![]() ![]() The big "what if" would have been Vox releasing that same preamp as a 30 or 40-watt 10" speaker, or even a 12" version. Obviously, I wouldn't have bought an AC10C1 if I didn't think it could offer something above and beyond what the Pathfinder 15 already does. I will absolutely buy a second one if I happen across a used one in good condition someday. It seems to be able to offer the clean headroom you need to work with pedals, while also sounding "like a tube amp" all over the gain knob. This is a solid-state practice amp that was getting rave reviews from many quarters a couple of. I actually got the new AC10C1 in the past year, and while that's arguably a "better" Vox tone, it wouldn't exaggeration to say the Pathfinder is more versatile. The Pathfinder is an excellent pedal platform, but what really makes it special is tube-like "just a little dirty" saturation that solid state preamp manages to achieve. Vox cleans aren't really about a booming low end anyway. There are a lot of a guitar tones that you would struggle to make with an 8" speaker, but the Vox clean tone isn't one of them, in my opinion. So why hack it up if you can just plug it into a larger speaker? The Pathfinder sounds GREAT used in this way, and can get surprisingly loud with clean headroom.
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