Vox nostalgia

[paisleywookiee]

Sounds absolutely terrible.

Sounds like a hot bag of ass indeed.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I could see Vox doing a small combo amp, 1x12, 2 independent/switchable channels of Valvenergy designed preamps (they are excellent) with a 50+ watt ss output with a quality speaker. Just keep it simple with a reverb and delay built-in, maybe tremolo. Throw in a few output/send options and that's it.
Have one model British voiced -- Mystic Edge and Copperhead channels. American version -- Silk Drive and Cutting Edge channels.
Step up the marketing and get quality gear tubers to demo.

 

[KFF]

Sounds like a hot bag of ass indeed.

Dead hippo a$$?

 

[MadMaxG79]

I could see Vox doing a small combo amp, 1x12, 2 independent/switchable channels of Valvenergy designed preamps (they are excellent) with a 50+ watt ss output with a quality speaker. Just keep it simple with a reverb and delay built-in, maybe tremolo. Throw in a few output/send options and that's it.
Have one model British voiced -- Mystic Edge and Copperhead channels. American version -- Silk Drive and Cutting Edge channels.
Step up the marketing and get quality gear tubers to demo.

I kind of think that's what they're going for with the new Valvetronix series:

VT40X Classic Blue

Featuring a brand new modeling engine, VT40X produces one of the most accurate and realistic amplifier sounds to date. It also features a multi-stage Valvetronix tube preamp that incorporates authentic analog circuitry to achieve the subtle tonal adjustments and capture the nuances that are...

www.voxamps.co.uk

 

[FuzzyAce]

I kind of think that's what they're going for with the new Valvetronix series:

VT40X Classic Blue

Featuring a brand new modeling engine, VT40X produces one of the most accurate and realistic amplifier sounds to date. It also features a multi-stage Valvetronix tube preamp that incorporates authentic analog circuitry to achieve the subtle tonal adjustments and capture the nuances that are...

www.voxamps.co.uk

Quite different. I've owned an older Vox VT and it was fairly decent (with a speaker change), but there were several model options that just weren't that good for anything. They used a 12AX7 which is fine, but I was referring to the Nutube series preamp pedals as a starting point. Honestly, they are my favorite drive and distortion pedals, and I'm shocked more players don't have them. But that's typical of Vox, their marketing is lacking. The have amp and pedal products most people don't even know exist lol.
The problem with the VT platform is there seems to be too much bling and less of a focus on substance. Make it like a traditional amp, could be hybrid or even with a tube output section, with just a few effects. Simplicity. Because the preamp tones in the Valvenergy line feel and sound awesome, and they have a lot of range.

 

[timbuck3]

Quite different. I've owned an older Vox VT and it was fairly decent (with a speaker change), but there were several model options that just weren't that good for anything. They used a 12AX7 which is fine, but I was referring to the Nutube series preamp pedals as a starting point. Honestly, they are my favorite drive and distortion pedals, and I'm shocked more players don't have them. But that's typical of Vox, their marketing is lacking. The have amp and pedal products most people don't even know exist lol.
The problem with the VT platform is there seems to be too much bling and less of a focus on substance. Make it like a traditional amp, could be hybrid or even with a tube output section, with just a few effects. Simplicity. Because the preamp tones in the Valvenergy line feel and sound awesome, and they have a lot of range.

I don’t know Vox seems to have dropped the ball and modeling in a huge way that put them at the back of the market, which is really sad but strange because I wonder why

 

[FuzzyAce]

I don’t know Vox seems to have dropped the ball and modeling in a huge way that put them at the back of the market, which is really sad but strange because I wonder why

Not sure either, perhaps they don't want to sink a ton more money into upgrading their modeling to a higher level. That's why I like the idea of a Valvenergy amp, keep all the preamp and power section nutube/analog but just a few common effects as digital. Or, just leave the digital out completely and maybe have an effects loop.

 

[crispsandwich]

Quite different. I've owned an older Vox VT and it was fairly decent (with a speaker change), but there were several model options that just weren't that good for anything. They used a 12AX7 which is fine, but I was referring to the Nutube series preamp pedals as a starting point. Honestly, they are my favorite drive and distortion pedals, and I'm shocked more players don't have them. But that's typical of Vox, their marketing is lacking. The have amp and pedal products most people don't even know exist lol.
The problem with the VT platform is there seems to be too much bling and less of a focus on substance. Make it like a traditional amp, could be hybrid or even with a tube output section, with just a few effects. Simplicity. Because the preamp tones in the Valvenergy line feel and sound awesome, and they have a lot of range.

Interesting. I haven't tried those pedals, though I have been intrigued. I wonder why they haven't expanded their NuTube line to include a modelling amp. The demos of the new Valvetronix do sound great, but they just never seem to do well. It is a complete mystery to me how they fucked up the Valvetronix line. That first iteration (Tonelab included) was fantastic and sounded better than anything else the competition had out at the time. I got a Valvetronix AVT50 amp from their second line, and it sounded good but it wasn't anywhere near as good as my mate's AD60VT from the first line. That amp sang like a full valve amp at all volumes. They had magic in those amps, and it seems they didn't know it.

 

[ChordInversion]

Quite different. I've owned an older Vox VT and it was fairly decent (with a speaker change), but there were several model options that just weren't that good for anything. They used a 12AX7 which is fine, but I was referring to the Nutube series preamp pedals as a starting point. Honestly, they are my favorite drive and distortion pedals, and I'm shocked more players don't have them. But that's typical of Vox, their marketing is lacking. The have amp and pedal products most people don't even know exist lol.
The problem with the VT platform is there seems to be too much bling and less of a focus on substance. Make it like a traditional amp, could be hybrid or even with a tube output section, with just a few effects. Simplicity. Because the preamp tones in the Valvenergy line feel and sound awesome, and they have a lot of range.

I have those Valvenergy pedals as well, and they're great. I keep thinking about buying an MVX150 combo, but I'm overweight on amps as it is. And yes, they really do a sad job of marketing their stuff.

 

[timbuck3]

Interesting. I haven't tried those pedals, though I have been intrigued. I wonder why they haven't expanded their NuTube line to include a modelling amp. The demos of the new Valvetronix do sound great, but they just never seem to do well. It is a complete mystery to me how they fucked up the Valvetronix line. That first iteration (Tonelab included) was fantastic and sounded better than anything else the competition had out at the time. I got a Valvetronix AVT50 amp from their second line, and it sounded good but it wasn't anywhere near as good as my mate's AD60VT from the first line. That amp sang like a full valve amp at all volumes. They had magic in those amps, and it seems they didn't know it.

Yes that black diamond next gen Vox amp was slated to come out and shown at namm but pulled as I guess only 5 proto types exist. I think if they released it it would have been great but yes expensive and likely back then not a huge seller but still it’s a shame it was shelved and Vox continues bird to put out cheaper worse modeling stuff… I wonder if the team quit

 

[timbuck3]

Just like the nu tube amps…. why didn’t box continue with those and release more of those amps with a bunch of really good effects in them maybe a stereo 212 combo and stuff like that why did they just release the basic head and amp and you haven’t heard from it for like five years or more? It’s just very
Strange and weird
But I guess it’s kind of like H&k not really releasing a black spirit to taking that further that’s been pretty many years since then