Vox AD15VT Guitar Combo Amplifier (15 Watts, 1x8 in.)
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Eleven amp types; eleven effects.
Overview
VOX has loaded their new Valvetronix AD15VT amp with an amazing set of features that is unsurpassed in this price range. And once you hear it, it's pure, raw tone, versatility, and sheer volume make them absolutely impossible to ignore. The new AD15VT incorporates VOX's Valve Reactor circuitry, for true tube power amp sound and feel. In addition to 11 accurately replicated, highly sought-after amplifiers, this amp offers 11 preset and 2 programmable channels (programs) for saving combinations of amp and effect settings, 11 high-quality 24-bit effects, noise reduction, and a Tap button. The AD15VT feature simple control layouts, line/headphone jacks, and custom-designed VOX speakers. This is a truly great amp.
The pure tube sound of Valvetronix is more affordable than ever! The new AD15VT packs the amazingly versatile tube sound of Valvetronix into a amp that introduce a modern twist to the traditional VOX design.
Features
"VOX Valve Reactor" circuit delivers real tube power sound.
Eleven amp models are built-in; using sophisticated modeling technology to cover a wide range of realistic sounds.
Eleven different types of popular, high-quality effects (including composite effects) are built-in.
Store your own user programs in CH1 and CH2.
Preset mode automatically gives you the characteristic sound of that amp when you select an amp type.
Knob-based interface for quick and intuitive editing.
Manual mode lets you hear the exact sound settings that the knobs are indicating.… read more
Convenient line/headphone jack for home recording or late-night practice.
The optional VFS2 dual foot switch lets you switch programs or bypass the effect. read less
The pure tube sound of Valvetronix is more affordable than ever! The new AD15VT packs the amazingly versatile tube sound of Valvetronix into a amp that introduce a modern twist to the traditional VOX design.
Features
"VOX Valve Reactor" circuit delivers real tube power sound.
Eleven amp models are built-in; using sophisticated modeling technology to cover a wide range of realistic sounds.
Eleven different types of popular, high-quality effects (including composite effects) are built-in.
Store your own user programs in CH1 and CH2.
Preset mode automatically gives you the characteristic sound of that amp when you select an amp type.
Knob-based interface for quick and intuitive editing.
Manual mode lets you hear the exact sound settings that the knobs are indicating.… read more
Convenient line/headphone jack for home recording or late-night practice.
The optional VFS2 dual foot switch lets you switch programs or bypass the effect. read less
Specs
Number of Amp Types: 11
Number of Effects: 11, Noise reduction: 1
Number of Programs: 11 preset, 2 channel
Input/Output Jacks:
Top panel: 1 x INPUT
Rear panel: 1 x FOOT SW jack, 1 x LINE/PHONE jack
Power Amp Output: Maximum 15W RMS @ 8 ohms
Speaker: 1x VOX original (8 inch 8 ohm)
Signal Processing:
A/D conversion: 24-bit
D/A conversion: 24-bit
Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz
Power Supply Requirements: AC, local voltage
Power Consumption: 23W
Dimensions: 428(W) x 224(D) x 395(H)mm/16.85 in.(W) x 8.82in.(D) x 15.55in.(H)
Weight: 10 kg/22.05 lbs.
Included Items: Power cable
Options (sold separately): VFS2 dual foot switch
Number of Effects: 11, Noise reduction: 1
Number of Programs: 11 preset, 2 channel
Input/Output Jacks:
Top panel: 1 x INPUT
Rear panel: 1 x FOOT SW jack, 1 x LINE/PHONE jack
Power Amp Output: Maximum 15W RMS @ 8 ohms
Speaker: 1x VOX original (8 inch 8 ohm)
Signal Processing:
A/D conversion: 24-bit
D/A conversion: 24-bit
Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz
Power Supply Requirements: AC, local voltage
Power Consumption: 23W
Dimensions: 428(W) x 224(D) x 395(H)mm/16.85 in.(W) x 8.82in.(D) x 15.55in.(H)
Weight: 10 kg/22.05 lbs.
