http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ VOX | Discussion Forums: Recent Posts en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:31:04 +0000 http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5431#post-29169 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:38:51 +0000 rjh11 29169@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Im sure on the jet city site they have detailed specs i just picked up a Bugera 2x12 with Bugera vintage 12G70J8 style speakers and this thing rocks 1x140watt mono 2x70 stereo not a bad bang for the buck. Spend to much time contemplating speakers like i was and i didnt get far threw caution to the wind and wound up with emi rola celest bugera i like them all for certain flavor. Good luck. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5436#post-29168 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:59:13 +0000 kevins1701 29168@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Thanks, Rich. That's probably the next move.</p> <p>By the way, in case anyone wants to rap me upside the head for thinking the Right Return jack in the Effects Loop was "muting the speaker," I have since grasped the obvious: Using FX jacks in this way, one at a time to isolate a problem, OF COURSE kills the sound from the amp's own speaker because I have opened the circuit (plugging into the switched Send jack) and not re-closed it (by plugging back into the Return jack, as you would using a Loop in the normal way). Sorry. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5438#post-29167 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:58:31 +0000 voxeylady 29167@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Hey just finished my bands second EP. Check it out!</p> <p><a href="http://soundcloud.com/chaos-11/sets/dont-wait-too-long-ep/" rel="nofollow">http://soundcloud.com/chaos-11/sets/dont-wait-too-long-ep/</a></p> <p>Vox Gear for the guitars and organ. :-) </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5429#post-29166 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:34:44 +0000 larame 29166@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>I'm having the same problem after Jamvox 2.01 update. Except I'm running mac OX X 10.5.8.</p> <p>I did forget to unplug jamvox monitor prior to installing 2.01 software and new driver. I unplugged USB and plugged back in to the same problem (crash when starting up). Then I reinstalled both software and driver and experienced the same problem.</p> <p>Any help to resolve would be appreciated. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5431#post-29165 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:31:38 +0000 lusthaben 29165@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>There are a lot of criteria that should be available for consumers, not just watts and ohms, but also decibel rating. I will never buy a Weber speaker, for example because they don't even list the decibel ratings on their website. . </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5435#post-29164 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:13:17 +0000 gregm 29164@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>2 pages from the original book<br /> <a href="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/5e/fb/3a3de03ae7a0995bd97a1210.L.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/5e/fb/3a3de03ae7a0995bd97a1210.L.jpg</a> </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5436#post-29163 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:39:39 +0000 voxman 29163@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Dry solders are the most likely cause. A decent tech will check &#38; redo all the main solder points in 40 mins. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5437#post-29162 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:33:07 +0000 dennyrane 29162@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>"well, you only tested extreme settings (0,5,&#38;10) I've found (from actually listening to the amp), if you want more mids from the TB channels, back off on both the treble and bass by about the same amount. Setting the bass and treble to 3-4 will give you more mids than 6-7, for instance."<br /> Yeah. like with a typical T/B Fender tone stack. More mids equals less Bass and less Treble.<br /> That SA is very nice though. Really shows you where a guitar lives. Pretty much dead by 5-6k.<br /> Thanks for posting that.....!!! </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5435#post-29161 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:07:38 +0000 jamman798 29161@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>That would be great! </p> <p>I always enjoy when artists speak of their first time/impressions with a VOX amp or road stories with the amp. If you could include such items, it would be interesting. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5437#post-29160 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:40:26 +0000 crowquill 29160@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>well, you only tested extreme settings (0,5,&#38;10) I've found (from actually listening to the amp), if you want more mids from the TB channels, back off on both the treble and bass by about the same amount. Setting the bass and treble to 3-4 will give you more mids than 6-7, for instance </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5437#post-29159 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:24:54 +0000 hessodreamy 29159@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>In an effort to try and understand the interactive EQ on the AC15, I thought I'd run it through a spectrum analyser using different settings.