Page 3 - Table of Contents
i Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................................... 1 Welcome aboard! ............................................................................ 1Main features .........................................................................
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Page 5 - Introduction; ELCOME
1 Introduction W ELCOME ABOARD ! hanks for choosing the VOX AD15VT, AD30VT, AD50VT or AD100VT Valvetronix amp. To ensure a long and trouble-free relationship with your new amp, please read this manual carefully, use the amp as directed and keep the manual for future reference. M AIN FEATURES • The A...
Page 6 - OWER; The power amp output
2 S IGNAL PATH Your guitar sound passes through the following sections.(You can refer to “The Guitarist’s Guided Panel Tour” while you read the explanation that follows.) V ALVE R EACTOR T ECHNOLOGY T HE P OWER ( AMP ) AND THE G LORY ! alve Reactor technology was first used on the VOX AD60VT & A...
Page 7 - Quick Start; ETUP; Turn the MASTER volume control on the amp all the way down.
3 Apart from the vital valve tone this ingenious power amp design provides, it also allows us to replicate various “circuit characteristics” that are unique to the all-valve power stages of the amps we’ve modelled. These “characteristics” include: Class A or Class AB operation, Presence and Resonanc...
Page 8 - The PRESET LED will light (this means you’re in Preset mode).; Turn the AMP selector to select an amp type.
4 C HECKING OUT THE PRESET PROGRAMS 1. Press the top panel PRESET button. The PRESET LED will light (this means you’re in Preset mode). 2. Turn the AMP selector to select an amp type. For each amp type you select, a preset containing a typical sound for that type will be selected; i.e., the GAIN, VO...
Page 9 - The Guitarist’s Guided Panel Tour; NPUT; This is where you plug in your guitar.; MP; Here’s where you make your settings.; AMP selector switch; This adjusts the volume.
5 The Guitarist’s Guided Panel Tour In this chapter we’re going to take a look at the top and rear panels of your Valvetronix amp. A. Top Panel 1. I NPUT SECTION This is where you plug in your guitar. 2. A MP SECTION Here’s where you make your settings. AMP selector switch This selects one of the am...
Page 10 - MASTER; FFECT; EFFECTS; Turn EDIT 1 while pressing BYPASS (EDIT 3)
6 TREBLE, MIDDLE, and BASS This trio of knobs allow you to dial in the exact amount of high, mid, and low fre-quencies. Also, as you’d expect (and hope!), the exact manner in which each one of these controls behaves and also interacts with the others is dependant on the amp model selected. Turn to t...
Page 11 - RESET; PRESET and LED
7 TAP (EDIT 2) and LED This button enables you to set the speed of a modulation-type effect (such as CHORUS or FLANGER) the delay time REVERB length; simply press the button twice at the desired interval.The LED blinks at the specified speed or time. HINT: To set the time to exactly match the tempo ...
Page 12 - WRITE button; AC power; This is where you connect the included power cord.; FOOT SW; This adjusts the output wattage of the power amp.
8 WRITE button Use this button to save a new program into CH1 or CH2. Refer to “Storing your program” (page 14). 5. P OWER SWITCH When the power is on, the indicator located above the switch will be lit. B. Rear Panel AC power This is where you connect the included power cord. FOOT SW You can connec...
Page 13 - EXTERNAL SPEAKER OUT jack; You can connect a guitar speaker cabinet to this jack.; LOOP; These jacks let you connect an external effect loop.; SEND jack; Connect this to the input of your external effect unit.; RETURN jack; Connect this to the output of your external effect unit.
9 This control lets you get that highly desirable, fat, warm sound of the Valvetronix power stage being driven hard (a common trait of all great valve power amps), at various levels. This will enable you to play comfortably in a small room or compro-mising your all-important tone. LINE/PHONE Use thi...
Page 14 - About the three operating modes; ing the CH button or by using the optional VFS2 foot switch.
10 About the three operating modes he AD15VT/AD30VT/AD50VT/AD100VT contains eleven “preset programs.” To select one of these, enter Preset mode (which simply means, press the PRESET button) and turn the AMP selector. There are also two rewritable “channel programs” which you can select by press- ing...
Page 16 - Let’s start from scratch.; want to use an effect, you can add it at the end of this process.; Turn EDIT 1 while holding down the BYPASS button.
12 Creating and storing your own program here are two ways you can do this; by tweaking an existing preset program that’s close to what you have in mind, or by starting from scratch. C REATING YOUR OWN PROGRAM Let’s start from scratch. 1. Choose any program in Preset or Channel Select mode, or selec...
Page 17 - When you’ve come up with a sound you like, store the program.; DJUSTING; Here’s how to adjust the noise reduction; Press the BYPASS button to make the BYPASS LED light.
