Talk:Vox (musical equipment)

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[edit] Addition to WikiGuitarists?

I think this article should be included. Tag added! --Hector 18:59, 27 July 2006 (UTC)


Does a vox ac15 sound good? does it sound as good as an ac30? does it distort when you plug in a distortion pedal?

-ethan

Notice Remember, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a public forum for idle chatter. Perhaps your question would be better answered at Guitargeek.com or The Gear Page, both of which are guitar-oriented forums with plenty of knowledgeable people to answer your question(s). --Hector 18:59, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Revert of 3 July 2006

I reverted changes made by an anonymous user at IP 195.93.21.135 (which is an AOL proxy) because it was not referenced, poorly formatted, and didn't contribute to the article as it stands. If someone can show that demand has indeed grown for the AC30 recently (rather than being the perception of the user), and that this has something to do with an actual "rebirth" of indie rock, feel free to add the info back.

More recently a demand has grown for ac30's perhaps due to the 'rebirth' of indie rock. Many bands looking for a bright but heavy tone such as The Futureheads and Dirty Pretty Things have turned to the ac30.

This is the exact text and formatting reverted. emw 05:17, 3 July 2006 (UTC)


Organs

Ray of the Doors hardly ever used a Vox  Organ. There are some photos of the Doors playing in Italy where he is seen using one, but this is a rare occasion. He played a Gibson Organ, and used the Fender Rhodes bassline on top of it. No Vox, No Farfisa, a Gibson

[edit] Not everything's the AC30

The Who used AC100 "Super Beatles",[1] which I assume The Beatles also used, hence the name. MightyMoose22 >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ 08:53, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't know... I thought the Beatles chose AC30's? In their later years, they didn't play out that much, and 100w is an awful lot for just recording. But sounds like a perfect match for near-deaf Townshend. Vox probably tried to capitalize on their affiliation with the pop band. --Hector 19:02, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
It's likely that they did use AC30s, but due to the crowd noise (the infamous tales of thousands of American teenage girls screaming so loud that nobody could hear the band) it's not beyond grasp that the AC100s were developed specifically for them to combat this problem.
According to this page, the "Super Beatle" model was a solid-state version of the existing AC100 valve amp. However, it also says The Beatles themselves probably never used them.
According to this page, "In mid '65 Pete and John changed to two Vox AC100 (Super Beatle) each, presumably for their extra power. Unfortunately the rating of 100W was nominal and the sound, when played on full, was poor. Reliability was similar with regular burn outs." Which could probably just be put down to the fact that they were solid state, and early prototype solid state at that.
It doesn't really matter, it's just that at the moment the article's very AC30-centric, which doesn't seem fair to the other models. MightyMoose22 >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ 20:17, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Vox wireless

Did Vox offer a wireless guitar system in 1966? Binksternet 14:46, 17 August 2007 (UTC)