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VOX VX 50BA

#27
kraken_kr said:
hey there, thanks for the great vid! Just wondering would you recommend it over the fender rumble series (if you happen to have experience with them)? I am looking to purchase my first practice bass amp. Thank you!
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I hear great things about the Rumble amps. I played a bigger one - maybe the 200? - but never one of the smaller ones, so I really can't say. I just compared the specs of the Rumble 40, the Fender is 18 lbs. vs. the 10 lbs. of the Vox, so if you want to lug it around, the Vox wins! That's the main reason I got the Vox, so that I could easily take it to rehearsals, parties, etc. Sometimes you have to walk a few blocks from your car to where you're going, and even though 20 lbs. isn't that much, I'd much rather only have to carry 10! Especially if I had other stuff. I would take my U-Bass, my Vox, and a bag with cables and it was so easy, and sounded great once I was all set up! I even had a couple of beer bottles with me to take to the party, in my cable bag.

So I think it depends on what you want to do - if portability is an issue, then I'd go with the Vox. If you're just practicing at home, then maybe something smaller and cheaper could work, but if you want to play with other people (like acoustic guitars, ukulele, etc.) then the Vox is awesome. If you want to play with a drummer, then go for something more powerful - that's where maybe a bigger Rumble would work. I have a GK MB112-II, it's 200 watts with the 12" speaker, and I have no problem playing with my drummer (though he doesn't play super loud). But GK seems to have gotten more expensive, so I would probably get a Rumble now if I didn't have the GK.

Sorry to ramble!
 
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hieronymous said:
I hear great things about the Rumble amps. I played a bigger one - maybe the 200? - but never one of the smaller ones, so I really can't say. I just compared the specs of the Rumble 40, the Fender is 18 lbs. vs. the 10 lbs. of the Vox, so if you want to lug it around, the Vox wins! That's the main reason I got the Vox, so that I could easily take it to rehearsals, parties, etc. Sometimes you have to walk a few blocks from your car to where you're going, and even though 20 lbs. isn't that much, I'd much rather only have to carry 10! Especially if I had other stuff. I would take my U-Bass, my Vox, and a bag with cables and it was so easy, and sounded great once I was all set up! I even had a couple of beer bottles with me to take to the party, in my cable bag.

So I think it depends on what you want to do - if portability is an issue, then I'd go with the Vox. If you're just practicing at home, then maybe something smaller and cheaper could work, but if you want to play with other people (like acoustic guitars, ukulele, etc.) then the Vox is awesome. If you want to play with a drummer, then go for something more powerful - that's where maybe a bigger Rumble would work. I have a GK MB112-II, it's 200 watts with the 12" speaker, and I have no problem playing with my drummer (though he doesn't play super loud). But GK seems to have gotten more expensive, so I would probably get a Rumble now if I didn't have the GK.

Sorry to ramble!
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Hey there, thanks a lot for the great info!

Yea, portability is pretty important for me as I am constantly moving due to my program. I also just started on this instrument so I don't think i will with anyone anytime soon. Thank you so much for helping me figure out what I want!

Also, just wondering does your amp come with a power adapter or do i have to purchase separately?

Thank you very much!
 
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kraken_kr said:
Hey there, thanks a lot for the great info!

Yea, portability is pretty important for me as I am constantly moving due to my program. I also just started on this instrument so I don't think i will with anyone anytime soon. Thank you so much for helping me figure out what I want!

Also, just wondering does your amp come with a power adapter or do i have to purchase separately?

Thank you very much!
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It should come with the power adapter - are you in the US?
 
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kraken_kr said:
hey there, thanks for the great vid! Just wondering would you recommend it over the fender rumble series (if you happen to have experience with them)? I am looking to purchase my first practice bass amp. Thank you!
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I got my Vox VX50BA shortly after back surgery, while under extreme lifting restrictions, but very anxious to get back to my weekly church gig. It had a bit of "break-in" time for me, but ended up sounding and performing great! Really nice tube-sounding tone, good volume for little 8" speaker, and extremely easy to carry! My biggest disappointment with the Vox is that its Line Out has none of the amp's tone in it, it is simply the bass guitar's raw, pre-EQ signal.

But, I am an admitted Rumble fan, and have loved my lightweight 36.5 lb., but very powerful, Rumble 500 combo for 6 years now. Plus, once the Vox got me through my lifting restrictions I bought a Rumble Studio 40 last year because I really LOVE a great variety of different sounds, tones and effects.

So, while I cannot recommend the Vox over a Rumble, I can recommend it for its own good qualities for practice, small gigs and beginners. Good luck, whichever way you go.
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spantini said:
Thanks :thumbsup: I've been checking these out (online only so far) looking for a small combo to DI or Mic to my DAW.
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Just remember that the audio out from the VX50 BA is just the ingoing signal - the signal isn't processed at all - that is THE most important thing to know - G-Dog says the same thing:

G-Dog said:
My biggest disappointment with the Vox is that its Line Out has none of the amp's tone in it, it is simply the bass guitar's raw, pre-EQ signal.
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So it only makes send to think of it being mic'd, you won't get any of the tone shaping with the "direct out" - it really is a direct out, it doesn't even give you what's inside lol! It's even just a 1/4" output, not XLR, seems like they cheaped-out on that aspect. I do all my recording direct through a preamp, but it depends on what you are going for.
 
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hieronymous said:
Just remember that the audio out from the VX50 BA is just the ingoing signal - the signal isn't processed at all - that is THE most important thing to know - G-Dog says the same thing:



So it only makes send to think of it being mic'd, you won't get any of the tone shaping with the "direct out" - it really is a direct out, it doesn't even give you what's inside lol! It's even just a 1/4" output, not XLR, seems like they cheaped-out on that aspect. I do all my recording direct through a preamp, but it depends on what you are going for.
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Thank you! Leaves me scratching my head ...
 
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