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What VOX amps are those ?

Postby eugene » 03 Apr 2012, 16:02

Hi.There !

I wonder what vox amps those are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sFbjP2i ... AAAAAAAAAA
AC-30 or Ac-15 ?

Sincerly yours.

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Re: What VOX amps are those ?

Postby dave robinson » 03 Apr 2012, 16:22

AC30-Top Boost.
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Re: What VOX amps are those ?

Postby eugene » 04 Apr 2012, 05:24

dave robinson wrote:AC30-Top Boost.


Hank&Bruce use smaller ones ?

Cheers.

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Re: What VOX amps are those ?

Postby rogera » 04 Apr 2012, 10:19

Eugene those amps are standard size AC30s. Spread out on a large stage they do look quite small.

The AC30 in the centre is raised off the ground slightly.
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Re: What VOX amps are those ?

Postby eugene » 04 Apr 2012, 16:50

Hi ! rogera.

I got it.

Thanks.


Anyway nice clip isn't it ?

I love Burns+Vox combination very much.

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Re: What VOX amps are those ?

Postby StuartD » 06 Apr 2012, 15:50

The one in the middle is just a Vox Bass cab. Look at the depth. John used a separate amp top but because of the 'classic' AC30 look, the amp was usually out of sight behind the cab or, if it was used, the drum riser. That's why John always sat on it to play Nivram. No heat!!

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Re: What VOX amps are those ?

Postby des mcneill » 06 Apr 2012, 20:11

As Stu says I suspect John's amp is a bass supertwin with seperate cab but it looks the standard size to me but on blocks, possibly to stop it "booming" through the stage.

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Re: What VOX amps are those ?

Postby JimN » 06 Apr 2012, 20:23

John's bass amp in that period was actually a 700 series Vox head (like the ones supplied to the Beatles) and a deeper 2x12 cabinet.

It is discussed in some depth in the "Vox Amplifiers" book by Jim Elyea.

Picture of similar amplifier (though John's speaker cabinet was designed to look like an AC30 or AC50 cab):

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Story on recent auction of a Beatles-related version:

http://tinyurl.com/75ozs53

HTH,

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