate grain and gain.

one thing bout the uk modern
its sounds terrible with my guitar [LP]....

but it sounded awesome with nick_drakes tele
[to me that is]

me thinks uk modern not really suitable for dark sounding guitars
matches very well with bright tho....

@nick_drake
i love those grainy sound! sounds like tubes being saturated! well, on the uk 80's on higher volumes it has great balance of grain and definition,
but definitely i prefer the sound on medium volumes... better for my ears as well

WTF!!! Modern production tubes doesn't cost RM100 for one.

Power tubes are less then RM50 for one and preamp tubes are usually less than RM30 for one.

Don't buy groove tubes from Bentley, they are rebadged china tubes anyway.

You can get tubes from here www.ceriatone.com, they deals mostly with Sovtek and JJs.

My favourite is JJs, warm full tone.

VOX AD30 user here...

Using a greg bennett samick AV3 (lp copy)..

Clapton's Bluesbreakers tone (not exactly, but close)

UK '70s
Volume and Gain : Max
Bass : 10 o'clock
Mid : 12
Treb 2

Thanks

This post has been edited by dilin: May 14 2006, 12:35 PM

ah..that sounds more reassuring. ceriatone eh... ok..

You scoop your mids, how stand out do you expect your guitar sound to be LOL?

woot!!
im planning to retube with a JJ ecc83 when my tube fails that is

Forgot about Nik... I gotta go back there one day. If there's a good affordable tube amp to be had, it should be there.

I don't see Bents moving their tube stock. Same tubes there for, what, years? I guess people know better...

my bandmate scoops his mids too. so same la

is there a significant change in the sound when changing to different tubes?

Class A amplification is the least power efficient of all amplifier classes.. but has the best fidelity.

For all tube amp, definately but for a hybrid I highly doubt it.

Of course, some people would argue otherwise. They'd say that since the tube in the AD operates to simulate a power amp, the tube may actually make a difference.

I say they should ask Eric Johnson's opinion. Then write a 12 page report on it.


Anyways, I'm thinking that a more efficient speaker would be a more worthwhile investment. Get the AD30 to sound that little bit louder.

alot of them recommended the celestion G10 as a speaker upgrade for the AD30.
but it's a bomb to be shipped here. might as well get a new amp or a bigger amp.

I've got one, AD50VT.

I use UK Modern and UK 70s, gain at 2/3 and max, respectively, with whatever settings I tweak them to on the day. And always with reverb.

To be honest, while I think the AD series is a great amp for beginners, highly affordable and fantastic for experimenting, it still suffers from the same problems as most modelling amps.

After the first few months, when I was playing around with the settings for everything, I realized that I really only use two amp models, with reverb and delay effects. Also, while I like most things that come out of the speaker, I don't really love anything.

Basically, what I really want is an all-tube amp that rules. (Don't we all.) As such, I shouldn't have bought the AD50VT, not because its bad, but because it doesn't fit my requirements. I should have bought the AD15VT or AD30VT instead, to just use for practicing and experimenting, while saving up for another amp. When I do buy this other amp, I'll be stuck with a huge 50-watter, what am I going to do with that? (Other than sell it off, of course.) If I had one of the smaller models, it would still be useful for small jams and portability.

Moral of the story: don't buy a bigger amp just because you can afford it.

Oh, and the one thing that really annoys me is that the speaker and line outputs mute the internal speaker.

from what i've read, yes.....

we'll know when time comes to change the tubes tho...

Who cares about the other guitarist, It's the cymbals and bass that are drowning your guitar sound LOL! When you scoop you mids, you're only left with the bass and treble frequency to cut through the band. So do you think your guitar has fatter bass frequency than the bass player and bass drum or treble frequency that could stand out from the hi-hat and cymbals?

I'm skeptical too, but some guitarists have gotten positive effects by just replacing the tubes... so there's still some hope.

Eric Johnson will recommend that we should rewire our amps to a certain direction, use XXX cables and Duracell batteries to power the pedals.

It's annoying, but I think they have a reason to do so : The amp really doesn't sound as good on line out itself. They're probably encouranging people to crank their amp (In terms of volume) just like the good old way.

Though, they should've included a switch behind.

Anyway, from what I've read, the ATX series excels at modern/high-gain amps while the AT series produce better vintage amp sounds. With the amazing Fender and Vox emulations, I won't complain!

A general rule of thumb is JJs for a warm full tone and EH for a brighter tone. I guess someone here should do a comparison test with different tubes. It will be interesting to hear what differences a tube change can do.

ah...until now, i still think i should have got the 50. but yeah, what u said is true. that fantastic all tube will come someday, and the little 30 will still be around to support me.(not that little anyway..)

there's an AD100 head eh.. is it possible to turn ours in to a head...yeah, it might not be practical, but is there a possibility?

