Vox AC4 Demo

[@danevans6340]

Can't remember the last time I looked for a demo of something on YT and *didn't* find a vid from these guys.

[@bradfordstring65]

I just got this amp. Honestly It has been one of the best amps I have ever heard. It's so sweet.

[@eflint49]

Thank for you doing such a well rounded review! I love that you used multiple guitars and played multiple styles. And plus 10 points for the entertainment value!

[@andrei87x]

your bluesy playstyle is quite amazing and people love it especially on clean, crunch or low distortion. i think a good mix between both you and rob would make an even better review since it would show all the tonal aspects of an amp.

[@tombrown2052]

Thanks, guys. Got one last weekend and flat out love it!

[@mattchurchill]

What an awesome sounding amp! I'm blown away by that tone; )

[@lighteningboy]

Thanks for demonstrating all these small amps, you guys make them sound as good as they can sound, so there is a place for us to go to check em out :)

[@FusioNNosferatu]

i got one of the older ac4s not the new handwired ones and i really love the oldschool sound out of it. and the fact that i dont blast down the house is great for me aswel (living in a block of appartments)

[@dudewithblackguitar]

Theese videos are so addicting! Just can't stop watching! :D

[@Hydrophish]

Here in 2019 checking this out since I just bought one used. Love the creamy, chimey tones!

[@captainamerica9353]

I'm going to be shopping for a used one but I don't see many for sale. I have an AC15HW with a Gold and it's just awesome, but it's also very big and heavy!

[@captainamerica9353]

@Isaac Hernandez , how do you like it?

[@kevinmurtagh4996]

@@captainamerica9353 I know you posted this 4 months ago, so hopefully you’ve found one by now. But in case you haven’t gotten one yet and you still want one- there are a bunch of used ones on Reverb right now! I just got one of them for $580 (before shipping cost and tax, of course, but still great!). A HANDWIRED, all-tube, classic top-boost Vox amp for under $600 is an excellent deal imo. I have literally not read even 1 single negative review of this amp- every single review glowing, saying things like “maybe the best amp I’ve ever played” or “you will use this amp for the rest of your life”.

[@RobChappers]

The Capt is free to play whenever he likes, I never hold him back from playing... if anything I encourage him to play more.

[@meanstreetman22]

GAS-ing hard for this right now..........good job guys.

[@aggmedia]

Man, that things sounds AMAzing!

[@A-Wall]

I realize you guys are trying to sell stuff, but man you guys give great demos! First you try it out like it's intended to be used, but then push it to limits you would never expect and that's always what I'd love to hear before I buy product like this. Great playing guys! keep it up. You make me wish I would have waited before I bought my Blues Jr....

[@rogerlecocq794]

What a sweet little amp!

[@theendofacircle]

Have been waiting for this one!

[@JohnvanCapel]

Credit where credit's due, Cap'n. You're a damn good blues player. Personally, I'd like to see more of the Cap'n and Rob jamming together. I like how you two complement each other in terms of playing.

[@mjr2470]

that octi- fuzz tone is freakin awsome. if i were rich, id trade you all my money for your tone and playing skills!!

[@MegaJackpot180]

2019 and still watching

[@thefreshprinceofbuckingham6096]

BRO 2020

[@SpinGoldmusic]

I love you guys, seriously made my day a bit nice...

[@SeanAsheOfficial]

This sounds killer!

[@patdeezel]

picked up one of these last week. they sound amazing. im surprised how huge they sound.

[@Zhaggysfaction]

That Brian May tone is just delicious!

[@rockrollmusicman1107]

I love this amp and use it exclusively for recording and home practice. It has that classic superb Vox tone. I didn't want to pay for an AC 30 due to them being so one dimensional. But I still wanted to have the option for that Vox sound and this hits it perfect. I play a 76 Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster and a Gibson Sg through it. It also handles boutique pedals well. I use a Fender Supersonic Twin 100 for gigging due to versatility.

[@Bnwig]

Thanks for the demo fellas...I recently bought the AC4 and aside from running a tremolo pedal through it, it needs nothing, really...jus saying. Cheers!

