Anyone tried these ?

[Gary Allen]

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Vox-AC30C2-Limited-Edition-Valve-Amplifier-Two-Tone-Gray-Blue/13G6?utm_source=tradedoubler&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=18713140&tduid=fee7908ea4c97c84aa09c10b6294da2c&network=tradedoubler&affiliate_id=2047326&publisher=PriceSpy+UK

[Billyboygretsch]

Not tried one but would guess they would same much the same as a proper one. I quite like the small AC4 look but I think the bigger ones are ugly IMHO.
Marketing gimmick as the market declines. Don't blame them but the retro look seems to be getting a bit tired out.as do the prices for so many so called Vintage Gee Tars
If it keeps the company alive great

[RUSSET]

I think that most of what we get from manufacturers these days is simply hype to sell products & fool customers into thinking that they are getting something special. This includes amps & guitars. One of the silliest is the 'Fashion' for Relic instruments. They bash up a perfectly good instrument & charge you 50% more for wrecking it. I'm not saying that they aren't good quality players, but to try to hide the fact that it was made last year & not lovingly gigged for the past 50 is virtually a deception. What will happen when the purchasers decide to sell the instrument on ? Will they try to convince a buyer that it's a genuine vintage instrument from the 50s/60s ? ..... who knows ?
Anyway, I put my trust in modern manufacture of brand new instruments, which are made to better, more accurate tolerances, & are more consistent in their quality. What's the difference between say, a Mex 'Classic series' Strat & a Mex 'Roadworn' Strat ? One of them looks like it was found in a skip !

Tony.