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The American version of the AC-30 was called the Viscount. Early imports from the UK were actually AC-30's but models were quickly replaced by solid state versions.
The Viscount is VOX's mid-sized amplifier. It is self contained and came with a side mounted chrome rollerstand. The MRB feature could be remotely controlled by way of a footswitch but the V1152 model was not equiped with the distortion feature. The Viscount and the Buckingham amplifiers had the same control panel layout and effects features. The lead channel (channel one) had reverb, tremelo, and fuzz effects. The mid or (channel two) had MRB (mid range boost- positions one two and three), Reverb, tremelo but no fuzz. Channel three or the bass channel had tone X only. This was a tone or treble enhancing effect for bass guitar. The VOX fuzz was a very much sought after effect by musicians in the mid sixties and was the predecessor to all later fuzz and distortion variations by all manufacturers. Similarly, the VOX MRB was the predecessor to what we know as the Wah-Wah pedal. MRB did the same thing as a Wah-Wah as far as emphasizing mid range frequencies. The difference was it did it in three fixed distinct settings. This idea was later adapted to the sweeping frequency shift of a potentiometer on a Wah-Wah pedal. |
| Features | |
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| Output Power | 35 watts |
| Channel One |
Two inputs,
one volume, one bass, one treble. |
| Channel Two |
Two inputs,
one volume, one bass, one treble. |
| Speaker(s) | Two Vox Bulldog 12" Heavy Duty speakers |
| Size | 23.875" H x 29" W x 11.5" D |
| Accessories | Cover, Chrome rollerstand, Foot pedal. |
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