Uncle Daddy
Friend of Leo's
I emailed customer services at Vox UK yesterday to enquire as to when we can see the new handwired range in the shops.
The short story-
They don't know.
The short story-
They don't know.
Still no Handwired Vox amps yet :(
- Thread starter Uncle Daddy
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Wait, the factory doesn’t know? Or they didn’t leak their production release plans to some guy in an email?
I think it’s at least worth exploring that a factory in the music equipment business who sells through licensed channels would affirm their dealer commitments before telling some individual.
I think it’s at least worth exploring that a factory in the music equipment business who sells through licensed channels would affirm their dealer commitments before telling some individual.
Uncle Daddy
Friend of Leo's
Some guy?? Do you not know who I am????
Yeah, sorry. I just mean they’re going to tell the dealers with floor-planned orders before anyone else.
Tim S
Friend of Leo's
At this point, look for the Black Friday or Christmas sales seasons.
ZackyDog
Poster Extraordinaire
I keep checking the internet. Some European dealers are advertising the amps, but they all say unavailable.
RockyRules
Tele-Meister
And when the new one's are released I bet they'll sound identical to all the previous Vox handwired reissues
Hand-Wired Archives - Vox Amps
The AC Hand-Wired series reproduces the vintage VOX tone through meticulous research. In the search for the essence of the classic vintage AC30 amp sound, we conducted a detailed analysis and study on mint condition AC15 and AC30s from the 1960s to truly uncover and understand the inner workings...
voxamps.com 
sax4blues
Poster Extraordinaire
Are you new to the internet? These will have all the little’s: that “something extra”, an enhanced “sweet spot”, “chewy” sag,………..
Yeah, but it's like Led Zeppelin remasters. Every half a decade they re-release all the same old tunes rejigged and you feel compelled to buy the album..
At least this time there's a smaller lighter 10 watter coming. I would consider that depending on it's final spec. If there's any silicon other than diode rectifier it's a no from me.
somebodyelseuk
Tele-Afflicted
The factory hasn't been in the UK for decades. They don't know, because they haven't received the container from Asia, yet.
All amps are hand wired, really. Just like electric guitars.
There is no machine that stamps them out like donuts.
There is no machine that stamps them out like donuts.
I believe tube amps which use "PWM switching power supply" could keep guitarists still using tubes amps!
So far I know only Blackstar St'James.
It should be possible to make the "switching supply" HV sag like tube rectifier cause.
Switching supply make amp much lighter and practically very tolerant to mains voltage changes and EM noise as well. Cheaper too which should drop price when more of them are available. St'James is specified for 100V to 260V mains.
I don't have a problem with a power supply - even a switching supply. As you say sag resistors in place of a tube rectifier would be fine. I'm also OK with LDR switching to lift the eqs or switch channels.
But if they put chip driven trem or reverb or gain stages like the 10C1/30S1 I wouldn't.
I'd prefer no reverb or trem and I could live without a Normal channel.
That's a good thing IMO.
RockyRules
Tele-Meister
yeah ... they same thing about all the previous alleged Vox hand-wired reissues.
They can just change the date on the old media releases
RockyRules
Tele-Meister
Do you buy all the Led Zepp remasters - 1 was enough for me.
A smaller lighter AC10 coming ?? - don't believe it.
Vox don't do light weight tube amps but .......if it turns out to weigh 26 pounds instead of 27 they'll be correct - so maybe.
One way of doing that would be to replace the Greenback speaker they put in the most recent AC10 handwired reissue with an el cheapo rubbish Chinese ceramic speaker. Same as they've done with the non handwired reissues.
Again it won't have any chime/jangle like all real AC amps have but..... the punters never knew or cared before.
And obviously Vox will have to increase their price .... again
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Do you buy all the Led Zepp remasters - 1 was enough for me.
A smaller lighter AC10 coming ?? - don't believe it.
Vox don't do light weight tube amps but .......if it turns out to weigh 26 pounds instead of 27 they'll be correct - so maybe.
One way of doing that would be to replace the Greenback speaker they put in the most recent AC10 handwired reissue with an el cheapo rubbish Chinese ceramic speaker. Same as they've done with the non handwired reissues.
Again it won't have any chime/jangle like all real AC amps have but..... the punters never knew or cared before.
And obviously Vox will have to increase their price .... again
The quoted specs as much as you can believe them shows the AC15HW1 being same size but 5lb less weight than the older HW at 45ish lb (so still Horrid Deluxe dimensions) but the AC10 is shown in a smaller 12" cabinet that - along with the control panel/chassis may be shared with the AC4HW - at less than 40lb. Partly that's because the chassis is shorter (no Normal channel).
Allegedly in the blurb they discovered the old 60s ones weren't made of 19mm ply like a Marshall quad box. So the AC30/15 are marginallly smaller and lighter with Greenback or Blue respectively. The stock speaker listed for the AC10 is the Greenback
havlma1
Tele-Meister
So.. any news about new Vox handwired amps? I think I need that AC10HW 
stormsedge
Poster Extraordinaire
Yeah…a good thing for me. It gave me time to get over the GAS.
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Uncle Daddy
Friend of Leo's
I got bored with waiting and built another Princeton Reverb.
