Vintage VOX AC50 head

Karel-Mars

Hi All

I've been keeping a low profile, but had to share this with you tube amp lovers. A few years back I acquired an AC50 MkIII head, and I've been waiting to restore it. I got some capacitors from Tube Amp Doctor and some biasing pots from Weber and went for it.

I was lucky to get the exact replacement for the preamp filter caps

I replace the burnt out thermistor with a replacement and also upgraded the bias pots.

The job is done and she sounds wonderful. Hers is some more photos of the finished amplifier:

Nicholas-L

Oh wow ? ?. Looks awesome. This is an Amp I can't wait to hear.

Gearhead

Nicholas L wrote: Oh wow ? ?. Looks awesome. This is an Amp I can't wait to hear.

...from a distance, I presume?

What kinda cab did you have in mind, ultimately, Karel?

Mr-M

Looks amazing. I'm sure it sounds even better than it looks. 8)

rikus

That looks amazing. That thing must be staggering loud...

Karel-Mars

It sounds lovely indeed. It depends on what styles you play, but the Beatles definitely come to mind. It has that clean fat sound - I guess that is Dick Denny's pre-amp doing it's magic.

The amp plays cd's quite nicely, actually. I burnt the amp in with a Hank Crawford CD, and the sound was delightful. For this the Normal Channel is best. I think that old style analog synth should also sound great through it.

I would play it through a 4X12" loaded with greenbacks, but that's just me liking the sound of the half stack cabinet. Currently I'm using a 1X12"open back cabinet, and that is a very practical option. I would love to use a good VOX fuzz-wah or fuzz box with this amplifier through the 1X12". I think the rounded sound would be good for lead guitar.