Founded hauv Dartford, Kent, England, Vox tau los ntawm Japanese electronics firm Korg txij li thaum 1992.
Vox yog British-based guitar amp cov chaw tsim khoom uas tau tsim los ntawm Thomas Walter Jennings hauv Dartford, Kent thaum xyoo 1950s. Lawv yog cov nto moo tshaj plaws rau AC30 amp, uas tau siv los ntawm The Beatles thiab Rolling Stones.
Cia peb saib keeb kwm ntawm Vox, lawv ua dab tsi, thiab lawv tau hloov lub ntiaj teb guitar mus li cas.
Keeb kwm ntawm VOX: Los ntawm Jennings mus rau Amplification
Pib nrog tus Hluas Designer
Keeb kwm keeb kwm ntawm VOX pib nrog ib tus neeg tsim qauv hluas hu ua Tom Jennings, uas tau pib ua haujlwm rau lub tuam txhab uas tsim cov amplifiers hauv xyoo 1950. Jennings tau nws tus ntiv tes rau ntawm lub plawv ntawm lub lag luam hluav taws xob hluav taws xob uas hloov pauv sai thiab ua haujlwm tsis muaj zog nrog nws cov neeg ua haujlwm los tsim cov khoom lag luam uas yuav muaj ntau qhov ntim thiab txhawb nqa.
Kev Taw Qhia ntawm VOX AC15
Cov txiaj ntsig ntawm lawv txoj haujlwm tau tshaj tawm thaum Lub Ib Hlis 1958 thiab hu ua VOX AC15. Qhov no tau cim qhov tshwm sim ntawm lub koom haum uas vam meej rau ze li rau xyoo caum. Lub npe "VOX" tau luv luv los ntawm "Vox Humana," lo lus Latin rau "tib neeg lub suab," uas tau nrov los ntawm Cov Duab Ntxoo, lub suab paj nruag Askiv thiab yob.
VOX AC30 thiab Rise of Rock and Roll
VOX AC30 tau tso tawm xyoo 1959 thiab tau dhau los ua qhov kev xaiv ntawm ntau tus kws ntaus suab paj nruag, suav nrog Vic Flick, tus kws ntaus suab paj nruag uas ntaus lub ntsiab lus James Bond. Lub koom haum VOX kuj tau tsim los ntawm Thomas Walter Jennings hauv Dartford, England, thiab nws yog cov khoom lag luam zoo uas zoo ib yam li cov keyboard hluav taws xob.
Lub VOX AC30 Combo Amplifier
Keeb kwm lub npe hu ua "VOX AC30/4," lub combo amplifier nta cov qauv yooj yim uas suav nrog cov nyhuv tremolo thiab sib koom tib lub suab zoo li AC30 loj dua. Cov zis me me tau raug txiav tawm vim kev muag khoom los ntawm lub zog Fender muaj zog dua.
VOX AC30TB thiab Rolling Stones
Xyoo 1960, Lub Rolling Stones tau thov lub suab nrov dua los ntawm VOX, thiab qhov tshwm sim yog VOX AC30TB. Qhov tseem ceeb ntawm lub npe hloov kho AC30, nws tau haum nrog Alnico Celestion loudspeakers thiab tshwj xeeb li qub (lub tshuab nqus tsev vacuum) uas pab tsim cov kos npe "jangly" suab nrov ntawm Rolling Stones thiab The Kinks.
Zuag qhia tag nrho, cov lus dab neeg keeb kwm ntawm VOX yog qhov ua pov thawj rau lub tuam txhab kev cog lus rau kev tsim kho tshiab thiab zoo. Los ntawm nws qhov pib txo qis nrog Tom Jennings mus rau nws txoj kev lag luam ua tiav nrog VOX AC30, VOX tau ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv kev hloov pauv ntawm pob zeb thiab yob suab paj nruag.
Lub Evolution ntawm Vox Guitar Manufacturers
JMI: Qhov Pib Nrov
Jennings Musical Industries (JMI) yog thawj lub chaw tsim khoom ntawm Vox cov guitars. Lawv pib ua amplifiers nyob rau hauv lub lig 1950s thiab qhia lawv thawj guitar nyob rau hauv 1961. Lub Vox Continental tau tsim los ua kom tau raws li qhov kev thov loj hlob rau cov khoom siv suab paj nruag nrov li pob zeb thiab yob tau dov thoob plaws ntiaj teb. Lub Continental yog ib qho transistorised combo organ, tab sis nws kuj tau tsim los ua si guitar. Lub Continental yog ib qho kev hloov tshiab rau lub cev hnyav Hammond uas nyuaj rau tso rau ntawm theem.
