The Vox AC30: A Short History, featuring John Cordy

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I've been fascinated by the sound of a Vox amp since before I knew that it was a Vox amp that was making the magic I was hearing in some of my favorite music. The Beatles formed the soundtrack of my earliest music memories and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were certainly the soundtrack of my college years, pre jazz coma. As I researched this I learned more about what makes the Vox amp so perfect as a guitar amp, and how they sit perfectly in the mix.
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@renegonzalez1336 3 года назад

I remember my first rock memory, mainly because it happened recently. It was 2018 I was 10 years old in fifth grade, my teacher wanted the class to sing John Lennon’s Imagine. When we practiced the song, I got a little into it and searched it up on my phone. On the search results, there was a video of the Beatles preforming their hit I Want to Hold your Hand, I click on it and never went back. Right now I’m 13 years old in 8th grade and still look back that moment.

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

You're a good writer Rene. Thanks for sharing that. Keith

@renegonzalez1336 3 года назад

Thanks a lot Keith, I’m still star-struck just thinking about one of my favorite RU-vidrs gave me a complement🤩

@craigshewchuk9018 Год назад

Yo check out Terry Kath from the band Chicago

@fancykarlmarx Год назад

That’s exactly the same age I found the Beatles and rock n roll. Check out The Beach Boys. You’ll love it.

@graxjpg Год назад

I was the same way. Gong and Steve Hillage opened doors for me that will be open forever. Good luck to you

@DemoDick1 3 года назад

Every guitar tone I hear I compare to my first guitar memory: Brian May’s Red Special into a treble booster into an AC30. Perfection.

@Ottophil 3 года назад

Ive been trying to get metallicas tone since the 90s

@einspiegelei3647 3 года назад

@@Ottophil Try the boss katana series. You can find some insanely accurate presets on the web

@Shred_The_Weapon 3 года назад

Here’s a leg up, @@einspiegelei3647, a Roland JC120 clean chain w/ chorus, coupled with the Boss Metal Zone. I’m utilizing those same options on my Boss ME80 - though for emulating Boston instead of Metallica.

@Ottophil 3 года назад

@@einspiegelei3647 hahahahahahajajajajajajajajaja Na man. I’m way beyond that.

@Ottophil 3 года назад

@@Shred_The_Weapon metal zone? Damn. I use the JC-120 for cleans, but a totally different amp for the heavy stuff. Used to have a mesa, but i currently use a 6505 for distorted, jc120 for cleans, a/b switch as a “channel” switch

@RickBeato 3 года назад

Awesome Hypes! It’s crazy to see those old Vox box amps. I’ve never seen one before and am curious how those early amps sound. New camera looks killer!

@jordandangelo180 3 года назад

Will an old box Vox amp be your next gear hunt Rick?

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

Thanks Hypes! Yeah the new camera shows me I need to get further away from the camera. :) Way more detail.

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

And an EL34 AC30 would be a major quest. Very rare. You might be better off having one built custom. I believe the schematics and layouts are available online.

@pawlpoche8736 3 года назад

Hey Rick, love your videos also.

@Ryan-vg4wn 3 года назад

damn, my 2 favourite youtubers. Dean De Leo from STP is a notable user of the AC30 - pretty sure i heard that from Mr Beato

@bcrocks3935 3 года назад

“Go play outside”. Love it!🤣

@roy7046 3 года назад

Bill wyman says he was hired by the stones for 2 reasons : He had cigarettes and he had an AC30

@Malum09 3 года назад

Good reasons to hire someone

@OzziePete1 3 года назад

I think I read that Brian Jones' family had some connection to JMI/Vox factory & that helped when their popularity rose & they needed good solid amps.

@blacksaxmusic 3 года назад

@@OzziePete1 think brian was stealing a bitta money from there i heard

@davin6175 3 года назад

Lol! They need emoji like responses on you tube.

@drivinsouth651 3 года назад

@@davin6175 😲

@johnnathancordy 3 года назад

Thanks so much for welcoming me into the Five Watt World Keith! I'm gradually getting my hearing back in my left ear after recording with the AC30 Top Boost!

@TCMx3 3 года назад

nice intro on this one. Keith has really upgraded his guest spots getting you after being stuck with me for the strat video lol.

@CraigCrider 3 года назад

John, awesome work! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZLaCKI8TJh0.html

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

Hahahaha...See you always made me laugh, and see where that's gotten you.

