Vox Review: Valve Tone

History:

Purchase: Purhased from loacl music store on closeout for $60.00. I had read some good things about it and bought it without plugging it in.

What I Like About This Vox Valve Tone: A very nice low gain unit that works well as a clean boost and / or Tube-Screamer type overdrive. Very transparent. It lets the sound of your instrument come through without any artificial colors or flavoring. I use it in conjunction with a Real Tube, French Toast Dist/Oct, Arion Analog Delay, Boss Chourus and a volumme pedal into a Roland Blues Cube amp. The low gain of this unit works excellent for a bluesy sound and run into the real tube or overdrivin amp, it can get down right nasty. But on it's own, it works best as a low gain, blues type overdrive. Nice unit. Looks cool in chrome with black chicken head knobs. Has gain, level and tone.

What I Do NOT Like About The Vox Valve Tone: Nothing not to like. Do not buy this if you are looking for an over the top grunge, metal type unit. That is not what it was designed for. If you like the tube screamer type sound, but this instead and you won't sound like the other 15 million guitar players who in turn sound like the other 15 million.....and so on..and so on....It will put an individual stamp on your sound.

Vox Valve Tone Quality Rating: Chrome steel body...Looks cool.Heavy...built to last.

Review Summary: Again, a very transparent, excellent sounding low gain unit. Great clean boost for adding some girth to your sound, or a great blusey crunch. I hear they are now discontinued, so if you can find one, snatch it up!!

Rating of this Vox product: 5

This Vox Valve Tone Guitar Effects Review Submitted By: BB

Review Date: 2001-07-03