Teahead Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Well I got my new AC30tbx this afternoon and spent most of the day, in between posts, playing around. Then tonight I hauled it down to band practice for the acid test. I went early to give myself the chance to get familiar with the new sound. I was blown away! It was hard to find a bad tone anywhere, save for the extreme settings on the brilliant channel, it was all good. The distortion that occurs is so smooth, it honks through with a mid heavy bark that just loves to be kicked up the arse with my Z Vex Super Duper. It can be a little treble heavy so it drives the Vox similar to how a Rangemaster unit would. I could go from a whisper to overdriven simply by digging in with my picking hand. I tried a little a/b box to blend the channels and there really is a wealth of tones to be had. The volumes are very interactive and the tones can be extremely sensitive with brilliant and normal selected together. All this, and the beautiful vibrato/tremolo channel! I thought I may be sad to see my Deville cross the stage but the Vox more than fills the vacancy. It feels like my first taste of a first class amp, and I think I've found a keeper. Tea. Pedal Clips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanG Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 There's nothing like that first few days with your new thing!!! Go get 'em Tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Congrat's you lucky dog.Is that amp very heavy? The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylver Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Awsome Tea! I was thinkin' you got a Wah when I saw the thread title. A Vox Wah is nice, but a AC30tb is much nicer. I gotta pick me up one of dem when I get rich. Glad to hear about some GAS relief! I really don't know what to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J J Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Man, that must be a pretty nice sounding amp Im happy to hear you're happy about it Oh yea, i ordered my YJ about 2 weeks ago and they still havn't came yet! I find myself still looking out the window everyday waiting for it to arive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretzel logic Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I don't have to tell you how lucky/paid well, you are. Thats like getting a new vet or a new wife. Two thumbs way up dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Glad that you two are such a good match right from the start, and glad that I didn't talk you into something else since that's the case! of course, now we'll have to get new mp3's of you and the Top Boost in action... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 way to go Tea, and yes please do as Caevan suggested and post some mp3's....pretty please http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compact Diss Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Nice! Congrats! My new Fender DSP Princeton 65 just arrived. Plugged it in and folled around a little, tomorrow I have no work, no wife and no kids...the dogs will be running upstairs to avoid the noise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptinesOf Youth Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 kick ass man, i wish i had one...you too compact...either one of those amps would cruh what i have now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teahead Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 Thanks for the congratulations guys! It is a very heavy amp, but there's plenty of handles and it seems no harder to transport than my Deville. It's just a little wider, but about the same height. If anyone is thinking of a new amp in this sort of range you really should give the AC30 a try. I've been playing Stones and Beatles tunes constantly because the tone is so evocative of their best guitar parts. The Tele sparkles and my Les Paul just barks! Another three hours of band practice tonight too! Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's GAS, GAS, GAS! Tea. Pedal Clips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funk Jazz Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 how's the volume with the band? are you overpowering to get the right tone? i've kind of always thought the AC15TB would work better for me, but i've never been able to test run in a real world situation, y'know? i'm jealous as hell no matter what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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