My absolutely favorite amp!

I have played guitar on many amps through the years and this one rates about the best! Tone is easy to dial in. Speaker breaks perfectly. Plenty loud for gig or recording. I'm fine with the Greenback Celestion. Only recommendation would be to change tubes (valves) as soon as you open the box. I put groove tubes EL84 in the power section and Mesa boogie 12ax7's in the audio......sounds fantastic. An added plus .....the amp is self biasing!

Stick a Blue in it!

I had a 16 ohm Celestion Blue and decided to see how much difference it made from the stock Greenback. Whoa! I have a handwired AC30 and this non-handwired AC15 sounds every bit as good with a Blue in it. On some stuff, actually better. That's probably because I can't get the AC30 into its sweet spot in my house because its too loud. They used to offer these with the Blues but now they only offer the handwired 15s with the Blues. I can tell you right now, it's the speaker that makes the difference. Worth the upgrade, especially considering you end up with a spare Greenback to use with something not VOX AC. Use the Greenback for a 5 watt Marshall or something that doesn't have the tasty upper-mid shimmer this AC15 does. This is a major bargain. Oh, and with the Blue, this is the loudest 15 watts you'll ever hear.

The Best

I've wanted one forever and finally was able to give myself a reason to get one, playing in a band.

Sounds phenomenal and with 35 year old Ibanez compressor the clean channel is the bomb! I'll never get rid of this one.

In Love

I am completely in love with this combo amp. I play with a american standard tele and it just works wonderfully with this amp. And it just sounds so darn vintage!

Vox ac15c1

My motivation for buying this amp was a change of pace from the amp I had been using for the last ten years. My biggest concern was how well a 15 watt amp would perform along side a drum kit. My concerns turned out to be unfounded as the amp produced plenty of volume. It is a beautifully voiced amp. It tends to be darker than my Fender which makes it a great pairing with my Telecaster. The clean is amazing and the drive is what you would expect when you actually get your tubes running hot which is hard to do with a higher wattage amp without killing the neighbors with the volume. I could go on ranting about this amp for an hour but the bottom line is it's one of the nicest sounding amps I've owned and my personal favorite at this point.

I made the right choice.

Ok, so I'm new to the guitar and consider myself more than a beginner but possible an intermediate, but this is the first amp I've bought in conjunction with a Standard Strat I also bought. First, it just looks cool and 2nd, the sound is incredible. I also got the foot switch for reverb and tremolo. There is a pletora of sounds you can make with this amp. Just keeping the volume low on the channel and the master high you get your clean sound, but crank the volume on the top boost and bam, you got one mean crunchy sound flying out of the amp. For the price you should just get one already. Don't think about it, just do it.

Vox Vox Vox!

I really like this amp a lot. As a previous owner of an AC30 with Blue Alnico speakers I find the AC15 holds its own! The tone you get out of this guy is incredible! Smooth creamy to gritty dirt crunch. This amp can do it all! The tremolo and reverb are great! Unfortunately you have to purchase the foot switch separately. Please do yourself a favor and check out this amp! I highly recommend this amp for humbucker and single coils guitars. the options you have in this amp are endless.

Tone!

I love this amp! I play in a worship band and use my AC15 to play a 2000+ seat church...mic'd of course. I keep it clean just under the break up point on top boost and color the tone with a Jetter GS3 and a line 6 m9. I usually play a AD Strat and the magical tone that comes forth from the AC15 is incredible. I like the fact that none of the knobs makes a HUGE difference in the tone, it just colors it, which I love. The reverb will send you into the grand canyon and back and the trem is classic rock. I play this amp over a AC30CC at church and like the tone out of the 15 more, the newer AC30's might be different but haven't play through one. I highly recommend this amp for single coils and humbuckers alike but especially single coils. Chime on you crazy diamond.

A very fine 15 watt combo

The AC15 custom is a five star combo. The only 15 watt combo in production that can touch it IMHO is the Fender Princeton Reverb, which is Made in the USA, and costs 300 dollars more (actually the two amps make a great set for home and studio or playing small venues). If you want tone, and not a "kitchen sink" control panel, for this price, you cant beat it. VOX really nailed the look and sound this time. With vintage style Single coil pickups, the AC15 C1 provides the true 1958 - 1963 JMI sound. With hotter sngle coil pickups or humbuckers this amp overdrives a lot smoother and easier than the original.Through the TOP BOOST channel an MIM Standard Telecaster sounds very glassy and brite, and very lively. The notes pop and ring and you can hear every note in a chord. Just like an old original VOX amp. Makes you wish your Tele had trem.The same setting turned over halfway up, and using somthing like an SG, provides a compressed ,saturated,, crispy,- fried Overdrive sound . The same rig with the channels jumped with an ABY box adds bottom, and low mids and even more harmonic compelxity, Add good distortion pedal and you cant believe its a VOX anymore. This is a professional quality instrument, not a toy. At this price its an insane bargain.