Continental Vox: Lub Split
Nyob rau hauv nruab nrab-1960s, Vox tau faib ua ob lub tuam txhab sib txawv, Continental Vox thiab Vox Amplification Ltd. Continental Vox tshwj xeeb hauv kev ua guitars thiab lwm yam khoom siv suab paj nruag tsim los rau cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag. Lawv tau raug suav tias yog ib qho zoo tshaj plaws guitar manufacturers hauv tebchaws United Kingdom thaum lub sijhawm.
Mick Bennett: Tus Tsim
Mick Bennett yog tus tsim qauv tom qab Vox's guitars nto moo tshaj plaws. Nws yog lub luag haujlwm rau Vox Phantom, Cougar, thiab cov qauv siab Vox Invader thiab Thunderjet. Bennett yog tus tsim qauv tshiab uas ib txwm nrhiav txoj hauv kev los txhim kho Vox's guitars. Nws txawm drilled qhov nyob rau hauv cov tswj daim hlau ntawm ib co guitars kom lawv sib zog.
Crucianelli: Tus Tuam Txhab Thib Ob
Thaum xyoo 1960s, Vox tsis tuaj yeem tiv nrog qhov kev thov loj hlob rau lawv cov guitars thoob ntiaj teb. Lawv tau qhib lub Hoobkas thib ob nyob ze, tab sis nws tau ua rau muaj kev puas tsuaj loj hauv hluav taws thaum Lub Ib Hlis 1969. Vim li ntawd, Vox raug yuam kom nrhiav lub chaw tsim khoom tshiab los pab lawv ua tau raws li qhov xav tau ntawm lawv cov guitars. Lawv nrhiav tau ib lub tuam txhab hu ua Crucianelli hauv ltalis, uas pib sib sau ua ke Vox guitars rau xa tawm mus rau Tebchaws Meskas.
Phantom: Tus Qauv Tseem Ceeb Tshaj Plaws
Vox Phantom yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws-paub guitar los ntawm Vox ntau yam. Nws tau qhia nyob rau hauv thaum ntxov 1960s thiab nyob rau hauv ntau lawm mus txog rau thaum nruab nrab-1970s. Lub Phantom yog kev sib koom tes ntawm Vox thiab tus muag khoom ntawm cov twj paj nruag hu ua Eko. Lub Phantom yog qhov txawv vim nws cov khoom siv hluav taws xob ntawm cov khoom siv uas twb muaj lawm thiab nws lub cev zoo nkauj. Ob chav cutaway hollow lub cev yog zoo li tus teardrop, nrog ib tug taw tes headstock thiab ib tug txawv V-shaped tailpiece.
Sib txawv kev tsim kho thiab theem
Thaum lub sij hawm sib txawv manufacturers, Vox guitars tau tsim nyob rau hauv txawv txoj kev. JMI guitars thaum ntxov muaj lub caj dab, thaum tom qab Italian-ua guitars muaj bolt-on caj dab. Kev tsim kho ntawm cov guitars kuj tau hloov pauv raws sijhawm, nrog rau ntau theem ntawm kev tsim khoom siv cov khoom sib txawv thiab cov txheej txheem.
Rov ua dua tshiab thiab cov khoom tam sim no
VOX Amps thiab KORG Revival
Nyob rau hauv xyoo tas los no, VOX tau rov kho dua los ntawm KORG, uas tau txais lub hom phiaj xyoo 1992. Txij thaum ntawd los, lawv tau tsim ntau yam khoom zoo amps thiab lwm yam khoom, suav nrog:
- Lub VOX AC30C2X, ib qho kev rov tsim dua ntawm venerable AC30, muaj ob lub 12-nti Celestion Alnico Blue hais lus thiab kev tsim kho tshiab turret board.
- VOX AC15C1, kev ua si ncaj ncees ntawm classic AC15, nrog cov ntoo-cased tsim reminiscent ntawm tus thawj.
- VOX AC10C1, tus qauv tom qab uas hloov AC4 thiab AC10, hloov kho nrog tus hais lus ntsuab thiab cov qauv tshuaj pleev ib ce tshiab.
- VOX Lil 'Hmo tsheb ciav hlau, lub thawv noj su-loj amp uas siv ob lub 12AX7 raj preamp thiab 12AU7 raj fais fab amp, nrog lub peev xwm xaiv ntawm pentode thiab triode hom.
