These amps hum from start up, regardless of volume, makes them almost impossible to record with.
Vox ignored the problem whilst owners moaned all over the internet for years, VOX said "single end amps make noise"
They don't seem to make them anymore. Maybe due to this
Bought a brand new one last month, took it to amp magician David Lane in Gravesend, he moved and turned the transformers, improved some dodgy wiring and one dodgy valve socket, now totally silent on start up. Put in some decent old valves and it now it sounds fabulous.
As it bloody should be for £700
I could hug him.
VOX's attitude sucks.
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
However, simply not putting the transformers in the wrong place so they induce hum isn’t going to ruin the ‘raw’ sound of a simple circuit, so there’s really no excuse for Vox not getting that right.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
This is not the first modern guitar amp I've come across with mistakes that an old-school designer from the 50s or 60s would simply have never made because the correct solution would have been second nature to them - even if they were trying to save money, it costs no more to orient the OT one way than another...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein