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ChrisBird

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AMP MODELS

The amp model

knob cycles from the

cleanest through to

the dirtiest tones,

with an 11th clean

‘line’ option for

acoustic guitars

and keyboards

2

TAP TEMPO /

TUNER

Exactly what it says

on the tin! Tap the

button to set your

delay times by feel or

hold it down to access

the onboard tuner

3

I/O SOCKETS

Use the 3.5 mm

TRS jack socket to

plug in a digital music

player and jam along.

A headphone/line

output includes

speaker cabinet

emulation for playing

at home

TYPE:Digitalmodelling

guitarcombowith

NuTubevalve

OUTPUT: 50 watts

SPEAKER:1x12”

VALVES:NuTube6P1

CONTROLS:PowerOn/

Off,PresetWrite,

AmpType(Deluxe

Clean,BoutiqueClean,

BoutiqueOverdrive,

VoxAC30,VoxAC30TB,

Brit1959,Brit800,

BritVM,SL-OD,

DoubleRec,Line),

Gain,Treble,Bass,

Volume,Modulation

Type/Level,Delay/

ReverbType/Level,Tap

Delay,powerlevel

SOCKETS:Inputjacks,

footswitch,auxin,line

out,headphonesout

withcabinetsimulator,

USB(typeB) port

WEIGHT:8.9kg

DIMENSIONS:

410mm(h)x

452mm(w)x

240mm(d)

CONTACT:

VoxAmplification

voxamps.com

AT A GLANCE

IT REALLY IS LOUD! AND

REALISTIC? YES THAT TOO!

FEATURES

SOUNDQUALITY

VALUEFORMONEY

BUILDQUALITY

USABILITY

Photography: SUMMARYOVERALL RATING

Olly Curtis

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VOX CAMBRIDGE50

TG gets hands-on with Vox’s hybridofvalve and digital tech

£275

REVIEW

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MARCH 2020 TOTAL GUITAR