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  • i'm trying to get the slash tone but i can't seem to get it with my vox and my mark tremonti PRS series. i'm using a boss metal zone anyway.

    can anyone help me out with the setting of t he amp?

    do drop me an email at yeo_gary@hotmail.com

  • Yes, for anyone who was asking, this amp DOES have a headphone jack.

  • @LegoBricKing a little bit less gain and it sounds like Celbration day

  • Is this amp good to play like Metallica songs? and should i buy it used or no? or what amp do you guys recommend to play Metallica songs and music close to Metallica?

  • @289danny i don't know how much power do you want but i recommend you to probe a marshall or a lanney amp, tell me later.. :P

  • @289danny vox's arent metal amps by any means...if you're looking for smaller budget amps look at roland cubes, marshall mgs, ibanez tbx, or something of that sort. If you wanna spend $1k+ and get a JCM2000 with an overdrive pedal like mine though you can get a metal sound quite easily. But if not I recommend looking into those 3 amp lines.

  • Is this amp good to play like Metallica songs? and should i buy it used or no? or what amp do you guys recommend to play Metallica songs and music close to Metallica?

  • Is this amp good to play like metallica songs? and should i buy it used or no?  or what amp do you guys recommend to play metallica songs and music close to metallica?

  • oh it's important to say, i'm trying a good bluesy sound, and almost muting the tone control of my guitar still doesn't do it...

  • I'm using a Fender Telecaster baja with this same amp, and the sound is too much treble even when i put it very low (treble) i tried to put a little bit more gain and less volume and still get's too much that acoustic sound.. Fantastic with the gibson es-335 thought...

  • I own this amp, its probably good at the oldschool rock/blues sound, but since im a metal player i do not like this amp. NOTE: IF YOU ARE A METAL GUITARIST DONT BUY THIS AMP!!!! dont know about the other style other than that it has a nice clean sound.

  • where can I get 4 of these? now.

  • Play some metal goddamnit!!!

  • @soullessSiIence

    It is a Vox, it is not made to do metal.

  • i have had this amp for quite a long fuckin time and have never head that kind of tone out of it lol i always used a pedal with mine but i recently discovered its awsome for stoner doom metal with the bass and gain all the way up and boost button on too

  • very clean !! OD too.

  • For those considering this amp, its a really good practice amp with a pretty good clean tone. I personally use it with my Digitech RP500 so I can't necessarily comment on the fuzz onboard the amp.

    The onboard amp's fuzz is OK, a bit muddy, yes, but the balls out all gain setting is not bad. I prefer the clean though. The clean is a bit treble-y but then again, its a Vox amp so what did you expect :D ?

  • awesome!

  • :-/ mine mad a fizzing and popping sound the other day then just seemed to die. Reckon the tubes must have blown

  • @EuropeFactor Not possible since there's no tubes in this amp. It's purely solid-state/transistors.

  • its a good amp, but the sound seems to deteriorate after the first year or so

  • i think im buying this amp

  • This is a good amp but I think the valvetronix is better.

  • @aripck Vox Pathfinder 15R is so much better, I have this amp . . . Power, fat and extremely loud.

  • Which  amp is better Vox Pathfinder 15R or Mustang I?

  • @aripck the mustang has way more effects/ sounds, like it can do metal, classic rock, alternative, blues and jazz, but like it looks like vox doesnt have as big of a range but has a better sound in its range

  • why this man isnt a rockstar yet?

  • I love my Vox Pathfinder! What an awesome sounding little amp!

  • does this amp have reverb

  • @01joealder 15R "R" for reverb :D

  • how does it compare to the heritage series

  • Mine sounds a lot heavier.

  • i just saw you on the other video for marshall amp, and you said "im paul kramer from marshall amplification..." so which do you really represent?

  • @kiko0072 Read the description: "Paul Kramer (Korg, Marshall, Vox) demonstrates the Vox Pathfinder 15R Electric Guitar Amplifier."

  • great tone

  • susie q

  • for a solid state amp it really sings think i might get 1 of these to go with my vt 50

  • hey which amp would you recommend, a vox pathfinder, or a Fender Vibro-Champ XD?

  • i've gone thru listening to every type of music. gone full circle to only blues n blues/rock will do. creamy fuzz.xxxxx. if he tried metal on this i'da switched off

  • buyin it.......

  • sounds muddy to me...

  • @rayq78

    The low end is a bit muffle-y but a speaker upgrade does wonders from what I understand.

  • This is a great video it really sells it 'cause you are a good player.

  • Why do all amp demos have to be demonstrated with either blues or heavy metal?

