Telecaster Guitar Forum - View Single Post - Noob help...getting tube amp tone at quiet volume

davebelcher98 · June 30th, 2009, 09:09 PM

An even quieter option: don't rule out the Vox Amplug. Now, I know, these are far from tube amps! They plug directly into your guitar input jack (almost like a little wireless pack) with aux in and headphones out. The thing is, I was blown away by how good and realistic the overdriven (and even just "saturated" "just breaking up") tone of the AC30 model was. I received one for my birthday, and I can play with the thing as loud as I want! It is responsive like a good tube amp or good overdrive too -- lighten up your attack or roll down the volume knob and the thing cleans up really, really nicely.

You could even go direct to your computer with this thing (with a 1/4 in. to 1/8 in. adapter at the amplug's headphone output jack). I recorded a little bit with it and it sounds so close to a real AC30. Unbelievable.

AT LEAST give the thing a try. You'll be amazed.

June 30th, 2009, 09:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
davebelcher98 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ft. Wayne, IN Age: 29 Posts: 88	An even quieter option: don't rule out the Vox Amplug. Now, I know, these are far from tube amps! They plug directly into your guitar input jack (almost like a little wireless pack) with aux in and headphones out. The thing is, I was blown away by how good and realistic the overdriven (and even just "saturated" "just breaking up") tone of the AC30 model was. I received one for my birthday, and I can play with the thing as loud as I want! It is responsive like a good tube amp or good overdrive too -- lighten up your attack or roll down the volume knob and the thing cleans up really, really nicely. You could even go direct to your computer with this thing (with a 1/4 in. to 1/8 in. adapter at the amplug's headphone output jack). I recorded a little bit with it and it sounds so close to a real AC30. Unbelievable. AT LEAST give the thing a try. You'll be amazed.