Vox AC30 Amplifier

The specifications of the Vox AC30/6 TB are the result of painstaking research by our guitarists and engineers, ho ere not happy until they re!created the a"p that started it all# The result is a faithful reproduction in sound and style of those pioneering Vox a"ps of the early 60s#

Control $anel
The AC30/6 TB control panel layout is the sa"e as the original, e%en to the point of being back to front& 'ou ill notice that e ha%e added a standby s itch( this is intended to prolong the life of the %al%es, by stopping the surge of electricity hen the unit is s itched on#

Val%e Configuration
The %al%e line!up of the AC30/6 TB is as follo s) *i%e +CC,3s and one +CC,- in the prea"p stage, ith four +.,/s in the po er stage operating in Class A, plus a 013/ rectifier %al%e in the po er supply, for that uni2ue Vox tone and feel#

3esign
The AC30 co"es ith original dia"ond fret cloth reproduction and Vox4s fa"ous basket ea%e %inyl co%ering, and the cabinet is "ade of birch ply throughout, to original specifications# 5ther Vox cos"etic features, such as the authentic Vox handles, are also true to the original# The %ent grilles ha%e been enlarged to allo for i"pro%ed %entilation# This pro%ides longer %al%e life and i"pro%es a"plifier perfor"ance#

6pecifications)
The AC30/6 TB circuit is a faithful copy of the circuit designed by 3ick 3enney, Vox design engineer fro" 789: to 7869# 33 ;atts <=6 before distortion, 6ix inputs, >i and lo for each channel, Brilliant, ?or"al and Vibtre"# +ach channel has its o n %olu"e

control# The Brilliant channel has Bass and Treble tone controls# A cut controls acts as an additional tone for all channels# There is a 6peed control and Vibtre" selector for Vibtre" channel# An authentic Vox o%al die cast @eggA foots itch is included# 3i"ensions) :09""B C x -69""BdC x 990""BhC / -: 3//DB C x 70DBdC x -7DBhC# ;eight) 3-Eg / :0lbs#

Top $anel .ayout

Top $anel *eatures

1.

Vib/Tre" Fnputs# 6tandard 7//D Gack sockets for connection of the lead fro" the guitar#
These t o Fnputs are for the Vib/Tre" channel only#

2.

?or"al Fnputs# 6tandard 7//D Gack sockets for connection of the lead fro" the guitar#
These t o Fnputs are for the ?or"al channel only#

3.

Brilliant Fnputs# 6tandard 7//D Gack sockets for connection of the lead fro" the guitar#
These t o Fnputs are for the Brilliant channel only#

4. 5.

Tre"olo 6peed Control# Controls the speed at

Vib ill decrease the intensity of the tre"olo#

hich the built in tre"olo oscillates#

Vib/Tre" 6 itch# 6elects either Vib or Tre"olo settings for the built!in tre"olo# 6electi%e Vib/Tre" Volu"e Control# Controls the %olu"e of the AC30Hs Vib/Tre" channel# ?or"al Volu"e Control# Controls the %olu"e of the AC30Hs ?or"al channel# Brilliant Volu"e Control# Controls the %olu"e of the AC30Hs Brilliant channel# Treble Control# AdGusts the higher fre2uencies or treble in your tone on the Brilliant
channel, fro" soft and full at one extre"e to bright and cutting at the other#

6. 7. 8. 9.

10.

Bass Control# AdGusts the lo

er fre2uencies or bass in your tone on the Brilliant channel, fro" ar" and light at one extre"e to dark and hea%y at the other#

11.

Cut Control# A %ariable tone control for all channels, reduces high fre2uency content for a
s"oother tone#

7-#

6tandby 6 itch I Fndicator# Controls the >#T# supply to the %al%es and allo

s the" to re"ain heated hen not in use# BFdeal for lea%ing the a"p in a ready state during breaksC#

A"ber neon la"ps indicate standby on# 13.

$o er 5?/5** 6 itch I Fndicator#

<ed neon la"ps indicate po er on#

5n/5ff s itch for "ains BACC po er to a"plifier#

<ear $anel *eatures

6peaker 5ptions
The AC30TB is fitted ith a pair of Celestion 07-= D0reen BacksD t el%e inch speakers# The AC30TBJ is fitted ith a pair of Celestion "ade Vox DBlueD Alnico "agnet speaker#

1.

6peaker 5utput Kack BredC# *or

connection to the internal loudspeaker#

2.

Tre"olo *oots itch Kack# *or

connection to the external on/off foots itch for Tre"olo#

Fncluded Accessories

AC30 Val%es
The AC30Hs %al%e line up includes a 013/ rectifier %al%e in the po er supply circuit# This is a key ingredient to gi%ing that classic %intage tone#

Vintage style DeggD foots itch housed in rugged diecast "etal casing for control of Tre"olo# The 2uartet of +.,/ %al%es operate in a DClass AD bias configuration#