[@savvysymbiont]

That is indeed one hell of an amp!

[@AXESLINGER2112]

that les paul kills the fender on this amp!!!! great tone!!!!

[@andertons]

Rob definately doesn't hog the guitar - in fact its him that tries to get me, Rabea or anyone else there to play a bit on camera. I am playing a bit more in most videos, but if we're pushed for time I just leave it to Rob.

[@Tinners1983]

@snappingturtle the ac15hw with a greenback 12" is around £900. Add £350 ish for Alnwick blue. Quite a different beast to the standard ac15. Good demo guys, played on the ac15hw in the store the other day, loved it compared to blues junior and orange tc30, but think this will suit me even better.

[@MrDeamon1]

Captain is sounding pretty good

[@Ozzdoc]

beautiful clean tone!

[@TylerJamesPryor]

I love the Captain's blues playing

[@JohnMichaelLawrence]

The amp sounds damn nice-like too!

[@keith3418]

excellent demos as usuall ! rob did you ever see godin elctric guitars? they remind me of your guitars,thats pretty cool. specifically the exit 22. thanks for the fun demos keith

[@JamesRussoMillas]

reminds me of my laney cub 12r. love that amp. you can get so many different sounds out of it

[@JohnMichaelLawrence]

That MXR Octavio is in a galaxy all to its own.

[@robertwest9643]

Ha same here, have an ac15 and this, with and without a cab. Sometimes I dig the ac4 even more than the ac15. Very very raw tubey sound to it ;)

[@UndeadShinobi158]

sick amp guys, keep em coming! :D

[@AlastairMason95]

That sounds sick! Would there be any chance of or do you already have lessons for the sort of bluesish/rockish lead that the captain was playing please?

[@ad_burner_sc]

Nice demo fellas

[@mikeadozenify]

Vox has the best clean tones in the biz, that's it though. Even with the gain up all the way up, you are limited to classic rock gain. Don't expect metal or hard rock. If you can look past that, it really is amazing quality.

[@DRAGNOLtheallFTHR]

I wouldn't even want a Vox to do metal. It's not meant for that.

[@Lynlish]

mikeadozenify whack a fuzz in front of it though... whew, filthy

[@sightseeing7993]

Vox makes most of their sales from the fact that people like Brian May and the Beatles used them anyway. You can find plenty of great metal amps.

[@RobChappers]

@savvysymbiont Awesome question... One if the best I have been asked. For me it is the track "Sleep" by Donovan Leitch on which Jeff Beck features. That, or anything by Peter Green... like Green Manalishi \m/

[@TomsGreenMind]

Fun fact: The Refused - Shape of Punk to Come was recorded with AC-30s, so Vox can do metal ;)

[@tactlacker]

My all time favorite album front to end.

[@rdp281089]

I just love Vox Amps. Please Captain + Chappers!!! Can you please demo the Handwired AC30 with blue back speakers. I would love it hear what you guys make of it!!!

[@roberthickman2953]

The Captains blues phrasing is Great!!

[@jaydjeffries]

I can watch Anderton vids all day. It's better than Seinfeld or even I Love Lucy. Now visiting Anderton's and maybe meeting Chappers is on my bucket list.

[@humansteve7194]

Jay Jeffries This made me imagine Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer doing amp demos...

[@banditsharp]

I appreciate this is rather an old amp now, but none of the dealer reviews seem to make reference to the annoying transformer ‘humming’ sound common to each and every one of these amps produced. This ‘fault’ makes them less than ideal for recording purposes. The second glaring question, which may have an obvious answer is, how do you attenuate the output when the ‘closed by a thousand screws’ back makes access to the speaker jack impossible? Fantastic demo and tones by the way!

[@mattjaxe9106]

Really thinking about buying this amp it sounds amazing! Btw if you want to sound like brian may you need the red special, you wont sound like him using any other guitar even through a vox amp trust me

[@andrei87x]

they run it through some heavy distortion pedals, that's why it souds so saturated. more than that, they said that even for the clean tones, the amp is cranked at 3/4 both on gain and volume and they back up volume on the guitar until the tone cleans out. this also give more saturation since the tubes run hotter than having volume on guitar on max and amp on low. though i don't see this as a problem, i agree with you that sparkly cleans have their own character that sounds amazing.

