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Why buy your new Vox AC30H2L 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. This is a critical inspection as these amps are essentially fine furniture. You won't want to receive a damaged amp! 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!
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 AC30H2L: A detailed look 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
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AC30H2L Vox Hand Wired Combo Amp, Mahogany Finish, with two Vox Alnico Blue Speakers - IN STOCK NOW!
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