Item Reviews for: Vox AC30C2 Custom Tube Guitar Combo Amplifier  -  VOX AC30C2 LIST
Vox AC30C2 Custom Tube Guitar Combo Amplifier
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CLEAN. CRUNCHY. LOUD. SEXY.

By: Not too dumb to put guitar in case.      Submitted: 12/5/2022

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5 people found this review helpful.
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Product Rating Product Review If you want a piece of historic badassery in your tone arsenal look no further. This monster has the pure tube distortion to make your neighbor’s momma cry and the slippery cleans to make her your mistress. If your paint knew you were bringing this home it would peel itself off first!!! This amp has the unattainable tone you’ve been chasing and your hunt is over!! Get it!!!
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A great amp to own

By: Steve F      Submitted: 9/1/2022

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review A very strong amp. The tones are excellent. I would buy again.
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Amazing product.

By: Tony D      Submitted: 8/11/2021

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I own several ac30s. Great amp to push into overdrive w a booster pedal. The presence is unmatchable. Great amp for either driving at full volume or using lower volumes w pedal overdrive. Clean tone and feel. Always look into how tune amp classes work with your front end rig. But this amp is the best for almost all applications.
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Tone!

By: Chris      Submitted: 3/6/2021

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review If you are looking for pure clean tube tone then look no further. This thing is a beast and takes pedals very well. While limited on tones it can produce, those tones are some of the best you will hear. Very good cleans and top boost channel has a nice British chime. Not to mention the classic aesthetics are nostalgic. I highly recommend this amp!
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AWESOME AMP TOME FOR DAYS

By: EAGLEWINDRIDER      Submitted: 2/28/2021

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I HAVE BEEN USING FENDER TWIN REVERB, ML HOT ROD DEVILLE, BLUES JR THROUGH A MORLEY ABC BOX ALL THREE FOR OVER A YEAR AND DECIDED TO CHANGE THINGS UP A LITTLE SO BOUGHT A BASSBREAKER 45 BLEW ME AWAY A BLUES JR TWEED IV AND NOW I BOUGHT THE AC30C2X WITH THE BLUE ALNICO CELESTIONS AND WHAT A SOUND... FROM CRYSTAL HIGHS TO CREAMY OVERDRIVE. I HAVE BEEN PLAYING THIS EVERYDAY 2-4 HRS A DAY FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND AM IN TONE HEAVEN AS I KEEP THIS UP A TAD MORE THAN THE OTHER 2.
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Instant classic

By: Eric J      Submitted: 7/28/2020

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6 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I have own several tube amps in my life. Anywhere from Mesa mark series, triple crown, rectifiers, genders, Marshall’s, bongers, Morgan’s and more and I always end up back at an ac30. I’ve owned hand wired Ac30’s and still I come back to this Chinese made ac30. It just nails the sound I want. Takes pedals like a champ and sounds amazing. les Paul’s, explorers, teles, jazzmasters, strats, and evening Ibanez and strandberg guitars sound fantastic through this. It’s got a clean tone like no other and when you get this thing loud, it starts to give the best version of an amp break up I’ve experienced. It’s so dynamic to the touch and works in every genre (I even play some post hardcore stuff through this). This is the best amp in class imo and you should totally buy it!
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Dream come true

By: James Kelley      Submitted: 7/3/2020

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8 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Wanted an AC30 for years. Best ever. Dream come true.
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Great Amp With That Classic British Sound

By: A J Porter      Submitted: 3/31/2020

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This amp is awesome! Cranks out nice clean tube tones and crunchy distortion. To be honest, I like it better than my Twin Reverb. If you are looking for that classic British sound, you can't go wrong with this one. I like everything about this amp. The classic Vox tone and the classic Vox look. It has met or exceeded my expectations. Was a little hesitant to spend the bucks on this, but I am NOT disappointed. Had this for 2 weeks and can't wait for this COVID-19 lock-down to end so I can take it out to a gig. Again ... great amp ... classic British sound. Well worth the money.
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VOX AC30C2

By: Dutch Sweat (The DeadBeaTs 1968-1970).      Submitted: 12/10/2019

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This is the freakin' best tube amp I've ever heard and owned!!! I thought Vox amps kicked ass at Shea Stadium in 1965, But when you finally own one, and to hear that quality sound while YOU are playing through it, makes all the difference in the world! I've played through Fender Twin Reverbs and other Fenders and other name brand amps back in the day, but this is the first Vox Tube Amp I've owned and enjoyed playing on. No wonder The BeaTles, Rolling Stones, Hollies, Paul Revere and The Raiders to mention a few loved the Vox AC30! I'll never play thru any other and own any other amp but a VOX!!!
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Great British Tones

By: Mike      Submitted: 11/6/2019

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5 people found this review helpful.

