on a related note, i got back from a bob dylan concert, and surprisingly enough,
BD's band members had strikingly similar equip. to jeremy and will. the drummer
was playing some ayotte drums (close to the same color even), and both
guitarists played through vox ac-30's. not the same guitars though. i just
thought it weird.
love ryan
Junior Citizen wrote:
> the ac-30's are excellent amps but the orginal models were kinda bad cause
> they ran so hot and burnt out the valves [tubes] really fast, newer models
> have larger heat vents for longer life of the valves.
> interesting note: jeremy plays vox because the beatles used them, and so
> does u2 guitarist the edge.
> steve s.
>
> >From: "jeff jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: "jeff jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: [sdre-l]: Vox AC-30
> >Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:51:57 PDT
> >
> >I went to the VOX website and looked at the AC-30 that Jeremy uses and
> >noticed that it three channels. I've played around on one before and
> >noticed
> > that the channels have volume but not a seperate gain knob. That would
> >make it really hard to get a good distorted sound without using a seperate
> >peddal to give it that extra gain. So my guess is that he is having to use
> >a seperate peddal. (like the Ibanez Tube Screamer)
> >Couldn't tell you much about the matchless except that the one Dan Uses is
> >supposedly modled after the AC-30 that Jeremy uses.
> >Your right Matthew. Neither of those ams sound as ballsy as a Marshall or
> >an
> >Ampeg when distorted. But I do guarantee that The AC-30, which surprisingly
> >enough is only a 30 watt amp, will stomp a mudhole it the ass of most
> >higher
> >watt Marshall twins in terms of clarity with high volume. They sound great
> >overdriven too:) I want one
> >
> >You can see the vox at
> >
> >www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/ac30.html
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> They use pedals but they're probablly just footswitches to change
> >>channels on their amps to the distortion chanel. Their amps are VOX and
> >>MATCHLESS so they dont have as FAT distortion as say, a marshall or
> >>something, but that's the sound they're going for. But yea, they do
> >>change
> >>channels. I've seen it.
> >>matt t. carlson
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com
> >>
> >
> >
> >_______________________________________________________________
> >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
> >
>
> _______________________________________________________________
> Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