@arvo56 3 года назад

I saw Jeff Beck at Eel Pie Island in 1965,-using a 61 tele & an AC 30,-sound was great & Jeff was outstanding!

@zeusallmighty04 3 года назад

I was born in 80, and grew up in a bluegrass family, so there weren't a lot of rock sounds around. Then one day when I was 13 or 14, my dad pulled out on old LP and dropped the needle. It was ZZ Top playing 'Brown Sugar'. It was transformative. It felt like an extra eye I didn't know I had, opened. I absorbed everything ZZ Top ever did, and have chased that sound ever since.

@pawlpoche8736 3 года назад

I just listened to Brown Sugar last night!

@auntjenifer7774 3 года назад

Marshall lead 12, also Marshall valvestate were some affordable amps ZZ top used. Also they used Orange and Supro.

@zeusallmighty04 3 года назад

@@auntjenifer7774 thank you for that info!

@davidmgill 3 года назад

Seeing the notification for this pop up on my phone made me a little excited. Love your work Keith.

@WhatExitSign 3 года назад

No better way to start the day than A Short History. Love this series!

@theoldschoolgamer6199 3 года назад

Ending the day with it is a pretty close 2nd

@bwgti 3 года назад

Yep.

@lorencooper1287 3 года назад

Love your show big fan. Well you forgot Buddy Guy and probably a bunch of other blues guys that have used vox as well. Keep up the great work and safe and happy holidays to you and yours enjoy the series.

@stevelanza7421 3 года назад

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@guitarkirby 3 года назад

21:32 "Embrace the Jangle" would be a great t-shirt design...

@emilyadams3228 3 года назад

And to sell it, make an ad w/a catchy Jangle Jingle.

@woodwork5574 3 года назад

Feeling down and bummed out due to things in my life I happened to check my notifications and there was my friendly @five watt world” logo. Thanks Keith ,you changed my day for the better again.

@ronl514 3 года назад

"The Edge" is the guy who first got me interested in Vox amps, loved the chime, prior to that (and I'm nearly 61) it was all Fender, but I'm a Vox guy now!! Many Thanks for the great video!

@beepboop974 3 года назад

one of the only Americans that pronounces British towns/counties correctly. Great video as per usual, If I wasn't a student (in Kent funnily enough) this would be the first channel I would support.

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

I try.

@nostro1001 3 года назад

@ Niall....you see, whilst that seems a dig on Americans & a backhanded compliment to five watt, names of towns etc only have a correct pronunciation based on locality. There is no right or wrong other than how that county etc calls it themselves, which is the accepted pronunciation that has evolved over the years. So you may travel to let's say Australia and see a familiar name and you'll pronounce it in a way that's different to that locals. So, whilst you may think they've got it all wrong, in fact you'd be wrong. And this is why some in the UK can't even pronounce various towns/counties and so on, because they've had no experience in that area and assume it will be pronounced one way, but it's not. This is how English works, so your presumption is inherently wrong. On a more basic level you would say tomato one way and believe that must be correct compared to the way an American would pronounce that word. Alas, there is no wrong or right here. English is an extremely complex language, despite it being fairly universal these days. That's why young students do not have an easy time with it. It's derived from many different languages and is not static, so that it's changing all the time. This is why you'll find new words in American and English dictionaries and words that in essence that have become defunct or seen as archaic. Obviously, this is not the space for greater detail, but I trust this will help your misunderstanding about the pronunciation of names. Cheers. 🎸🎸🎸

@joshua7233 3 года назад

@@nostro1001 Jesus, just stop it.

@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 3 года назад

@@nostro1001 - bro there was no need for s book report, a simple “well that’s how he pronounces it” would’ve sufficed.

@greglivo 3 года назад

I had always assumed Joe Strummer was pronounced with a short U. I just figured it was a stage name since he strummed a guitar.

@paulcoleman3081 3 года назад

Once again a pure joy to watch. If this "Short History" series was made compulsory at Junior High, the world would be a better place!

@leonardsmith2170 3 года назад

The first electric guitar riff that stuck with me was The Ventures "Walk, Don't Run". Yes, it has stuck with me all these years. You are doing a fine job at 5 watt, Keith. It is my favorite You Tube channel and I can't wait to see each new release. Keep up the good work, bro.

@ricklewis5804 3 года назад

I think back in the day the Ventures used Ampeg amps and of course Mosrite guitars.

