| Vox AC15 H1TV Tube Amp
The Holy Grail of VOX Tone!
The Vox AC15H1TV guitar amplifier is part of the Heritage Collection of handwired amps, which commemorate Vox's 50th anniversary. Rather than simply making a reissue of the original, Vox took the EF86 preamp channel of 1958 and combined it with the Top Boost channel from 1963. Tone? You better believe that this one has it! The Vox AC15H1TV is also equipped with a half-power switch, single 12" Celestion Alnico "Blue" speaker, bass shift and brilliance switches, and a vintage-style vinyl-covered cabinet. Crank out the sound that defined the golden era of rock and roll.
Side Note: We absolutely love the sound of this little guy cranked up....nice overtones and warm overdrive. That doesn't mean we didn't try out some Overdrive pedals with it as well! What did we like best? Well, we tried out the OCD, the SRB808, Full Drive 2, and the Option 5 Destination Overdrive. The Option 5 pedal was definitely our favorite. When we turned a few knobs we were getting very pleasing "Marshallesque" tones....pretty cool huh?
Vox AC15H1TV Guitar Amplifier at a Glance:
- Channel 1
- Channel 2
- Flexible power
- Vintage-style cosmetics
Channel 1
Channel 1 is the EF86 preamp channel, and features two inputs wired in the traditional way that gives them a 6dB gain difference between them. A two-position Bass shift switch is included, with position 1 voiced to the original vintage-correct bass response and position 2 voiced to tighten the bass response and reduce any muddiness during high-volume use. The three-position Brilliance switch provides flat response when in the off position. Position 1 is a new position voiced like the early AC30 "Treble" amps, while position 2 is the original brilliance circuit, which acts as a dramatic bass cut. The EF86 Mode switch re-configures the EF86 valve from Pentode mode to Triode mode. Triode mode will give a lower gain tone with higher headroom. Pentode mode is the famed original mode and has a very sweet high gain tone with not very much headroom.
Channel 2
Channel 2 is the Top Boost Preamp channel. Like Channel 1, this channel includes two inputs wired with a 6 dB gain difference between them. The Treble and Bass controls are from the 1963 Top Boost circuit and are extremely interactive. Very minor adjustments of these controls can yield dramatic changes in tone color.
Flexible power
The O/P Switch adds even more flexibility to the AC15H1TV. This switch changes the power output tubes from Pentode Mode, which is the normal operating mode of the power amplifier, to Triode Mode, which halves the power output to 7.5 watts and will smooth the tone out slightly.
The finishing touches
Great care and research went into the cosmetics for this special amplifier to combine vintage-correct styling with some modern revisions. These touches include a vintage "TV Front" cabinet, pre-1960 logo placement, and vintage-inspired cream vinyl covering.
Vox AC15H1TV Guitar Amplifier Features:
Note: We check out all of the amps and guitars we sell before we send 'em out. Some people prefer sealed boxes....and while that's totally understandable, we prefer to know that the amp or guitar we're sending to our customer was not damaged in route to us and is in perfect working order...that's just how we do it. We package everything we sell as if we were sending a package to ourselves. Due to us having a limited amount of storage space for overstock, products may or may not be shipped in their original box. |
