This original V9158 has no reverb.įast-forward to 2017: Out of the blue I got the bug to buy an electric guitar. Incidentally, VOX only produced this until about 2001 when it was upgraded to the V9158R, a model that included a spring action reverb circuit. But after a while I moved on to another project and this amp ended up in storage. It was perfect for my needs: 15W transistor output, small size, and a nice vintage look. At the time I was experimenting with a Dean Markley acoustic pickup and DOD Chorus pedal. heavier than my Cube 80XL.Ĭonclusion? Two very good, very different amps.I bought this amplifier new in 1999 to pair with a 12-string Seagull acoustic guitar. I don't regret it, though, since it sounds great, but that does make it 7 lbs. magnet and the normal brown Excelsior has a much more conservative speaker. according to my scale, which makes sense since the speaker has a 59oz. The normal Excelsior is advertised as 33 lbs., which I naively thought the Pro was, too, since Fender's site said it was. Both amps sound great for jazz, too, using the rhythm circuit on my Jazzmaster.īy the way, something to consider if your amp's weight is important to you. I can tell for my solo/duo/trio roots/blues/rock gigs on both guitar and lap steel that the Excelsior will be fantastic, especially with my Boss '63 Fender Reverb pedal patched in front of it. For the R&B/Motown/funk wedding band gigs I do, the Cube 80XL with a compressor in front of it is outstanding and it accepts overdrive pedals very well, too. The Excelsior's tremolo also is deeper sounding than the Cube's more subtle tremolo. the Cube's closed back 12", but the Cube has WAY more headroom it's a mini digital JC-120. They are two different beasts, though at lower volumes the Excelsior is much fatter sounding on account of the 15" Eminence and open cab vs. At half volume on both amps, they seemed to be putting out about the same amount of volume, though the Excelsior is slightly breaking up/compressing and super bassy (which I love, especially with my baritone Tele) and the Cube is still clean and even sounding (which I also like, using the JC Clean or Black Panel model, the latter of which you can dial in some break up with the gain). Volume-wise, my 80 watt Cube and the Excelsior seem pretty evenly matched when compared side by side. I see this is an older thread, but I thought I would chime in since I own two Roland Cube 80XLs that I have been gigging and recording with for a few years and just bought an Excelsior Pro today. Thanks for the input, I hadn't seen those last two Vox that you mentioned. BUT either way, I'd play before I buy, so I'll be able to tell. Also, the demos I've seen with the Blues Jr. I almost never play overdriven, so I would like a decent amount of headroom. I dunno if that is just the player deciding to go to crunch-town ASAP, or if the amp just has hardly any headroom. Gosh, you guys all have the greatest CL finds =P I've watched a decent amount of demos on the AC4TV, and they all seem to get dirty really fast. I've seen them sell in the $120-150 range consistently, which is still good value for what you're getting. I bought (er, stole) a 15R three months ago off CL for $60. No longer in production but both are great amps if you can find one - they have tremelo, an overdrive/gain boost and the "R" means they also have reverb. It can pump out clean Fender tones as well as some unique-character stuff you just can't find anywhere else. If you buy one used for a good price, you'll undoubtedly recover 90-100% of your investment if you flip it. It's the safest bet and always in supply and demand. Not a big deal and not worth a $50 trip to an amp repairman. I bought 6 fuses on eBay for $10 with shipping and it's a 3 minute repair/swap job. Playing too long at the lowest wattage will blow a specific "slow-blow" fuse. The one caveat is: if you play uber-quiet at 1/4W, you're going to want to invest in some spare fuses. a total steal for an all-tube amp with an attenuator. I think it's the best all-tube bedroom amp, which sells on my local Craigslist for around $150. It's louder than you'd expect for a 4W, but I won't compete with a 15W. It's a great, affordable amp that people seem to be forgetting about. Davewrites wrote:I've owned an AC4TV for several years.
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