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  • Your such a QUEER" that you use a poor example to try and get your point across!. Basswood has good warm TONE". unlike the plywood guitar that your still learning on". now get your ass out to the garden ya panzy ass!

  • They say tone is in your hands?."BULLSHIT"!.If that was true.we could all save our hard earned money and just settle on playing a cheap solid state crate amp!..Thats why guitarist spend Big money on top quality designed amps!..so they can have great warm robust TONE! Technique is in your hands,not tone!. BTW dipshit"..looks like a couple other people here agree with me about this demo not sounding good!? go do some gardening ya QUEER!

  • 6:03

    OH YEAH BABY!!!

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  • Dewycatt112 is an idiot, you dont need some expensive ass guitar to sound good. But since you do that just tells all of youtube you really cant play. Sorry man.

  • Well" listen here you insignificant one! I have been playing for 28 years and I KNOW MY SHIT! when it comes to to playing and TONE!. I"ve owned a few REAL Gibsons and know what Gibson knows,The better the wood and components,the better the tone!.all that crap you here from people that tone is from the player is BULLSHIT! Thats why EDDIE V.Halen and all the Greats just spend all their time designing and builing quality instruments.It makes a BIG difference! Go play your crate GX amp BOY!

  • @dewycatt2112 so if i gave a 57 goldtop to a 3 year old he'd be able to make the guitar talk? hmmm, i guess in 28 years you havent learned all that much my man. maybe you should start another hobby, like gardening or something else that doesn't require thought, because you are clearly retarded. and if evh makes such high quality guitars, why is the 1400 dollar wolfgang special made of basswood?

  • @dewycatt2112 and if your playing is so impressive, upload some videos. am i saying i'm a virtuoso? hell no, but hey man, you wanna talk the talk, then walk the walk

  • I wish you would stop useing that stupid epiphone for your demos.They sound like shit and are not a real Gibson.you are lacking BEEF" in the tone and it doesnt do this amp justice.Sounds thin and frail.I have the 100 watt AC head and it kills! hot rodded pyrotech tones and more with my so-cal charvel.my marshall pale in comparison to this amp and are now dust collectors.please use a real les paul and an delay in the loop and show what this amp can really do! thanks.

  • @dewycatt2112 you honestly dont seem to know anything about guitars. it doesnt take an expensive "real" gibson to get a good tone. It takes a good player... if you cant make a cheap japanese guitar sound good, and need a "real Gibson" to make your sound sound "good" you suck at playing. I've owned both. and i currently own a vintage les paul. but i know (cause i have actually taken the time to learn) that a good musician can make any instrument sound good. he does a damn good job on his reviews.

  • no, this video's sound sucks because nearly ALL of the guitar world's videos sound tinny. I don't know what their problem is, maybe the ppl at guitar world should hang out with the ppl from sound technicians world or something, lol.

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  • Run this amp thru a cab with green backs or vintage 30's and it really becomes a versatile beast. This is one of the best sounding amps ever made run thru proper cab and set up right.

  • your guitar's action is to low it sound's dead, raze the string's next time.

  • That 'classic' rock tone sinds kinda... solid state.

  • @SKejtzazivot He's playing on an epi...might be why, just a suspicion?

  • @F1R3STR1K3 I don't think so. Those epis sound kinda nice.

  • @F1R3STR1K3

    I blame a bad EQ. Sounds like he dimed the bass and treble, but scooped all the mids.

  • Lot of volume pots...which is versatile, but they have to affect the shimmer..

  • I own this amp and its incredible. But as per usual this guy makes it sound shit! he hasnt a clue about how to dial in good tones!

  • @guitarworld : what type of epiphone les paul is it? please relply me!!!

  • See you don't have to use a Gibson every time. He used an Epiphone.

  • "Hey this is Paul from guitar world. Here's what the amp sounds like using my pedal board."

  • it sounds way to tiny

  • ur gay?

    xD

  • Gosh I hate these bloody commercials!!!!

  • I bought one of these and it sounds good. I'ts nice clean. He has it dialed in all shitty. You can get way better sounds out of it. I like it a lot. You just gotta know what your doing and use a pedal with it if you don't like how it's fuzz sounds.

  • @slash2jimi he dials everything in shitty.

  • I thought it's just this video. Sounds like a coke can full of angry bees. I played on one of these at a local shop. Not the video. These are really quite horrid. Ear fatigue in a hurry. Overly compressed and sterile sounding on the clean channel, way too fuzzy wuzzy on the drive channel. I can see why these are now discontinued. They had a short run. From what I heard, they were somewhat unreliable, but can't verify never owning one.

  • i had the ac50...it does not sound like an ac30...i sold it and bought an ac30 handwired. the cleans on this amp sound like shit compared to a real vox. the high gain channel is way too over the top to use.

