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Vox AC15 VS AC30 for recording

  • 03-10-2008 12:52pm
    #1
    Denalihighway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭


    Alright lads.
    Quickie for the studio-dudes...(which, now that I've said it, will no doubt turn into a righteous war of the wills :))

    Regarding a Vox AC15 vs AC30 for studio recording, I've heard some producers saying the incremental power of the 30 makes it little bit trickier than the 15 to record cleanly in studio due to buzzing and other such annoyances. Surely nothing that couldn't be cleaned up?

    It would be mainly the clean tone I'm after. Don't know if this is just wild talk and exaggeration but thought I'd ask yiz to see if you had opinions.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    teamdresch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭teamdresch


    I think either would be fine, although there's likely to be more AC30s on great records for all that's worth.


  • #3
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    Played an AC15 bout a month ago in the US. Very very dark sound. Great sound when pushed a little but very dark.


  • #4
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    The 15's a bit easier to record, dunno why though.


  • #5
    Denalihighway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭Denalihighway


    anyone else have any experience / thoughts?
    cheers


  • #6
    jtsuited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,401 ✭✭✭jtsuited


    I've recorded a good bit with an AC30 and never found it too tricky. Never tried and AC15 though.

    A tele through an AC30 is my favourite guitar setup for recording (with a Rat in between). Yum.


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  • #7
    Denalihighway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭Denalihighway


    yeah I play a 72 tele so hopefully i'm on the right track for the sound I want. I'll try a few and hopefully pick up something decent 2nd hand.
    thanks


  • #8
    teamdresch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭teamdresch


    Beat It up in Dundalk have great prices on Vox stuff.


  • #9
    Denalihighway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭Denalihighway


    interesting, doing nothing this Sat so might take a spin.

    I'm doing something now...

    cheers


  • #10
    madtheory
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,892 ✭✭✭madtheory


    They're not really the same amp, I think they sound quite different, and of course it all depends on when it was made- far more variations of the 30 than the 15, from gank to golden. So it'd be foolish to state one over the other without hearing it first, because quality control and condition varies wildly too.

    But I'd be happy with with either cos they're both lovely, assuming it was a good example of either. Or an AC50, recorded one of those once. The cabinet needed rebuilding, but we used it anyway and it was fab overdriven with a little transitor pre amp.


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