I think the Career by Felleretta sounded the best.

Thanks for this videos. I was looking for some solid demos on the VHT Special 6. Was nice to hear it compared to some similar amps.

Nice! The Vox sounded SPOT ON on Money For Nothing! I need to look into those! The VHT special 6 in a head for has been on my radar forever!

That was one of the best comparison videos I've ever seen, really well done, good job ! Btw ... VHT for my money ;)

Yes have to agree, the Vox and VHT! There is something special about the character of the Vox, it has nice detail. The VHT has more punch which will be better for playing out with. Great vid! Thanks for doing this!

KUDOS for DEMOS...Thank you for such well-done comparisons in a "no BS" presentation. I don't often subscribe, but for you I'm making an exception! Keep up the great work! I'm on a Social Security budget and am very glad to see the VHT fare so well.

@joedocmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you dig it!

Terrific comparison. Thanks for being so objective in your review.

Great video wish other people did comparisons as well as you did, I had seen a cub8 for sale locally and was interested until I heard it on here ! Thank you

Wow that Vox breaks up really nice. The Career also sounds really interesting. Thanks man

Thanks for this. It was very helpful and I’m sure it took a long time to film.

I bought the VHT when it first came out as it was driven by a 6V6 valve which I believe the original Fender Champs used... couldn't afford one of those so bought the VHT... it is really a wonderful amplifier... with a Strat or Telecaster it sounds just right... enjoyed the shootout.

Exactly the video I needed. Can’t believe the price on the VHT!

Ive been looking at a vht and its sounds awesome for blues haven’t bought it yet I wanted make sure now. I believe iam even more leaning towards the vht thankyou!!!!

Great shootout! I wish I had seen it prior to doing all the research (played a number of these in stores) but I ended up with a Vox AC4 C1-12 which I love. It really sounds great with loads of mojo and character. I find the others either too thin or lacking warmth. Can't beat that Vox sound IMO. Great in my apartment and for recording and playing with a few friends without blowing out the acoustics and voices. Handles pedals through the front well.

I like that VHT and was thinking about getting one soon, but the new Vox AC4's with the 12 inch speakers are pretty fantastic. It sounded a little thin/flat out of the box, but after playing it for a while the sound broke in quite nicely.

Very helpful video. Good choices to compare. I have a Vox AC4-TV and really like it, but from these selections, I found the VHT and Career sounded the best (as another person noted). The Valve Jr. sounded the worst to me; a very muffled sound. The Laney was second from the bottom. I guess I'll look at the VHT (unless I can find a deal on a Fender) for my next amp. Thanks.

Great demo, the Laney sounded like a transistor radio.

Needed to add the Bugera V5 to the list. I think it might have done well!

The VHT sounded rad!

Thanks for this comparison...best I've seen yet in helping me determine a low wattage amp. I currently have the Monoprice 5W combo, which many online reviewers claim to be the Laney rebranded. From the sounds of your demo, I can believe it. BTW...I get the best from it on single coil guitars setting it just at breakup (volume 7), and then adding my pedals to push it in the direction I want to go. And the tone is amazing with it's stock Celestion speaker. I have purchased a 1x12 cab to add to it which is on the way...an Egnater Rebel cab with a WGS Retro 30 speaker in it. I'm hoping for an even bigger, amazing sound. But from what I heard from your demo, I might just add a VHT Special 6 head or Vox AC4 head for a little more fun.

@teemakarov9375

4 жыл бұрын

I have a Monoprice 5w and was thinking about buying a 12” greenback/cab for more depth. How did your Monoprice 5w work with the 12” speaker?

This is so helpful. thank you so much for this!

@eldrinpaulgok-ong3450

7 жыл бұрын

Which do you guys reckon would take pedals best?

@kevinhicks3214

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. This is an excellent video. Lots to take in and no time wasted.