  • hello-i have the ac100cph , what model cabinet is that .

  • I found one of these used for about $500. I'm looking for something versatile. I owned a VT30 and it's clean channel didn't really stay very clean, and from what I know the typical AC amp clean settings are kind of dirty. is this thing capable of getting a good clean sound?

  • IF You want this amp I am selling it on ebay with JJ tubes

  • i own the 100 watt version, its a great rig! this guy plays like shit (no soul)

  • wow this sounds sooo shitty way tooo trebley pual ugh he does not know how to set eq ugh!

  • I've always hated your magazine ever since I realized you only published tabs for classic rock, metal, radio rock, and nu-metal. I realized this when I bought my first issue in high school in 2002. Thanks for publishing "Kitty" tabs, I'd eaten too much that day.

  • Why pump the bottom on this amp? It's has huge bottom-end, too much if you crank it like this, too boomy.

    Plus it has a lot more character if you pump the mids. In this vid the amp sounds thin and weak. Paul uses way too much presence on the distortion aswell, sounds top boosted.

    This amp is great for stoner-type sounds if you use it right, that's what I do. More midrange here as well... Paul damnit, you ruin this amps magic :)

  • I got my ac100cph and the drive channel (channel 2) didn't work. Sounded fried. Anyone know a fix????

  • @SirCorn Did you buy it new? If so, Vox is usually quick and efficient with warranty claims, and they are at the mercy of the consumer now, especially with all the new "poor man's" vox/marshall/fender/carr/hiwat­t/mesa/etc models available for cheap, they really have to stand by their products more than ever before. I suggest (tempting as I KNOW IT IS) not opening it up yourself, and making them give you ehat you paid for. If you got it used, the dealer (or ebayer) owes you a repair.

  • man i love vox amps

  • I love my ac100cph. It puts out great tones for versatile players. no complaints here.

  • I have the AC50CPH great sounding amp for blues and rock. They shouldn't have trieds to go for the heavy sound though, it sounds fine but It does clean, crunch and mild overdrive much better.

    They handle pedals really well too

  • omg he is using my guitar

  • I like this amp very much.. it would really give a great stoner rock sound - but not on his setting:

    yank the middle down in a stoner-rock eq

    That's a no go!

  • i bought a 1967 Vox Berkeley III, 4 ohm, Solid State head. Im looking to buy the v412bn cab, i want to know if there will be a problem with the ohmage and if im gonna get the most out of that cab with the vintage head. someone help?

  • what speakers are in that cab?

  • 6:04 Sound horrible... completly muddy

  • @PbVeritas it sounds relatively similar to some black sabbath tunes

  • @PbVeritas

    muddy yes... horrible? depends what tone you're going for.

    in my opinion this amp is full of color and texture and its a awesome all around amp.

  • Actually, is it really a good amp ? Some opinions ?

  • Why is an AC100 cheaper than an AC30 head?

    The ac100 is classic plus and the ac30 is custom classic, does anyone know what the difference is?

  • the ac100 classic plus has been discontinued which is why the price is so low right now. Vox couldn't appeal to the right market with a high gain amp.

  • just bought this amp on a boxing day sale for $150.00. Think some nicer tubes would make it sound better, But HELL YES On the deal!

    I agree it is more hardrock then metal.... my Randall sounds WAY better for metal then this amp. but then I like the scooped dimebag sound for my metal...

  • Im saving up for the AC100 head. I cant wait to get it! Any pedal sounds good with this amp. I go to my local music shop to play this about once a week lol.

  • a bit more gain dialled in on the gain on the gain channel... lol

  • Marty McFly? Good video... thanks

  • I have the combo version of this amp...sounds MUCH better in person. However, it has a ton of features, and a pretty wide tonal pallet.

  • Tom shut the fuck up with the "hardrock" the're many other heavy musicstyles you can play whit this thing i play punkrock and i played the amp and it sounds awsome

  • at like 3:09 he says "dial up the gain a little bit" and when he played it, it sounded so loose and high gain-ish. He is so into that one sound and he needs to show all the other features of the amp. Not many people like that loose gain sound where you can barely hear the notes over the distortion. Wow paul....

  • paul is a homo. maybe he should listen to some more rolling stones and a little less creed.

  • would this amp be good for chevelle, evans blue, breaking benjamin type stuff if tweaked right?

  • I think this amp has potential. With the right pedals I think this amp would be the shit. I'm definitely gonna have to try it out with my pedal board.

  • can i do hard rock with this and some p90's?

