2009 TDPRI Giveaway Winners List is available HERE

goldtopper · November 3rd, 2009, 06:02 PM

I love both of their sounds and am having a hard time choosing. I play very little with pedals, almost always clean- maybe a teeny bit of distortion or delay.
I'm considering a used AC15 with the blue dog, or a stock DRRI- which are roughly the same price.
What to do, what to do?

DMace · November 3rd, 2009, 06:18 PM

The answer is invariably the simplest: get one of each.

BigDaddyLH · November 3rd, 2009, 06:20 PM

Do you want Vox Chime or Fender ... um ... thingame?

castpolymer · November 3rd, 2009, 06:24 PM

I had a DRRI and traded it for a Vox AC15 with a Eminence Alnico Speaker. No knock on the DRRI, I just never really made friends with it. A bit too much for a home amp.

Parma_TeleMon · November 3rd, 2009, 06:30 PM

If all you need is clean, the DRRI might be a fine choice. Me? I'm probably gonna pull the trigger on an AC15CC1 within the next day or so. I like a little breakup in my tone most of the time, it loves pedals and I can mic it on Sundays (or not, depends on the drummer!!)

pchilson · November 3rd, 2009, 06:41 PM

I had both. I still have the DRRI.
I could not get on with the Vox.
I'm learning I'm just not an EL84 kinda guy.

jjkrause84 · November 3rd, 2009, 07:31 PM

I have an AC15 and love it to death but if you're big into clean tones the DRRI might make more sense. The AC15 has good cleans at low volume but the amp is at its best when slightly breaking up which may or may not be a sound you want

fadingcaptain · November 3rd, 2009, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjkrause84

I have an AC15 and love it to death but if you're big into clean tones the DRRI might make more sense. The AC15 has good cleans at low volume but the amp is at its best when slightly breaking up which may or may not be a sound you want

+1 - The Vox break up is a beautiful thing. Get both, you know you wanna do it!

Wayne Alexander · November 3rd, 2009, 10:41 PM

Have you actually played through both amps? They're nothing alike. None of us can tell you whether you like the Vox sound better than the Fender Blackface sound, or vice versa. Make sure to try the AC15 with the Celestion Blue, otherwise you're not hearing the classic sound of the amp. You'll have a definite preference because the amps are so different, bu none of us can predict which you'll prefer.

November 3rd, 2009, 06:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
goldtopper Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell Age: 47 Posts: 1,264	DRRI vs AC15 I love both of their sounds and am having a hard time choosing. I play very little with pedals, almost always clean- maybe a teeny bit of distortion or delay. I'm considering a used AC15 with the blue dog, or a stock DRRI- which are roughly the same price. What to do, what to do? __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

November 3rd, 2009, 06:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
BigDaddyLH Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada Age: 48 Posts: 1,094	Do you want Vox Chime or Fender ... um ... thingame? __________________ Transient are all component things, strive on with diligence.

November 3rd, 2009, 06:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
castpolymer Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oklahoma - Home of the Sooners Age: 38 Posts: 2,159	I had a DRRI and traded it for a Vox AC15 with a Eminence Alnico Speaker. No knock on the DRRI, I just never really made friends with it. A bit too much for a home amp. __________________ On my deathbed I will receive total conciousness. So I've got that going for me.

November 3rd, 2009, 06:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
Parma_TeleMon Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: parma, oh Age: 49 Posts: 1,016	If all you need is clean, the DRRI might be a fine choice. Me? I'm probably gonna pull the trigger on an AC15CC1 within the next day or so. I like a little breakup in my tone most of the time, it loves pedals and I can mic it on Sundays (or not, depends on the drummer!!) __________________ ================================ Packin' a Tele, lookin' fer trouble.... ================================

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
An AC15 as a donor for a, um, er, AC15?	JCMNelson	Shock Brother's DIY Amps	11	August 21st, 2009 10:22 PM
Anyone know of an AC15 Kit?	Citizen_Insane	Shock Brother's DIY Amps	4	August 14th, 2009 09:46 PM
AC15?	chabby	Amp Central Station	0	March 3rd, 2008 03:05 AM
Amp choice - AC15 or DRRI?	EasilyAmused	Amp Central Station	2	June 17th, 2007 12:52 PM
Swapping DRRI for AC15	jonzer	Amp Central Station	6	May 27th, 2006 01:19 AM

November 3rd, 2009, 06:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
DMace Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,996	The answer is invariably the simplest: get one of each.

November 3rd, 2009, 06:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
pchilson Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Loveland, Colorado Age: 51 Posts: 2,125	I had both. I still have the DRRI. I could not get on with the Vox. I'm learning I'm just not an EL84 kinda guy.

November 3rd, 2009, 07:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
jjkrause84 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Age: 25 Posts: 1,001	I have an AC15 and love it to death but if you're big into clean tones the DRRI might make more sense. The AC15 has good cleans at low volume but the amp is at its best when slightly breaking up which may or may not be a sound you want

November 3rd, 2009, 10:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
Wayne Alexander Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 1,351	Have you actually played through both amps? They're nothing alike. None of us can tell you whether you like the Vox sound better than the Fender Blackface sound, or vice versa. Make sure to try the AC15 with the Celestion Blue, otherwise you're not hearing the classic sound of the amp. You'll have a definite preference because the amps are so different, bu none of us can predict which you'll prefer.

2009 TDPRI Giveaway Winners List is available HERE

IMPORTANT:Treat everyone here with respect, no matter how difficult! No sex, drug, political, religion or hate discussion permitted here.