An all tube setup is a long long way for me.

Even if i can have one, am running out of place to put it in my
cramped up room.

And the volume will have my neighbours turning into a lynch mob.

It's all about finding your own little niche in the soundscape, so you can cut through. Or get a Tele. They cut through damn near anything...

Everyone knows that to get the best sound from an AD, you gotta change the handle to a leather one. It absorbs the bad 14764.23hz frequencies. Eric would agree. Also, for best results, lick your jack before you plug in for that all-important enzyme bond.

Yeah, the line out only takes the preamp output, and ignores the tubed poweramp. It's dumb, tho, in live situations, when you're running into the board and you need some monitoring on stage, but the speaker's not moving...

tubed poweramp? i thought its only tube in the preamp section

Yup, though mids are always the best bet to allow your guitar to cut through since the human ears are more sensitive to the mid-freq.
Yup, teles are the tone machines!
Eric would also tell you to ditch the amp for a twin amp setup of Marshalls and Fender.
Well, I think they're avoiding players from sending the amp into the mixer through the line out & get a crappy tone?

A preamp tube in the power amp section.

Well, you could potentially get a 4x12" speaker cab (or whatever dimensions you want) and hook it up to the combo...but I have no idea whether results will be any good.

At the rate of getting a head, might as well get a all tube amp head..... (JCM800 2203 )

Guys, you know what ..... if you can, add in some sound clips for the settings you have managed to adjust with this amp.

Its like the folks at the Hardware forum like thread such as "7900GTX Official Thread" where they post thier 3Dmark 2006 scores and compare with each other.

Of course, 3Dmark 2006 won't work with your amps ..... but you post like, "I manage to get XYZ sounds with 123 settings" then post a sound clip

This will help others to "hear" how this amp sounds like.

This post has been edited by TheWhacker: May 15 2006, 12:06 PM

yea thatll be cool.

just dont use any effects in between(even if its not on). and dont forget to mention the guitar u're using and pickup selection

Wanna hear clips???
Nah *Shameless plug* :
http://eongxien.multiply.com/music

DAMN LEDZEP! your song is TEH 1337!

Thanks...

Anyway I did a lot of mastering and editing with the tracks in order to elminate the hiss (Bad grounding I guess) and stuff... though it should show what the AD could do with some editing.

EDIT :
Anyway I try to recall the amp settings that I used for the track.
I've totally clueless of what I used for the intro, it could be the boutique model and some Cubase phaser.
The lead track's most probably the UK80s.(+TS9 and lots of Cubase reverb) The lushing chorus in the verse is coming from the Yamaha Magicstomp.
During the chorus, the rhythm was triple tracked (One's on the Numetal modelo with pretty much scooped mids, one's the UK80s with lots of mids and a 3rd barely audible AC30 track.)
For the break/bridge, the left channel (The BB King-style licks) I used Blackface model with lots of mids and treble rolled off. For the right channel (Mark Knopfler style), I used the Tweed model with less mids... and oh... it was fingerpicked for maximum Dire Straits authencity.

This post has been edited by led_zep_freak: May 15 2006, 02:16 PM

Its best if you can give us what settings you're using to record that clip. Like Treble is 5, Bass is 0, Mid is 10 ... effects used: Zoom Metal Zone, settings are blah blah ..... what guitar u're using. That's an example.

I can't remember that detailed now.... everything was recorded with the Yamaha Pacifica, in fact I posted the setup in the Multiply page itself, go check out.

Also, there's not much point posting the EQ settings as I've fiddled about the EQs of each track on Cubase a lot.

EDIT : Oh, I could've used the US Modern for the lead tracks. I just listened to the track and thought the tone's pretty heavy for UK80s.

This post has been edited by led_zep_freak: May 15 2006, 07:00 PM

is mic'd fine???
cheapo computer mic tho....

yea mic'd is fine. would prefer if u mic'd it on axis than off axis

ok, will post up some clips abit[actually quite abit] later

got a exams coming up



and do bare in mind, im a terrible guitarist
cant say guitarist oso.... string whacker more like it

This post has been edited by sean392: May 16 2006, 08:42 PM

what do you mean on axis?
BTw how to record? use windows sound recorder?

Bro, it's a pc mic lar, if you're gonna mike it that close, I'm afraid it might clip LOL!

on axis: when using a dynamic mic, aim towards the centre of the speaker cone. its a common close miking technique. result is a more edgy sound compared to off axis(aimed further from the centre)

Axis. He's bold as love.

recording at an excessively low volume can avoid the clipping

if someone knocks the room door while recording.... confirm can hear

sry for turning this into a little home cheap mic-ing thread.
try turning ur ad volume louder and mic input lower.?

i turn my volume down =/

ad series fanboys ! dont let this thread die!!!

