Blues Groove Jam with Strat and Vox AC30

[stratelite]

Playing was a bit too staccato at places, but your playing was very clean and tight. Well done.

[belgesto]

SRV style is great..

[matrags]

Sweet playing and groove man.

[AntiRellik]

Wow thats awesome! Is that a MIA strat? Or MIM?

[eatmyorangemarmalade]

do you still have the vox?

[shendpage]

Great Sound !!!! Vox amp or Fender amp with a Strat ???

[chooseyourblues]

@shendpage

You can't beat a Fender guitar paired with a Fender amp.

[ADOPTmeBITCH]

@chooseyourblues which one?

[shendpage]

What do you think about Vox Amp ???

[chooseyourblues]

@shendpage

They are shit.

[Teachering]

@shendpage Happened to see your question, "What do you think about Vox Amp???". I'm a player and have checked out the Vox AC-30 and other smaller Voxes. Personally, they just aren't appealing. I get the feeling that they are still popular only because Clapton used Vox in the early part of his career and, of course, The Beatles used Vox in the early days. However, it's all a question of taste. I like Fenders for their sound but I also like their fifties look. They're just cool.

[mar10n2003]

Nicely done, you have some skills. Do I detect some SRV? Sounds great, but a little uninspired. You should try to let yourself go more. Use more notes outside the scale and try some more avantgarde rythm choises. Just a tip.

[1mawil1]

enter your text here ^^

[astronorm111]

Thanks...How about a Fender Reissue Twin Reverb???

[Warhorst]

i like that ac 30 sound really great

[stefk123]

How loud is it?

[BobLogan]

@stefk123 it's 25,453 loud.

[MrSkeff]

great tone again and the vox aint even cranked!

[alvarezblues]

Great jam!! How did you like that amp? I'm considering this amp as an option but I've read many poor reviews

[chooseyourblues]

@alvarezblues

Sold it after 3 months, in that time it broke down twice, including once durning a gig.

Piece of Chinese shit.

You would be better setting fire to your loot.

Buy a Fender Blues deluxe and get a Tubescreamer bro!

[alvarezblues]

Thanks a lot! I've actually got my eyes an on egnater but I am a fan of the blues deluxe

[aituaitz]

@chooseyourblues you seem to be not very happy with that amp if you want a good tone you've got to crank it

[chooseyourblues]

@aituaitz

Amp was cranked here, no problem getting a good tone the main problem is it is built in a sweatbox in China by an underpaid 9 year old girl and the main components fell out of a Fisher Price radio from the 70's.

Broke three times in first 3 months, complete and utter piece of shit.

My amp repair guy laughed when he took it apart. Manufacturing in this day and age has gone to shit, everything is disposable even your TV. I now use a 1967 Fender Pro Reverb. In a word a TANK.

Thank you.

[ElTone43]

@alvarezblues

I have read many poor reveiws of the AC30 too, but when I hear one I think it sounds amazing, very articulate and diffinetly unique. Many famous guitar players use them and have great tone, so why do people think their crap?

[guitar6321]

i agree with chooseyourblues i have personnally owned almost every older model amp under the sun i now own a cheap but still good fender frontman 212r 100 watt and its fine but a fender deville or fender deluxe

[hellvis99]

great tone, great amp

[FargandSirHomerlots]

If i only i had cash :(

[sniffy45]

sold? Dude you know they make the 2x12 extension cab thta goes with it and has the anico clues celestions, head room solved.. too late now I guess

[lighteningboy]

Interesting tone, kind of has that disgustingly dirty blues grind. Good for when you are really give'ner

[breakfast144]

Man great tone but moreso GREAT playing!!

[monstrum59]

Can we play some clean sounds with this amp ? Like SRV for example ?

[chooseyourblues]

Sorry amp is sold and long gone. Not great for clean sounds anyway. At 30 watts not much headroom!!

[monstrum59]

Thanks for your answer !!

What amp did you buy ?

Continue like this, you play really good ;)

[timmonsisbest]

the ac30 has amazing clean sounds. and at 30 watts there is quite a bit of headroom. of course nothing compared to 100 watts but still, there's a decent amount of headroom.

[chooseyourblues]

Not if you are playing with a drummer without being mic'd.

[chingching175]

All I can say is SRV????

[bmgeri]

I aggree with you. The ac30 is the BEST!!!!!!! excellent! :)

[dejaentendu725]

why did you stop?! i was game for minutes to come. btw, are you using the top boost alone or blending the channels?

[chooseyourblues]

This is using the top boost channel cranked to about half way and the RAT for a little extra bite.

[stratbreizh29]

Excellent!

100% blues!!!!

[AL3Xmotodude]

wow, awesome blues thing u got going there.

Did u make it up or is it a song? if so, what song is it? i really wanna learn that. lol

[guitarshredda2]

i think its just some great improvisation

[TGF87]

Nice!

[ldwblues]

Nice job man, Great tone and killer chops

5 stars from me

[oggiedoggy]

Very nice! Nearly got one of these myself... What type of Strat is that?

[chooseyourblues]

Hi, Fender Japan 60's Strat 1997 used in video.

Thanks for your comments.

[BijhanS]

are you using the amps drive? any pedals?

[JimiGuy7]

Is this the model with the Celestion Blues in it or the Vox speakers?

[chooseyourblues]

Yes, this is the standard CC2 Blue speakers.

[Tehtog]

If i wanted to learn music like this, who would i look for as a reference.

[chooseyourblues]

Contact me via the private messages if you would like one to one lessons. I'm just outside Belfast.

[Tehtog]

Speaking of which, Where'd you get the Ac30?

