Members Dougie.Douglas Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Hey guys! So, I finally decided on an amp. I bought this little amp a few days ago, and have only just got round to giving it a proper review, so here we go; Features - Not much in the way of 'features' i'm afraid, but then, you can't really argue for a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Very nice! Those little monsters will get LOUD, too!HNAD EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted March 1, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Cheers EG. Yeah, it dimes pretty nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 When I had mine, a good set of humbuckers would push overdrive by about 4 on the volume control. They are some OD machines! I'm thinking of getting another. Perhaps the head/cab version this time though. I've owned 6", 10" and 12" amps, but never an 8". The 6" isn't enough but I find 10s nice and tight. How's the 8 stack up to the 10? EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted March 1, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 I did try out the 10" version, and you can certainly hear the difference when its dimed, but when you're playing at lower volumes like I do, there is not much of a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Cool. Reverb helped mine out a lot. Love those Vox tones! EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Yeah, a lot of folks call the AC4 a one trick pony. I think of it more as a one and a half trick pony as I think it does a pretty decent clean Vox tone as well as the cranked tone most folks buy it for. I tend to like that fuller sounding bottom end for my clean tones but with such a basic amp, you have to make tradeoffs... if the entire amp was voiced to have a bigger bottom end when the amp is clean, then things would get pretty out out of control when it was fully cranked. Among the power priced ~5 watt amps out there right now, I think the AC4 is not the worst choice. I think I might slightly prefer the pure cleans of the Champ 600 at very low volumes but overall, taking both cleans and cranked tones into account, I think the AC4 might be the best choice. The Bugera is another obvious choice as it can play loud AND clean at the same time which is something the AC4 and the Champ 600 can't do, but it definitely doesn't have as distinctive of a clean tone as the Fender or the Vox. HNAD, DD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted March 1, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Thanks for that Cratz, and I totally agree with you. There probably are better choices out there in terms of versitility, but for pure tube sound at such a low price, I don't think you can get much better. I'll put a few more picture up in a bit for you guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 I have the AC4 with the 10" speaker. I play it every day at home for practice, and I absolutely love it. Sounds great hooked up to a cab, too! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 I like the Voxes as well. Good choice. Hope things are going well at school. Hogwarts - right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members faberbz Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 The AC4 is pretty sweet. I have the AC4TV10 and I wish I had the 8 (and I'd kind of like to try the Mini.) I use it for my home practice amp, but I have mic'd it for gigs and it sounded good. If you like VOX tones, then this is a great home package. Congrats and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Good choice. I have a AC4TV8 that I love. I often use it through a 1x12 cab. It sounds great. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mahuska Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 Yeah, a lot of folks call the AC4 a one trick pony. I think of it more as a one and a half trick pony as I think it does a pretty decent clean Vox tone as well as the cranked tone most folks buy it for. I tend to like that fuller sounding bottom end for my clean tones but with such a basic amp, you have to make tradeoffs... if the entire amp was voiced to have a bigger bottom end when the amp is clean, then things would get pretty out out of control when it was fully cranked. Among the power priced ~5 watt amps out there right now, I think the AC4 is not the worst choice. I think I might slightly prefer the pure cleans of the Champ 600 at very low volumes but overall, taking both cleans and cranked tones into account, I think the AC4 might be the best choice. The Bugera is another obvious choice as it can play loud AND clean at the same time which is something the AC4 and the Champ 600 can't do, but it definitely doesn't have as distinctive of a clean tone as the Fender or the Vox. HNAD, DD! My that is a pretty rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mahuska Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 I have the head version and have used both a 1/12 and 4/12 cabs. Two trick pony I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cbh5150 Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 DD, Congrats!And yes, cratz has some of the best NGD pics around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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