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The Vox AC30 Amplug Packs A Lot Of Amp Power In A Tiny Package
The Vox AC30 amplug enables you to play electric guitar quietly through your ear phones and get a very close approximation of a Vox AC30 amp. It's great for night practice sessions or when the baby is taking a nap. It costs around $40 US and can be found at most local guitar stores or online.
The device itself is small and made of plastic and has a rather flimsy feel to it. Though after two weeks of hard use it hasn't shown any signs of breaking. It has one port for your earphones and another auxiliary port in case you want to play along with a song. It also has three small wheel adjustments for gain, tone and volume, and a tiny on/off switch. A red led lets you know if it's on. It requires two triple-A batteries which were, amazingly, included.
How does it work? Just plug it into your guitar, then plug in your earphones and switch it on. Then adjust the tiny gain, tone and volume wheels as needed.
How does it sound? Well, it sounds quite nice. Now if your guitar has cheap pickups then the sound will not be optimal. But, if your guitar sounds good through your normal amp it should sound great through the amplug. Some reviewers say the amplug sounds just like a Vox AC30 amp. You can get a nice clean sound by keeping the gain at around two or three, or you can get a real distorted sound by cranking the gain up to nine.
There are other versions of the amplug. There's a Classic Rock version, Metal, Bass, Lead, Acoustic, and even a Joe Satriani version, each giving a slightly different sound. The Lead version has a hi-gain sound with a touch of digital delay. The Classic Rock is supposed to sound like a high-gain, British amp; the Metal version is supposed to sound like US high-gain metal; and the Satriani version sounds like, well, Satriani. Who knew you could become Joe Satriani with just a simple plug?
The AC30 is the most versatile of the bunch offering a nice clean sound or a fairly dirty distortion. It's great to rock out with the dirty distorted sound, but after awhile, the clean sound is quite welcome. The amplug will fit any type electric guitar: strat style body, Les Paul, etc. On guitars whose plug ports are not recessed like the strat, the amplug hangs out there precariously and you have to be careful not to knock it off while you are jamming. So no Pete Townsend-like guitar heroics, unfortunately.
Final Thoughts: I've been using the amplug AC30 for about two weeks now and it's fantastic. I'm not tied down to the amp, so I can wander about the house at night playing guitar and no one else in the house is the wiser. This is great for two reasons: no one gets woken up, and no one has to listen to my desperate attempts to play like Jimmy Page.
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Does this guitar part sound right, how do I make it clearer?
I used audacity to record the intro to where the streets have no name. I'm trying to find a way to improve the sound, how do I do that on audacity? I have a $60 cheap amp and have been thinking about the vox ac30 amplug, would that make a difference in recording quality?
say what you will, I know it probably sounds like crap to everyone.
I posted it on youtube here,
Thanks!
I'm not sure if there is a delay with the software, but the annoying clicking sound fluctuates in tempo and the guitar part seems fast. The guitar part sounds great, nice and clear, but work on timing and get rid of those clicks.
Guitar Jam - Here Comes The Kraken - Vox amPlug Metal