Great video! It helped me fin my own little amp set up. Ive been in the market for a smaller amp for practice and gigs. Its so easy to mic an amp now a days and I really don't like the hassle of carrying a expensive, 60 plus pound amp down stairs then back up the stairs at 1am. I also wanted something I can actually practice with at low volumes but great gain. So I decided on a vox ac4c1 12 and the vht special 6 ultra for my quick grab and go stereo set up. Cool thing is I snagged them both together for $400!

Thank you SO MUCH for this!

The Hendrix licks were cool and just saved the VOX ,all of a sudden it was Jimi's sound ,really impressive ....

VHT for the WIN !!!!!

Great shoutout. Def not epiphone (dark & muddy) nor HUghes (too glassy and thin). Laney ok, breaks far too early, little muddy. Very very balanced & gritty the VHT (I own). You must love the VOX (I own) that is possibly the best clean. The Joyo (Carrer) (I own) is SWEET! Possibly the best. For sure the best bang for the buck. Hands down! It’s even the only with a 3 valves design with rectifier. Not a surprise since it’s a Fender Tweed Champ clone.. I assume they all have stock tubes: The beauty of VHT is you can play with valves. Also it’s the only one with attenuator to play quite. And it’s cheaper than others in the lot. I have to admit VOX and Joyo are the amps that among many I play the most. They do great with pedals.

I got a 9watt fender ramparte pawnshop series amp with 1x12 inch speaker about 4 months ago for home practice and my god it is a beast! it is to loud for home but when it comes to gigging it is exellent.I tryed it while my friend was playing a evh top amp with 2x12 box on it and i could keep up with him easy. All so the amp looks just amazing.

This was very helpful. Thanks!

They have good clean tones but some crunchs are... well... Best crunch for me is vox AC4 Nice vid!

@joedocmusic

8 жыл бұрын

I agree. The GA5 gets crackly at the top (and doesn't have much gain). I also was surprised about the Tubemeister 5... I didn't care for the the driven sounds at all. The Laney has a "smaller" sound (and is the smallest of the bunch) but also has limited gain. That one will sound great into a cab with a 12" or two, and a couple pedals in front ;) Thanks for writing in. joe

@amessagefromthepatriots

4 жыл бұрын

That’s what pedals are for 🤷🏼‍♂️

1. VHT 2. Career 3. Hughes and Kettner 4. Vox (almost tied with #3) 5. Laney 6. Valve Jr clone - sounded like a handheld cassette player, lol

Great work! 👍

that's great, thanks for doing this vid

VHT!!!!!! Gran comparativa!

Radiohead and Dire Straights! Kudos, sir!

@joedocmusic

7 жыл бұрын

:)

@stonedronin123

5 жыл бұрын

What Radiohead song is that?

@guitarlapse

5 жыл бұрын

The Numbers

@zacharyevans8947

4 жыл бұрын

The Radiohead song is Optimistic from Kid A. The Numbers sounds pretty close though. Similar intervals going on.

Laney and the GA5 sounded the worst, but dang that VHT sounds the best. That 6L6 has a nice clean full sound and gets punchy when you add grit!

Very helpful, thanks a lot! 😻😻

My favorites: for the real clean sound, is the career the one but, i'm a VOX man so I love these "not really clear" of that AC4C1 - normally I play a AC15cc1, the AC4 sounds pretty the same! Crunch Sounds - no Question - Vox only! But at the Gain sounds I think that VHT can reach the top of the Vox! Holy Crap this Thing Dumbel's - thanks for your shootout !

@joedocmusic

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for writing in - great to hear what you think. I also LOVE that little vox. It's amazing how that does the bigger Vox sound in a small package. With a touch of EQ, it would really sit perfect in a mix and no one would be the wiser ;-) cheers, joe

With better speakers all improve a lot, but the VHT is nice with the stock one too

@joedochtermann7164

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely - to be fir these are all stock, but with some simple upgrades they can be real beasts! ;)

@marcinjulius

5 жыл бұрын

I have a Laney Cub 10, with the Celestion G10 Vintage speaker it is a completely different animal. Ok, it is a budget amp, but if you change some components like tubes, speaker and some others inside ( I took it to a tech to replace the weak parts inside ) it will be a nice amp, even for gigging, rehearsals, etc.. But then it won't be a budget one anymore :) Probably the VHT is a better one for mods, maybe next time I'll gonna get one.

