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Post by Leftee on Oct 8, 2020 11:20:42 GMT -5
Because who can afford a real one?
I'd also been prowling modern AC15s but jut couldn't get enthused enough to spring for one.
I scored this beaut on Reverb last weekend. EF86, 12AX7, a pair of EL84s and a GZ34 rectifier.
Love this tone!
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Post by Leftee on Oct 9, 2020 7:41:45 GMT -5
It’s amazing how flexible such a simple amp can be. From clean chime to a great dirty grind.
This amp also is my first experience with a Celestion Blue. Honestly, I can’t imagine a better speaker for this amp.
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Post by LTB on Oct 9, 2020 8:32:46 GMT -5
Nice Leftee. I love the color and style. Is that an Alnico speaker?
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Post by Leftee on Oct 9, 2020 8:38:41 GMT -5
Yes - Celestion Blue
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Post by Peppy on Oct 9, 2020 9:43:58 GMT -5
Great amps. Rainbow Guitars, in Tucson, is the main dealer for Winfield. I have played at least a dozen Winfields. They are perfectly complemented with the Celestion blue alnico 12".
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Post by Leftee on Oct 9, 2020 10:45:00 GMT -5
😎
This thing a a killer amp for less than a Vox Handwired.
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Post by jhawkr on Oct 10, 2020 8:49:26 GMT -5
I have a Vox AC15CCHW1X with a Celestion Blue. I also have a Vox AC15CC1 with a Greenback. Both amps are very good and both reliable. The sound is remarkably different though. The hand wired AC is way more robust and the Blue just kicks it over the top. I think I paid less than $1000 for a brand new H.W. from NYC.
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Post by Leftee on Oct 10, 2020 9:15:10 GMT -5
I have a Vox AC15CCHW1X with a Celestion Blue. I also have a Vox AC15CC1 with a Greenback. Both amps are very good and both reliable. The sound is remarkably different though. The hand wired AC is way more robust and the Blue just kicks it over the top. I think I paid less than $1000 for a brand new H.W. from NYC. It was your HW that sort of inspired me to go down this path. I remember when you got it. 😎 I let the original owner take the first hit on this one. 😊 |
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Post by ninworks on Oct 10, 2020 10:13:38 GMT -5
I have a VOX AC15H1TV 50th Anniversary hand-wired amp with a Celestion Blue in it that I bought from a fellow FDP'er back in about 2016. It is an incredible amp. This is the only Vox amp I've ever owned and I absolutely love it. A lot more than too loud for the house even on the 7.5 watt setting but, OMG when it's turned up and working it gives me goose bumps. With the Les Paul plugged into it the thing grows horns and fangs. Talk about singing overdrive! It sounds wonderful with my Strat too. They call the clean sound "Chime" for a reason. There's so much character to that tone.
The Vox sounds nothing like my Twin. Not that the Twin sounds bad because it certainly does not. Just different. The Twin needs pedals for dirt and the Vox doesn't. The Vox doesn't even need a compressor in front of it. When turned up it will sustain for days on just about any note played.
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Post by Leftee on Oct 10, 2020 10:22:53 GMT -5
This is a very cool and unique corner of the tone world, for sure. 😎
I’m going to try a new pair of output tubes soon. It looks like the originals are still in it, and they look toasty - although the amp sounds great. I’ve got some NOS 6n14n’s here I’ll try.
This is my first EF86 amp. So far, I’m digging it greatly. Even the cleans seem “hot” if that makes any sense.
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Post by ninworks on Oct 10, 2020 12:41:08 GMT -5
Makes sense to me. I get it and know what you mean. The difference in tone between it and the Twin is considerable. The Vox seems to be a lot more sensitive to picking velocity and dynamics than the Twin for sure. It can be set to when the guitar's played softly it's got a very harmonically rich tone and when you dig in it breaks up and blossoms. That's something I really missed when playing with nothing but modelers for many years.
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