Just listened to this again. I have a religious experience each time. . . just amazing. If I could play like anybody, it would be you brother.

Revisiting here. Just checking. Yeah, just as i suspected. Still the best sounding amp in youtube.

Great playing and tone!

Thanks Captain...I acquired this amp in 1997, it had an unoriginal fat diamond black tolex (a la 1970's stylee) on it, and a blue fretcloth...the output transformer had been fried and was missing, with just the remnants of a fire in it's place.....the speakers were gone also...so I rebuilt the output stage, replaced the valve bases and stained and oiled the wood....replaced the handles what was left of them.....and the supply caps/speakers...and there she is.....a fat, distorting sweet mama....

Amazing tone. This is the sound we all chase, imo.

There are many videos on youtube of the JMI ACs. If anyone deserves an 63 AC30 amp, you are by far the number one.

Amazing tone!! And amazing player!!! Just perfect. Congrats.

I just watched this clip again. I'm not in the habit of leaving comments, but THIS I couldn't pass! Simply extraordinary. I love everything about this video - the tone of the amp, the sound of the guitar, but especially your tasteful playing. So, there it is! Thanks for posting this! Cheers.

Thanks sire, this amp is a keeper...the speakers are replacements, 1 is a reissue blue and the other is a 70's G12H...rebuilt the output stage and it has a reissue Drake OT, all the best

you can play guitar much better than 80% youtube. thank you for playing tastefully

Yep, when it's dimed an ac30 distorts.....and clearly some output valves have lower and higher headrooms.....ie some distort more than others....

Tone so nice, I want to cry. Unbelievable. Incredibly transparent with tremendous character and texture.

Now, thats an amp.!

Gorgeous playing and great sounding amp. The "chime". It's a nice tone for very soulful blues playing. Great demo.

Mine is serial number 7236 B and according to the matrix in a book I have it is late 1963, same specs (copper coloured control board etc) as this one. nice sound, nice playing.

Great playing! Captured my interest quickly and I usually hate hearing the many KZread endless noodling.

Wow man, just made my morning that much more deep haha. Great tone and great playing, sounded beautiful!

An amp with a red 'warning' light - now thats cool! Fantastic playing needless to say. Excellent.

dont worry about reissue speakers folks. I A/B ed newer UK made alnico Blues with my original blues from my 62 AC30 and they are so very close to the same...in fact i prefer the new ones as i think they just sound a lil better. very very close though. no need to waste your money on vintage blues when the new ones sound a lil better and i think almost everyone would agree and be surprised if they would do the same and A/B them. of course my new ones are well broken in too. like several years broken in. the old vintage blues arent worn out either but they are some how louder and kind of hurt your ears because they are so loud. thats the biggest difference i could find. it is weird because the new blues are supposed to be rated at 100db effiencency so the old blues might be more than that or they just sound louder wich is possible....all i know is the tone sounds the same except the old blues hurt my ears and seem louder and the new ones sound the same but dont hurt my ears....and the new ones seem better on leads than the old ones too....almost like there is more stuff around the notes slightly...more pleasing to play than the older blues....all this was a shockingly pleasant surprise to me and i now use the new set of blues in my ac30 and it sounds better than it ever has....and ive yet to hear a better sounding ac30 after i did this. im very happy with this setup and a big believer in the current celestion blue made in UK. Peace!

wonderful sound, wonderful guitar, wonderful guitarist, wonderful video! :)

Wonder if I should refinish my 1964 AC30 in polished lacquer like yours.... looks very cool. But the whole keep it original heritage thing is holding me back from doing that. Great playing by the way. love the sound.

Man, your tone is AWESOME. Love it. Your playing's great too!

Outstanding tone and playing. You must be a very happy and contented person. Perfect tone search complete for you no doubt, thanks for posting!

amazing sustain, very nice tone :) very cool playing and composition

Really enjoyed your demo thank you

Outstanding...Great playing and tone.

That was amazing!. pulled me in instantly.

Wow, sounds stellar!! Nice recording too!

