Vox AC4TV

[Bradock PI]

Thanks MDV yes does help, the ends of my fingers were really soft but because I used to weight train (powerlifting) I have a ridiculous grip. Indents a fair bit still even just at the point when it goes clean but still a huge improvement I will work on that now. My wife is way ahead of me learning house of the rising sun atm.

[MDV]

Any time.

Any other questions or problems, you quite obviously know where we are ;)

[indysmith]

Dont press so hard.

Dont say youre not.

99.9% of new starters do, I can practically see it from here!

Get your guitar,

Touch a finger onto any sting, on any fret, just behind the fret. Dont press it down. Start picking the string. It should sound like a dead thunk. Now, very slowly, start applying more pressure, pushing the string down while picking it. When the note sounds clearly, add just the tiniest shade more pressure; thats how much pressure you need.

Any better?

Oh! I always squeeze everything as hard as possible, lol. That would explain why i seem to melt through frets so quickly...

[MDV]

Yeah, that'll do it.

[AndyR]

I'm a fret melter too Indy :D

Over 30 years I've tried to lighten my touch, and I have little, but I can't get the tone I want out of the speakers without exerting a certain amount of brute force :lol:

So are these AC4s out yet then? Not seen one...

I got quite excited about them few months back but they weren't available... Almost excited enough to think about buying an amp to use instead of my trusty Vox Tonelab LE... (there are various old gigging amps secreted about our flat, but they're all too loud)

BUT, because I couldn't try/buy one, the 1st quarter's GAS money got used up on another telecaster and BKPs... :roll:

SO... if anyone does buy/try one of these AC4TV beasties, I'll be very interested to hear what they think :D

[Bradock PI]

Bought mine today was listening against the more expensive Fender pro junior and Fender junior blues there was not a lot in it except the tone control has a much wider range on the Fenders and the fenders go a lot louder. The powerswitch makes for nice breakup at low volumes. It has a great tone and the shop guy helping with the dem had not heard one before also thought it had a pretty cool sound. Mine will now partner aBlackstar HTdistX pedal so I can get more control over the tone and I can get really crunchy sounds as well.

[Ian Price]

Bought mine today

Seeing as you have a reputation as an 'amazing negotiator' I wouldn't be surprised if the shop begged you to take the vox off of them for next to nothing  :D

[Bradock PI]

Nah not this time these things are flying out the door !!