North Coast Music: Vox AC30H2 Combo Amplifier

Vox AC30H2 Combo Amp

Vox AC30H2/V64 Combo Amp
ONLY AT NORTH COAST MUSIC

Hand wired!

Control Panel, Channel 1

Control Panel, Channel 2

Why buy your new Vox AC30H2 from North Coast Music?

Free shipping within the continental United States

Have you heard about shipping horror stories from other stores? We first inspect each amp for damage upon arrival from Vox, and after extensive performance testing (described below) we will overpack and double box every AC-30H2L ampliifier for shipment to you, even over and above the manufacturer's packaging if necessary.

We charge no state sales tax on amps shipped outside of WI

Tubes that are microphonic, low gain, or noisy are replaced before shipment

No loose grill cloth or torn vinyl, and no store stock amps. Your amp will be factory fresh.

Every AC-30H2L bench tested and burned in for twenty four hours prior to shipment to help eliminate potential "infant mortalities." Specifically, this test is performed in six stages, each four hours long, to further simulate real world usage.

Every amp performance tested for proper operation at North Coast before shipment, defective units rejected, who else does that?

We do all in our power to deliver you a perfect amp, not just ship you an unopened and untested factory box, as most others do

Your search for the Holy Grail of VOX tone ends here!
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of VOX guitar amplifiers, we are pleased to introduce the latest in the new Heritage Collection range of hand-wired amplifiers– the AC30H2 combo amp in vintage light tan vinyl. Rather than just a typical reissue where a vintage amp is dusted off and copied, this amplifier, like the others in the Heritage Collection, transports you through the golden age of VOX tone, combining the prized EF86 preamp channel of 1958 with the 1963 Top Boost channel all in one amplifier. Add in some modern tone shaping control enhancements and the result is perhaps the finest VOX amplifier in the company’s 50 year history.

The EF86: The magical VOX tone

What is it that makes EF86 based VOX amplifiers some of the most collectible in the world? Maybe it’s the way the amp naturally overdrives, almost breathing with a life unto its own. Dynamic changes in pick attack almost seem to be anticipated before you make them. Or maybe it’s the raw power of the creamy distortion as you crank the amp all the way up and slam down on a power chord. Whatever it is, there is an undeniable magic about this period of VOX amplification. An age when the most simple of circuits produced some of the most complex of tones. Now in short supply, the EF86 Pentode tube is at the heart of this elusive tone. Fifty years later, the magic returns.

The AC30H2: A detailed look
The 30-watt AC30H2 Handwired Combo Amp features two channels of VOX tone through a two 12" Celestion Alnico “Blue” speakers in a separate open backed enclosure. The tube complement is made up of 1 x EF86, 3 x ECC83/12AX7, 2 x EL84, and 1 x EZ81 (rectifier).

Channel 1 is the EF86 Preamp channel, and features two inputs wired in the traditional way that gives them a 6dB gain difference between them. A two-position BASS SHIFT switch is included, with position 1 voiced to the original vintage-correct bass response and position 2 voiced to tighten the bass response and reduce any muddiness during high volume use. The three-position BRILLIANCE SWITCH provides flat response when in the OFF position. Position 1 is a new position voiced like the early AC30 “Treble” amps, while position 2 is the original brilliance circuit, which acts as a dramatic bass cut. The EF86 Mode switch re-configures the EF86 valve from Pentode mode to Triode mode. Triode mode will give a lower gain tone with higher headroom. Pentode mode is the famed original mode and has a very sweet high gain tone with not very much headroom.

Channel 2 is the Top Boost Preamp channel. Like Channel 1, this channel includes two inputs wired with a 6 dB gain difference between them. The Treble and Bass controls are from the 1963 Top Boost circuit and are extremely interactive. Very minor adjustments of these controls can yield dramatic changes in tone color.

And true to VOX form is the Top Cut control, which cuts high from either channel end as it is turned up.

Flexible power
The O/P Switch adds even more flexibility to the AC30H2. This switch changes the power output valves from Pentode Mode, which is the normal operating mode of the power amplifier, to Triode Mode which halves the power output to 15 watts and will alter the tone to be somewhat smoother.

IN STOCK!

AC30H2 Vox Hand Wired Combo Amp, Birch Cabinet with Light Tan Vinyl , with two Vox Alnico Blue Speakers - IN STOCK NOW!

Retail Price: $2599.00 USD
Our Price: $1999.00 USD
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AC30H2/V64 Vox Hand Wired Combo Amp, Birch Cabinet with traditional 1964 Vox black vinhyde, brown grill, and cosmetics. Features two Vox Blue Alnico Speakers - NOW AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT NORTH COAST MUSIC! This is a special order amp. Click here to read the Returns and Satisfaction Policies for limitations that apply to this purchase.

Retail Price: $2799.00 USD
Our Price: $2199.00 USD
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