I have never tried a non Top Boost AC 30 but now I would like to. Bravo!

Astonishing tone

@frostyupnorth Hi Bill...much appreciated.....this amp is a standard non top boost model, 5 preamp valves, no ef86.....and I use the Normal channel usually.... but...ef86's are very cool sounding valves imo....good luck Roy

Ahh the sweet tone of a cranked copper top Jmi. Delicious!

Super sweet AC30 tones! Great sounding amp! Very nice playing too!

@johnbeloe That coming from you Johnny..you are awesome yourself dude ! Respect..The is THE BEST tone I ever heard for sure.

Fantastic playing. And awesome amp

Awesome playing and awesome amp. Thanks for posting it.

Indeed a well sorted sound .

sounds awesome. Great sustain.

Awesome awesome tone! I have a grey panel JMI, which also came with one alnico and a pre-rola celestion, but sounds really good. Loved the clip!

KING !!!

Thank you, the amp is on full, guitar straight in, box is my headphone distributor, the amp is fairly stock with a replaced OT and associated components, all the best.

sound sweet mate, love it!

Amazingly soulful playing with ridiculous tone...this is exactly why I can't get off this website. Well done, sir!

Thank you very much, that's a really nice thoughtful comment.....

Pure beauty...

@23ericiscool That's correct...you pull out the little plug and then plug into whatever voltage the country you are in supplies. It's a cool amp...it's overdrive particularly nice....cheers, my man

supernatural greeny tone!

totally freaking badass dude!

ridiculously amazing tone dude! im almost in tears cause of how awesome this is.... hahahaha! great video...

and the guitar that's helping to contribute to this amazing tone is...??? Awesome vid, 5 stars all the way, thanks for sharing!

@skaboosh I'd buy the album - your probably one of the greatest players I've heard

yeah, that some great tones and phrasing.

Thank you, sire...

Thanks David The track has some 12 string as you have said and the harmonics you ask about are the 12 string as well, just harmonics...so it's two 12 string acoustics, one electric bass, some light drums and the AC30 lead guitar...cheers - Roy

@4711shaun Thanks, appreciated.........the black box is a headphone distribution amp .... ...the G12H is an old one and the Alnico is a reissue......cheers

I came for the amp, I stayed for the t-shirt.

@nyigs Cheers man, this was either a c1000 or an sm57, I cannot recall much detail about this recording, but the sm57 is the usual one for me....all the best

That's a headphone amp, the guitar is not plugged into that, but my headphones were....I don't know, I just have amps and play them, this is a JMI vox with fairly standard bits, a reissue OT and rebuilt output stage, but it's pretty stock...it's obviously old and amps do vary in tone a bit when they're old like these are.......and of course, the way you play is being amplified, so that's a factor.......cheers

@tjg8675 Thanks man...much appreciated...the backing is one of my own little thrown together bits so its not available, in case I use it later for something.... all the best..

This thing must weight a ton... =:-0 Nice tone, feeling and playing ! \m/

killer tone

Yes, kids this is what a REAL one sounds like full on volume, normal channel cut at it's brightest

@Blompcube That's the MAINS selector, you select the nearest setting to your wall voltage.

goosebumps

@sludgefingers My other ac30 was a later one with silver speakers; an ac30T...it crunched to a similar degree as this one - at full volume.....in fact it was just a bit clearer and louder if I remember right, more rocky etc but I noticed a lot of resistors and perhaps caps had been replaced on that one's preamp.....a Korg ac30 reissue I tried in a shop a few years back also crunched quite a bit at full volume, all fairly similar levels of crunch, give or take....this one has a Drake reissue OT.

@lucidgenius .... Many many thanks.......the tune is just something I threw together at home....I may do an album soon ... I love Gilmour also, he's been a big influence along with a host of others......the reverb was just added at mixdown after the guitar was recorded in Apple's Logic Pro..it was probably just their logic silver reverb....all the best and thanks....