@williamsanderson9279 3 года назад

The inventiveness of the early developers of musical instruments and equipment never ceases to amaze me. Great story Keith. Well done! My first guitar memory was The Ventures, but the jangle of an AC30 is among my favorite sounds of all time.

@f.fields2703 2 года назад

Hank Marvin's sound coming out of those early AC30s is legendary, the reason why I picked up a guitar as a kid, and now play with Hank at home on a Strat and a Tele. As kids we we were mesmerized by that sound, would keep listening to the radio to not miss the next play of Apache or Wonderful Life. Hank still plays in his now hometown of Perth, Australia but mainly in a band that plays gypsy music a la Djengo Reinhardt.

@oskarileikos Год назад

Really?? That's so cool but also so... Weird? Anyway, Hank is a great guitarist and a true legend.

@corinachan8533 Год назад

Another Hank Marvin & The Shadows fan here since the 1960s. I only play Shadows music with my 4 electric guitars - three Strats and a Tele - plus flamenco guitar (a totally different animal). Btw, I think you meant 'Wonderful Land' instead of 'Life'.

@f.fields2703 Год назад

@@corinachan8533 correct!

@PaulOwens 3 года назад

Paul Weller's Rickenbacker 330. There's something about an overdriven Rickenbacker that sounds like acceleration.

@shawnmcvey7789 3 года назад

Not a tone I'd necessarily use but it really sounds perfect with his voice and that bass player's tone.

@vayabroder729 3 года назад

Like Peter Buck with REM. Great tone!

@allanmills6540 3 года назад

And,.. cough.... john lennon x

@shawnmcvey7789 3 года назад

@@allanmills6540 Lennon's tone was in a different category because him and Harrison were using flatwound strings still and that gave them that boxy type sound we all associate with that period.

@samburkes7552 3 года назад

@@shawnmcvey7789 That's exactly right..plus lots of treble turned up on the amp, and in the studio..

@Watergrovey 3 года назад

My first memory of an electric guitar sound is the intro to “La Bamba” by Los Lobos! Nowadays I mostly play a Strat into a mostly clean amp... mostly.

@RobertBakerGuitar 3 года назад

Fantastic episode. My knowledge of Vox was lacking but not anymore! The first electric guitar sound I remember would be Van Halen Hot For Teacher played in my dad's old Chevy Silverado.

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

A Silverado! We have a lot in common Robert!

@vanwarren9671 3 года назад

I have a vox ac30. Brian May model. It's kicktail with a little bit of bruising power involved

@josephcole9340 3 года назад

My first guitar memory would be the fuzz guitar on “Dead leaves on the dirty ground” by the white stripes

@bamacopeland4372 5 месяцев назад

7 years old, And my dad played Sergeant Pepper's for me on the record player. That's definitely struck me down the Beatles path, and loving music

@carstenmarcussen6565 3 года назад

I am one of the lucky owners of a Vox 60th Anniversary AC30HW60 Limited Edition Amplifier (2017) Made in the United Kingdom. As far as i know only 150 units were produced. I love that amp to bits.

@buzzawuzza3743 3 года назад

You make the best gear history videos. My first electric guitar memory is when my older brother played his Chuck Berry records.

@McOuroborosBurger 3 года назад

The first real tone of note I heard was Jerry Cantrells tone on the Dirt album.

@johnnolan4312 3 года назад

Thanks Keith, so good as usual, ive toted my 1965 VOX around for 20 years now , and counting !

@larsfocken3456 3 года назад

My first guitar memory is Scotty Moore on Elvis' "Hound Dog". Still one of the greatest guitar performances ever. But I started learning guitar because of Ace Frehley from Kiss - awesome!

@zman19960 3 года назад

My first guitar memory is Dave Gilmours black strat through his hiwatt and a big muff playing the time solo, definitely the tone I’ve chased more than once

@michaelwoods9005 3 года назад

He used a fuzz face on 'Time', not a big muff. He didn't start using a big muff until 'Animals' in 1977.

@TheBigGuppy 3 года назад

Never owned a Vox. But they look so cool, like a fine piece of furniture.

@Mark70609 3 года назад

They are a beast to fix when they go bad.

@auntjenifer7774 3 года назад

And they go bad all the time, that's why you NEVER see em in the back line !?

@j.dragon651 3 года назад

and they weigh a ton.