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?acti...74FB9222A4EAA69

erm... i post the first clip la....
sorry for the sucky playing lol.... forgive the newb

recorded via a cheapo computer mic.... slightly off axis [lazy to align it perfectly straight lol].... distance about 1 meter... recorded with low volume on the amp.... prevent clipping

anyway.... [note that i dont remember the settings much] cuz its been awhile since i played with the programmed channel

my signal travels from guitar > SD-1 > EQ700 > preamp > speaker

its on UK 80's [JCM800]
preamp gain on full
bass 4-5 oclock
mids 3 oclock
treble slight more than mids

SD-1
Level full
Drive 9-10 oclcok

tho this is not straight from the amp.... just wanna let u guys know its capabilities

i think the on/off axis technique is for close miking techniques.

btw, can hear u strumming the guitar clearly(not from the amp). it means u havent turn the thing on loud enough! haha

sean392,

What program do you use to record??

at night kenot too loud... if put louder it'll start clippin oso =/
and the axis thing..... i dun really know much bout it....


audacity

This post has been edited by sean392: May 25 2006, 07:07 AM

Nice tone dude!!! You gotta crank that thing up one day man. Make sure you prepare yourself first or you'ill be blown far away! Hahah... btw, the pings and that Zakk Wylde-style riff kinda took me by surprise hah. Nice playing.

*Off to work on my pings*

the noise is crazy when the thing is @ 75% full power... dare not go pass that.... the feedback will pierce my ear [seriously trebly.... like icepick smashing into ur ear u know.... sakit =/]

nah.... im really still a noob... =/
i bet u can play better

Hah... nah, your playing is pretty good! I can't do pings to save my life! It's just different styles, really.

Hope to hear more clips here. Don't worry, I'ill post mine when I get the DVD.

he's right. i was surprised and kinda like the zakk wylde part

so it means i don't have to post my playing right?

no escaping!

WE DEMAND CLIPS.

damn it, my microphone jack got problems =\

Result of humping it and shoving it up ur @$$ too often.

it's the line in from my soundcard that got problems lol =\

Hence the use of the word Humping.


Blergh another clip recorded last time....

Pardon the ghey playing again plz...

recorded using similar settings.... just that the mic located closer i think... Lol

using epi LP classic > SD-1 > EQ700 > amp

both neck and bridge p'ups is used in this....

half of it i ripped of an improvisation from ZW Lol. cudnt catch the rest... so replace
blacktrix will kill me Lol.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?acti...CBEC90E51FC6846


will post clean clips later Lol.

please pardon my question, but is this VOX AD amp suitable for electric guitar like ESP AX-50? Me blur lah, got so many types of guitar - electric, acoustic, bass, and others (me don't know what).

This post has been edited by Gen-X: May 25 2006, 11:18 PM

yes it is. it has alot of amp models for your son to choose from and find a tone that is suited for his style of playing.

buy it, it has the best value under RM1k

This post has been edited by nerd: May 25 2006, 11:18 PM

I second that. Btw does anybody got the patch for oasis sound.
having trouble trying to get the settings for it.

If I'm not mistaken, Noel Gallagher favours AC30 amps, so you would get that Oasis ballpark tone by setting it to the AC30. Trying Maxing out both the preamp and poweramp gain and then boost the treble, you'ill get a very dynamic U2-style sound, which works well with brit rock stuff.

One of my favourite settings.

noel oso uses jcm900's right???
uk modern might be suitable....
tried only on one song tho.... and it isnt all that similar =/

my son liked the VOX and we decided to get AD50VT over the AD30VT so that future no need to consider upgrading.

Got it for RM1160 whereas AD30VT they offered RM870. Wanted to get the floor channel selector but out of stock.

Your son is one lucky dude.

RM1160's not a bad price.

Dammit i could've had a 50 watter for what i paid for the 30 watter...

Your son is fortunate to have a father like you. My dad's repeatedly asked me why i need so many guitars, and has told me several times it's a waste of money and it's not going to lead anywhere. One day I should just ask him why he has so many golf sets.

ROFL! "Dad, these golf clubs won't get you anywhere," All hell would break loose & while he has the golf club as a weapon, you only have your esquire!

Thankfully my dad understands (Well, I'm not sure if he's gonna change his mind when I get 10 guitars ), every guy needs a hobby to... well be a guy.

Ah but you see, the difference is that he makes a ton of cash off the golf course. He loses too sometimes, but net, I think he makes enough to buy my guitar collection a few times over every year.

Every guy needs a highly technical hobby. That involves using hands. Very important. It's all in the hands.

That guy that bends spoons with his mind? Wimp.
I bend big metal rods with my bare hands.