This allowed me to pull the circuit board down out of the chassis Remove screws from aluminum angle (heat sink?) Remove 2 screws on top as well as all knobs and the nuts on the pots and jacks Remove screws from wood piece that goes across the back (this has 3 jacks in it) The most time consuming part is getting the circuit board out. If you're comfortable soldering, it's a pretty easy fix. ( but I still prefer the sound and portability of the 8" that's in there- my baby!) *I actually threw out the Cambridge chassis ( just frustrated!) years ago, kept the cab, which now was modified by a buddy, to fit a 10" Celestion as a matching extension cab for the PF15R. Fantastic sound- 6-7 years of gigs with it. So I still had the Cambridge amp, took the 8" Vox/Celestion Bulldog out of it and put into the Pathfinder. I did not notice 'till after purchase, but it had a 4ohm Crate speaker in it, instead of the stock one. Not sure when, it was a while, but I got my Pathfinder 15R used maybe 2012, for $85 on CL, sounded great. Then it got 'sick' lost volume, got super distorted, and I just shelved it, played one of my other amps.Īround 2006/7, I joined TDPRI and started constantly reading, over the years, about the Vox Pathfinder, and how folks were ( are!) nuts about it. If I had to do it again, I would maybe choose the ceramic version to retain more of the original speaker qualities.I first ( maybe 2000) bought a used Cambridge 15 and used it in my ( then new) own band, and it was a little rockin' beast, for maybe 6 mos. My Tele and Strat sound better with the Weber, but I prefered my Gretsch with the Vox Bulldog.Īll in all I don't think I've spoilt 40$, it was a real ear opening experience. I would say the tone has lost of its dryness and has gained a mid complexity quality, it reacts now a bit like a tube amp. I've been playing it 2 days know, and after a slight disappointment (I was expecting more tangible improvements) I like the new voice the amp has. Decatur Marshall replica (black flag era). Joyo Bantamp Firebrand 20W Guitar Amp Head.
more pleasant and vintage tone, but a bit less raw than the Bulldog. Vox VT100 100-watt 2x12 inch Valvetronix Guitar Combo Amplifier. rounder tone (accentued mids compared to the rather flat Bulldog) less bright or harsh : AlNiCo takes the edge off but it took the spank out less loud than the Vox Bulldog : not a problem for me, it's just for home practice. The speaker swap was made in less than 10 minutes. I received my Weber Blue Pup - alnico model (15W 8Ω) - together with Beamblockers for other amps. It doesn't look cool, but once again my Peavey Studio Pro, is proveing to be my go to amp. I wish that Vox made an AC15, that was more friendly, for direct recording. I could really use something like a the new Fender Princeton or Peavey Windsor recording amps. The studio has ofered to drag out a ribbon mic, that costs four times as much as the Pathfinder, but as time is money, DI seemed like the right answer. The line out doesn't sound very good though. I've been recording direct in from my pedal, and useing the Pathfinder as a monitor, and it's been plenty loud. I've been doing some studio work, for a singer/songwriter lately. Thats less than Vox grill cloth, if I try to cut a baffle board, in squeeze in a 10" speaker.
Weber has an alnico Blue Pup speaker, for $35. Takeing the line out, and running it through the power section (effects return) one of my bigger amps sounds good too. I sounds great, as the Eminence Legend 105's, have a good chimey sound, for a ceramic speaker.
I do sometimes run the Pathfinder through my 2X10 cabinet.
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