![]() ![]() The Pathfinders are an amazing deal at their price and would still be a great deal even if they cost twice as much. The overdrive on the VOX may work for you but, if it doesn't, then just put a pedal in front of it as they take pedals very well. The Marshall on its best setting cannot come close to the Pathfinder on its worst setting. They are full, rich, warm, responsive, and are very tube-like. Sorry to hear that you are having troubles with one of your Pathfinder 15Rs. The cleans are, by far, the best I have ever heard from a SS amp. I currently own both a Marshall Class 5 and a VOX Pathfinder 15R and I can tell you that the Pathfinders are sensational amps. Essentially, you are getting a piece of crap. Trust me, you are not getting a 'Marshall' when you buy one of those. I thought that the AC15 and AC30 would be so much better given they are tube, higher headroom etc etc. The DFX versions of the MG line are the older ones and they were waaaaaay worse than the newer ones like I had. The Vox Pathfinder 15R set the standard for Vox amps in my book. I used to have a Marshall MG15 and it wasn't very good. Today I'll see if I like it as much as a practice amp.This is a no-brainer, the VOX by a country mile. I didn't buy this amp to use with my band, though it's good to see that it's a decent "grab and go" amp for when I don't want to lift the Boogie or carry a lot of stuff. The footswitch is nice though I noticed a very slight delay when switching channels. I changed the FX between reverb, delay, tremolo and Vibratone as the song required. I set the clean channel where the volume was good (between 6 and 7) and used voice 8 (Marshall Plexi?) as a dirty sound. I have the well broken in Jensen C10Q re-issue that I used in my PR if I'd like to try it as well as a bunch of tested 12AX7 pulls. Cranked up, it didn't rattle or make any sounds that I didn't want to hear. The amp only struggled keeping up with the band on a couple of tunes. More like a poor man's Princeton Reverb (remember, I had a nice '68) than my Vibrolux Reverb or Super Reverb. The amp sounded great! Players of blackface amps don't want to hear this, but the blackface sound is very realistic. ![]() I got home from my daughter's college orientation at 6:45, saw the news about Farah and Michael Jackson, had a quick super, opened up the amp and footswitch, tried them out, threw my Tele in a gig bag with a tuner and cord and left for a jam session with the new amp at 7:45! This was not a return or blem, it was new in a sealed box. My $200 Super Champ XD and footswitch arrived yesterday. I could see myself losing interest in any of these amps very quickly.Ĭompromises (price, entertainment value, size, sound.)! Like a Champ though, I noticed that it sounds best propped up at ear level, aimed directly at me. There was a richness to the sound that apealed to me. I think I actually liked it because they've tuned most of the small SE sound out of it! It sounds like a small Fender amp rather than a Champ. This flies in the face of what I said above about small SE amp. ![]() Surprisingly, the amp that I liked the best was the Champion 600. Out of all of the above amps, I would probably choose the VT15, though I noticed that there's something about the sound of these amps that I could grow tired of fairly quickly. I liked the Frontman 25R the least and really only tried it becuse it was there and inexpensive. The Vox AD30VT was ok, but I liked the VT15 and VT30 more. I liked the Vox VT15 and VT30 quite a bit and the Super Champ SD was good too, though I think I liked the Voxes more. ![]() A Vox VT15, VT30, AD30VT and DA5, a Fender Super Champ XD, Frontman 25R and a Champion 600. I just tried a few small amps this afternoon. ![]()
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