[@KONAROCK1]

that would actually sound great! I used to use my Joe Pass in the studio for really heavy overdriven tones on a pretty regular basis.

[@RedroomStudios]

loved the jazzy Sesame Street intro! I would pay to hear a full cd of Rob covering tv show theme songs!

[@alvar0pere7]

Pantera outro was hilarious and awesome.

[@kas1755]

I ended up buying one of these. It's great. Sits next to my SF Champ.

[@kas1755]

Still rockin it!

[@KfirOchaion]

1. I think that the "captain" should play more. 2. He had THE tone before Rob kicked in that pedal that ruined it...

[@kobrw]

i will be looking for that show!

[@Crazymofoinamajikbox]

I must say Chapper's laugh is heartwarming :)

[@BillCookMusic]

Fun show. Excellent audio quality. Entertaining and talented hosts. Will you add captions to clarify settings? Thank you.

[@Funkymonkfunkymonk]

Its beautiful

[@onetime504]

I've got a AC4TV8 for practice, and it's 'fine'. But speaker out to a 12" Eminience in a birch wood cabinet is a whole different world. It doesn't approach the handwired, but it's close. I've played the handwired, and it is bad-ass and loud. I'm basically gonna make a birch cab, drop in a 12" speaker, and use it that way.

[@DeltaJazzUK]

Wish I new what that silver distortion box is that Chappers switches in while the Captain is playing the Les Paul. Sounds great with the AC4.

[@stolenhal0]

3:44 Fulltone Fat Boost.

[@DeltaJazzUK]

@@stolenhal0 Cheers!

[@lexusuk7901]

I bought a Vox AC4HW second hand from Andertons around about this time. I always wonder if it's this exact amp. :D

[@JohnvanCapel]

I'd love to see a series of Andertons videos showing amplifiers being used for things they're widely known for not doing. I'm talking Roland Jazz Chorus for blues-rock.

[@cantiargentina]

this will be good for recording guitars with my shure sm57, and a fender stratocaster'?

[@JoseBarciaCastilla]

The captain is getting better

[@leopoldohernandez]

Where is Anderton's and the Chapper's located like to drink some beers with him and his sidekick the Capt !

[@wefysan58]

The amp is micd and sounds spectacular. Whats the sound like inside the room? It would be great to know exactly what the amp sounds like without any additions like pedals and what not.

[@thealmightycommenter]

If I went into Andertons now , would I see the capn' ? ;) Like does he work on the floor or in the back?

[@Kid0fThePast]

wow need your love so bad was perfect!

[@acervoalborghetti]

The sound on the beginning of the video sounds like Rhythm and Greens from The Shadows.

[@ZenDriveSeven]

Agreed...wish he went on a little longer. Some tasteful stuff going on there until the stomp box was pressed and ruined the moment.

[@phenixwarren]

Do you think you guys could a demo of the Fender Blues Deville 4x10? I havent seen a good demo anywhere!

[@hafstrat]

Tearing it up there chappers. Nice! He he he!!!!

[@TheDancingSaxophone]

"Fender Blues Junior and other 5-10 watt amps." Blues Junior is fifteen watts, guys. :)

[@captainamerica9353]

And you cannot compare a Blues Junior to a HW Vox. Yes the BJ's are fairly cheap but sound like crap, IMO, anyway!

[@andertons]

@Mindlesscompolsion Haze isn't made any more.... Look out for some DSL action in some up coming videos.

[@andertons]

Over Xmas I am FRONT LINE BABY!! I'm here most days through the rest of the year, although I don't work many weekends. If you can't see me, then just ask for me & I'll come & say hi.

[@rmccaw7]

It's called the Vox AC4, Rob. How did it pass you by that it was 4 watts?

