[LOTF]

I am the proud owner of an AC30CC2 and love it dearly. However, keep the following two things in mind:

(1) The tone will break your heart.

(2) The weight will break your back.

I was all set to buy a Fender Vibrolux until I tried out the CC2. I knew that was the sound I needed to be satisfied so I went ahead and pulled the trigger.

Problem is, the bloody thing weighs 70 lbs! This means it spends most of its time sitting on my bass player's living room floor. If we want to go out to play anything other than a full-scale gig, it's just too much of a hassle to take the CC2 along. I recently bought a Fender Blues Jr. for stuff like that. No way does it have the tone of the VOX but we can take it places without incurring chiropractor bills.

Given the kind of venues we usually play (smallish clubs and bars), an AC15 would probably have been quite sufficient. I certainly would've been interested in the CC1 had they not discontinued it here in the States. The sound on the CC2 most probably is better but how much difference is that going to make if you end up leaving it at home most of the time?

If I were you, I'd try to find a CC1 and give it a careful listen. If you can live with the sound, your back will thank you for sparing it the additional 20 lbs. And you can always replace the speaker with something better.