#Vox ac30 vr upgrade#

Our review model has the more affordable 25W Celestion G12M Greenbacks, though there is also a Blue-loaded version (the AC302X). One of the most important features for tonehounds and collectors when considering a vintage AC30 is the provision of Celestion Alnico Blue speakers.

The livery here is evocative of the old-school as always, with the chicken-head knobs and purple top panel working perfectly with gold piping and brown diamond grille cloth. The two channels aren't footswitchable, though each has its own inputs and volume control, feeding the master volume - unlike original AC30s - and Tone Cut pots. Later models had it as standard of course, and it's no surprise to see it included here alongside a 'normal' channel.

#Vox ac30 vr upgrade#

The very first AC30s didn't have the fabled Top Boost section it was originally something you could have as an upgrade if you returned your amp to the JMI factory in Kent. Player feedback, however, told Vox's designers that the CC's myriad switches and options were largely surplus to requirements, so what better reason to revisit the design, save a bit of cash and offer an all-new, more stripped-down AC30 Custom? Intrigued? Yep, us too… Since the UK-made reissues of the 1990s, the brand has been continually evolving its solution to affordable-yet authentic new versions of its number one sons.Ī significant watershed came in 2005 when Vox switched production to China for the well-received Custom Classic series.

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