Hi!
I made a thread here a couple of weeks ago about a Deville Hot Rod 4x10 I just got. I mentioned that I thought the tone was rather hard and cold for my taste.
I guess this was a case of buying prematurely. I read lots of great things about the clean tone of the deville on harmony central, but opinions differ I guess. I also see on this forum that there are a lot of unhappy deville hot rod users here, so here's my situation.
I just got a good offer on a used 1985 model Vox AC30 (old version w/ better build quality and sound), and I could trade in my HRDv for the same amount of money I bought it for - as part of the deal.
I already did one poor purchase, and I'm hesitant to rush into another, as this is quite a bit more expensive (slighty more than twice the price of the used hot rod).
I tested it with my guitar, and the tone...wow..
Just what I want.
Anything I should be aware of - any better choices etc.?
Sorry if this is off-topic, but you guys seem like a very knowledgable bunch. I will be using my Digitech SGS-2112 as a tube preamp for distortion tones. I just thought the AC30 sounded so warm and creamy, but airy and clear with the brilliant channel. Way better for my kind of style was my reaction when I tried it..
I like to have a warm distortion sound, that is smooth and doesn't sound sharp/icepicky..duh whatever..
Any advice, should I just go for it?
Sorry if I'm asking silly questions here, just started up with guitars again after many years, and my knowledge of amps is minimal.
Thanks for reading. Really appreciate any comment or advice!
Best regards,
Steinar