Thanks this video really helped me hear the subtle differences between these amps, I bought a laney cub 8 as I love the bright clean sound with single coils, and I dont use distortion...plus my neighbour bangs on the wall when I play an unamplified, acoustic mandolin...now I can plug in an electric, and I wont even hear her nag!

@teemakarov9375

4 жыл бұрын

diarmaidok great review and comment. I too have the laney cub 8 and after speaker break in it is just a fantastic little amp. I have it set to as clean as possible then add a slight bit of reverb and delay. A blues driver is used on occasion. Btw, I use the high input for single coils and low input for humbuckers. The cub 8 takes pedals very well.

@diarmaidok

4 жыл бұрын

@@teemakarov9375 cheers! I use mine as clean as possible too, I set the tone to 1 for my tenor telecaster (incredibly trebly even with the pickups set really low) and set to about 5 for my tenor Stratocaster and mandostrat. I use a boss rv6 sometimes for reverb for slow stuff, I mainly play Irish traditional music on them and have broke the speaker in over lockdown...might even get a Jensen speaker for it one day

This video helped us decide. Getting the vox for my 5 year old granddaughter

awesome. finally a guy who knows something

@joedocmusic

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul! Glad you like the reviews. best, joe

Thank you, good job

VHT is impressive!

Vox and VHT sound the nest to me.

I love the vox and the tubemeister... but I have the Lanney 8. Any idea what I can do to overcome the tinny-ness? Is that just the speaker or is that a tube swap question as well?

My favorite artists are the Beatles and Hendrix so the Vox is very appealing. That said, I went with the Laney because it is essentially a 5f1 and Fender amps are imo top of the world for clean tones. Did I mention that the Laney takes pedals well. All you need is slight reverb and delay to make the amp sparkle. A blues driver will give it a natural overdriven sound. Always wondered what a 12” vintage 30 cab would sound like thru the amp???

The back-to-back audio comparisons start at 3:45. The beginning goes over the 6 amps and the test guidelines. The amps include the Vox AC4C1, Harley Benton GA5 (aka Epiphone Valve Junior), Career by Felleretta, Hughes and Kettner Tubemeister 5, Laney Cub 8, and the VHT Special6 Ultra. For full features of each amp, google 'em! ;0)

@jamndadguitarhack553

8 жыл бұрын

The VHT and the Career sounded best, to me. I'm biased towards the VHT. I've got one with a matching 1x12" ext. cab. and absolutely LOVE the sounds that come out of it. Nice video!

@joedocmusic

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Yes - the VHT is a great piece of gear, and the Ultra version is amazingly flexible at the price point. best regards, joe

@blvckvv999

5 жыл бұрын

to clarify the harley benton is a piss poor attempt at an epipone valve jr. it really is shit.

To MY ear, I liked the Vox and the Career all around the best.

for cleans and alittle more drive; career. for max distortion VHT an additional amp in the mix and sometimes with an eq boost Vox.

the quality of this animation is incredible it almost looks like it was filmed by an actual camera almost

Vox FTW although I did like the VHT

Whoaaaa, that HK is sooooo clean!!! Does that have spring reverb???

I own a lot of amps and none of them are a Vox. I liked the Vox best. 2nd I liked the Career. But I guess everyone has there opinions. My experience has been you have to plug in and play an amp as opposed to listing to on KZread. This is a great demo and thanks for putting it together.

@sfedroid

3 жыл бұрын

You really do. I mean for my money the Vox smoked the other amps in this demo but I've heard others that almost convinced me I didn't want an AC4. But then a guy nearby had an AC4TV for sale at the right price, I went round and tried it, and it sold itself. It's that good it immediately makes anything plugged in sound a million times better.

I have a VHT special head (not ultra). I run it through a 1x12. The clean sounds even better through the high input. I like it a lot. However, the Wang mini 5 is INCREDIBLE. And it's $100 cheaper.

