The serial started with m2000, suggesting the amp was produced in the year 2000. The wampler ecstasy has recently been renamed the euphoria, for what. The modification to the original is only the added bright switch that adds some more top end when engaged. Psionic audio offering the triad, the new telos, the 3. This is based on the current version which i think was first released in 2011. View and download vox ac30cc2 service manual online. Jan 26, 2014 wampler ace thirty ac15 ac30 pedal demo. About four years or so ago as at 2006 i did some recording in a local studio, near to my hometown of nottingham, uk. A resistor has blown up, leaving black residue everywhere, and crumbling apart when touched. A guide to the vox ac30 valve amplifier, originally intended for service engineers but also popuplar with vox enthusiasts, the guide contains a wealth of technical information, schematics,new component layouts, photographs and historical information.
Vox ac30 amplifier the specifications of the vox ac30 6 tb are the result of painstaking research by our guitarists and engineers, who were not happy until they re created the amp that started it all. Sweetwater s sales engineers are regarded as the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the music industry, with extensive music backgrounds and intense training on the latest products and technologies. Vox ac30 schematic readdownload there are many normal version schematic and layout available on the net, some with which are the circuit differences between the ac30 6 with separate tb list of circuit diagrams were priceless. The amplifiers and other equipment pictured on this page represent part of an exceptional collection of vintage vox amplifiers, vox, wem and meazzi echo and reverb units, and other equipment and accessories that is offered for sale. The owner of serial number 43 here, howevermark watson of amwatts amps in. The dirty angel is based on the classic rat circuit, with lots of gain, compression and mid range. From a few schematics i found it looks like the pot just connects ground on one end and to another. Regiss bohemian rhapsodyne guitar amp attenuator for the vox. This thread isnt for me to be like, what tones will. You may also want to check out similar sounding pedals like the bk butler tube driver, boss bd2, ehx crayon and wampler plexi drive. Conjuring the tones of hallowed marshall heads from the 60s and early 70s, the wampler plexi drive is a solution for anyone trying to get that unmistakable bright, crunchy drive without spending thousands or lugging around a full stack. I know there a good amount but i would appreciate opinions from anyone with experience with some. I jumped online and tracked down the schematic to work out the value. Brian wampler wampler pedals used to offer a pedal called a cranked ac.
Lyle caldwell psionicaudio pisonic psyonic syonic sonic triad 3. Vox brian may ac30 2006 conversion procedure to the dave peterson ac30 specification danger this document is for use by qualified and experienced amplifier technicians. This not only included the required top boost channel with reverb, fx loop, global tremolo and master volume, but a whole host of boutique. It offers three amp models based on a blackface fender deluxe, a topboost vox ac30, and a marshall plexi. The foot switch checked out, so we loaded it up and worked on it at the unbroken string lab. Vox ac30tb and ac30tbx amplifiers the vox showroom. The mildly interesting vox ac30 reverb problem the unbroken. Enjoy this brand new vox inspired ac15 ac30 style pedal.
A stone cold crazy guitar amp attenuator for the vox ac30. Vox diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free. If thats the case, consider this useful boost from wampler. Each of these has a tad more mid range and compression compared to the power boost but they can easily be set up for similar tones and may be a better choice for bedroom setups and mids scooped amps. Its equal parts boost and buffer, the latter of which is optionally switchable when the pedal is off using the side switch.
Its got all the versatility that made the original such a hitbut with even greater touch sensitivity, smoother and more ample gain, and a more streamlined package that add up to a significantly improved pedal. Service manual vox vt50 electronic schematics, amp. Marks likenew vox ac30 worked well, except nothing came through the reverb signal path. The eq features a top cut not an inverted treble boost, that reacts and removes the same spectrum of frequencies you would expect from the originals. Well, matchless went with dc30 and encountered no issues that im aware of. Notice the similarities between the liverpool and the express same preamp circuit different power amp.
