#Vox pathfinder 15r mod#

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. 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.

One of the reasons I left the 8' speaker in there is that the rear of the amp has connections both for an 8-ohm cabinet and for a line level output (which could be fed into the front of another amp or a power amp input of an FX loop).

#Vox pathfinder 15r mod#

Some people have done this mod and swear by the results, but I've left mine stock because this is an out-of-production amp that quite happy with 'as is' The cabinet for the Pathfinder 15 isn't really that compact - it's actually large enough to house some 10' speakers (if you modify the baffle).The blue Vox Bulldog that comes with it is actually a pretty good match.provided you aren't trying to crank the thing beyond its capabilities. With the reverb off, they should sound pretty much the same.

If you're not bothered by the idea of an 8' speaker (or appreciate the amp's portability and performance at bedroom levels), there isn't really a great 8' replacement that will significantly improve the amp. AFAIK, the only electronic difference between the 15 and 15R is the reverb.There are a lot of good sounds in the amp, and the controls interact with each other effectively, which. So that's a valid opinion one can have, and if you want something bigger, buy a larger amp. The Pathfinder 15 is very easy to use and fun to tweak. buy/build/beg/modify a cabinet to mount everything. An LM1875 will add 20/25W RMS a TDA7294 or LM3886, from 60 to 80W RMS 1 Guitar speaker (Jensen Mod are excellent and very reasonable price). It will invariably sound 'small' or 'boxy' to them. Leave Pathfinder as-is and build a guitar powered cabinet, you´ll need: 1 power amp module. I can't tell you that you're 'wrong', because some people will never be happy with an 8' speaker.The 8' speaker is always the most divisive aspect of the Pathfinder 15/R, but in debating this endlessly, I've arrived at several conclusions: