Members TU BE Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Well, tonight I played on a Vox Valvetronix on the AC30TB setting and the tone was so nice. I asked my other guitarist if this is close to what the "real thing" sounds like and he said yes but of course the real one sounded BETTER. I have played one but it's been a long time. I remember liking it but, needless to say, my taste in tone has changed since then so now I would probably LOVE it. So, I wanna go try out a real AC30. I'm so confused I think perhaps I should not be hasty and just try out as many amps as possible before making the decision on an amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Great amp, buy with confidence? Seriously, what's not to like about an ac30? Either crank the master and run it "clean" with the channel volumes as a pedal amp, or utilize the halfway decent master volume and crank the piss out of it. Nothing sounds quite like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JR13 Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Originally Posted by TU BE I think perhaps I should not be hasty and just try out as many amps as possible before making the decision on an amp. exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrendanO Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Dude. Tele + AC30 is win as {censored}. Tele + Proco Rat + AC30 is a level of win that is measured on the Richter scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ovid9 Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 I would love an AC30. I could play both Queen and Fall Out Boy happily. Well, ok, I could play the rhythm parts from a few FOB songs while looking at a Queen album. But I'd still love an AC30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Originally Posted by BrendanO Dude. Tele + AC30 is win as {censored}. Tele + Proco Rat + AC30 is a level of win that is measured on the Richter scale. tomvandeven on here has one of the white handwired ac30s and a rat that has some kind of jesus christ mod on it (he said it's just the standard resistor mod + lube knob, but there's something inherently different about his. It sounds like fire from heaven and golden liquid and bacon). Look up his profile and find some of his clips. It's goddamned ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrendanO Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Originally Posted by Dolf tomvandeven on here has one of the white handwired ac30s and a rat that has some kind of jesus christ mod on it (he said it's just the standard resistor mod + lube knob, but there's something inherently different about his. It sounds like fire from heaven and golden liquid and bacon). Look up his profile and find some of his clips. It's goddamned ridiculous. Dude, I don't have to look it up. He was doing Thrice clips. And I believe it was Ruiz mods plus something else, I can't remember what the extra bits were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Originally Posted by BrendanO Dude, I don't have to look it up. He was doing Thrice clips. And I believe it was Ruiz mods plus something else, I can't remember what the extra bits were. the thing sounds like lightning-soaked tittes in the hands of Andre the Giant on a stony beach under a volcano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ovid9 Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Originally Posted by Dolf the thing sounds like lightning-soaked tittes in the hands of Andre the Giant on a stony beach under a volcano Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 I'm honestly not even saying enough, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrendanO Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Originally Posted by Dolf the thing sounds like lightning-soaked tittes in the hands of Andre the Giant on a stony beach under a volcano So you HAVE read my slashfic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Originally Posted by BrendanO So you HAVE read my slashfic. and I'm interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ovid9 Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Originally Posted by Dolf I'm honestly not even saying enough, dude. Double Damn. Originally Posted by BrendanO So you HAVE read my slashfic. Originally Posted by Dolf and I'm interested. Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnowStorm Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 A friend of mine has one of the handwired AC30's and it's the best amp I've ever heard, by far. The crunch tones are insanely awesome. It's a really high fidelity amp. Clear defined notes. Thing rocks. I hate it because I can't get an amp that sounds better than that. I can't afford one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Simon Moon Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 I just picked up a Korg re-issue AC30, one that's made in England. It's an awesome amp. My tele sounds amazing through it. Mine doesn't have a master volume, so it's lout as all get out. Simply put, it's a classic amp, and it's hard to go wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 I have been trying to figure out how to land an ac30 and another bassman 4x10 combo to run a w/d/w rig with the Rocker 30 for some time now. Not for CLG, because it really has no place there. But just to have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scud133 Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Originally Posted by BrendanO Dude, I don't have to look it up. He was doing Thrice clips. And I believe it was Ruiz mods plus something else, I can't remember what the extra bits were. This thread?? http://acapella.harmony-central.com/...ght=ac30+clip# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nathaniel.rhys Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 I run a pretty complex rig using an AC30 and a 70s Super Reverb. basically i run a chain of effects (comp>drive>mod>delay etc.) to the top boost side of my AC30 and another separate chain thats similar to the Vib. channel of my Super( set up with an ABY switch ). then a separate completely wet channel that get split stereo into the normal channel of each amp. both wet and dry signal have their own EB volume pedals to control the amount of signal to either the wet or dry paths. i think that may have been a bit confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JR13 Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'm happy for you Nate.really. I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 Originally Posted by nathaniel.rhys I run a pretty complex rig using an AC30 and a 70s Super Reverb. basically i run a chain of effects (comp>drive>mod>delay etc.) to the top boost side of my AC30 and another separate chain thats similar to the Vib. channel of my Super( set up with an ABY switch ). then a separate completely wet channel that get split stereo into the normal channel of each amp. both wet and dry signal have their own EB volume pedals to control the amount of signal to either the wet or dry paths. i think that may have been a bit confusing. Sounds cool! Got any clips? As for the AC30 thing, yep they are good. I like jumpering the channels on mine and running them both nearly at breakup with the master cranked (or bypassed if you can do that). I actually prefer doing that then using pedals for distortion rather than cranking the amp up, you just need to find the right pedals for your taste. At the moment I'm experimenting with an an AC30hw/Mesa Tremoverb rig. It's taking a bit of time to work out the best way to use both amps, but I'm getting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nerine Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 I think you have to play an AC30 before you decide to buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 Originally Posted by BrendanO Dude. Tele + AC30 is win as {censored}. Tele + Proco Rat + AC30 is a level of win that is measured on the Richter scale. this. probably will be my next amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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