Vox Black Diamond

klast · June 15th, 2008, 05:22 AM

Seems Vox are launching a successor to the "blue" Valvetronix series.

http://www.voxamps.co.uk/valvetronix/blackdiamond.asp

Klas

vic108 · July 11th, 2008, 11:24 AM

I just stumbled upon that news meself.
I hope it's at least just as good or better than the VALVETRONIX series.

Anyone see one up close or play one yet?

At 200 watts, it's a bit OVERKILL imho.
Hope they put out a 50 watter 2 X 12 soon.

ScatMan · July 11th, 2008, 12:20 PM

I've gigged the AD120VTX since 2003. Great amp but my biggest complaints:

-Only one pedal emulation at a time
-No MIDI

New model seems to include these upgrades.

JohnnyCrash · July 11th, 2008, 01:11 PM

I have problems with amps with only one knob! HAHA

I'm afraid HAL will ask what I'm doing everytime I'm about to power it down :)

Most Valvetronix users seem to be huge fans of the amp... if I had any space left in my amp room it'd probably be the modeling amp I'd try first. Plus it looks stealth bomber and cool.

aunchaki · July 11th, 2008, 01:22 PM

Oh man!!! These look great. I gigged a AD60VT for a few years (and really miss it). Maybe some folk will upgrade and flood the used market with old AD60s and AD120s! Either way, I win!!!

I need a bigger pic of the control panel to see if they fixed my big problem: The knobs all have a physical pointer (so you know if it's set to 10:00 or 1:00). But when you go to the presets, every knob is set to the preset setting, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE PHYSICAL KNOB POINTS. So, you have no idea what's set where.

So, the physical knob may point to 3:00, but the preset value may be very different. If you touch the knob, it overrides the preset and jumps immediately to the physical setting, which many be a HUGE jump! A bit frustrating.

The Behringer V-amp modeler, for example, has knobs with LEDs around them. The LED of the setting is lit, and when a new preset is selected, the LEDs change to the new setting! GENIUS!

I'm tempted to get a V-amp for this reason alone!

ScatMan · July 11th, 2008, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyCrash

I'm afraid HAL will ask what I'm doing everytime I'm about to power it down :)

Shhh...HAL is watching us right now

getbent · July 11th, 2008, 02:54 PM

open the pod bay door hal.

June 15th, 2008, 05:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
klast Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Age: 59 Posts: 196	Vox Black Diamond Seems Vox are launching a successor to the "blue" Valvetronix series. http://www.voxamps.co.uk/valvetronix/blackdiamond.asp Klas __________________ ...all the times I've had to play while people sat there drunk...

July 11th, 2008, 11:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
vic108 Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mudwogweap, VA Age: 51 Posts: 947 9 Photos	I just stumbled upon that news meself. I hope it's at least just as good or better than the VALVETRONIX series. Anyone see one up close or play one yet? At 200 watts, it's a bit OVERKILL imho. Hope they put out a 50 watter 2 X 12 soon. __________________ Guitars will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no guitars

July 11th, 2008, 01:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
aunchaki Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western New York Posts: 1,152 16 Photos	Oh man!!! These look great. I gigged a AD60VT for a few years (and really miss it). Maybe some folk will upgrade and flood the used market with old AD60s and AD120s! Either way, I win!!! I need a bigger pic of the control panel to see if they fixed my big problem: The knobs all have a physical pointer (so you know if it's set to 10:00 or 1:00). But when you go to the presets, every knob is set to the preset setting, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE PHYSICAL KNOB POINTS. So, you have no idea what's set where. So, the physical knob may point to 3:00, but the preset value may be very different. If you touch the knob, it overrides the preset and jumps immediately to the physical setting, which many be a HUGE jump! A bit frustrating. The Behringer V-amp modeler, for example, has knobs with LEDs around them. The LED of the setting is lit, and when a new preset is selected, the LEDs change to the new setting! GENIUS! I'm tempted to get a V-amp for this reason alone! __________________ Two Teles, One Strat, Two Acoustics (6 & 12 strings), Two Mandolins (4 & 8 strings), One Bass (5 strings)

July 11th, 2008, 02:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,011 37 Photos	open the pod bay door hal. __________________ I got a room at the top of the world tonight, I got a room at the top of the world tonight, and I ain't... comin'... down.

July 11th, 2008, 12:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
ScatMan TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: TexasLand Posts: 70	I've gigged the AD120VTX since 2003. Great amp but my biggest complaints: -Only one pedal emulation at a time -No MIDI New model seems to include these upgrades.

July 11th, 2008, 01:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lost Angeles and Orange County Posts: 7,128	I have problems with amps with only one knob! HAHA I'm afraid HAL will ask what I'm doing everytime I'm about to power it down :) Most Valvetronix users seem to be huge fans of the amp... if I had any space left in my amp room it'd probably be the modeling amp I'd try first. Plus it looks stealth bomber and cool.