THIS IS THE ONE!... DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE CHINA THING

I've used Vox most all of my life...and this little gem so far is top notch!
I have been using this now for about three weeks..Its loud! quality is good! and I just really dig it! .... I used to get hung up on the made in England vs. Made in China, let me just say the quality is here! even though it's made in china, Vox engineers in England really oversee'
this production line... I was told this by Vox and I think it's true! It's a great amp! and new upgrade and design on the Ac-15C1 could not be better!

Classic Vox Chime

Features in this new version,
just blows out of the water the old CC1 huge upgrades:
Greenback speaker (Wharfedale sucks) tube location, dual channel, reverb tank , metal switches (power & standby), cut control etc.
Now it seems like Vox is listening to the crowd....
We wanted the AC15 back for less and we have it!!!
Try your Telecaster bridge p/u or your Ricky 360/12
and let me see you smile.....or maybe cry.....
Outstanding tone in early OD stages, that's the tone you have listened back in 1964...early Tom Petty records....and you know what I mean
Best $600 ever spent on gear
just try one...there is no better 15 W tube amp for the money IMHO
LOUD AMP!
Made in China, yes I know....
same thing happen with Honda and Toyota and now do you see how many of these cars are running..
the amp does the job and it does well!

Best Vox I've ever played!

I have been a Vox fan for quite a while. I have an AC50 and a Tonelab LE. All quality gear, and great tone. So, I decided that I wanted a smaller amp that still has great Vox tone. When I saw the redesign of the AC15, I had to try one. It arrived last week, and I am still completely amazed every time I plug into it. The Greenback speaker sounds so good in this combo...like it was made just for this amp. Very warm, chimey cleans, nice gradual breakup...sounds like a Vox should.

The reverb has also been redone, and sounds fantastic. Tremelo is a nice feature for sure! Love the size, power, and tone of this amp. Vox has hit a home run with this one. My ONE gripe about it is the fact that it does not come with a footswitch, you have to purchase one...but that's it. Amazing amp, great price...try one, you will not be sorry.

Fantastic!

First things first, let me just say that this one KILLS the Vox AC15 Custom Classic series. This one has real Celestion greenback speaker in it, it has a normal and a top boost input (not made of plastic like on the CC version), it's power and standby switches are actual metal throw switches, and I think the most important advancement over its predecessor is that it has a Tone Cut next to the Master Volume. Remember how stinkin' bright the AC15 CC was? You had to mod it and clip the bright cap to make it not painful at high volumes, all the while voiding your warranty.... and to top it all off, it just sounds fantastic! Very responsive, warm tube goodness. If you like the AC30 but don't have a need for all that volume (cmon, it's so much easier to mic them anyway, right?) then Vox has finally gotten it right with this one. It's like a mini AC30. Get it!

Vox AC15 Custom

I bought this amp to be a contrast to my Fender amps. I love the Fender clean sound but wanted something that could get more grit. I use this and another amp toghether and love the contrast in sound between the two. When using the master volume the AC15 has a dirty enough sound to get the classic rock tones I am looking for. I play smaller venues so cutting through the mix with the band is not a problem with the AC15. It does just what I wanted and expected it to do.

Instant classic tones - easy to use

Just got it and played it live this past weekend with a small combo. Held it's own w/ no problem. Had the Master around 8 o'clock and it was miked with the channel volumes set around 10 o'clock. I took a Vox moderators advice and used BOTH channels at the same time using my Satriani Time Machine......I will probably always play this way, the two channels blended together makes for a slightly more complex sound. You can of couse use an ABY and get a lot of flexibility. The tone knobs are interactive (affect each other) and the cut knob is a nice addition since the Normal channel has not tone control. This thing gives great tones for humbuckers and single coils. It is HEAVY and seems to have enough headroom for small gigs. I have an Egnater 30 if I need more juice ever. I am very pleased with this amp so far....for the price it is really hard to beat!