  • @JoshWattsBlues cuz any guitarist can hack out these styles mindlessly. it's the lowest common denominator of electric guitar

  • @monkeyxx true that.

  • @JoshWattsBlues what do you want, sitar music? blues for clean/mild drive tone, metal for heavy distortion. sounds perfectly reasonable.

  • @sunp @planet9 I have nothing against classic blues I.g Robert Johnson but I just cant stand tacky modern blues that kills it's own genre. And dont even get me started on Heavy Metal. All I'm saying is that I want to here what the amp sounds for something alternative.

  • @JoshWattsBlues ..absolutely right! I use this amp for clean jazz and it has a nice clean..

  • @JoshWattsBlues that's not heavy metal -.-

  • @JoshWattsBlues Probably for the same reason all bass demos have to be demonstrated by funk-slapping.

  • im thinkin about buyin one of these and was wondering if the cab is big enough to rerout for a 12"

  • @stratsrul I was considering which amp I should sell 'cause I had 2. I played my Vox Pathfinder 15R through my Orange 12" speaker cab and it sounded real nice. So I sold my Orange Tiny Terror set up (worth $1200) and kept the little Vox (cost $200).......

  • i got this amp for bout 120 dollars bout 4 months back. its a very nice amp, just listening to it it sounds just like a tube amp. very nice warm tone, VERY nice clean channel, tremelo effect is a beauty and works very well, reverb is good but adds noise, the boost channel(distortion) is very good(not great or perfect) but very good(just get a pedal for this). this is a beautiful amp in looks as well, EXTREMELY loud, makes the walls and ground vibrate...believe me, ask my neighbors. lol 9.3/10

  • Paul is my favorite from WMS.

  • I have this amp and really like it. It has a very nice clean tone. The reverb and tremelo sound great. I've been thinking about changing the speaker to a higher quality alnico one, but it sounds great stock. Nice amp for 100 bucks.

  • Its amazing that you get that much amp for the price you could spend on some fx pedals.

  • Sounds like it uses a DSP (digital signal processor ) chip inside

  • @pogmotho1n: I've opened up, modded, and repaired these amps, and there's *no* digital signal processing at all. Just straight analog (though solid-state) technology :)

  • @pogmotho1n: I've opened up, modded, and repaired these amps. There is *no* digital signal processing in them. Just straight analog (solid state) technology. The "chips" inside are analog op-amps and power transistors, with LEDs being used for the overdrive effect.

  • can this even come close to competing with a drum set?

  • this isn't a tube amp, right?

  • Looks like they finnaly replaced whammy

  • does it have a headphone jack?

  • Yep.

  • yes

  • @swiv2d It does

  • @swiv2d yep. also a line out for pa, a footswitch input, and a 8 ohm external speaker jack

  • @EpicFlyingDude ey we gaan niet slim doen hea menneke xD

  • @Greatboy1000 oowh jawel hoor:D

    tot morgen?

  • @swiv2d In the back

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  • I have Encore E99.

    Or this combo there will be good on Encore E99?

  • Look guys, this really is a great little amp!

    Run it just on the edge of breakup with the boost on for tons of feel. Put a TS9 in front of it at same setting for jaw dropping tone. bring the volume up and gain down for fantastic clean sound. Getting a great sound from this amp is all in knowing how to run it.

    But, even a sweet little amp like this can only do so much............

    The rest is up to your playing!

  • Had a Cambridge 30. Had the opto coupler problem. Never another Vox SS amp again. It sounds farty, boxy and the speakers sounds overwhelmed

  • Is it worth to buy that amp when have not good guitar? cus right now i have crappy guitar and amp and it sounds sometimes really bad:D Is sound depends more on guitar or amp?

  • the most important and significant is guitar

  • good guitar = better playing (and obviously better hearing)

    good ampl = better hearing. Both are important ill say.

  • Well so if both are important and makes hearing better think will buy guitar 1st. Thanks for responses ;]

  • anyway, if at the start you buy an amp for 150 bucks, it will always be useful to have it, even if u wanna got a better amp later...

  • @Amaroan1 put it this way, for around $100 US it's not gonna make you sound any worse lol... as long as the guitar tunes and intonation is good, what more can you ask for? :)

    Definitely worth picking one up imo,,, I have one of these for practicing in my bedroom, gotta say clean it really sounds great. Boost... not really loving it, but with a tube distortion pedal sounds awesome. (I play with the one from gutarfetish, google it if you're interested... was about $70 or so)

  • @Amaroan1 The amp is the main factor in sound quality. It depends on how bad the guitar is though.