@ricopaulson1 3 года назад

I own two AC30s. They are fantastic. Don't listen to the other comments. Every guitarist should have an AC30.

@dizzyrider3883 3 года назад

A noisy piece of furniture 👍

@anotherwaytafkash 3 года назад

1984 ... i was twelve years old .....pride ( in the name of love ) by U2 ..... later in 1987 with or without you ( this was in fact the spark that made me pick up the guitar )... the edge is my "guitarhero" and his Vox AC 30 "my personal AC 30 moment .... sorry had to mention the edge because i sadly missed him in the introduction of your AC30 players😉 by the way ... i truely love your channel ...the way you put your love for music in the backstorys of iconic Instruments Amps and even pedals...so informative for me as a "musician" ... and your earcharming voice ..... had to subscribe..and HIT that "silverbell" Button !!! EDIT!!!!!! i appologize 😆 you mentioned the egde later on 🙏🙏🙏 stay healthy from germany

@soundssimple1 3 года назад

My first lasting memory of a record was in the mid 60's at my school friends house in Glasgow. His father was a bit of an geek and had wired 4 speakers up to his old radiogram ( record player / radio ), one in each corner of the room behind chairs. The sound in that room was out of this world when he put on Telstar by the Tornados. Unforgettable to this day. This set me on my musical journey , still going strong in my mid 60's, a house full of hi-fi, vinyl, tape, CD's, guitars, keyboards and amps. Thanks for a great history of VOX. Great channel.

@davelanciani-dimaensionx 3 года назад

1970 - I'm in 3rd grade - we had indoor recess during rainy days where we'd listen to records - my friend brought in his older brother's copy of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" album. He immediately dropped the needle on track four - the heavy foot-stomps lead into the "Iron Man" riff. That was it for me.

@CraigCrider 3 года назад

Holy crap! Larry Macari (Sola Sound/Colorsound) on the accordion at 7:09. Man, now I want to hear an accordion into a Tone Bender into an AC15

@terrylstarks 3 года назад

No one that I can think of, the Beatles were my first with my transistor hidden under my pillow at night with an ear plug in, until my mother came in and told me to go to sleep. “ I Want to Hold Your Hand”!!!!!!!!!! Thanks again for a great show!!!!! Merry Christmas to y’all!!!!!!!!!

@alastairfoster3871 3 года назад

You know we can all disagree about guitars. Type, shape, pickup, wood it’s made from, strings, different picks or picks v fingers, what pedal dose what and in what order. but I bet we could all agree that when we turn up and see there’s an Ac30 in the back line, we smile, nod and plug right on in. Keep healthy, keep safe and keep rocking guys and girls

@JHSmithmusic 3 года назад

My first time I experienced the electric guitar (basically the first time I really payed attention to it) was very similar. I was 8 years old riding shotgun in my dad's truck and Crazy Train (Randy Rhoads live version) followed by rock you like a hurricane came on the radio and it hit me hard. I begged my parents for 2 years to get me lessons and now 14 years later, it still gets me. Only difference is I know what's making that glorious sound.

@williamjackson9744 3 года назад

Don't forget Status Quo with their Telecasters through a wall of AC30s! Super cool and fat sounding.

@rj2128 2 года назад

Great presentation! Thank you

@jasong546 3 года назад

So glad to find this tonight!

@Upside_Down_Guitar_Guy 3 года назад

I’m pretty sure my first electric guitar memory is hearing All The Small Things on the radio lol

@ahriik 3 года назад

That would have been a Strat with a SD Invader humbucker in the bridge into a mildly distorted Dual/Triple Rectifier if I'm not mistaken. Great tone!

@wayneharrison6621 3 года назад

Like you, the first rock song I really remember was "I Wanna Hold Your Hand." What really turned me on to The Beatles was the opening chord of "Hard Days Night." That one blew me away, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one.

@treverroddick8489 3 года назад

^^^^ This! Exactly, this!

@gtr1952 3 года назад

I just mentioned 'IWHYH' above, the opening riff and chug on the Gretsch CG!! LOL --gary

@InspiringTracks 3 года назад

So many legendary records made with that amazing amp. A true piece of history. Awesome video as always, thanks!

@juanantoniomusic 3 года назад

These videos are absolute gold! Thanks a ton!

@themikepadua 3 года назад

I love all the guitar stuff but I want to point out that this is top tier writing. SO well done.