JoeDoc, I'm interested in the VHT Ultra, but I notice it has several bad reviews for quality control issues. Do you happen to know if VHT has fixed the QC problems as of 2018?

@joedocmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Hi - not sure what the current stand is, sorry I can't help!

I have a Valve jr. and thankfully, it sounds nuthin' like the H. Benton copy. Would have liked to hear the Monoprice 5W in the mix.

I liked the Box 's sound the most.

the hughes and kettner sounded the clearest by far

Some of these amps can be modded to sound much better. Simple circuit caps/resistor changes and/or better speaker/cab. I settled on the VHT sp6 head, now modded. A super amp. And LOUD especially w a boost up front. For solid sounds i prefer 6v6 io el84. I think it's a better choice for a single ended amp. Can be quite ballsy. The Vox crunch sounded pretty good w the cathode follower if you like that sort of breakup

The Vox all day

I prefer the 10” speakers for sure, tight full range, the 8’s sound boxy the 12’s get flabby. But the Career is a great tone machine. I personally wouldn’t want to actually gig with less than 15w and a 10” like a fender pro Jr. but for the studio, or home practice or quiet jams, Id grab the Career, the Vox, or the VHT. But I personally think a 10” speaker is the perfect size and compromise. The Vox shocked me. The Cub 8 can have its place in a mix everything can have its place in a mix recording, if its the right tone, thats what Id use. But for the price point of budget. The vox, it breaks up but thats what your volume knob on the guitar is for right? Breaking up early is good if your trying to stay low volume. Thanks good comparison. I still prefer 10” speakers and 15w for gigs, but for home and studio, I would probably grab the Vox. Or the career.

I like the Career best, followed by the VHT.

The vox did everything but clean really well. The vht seemed most well rounded. The career was surprising. A tweed vibe. I think the cub 10 is the way to go if you're thinking small laney. I just don't think 8 inch speakers are worth wasting your dollars on

@joedocmusic

8 жыл бұрын

I also wish I had a chance to hear the Laney in the 10" version. However, I plugged it in an Orange closed-back 1x12" Celestion cab and it was HUGE, dangerous loud. I was surprised.

@Chudhole

8 жыл бұрын

+www.joedocmusic.com I think the Laney sound is good and enhanced by a larger speaker. Great review! I might have a chance to grab a vht and I think I might.

Thumbs Up!! Thanks!!

Did a CD with the Vox [Harp] and it was a monster in the recording studio...

Optimistic! Yeah!

That Riff at 4:46! Good old octave chords!

@TheRickStarZ

Жыл бұрын

Do you know where that riff is from? It sounds like radiohead

thanks for the comparison! would have loved to see them hooked up to some 2x12 or 4x12 speakers, I wonder how they each would sound with some biggies!

@joedocmusic

8 жыл бұрын

I did hook up the Hughes & Kettner, Vox, and the Laney to larger cabs, to see how they would sound. It "evens out" the tonal differences a bit (especially since the Laney had only an 8" speaker, the other two 10"), and they sure as hell can get LOUD! The Laney especially - that is a monster little amp! cheers, joe

@AnthonyZornElSalvador

8 жыл бұрын

+www.joedocmusic.com thanks! I have a mono price 5 watt on the way and I can't wait to plug it into my 2x12!

@masterhorax

8 жыл бұрын

How does it sound? I just ordered one. I had a VHT special 6 but sold it so I could afford a larger amp for our band. I never should have done that. It was AMAZING!

Love the Radiohead!

I actually really liked the Valve Junior on the final riff

@ruijackson7697

3 жыл бұрын

I'm the opposite I thought the VJ sounded great clean, but sucked at all other sounds

How did you get your hands on the career by felleretta amp? I really want one

@joedocmusic

7 жыл бұрын

They are available in Europe at the moment, not sure about elsewhere. Look up Career by Felleretta on google, then drop them a line! cheers, joe

THIS is how comparisons should be done, nice work! :) The Vox was easily the most professional and best sounding to my ears, and the GA5 sounded just awful. The H&K amp had a nice "flat" modern tone, and the Career sounded like a slightly worse version of that to me. Laney was charming in an over-the-top vintage telephone sorta way, and the VHT was unremarkable until it totally killed it on the high gain.