- Lub VOX AC4C1-BL, lub cim tshwj xeeb uas teeb tsa nws tus kheej sib nrug nrog nws lub peev xwm hloov pauv ntawm pentode thiab triode hom thiab nws lub zog hloov pauv siab / qis uas hla EQ.
- VOX AC30VR, lub zog-xeev amp uas ua raws li lub suab ntawm lub raj amp, nrog ob txoj kev thiab cov ntaub ntawv tso tawm ncaj qha.
- Lub VOX AC4TV, lub zog qis qis nrog cov zis hloov tau ntawm 4, 1, lossis ¼ watts, tsim los rau kev xyaum thiab kaw.
VOX Effects Pedals
Ntxiv rau lawv cov amps, VOX kuj tsim ntau yam los pedals, suav nrog:
- Lub VOX V847A Wah Pedal, kev ua si ncaj ncees ntawm tus thawj wah pedal, nrog lub cev ua haujlwm ruaj khov thiab lub cev zoo li nco txog qhov qub.
- VOX V845 Wah Pedal, tus nqi pheej yig dua ntawm V847A, nrog lub suab zoo sib xws thiab cov qauv zoo nkauj.
- Lub VOX VBM1 Brian May Tshwj Xeeb, tus pedal tsim los ntawm kev koom tes nrog poj huab tais guitarist Brian May, ntxiv ib qho kev txhawb zog thiab kev tswj hwm lub suab rau classic VOX wah suab.
- Lub VOX VDL1 Dynamic Looper, lub pedal uas tso cai rau koj mus ncig thiab txheej koj cov guitar, nrog rau 90 vib nas this ntawm lub sijhawm kaw.
- VOX VDL1B Bass Dynamic Looper, ib qho version ntawm VDL1 tsim tshwj xeeb rau cov ntses bass thaj tsam.
- Lub VOX V845 Classic Wah, lub pedal uas ntxiv lub peev xwm tshwj xeeb rau koj lub suab nrog nws hloov pauv pentode thiab cathode emulation.
- VOX V845 Classic Wah Plus, qhov hloov kho tshiab ntawm V845 uas ntxiv qhov hloov pauv thiab lub voj voog tswj kom khaws koj lub suab lub cim.
Sib piv rau Lwm Hom
Piv nrog rau lwm lub npe, VOX amps thiab cov teebmeem pedals feem ntau yog raws li lawv cov cuab yeej cuab tam thiab raug suav hais tias tsis muaj peev xwm encyclopedic. Lawv tau nkag mus rau hauv kev ua lag luam nrog cov xov xwm niaj hnub thiab xov xwm tshaj tawm, tab sis lawv cov khoom nthuav tawm kom zoo thiab ua tau raws li cov qauv zoo. Hais txog lub cev lub cev, VOX amps feem ntau muab piv rau cov khoom siv ua mov ci lossis cov khoom noj su, thaum lawv cov teebmeem pedals muaj cov qauv zoo nkauj thiab kev ua haujlwm uas paub zoo rau ntau tus ntaus kis las. Lub peev xwm tshwj xeeb ntawm lawv cov pedals, xws li pentode thiab cathode emulation, muab lawv sib nrug ntawm lwm hom.
xaus
Yog li, qhov ntawd yog li cas Vox pib thiab lawv tau cuam tshuam lub ntiaj teb guitar li cas. Lawv paub txog lawv cov amps, tab sis kuj rau lawv cov guitars, thiab tau nyob ib ncig ntawm yuav luag 70 xyoo tam sim no.
Lawv yog ib lub tuam txhab British thiab tau ua cov khoom zoo rau cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag thoob ntiaj teb. Yog li, yog tias koj tab tom nrhiav ib lub amp tshiab lossis guitar, koj yuav tsum xav txog kev kuaj xyuas seb Vox muaj dab tsi!
Kuv yog Joost Nusselder, tus tsim ntawm Neaera thiab tus neeg lag luam cov ntsiab lus, txiv, thiab nyiam sim cov cuab yeej tshiab nrog guitar ntawm lub siab ntawm kuv txoj kev mob siab rau, thiab ua ke nrog kuv pab neeg, Kuv tau tsim cov ntsiab lus ntawm blog txij li xyoo 2020. los pab cov neeg nyeem siab ncaj nrog cov ntaub ntawv kaw lus thiab cov lus qhia guitar.