@nicklevan8058 3 года назад

We get a twin reverb history please?

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

It's on the list.

@johnnathancordy 3 года назад

@@fivewattworld I've been looking for a Twin...

@ahriik 3 года назад

@@fivewattworld I'm rather curious to see this "list" you always refer to.

@robnamowicz8073 3 года назад

@@ahriik That will be more than five watts,,,

@songwriterjj6022 3 года назад

How about a Crate GC-40?

@FantasticF113 3 года назад

Loved it! Worth the wait, thank you very much Keith. Stay safe!

@saltydog4787 Год назад

Many thanks .... Always loved my ac30 ... even more now!!!!!

@joepeezy4sheezy 3 года назад

Finally. Thank you for doing this. Because of John Jorgenson and that darn Biff Parsons guy, I have been drawn to these amps.

@Billywagner22 3 года назад

John Jorgensen is why I play AC30's.

@vayabroder729 3 года назад

Yep!! I imagine the great John Jorgenson inspired Brad Paisley and Zac to pick them up too. We need to Ask Zac about that 😉

@joepeezy4sheezy 3 года назад

@@vayabroder729 agreed!

@michal5104 3 года назад

Although being born in the 00s my first memory of a guitar sound was Black Sabbath's Paranoid from my dad's car whenever we were driving around town.

@dougrobinson8602 3 года назад

You were well-raised, Mike!

@emilyadams3228 3 года назад

Paranoid. Because one noid wasn't enough for Black Sabbath.

@tonyfdesign 3 года назад

These are so great. Excellent work!

@kurtbader9711 15 дней назад

Your knowledge is always informative and a treat to listen to. BTW, "Go outside and play!" is now a warm memory from Brockport in the '60s. Today in SoCal the only outdoor activities kids can engage in is at the local hoa kid-proofed playground with a group of guardian moms. Big fun.

@fireglo450music 3 года назад

Unequivocally my favorite amplifier ever. Always grew up hearing The Beatles and other 60s pop, and my dad owns a mid-60s trapezoid AC30 head. I always play an AC10 for band rehearsals (same sound, just smaller) and dream of getting a Backline some day of dual AC30 heads and 2x12 rolling racks. To me, the AC30 can do anything. The Beatles, The Who, Tom Petty, Yardbirds, and even Cream. I also use a Joyo AC30 simulator pedal that I got for $20 for DI recording. There will never be a better sound than a Rickenbacker into a top boosted Vox :) Great video as always!

@savannahlt1 3 года назад

Earliest guitar sound was Byrds Jim "Roger" Mcguinn on Turn, Turn, Turn. The image of the Beatles Vox amps are no less important than their Rickenbacher guitars or their suits, or their haircuts in influencing the next generation of musicians. Great video as always!!

@troyoswald5683 3 года назад

Thanks Keith. As always this is done with excellence..... We are so lucky.

@sassycat 3 года назад

Another outstanding video Keith, thank you for all of the time and research you put into making these videos. I hope eventually that there will be a video detailing the Ron Rivera era Fender amps.

@ysius 3 года назад

Memory of the first amazing guitar sound: Frusciante's strat through a Marshall

@OfficialKevinFox 3 года назад

I think the first electric guitar tone I ever heard was Reeling in the Years by Steely Dan. That intro lead tone still to this day makes me smile 🤘🏻

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

THAT is a profound first electric guitar memory!

@ZacCostilla 3 года назад

If I remember right, that was a Strat with a PAF pickup, into an Ampeg bass amp cranked up to 10 in an isolation booth.

@shawnmcvey7789 3 года назад

@@ZacCostilla If I'm remembering right, you're correct 🤣 You can get your own version of that sound with an Ampeg V4 or VT-22. I've done it, just hurts...so much.

@treverroddick8489 3 года назад

One (or is it two?) of my favorite guitar solos.

@ZacCostilla 3 года назад

@@treverroddick8489 it’s Jimmy Page’s favorite solo!

@taylorlimbeck6854 3 года назад

Thank you Keith! I love these history vids so much

@allmodcons8578 3 года назад

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!

@rrapeez 3 года назад

James Williamson from Iggy and the Stooges with a cranked top boost tone through Celestial Blues is my favourite.

@gregaltenhofel7326 3 года назад

Stop watching this video kid & go play outside. The best line you’ve ever written. But I turned 5 in 1963. The Beatles, I saw them on “Ed Sullivan’s Show”.