I have a VHT and mine does not sound that muddy... I actually sounds awesome at home!

Definitely liked the edgy sound of the VHT. On higher gain settings I think it would be more demanding to play without a lot of string noise and such coming through. Great for pro players though. Vox is and always has been my fave for clean rhythm sound.

VHT and then CAREER

Hendrix throgh an Ac4 haha cool. One of my biggest fantasies is to imagine Jimi through an AC30. Voodoo for days. Mother nature would have been feeling that particular meeting for a while afterwards! Small animals would die from the blast radius lol.

Thanks, very helpful, off to find out how much I cannot afford them.

@joedocmusic

7 жыл бұрын

You may be surprised! The VHT combos (for example) are loud and proud, and are really an amazing deal for the price.

i wonder as its so hard to get how the Career ended up in the review, it does seem to have the best clean and dirty tones but very hard to get

My favourite here was the carreer but would never buy a new amp without comparing for myself. I have a Harleybenton GA5/valve junior head. It is horrible (brittle trebles and gutlessness allround) for guitar in original spec with any of my 12' speakers, so I was lazy and hooked it up to 1979 Goodmans 15AX Audiomax in a homemade wooden cabinet and play my bass guitars through it. It sounds passable in my 3x7metre music room.

I loved the Career by Felleretta, is it for sale in the US? I could only find it in Germany apparently.

@joedocmusic

7 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I think that is only available in Europe. I do love that amp- very flexible.

@vtatai

7 жыл бұрын

:( thanks and keep up the good reviews!

I was kinda hoping to see a Blackheart 'Little Giant' in there somewhere . . . but nope! Pity really as I have one and it would have been nice to see a comparison with the others.

where can you buy the Career by Felleretta ???

Thanx for this. I have to say that the Vox sounds really good for all 3 scenarios, the VHT was great at clean and gain, but lacked in the middle test. The Career amp was great across the board. I would take the Career, closely followed by the VHT, and then the Vox. The other 3 amps didn't make the cut at all. I was particularly interested in the Laney Cub since Monoprice has this amp with their brand for a mere $120.00. I won't be buying it.

@joedocmusic

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments! I agree with your thoughts, but in defense of the Laney, it sounds WAY better thru an external cab with a 10 or 12" speaker. Killer thru the Orange 12" closed-back extension cab I have. The cool thing about the 8" version is that it's amazingly light - lighter than some other mini-heads (like the Tiny Terror) so it has at least a small speaker in there for practice, and if you gig somewhere that has a few cabs available, you just bring it along and connect it like a head. cheers, joe

@TheJeffcurran

8 жыл бұрын

Thanx again man. I need an amp for condominium living. So the smaller the speaker, the better. I just watched a review on Andertons of the Vox AC4 C1-12. They plugged in a 4x12 cab and the amp was just glorious. I just don't have space for a 4x12. I will say that I prefer EL84 tubes. The Laney has a 6V6GT if I am not mistaken.

@joedocmusic

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Laney uses 6V6, which is probably also why it comes across louder / breaks up later in the max volume. The AC4 C1 is my favorite of the batch with smaller speakers (10" version in the video) it simply had the most "character" in the tone - they hit the nail on the head even in the small package. The AC4 is staying! I got good deal on a used one, if you can grab that one, I say. cheers, joe

I would have also liked to hear an even heavier sound for the more metal type of music...tone is what counts but when buying an amp(even a smaller one) I would like to have a full gammet of sounds for my arsenal....I thought the vox and the career? sounded the best...at least as they were recorded...live may be different.

Where do you buy felleretta in the states?

Vox sounded great. VHT came in second. But the vht bhas awsome tone control. Get messing the tubes and spaeakers and there is some much to unleash from that amp.