<br /> I used a white noise signal:<br /> <a href="http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/white%20noise.PNG" rel="nofollow">http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/white%20noise.PNG</a></p> <p>You can see that it's fairly flat from about 300hz to 15khz</p> <p>Then I used a variety of settings for bass &#38; treble, all except the last one with the tone cut all the way up (full cut)</p> <p>Bass at 0, treble at 0<br /> <a href="http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%200%20treble%200.PNG" rel="nofollow">http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%200%20treble%200.PNG</a></p> <p>bass 0 treble 5<br /> <a href="http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%200%20treble%205.PNG" rel="nofollow">http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%200%20treble%205.PNG</a></p> <p>bass 5 treble 0<br /> <a href="http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%205%20treble%200.PNG" rel="nofollow">http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%205%20treble%200.PNG</a></p> <p>bass 5 treble 5<br /> <a href="http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%205%20treble%205.PNG" rel="nofollow">http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%205%20treble%205.PNG</a></p> <p>bass 10 treble 5<br /> <a href="http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%2010%20treble%205.PNG" rel="nofollow">http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%2010%20treble%205.PNG</a></p> <p>bass 10 treble 10<br /> <a href="http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%2010%20treble%2010.PNG" rel="nofollow">http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%2010%20treble%2010.PNG</a></p> <p>bass 10 treble 0<br /> <a href="http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%2010%20treble%200.PNG" rel="nofollow">http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%2010%20treble%200.PNG</a></p> <p>bass 0 treble 10<br /> <a href="http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%200%20treble%2010.PNG" rel="nofollow">http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%200%20treble%2010.PNG</a></p> <p>bass 5 treble 5 tone cut 5<br /> <a href="http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%205%20treble%205%20tone%20cut%205.PNG" rel="nofollow">http://www.theseveninches.co.uk/pics/bass%205%20treble%205%20tone%20cut%205.PNG</a></p> <p>I'm not sure what to make of this. I was hoping to see a way the two knobs &lt;i&gt;interacted&lt;/i&gt; with each other, but I didn't really see it. It does look like the bass knob controls a fairly low band, say about 100-400. I was also hoping to find a combination of settings that give more pronounced mids, but what I did see was a pronounced &lt;b&gt;cut&lt;/b&gt; at about 1800hz at all settings.</p> <p>I was hoping to learn something, but I don't think I did. Of course, of course, it's always better to use your ears and experimentation than graphs and measurements, but I thought it was worth a shot! </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5436#post-29158 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:08:15 +0000 kevins1701 29158@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Yes, I know Valvetronix amps, especially this original Blue series, are brilliant designs badly cheaped out in execution, but I really enjoy mine. Going on 9 happy years, I have my first problem: No sound from the Left channel. No hissing or popping or static, not even background hum turning up the volume. Dead silent. Right side still works and sounds perfect. Swapped around cables and cabinets to confirm it wasn't something outside the amp. There is just no signal out either of the Left channel speaker jacks. </p> <p>With the great ideas offered here and at valvetronix.net and music-electronics-forum, I have rounded up the usual suspects. First thing, I vigorously cleaned all the jacks, exercising the switched ones especially hard. No change (except for surprisingly better brightness and clarity, which shamed me for letting them get so bad!). The Power Select rotary switch seems to work and feel right. </p> <p>In an attempt to narrow down where the problem might be, I connected up the Effects Loop with that of another amp, and I'm not sure what I learned. Signal in, from the "good" amp's FX Send to the AD120's FX Return, yields no sound, in either channel. But signal out, from the AD's FX Send to the other amp's Return, does transfer a signal, in BOTH the Right and Left channels. So the Left channel is apparently working as far as the Effects Loop. I note that coming out from the AD's Left channel its own speaker remains active but plugging into the Right channel mutes its own speaker output. There's some switching going on and I don't know if this is how it's meant to work. (I tried running jumpers between its own Send and Return, just to fill up all the sockets, but no help.) </p> <p>So I'm about done, unless anyone can make further suggestions. And then I'll take a recommendation for a Los Angeles/Orange County area tech who has been inside Valvetronix amps and lived to tell of it. I've been to the nearest shop on the list of "authorized" service centers and was not very encouraged.