Included Items: Power cable
Options (sold separately): VFS2 dual foot switch
Reviews
Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
(78 ratings)
Submitted May 28, 2007 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Great little amp"
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I wanted a little amp I could carry to gigs without a crane that gets a good tube sound to replace my ampeg. with the caveats above I'd say it does that well. What I really want is a midget vt40, but alas there is no such animal. I'd probably replace the vox if I needed to with the same thing or the ad30vt, which paradoxically is suppposed to work better that the 15 watter at quiet volumes because you can adjust the wattage of the output. THe ad15vt is loud enough at work and quiet enough at home for my purposes though.
Sound
The sound of the different amps gives a lot of range, but I use pretty much the clean boutique setting with a boss gt-6 pedal with the preamps turned off to get various tones. The clean boutigue sound is killer, supposedly modeling a dumble amp, it has a fuller frequency response than the twin or the other clean-capable models. If I want heavy distorion I get it from the pedalwhich has eq and is a lot more versatile. I just leqave the GT-6 pre-amps off. When I play clean, it has just enough bite to make for a great bluesy sound. There is a problem though, one I am surprised others have not mentioned. I am coming from using an ampeg vt40 for most of the last 35 years which I love but is a monster to carry and way too loud. But the tone....I won't review the vt40 here but it is to die for and very responsive to tweaking. Anyway, when I tried to dial in some of the sounds, I found the tone controls are basically… read more near useless, especially the mid. They don't do anything but sort of throw a blanket on the frequencies they cover...no changes in color at all. This is somewhat made up for by the amp selection, which gives lots of colors, and I can color it using the gt-6 eq too but cheez, the tone controls should work better, but some of the sounds I'm after...like the lead guitar sound in Traffic's Dear Mr. Fantasy, a bassy trebly, hollowed out 1khz mid for example, or a zappaesque black napkins sound, with its over the top mids, are pretty elusive. This is a serious but not deal-breaking problem. The amp models sound good to my ears, especially the bassman (which I am not that fond of in real life! and vox sounds in addition to the boutique. The twin sounds a little tinny...not enough frequency response for me, and I don't really mess with the marshall or numetal (Soldano?) emulations much. I regularly use the ad15vt for gigging small clubs and coffeeshops, and miked it works great. Just wish the tone controls did a little more.
Features
When I went amp shopping I had a short list 0of what I wanted. Master vol, bass treble, mid, onboard good sounding reverb, tubes. I thought the fender blues jr was going to be the amp of choice, but when I tried it I found it does one sound and that's it. I didn't see anything else small with tubes and I ignored modeling amps because I already have a modeling pedal. Salesman said, after I had told him what I wanted, to check out the ad15vt, which was on sale for $159. I was skeptical, but when I read about it tthe way they do the tubes sounded like it would work...its not just a tube preamp, it is a two stage tube amp with a speaker driver emulator that is then run through a solid state amp for getting the volume. It does what it says on the tin. THe tube crunch and bite and clarity are there for most of the amps. If you can't tell by now its all about the tone for me. I use the reverb and occasionally the echo as a second delay, but not much else as far as the effects go. I'm not against effects by any means, just the gt-6 does a consistently better job. I use the vox reverb just because it is at the end of the chain. I might turn it off and use the pedal's 'verb...still testing there.
Ease of Use
The effects are a nuisance to dial in. The little chart that comes glued to the top of the amp is useful and I keep it taped on the amp at home, but generally I don't use the effects so this is not an issue. THe two preset sounds are nice...would be nice if they included the footswitch in the sale instead making it extra. I mostly dial in a good tube clean sound with a little bit of teeth in it and leave it, shaping tone on the pedal so it is easy for me to use.
Quality
so far so good...no complaints. I'm not too hard on equipment any more and it seems sturdy enough for me to carry around to gigs
Value
it was a great value at 159 bucks. I bought it up on the spot after hearing it and have no regrets
Manufacturer Support
no need for it yet
The Wow Factor
It's kind of cool looking with the vox grill cover done up in chrome. I don't care what it looks like if I can make it sound how I want it too, which I mostly can.
