VOX AC10C1 - B-stock

Specifications AC10-C1: Power: 10 W RMS Type: Tube amplifier Tube configuration: 2x 12AX7 & 2x EL84 Speaker: 1 x 10″ Celestion VX10 Channels: Normal & Top-boost Effects: Reverb Weight: 12.3 kg Width: 520 mm Height: 410 mm Depth: 210 mm Volume & Gain controls Output for external speaker Input for VFS2 footswitch (not included) Classic VOX look Vox—The obvious choice for rockers since the ’60s! The story begins as early as 1957, when a young guitarist named Dick Denney started working at JMI Corporation in England. Dick recognized the need for a powerful guitar amplifier as rock music became increasingly dominant on stages around the world. The result of this insight was the Vox AC30, which went into production in 1960 and is arguably the world’s most famous combo amplifier. The Beatles got their first units in 1962 and used the model throughout their entire career. Brian May of Queen has been loyal to Vox since 1972, and both The Edge of U2 and Lenny Kravitz are die-hard Vox users. Among newer bands with Vox amplifiers in their backline are the Foo Fighters, who never hit the road without their AC Hand-Wired models safely packed in the tour truck. Dick Denney has had a greater influence on today’s guitar amplifiers and effects than one might think. Among other things, he invented the “816 Booster,” a precursor to the “Fuzz Face.” He’s also the man who built the “Super Beatle” amp for The Beatles ahead of their blockbuster performance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964—and it’s actually from this amp that the wah-wah pedal originated. One day, while Vox technician Brad Plunkett was fiddling with a Super Beatle, a completely new and unique effect emerged. This became the inspiration for the first Wah-Wah pedal, which Vox released in 1967. However, the executives at Vox misunderstood the pedal’s intended use and thought it was for a trumpet. As a joke, the guitarists then contacted a trumpeter named Clyde McCoy and offered him $500 if they could name the pedal after him and put his face on it—which they were allowed to do. So the first pedals to hit the market were simply called the “Clyde McCoy Wah Wah”—and are likely the very first signature model and sponsorship deal ever. Want to play a piece of authentic rock history that still delivers gear of the absolute highest quality today? Play VOX!