Wampler pedals tumnus legendary overdriveboost effects. The wampler hot wired is designed to give you the distortion and overdrive tones of famous nashville session guitarist brent mason. Vox ad50vt schematic maintenance manual voxservice. I sometimes use a wampler tumnus with it and it sounds great. The circuit is identical to the one i used in my first diy attenuator, the ampwell house. Also one to watch out for is the bad wire connections you might get some loud cracks coming through the speaker and on really old amps like this. Based on wamplers cranked ac pcb artwork 2015 drdfx. I have one that was made by a local tech using wampler s schematic included in his book of pedals and schematics that he used to sell. I would like to bring to your kind attention that the ac30 chassis and faceplates are available at uk uk based retailer. Also notice how they use that third triode cold biased to get some real preamp clipping going in much the same way as the great marshall jcm800 2204 does. Open is extremely open and freeminimal compression with maximum tone.
If you get stuck in repairing a defective appliance download this repair information for help. The ac30tb and ac30tbx survived in the vox line for ten years. Vox amp heaven schematics berkley cambridge pacemaker. The result is a faithful reproduction in sound and style of those pioneering vox amps of the early 60s. The 3 band active eq sculpts the tone perfectly, and a gain switch gives you two different styles of distortion.
Named after masons solo album, the hot wired offers separate distortion and overdrive channels that can be used independently or stacked together for enormous sound. Free vox diagrams, schematics, service manuals schematics. Unfortunately ken only managed to produce around 100 or so amplifiers before his health deteriorated to the point where he was unable to build this makes original trainwrecks rarer than hens teeth or in fact rarer than original lovepedal circuit designs. As was common for amplifiers designed in this period, the original vox ac4, ac10, ac15 and ac30 models were equipped with a primitive single control tone circuit to roll off treble response. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians. Vox in a box thought id post this here too in case someone wants to try it out. Vox ac30 cc2 schematics readdownload vox ac30 cc2 one of the best and most beloved guitar amps in the world, vox ac30 cc1, vox. Wamplers original hot wired pedal was revered by a lot of players, but the newest version is likely to lead to even greater praise. One overdrive circuit, to this day has been the most talked about, the most sought after, and the most mythical. As you would expect from wampler pedals, great care has been taken to ensure authenticity of tone.
Cranked ac vox ac30 vst pedal from brian wampler coded. They are available to offer you personalized product advice any time you need it. View online or download vox ac30cc2x owners manual. A mate recently dropped this off for me to look at. The guitar the vox ac30 tremolo is more complicated. The vox ac30 has a 4k pp ot, and if you look in the rca receiving tube manual you will see that 8k is recommended for the platetoplate load in class ab at 300v for two tubes, so the optimum class ab loadline would be 4k for four tubes as it is in the ac30. This site helps you to save the earth from electronic waste. Cracked carbon film resistors made an appearance in the late 1950s, first as black and pink coloured types in various physical sizes manufactured by stc painton and towcester, uk. The simple tremolo circuit is powered by a hardtond 7c7 tube, which is a sharpcutoff.
Brian does a lot more than just pedal mods i dont have any modded pedals of his, but i do have five of his ampinabox pedals, very good builder and. If the software is not always report errors, click the download, thank you. Vintage vox amplifier collection the vox ac30 guide. My vox ac30 cc2 has lost speed control on the tremolo.
Vox ac30hw schematic im looking for the schematic of this version on. If you are looking for a spare part for a vox amplifier or a vox organ, you have come to the right place. Ac30cc2 schematic heaven, tube books, schematics galore. Tdpri, short for telecaster discussion page reissue, is the leading online community and marketplace for telecaster guitars. I also ran it through an ac30 and fender blues jr with the same results. Wampler pinnacle many thanks to equinox for supplying his traced pcb layout for us to create the schematic and layout from. Unexpected and unintentional spills, drops and cracks. Common information for vox amplug schematic related with that, the circuits that deliver electricity to the diverse zones are called as subsidiary circuits. The tone control vox introduced their first amplifier lineup in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Im a huge fan of radioheads guitar tones, particularly in rainbows in which thom used a 1962 vox fawn ac30 with blues a lot. Wampler dracarys high gain distortion the dracarys has everything you love about high gain but with that contemporary depth, aggression, clarity and power. Korg vox ac30cc2 ac30cc2x sm service manual download. Vox ad50vt schematic maintenance manual voxservice manuals. I have measured the voltages to the power tube sockets and im only getting ht around 390vdc, but negative voltage is absent.