[@johnathandk42134]

That lick at 13:55 is awesome

[@KoshkaMusicTV]

Try a Blackstar HT-5 Head. Rob does a review/demo of it. Mines paired up to a Blackstar 4x8 cab which is brilliant for metal and I have a Full bore Metal too. It sounds killer.

[@guitarguy5253]

When are you two gonna review the AC30VR? I'm planning to come up to the shop and get one in the new year. P.S. I know you have them in stock. ;)

[@Se7enStage]

I'm not Chappers but I can tell you that the Kemper and the Fractal are not the same thing. The Kemper is not an amp modeler per se, it's a profiler. Basically, if you have an amp that you love you can ''capture'' it's tone (you hook it up to mics) and store it into your Kemper. The Fractal is a preamp and an effects processor, you can create a sound from scratch with it but you'll need a power amp with it. Both are very good at what they do.

[@Sig721Tau]

Rob Chapman Have you guys ever demo'd the Vox Virage guitar with the P90 pickups?

[@wsigona]

May we see a Fender Princeton reverb reissue & and a 59 Bassman reissue review.

[@siavashmassoudi]

How loud can this thing go without losing its clean sound?

[@MrTartlet]

AC4C1-BL is a fantastic little amp that costs just little over 200 pounds. Maybe less if there is a sale. Bugeras are cheap and appear to be good. Saw a vid here not long ago of a guy playing Gretsch G100CE through one. But don't you guys just use solid state amps for jazz? Wasn't that the reason for Roland Jazz Chorus creation?

[@RenoWeedLajos]

i probably buy the VOX 4C BL. it is cheaper.and also smaller but sounds about the same good. I just wonder about the weight. they are very heavy. nearly 20 pounds. 10 kilo. could you recommend a better rock amp for this price ? if not, I will go for the VOX AC4bl.

[@Gabaz76]

Uaoh!!!! Good sound,but pedals used at minutes 13,40? Pinnacle? Thamk

[@Aint1S]

What mic are you using in this setup!!!??? It was mic'd pretty well... watched this one on a RAZR MAXX and heard the Pinnacle two rooms and 2 closed doors away! Made the phone sound like someone was playing with my shit!

[@gdrugg2006]

What the HELL is that octave pedal?? God DAMN that sounds good!

[@nspade13]

Hey guys, great videos! But what is Rob's "new pedal" I must know!

[@MarianoBillinghurst]

I like the amp but given it does not have send and receive connectors, and if want to use a pedal + the tube for distortion, wouldn't that sound bad having a delay and reverb before the amp? I would have to mic the amp, and then after the mics I should put the delay and reverb, am I right? which would only be useful for recording or routing to a main console.

[@ilmisxx2]

they are really good at high 5's

[@lewisbarnes]

Think it's one of the new Jimi Hendrix ones that they demoed recently

[@jonesr227]

Please let us know what was that pedal that Chappers used and quickly put away without mentioning what it was except that he had bought it.

[@MichaelNewall]

Even if my whole family died in a house fire along with my guitars I still wouldn't have as much feeling as the Captain when he plays the blues.

[@AscarinVin]

(I am not Chappers), but voor high crunch --> Marshall, for a middle to low crunch ---> Vox... both british, both very different. Have a AC30 myself, it's magic with a Les Paul and a Tele :P

[@napalmhardcore]

I understand that this amp is about simplicity but I'd personally want either a built in reverb or an effects loop. It's a little too limited for me given the price.

[@gusdupree9076]

napalmhardcore ok thanks now that we know . be safe bro.uff da

[@MadsBoldingMusic]

And the fact that Stephen Fry lives there, and that on one day... one lucky day in a million, one might bump into him in a cafe or whilst shopping music.

[@SONGSTICKS]

Hello Happy Chappy's, I've got a hankering after a small valve amp for the studio. I'm quite taken by the Fender Greta and this amp. Do you have an opinion on the comparison of these two? or anyone else for that matter :0) Cheers Gary

[@SONGSTICKS]

Cheers, I'll keep a look out for an ebay bargain.

[@marvinmealer4993]

I can imagine running stereo out of a Strymon Timeline into two of these...

[@luthomdod]

What about Clapton with the Bluesbreakers Rob?