Product Review This is a classic amp for a reason. Sounds great out of the box. Superb overdrive. I’m pairing it with an SG and the bright tones of this amp really meld well with the warm humbuckers.
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No Other Amp Can Cone Close To This

By: Richard Lyons      Submitted: 8/6/2019

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3 people found this review helpful.

Product Review This is quite possibly the best and most versatile amp I have ever owned. It’s clean is bright, warm and chimes. Each channel offers a perfect combination of tone of any kind. From warm and bright, to gritty. The mid tones are picked up perfectly while still offering a great low and high end. Play with it more and you find more of the punch it has by allowing it to naturally overdrive. It’s reverb is superb. It takes pedals PERFECTLY. I wasn’t aware that an amp could offer as much as this at such an amazing price.
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This amp sounds amazing

By: BobV      Submitted: 7/16/2019

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3 people found this review helpful.

Product Review You have to play through it to appreciate it. I could not get a bad sound no matter what settings I made. Even cutting all the treble and boosting all the base you can hear all the detail of your playing. No muddy sound just great bottom end and detailed sound. You better play well because there is no hiding sloppy playing. It's hard to describe how detailed a sound you get from this amp. Crank it or lower it it sounds great. This amp will shake your house. I put it at full volume but was afraid to pluck a note, it was just too scary, I didn't want to loose my hearing. Just go and plug into one, you'll see what I mean.
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British Beast!

By: Austin Smith      Submitted: 4/9/2019

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I love this amp but holy crap is it noisy. I run it through the low output input on the top boost channel wide open volume. It’s very well broken in. Sounds great around half volume on master. Chimes like a charm. Takes pedals extremely well. Greenbacks have that sound. It’s just exactly what you’re looking for in a decently portable/affordable tube amp. My drummer slams the drums and this bad boy can over power him. Trust me it’s loud.
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A must have amp!

By: Leonard Norris      Submitted: 1/5/2019

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Absolutely awesome! What would you expect from the iconic amp? It’s everything you’ve ever heard. In a class by itself this amp delivers the classic VOX sound with all the crunch, the clean crispness and British sound that was made popular by The Beatles and other legendary bands from the 60s and 70s. Every guitar player needs to have this amp on their stable.
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Sounds absolutely awesome!

By: Will B.      Submitted: 11/27/2018

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This thing has perfect clean tones. I play with a modified Les Paul loaded with bare knuckle aftermaths and I could not ask for a better shimmering clean tone. Takes delay pedals perfect in the loop. That classic vox sound. Buy it now.
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Perfect Vox tone.

By: Casey      Submitted: 7/11/2018

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This is an amazing amp. I mainly run Gibson’s with humbuckers, and one with P-90’s. Both channels are great. I run mine with both channels jumped, and volume right at the breakup point. This thing really exceeded my expectations!
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Pure Tonal Bliss!! Made My Dreams Come True!!

By: David Schaefer      Submitted: 6/13/2018

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7 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I thought that I had died and gone to heaven!!! I plugged into the normal channel at a fairly low volume, because it was late at night, no reverb. The shimmering pure tone coming out of those alnico blue speakers literally made me cry. After all this was my dream amp and it was even more than I had imagined! And then I plugged into the Top boost channel and turned the channel volume all the way up and master to about 1 or 2, remember it was still late at night, and wow!!!!Just pure beautiful overdriven sound at a low volume! This amp does everything and more that it says it will do. I am losing sleep because I can’t stop playing it. On top of that AMS gave me a great 12 months same as cash payment plan, free 2 day delivery and no sales tax. What a great company to make my dreams come true!!! Thank You so much!!!!
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! Surprise ! (IMO)