  • Vox amps sound best with P90's especially the early ones with Epiphone Casinos, they also sound good with Rickenbacker pickups

  • this is such a bad demo i've never heard this amp sound this bad

  • Terrible demo. This guy obviously loves his hard rock, because he focused the whole time on it. It's a one trick pony. The AC50, on the other hand, is not.

  • picked up the 100 watt head for $515 shipped

  • what website did you get it from, i know guitarcenter has it for like 600 but where did u get it for 515?

  • zz sounds

  • zzsounds has the ac100cph for $549 free ship

  • i fell in love with this amp today :D

  • what does the bias do on an amp

  • whats the difference between this and the ac100cph????

    please reply!

    Do they all have the same features?

  • 50 additional watts in the form of two additional el34 tubes .. all the features are the same ..

  • the ac100cph is weighs more because it has double the amount of tubes, though the 50 extra watts only realistically adds about 3db in volume. i dont know why they make a 100 watt model to be honest, its just 4 tubes to replace instead of 2.

  • Tubes don't weight a whole lot. It's the transformers that add the most weight.

  • 100 watters have more punch and more headroom

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  • If you wan't the AC-30 sound out of this head.. it's totally there, but remember that an AC30 (combo) is an open-back combo, so try an openback cab otherwise you won't get the AC30 tone out of this head's channel 1. Second thing is to set the mastervolume to at least 12 o'clock and use less channelvolume, also start with not to much gain and just listen to at which point it loses the articulation. There are more brands that work the same way, just try ...!!

  • breaks up like a fuzz pedal towards the end. interesting...

  • AMS has a close out sale on these . I've heard these will be discontinued . I wanted to at least try one out , wich AMS gives 45 days . I liked the idea that the tubes are easy access and theres a plate that can be removed for biasing the amp . And also easy access to volume and tone knobs .

  • Fat switch isn't a gain boost...

  • bad demo or bad amp no clean tones at all i thought he was on the dirty channel first!!!!

  • check out videos from darin72000 or vox's artists featured videos

  • Bad demo. The amps got tones of headroom..normally great cleans. Not exactly AC30, but near as damn it.

  • ok sweet thanx i thought it was a pos because of his demo

  • i won this amp .. trust me .. it has the best clean tone i have ever heard .. now .. it depends what musical background you come from .. but in general .. this was a bad demo ..

  • sounds good for ACDC tone

  • check out vox's video demo for this amp if you want a good example of how it sounds in person

  • I own this one and there are 2 things you should do to get a good articulation

    - set the mastervolume at least half way, but better is on 2 o'clock, so use just less channelvolume.

    - stay before 3 o'clock with the gain on both channels, stay (way) before 12 o'clock with the bass also on both channels.

    Vox really gets it's articulated tone when 'use' the mastersection in stead of using the channelvolumes.

    The way it is tested here is not a compliment for the skills of this fantastic amp

  • i think they didn't use the mic right here ...

  • 3:12 sounds horrid!

  • yeah open cords+distortion = fail

  • well if the amp has poor articulation....

    true, but...

    distortion+open chords = pete townshend

    in a good scenario that is.

  • as in bad or good caue it didnt sound bad

  • search youtube using darin72000

    the guy has some great vids using a Vox AC 50 CP. A couple of them are long but be sure to listen to the entire lengths of his videos. Guarantee you that if you`re a true guitar player, you`ll like the sounds.

  • You`re so right. The guy is an awsome guitar player. I`ve got to hear him live and WOW!! He should be cutting albums now. I`d love to see him cut heads with people like Keeny wayne Sheepherder...lol I`d put my money on darin. His vids don`t do him justice even though the vids are awsome.

  • @MrPapa1221 where do i find his videos? "darin7200" didnt give any results

  • @MrPapa1221

    I can't find his vids when I do a seach for darin72000. Can you send me a private message with a link.

    Thanks.

  • I'm thinking of getting this amp. sounds nice and trebley (I own a vox vt30 and my treble is usually up all the way :P). One question: will the 50watt head be able to get loud enough to gig with? I'm a little unclear as to how much a cabinet size affects the volume of a head

  • This is an all tube head. It's a whole different animal to your hybrid vt30. Whilst you may like to think you have a tube amp you just have a warm solid state. This amp will be loud enough to fill a stadium (well maybe an exaduration). Basically 50 tubes watts will sound like 200 solid state watts. Whilst i physically isn't any higher wattage the under and overtones created by the tubes make it seem louder and cut better. Cabinets only shift air and don't effect volume too much.

  • o yeah this head with a marshall 4x12 cab is awesome

  • marshall or vox for punk rock

  • with a tubescreamer I bet this thing would level forests.

  • playing*

  • Great palying but his settings always sound SOOO harsh

  • How loud would this amp get while retaining the desired sound? Would the ac100 make much of a difference?

