VOX Pathfinder 10

[Luis Merlo]

Those of us that own one know....it's not about the volume, it's the TONE............

 

[Wyzsard]

So, are these the same circuit as the 15R except less watts and no reverb or tremolo ?

 

[Luis Merlo]

10 watts, 8ohms load capable amp. standard 6.5inch Bulldog Vox speaker, with some tweaking runs a cabinet nicely.....

 

[frenchi-farina]

So, are these the same circuit as the 15R except less watts and no reverb or tremolo ?

I don't know about the circuit; the thing I know, being owner of both, is that they're very different from each other sound-wise...
To my ears, the 15 sounds like an amp, the 10 more like an hi-fi amplifier.

 

[Luis Merlo]

It's ideal for low volume, with just a little gain. i decided to get an overdrive pedal for it so the boost / jump was not so intense, which the 6.5" speaker does not handle very well...

 

[Luis Merlo]

It appears the Vox pathfinder 10 evolved from the Vox Escort....a very cool little amp

 

[Lunchie]

I thought the Pathfinder 10 were bass amps...

 

[Luis Merlo]

The guitar PF10 is a 1 x 6.5inch speaker .....the bass PF10 2 x 5inch speaker...(only available in black)


Here's the Bass model

 

[Robster]

I had one of the Pathfinder 10s a couple weeks ago. It does not sound nearly as good as the Pathfinder 15 amps do. Sounds more like a transistor radio than a real amp.
I did not know they came in colors.

 

[losergeek]

I had one of the Pathfinder 10s a couple weeks ago. It does not sound nearly as good as the Pathfinder 15 amps do. Sounds more like a transistor radio than a real amp.
I did not know they came in colors.

I have one and have also never been blown away from it. I did the LED mod but it just never did it for me on guitar so now my wife uses it to practice bass at low volumes.

I haven't heard the PF15 in years, but I've always assumed that based on the hype it must be much nicer.

 

[Luis Merlo]

I hear ya guys, the PF15 with it's bigger size and 8" speaker is very popular. but as a practice amp give me the PF10 anytime....I use the headphone jack often and when i want a little extra oomph, I plug in my extension cabinet and run the internal speaker and the cab speaker at the same time......

 

[Luis Merlo]

Another cool old Vox amp you don't see much anymore is "The Super Twin".....I'm talking about the 2 x 5inch speaker version.....would love to get my hands on one !

 

[Manolete]

I would love a Pathfinder bass amp. My local pawnbrokers has one. I have to justify it to my girlfriend as to why I'm purchasing a 500 watt Hartke + TC Electronic rig and a 10watt vox amp at the same time.

 

[Luis Merlo]

Go for it............they are an awesome practice amp.....I'm working on an extension cabinet for the Bass model......Here's the BRG guitar cab

 

[Luis Merlo]

A clip...........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hKvVk0MzJs

 

[Artamus]

Great Vox tone from the P10, I wish I hadn't sold mine. I now have a Mustang I, and the "British '60s" setting sounds very similar - but the P10 looked like a scale model AC-15, which is a bit part of it's charm.

 

[younkint]

These are one of my favorite practice amps. Frankly, it took me a while to figure how to get decent tone from it. It was fairly easy to miss; I almost dumped mine. Very glad now that I kept it, because when you've got it adjusted correctly it's a winner. Tremendous amp when in a small room.




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[Luis Merlo]

Bass Clip...............http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_n_EBtnpes

 

[Lizard]

I have one and use it all of the time for practice. I don't like the overdrive but I think it sounds great clean. I use it a lot for demos into a 4 track for songs I've wrote and on occasion, used it in the studio to mix in the clean sound in combination with another overdriven amp that was a bit too dark sounding.

Of course you would never use it as a main amp but it definitely has a purpose.

 

[Luis Merlo]

Looking at replacing the stock Vox Bulldog 6.5inch speaker in the PF10 for a Celestion Super 8, and running the same speaker in the new Cabinet...will keep you posted on the results