Very minor adjustments of these controls can yield dramatic changes in tone color.Īnd true to VOX form is the Top Cut control, which cuts high from either channel end as it is turned up.
The Treble and Bass controls are from the 1963 Top Boost circuit and are extremely interactive. Like Channel 1, this channel includes two inputs wired with a 6 dB gain difference between them. Pentode mode is the famed original mode and has a very sweet high gain tone with not very much headroom.Ĭhannel 2 is the Top Boost Preamp channel.
Triode mode will give a lower gain tone with higher headroom. The EF86 Mode switch re-configures the EF86 valve from Pentode mode to Triode mode. 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 three-position BRILLIANCE SWITCH provides flat response when in the OFF position. 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 tube complement is made up of 1 x EF86, 3 x ECC83/12AX7, 2 x EL84, and 1 x EZ81 (rectifier).Ĭhannel 1 is the EF86 Preamp channel, and features two inputs wired in the traditional way that gives them a 6dB gain difference between them. The 15-watt AC15 Handwired features two channels of VOX tone through a single 12″ Celestion Alnico “Blue” speaker. Now in short supply, the EF86 Pentode tube is at the heart of this elusive tone. An age when the most simple of circuits produced some of the most complex of tones. Whatever it is, there is an undeniable magic about this period of VOX amplification. Or maybe it’s the raw power of the creamy distortion as you crank the amp all the way up and slam down on a power chord. Dynamic changes in pick attack almost seem to be anticipated before you make them. What is it that makes EF86 based VOX amplifiers some of the most collectible in the world? Maybe it’s the way the amp naturally overdrives, almost breathing with a life unto its own. Add in some modern tone shaping control enhancements and the result is perhaps the finest VOX amplifier in the company’s 50 year history. Rather than just a typical reissue where a vintage amp is dusted off and copied, this amplifier, like the others in the Heritage Collection, transports you through the golden age of VOX tone, combining the prized EF86 preamp channel of 1958 with the 1963 Top Boost channel all in one amplifier. To commemorate over 50 years of VOX guitar amplifiers we have produced the Heritage Collection of hand-wired amplifiers. Your search for the Holy Grail of VOX tone ends here. Valvolare: 1 x EF86, 3 x ECC83/12AX7, 2 x EL84 e 1 x EZ81(rectifier) Ģ Canali: Channel 1 preamplificatore EF86, 2 input, Volume, Brilliance switch, Bass Shift, Triode/Pentode Switch Ĭhannel 2 premplificatore Top Boost, 2 input Ĭavo di alimentazione, manuale istruzioni e footswitch a due interruttori (On/Off Tremolo e On/Off Riverbero) in dotazione Un oggetto interamente artigianale di grande qualita’Ĭombo Valvolare per chitarra elettrica cablato a mano 15 Watt RMS su 8 o 16 Ohm Per intenditori valvolari e collezionisti Sottocosto per un amplificatore fatto a mano AC15 HERITAGE COLLECTION
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