Vox Review: T-25 Bass Combo

History:

Purchase: About $200, new, from Daddy's Junky. I was looking for a small, light, "dinnertime gig" amp that would sound good with a [then] recently acquired G&L. I had been using a small practice amp with other axen but the G&L made it crazy.

What I Like About This Vox T-25 Bass Combo: First off, it handled the tones from the G&L that were too much for my other small amp. It only weighs 18lb, which fit well into my criteria, and has a horn as well as the main 10" bass driver.

What I Do NOT Like About The Vox T-25 Bass Combo: Cloth grille requires care to not harm it. Has single "volume" [not in + out levels]. Mostly I don't like that after several months of dining room level volume [plus quiet practice] it now sounds like hell with multiple loud resonances from the cabinet and a distorted speaker sound.

Vox T-25 Bass Combo Quality Rating: Compact SS 25W combo, 4 channel EQ plus "Bassilator" button ["deep" switch] and a single "Volume" knob. High & low gain input jacks, 10" bass driver + horn. Back of cab is screwed in place, perhaps leading to the resonance problems. I've tried foam cushioning, rubber washers on the screws, adding internal foam baffles. Nothing helps. Bassically, NOT anything I recommend for bass, although it is now a fine punk rock guitar practice amp. Power cord is 3-blade removeable type so it can be used on something else.

Review Summary: A rather bogus product. Was used very conservatively and has multiple acoustic flaws after several months. Definitely on the NOT RECOMMENDED list.

Rating of this Vox product: 1

This Vox T-25 Bass Combo Bass Guitar Amplifiers Review Submitted By: golem

Review Date: 2004-09-22