![]() I personally love the Twin Reverb and this amp sounds sounds so close to an original tube TR it's almost unbelievable. So I picked up the Twin Reverb Tone Master since the 1x12 Deluxe is sold out pretty much everywhere. I've been a fan of amp modeling for years and the idea of doing 30 different amp models well vs modeling 1 amp close to perfect was fascinating. Went back to get the AC-10 and in talking to a guy I've known for years there, he recommended either the Deluxe or Twin Reverb Tone Master amps, which basically model the original tube DR and TR but weigh next to nothing compared to the originals and also have an "attenuator" built into the back of the amp, allowing them to run in something like 80/40/20/10/5/1 watt mode. Even with the master volume to control the output it was just too loud by the time it was cooking. And in my opinion, that's an amp that sounds better the louder it gets. Well the BJ was too much amp for my practice room. Since their return policy is pretty much iron clad as long as nothing is broken, I figured I'd try the Blues Jr first and if I didn't dig my guitars going through it, I'd swap it out for the AC-10. I went back to take a second look and narrowed it down to the AC-10 and a Blues Jr. ![]() When I can walk up my icy driveway today, I'll grab the printout of one of the reviews (still in my car for some other odd reason haha!), and would be happy to ping you and send a pic of it. In both reviews the testers put them thru the paces with multiple guitars, and both reviews were absolutely glowing. Guitar Player mag, for some odd reason, did two different reviews of this amp when it came out, a couple or more months apart. (Jeff Tweedy of Wilco is someone I can think of who plays (SG) humbuckers into his AC30s and has a fantastic RnR sound.) All my guitars sound great thru it - '59 Tele/single coils, '66 Firebird/P90s, Reverend Slingshot/P90s, Ibanez Artstar jazz box with Super '58 humbuckers plugged straight in. The speaker is the original but my bandmate had swapped out the power and pre-amp tubes to JJ's, with the JJ EL84s having a hardness of 7 or 8, and he added silicon tube base rings for eliminating microphonics I can't really say if or how these changes improved or changed the amp's sound or performance. If I need more volume I simply add my Princeton Reverb alongside or can just mic the Vox as I do prefer lighter weight amps these days. ![]() ![]() They do emit a bit of a 'heat' smell, but Vox says that's to be expected. I've played all sorts of gigs and jams with it, including outdoors, hot sun, and I've never had any problems with it. Played a jam with it Sat PM with the '69 SG Special/P90s and it sounded amazing. I have one that I bought a couple of years ago from my bandmate. ![]()
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