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Now they've been out a wee while, does anyone here have much experience with the Vox micro-head? The MV50 AC is the one I think I am wanting. I like the idea of a little amp that packs a punch. I've read good things. One of the negatives is that people they are aimed at are often on a budget (like I am), and therefore end up pairing it with a cheap cabinet and don't get much of a good sound out of it. So not the fault of the amp itself.
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Of the available 3 (clean, hi gain, ac) a bloke I know has the ac.
He’s plugged it into the peavey 212 I used to have a couple times to great effect.
Annoyingest part is finding cab with x or y impedance, cuz that’s how it does it’s wattage thing.
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Good to know. Yeah if I get it id have to learn all about speaker impedance etc...
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I have 2 of them

MV50AC and MV50Clean


both are amazing

I'm selling my MV50 Clean for $200 because I've gone from a stereo setup to mono.


The direct to FoH sound is GREAT.

the 8" and 12" cabs you can buy for them sound amazing - worth every penny. and GREAT with pedals.

Headphone output is great too, jam silently in the lounge etc.
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SimpleSi wrote:I have 2 of them

MV50AC and MV50Clean


both are amazing

I'm selling my MV50 Clean for $200 because I've gone from a stereo setup to mono.


The direct to FoH sound is GREAT.

the 8" and 12" cabs you can buy for them sound amazing - worth every penny. and GREAT with pedals.

Headphone output is great too, jam silently in the lounge etc.
Great to hear that the cabs match well.
(I would be tempted by the clean but really gassing for the AC. )
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SimpleSi wrote:I have 2 of them

MV50AC and MV50Clean


both are amazing

I'm selling my MV50 Clean for $200 because I've gone from a stereo setup to mono.


The direct to FoH sound is GREAT.

the 8" and 12" cabs you can buy for them sound amazing - worth every penny. and GREAT with pedals.

Headphone output is great too, jam silently in the lounge etc.
Can I just ask a quick question of the AC version - how well does it do cleans? If the gain is dialled right back, is it still clean for the full range of volume?
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Sort of.
Ac30 by design isn’t a clean amp.
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Single coil wrote:Sort of.
Ac30 by design isn’t a clean amp.
So you are saying it is clean enough, but not Roland JC120-clean... (? )

Maybe I want the clean version one after all. But then sometimes I don't want to have to rely on a pedal to get some gain... :|
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Go play them both and see how you go.
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If you want something that doesn't break up, the AC version is not the one to go for. The Clean however, is just that, a massive block of Fender-esque clean. I'm a big fan of this range of amps, they punch massively above their weight.
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Polar Bear wrote:If you want something that doesn't break up, the AC version is not the one to go for. The Clean however, is just that, a massive block of Fender-esque clean. I'm a big fan of this range of amps, they punch massively above their weight.
Wish I could punch above my weight but alas, too much weight! :lol:

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The clean can break up on a higher ohm cab.

Through a 4ohm or 8ohm it's clean as.

Through a 16ohm it sorts up given its only 50 watts at 4ohm


The clean I've found suits pedals more.

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