</p> <p>Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks. --k </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5435#post-29157 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:35:04 +0000 bluebookpub 29157@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>We're considering publishing a new and updated version of The Vox Story by David Petersen and Dick Denney, and we'd like to know what you think about it! The first edition was published in 1993, and this new edition would be a completely new book. It would contain a Vox history through today, as well as many new images and models produced since 1993. We'd like to know what you'd like to see in this book - pictures, charts, model descriptions, specifications, etc. - please let us know! </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5434#post-29156 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:53:42 +0000 fwguitarist 29156@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>I'm wanting to purchase a TB35C1 but I prefer 6l6 tubes over 6v6 tubes - since these amps are cathode biased, can you switch out the 6V6 tubes for 6L6's? I know on many cathode biased amps you can, but being that most Vox amps are and I don't believe you can change tube types on those, I was curious as if the Tony Bruno series might be the exception. I couldn't any information on the subject and was curious if I could get any help here. Thank you for any help given. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5321#post-29155 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:16:23 +0000 pjking81 29155@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>I recently had this problem when I tried to change the Ruby El84's with sum JJ's. At the time I had no clue about "the fix'' as it explains alot and the website that leads to this finding, the sound clip is exactly what I heard. Now I immeditley I took my amp to where I purchased it and they took it in for repair. It was returned to me fixed and with a new set of EH El84's the amp is back in working order. Now does this mean EH El84's work with out modification? I told my sales guy there about and he says that it was bad JJ's. Is there any other plus to doing 'the fix" mod, as nothing was change or modded to put in the EH El84. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5430#post-29154 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:47:07 +0000 rjh11 29154@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Yeah i only set the knobs to 5 both of them and you turn it off and your like what happened to my clarity this was a great trade the rack and the Eh big muff for a warlock<br /> i customised with a propane torch! </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5431#post-29153 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:42:34 +0000 rjh11 29153@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Special design for the jet city cabs have to look at Musicans Friend specs should say dont say anything on the back sides jet city emi's. 16 ohm. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5418#post-29152 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:27:43 +0000 metcalfjm 29152@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>After reading some great blog posts on guitar effects chain order, I now understand a bit more than when I last posted. Generally any physical pedal type that is in the ToneLab LE pedal section seems to be a good candidate for the "Insert" effect, since its effect is precessed before the LE pedal setting, and would therefore allow multiple pedals in the effects chain and elleviate the limitation. Some specific orderings and pedals may work better than others, but there does not seem to be one "right" order. Right now I am leaning toward an "Insert" compressor and wah pedal, perhaps even in that order. This gives me the flexibility to choose a distortion or fuzz for the ToneLab pedal setting later in the chain and should result in a good sound. But my other question still stands. Any thoughts or preferences out there for good compressor and wah pedals that have worked well with the LE "Insert" effect? </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5419#post-29151 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:25:55 +0000 garyelcrrt 29151@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>BTW, the Night Train - as a head - allowed me to mount an Eminence Cannabis Rex and an Eminence Red Fang together in the same cabinet. It maybe doesn't get the ultimate chime that a pair of Red Fangs would, but it adds such great big, huge, smooth, and creamy rock and blues tones that will make you shiver so much you can't keep your pick on the strings! </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5419#post-29150 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:21:55 +0000 garyelcrrt 29150@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>As to your plans to buy an ES335 and a Tele in the future - consider buying a Gretsch and getting all the twang you could ever want, as well as jazz/rock/blues tones to die for, and all in the same package?</p> <p>I just added a Gretsch G6119-1962HT Tennessee Rose to my Vox Night Train, and this is very close to an ideal pairing. Remember that this is the Gretsch that George Harrison made famous. Playing with the dials, knobs and switches moves the tone into/out of pure country twang, rock and blues (both thick and thin varieties) and jazz stuff as well. My face is broke from smiling so much! Can't help but think the AC15 would be even better for most of it. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5431#post-29149 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:08:12 +0000 lusthaben 29149@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Thanks! Do you know which emi's they are? </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5430#post-29148 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:29:40 +0000 voxman 29148@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Glad you're getting good results. It's really strange what your ears get used to because very quickley you don't know it's there...until you switch it off! </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5431#post-29147 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:20:12 +0000 rjh11 29147@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>I use the jet city 2x12 just recently swapped out one emi for a greenback but the emi has done me fine for years and there just cheapies that came with the cab so a good one should rock. By the way i push the cab with a AC30 clone handwired of course. Hope this helps. