Vox Ac15C2 Twin

[pnystrat]

Thanks Everyone (Too many to mention),

I seem to have opened a can of worms here, however, its re-assuring to know that so many fellow members are interested enough to share their experiences and opinions on an extremely interesting subject.

Some of the technical stuff is a little over my head but I certainly have a better appreciation of manufacturers cabinet design and speaker alignment than I did before.

As I live in OZ, the offer from alanbakewell to trial his Peavey amp is very much appreciated but unfortunately impractical but thank you anyway.

I have played through an AC30 before and am doing so again tomorrow but have not, as yet, tried the AC15C2 as it only recently became freely available in Australia (only Vox would know why!).

I guess Charlie's final advice of trying all contenders side by side (ie. AC30 Single, AC15C2, AC15C1 Handwired etc) is the only way to make a real judgement, although, its not possible to do so in small/ medium venue environment which is the ultimate test.

Again, many thanks to everyone who replied and any further comments that helps me in my quest would be appreciated.

Cheers

Pete (pnystrat)

[didier]

You can find guitar amps with two speakers, one above the other !



Didier

[glyderslead]

Well there you go pnystrat, all the configurations you could wish for! .....and having just seen the photo above, posted by Didier, it reminded me of my first big rig in 1963, built by my late friends dad, Mr Glyde, which consisted of two 2x12 cabinets in which the speakers were installed ........vertically.... with one cab for each side of our drummer. I recall the sound was ok and from the above comments it seems it may have been the best configuration. Mind you the same man had previously built the sound equipment for Sounds Inc. and they certainly had a big stage sound.

Good wishes in your quest

Mick

[Charlie Hall]

Hi Didier,
The bass player in one of my former bands had a Kustom set up similar to that, except in the more usual black colour, and the head controls were laid out differently. I still have the circuit for it somewhere. It was a great sounding bass rig.

Hi Mick,
Didn't Terry Reid join Sounds Incorporated? Before that he was in a local band based in my home town for a while.

Regards,
Charlie

[didier]

Let's not forget the VOX T60 from 1964, with two speakers, one above the other !



Not the most famous Vox amp, as its transistor amplification wasn't very reliable...

Didier

[glyderslead]

Didier, I think you were right in your comments earlier when you indicated it's a "looks" thing and vertical cabs might be better but they just don't look right for guitar. Having said that I believe most people would feel they look the part for Bass. Strange old world isn't it.

Charlie, I'm sorry, I don't know about Terry Reid or his involvement with Sounds Inc. Dave Glyde, the brother of our drummer, played sax in Sounds. Band members or artist that they were working for would visit his house, sometimes when I was there, but I didn't have detailed knowledge of what they were doing. Though this connection my band got to know Gene Vincent. He liked what we did and there was talk of us backing him on a summer tour, but it never happened - not everyone as happy to give up the day time job!!

Mick

[Charlie Hall]

Hi Mick,
Thanks for your reply, and very sorry to say I made a mistake. After checking, I found that Terry Reid had joined Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers and not Sounds Incorporated.
I played a gig in Evian France a few years ago. The guitarist of a french band who was on with us wore a blue cap and I thought he was an above average player. He was from Lyon, and later told us he was the guitarist of the Blue Caps when Gene Vincent did his french gigs.
Regards,
Charlie

[didier]

Aug 1, 2013 1:18:54 GMT Charlie Hall said:

I played a gig in Evian France a few years ago. The guitarist of a french band who was on with us wore a blue cap and I thought he was an above average player. He was from Lyon, and later told us he was the guitarist of the Blue Caps when Gene Vincent did his french gigs.

When Gene Vincent toured in France, he was mostly backed by the french band "Les Champions" with Claude Ciari as lead guitarist. Claude left the group in 1964 for a solo career and had a big hit with "La Playa", he later moved to Japan where he still lives.
The one you met might be Alain Santamaria who was the rythm guitarist.

Didier

[glyderslead]

Here's a thought for you pnystrat, Chet Atkins chose to use 2 Peavey amps for his concert in London on 30th October 1983 at Her Majesty's Theatre. I can't remember which Peavey model he used, but he got his distinctive sound. He had one that seemed to be set level on the stage aimed at the opposite corner at the back of the hall and the other was leant back at about 45 degrees so it was aimed at the ceiling half way down the hall. Trust me, the sound was great. If you would really like two speakers - and the extra "authority" that Vox claims this gives - perhaps two AC15's could be used in this fashion to good effect, with the bonus of their being easier to move about and just one could be used for studio / practice sessions. Also you would in effect an AC 30 for larger venues.................I know the cost..........

Best regards,

Mick

[didier]

You might also use this device :



The "Sound enhancer" for open back guitar combo amps, which is a folded horn for the sound coming from the rear of the speakers.
www.soundenhancer.com/
Never heard one, not sure it works as advertised...
But this something which could easily be done as a DIY job !

Didier

[didier]

BTW, did you know that some ten years ago, there was a limited edition of a Vox Pathfinder 15R "Mini-Stack" :



The electronic part was the same as the Pathfinder 15R combo (15 W, all transistor) but installed in a separate head, and a cabinet with two 10" speakers one above the other...

Didier