Can someone give me a lesson on all the different AC15 models?

[longtailweasel]

I'm looking into getting an ac15 but would like to learn what vox has added and changed over the years. Pros and cons of one over the other, ac15cc1 v ac15c2 ect. I'm new to the vox history. Thanks.

 

[TelekineticBoss]

Don't know a whole lot on the c series but the only difference between the ac15hw1 and the ac15hw1x is the speaker. The 1 being a greenback and the 1x being a alnico blue. These are the hand wired models. I think that the c1 is 599, and there is a white(custom?) model with a celestion g12h for 699. That's about all I know

 

[muchxs]

Vox created some really confusing nomenclature when they called the AC15C1 and CC1 "AC15s". It's like when Ford called the late '70s Mustang... really a re-styled Pinto... a "Mustang".

The handwired amps are more like a classic Vox AC15. The C1 and the CC1 are a weird juxtaposition of a Fender style preamp and an EL84 "Vox" power amp.

 

[Lenderman_k]

When it comes to the Custom series;

The C1 has one greenback speaker

The C1X has one alnico blue speaker

The C2 has two greenback speakers and also has the same cabinet and reverb tank as the AC30

Then there are also a Blue, Red, Green, Purple and Cream colored cabinet versions of the C1

All of these have the normal channel and the top boost channel. The CC1 only had the normal channel.

 

[longtailweasel]

Ok thanks for the help.

 

[lareplus]

Vox website has info:

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[KC]

OK here's a question for the amp gurus: how close is the Gibson GA-15 / Velocette circuit to the original AC15? I've got one of these, like it a lot, read someplace on the interweb that it was a very close take on the AC15 but I'm wondering which AC15?

I've got one of the 1x10 non-verb versions, great grab and go amp. Through a Gold in an oversize Bad Cat speaker cab, completely amazing.