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

Thanks Greg, I fretted about whether to keep it but I remember my mom dragging me away from the reruns of the first Star Trek series as kicking me outside with that phrase.

@sethknarr4879 3 года назад

Fantastic work!

@jasonmccarthy3370 3 года назад

I really like your videos and this one in particular was fantastic! I learned so much and did not have any idea of the complex history of Vox before today. Great job!

@Adamnme01 3 года назад

First guitar sound, mum playing finger picked folk at home

@davidaylsworth8964 3 года назад

George Harrison’s Gretsch Country Gentleman into an AC30 is the first musical memory.

@alasdairmunro1953 3 года назад

Another great video Keith, and certainly great intro and outdo! Nice one! 👍🏻

@SirWilliamTambourine 3 года назад

Thank you Keith! Just thank you!

@alohamark3025 3 года назад

The first memorable and groundbreaking guitar sound would be from Jimi Hendrix' Purple Haze. Prior to that, there were numerous memories from the likes of Buddy Holly (Peggy Sue). Nothing slouchy about Buddy, the Beatles (She Loves You) or the Stones (Satisfaction). But there was something about Mr. Hendrix, the creator of guitar sounds that cannot be duplicated to this day. In the rest of this lifetime, I'll probably never be able to obtain a mint vintage AC30, or even an AC10 SRT (used by Doug and Pat). The modern version of the AC30 only shines when you plug a vintage guitar (Les Paul P90 GT, ES-335, ES-355) into the amp. Nothing exists in a vacuum. There are pairings which are made in heaven, and every guitarist must find these ideal combinations.

@bronzeageancientone4844 3 года назад

First guitar sound memory: East Bound and Down from the genius of Jerry Reed

@dougrobinson8602 3 года назад

You wouldn't happen to drive a black Trans Am, would you?

@maximusindicusoblivious180 3 года назад

Here comes Amos Moses!!

@musicbme 3 года назад

Thank you Keith for another great informative video! I look forward to your videos and the knowledge that you share!

@alastikskies 3 года назад

Very cool. Thanks for putting in all the work to research this legendary amp. Cheer !

@PierceThirlen2 3 года назад

FYI, in the USA, a "Long Tailed Pair" is generally referred to as a "differential amplifier" and is extensively used as the input stage of an OP Amp (Operational amplifier) which can be made from transistors or tubes. I believe that the term "Long Tailed Pair" came from the British. It should also be noted that many differential amplifiers used as phase splitters for the output stage are poorly implemented. In order for a differential amplifier to operate it needs a constant current source for the cathode of a tube or an emitter of a transistor. In tube circuits this requires a very large value cathode resistor. But they usually skimp here and use a smaller value cathode resistor which compromises the common mode rejection. Ideally you should connect the large value cathode resistor to a negative voltage as large as the B+ voltage. It's a pain to do with vacuum tubes, but easy to do with solid state rectifiers.

@antonarcilla2046 3 года назад

Hey Kieth! Absolutely loved this video (as usual) along with the Mustang and Boss Compact Pedals short histories, could you also throw Orange Amps on the list too?

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

They’re on the list. :)

@IndyRockStar 2 года назад

Bought and rec'd my first VOX Custom AC30CH and Cabinet yesterday. Thanks for helping me make the decision!

@nusior 3 года назад

As always great episode!

@AtomMotherHeart 3 года назад

I hate how in the myriad of Beatles, Queen and U2, people forget that Rory fvking Gallagher used and perfected the Vox sound for blues

@Red-lm7xo 3 года назад

The first guitar Tone that i Heard was EVH blasting Eruption

@jeffreylane6098 3 года назад

Thanks for the share Keith!! Happy( as possible ) Holidays to you and family!!

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

Happy holidays to you and yours as well Jeff.

@onetwosreesour5161 3 года назад

The blitzkrieg bop was the first and to this day one of the best riffs I have ever heard

@raymondjbarron 3 года назад

Rory Gallagher... just saying

@phatcataudio5958 3 года назад

First electric guitar sound: System Of a Down - Science

@phatcataudio5958 3 года назад

To be honest, it was not the first electric guitar sound I’ve heard. But it was the first one that had an impact on me 😍

@sammyrabon7736 3 года назад

Excellent Keith. Thanks for another great short history

@adampoe2797 3 года назад

Serious props to all help with 5he info and research Thanks for this !

