Vox V9168R Pathfinder 15R Guitar Combo Amplifier (15 Watts, 1x8 in.)

15 Watt, 1 x 8 in. combo with reverb, plus footswitchable gain boost and tremolo.

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"A very smart buy"

Feature:
I gave it high but not perfect marks because it lacks good effects. Throw a reverb on this thing and I give it a 9. Add an effect or two other than tremolo and it would be a 10. The tremolo sounds cool, but its kind of useless to me (but thats just not my style). On the plus side, the boost button makes a big difference, turn it off and you can turn the gain pretty high without distorting. In the back it has jacks for headphones, foot switch, line out, and 8 ohm 15W ext. speaker, great for such a cheap amp. Again, this is something not even my 100W marshall included.

Quality:
I move around a lot, and I've definitely made the thing squeal and pop by accidentally pushing up the gain and volume at once. But in 6 years of light/moderate abuse, it's shown no sign of weakness.

Value:
You can spend easily $600-$700 on an inferior amp. Sure, it doesn't have much wattage on paper, but it defies logic and puts out a huge sound.

Desirability:
Its not pretty at all. I think Vox makes ugly amps, in fact they look like they sound bad, but we know better. However I would call it highly desirable, I've actually traded it away and then missed it so much I bought it back.

Sound:
The tone is amazing! I have owned this amp for 6 years, it has better tone than my Marshall 100W or my little fender champion. Clean sounds are beautiful and it gets very loud. Gain is powerful and very present, especially with that little boost button. With the size and depth of sound out of this thing, I would have guessed it was a tube amp, but of course it's not, so we all save money. I don't think it's quite loud enough to gig with, it would probably get drowned out by the drums, but it's almost there.

Ease of Use:
How hard can it be? You just have to understand the relationship between gain and volume, the rest is intuitive. Play with the boost button and it won't take long to figure out why that's there either. Frankly, it's difficult to make this thing sound bad.

Support:
Never have had to contact the company. I say the best support is not needing it.

Overall:
It's loud, beautiful, and can get raunchy too. It does it all, except lacks effect variety. It is incredibly cheap, it sounds exactly like a tube amp. If you're looking for a fantastic practice amp, or a solo stage amp this will serve you well. I would pay 500 dollars to get this sound, easy.

Submitted: 11/15/2007

Style of Music: Rock, Blues, Jazz


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* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"Great Practice amp...Well Worth Your Money!!!"

Feature:
The footswitchable gain boost and tremolo are great! i use that the most... The Reverb is on all the time and it worx great still! great amount of distortion u can plug out of it.

Quality:
Amp its built really strong...and can take a lot...(but no to much)

Value:
Amazing value!! So Cheap for a amp! You Get So much for your money!

Desirability:
erm...ah...it doesnt look as tasty as the Line 6 Spider III 75...but it does look as sexy as a regular traditional vox amp.

Sound:
Sounds totally rockin!

Ease of Use:
Really Easy to use! All the settings are pretty right there...aha..

Support:
Vox will answer any Questions! Very Helpful.

Overall:
i gave this amp a 9 cause it doesnt have to many features. But yes it has alot for your money.Its not a waste at all! i use this amp to practice at home and use with my band...I love this amp..It truly Great!... VOX all the way!

Submitted: 1/1/2008

Style of Music: Punk, Experimental, Grunge, Emo, Metal, Hard Rock,


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With the classic good looks of its bigger brothers, the new 15-Watt, 1 x 8 in. Pathfinder 15 combo packs a profusion of Vox style and sound into a highly compact and affordable package. Like other family members, it sports typical Vox characteristics like basket-weave vinyl, diamond grille cloth, white piping, gold beading and, of course, "chicken head" pointer knobs.

Performance Control
The Pathfinder 15 houses a wonderful sounding, vintage Tremolo effect and is extremely versatile when it comes to tone. Its distinctive, maroon colored top panel features a Gain Boost switch plus controls for Volume, Gain, Treble, Bass, Tremolo Speed and Tremolo Depth. Both the Gain Boost and the built-in Tremolo are footswitchable via an optional Vox VFS2 dual footswitch, offering you even more performance power.

Bulldog Speakers and More
The Pathfinder 15 produces 15 watts of power that drives a specially voiced 8 in. Vox Bulldog speaker. In addition to a Headphone output that mutes the internal speaker for "silent" practice, the rear panel also has a specially filtered Line Out jack for recording/live work and an External Speaker output as well.

The Pathfinder 15R is identical to the Pathfinder 15 but also features an onboard Spring Reverb system with a Reverb control that adjusts the level of the effect.

Features
Input Jack: Standard 1/4 in. jack for guitar connection.

Gain Control: Set higher for crunch and distortion sounds and lower for cleaner tones.

Boost Switch: Press in for more gain and distortion. Press out for cleaner sounds. You can turn this function on and off remotely with the optional VFS2 Footswitch.

Volume Control: Controls the overall volume. Set high for clean sounds. Lower the level when setting the Gain control high for distortion.

Treble Control: Adjusts the higher frequencies or treble in your tone, from soft and full at one extreme to bright and cutting at the other.

Bass Control: Adjusts the lower frequencies or bass in your tone, from warm and light at one extreme to dark and heavy at the other.

Tremolo Speed Control: Controls the speed at which the built in tremolo oscillates.

Tremolo Depth Control: Controls the intensity of the built in tremolo.

Boost/Tremolo Foot Switch Jack: For the connection to the optional VFS2 Dual On/Off Footswitch with which you can turn both the Boost and the Tremolo functions on and off independently.

Power ON/OFF Switch & LED: On/Off switch for mains (AC) power to amplifier. Plus power indicator LED.

External Speaker Output Jack: For connection to an alternative speaker cabinet.

Headphone Output Jack: The headphone jack on the rear panel mutes the built-in speaker and lets the guitarist play "silently" at any time.

Line Output Jack: Specially filtered line level signal for recording/live work.

The usual Vox cosmetic refinements: The Gold Logo, Basket Weave Vinyl, White Piping, Gold Facia Strip and the Diamond Fret Cloth.

Specially designed "Blue" speaker

Pointer Knobs

Vox Handle

* Note: Pathfinder 15R has one extra control for Reverb level
* Specification subject to change.

Technical Info

Dimensions (W x H x D): 396 x 400 x 193 (15.9 x 15.75 x 7.6 in.)

Weight: 8 kg (17.7 lbs.)
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