Vox Valvetronix or Pathfinder?

[TheEdge10]

Which is better? I am looking at the 30 watt Valvetronix and the 15 watt Pathfinder.

 

[breathe]

I have both....I like The Valvetronix.

Its great for the price.

 

[TheEdge10]

Where did you get yours?

I have both....I like The Valvetronix.

Its great for the price.

 

[Edge_Orchestra]

Pathfinder is great for a practice amp. I've also mic'd it as a 2nd amp to run shimmer.

Never met a Valvetronix that I liked.

AC15CC would sound better.

 

[breathe]

Where did you get yours?

Both at guitar center.

 

[TheEdge10]

I'm probably gonna get the Pathfinder.

 

[breathe]

I would get the Valv I had the pathfinder and then got the Valv

 

[breathe]

I would get the Valv I had the pathfinder and then got the Valv and I loved it

 

[TheEdge10]

Does the Valvetronix have any different features than the Pathfinder?

 

[breathe]

Does the Valvetronix have any different features than the Pathfinder?

A LOT! The pathfinder is just a normal amp with reverb....The Valevetronix has effects (Which i really don't use) and different amp settings...They have a AC30 Pre-set to, Which i think is cool....oh and its a Tube Amp.

 

[TheEdge10]

A LOT! The pathfinder is just a normal amp with reverb....The Valevetronix has effects (Which i really don't use) and different amp settings...They have a AC30 Pre-set to, Which i think is cool....oh and its a Tube Amp.

I didn't know that. I like the idea of an AC30 preset.

 

[TheEdge10]

Is it good for U2 tones?

 

[Edge_Orchestra]

Is it good for U2 tones?

The AC30 setting doesn't sound so much like an AC30. It's okay but "...Better Than The Real Thing"? Not so much.

 

[Chill Mike D]

I've been pretty happy with the AD15VT I have and the VT30 I got recently (although that one is very different and takes a bit more "work").

But I've also played through my brother's AC15 and that thing sounds awesome.

I do think the Vox modelling amps are great values for the money though. They can be found easily on Craigslist for under $100.

 

[TheEdge10]

I've been pretty happy with the AD15VT I have and the VT30 I got recently (although that one is very different and takes a bit more "work").

But I've also played through my brother's AC15 and that thing sounds awesome.

I do think the Vox modelling amps are great values for the money though. They can be found easily on Craigslist for under $100.

How do you mean "work"?

 

[Chill Mike D]

Well I mean my AD15VT pretty much instantly sounds good on a variety of models. It takes almost no tweaking.

The VT30 takes more fiddling and tweaking, and I can tell the models are different. So it takes more "work" to get it to sound as good.

 

[breathe]

Well I mean my AD15VT pretty much instantly sounds good on a variety of models. It takes almost no tweaking.

The VT30 takes more fiddling and tweaking, and I can tell the models are different. So it takes more "work" to get it to sound as good.

Agree the hardest part for me was figuring how to put it on manual.

 

[TheEdge10]

Is it hard to get it to manual?

 

[breathe]

Is it hard to get it to manual?

At first but its really easy... I could walk you thru it.