The Vox Amplifier company was started by Tom Jennings and Dick Denney. Tom Jennings was born on February 28, 1917 in Hackney England. After school he began playing the piano and accordion. As World War II raged on, he was called up to duty in 1940, but discharged medically in 1941. He then went to work in a munitions plant where he and fellow colleagues learned to entertain themselves musically. This is where he was inspired to go into music and did so after the war was over. In 1944, he formed his own business trading accordians and other musical instruments. In 1946, his co-worker back at the ammunition plant, Dick Denney, came to work with Jennings. Denney was into amplifying instruments and set out to make an amplifier for a Hawaiian guitar. Denney and Jennings went their different ways as the war ended and many war-industry workers were laid-off.
Tom kept on with the small business and hired a new electric technician. Shortly thereafter the Univox, a portable piano/accordion, was released. With the slow growing of the Univox and Jennings being a successful business man, the Jennings Organ Company was started in 1951. Jennings made organs and the Univox throughout the 1950s when he decided that a new line of products was necessary. Dick Denney had employed himself in radio and electronics as a repairer and an engineer. He also developed an amplifier during his sickness, which restricted him from working on a normal basis. One of Denney's buddies took this new 15W amp down to Jennings shop and Tom was very interested. Jennings ended up hiring Denney as the chief design engineer for Jenning's new company to be called Vox. After ten years of hardly talking to each other, Tom and Dick were now in the process of releasing the first Vox amplifier. Denney's 15W amp would become the Vox AC15.
As Rock & Roll exploded into Britain in 1958, Vox picked up a couple of endorsers like Cliff Richard and The Shadows. Later in 1958, Vox released two new amps without the vibrato that the AC-15 had. In late 1959, Vox released the infamous AC-30 that was designed to compete directly with the popular American Fender Twin. The AC-30 became an unqualified success until the Beatles began using it. The Beatles had been using Vox amps since their inception, and one day Brian Epstein traded in their AC-15s for the bigger AC-30s. Vox enjoyed much success with The Beatles as endorsers and sales roared through the early 1960s. Amps were produced and sold solely in England through the early 1960s as well. Due to financial difficulties in the mid-1960s, Jennings sold Vox to the Royston Group in 1964.
Under new ownership, Vox appeared to be destined for success, especially with the guitar boom of the 1960s and The Beatles as endorsers. The Thomas Organ Company arranged a deal to produce Vox tube amps in the United States at their factory between 1964 and 1965 so importing them wouldn't be an issue. They also introduced solid-state amps in 1966, which were also produced in the U.S. for a short time. However, Vox was unable to remain competitive with other amplifier companies such as Marshall as guitar players were requesting more power. After a fire in 1966 at the factory, and declining numbers, Tom Jennings resigned from Vox in 1967. Shortly thereafter Royston was liquidated and Corinthian Securities took over. This proved to be a bad ownership, as Corinthian had no connection with the previous staff and they discontinued almost all of the amplifiers in the catalog, and the few that remained were manufactured in Japan. This ownership didn't last long and Stolec bought them out in 1970. CBS-Arbiter bought out Vox again in 1972 for the third change of ownership in as many years.
When CBS-Arbiter took over it looked like things may change around for Vox. The return of the Vox organs came along with many new amplifiers and effects. But the 1970s had its toll on Vox, as it did with other manufacturers as well. CBS took a loss during the 1970s and were forced to sell again, this time to the long-time distributor of Marshall, Rose-Morris. RM had just lost the rights of Marshall and were looking for something to get them back with amplifiers. The company name was now called Vox Ltd. Rose Morris released quite a bit of new products including the Venue Series and the Q Series, and in a sense kept Vox going through the tough 1980s. Dick Denney endorsed the new AC-30 Limited Edition Reissue that was released in 1990. In 1992, Rose-Morris sold the company to Korg, who also distributes Marshall in the U.S. In 1993, Vox introduced an accurate reissue of the original AC30. Tube amps from most of the 1990s were built by Marshall, but all production has shifted to China. Vox continues to produce a wide variety of amplifiers including tube reissues, solid-state practice amps, and digital modeling amps. For more information, visit Vox's website or contact them directly. Source: David Petersen & Dick Denney, Vox: The Vox Story.
Amplifiers currently produced in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Previously produced in Erith, Kent, England. Vox Amplification is distributed in England and through the U.S.A. in Melville, NY by Vox Amplification (Korg). The Vox trademark was established circa 1957 in Dartford, Kent.