[chooseyourblues]

Bairds, York Road. I would advise you to look for an original though (try Ebay) as the new CC2's are built in China and mine failed twice in 3 months so I got shot of it. Sounded nice but built like a piece of shit Kia.

[Tehtog]

They're very hit and miss or so i'm told. If i get one i'd get a new output transformer, valve compliment and reverb tank installed.

My other option is the Fender Blues Deluxe Tweed which are made in mexico which (and i'm assuming based on the guitars) means decent components and a lesser wood for the cab.

[chooseyourblues]

Ha! Your so right! The output transformer was what blew mine the first time. The reverb is useless, I had to buy a reverb pedal (£100)so by the time you do all this you have spent big bucks. I believe there is nothing to touch a fender amp and a nice strat. I have just got a 65 Twin re and I am keeping it forever. If you can't stretch to the £900 get a Deluxe Revern or try one of the new Princeton Reverbs, seemingly they are awesome. It's fender all the way for me now, I have had tons of amps.

[Tehtog]

I'm finally in a position to buy a decent amp (as i've a bit of money saved) and i had an old Marshall MG250DFX which has recenyly died and i hated the tone from day one (but at £150 3 years ago, the price was right).

My problem is that fender heads are hard to come by for the £450 odd price range and i've back problems so a combo might be too much hassle.

[chooseyourblues]

Look at a smaller Fender amp then. Clapton still records with a vintage Champ. The blues Jr is remarkable for a 12" 15 watt amp, and very portable. Remember 15 watts for a tube amp is like 60 for a solid. Amps are rated at 'clean' levals so Fender amps will always be louder as no one does clean better than Fender. Add a Tube Screamer or a Blues Driver and you've got your Rory / SRV / Clapton tone.

[andrewjeff]

it's true infact i've just purchased a '66 vibro champ and it's amazing amp..and with fulltone '69 you play clapton like him..

I've seen an ac30 with les paul gold top(with p90 humb.)and the sound is also very cool!

nice video man..5 stars!

[kiddyjihns]

man thats some groovey jammin i really enjoy your playin now i'm gonna go check out some of your other vids

Rock on Brother!

[BadCompany98]

Did you use a boost or distortion pedal for this video?

[chooseyourblues]

Guitar - ProCo RAT USA (not china model)into the amp, overdrive on Rat set at about a quarter.

Thanks.

[BadCompany98]

Cool, I'm considering buying one of these eventually after seeing your videos. Are the RAT2's any different than the RAT's?

[chooseyourblues]

Rat 2 is just the newer version. As long as you buy something that was made in USA from a few years ago and not the new china model as they changed some stuff inside and it lost some tone imo.

Look on ebay, either Rat or Rat 2 USA.

Thanks.

[chooseyourblues]

Hi man. I liked both of these amps very much. The VOX is more 'British' sounding, ie. With the EL84's there is less clean headroom and it begins to naturaly distort about halfway (not as much as a EL34 Marshall though) so if you enjoy British Blues/ Rock in the style of Rory Gallagher, Peter Green, Bluesbreaker era Clapton etc this is an excellent choice.

The Twin is the greatest 'Clean' amp in the world, period. So if you are into clean blues, B.B. King,Larry Carlton, Ford etc, The Twin it is.

[peanutavalon]

Hi..I'm also a blues player and rock too...Do you like your twin or vox better...does the vox take pedals well..It seems more versitile than the twin...thanks

[funkbassboy]

turn the amp's master volume up a bit

[Nigelson]

Thank you, that helped. I have to try that out myself.

[Nigelson]

Are you using a standard pentatonic scale, or a mode of some kind? That sounded just great!

[chooseyourblues]

Thank you very much Nigelson. I am using the A blues scale mostly (A C D Eb E G), however as I like a lot of BB King and Robben Ford (who tend to use major scales in Dominant progressions) I tend to throw in the relevant major Pentatonic scale,( A B C# E F#) especially on the V chord in your blues pattern. This keeps things interesting and highlights the chord changes.

I hope this helps.

[OlviMasta77]

you should share the stage with the greats!

[2334theRat]

Awesome Strat playing. I think you 'speak' better on the new Les Paul videos.

Some of the best blues playin i've heard.

[LittleMrJimmyJr]

You sound like Stevie!

[rmw5991]

not quite. put some 12's on that and instead of a rat use a ts808 or 809. then turn up the bass to make it rumble a bit.

[slashsound]

God, you should be on a big stage !!!

[jamesappleridge]

tubes rock, enough said. peace love and happiness jimmy

[Tripipuchis]

Probably one of the few YouTube videos where watching a guy play his guitar along some background music worths the time. Thanks! I've learned a new blues lick...

[Blackhawkthesky]

Maybe i'm an idiot, But that sounds like Hideaway.

[Rbenm1984]

great video! nice blues

[RobbieHilltop]

Is this the sound straight from the amp, or do you use effects pedals?

COOL playing!!

[chooseyourblues]

Hi man, thanks for your good comments. I go into a ProCo RAT (if you havn't got one of these get one now!!) then into the VOX AC30. I hate the reverb on the AC30 so it is switched off in this recording. I have ordered a new reverb so I will up load some sounds with that when it comes!!!

[axedude]

Dude thats some pretty nice blues feeling you got going on there. That was awesome, dont ever stop. im shooting 5 big starz atcha.

[ILUVBLUZ]

You've done it again my friend - just awesome. I love the sound of your new Vox. I also have a Fender Guitar; mines a "Fat Strat" and I love it! I'm shopping for a new Amp too and I'll have to check out the Vox. Keep up the good work and happy jamming.

[chooseyourblues]

Thank you for your kind words. I look forward to watching some videos of your own someday. Keep up the jammin!!!

[drgazza666]

cool