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Mod Your Cheap Amp, Vox Ad30vt speaker swap

ItsMe View Member Profile	Mar 15 2009, 04:21 AM
Mar 15 2009, 04:21 AM	GMC:er Posts: 822 Joined: 11-March 08 From: Boston, MA	Hi I'm kind of back. Had to take some time of from guitar but try to find some time now. But first I tried to mod my cheap Vox modeling amp. I think the Vox modeling line is much better than Line6 and other competitor amps. At least when you look for a more tube like sound. These things have a real tube in the, so called, Valve reaktor preamp circuit. The model I have doesn't work for metal but everything else sounds great. But they have a line that can definitely serve you metal heads. Anyway I was at a jam session and a guy there had the exact same amp I have. A couple of people came up to him after the gig and asked him where he got this great sounding amp. He told them it's a 200$ modeling amp that he just modded a little by swapping the speaker. He put a really expensive Celestion greenback in. I went home and got myself a Jensen C30Q because it's half the price of the Celestion and had great reviews on some forums. Ok now the result. The amp sound great, at least 10000 times better. I also put a better tube in too, but that didn't change too much. The speaker swap however transformed that little thing into a tone monster. So all owners of a cheap vox modelers. Get yourself a better speaker. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by ItsMe: Mar 15 2009, 04:23 AM -------------------- Visit My Website Listen to my latest EP (Alone IN Boston-In Acoustic Lala Land)

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Mar 15 2009, 04:29 AM
Mar 15 2009, 04:29 AM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	This advice is great man, swapping a speaker or a cab with a more quality one can make more difference than putting new pickups in the guitar. Great to hear your amp sounds great with new speaker! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

sted View Member Profile	Mar 15 2009, 09:21 AM
Mar 15 2009, 09:21 AM	Learning Rock Star Posts: 1.758 Joined: 13-April 08 From: Merseyside, UK	Cool advice that mate, I have the 15w version and might just try this swap, is it difficult to do? Also how much is the speaker and where would i get one etc? Thanks! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

ZakkWylde View Member Profile	Mar 15 2009, 10:08 AM
Mar 15 2009, 10:08 AM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 3.185 Joined: 22-June 07 From: Germany	It's fairly easy to swap a speaker imo; if you can solder your own pickups in, youcan also swap a speaker. It's sad that most combo amps have bad built in speakers which cuts doen an amps true potential - You will get an even better tone if you use a seperate cab instead of the combo speaker!! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Gear: - Jackson USA Select KV2 King V with EMG 81/85 - Gibson Les Paul Custom Arctic White with EMG 81/85 - Ibanez Rg 8527 J Custom 7-String with DiMarzio Evolution and Air Norton - Peavey 6505+ head with Marshall 1960AV 4x12 cab - Peavey Vypyr 30 Practice Amp - Dunlop Crybaby From Hell, Maxon OD808, Boss TU-2, MXR CarbonCopy, ISP Decimator, MXR Custom Audio Electronics Booster

kaznie_NL View Member Profile	Mar 15 2009, 10:24 AM
Mar 15 2009, 10:24 AM	Experienced Tone Seeker Posts: 4.809 Joined: 8-December 07 From: Hedel, Netherlands	I've the vox AD 50 VT But atm it's my main amp, so I don't wanna break it EDIT: why don't just plug in an 8 Ohms External speaker? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by kaznie_NL: Mar 15 2009, 10:25 AM -------------------- My YouTube Channel Here My Rec Takes Here --- GEAR --- Ibanez SA08LTD2 BAR Vox AD50VT Pod Farm Line 6 Pod Studio GX El Cheapo Strat Dunlop Slide Korg Toneworks AX5G

ItsMe View Member Profile	Mar 16 2009, 12:05 AM
Mar 16 2009, 12:05 AM	GMC:er Posts: 822 Joined: 11-March 08 From: Boston, MA	the 30 watt version doesn't have an speaker out so I put a better speaker in. You need and 8 Ohm speaker for that. The Jensen was 40 $ but it was on sale. You don't even have to solder because the cable that goes to the speaker just slips on the speaker contacts.Takes about 2 minutes to do the whole swap. I thought of adding a speaker out myself and connect my orange 2x12 cab. It's easy to do and I have all the parts already. Just no time You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Visit My Website Listen to my latest EP (Alone IN Boston-In Acoustic Lala Land)

Marc_Maiden View Member Profile	Mar 16 2009, 12:35 AM
Mar 16 2009, 12:35 AM	GMC:er Posts: 1.164 Joined: 23-October 08 From: Fremont, CA	this is a very good suggestion! on my mesa mark I, it has a 90 watt black shadow speaker...i loved the sound, but it didnt have enough bottom seeing that it was a 1x12 and open back! (yuck) the tone though was amazing, what i did was i tried out a marshal 1960 cab with v30s in them...i "kinda" liked the sound, but i did not like the fact that the v30s colored my tone! i then tried a peavey cab loaded with gk-85's (known as gk-100's now) and i fell in love with them, they do not color your sound AT ALL and they give me a lot of bottom! however im still curious to see what a 4x12 of black shadows would sound like with this cab, i heard that the gk-85s were really rebranded black shadows considering they have the same cone shap, dynamics etc.. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- - Marc Current Set up: Atomic Reactor 2x12 Cab/power amp with a Digitech rp1000 as a preamp Schecter c1 plus electric guitar

ZakkWylde View Member Profile	Mar 16 2009, 05:49 PM
Mar 16 2009, 05:49 PM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 3.185 Joined: 22-June 07 From: Germany	Mmmh I haven't played a speaker that does not colour your tone, every speaker does but some do it less than others. Is it possible that the black shadows sound similiar to th gk-85s while the V30 sound completely diffrent? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Gear: - Jackson USA Select KV2 King V with EMG 81/85 - Gibson Les Paul Custom Arctic White with EMG 81/85 - Ibanez Rg 8527 J Custom 7-String with DiMarzio Evolution and Air Norton - Peavey 6505+ head with Marshall 1960AV 4x12 cab - Peavey Vypyr 30 Practice Amp - Dunlop Crybaby From Hell, Maxon OD808, Boss TU-2, MXR CarbonCopy, ISP Decimator, MXR Custom Audio Electronics Booster

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