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5430#post-29146 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:15:43 +0000 rjh11 29146@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Thanks voxman. Thats what i was thinking but tried it last in the chain and now i dont<br /> think ill ever shut it off. Sounds good even direct makes my Ac4tv 10" combo with 1x12<br /> cab sound like a blanket has been removed from it. THANKS AGAIN.<br /> Ryan. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5433#post-29145 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:26:21 +0000 bayumedio 29145@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>hi, ask/need help : why my tonelab st has no sound when i turn on the amp model?</p> <p>thanks </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5432#post-29144 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:05:21 +0000 izzy666 29144@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>hi<br /> my name is izzy from israel<br /> i purchased the " li nighttrain" amp from the store that located in the usa<br /> and i want to know if this amp can work at my home as is or i will need to buy some kind of transformer?<br /> in israel the electric current runs on 220/50 and this amp is runs on 110/60<br /> thank you </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5431#post-29143 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:37:55 +0000 lusthaben 29143@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Has anyone used an Emi speaker in an AC15 to good effect? </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5430#post-29142 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:34 +0000 voxman 29142@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Excellent unit. The maximiser should go at the end of the chain. It can be used 'direct' although it will typically be more effective in an FX loop. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=3407#post-29141 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:31:29 +0000 rjh11 29141@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>This little box is cool to jam on late like now and the rhythms are cool would like to know<br /> what the 6 songs are though? Not sure about the extended length stuff. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=4845#post-29140 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:27:56 +0000 rjh11 29140@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Anyone ever figure this out? </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5430#post-29139 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:19:52 +0000 rjh11 29139@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Just got a rackmount bbe sonic maximizer 482 which i was told was like having the stomp but two channels without the stomp option.<br /> Can i use this with the Ac4tv even though theres no fx loop?<br /> If so where would i place this in my pedal chain?<br /> Any help would be great. Thanks Ryan. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5419#post-29138 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:02:41 +0000 mikeyfinn 29138@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Sure you won't be disappointed. It's like having a bit of history... and other peoples reaction is funny. "only 15 watts!" - until they hear it. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5425#post-29137 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:53:22 +0000 electricbunnyman 29137@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Thanks dennyrane and retrobob for the help. I actually did find bolt and the washer inside the amp, but not the nut, But found one that fits in the ol' junk nut bin. Got it put back on. I really wonder how it came off in the first place. I will be sure to never use the standby again. I really hope this helps me from having to change the rec tube every year.Thanks again </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5425#post-29136 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:59:04 +0000 retrobob 29136@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Unplug the amp and let it stand for 20 minutes with the power and standby switch on (amp must be unplugged) to drain the high tension (high voltage) section down. Be careful and be sure the amp is unplugged, as there can still be high voltage in the amp even when unplugged.</p> <p>Do not touching anything inside the amp until you are absolutely positive the high voltage is drained from the amp! Use a volt meter set at its highest setting and check at pin #7 on the power tubes (EL84's), wait for the voltage to drain completely. If you are not familiar with tube amps and their high voltages that are present inside, then you should have a tech look at the amp and make the repairs for you.</p> <p>The ground wire is for the IC rails 30/15 volt, the wire needs to be attach to ground. Look closely inside the amp for the nut, it may still be in the amp lodged somewhere or rattling around and occasionally shorting. </p> http://www.voxamps.com/forum/topic.php?id=5416#post-29135 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:03 +0000 voxman 29135@http://www.voxamps.com/forum/ <p>Thanks JB; glad you like them </p>