Why is the Vox AC30 a Legendary Amp?

 The Vox AC30 became a world famous amp clear back in the early 60's.  There are few amplifiers that that kind boast that title! The Beatles, U2, Queen, The Pretenders, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and so many MANY more have made chart topping hits using the AC30.  It is one of the most treasured amps you will see in any guitar player's arsenal. So why is it so good?  Simple.  It sounds amazing, with a legendary tone. We have the AC30C2 Amp currently in stock! To all our students and customers:  Get in here and try it out for educational purposes. Every player should hear and play an AC30. It's almost a right of passage.  Don't be that guy at the jam session that asks "What's an AC30?" and then gets a funny look from everyone else in the band!

Learn more: Intro to the AC30C2

Hear it: Demo of AC30C2

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A short sample list of people who use an AC30:

• Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Jet Harris of The Shadows, for whom the amplifier was originally developed during early 1960s before Beatlemania.
• John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison of The Beatles
• Keith Richards and Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones
• Pete Townshend of The Who
• Brian May of Queen
• Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
• Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
• Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt of Status Quo
• Paul Weller of The Jam
• Robert Smith of The Cure
• The Edge and Bono of U2
• Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
• Noel Gallagher of Oasis
• Bernard Sumner of Joy Division and New Order
• Tom Petty and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Peter Buck of R.E.M.
• Rory Gallagher
• John Scofield, noted jazz/fusion guitarist
• Joe Strummer of The Clash
• Jim Albrecht of Hoi Polloi
• Matthew Bellamy of Muse
• Snowy White
• Joe Satriani
• Kenny Howes
• Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues
• Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke and Ed O’Brien of Radiohead
• Hans Magnus Ryan a.k.a. Snah of Motorpsycho
• Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol
• Phil X of Powder, The Drills and Fretted Americana
• Carl Barat of The Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things
• Nic Cester of Jet
• Jamie Hince of The Kills
• Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols
• The Pigeon Detectives
• Cage The Elephant
• James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers
• Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother
• Sergio Pizzorno of Kasabian
• Jan Paternoster of The Black Box Revelation
• Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon
• Andrew White of Kaiser Chiefs
• Brendan Benson
• Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World
• Tony Bevilacqua of The Distillers
• Josh Homme and Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens of the Stone Age
• Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters
• Jeff Beck
• Marc Bolan
• Bernard Butler of Suede
• Arctic Monkeys
• The Black Angels
• Dave Davies
• Grant Nicholas of Feeder
• Topher Mohr of Mayer Hawthorne & The County
• Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Tom DeLonge of blink-182 and Angels & Airwaves
• Billy Lunn of The Subways
• Rose Hill Drive
• The Horrors
• My Chemical Romance
• Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi of Thrice
• Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics
• Greg Hill, former guitarist for MUTEMATH
• Dan Kroha, guitarist and vocalist of garage punk band the gories
• Nick Broomham
• John Rzeznik of The Goo Goo Dolls
• Andy Latimer of the prog-band CAMEL
• Jeff Tweedy of Wilco
• Kevin Parker of Tame Impala

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Sean F