lpgreen
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Post by lpgreen on Apr 28, 2006 16:45:53 GMT -5
Has anyone played through either one of these amps? The V16 Palomino is a 15w amp very similar to a blues jr. in terms of features. This and the V1512 look the same except the palomino is cream tolex w/ gold trim & a tweed grill front. The V1512 is all black. Except that it cost $100.00 more than the Palomino. Can't figure out why this is. Other than the V16 has a Celsetion & the V1512 has a Tone Tubby speaker. Both are featured on MF. Any insight to these amps will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Post by goldtopsnopp on Apr 29, 2006 3:48:29 GMT -5
The hempconed tone tubby speakers are expensive, that is probably why it is more expensive. The only other difference I can see is that the V1512 has an external speaker jack too. They look interesting.
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Post by sandman on Apr 29, 2006 10:35:52 GMT -5
I had a 1512 recently with the ceramic tonetubby in it. great low end. i found it to be kind of muddy with my guitars. hard to get a clean tone out of it. but if you want gain, its got it for days and it can get loud. i would go for one of the 1512's with a celestion or better yet for about the same money look at one of the new vox ac15's same power rating plus you get a nice tremolo with it. i haven't played one yet myself but have seen one.might be worth a look.
i sold my v1512 because at the time i had one of the vfx5112. these are a great bargain and you can find them on ebay for less than $400 all the time. 50 watts tube with effects. and very versatile. you'll find alot of touring big name artists are using these right now. its not a fender clean or chime, but its a nice clean. i got rid of mine because i'm on a fender kick right now and i got a 74 twin reverb (which is way more amp than i need).
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lpgreen
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Post by lpgreen on Apr 29, 2006 17:55:30 GMT -5
I have looked at the Vox Ac15 as well. It is my amp of choice. I was torn between it & the Blues Jr. The Crate appeared in the picture last week. The gain is there on the Crate's thats for sure. I have a feeling I'm going to have to save a while longer & get the Vox. I never though this would be that hard a decision.
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Post by goldtopsnopp on Apr 30, 2006 4:39:32 GMT -5
I'm very interested in the vox as well. I need a low powered tube amp (100 watts of Marshall tubes is LOUD). Has anyone tried the Vox AC-15 with the alnico blue speaker, and the cheaper version with the wharfdale speaker?
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