Well, my local shop has the Vox in second hand, at a very good price and after hearing the Dire straits clip it's sold to meif nobody has sneaked in before. : )

@Marley999888

6 жыл бұрын

gallowman Cometh Totally agree that Dire Straits riff completely sold the vox to me.

Vox was the most musical of the amps. The carrera came in a close second but for me says Vox all the way.

OK, someone please tell me what song those chords/notes on #1 Clean Tines he is playing comes from at 3:48 to 4:40

@shathan123

6 жыл бұрын

Ma M wicked game by Chris Isaak

I like the VHT and the Laney. I think that Laney would be awesome with a 12".

@joedocmusic

8 жыл бұрын

The Laney is a real little monster. It's so light and compact, that it's not much bigger than some standalone mini-heads.... I did plug it into an Orange closed-back 1x12" and LOOK OUT - serious volume and tone! One of my favorites of the bunch.

@TMmodify

7 жыл бұрын

Blake Wright well there's the cub12r

@joedocmusic

7 жыл бұрын

The 110 is just great. I picked one up after hearing the Cub 8 - it has a bit more lows without getting as heavy as the 112r - which is kind of the idea here - portability vs weight without sacrificing depth...

@timansokan

7 жыл бұрын

Well one can always plug that Cub 8 into a 1x12 Greenback cab, and revel in the lovely tones.

Vox is versatile!

To my ear the Career is overall best sounding, but I'm leaning towards the AC4C1 because of the overdriven sound. Clean 1. Career 2. H&K 3. Laney 4. VHT 5. AC4C1 6. Valve Jr clone Overdriven 1. AC4C1 2. Career 3. Laney 4. VHT 5. H&K 6. Valve Jr clone High Gain 1. Career 2. VHT 3. AC4C1 4. H&K 5. Valve Jr clone 6. Laney Overall 1. Career 2. AC4C1 3. VHT 4. H&K 5. Laney 6. Valve Jr clone

Vox is Vox. Unbeatable.

@joedocmusic

7 жыл бұрын

I love that little amp - I'm tracking almost everything I'm doing on a new record thru it. Just need a little dip around 500Hz in the EQ, since it's a tad "boxy" sounding with the small speaker, but otherwise it just rules. :)

@dmytromorozov2593

7 жыл бұрын

I bought my Vox yesterday after watching this video (purple color). My only complaint is power transformer hum which may be due to imperfect wiring in my flat. Btw, do you hear any hum from power transformer itself?

@joedocmusic

7 жыл бұрын

Dmytro Morozov Mine is quiet, even when cranked pretty far. Naturally with single coils, I pick up either transformer hum if close to the side of the amp, or (especially bad) computer monitor hum.

@stevebell4853

7 жыл бұрын

Have you ever heard an ac4tv side by side with an ac4c1? The TV gets killed, it sounds like a radio compared to it's older sibling. So in some ways you are wrong, Vox IS beatable. But in the best of ways you are right, it can only be beat by another Vox lmao. :) Besides being a fellow Vox fan, I do think those VHT's are f***ing nice though. Good options. Best to keep open mind for best choice of sounds. Especially at this price, to me the only trully great Vox sound is an ac30 and that's mucho money.

@cpk313

6 жыл бұрын

I agree Vox killed

My vote goes to the Marshall class5 and Marshall sl5

I liked the H&K clean and the Career but the overall gor me was the Career. Nice choice with Wicked Game for the clean test! Instant like clicked just for that.

Hi Joe where can i find the tab for the riffs at 4:48 THANK YOU

@joedocmusic

7 жыл бұрын

That's a Radiohead tune.. the title is slipping my mind at the moment... anyone help out? joe

Career is the sound

Yesssss man, all amp in different place in the room, it's totally fair...

I see why the VHT is set up a bit brighter on the low volume stuff . Its great cranked and made to sound better due to compensating for clipping of highs ! VHT is my fav. My 5 watt BadCat has a fx loop that is awesome for anologe delays.