Hope to join you guys/gals soon... me considering (& saving some of my wage) getting the AD30VT or AD50VT

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Nov 14 2006, 11:38 AM

Hi,
Appreciate anyone can comment on ADxxVT's (especially AD30VT which I plan to buy) build quality.

I know AD30VT is meant for bedroom/home practise amp. But will it withstand if I were to tug it along here and there in the boot of the car or carry it around when travelling? Will the amp construction be able to withstand rough treatment such as that?

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Nov 17 2006, 07:30 AM

Just ordered my AD30VT. Cant wait for it to arrive via air parcel from CK. Hopefully will arrive in excellent order..

wooohoooo... Im excited

I wish...
Actually I just had to take advantage of CK Music's end of year sales. Could not resist their price
Air parcel is much cheaper than pos laju or courier ( about half the rate ) but take twice longer to arrive.

2 DAYS ?!!! WOOAAH !!! that's mighty fast.
I have to start checking my PO Box for parcel notification slip from tomorrow (Friday), and everyday la.

argghh...!!! I do not like waiting

waah.. so jealous la me reading your post.
Im still waiting for my amp

From where did you get you AD15VT from, and how much?

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Dec 9 2006, 08:12 PM

YEAYYYY!!! Just received my AD30VT. Jeez, the box is quite big for a small 30W amp, and my goodness, its quite heavy. Luckily I manage to find a parking space close to the Post Office. If not, I would've sweat dragging the packed item.

Gonna have a busy evening trying out the Vox AD30VT. Hopefully is in excellent working order.

But I have to commend on CK Music's service. I have to say that looks like they pack the item very nicely. Professionally packed. Not 'cincai' macam pack using those 'tali rafia'. No... my amp didnot come with 'tali rafia', but they use the (I dont know what's the name) macam plastic bands to securely tie the box. Looks like it came out from Vox factory, untouched.

Ok, time to mess around with my new amp. I feel like a "real MAN", although still a newbie learning to play guitar.

At last, officially join Vox AD owner group. I hope I will like my new amp (bought it without even prior hands on testing it. Purchased it purely from reading high recommendations from Vox AD owners.)

Hows your amp now sean?
hope nothing's broken

Hi guys/gals,

Know where to get Celestion Speaker to replace my stock AD30VT Vox speaker (ie 10" speaker)? Any idea? Doesnt matter in Malaysia or overseas.

Thanks.

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Added on January 30, 2007, 11:40 pm
I think the DA is the smaller (portable/cut-down) version of the AD series.

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Jan 30 2007, 11:40 PM

NAMM Show 2007 vidclips

http://www.samash.com/content_x/namm_vids.asp

Vox AC50, AD50VT212, Classic Plus Series, Handwired Heritage Series & Tonelab LE ( http://www.samash.com/videos/namm07/Vox%20Tonelab%20LE.mov )

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Feb 6 2007, 10:56 AM

Welcome to the Vox family bro...

AD30VT uses 10 inch & 8 ohm speaker.

For Rock/Metal, the best choice if choosing Celestion speaker is the G10 Vintage. I do not know how much the speaker cost. My rough estimate is about the same price you pay for the AD30VT

The other is Eminence. I think you have several choices, ie Ramrod, Raging Cajun, etc. I do not know how much they cost, but much less than Celestion if Im not mistaken.

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Feb 9 2007, 08:17 PM

I have not tried opening my vox. Dont know hows my AD30vt's tube mounted

Im thinking of getting an EQ pedal. I think, the AD series's EQ is lacking.

yeah, Im thinking of getting the ge-7. I'll stay away from behringer's eq pedal as per your advise. Thanks.

Hopefully I will be able to find a tone suitable to my liking. Not that I dont appreciate the AD's features/tones. I guess Im still soul searching/experimenting for a 'special' tone for myself

ermm... Im a proud vox ad30vt owner

On changing tube yourself, I would reckon that you can change it yourself. (Ive never done it before though ). How much? ermm donno. Im in KKinabalu so I would not know. But if I were you, I would check with nik of ceriatone or with bentley music in KL.

My ad30vt is still running fine. I do not plan to change the tube at the moment.
btw, what is biasing? I thought that changing the tube would be as easy as taking out the old tube and putting on a new one? Just like changing a light /lamp bulp? Im new to this

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Added on November 18, 2007, 12:31 pm
The computer power cable can fit or not? It has 3 pins kan?

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Added on November 18, 2007, 12:35 pm
Just notice that the Vox AD owner list needs some updating. Can this thread owner kindly update?
Tq.

Banzai - AD30VT

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Nov 18 2007, 12:35 PM

thanks for the link. Nice reading...
Now Im scared of wanting to change my tube myself. Soo many things to take into account . Afraid shorten the life of my beloved ad30vt .

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Added on November 18, 2007, 9:37 pm

thanks for updating the Vox AD owner list nerd, but you've missed several names:

Gen-X 's son (ad50vt)
darrencw (ad30vt)
yuejon(ad50vt)
Ryo (ad15vt)
judas (ad30vt)
winkybear (ad50vt)
eye (ad30vt)
antonio (ad100vt ??)
-YS- (ad50vt)
(p/s: I may have missed some names. I didnot checked this thread thoroughly)



This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Nov 18 2007, 09:54 PM

Ive just tried that using my pc power cable and my ad30vt hissing stop/drastically reduce the hissing. I dont have to noise reduce aggressively, even when using hi-gain amp model

Nice tip judas. Thanks for sharing.

~~ Me gonna try find some old pc electrical power source cable to replace my vox 2 pin socket cable. If cant find, kena beli new 3 pin socket cable la...

ermm guys,

I took my vox ad30vt original 2 pin power cable to an electrical shop (me trying to get a 3 pin socket power cable). I showed them the cable and the shop assistant/technician found that my original ad30vt 2 pin power supply cable is 16Amp where as normal power supply cable here in Malaysia is 13A. He said that for a small amp, its ok to use the normal 13A cable. Me not sure (100% confident) though...

Do you think that for a 30Watt amp, a suitable 16A power supply cable is required (ie not recommended to use the normal 13A cable)? Or maybe the 16A original cable is a standard which vox use for the 50W and 100W amp and hence they (vox) provide a 16A cable as standard for all their amps?

any comments?

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Added on November 23, 2007, 3:00 pm
anyone from penang can help mr supercolossal?
IIRC, Rene @ Silver Isle auditioned the vox and roland cube in Penang and eventually chose the cube (for the pink color? ) over vox
But I dont know which shop...

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Nov 23 2007, 03:00 PM

Ive just asked several people (including CK Music's technician) regarding using our normal Malaysian 3 pin socket (13A) with my ad30vt. Replies are should be no problem. The CK technician also said that the vox has its own internal fuse. So should be safe.

After hearing from these guys, I braved myself using an unused normal computer 3 pin socket power source cable and connect my ad30vt to the electrical socket. So far... looks like no problem... and amp hissing reduced drastically

nb: I think the cable for kettles is similar to the one for PCs.

(DISCLAIMER: I do not hold any responsibility should any problem arises from using the normal 13A 3 pin socket power cable )

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Nov 23 2007, 10:42 PM

maybe if somebody can be rajin enough to go to the kitchen, get an electric kettle cable and check the amperage? Should easily be visible on either sockets written something like 13A ~220V. I cant check for you, as we use gas to boil water at home, no electric kettle

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Nov 25 2007, 09:44 AM