  • keep in mind your guitar is only as good as your amp

  • I haven't played on one of the AC 4 amps but they look great. Apparently there is no line output jack and you don't get any reverb or tremelo like in the Pathfinder. The AC4 TV also goes for $249.99 in Musicians Friend. Thats's more than double the price of a Pathfinder ($119.99). I don't think there is much to compare other than they are both made by VOX.

  • How would you compare this to a Vox Ac4?

  • @picajoool The pathfinder is great, but the ac4tv sounds way better i love both,but if u want true tone the ac4tv is better no trem or verb but if u got pedals your cool, If i where u id get the tv, If your use to warm sounds blues jazz rock etc.

  • Thanx man!

    Ive got me a Laney Cub 10!

    Outstanding amp!

  • how bassy can this amp get... is it good for playing real nice creamy riffs and hendrix etc?

  • okay i bought one of these amps, im new at the whole electric guitar thing so what does the reverb do, i turn the dial and it doesnt seem to change anything.or maybe i dont know what its changing.

  • an echo sound mate.

  • I recorded a demo with this amp. I used it mostly for clean tones and for distortion I used a Boss SuperOverdrive SD-1. I only used this Amp with Boost and max gain for a solo in a song and sounded great. My friends told me that it sounds like I am playing a 100W tube head amp with a 1x12 cabinet.

  • the pathfinder is THE BEST 15w solid-state AMP EVER!

    buy it! you wont regret

  • I'm gonna pick one of these up as a backup for those times my tube amp isn't working :)

  • The Vox 15R is definitely solid state. The thing that helps Vox is they put the money into the amp. Very simple, straight forward, no cheap effects or stuff that you will never use. A lot of small amps have a much higher price with cheesy effects that you will never use either live or on a recording. The Vox has a solid sound. Go to a local music store and compare the small amps under $200.00. There are many choices but for me it was no contest, it was the Vox 15R.

  • I use the Vox with different guitars depending on the club and type of music. An Epiphone Sheridan, a Fender Telecaster or my old 1976 Ibanez Les Paul in larger "rock" rooms. When I have room for in the places we play (you know how that goes) I also use an Ibanez Acoustic/Electric sounds very big. I should add I use an old Boss ME-30 programmable effects pedal so I have certain banks are set up for different guitars. The Ibanez uses a very clean setting with highs added and some light chorus.

  • I have one and it turned out to be a very good amp for its price range. The only dislike I have is when I plug it to a PC for recording sessions. It's hard to get really treble/edgy tones. I guess must get a session mike in order to capture the real sound of this amp, the one heard when playing live

  • I have been playing live with this amp for about four years now. It has never let me down. It is great in smaller rooms. In bigger rooms I run into a cab with a 12 inch speaker and the line out into the PA system for more balance. I'm sure it depends on what kind of music you play but I play classic rock and often just lighter music in restaurant/bars with my band. This is a great amp.

  • hey, how are these with semi hollow guitars? my friend said these (vox) sound good with solid guitars like les pauls.

  • anyone of you have tested this amp playing live at clubs whit a band??? tell me

    about it... please.....

  • is that a solid state amp? it sounds really awesome

  • no it´s a tube amp

  • This is solid state... See Vox website.

  • Really! It sound awesome!

  • wrong...vox pf15r is solid state

  • solid.

  • sound slash

  • One additional note to add. I have not been very gentle with my Pathfinder and in the 4 years of abuse that it has suffered at my hands it has never had a problem. I did put some gold corner pieces on it since I chewed up the corners badly. I recommend that to anyone with the Pathfinder. The output on the "line out" is dead quiet so don't be afraid to use it.

  • I disagree with Europe Factor. I had the Roland 20X. I gave it up for this Pathfinder 15R. In a home or studio the Cube is great but IMHO there is no comparison to the sound when used live in a small club. The Pathfinder is much more "present" and fatter sounding and disperses the sound better.

  • My pathfinder 15r doesn't sounds even close!!!!

  • Is not your vox...perhaps your hands

  • HAHAHAHAHA i think the same xD

  • dude wears his guitar pretty high, but he's good though so its cool lol

  • I saw Norah Jones playing through one of these on the Colbert Report...just a soft ballad song but it was cool to see someone playing one live with a mic on it...

  • I have this amp.sounds great,looks great and i love it.Cost only 135 euros and work well.Ok,it's solid state,but sounds like tube :-)

    With my Stratocaster S9 and Digitech rp150 i have with Vox too much pretty sounds!VOX amps are LEGEND!!!

  • Get a Roland Cube 20x instead

  • agreed

  • plays louder than drums?

  • is this one better than the VT15?

  • thats one of my fav ss amps out there

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  • This amp fucking sucks on distortion haha I have it, but it's pretty good for the price. Bought it off a friend for about 80 bucks. Amazing clean tones, I'll admit though.

