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I've been wanting to try the VOX MV50 for a long time but they rarely surface onbthe used market, the ones that do arebusually too expensive. This one however turned up for $100 including the BC108 (1x8 dpeaker cabinet).

Seeing them on photos or on video it's hard to get a sense for how small they really are but man they are tiny, looks like some little dinky-toy!

If it sounds good the plannis to put it on my small, spare pedal board (currently unoccupied) together with a Boss Bluesdriver and a delay pedal. If the 1x8 can keep up with a band (we're not very loud) it would make for a really small and light rehearsal rig.

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Astral Traveler said:
Nut Lube is so much better than Nutube though. I thinkbyou should pitch it to Vox :whistle:

"The new and improved Vox MV50 MkII. Now with patented Nut Lube technology. This amp really brings the sauce!"

Or something like that.
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The Vox MV50 MKII: Now with with Nut-Lube for that greasy, funky sound. Perfect for the player looking for a slippery lead style.

50% more lube than the leading brand. 50% Less chafing than the leading brand.
 
I've had the chance to try it a bit. The amp sounds great and really seems to love Deathtrap. The pickups onnthat guitar are pretty low in output and I can crank both guitar and amp and still stay completely clean,I get this nice sort of hollow Hendrixy sound.

What I guess surprised me the most was how full that little 8" speaker sounds, it sounds amazing. I doubt it will keep up with a band though, at 8 ohms the amp outputs 25 watts and through an 8" speaker that may not be enough. I can crank it in my small room and it gets uncomfortable but not much more. I did test the amp through my 1x12 with a Celestion Gold and that's certainly loud enough. It gdts even louder running the two cabs in parallel at 4 ohms with 50 watts of output. Using a 2x12 or a 4x12 it's definitely gigable I'd say.

I can't get over how small it is, I keep telling myself that size doesn't matter and this certainly gives me some hope...
 
Astral Traveler said:
I've had the chance to try it a bit. The amp sounds great and really seems to love Deathtrap. The pickups onnthat guitar are pretty low in output and I can crank both guitar and amp and still stay completely clean,I get this nice sort of hollow Hendrixy sound.

What I guess surprised me the most was how full that little 8" speaker sounds, it sounds amazing. I doubt it will keep up with a band though, at 8 ohms the amp outputs 25 watts and through an 8" speaker that may not be enough. I can crank it in my small room and it gets uncomfortable but not much more. I did test the amp through my 1x12 with a Celestion Gold and that's certainly loud enough. It gdts even louder running the two cabs in parallel at 4 ohms with 50 watts of output. Using a 2x12 or a 4x12 it's definitely gigable I'd say.

I can't get over how small it is, I keep telling myself that size doesn't matter and this certainly gives me some hope...
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Sound pictures or it never happened. :D
 
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