  • haha why is there a bright switch...

    gotta admit doesn't sound too bad as an amp for $550, but it's obviously not an ac30.

  • The AC15 is the same price as this amp($550) and I'd much rather have it, since it isn't mudded down by and extra gain channel.

  • i've heard mixed things about the ac15, but i haven't tried it myself. they're kinda different beasts anyway. and i could use 50watts of headroom more than 15.

    but that's just me, everyone's got their own thing goin on.

  • I hear yeah man. I'd opt for the AC30CC2 (I think it is) if anything. If you needed more watts you could get an extra cabinant for about $500. I've never played through a vox amp, but I've herd alot of good things.

  • yeah, the bright switch is on the wrong channel. the classic channel sounds muddy unless the treble is past 3/4 of the way up.

  • haha yeah the heavier channel is bright enough as is. oh well...

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  • I thought it was like 800 bucks

  • nope like 400-500 for the head

  • 400-500 USD ?

  • yeah

  • then you have to buy the cabinet

  • what is the guitar he is using?

  • it's an epi les paul, but no idea where to find that finish.

  • thanks, i actually discovrd what guitar it is. Its my own guitar an ultra 2 awsom...

  • 5:19=sweet

  • would anyone recommend this for punk rock

  • great for punk

  • The gain channel is o.k., but there is no way that has an A 30 sound. I'd rather go AC30, put a Wampler Cranked AC in front for the dirty sound.

  • How tall is the guy cause the guitar and amp look huge next to him.

  • the amp would be pretty massive cos its the 412 cab. its 60cm wide and about 1.2 metres high

  • no where close to the ac 30

  • Also because they were a limited product and aren't really being made or sold anymore (so I've heard) so what's left is being sold for a discount. Originally they were like 1200 bucks.

  • What sort of cab should I get for the head. I have the 100 watt version but I've heard the vox cab isn't that great.

  • your looking at just the head, its not a combo amp.

  • EL34s for an AC30 sound?

  • they use the 12ax7's for the ac sound....

  • @ watcher 33, Yeah 12ax7's for top boost channel, but most have EL84's for power amp tubes.

  • is this amp worth getting?

  • I love it.

  • i use that cab in conjuntion with an orange412 cab with a 50w vintage modern marhsall to get a stoner rock/doom sound and i think it sounds great has plenty of bass and doesnt sound thin at all. cab is alot better quality than people think

  • Amps are made to be used with the most improbable combinations. I love it.

  • is the vintage modern a good head...does it have a good amount of gain

  • the amp is great, the cab is terrible, wharfedale speakers suck

  • Can any one tell me if i ran a tube screamer could i get a metal tone???

  • yes you'll get a metal tone!!

  • Thin and fuzzy.Maybe with a better cab will it sound better but i know now why Musicians Friend is blowing 'em off at $549.Even at that price i'd go with a Bugera,or should i say take a chance with a Bugera...

  • Cool performance!!Nice job Paul

  • Epiphone headstock. Definitely Epiphone. I really should try out some Vox amplifiers... Spending too much time with pedals these days. I like the sound of this one that's for sure.

  • One question how does he do the sound at 5:35, been trying but I cannot make it out =(

  • He using pinch harmonics, if you look them up, you'll see they're not that hard to do.

  • i think his prs mira fits him more then a gibson, but thats just me!

  • epiphone :3

  • Fave tone was the 2nd to last. Gotta have those mids coming through. Wasn't that impressed with the clean combo sim, but then I wouldnt be using a LP for that anyway.

  • what guitar is that? a lp?

  • i think its an epiphone les paul ultra II, not 100% tho

  • I was able to try one of these on a gig and, it was freakin' weird. What happened was, I set the volume on 12:00 then i played my guitar. The sound was good . Very good indeed but when the band started playing, the amp sounds like i set the volume on 1. I really couldnt hear myself playing. It kinda like has a mind of it's own and whenever its my turn to show my playing skills to the people, it would lessen it's volume

  • maybe its just shy lol

  • the clean didn't sound THAT good IMO, other than that its a nice sounding amp.

  • what does "IMO" mean??

  • IMO= in my opinion

  • thanks.

  • yeah, what he said

  • in my opinion

  • It's that shitty cab. If you get one get a Vintage 30 loaded cab.

  • hey paul from guitar world..

  • Vox:)  I like it!!!

  • the first tone was very telecaster ish.... i want one!!!!

  • the clean was clipping a little =(

  • the overdrive channel sounded really good. the clean was ok . . . maybe just not dialed in the way i would have. really good sound over all though.

  • dang...thats a nice Vox head and cab!!!!

  • i love the les paul

  • something about the soudn just bothers me. maybe the "chime" he's referring to. its to resonate in the tone