I could be talked out of it if someone twisted my arm. Ac30cc2 musical instrument amplifier pdf manual download. Service manual vox vt50 schematic heaven, tube books. Im slightly overwhelmed in a sense, with the models of the vox ac30. North coast music offers the worlds largest assortment of replacement parts for vox amplifiers and organs. The voltages in a vox ac30 can kill even after the power has been switched off. As was common for amplifiers designed in this period, the original vox ac4, ac10, ac15 and ac30 models were equipped with a primitive single co. Its big, its expensive, and it has certainly earned its place at the table. In addition to the familiar controls, the bad angel feature a boost. Theres an old development thread on fsb for this ac30 emulation circuit. We have taken the best ac30 designs and added a number of useful and interesting features to give you the most tonally flexible ac30 to date. Depending on the number of electricity a given circuit needs to deliver, it could embed to only two hot bus bars or one hot.
Amped the illustrated history of the worlds greatest amplifiers. Repair of three vox ac30 combo amplifiers hello all. Psionic audio services amplifier modification services. It has a single channel but that channel has the famous vox top boost circuit. We have 3 vox ac30cc2x manuals available for free pdf download. There are number of schematic versions with slight differences, but the basics are the same for all of them. Vox brian may ac30 2006 conversion procedure to the dave. This amp is the culmination of over 45 years of manufacturing expertise and high quality, guitar amplifier design. Jmi era vox ac30 6 normal rev7 jmi era vox ac30 6 bass rev7. Hello, im interested in purchasing a pedal that has a good vox ac30 sound.
Treble version, redrawed schematic and more text to be fallow. Presumably, the wampler is already voiced to sound and respond like an ac30, so if it was run in front of the real amp, it might allow you to get authentic cranked tones. Wampler pedals hot wired v2, brent mason demo channel 2 and stacked tones. Shnobel shows the vox ac30 6 tb mullard tubes mercury. The effect emulates the voicing of a cranked vox ac30 tube amp. They are cool tubes, and they have a different personality than the more common 12ax7 preamp stage. I have seen these go completely open circuit in a vox ac30. The cranked ac is a great pedal and this is a great emulation of it. See more ideas about tube, vacuum tube and valve amplifier.
Vox ac30cc2x manuals manuals and user guides for vox ac30cc2x. Custom build ac30 head cabinet boutique tube amplifiers. Vox v1083 6 super berkeley iii amplifier service manual contents. This is one hell of a plugin, as youd expect from lepou, but it also really shows off the sound of brian wampler s design. Jmi vox ac30 with top boost in panel the vox showroom. And it looks like this wampler pedal uses a mosfet into jfets, which is a sort of matchless ac30 way to do it, with the mosfet supposedly simulating the ef86 where a jfet doesnt do the same thing. Vox ac30hw schematic im looking for the schematic of this version read 2353 times 0 members and 1 guest are viewing this topic. Brian wampler mary janes last dance by wampler pedals. Vox brian may ac30 2006 conversion procedure to the. Presumably, the wampler is already voiced to sound and respond like an ac30, so if it was run in front of the real amp, it might allow you to get authentic cranked tones at lower volumes. The wampler ace thirty truly is a master class in tone. Congratulations on your purchase of an ac30 custom classic.
A gorgeous amp, built like a tank, sounds sweet, but no reverb. So, its not a complex circuit broken down its a buffered silicon fuzz face. The wampler take of the classic bb circuit the wampler pantheon overdrive pedal was inspired by the longdiscontinued, longsoughtafter marshall bluesbreaker stompbox. Fire up an exemplary 1959 fender bassman, 1965 vox ac30, or 1968 marshall jmp50, plug. Schematics, product picture illustration, calibration alignment instructions, assembly disassembly guide, front rear panel illustrations, pc board layout, footswitch wiring, parts list. Gain this knob saturates the circuit with a lovely warm overdrive designed to give you those. Vox ac30hw schematic im looking for the schematic of this.