  • No way that little shit will sound like in this video, I have one and its not even half good.

  • because you can't play as good as this man.

  • true.

  • i tried this amp out with a schecter c-1 diamond series guitar, that has active duncan designed pickups and a licensed floyd. and i gotta say, im really impressed with that amp and the guitar. gotta love the distortion. its great for hard rock and meta.

  • metal*

  • I like the OD sounds vintage!

  • Nice $3500 guitar through a $120 amp.

  • hahahahahahaha u're right! lol!

  • I have this amp, and it sounds fantastic.

    I love it.

  • I have this amp and od sounds like shit.

    Good clean

  • this is totally shit,i have a pathfinder 15r and dont sound like that..

  • I have the same one you do to..its the guitar hes using..expensive compared to the amp lol

  • my pathfinder 15 doesnt get the clean setting......... only gain and overdrive and they sound horrible...... also the treble doesnt seem to work.... if you know what to do please pm me thanks alot.

  • turn the vol up and gain down for clean...

  • i have cube 30-x and compared to some tube amps it just sounds shit, wish i could afford mesa boogie :P

  • anyone thinks the pathfinder 10 is any good?

  • i have one and i think it's a great amp for practicing and recording....i my opinion it sounds better than the marshall amps in this size.....especially for that prize (in germany 65€) it's totally worthwhile!

  • i got one, best practice amp i've ever owned :) but thinking of trading it in plus a bit of cash for one of these...

  • should i get this vox or the crate v series 5 tube amp

  • I'd get the Crate. 5 tube watts should easily be as loud as 15 solid state watts and if you don't like the tone of an amp, there's not much you can do with a solid state but change the speaker. With the tube amp you can change the speaker AND the tubes to increase or decrease the gain structure if you like. More flexible for you anyway-good luck.

  • The Crate V Series 5 watt will need lots of modding to sound good. I got one on clearance and had to do tons of modding to get decent tones out of it. They're a decent platform for a modder, but for a practice amp I'd recommend the Vox.

  • This vid is a good example of what high quality pickups can do...

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  • Dude, shut up. That Pathfinder 15R is one of the best solid states amps ever made. Someone people prefer a good solid state tone over tubes for certain things....even Jimmy Page and the Beatles used a solid state Vox occassionally.

  • dimebag played solid-state randalls forever until going to krank right before his death rip dime

  • But Dimes tone sucked tbh.

    Roland JC-120 is a great solid state amp. Kustom makes some great solid state amps as well.

  • ouch, I liked Dime's sound, to each their own I suppose, for what he played it sounded good. The JC-120 sounds good, most Rolands do, I have a Cube 30x and love the thing to death. Looking to grab a tube soon though, probably AC15, or Fender Blues Deluxe/or JR

  • @KnockYouOutCold pics or it didn't happen. I've made better sounds taking a shit than those that could be produced by the solid state amplifiers of the 60s ans 70s.

  • Ive got this amp...it sounds better when u chuck the 8" speaker for a 10"....takes some work but its WAY worth it.

  • awesome play, good amp !

  • sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet xD

  • How come the distortion sounds so nice in this demo but terrible in the other one?

  • I'm pretty sure that the mic was clipping in the other one. Mic clipping=shit tone.

  • wich is best: Marshall MG15 CDR or Vox Pathfinder 15R

  • definitely this because this one can have an 8 ohm speaker added

  • The MG series, in my opinion is underrated. Clean is nothing special, but crank the distortion, role the tone all the way off, and you have instant thrash. For anything but metal, though, Pathfinder all the way.

  • One of the best solid state amp sounds ever!!!!!!

  • this isn't a tube amp right?

  • nope, but sounds just as good

  • Is a Line 6 SPIDER III amp better than this, or does this amp own the crap out of the Line 6 Spider?

  • This amp is better than the spider.

  • like the last guy said-I'd go with the vox-not the Spider- just my personal opinion.

  • Heard its only for classical rock. It has the tone. Not for punk rock and metal stuff..

  • I like the VOX more, cuz ypu can plug in effects and it sounds like heaven ;)

  • I don't buy pedals, YET. Cos I'm still a beginner. I'm buying them, like in 2 years, or 3. So, for now, I need a good practice amp. That is all.

  • how can i use the distiotion sound??

    someone could help me? thnx

  • Press the boost button

  • okay i always use it, but i don't know it is an overdrive sound or a distorion sound :)

    i dont't need a marshall amp, because its crucnh maybe not distortion, i need  pedal :P

  • This guy makes any amp he demos make me want to go out and get it. lol.

  • i just love the overdrive of a VOX, it's so definite