By: Timothy      Submitted: 6/29/2016

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review The Vox AC302A produces many sounds at low to HIGH volume and the (2) 12" GB speakers are clear and clean. The Normal, Top Boost, and jumpered Normal/Top Boost chanels provide a variety of sound and the High and Low input jacks work well with humbucker and single coil pickups. Sounds great when playing a Gibson Les Paul and SG both with 57 Classics, a Fender Strat with Texas Special/Atomic Humbucker, Epiphone EL-00 w/Fishman Sonicore and other acoustics via a Dean Markley Pro Mag. Pedal friendly w/FX/bypass. 16 ohm and 8 ohm settings to use with the Internal Speaker, External Speaker, and Extension Cabinet modes. Reverb as good as any on the market in a compatible price range tube amp. Tremolo sounds as good as many available pedals. Optional Vox VFS2A foot switch is an added plus for turning the reverb and tremolo on and off. Very pleased with this amp thus far. Would suggest purchase of the optional AC30COVER. This is a thick canvas like cover with smooth interior material.
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Really awesome amp

By: Mike pier      Submitted: 9/16/2015

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Really awesome amp my opinion the best amp to ever want
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Solid Amplifier, Worth Every Cent!

By: Dennis McLaughlin      Submitted: 4/28/2015

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11 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I was concerned that Vox had changed the AC30 so much that it wouldn't sound like the an AC30. I am happy to say, it's still great! They added features that make it usable in more situations, but it still has the AC30 tone. The chime, and harmonic content are all in there. It will still sound best if you run the master volume on ten, and use the channel volumes, but that isn't always practical. It still sounds fantastic with the master turned down. Lots of gain on the Top Boost channel, and you can link the channels for more tonal options. It's excellent for an "old school" player, like myself, who likes to use the volume on the guitar. It handles pedals very well, and the bypassable effects loop works very well. The only thing I recommend, is to change the tubes. It ships with Chinese tubes, and while it doesn't sound bad with the stock tubes, it sounds MUCH better with a good set of tubes in it. Tung Sol EL84s sound best to me, but the choice is yours.
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Very Good AC30 Version

By: Unhappy and frustrated buyer      Submitted: 3/27/2014

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8 people found this review helpful.
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Your general opinion of this product. The Vox AC30C2 is a great, Vox amp for a decent price. These things do what a Vox amp is supposed to do with a few added modern features. Listen to a few Tom Petty songs, or some early Beatles records, or the countless others out there now that use Vox AC30's with great success. It's not a Fender, Marshal, or a Mesa Boogie. The main thing is the Vox sound and it's there in this amp. It is a loud amp, and for some situations, maybe too loud (bedroom practice late nights, very small church service) but it does have a Master volume so dialing in a great Vox sound at reasonably low volume is easy and I have no problem using mine at home. The China made tubes it comes with aren't terrible but upgrading the tubes is a good idea. Seems to be very well made for an amp at the $1000. price point. Has a lot of features the older versions did not have. Nothing "cheap" about it. It Feels Heavy! At 71 pounds it's a good thing it has the 3 sturdy lift handles across the top. Bright, chimey Vox tones are all here plus, with the "cut" knob in the master volume, you can really fine tune and tailor your sound by further cutting the highs (post EQ) if you need to. Great reverb and Trem also! Good looking amp. Just got one from AMS this week so all I can say is: AMS adds one year to the factory warranty which makes me feel a little more secure, and, statistically, most consumer electronics will fail within the first 9 months, if they are going to.
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Great Amp with Vintage Soul

By: Jack from Great Neck, NY      Submitted: 12/30/2013

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Vox Goodness

By: Brian from NC      Submitted: 6/4/2013

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8 people found this review helpful.
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Your general opinion of this product. I'm a big Brian May tone fan and I've been using this off and on for the last 3 years. It is soooooo loud and toneful. Takes pedals great. I've gigged outdoor shows on flatbeds and you can crank it without needing a mic. Would definitely recommend a hand truck or a dolly since this amps weight isn't too friendly. If you don't care about the weight I would highly recommend this amp for anything clean, crunchy, to mild/aggressive rock.
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The Holy Grail of Rock & Roll amps!

By: Rockin' Dave      Submitted: 11/12/2012

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4 people found this review helpful.

Vox quality is the finest. Beautfuln to look at. Your general opinion of this product. I've been wanting this amp for a long time. So glad to finally own one. I've been through a lot of amps, but the search is over. It dosen' get any better than this. Beatles all the way. The Alnico Blues are smooth and the chime comes alive when I'm playing my Ric 360. Fantastic craftsmanship inside and out. I'm very proud to own this amp!