Take a Ride on the Night Train,

WOW-ZER, Love this little amp. cool Jazz Sounds, Great Rock Riffs, and Awesome Shredds. It does it all, and under one roof. I have it pulling a Mesa Boogie 1/12 EV Thiele. What a Combo, you can do any GIG anywhere. I pull out the Reverb Tanks out of my Amps because I do not use them. I use Hall Of fame or a Digiverb, and with this Amp, no worries, there is no on board Reverb, Great Idea VOX. The Tone variance on mine is supper. The Bright and Thick Switch, I would have called (Anorexic & Obese), it can go Crazy Thin to Big Band Fat. Love it,

John G. my Rep with Sweetwater is the one who filled me in on the details, and I was sold. Go John G,

Thanks Brother, Blessings,

Bobby

jimi says: yes!

Playing for 35 years and repairing amps for 15. Pros will love this amps light weight versatility. Humbuckers love the bright mode and strats love the thick mode. Easy! If you need a footswitch, go back to school. I've been playing this amp every day for over a year and I love it. I still own super and deluxe reverbs,marshalls and other vox amps but I keep asking myself why? Thanks Vox for the best.

Sounds better than many similar, more expensive amps

I recently played this amp head to head (no pun intended) against a similar product in terms of the control and tube layout, and while the other head cost over 3 times as much, this head was FAR superior. This amp goes clean enough for Jazz and Funk, and overdriven, the distortion is punchy, crisp, and not at all muddy.

Vox Night Train - Instant classic with amazing versatility

The Vox Night Train is worth falling in love with! This thing has amazing versatility. Dialing in the right tone is seemingly effortless. The range goes from crystal to screaming with all of the stops in between. Hard to believe it is all packed in this little beast. The EL84 & 12AX7s were the right choice to give it the perfect tone. I’ve played the NT50 (which uses EL34s) as well and this one dials it in just right in comparison. The 15/7.5 Watt toggle is perfect for capturing the true range of the tubes. Vox really did their homework on the Night Train – Instant classic!

Night Train

I through one with an Yngwie Strat, and it really punched. Awesome tone for articulate picking and thick full-singing sustain; plugged straight in with no effects.

Great for the price

For the money, you can't beat the overall tone and volume. For 15wtts if definitely punches. Only 4 stars because there is no footswitch, making it hard to take advantage of the beautiful clean and gritty thick distortion, simultaneously. changed out the original power and preamp tubes and it made a HUGE difference. Rounded, heavier sound but still has all the characteristics of that old fashion Brit VOX tone! If you're at the intermediate level and dont want to spend a lot for an all-tube head, this is PERFECT.

It may take a little time

Overall this is a very well built piece. Cosmetically you could'nt ask for a purdier, shiny amp. I'm sure no matter where you go you will find someone who will have a list of negatives to throw at it. The thick channel in my opinion leaves alot to be desired. Sure it has alot of gain but it is not properly controlled due to the E.Q. being bypassed. If this was not the case I believe it would recieve 4.5 from this humble reviewer. I have owned the Night Train now for almost two years and have just recently found my sweet-spot. I use the clean channel, which is very versitle by the way, and a pedal to get my dirt. I have not had the first issue with this amp other than struggling to find my sound, which is my problem not the amp. I will warn you that the treble should not be turned past noon if you don't want piercing, brittle highs. I have been told that changing the preamp tubes and altering the bright cap can help this but I personally haven't done this so I don't know. If your a hobby player like myself or if you gig; this amp may suit your preferences. It may take a little time to find your sound, but what the hell that's half the fun.

Great little amp

This thing is superb. It needs to be properly set up, though.

I've paired this with a 1x12 avatar cab with an alnico blue in it and it just sings. Even drove a 2x12 avatar cab with it last weekend and it was easily loud enough to be heard over a full band turned up loud at just half volume!! (running on pentode mode)

If you set it up right it gives you amazing flexibility at your guitar. I don't even use my distortion pedal anymore -- fiddling with volume and pickup selection is more than enough to dial in a whole range of tone (helped by the fact that my PRS custom 22 can play in both single coil and humbucking configurations.)

The bright channel is just that, bright -- and with the stock cabinet and a fender strat itll sound downright shrill. Most of the complaints I've heard say something to this effect, but set it up properly and mate it to a good, closed back cabinet and you're in business. If you want the great tone of a small wattage amp, are on a budget, but still need some serious volume, this thing will more than suffice. And my god does it sound good!

Wish it had an effects loop, or a channel selector pedal, but to be honest i don't miss either of them much. Reverb would be nice, but it wouldn't stop me from buying this again in a heartbeat.

I kept getting comments from the guys who ran our rehearsal space that they were upset they had just spent $800 on a new fender tube 2x12 after hearing my vox! And no one could believe it's size.