13 HINT: For details on the effects, refer to “Amp models and effects” (page 17). 8. When you’ve come up with a sound you like, store the program. NOTE: In Preset or Channel Select mode, the changes you made will be lost if you switch to a different program or Manual mode or turn off the power witho...
Page 19 - Here’s how you can restore the factory settings.; While holding down both the CH and WRITE buttons, turn the power on.
15 R ESTORING THE FACTORY SETTINGS Here’s how you can restore the factory settings. NOTE: If you do this, the programs you saved in the channels will be completely erased, and will be reset to the factory settings. NOTE: Effect and noise reduction settings made in the Manual mode will also be erased...
Page 20 - Using the VFS2 dual foot switch; Switches channel programs
16 Using the VFS2 dual foot switch f the optional VFS2 dual foot switch (sold separately*) is connected to the rear panel FOOT SW jack, you can use it to switch programs or turn effect bypass on/off. S WITCHING THE CHANNEL PROGRAM ( SWITCH 1) Each time you press the VFS2’s left switch (switch 1), yo...
Page 21 - Amp models and effects; ONTROLLING; Bass Cut switch
17 Amp models and effects In this section we’re going to talk about the eleven amp models and effects. A MP MODELS hich amps did we painstakingly model for our selection of eleven? Believe me when I say it wasn’t easy ’cos, as I’m sure you know, there’s a plethora of great-sounding amps out there. A...
Page 24 - So what do the “extra” TREBLE and MIDDLE controls do? Set them at 12; x EZ81 rectifier, 2 x EL84s in power amp.
20 4. AC15 This is modelled on Channel 2 of an amazing sounding 1962 VOX AC15. This 1 x12”, 15 Watt, valve driven combo was unleashed on the market in 1958 and was the first ever VOX amplifier. Thanks to its compactness, built in vibrato and tremen-dous tone, it was a huge hit with the popular Briti...
Page 25 - and use the Master Volume to set your desired volume level.; x ECC83s in preamp, 2 x EL34s in power amp.; x ECC83s in preamp, 4 x EL34s in power amp.
21 Original’s valve compliment: 5 x ECC83s & 1 x ECC82 in preamp, 1 x GZ34 rectifier, 4 x EL84s in power amp. 6. UK ’70s This is based on the “High Treble” channel of a 1971, 50 Watt, four input, all-valve head. This amp was chosen because the tone was incredibly rich and warm yet biting and dis...
Page 26 - x ECC83s in preamp, 4 x EL34s in power amp.
22 8. UK MODERN This is modelled on the High Gain channel of a modern, all-tube 100 Watter. It com-bines a toneful high gain preamp stage with the unmistakable, “snarling” punch and girth the UK ’80s power stage offers. The result is a highly aggressive, tone-breath-ing monster capable of mondo-gain...
Page 27 - FFECTS; AUTO WAH; “SENS”
23 E FFECTS The AD15VT, AD30VT,AD50VT & AD100VT provide eleven of the most popular effects (some effects actually combine two effects). you can adjust the SPEED parameter of modulation effects or the TIME parameter of delay/reverb effects simply by pressing the TAP switch twice. In addition to u...
Page 28 - COMP; PHASER; TAP
24 COMP Want to play a clean passage that needs to be nice, smooth, and even? Need a bit more sustain on a lead line? Then look no further; COMP is the effect for you. It’s modeled on a compressor pedal that is hugely popular due to the percussive clean sound it can pro-duce — making it perfect for ...
Page 30 - DELAY; REVERB
26 DELAY This is a model of one of the most respected analogue tape echo machines ever made. In the original the “echo” is produced by a playback head and the exact “delay time” is set by varying the motor speed. Many professionals prefer these “lo-fi” units because of the warm, dark echoes they pro...
Page 31 - Troubleshooting; The amp isn’t powering up when the POWER switch is ON.
27 Troubleshooting 1.The amp isn’t powering up when the POWER switch is ON. ➢ Is the power cable plugged into the AC power connector on the rear panel of the amp? ➢ Is the power cable plugged into an AC outlet? ➢ Is the AC outlet switched on and actually working? ➢ Does the power cable work? 2. Ther...
Page 33 - Specifications
29 Specifications * Appearance and specifications of this product are subject to change with- out notice.URL = http://www.voxamps.co.uk Number of amp types: 11 Number of effects: 11 Noise reduction: 1 Number of programs: 11 preset, 2 channel Input/output jacks Top panel: 1 x INPUT Rear panel: 1 x FO...
Page 34 - Programmer’s Cheat Sheet; There’s only four panels you can fill out here so do
30 Programmer’s Cheat Sheet Wanna remember how you set up your favourite programs? Well this is the place to do it! Simply do as follows: 1. Indicate where all the knobs are set by drawing a line in the empty circles. 2. Indicate which MODULATION, DELAY & REVERB effects are being used by colouri...