@mgalbu Thanks Sire..I'm not really on the ball to that degree...I seem to recall HARMA output valves, except for one which blew up really quickly and had to be chucked.....I seem to recall that the pre's are Mullards but I'm not definite......all the best

i like the music

Love love love this. Who ARE you?

Yes , for those who done beleive their ears , this is what a Vox AC 30 sounds like cranked up. Vox didnt get their reputation for nothing. The only snag is that in a normal domestic situation its going to irratate the neighbours. Thanks for posting

sonne mieux qu a la tele cette saturation

NICE SHIRT

@skaboosh I appreciate the help ;)

Looks good in Wood

@skaboosh Interesting, this is the second amp demo I've seen where the guitar was a Yamaki LP and they both sound fabulous.

@peanutavalon .... I think experimetation is good, being in the UK I just use the highest voltage setting anyway......there is only one way to find out if your idea will make a good difference or not...good luck..all the best.

The tone is sex in my ear...I have no other words....

wish my 64 sounded like this........

Have a nice day ... Engl, Faylon, Fender, Hiwatt, Ibanez, Line 6, London City, Marshall, Mesa Boogie, Novanex, Orange, Peavey, Randall, Roland, Yamaha, ...

Jmi ac amps are extremely overlooked as far as overdrive sounds are concerned I have a copper panel trapezoid head and cab with alnico blues I would take the vox tones over a Marshall any day of the week Very nice and tasteful playing by the way

I think I just heard the best guitar sound ever. Especialy at 1:17

AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! that was me coming. Would that a miracle of God took place and I somehow scored one of these holy tone machines. Nough said.

Wow incredible tone and playing man! Any chance of getting a vid of your strat?

@lazeedawgs this was a yamaki LP....cheers

@tehorix789 this was an akg c1000 probably 4 feet away

@denBlackie Thanks sire, I have never tried the amp you mention, ...I'm sure purists would say the originals are better but I'm also sure the C2 will be good, I would usually go vintage, they are often easier to service and usually have great sound mojo......NOS valves are best, Mullards, Brimar, Philips etc...but maybe a good valve dealer like Hotrox could advise you on the best newly made ones to suit your needs...well just my 2 cents...all the best...

1:40 - 2 is the epitome of tone..

Very cool I totally understand..........keep it as long as you play. Its a special piece could you tell me what power tubes and in preamp tubes you have.......

Great sound!! Would you mind to share info on the valves you were using when you recorded this video? Highly appreciated...cheers.

@skaboosh OK, cheers. It's a nice sound anyway.

Are you Paul Kossoff reincarnated ? Awsome tone.....great groove too.

Oh..on full. I have one of those Brian May AC30's and it also does nice things on full. What Speakers are in your amp..the Blue ones? Also what type & brand of Tubes are in there? Thanks

Damn it is JUST like Bryan Adams, I know he has a fawn AC30

MIne is serial number 7236 and needs a booster to sound like this - most rock guitarists (e.g. Rory Gallagher and Brian May) would boost the normal channel. Haven't heard one sound like this without a booster, and I've heard lots.

This is the exact tone I'm looking for. How do you get it to sound so thick? I have a vox ac30 black comet special edition and an american deluxe fender strat. The amp has plenty of chime, but it's not nearly as warm or thick (unless I put the tone cut knob all the way up, but I think it just emphasizes the lower freq.). Perhaps playing at louder volumes and replacing the stock tubes might help?

@SGspecial84 Are you calling me a liar on the ac30 video... this is an early 60's ac30 cranked on the normal channel, guitar straight into it...no pedals... That sir, is a fact!

HI, I've never really properly played an ac15, maybe a 2x10 one many years back ... it doesn't sound like a 2x12 situation....smaller vibe.....to my mind, some may disagree of course...all the best

@skaboosh I should say early ac30 from the 60's I think this is a 64.....

Hi No pedals but what is that your plugged into on chair? Perfect tone.I just love it How do i get this sound in a new Reissue/Handwired Vox or JMI..??? What Speakers..tubes..do I look for or specify..? Or can it only be found in an old one. Thanks

Has a Brian Adams tone