Vox JamVox : The ultimate guitar tool? The ultimate guitar tool!

Categories: Asides, Engineering, Gear

Photo courtesy of Vox November 3rd, 2008 - As someone that has been around a fair amount of gear, I would say that it takes quite a lot to excite me. Call me a luddite, but I'm not that interested in the cutting edge models that companies are spitting out at a fevered pace. In fact, I usually find that older gear has more character and is simpler to use, therefore allowing me to get the best sound out of it. Today I stumbled ... Read More

Vox Valvetronix : New models, new features

Categories: Asides, Gear

Photo courtesy of Vox September 14th, 2008 - As I've posted before, I'm a big fan of Vox guitar amps. I had a small 30w one to use in the studio I worked at and I felt that it offered me a lot of flexibility in a small package. Of course, I wasn't going to get the growl of a Mesa but that was a largely a limitation of the smaller model that I had. Vox has a new VT series out for October ... Read More

Cyber sound

Categories: Engineering, Gear, Producing, Questions

Photo courtesy of Vox June 15th, 2008 - I like Vox amps, they are relatively powerful and have a great feature set. One of the features they are known for is their amp modeling. Amp modeling, for those who don't know, is basically when software is able to emulate a certain amplifier and the modeler is usually switchable between a variety of choices; everything from a vintage Marshall to a new-fangled Mesa. Amp modelers appear as both software plug-ins for your favorite music ... Read More