VOX Mini SuperBeetle Bass

[NAME]

VOX Amplification releases a new bass amp/combo:

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Who played the original stack in the 60's (apart from Sir Paul)?

Would you be interested?

 

[chadds]

Paul actually didn’t play the Super Beatle. He used a bass specific model if my recollection holds.
I did a couple of times. Not a great bass amp. The frame made it difficult to move. Cab would tilt and catch your hand.

 

[BassmanPaul]

Not in the least. Owning a VOX AC50 Foundation in the mid Sixties ended up as a big disappointment. I ended up rebuilding the AC50 to get rid of the mud.

IIRC Paul used a T60 with it’s 12+ 15 matching cabinet at first. He switched to an AC100 through the cabinet when the T60 failed due to thermal runaway - it used germanium transistors. He ended up with the AC100 and a twin 15 later on.

I guess the company currently owning the VOX name did not have the rights to call it ‘Beatle'.

 

[abarson]

I can't think of a single reason to be interested, unless I really needed that look.

...which I don't.

 

[iagtrplyr]

I can't think of a single reason to be interested, unless I really needed that look.

...which I don't.

I need the look. Gotta room in the house that's begging for it. Plus, the Nutube amps seem to be well-liked.

 

[Nebula24]

Not interested in this one but like my vx50ba. Wish it came in more styles like the beetle and pathfinders do.

 

[Michedelic]

It’s got the cool old school Vox vibe, but the sales pitch is just marketing BS. It might do well as a practice amp, but live(where you’d use it to be seen)prolly impractical. BassmanPaul has the Macca history right; Paul also would use Fender 2/12 Bassman rigs in rehearsal, maybe studio, but not live. On the final ‘66 tour, the band got stuck with American made transistor Vox SB’s, and then in Europe/Japan with the UK hybrid 7000 series. Check out the Andy Babiuk book, or Vox Showroom.

 

[FlyingPigSound]

VOX Amplification releases a new bass amp/combo:

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Who played the original stack in the 60's (apart from Sir Paul)?

Would you be interested?

Other than a practice amp or playing a coffee shop w/ an acoustic gig, this setup is a toy / money-grab for Vox.

I'd love them to use this Nu-Tube technology and made a decent bass amp...be it combo or head / cab option. Even better, I'd love it to have a really / functional trolley (rolls and swivels).

I saw a guy playing out who took a Fender Rumble amp (not sure of the size, think it was a 100 or 200 watt), put Vox diamond grill cloth on the front w/ piping (North Coast Music?), and added Vox trolley legs on the sides (from an old AC30...something like the picture below.) Whatever it was, it looked cool, and a modern version of it would be cool.

 

[FlyingPigSound]

Any idea on the release date? Thinking of asking Santa for this to use as a practice amp in my study...

 

[GoesThump]

It might be a fun practice amp if it isn't too expensive & sounds decent. That said, the guitar version is going for $450 CAD out here. I can't see myself paying that for the bass version.

The other potential turnoff is that weird 19V external PSU. External PSUs on amps is not a trend I want to encourage.

GT

 

[FlyingPigSound]

I have the guitar version, and it works well for practice and in rehearsal as well...surprisingly loud and good. Gigs? Maybe if you were to mic it?

 

[FlyingPigSound]

Santa brought me a Mini Superbeetle Bass this past weekend as an early X-mas gift...and I have to say...NICE!

Fit and finish is fantastic, and it really does sound good. It's actually much louder than I would have thought..it's my loudest practice amp.

A rock band couldn't gig with it, but I know a few Beatle acoustic groups that could easily use it for their bass player...

 

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[G-Dog]

This followed the Mini SuperBeetle video when I played it. Interesting, if not on topic.

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[BassmanPaul]

Thank you for posting this video. it was a trip down memory lane! Hessy's store! I've been in there so many times. I remember all of the amps - including the Leak HiFi amps. I was tickled to hear that the band was too loud using 15W amps! LOL

I first heard of the Beatles in the fall of 1962 just after I bought my first bass. I was still in Grammer School.

 

[BassmanPaul]

To add: the Sixties were magical in Liverpool. Every pub had a band Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I joined the backing band for a Merseybeat era singer called Earl Preston. He had a series of bands. The TTs, Realms and finally the Reflections which was my band. We worked every weekend across the city including the Cavern, nicknamed the Cave. Met the girl who became my wife playing with them. I still have the '63 Precision that I played at that gig.

 

[Strazback]

I love mine and complements my other 2 amp (Ampeg micro vr and 1980 bassman 20). I run em in a wet dry wet with the bassman as my dry signal. The vox sounds great alone but takes pedals very well. I havent seen much hype or reviews about this amp maybe vox is keeping a lid on reviews of new tube bass gear but who knows.

 

[BassGreaser]

These seem like great at home practice amps!

are they full solid state?

 

[Killed_by_Death]

The NuTube sounds like a regular tube.
I love my little VX50BA, very tube-like:

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cosmo-black hardware

 

[ac100X]

My VOX AC125 (Tube head) with custom speaker cabinet, 2 x 10's and a 15 & Vox super beatle stand.