@DavidHBurkart 3 года назад

If you were born in 2013; "Stop watching this video and go play outside kid!" Indeed. Thanks for the history Keith! Great intro and outro lick btw. First electric guitar moment wasn't even real, other than to my perception of it at 8 years of age. Elvis Presley slinging a telecaster to a soundtrack in "Girl Happy" on the CBS Friday Evening Movie. There were other moments, artists, and equipment to come, but this was my first and caused me to pester my parents relentlessly for a real electric guitar and amp... which I finally received one Christmas day a year or so later. It was an MIJ St. George with matching MIJ SS amp, but since was yellow like that Tele, it was close enough my eight year old self.

@georgebarjoveanu3137 3 года назад

First memory of an electric guitar: Metallica's Creeping Death !:)

@TheGuitarHistorian 3 года назад

Hell, yeah!

@aliasdandavisofficial 3 года назад

The "guineas" thing broke my brain temporarily. I figured looking up something like that would only take a moment. - - - Good lord, what an insanely complicated monetary system they had! - - - As always, great video.

@LiamE69 2 года назад

Technically a guinea was a coin, not a denomination. At the time a pound was 20 shillings. A guinea was an old gold coin worth 21 shillings. So the amp that cost 79gns was £82/19s - or what would be £82.95 after decimalisation. While the pre decimal monetary system seems quite complex to those not used to it its use of highly composite numbers made it far better then decimal in the days before computers. Oddly enough where we still use such systems based on highly composite numbers (24 hours in day, 60 minutes in an hour, 360 degrees in a circle) their use seems entirely natural even while the old monetary systems seem very strange.

@smeercat 3 года назад

Thanks for another great video!

@dougrobinson8602 3 года назад

Hey, Keith-Stop liking everyone's comments and go play outside!

@fivewattworld 3 года назад

Ha! About to do just that!

@HigzyTeflon 3 года назад

My first memory of a guitar sound: 1981. Randy Rhoads "Crazy Train." I was 11 years old and had never heard anything quite like it before. "Is that sound coming from a guitar? How is he doing that?!" It was inexplicably scary, and at the same time, I could not get enough of it.

@gman2380 3 года назад

Don't you just love it when you've been off YT a while and come back to a short history episode. Keith mate you've nailed another one ! Nobody on here can grab my attention like it . My first memory of a guitar sound was Brian May on Queens " News Of The World " album back when I was a lad . Thank you for another top notch post man 😎👍🤘

@cassius2703 3 года назад

First of all thank you, always look forward to your history videos, learning so much while also being inspired! I’ll never forget hearing Edge’s haunting riffs and rhythm melodies in the eighties . . . He’s why I had to learn the guitar . . .

@tball5677 Год назад

Really love the sound of a Vox. Another great video I'm finally seeing 2 years later..... these histories are fascinating. I really enjoy your personal stories along with all the facts and research. As alway, thanks for all your hard work.

@hkguitar1984 3 года назад

Another fantastic video, thank you Kieth.

@ObjectiveDynamics 3 года назад

You reference the difficulties that cliff Richards and the Shadows had in being heard in 1959. I was fortunate enough to have been taken by an uncle to watch The Beatles live in December 1965. As a seven year old at the time I have strong memories of them playing the double A side "We can work it out" and "Day Tripper" but at times I struggled to hear the band because of girls screaming! As always, great work. Thanks

@AnthonyxMcDonald 3 года назад

Love your videos. I learn so much. Thank you for these

@jimmyjames2022 3 года назад

Been waiting for this history of the AC30, very interesting! Beatles is earliest memory of this amp sound, as a kid I was a big Beatles fan, while everyone else listened to the Stones.

@jts3339 3 года назад

Keith, Thank you for one of the best and most comprehensive of your Short Histories. I’ve never owned an AC 30, but I’ve played and coveted examples owned by band mates over the years. There really is no other amplifier that sounds like this one.

@rossdsouza 2 года назад

Man I stumbled Across your channel a few weeks ago and boy am I glad I did, I love these histories, I've been sharing these videos with my guitar students here in India and its amazing to see these young kids eyes light up learning actual history, I've always made it a point to try and have good gear here in my studio so kids get a chance to play through it, no matter what it costs me, and after watching your videos Its given them the motivation to work hard and actually earn the chance to play through and own stuff like this and be part of Rock and Roll History