Musical Background:
playing 35 years, see http://way.net/music
Musical Style:
ambient, blues, noise, alternative, experimental, dub, post-punk, whatever is needed in a band read less
Sound
The sound of the different amps gives a lot of range, but I use pretty much the clean boutique setting with a boss gt-6 pedal with the preamps turned off to get various tones. The clean boutigue sound is killer, supposedly modeling a dumble amp, it has a fuller frequency response than the twin or the other clean-capable models. If I want heavy distorion I get it from the pedalwhich has eq and is a lot more versatile. I just leqave the GT-6 pre-amps off. When I play clean, it has just enough bite to make for a great bluesy sound. There is a problem though, one I am surprised others have not mentioned. I am coming from using an ampeg vt40 for most of the last 35 years which I love but is a monster to carry and way too loud. But the tone....I won't review the vt40 here but it is to die for and very responsive to tweaking. Anyway, when I tried to dial in some of the sounds, I found the tone controls are basically… read more near useless, especially the mid. They don't do anything but sort of throw a blanket on the frequencies they cover...no changes in color at all. This is somewhat made up for by the amp selection, which gives lots of colors, and I can color it using the gt-6 eq too but cheez, the tone controls should work better, but some of the sounds I'm after...like the lead guitar sound in Traffic's Dear Mr. Fantasy, a bassy trebly, hollowed out 1khz mid for example, or a zappaesque black napkins sound, with its over the top mids, are pretty elusive. This is a serious but not deal-breaking problem. The amp models sound good to my ears, especially the bassman (which I am not that fond of in real life! and vox sounds in addition to the boutique. The twin sounds a little tinny...not enough frequency response for me, and I don't really mess with the marshall or numetal (Soldano?) emulations much. I regularly use the ad15vt for gigging small clubs and coffeeshops, and miked it works great. Just wish the tone controls did a little more.
Features
When I went amp shopping I had a short list 0of what I wanted. Master vol, bass treble, mid, onboard good sounding reverb, tubes. I thought the fender blues jr was going to be the amp of choice, but when I tried it I found it does one sound and that's it. I didn't see anything else small with tubes and I ignored modeling amps because I already have a modeling pedal. Salesman said, after I had told him what I wanted, to check out the ad15vt, which was on sale for $159. I was skeptical, but when I read about it tthe way they do the tubes sounded like it would work...its not just a tube preamp, it is a two stage tube amp with a speaker driver emulator that is then run through a solid state amp for getting the volume. It does what it says on the tin. THe tube crunch and bite and clarity are there for most of the amps. If you can't tell by now its all about the tone for me. I use the reverb and occasionally the echo as a second delay, but not much else as far as the effects go. I'm not against effects by any means, just the gt-6 does a consistently better job. I use the vox reverb just because it is at the end of the chain. I might turn it off and use the pedal's 'verb...still testing there.
Ease of Use
The effects are a nuisance to dial in. The little chart that comes glued to the top of the amp is useful and I keep it taped on the amp at home, but generally I don't use the effects so this is not an issue. THe two preset sounds are nice...would be nice if they included the footswitch in the sale instead making it extra. I mostly dial in a good tube clean sound with a little bit of teeth in it and leave it, shaping tone on the pedal so it is easy for me to use.
Quality
so far so good...no complaints. I'm not too hard on equipment any more and it seems sturdy enough for me to carry around to gigs
Value
it was a great value at 159 bucks. I bought it up on the spot after hearing it and have no regrets
Manufacturer Support
no need for it yet
The Wow Factor
It's kind of cool looking with the vox grill cover done up in chrome. I don't care what it looks like if I can make it sound how I want it too, which I mostly can.
Musical Background:
playing 35 years, see http://way.net/music
Musical Style:
ambient, blues, noise, alternative, experimental, dub, post-punk, whatever is needed in a band read less
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