VOX Guitar Amplifiers Models

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VOX CONCERT 501

- 50W, 1-12 in. speaker, guitar combo, nine tube chassis, preamp: 5 X 7025, power: 4 X EL84, two channels, reverb, gain, front black control panel, two inputs (hi and lo), eleven black and white control knobs (Ch. 1: v, b, m, t, Ch. 2: gain...

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VOX VIRTUOSO

- 30W, 2-10 in. speakers, solid-state combo, dual channels, tremolo, reverb, distortion, top control panel, four input jacks, 14 control knobs (Ch. 1: v, b, t, Ch. 2: v, b, t, bright switch, mid-range (MRB) switch, mid-range select, s, trem...

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VOX 4120

- 120W, Piggyback, 2 cabinets with 4-12 in. G12H25 W speakers and 2-10 in. Celestion speakers, solid-state, dual channels, bottom front control panel, two inputs, eight knobs (v, b, t, m, v, b, t, m), bright switch, boost switch, black cove...

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VOX ESCORT 30

- 30W, 1-12 in. speaker, solid-state combo, three channels, distortion, top-mounted control panel, three input jacks, seven black chicken head knobs (v1, v2, v3, fuzz intensity, t, m, b) footswitch for fuzz (distortion), brown covering, bro...

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VOX BASS 100

- 100W, 1-15 in. speaker, solid-state combo, single channel, front black control panel, two input jacks, four black and white knobs (v, t, m, b), effects loop, extension speaker jack, headphone jack, black covering, black grille, mfg. mid 1...

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VOX BASS 100 MOSFET

- 100W, 1-15 in. speaker, solid-state combo, single channel, front black control panel, two inputs, eight black knobs (three compressors, b, mid-freq, mid, t, MV), five-band equalizer, effects loop, extension speaker jack, headphone jack, b...

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VOX BEATLE POWER STAK (V1262)

- 120W, 8-12 in. speakers, guitar piggyback unit with two 4-12 in. speaker cabinets, three channels, reverb, tremolo, nine top control panel knobs (Normal Ch.: v, b, t, Brilliant Ch.: v, b, t, Bass Ch.: v, Tone X, power switch), Normal Ch....

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VOX PATHFINDER 10 (V9106)

- 10W, 6.5 in. speaker, guitar combo, solid-state, clean/overdrive switch, top control panel, one input, four black pointer knobs (gain, v, b, t), headphone jack, black covering, brown diagonal grille, mfg. 2001-03, reintroduced 2008-presen...

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VOX T-15

- 15W, 1-8 in. Vox speaker combo, solid-state, single channel, top control panel, one instrument input, tape/CD input, four black pointer knobs (v, t, m, b), headphone jack, black covering, diagonal brown grille, mfg. 2002-03.

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VOX CAMBRIDGE 15 (9310)

- 15W, 1-8 in. Vox/Celestion Bulldog speaker, hybrid design, 1 X 12AX7 preamp, solid-state power section, single channel, tremolo, top control panel, one input, six black pointer knobs (gain ,v, t, b, s, d), footswitch, headphone jack, blac...

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VOX AD15VT

- 15W, 1-8 in. speaker combo, digital preamp with 1 X 12AX7 tube, 11 amp models, 11 effects, two channels, eight black chicken head knobs, various buttons, top mount control panel, black covering, brushed chrome grille, 22 lbs., mfg. 2004-0...

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VOX AD212

- 160W mono, 80W stereo max inputs, 2-12 in. Neodog speakers by Celestion, matches up with the Valvetronix series, 43 lbs., mfg. 2002-07.

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VOX MINI 3 COMBO

- 3W, 1-5 in. speaker, AC/DC powered, solid-state chassis, 11 amps, 8 effects (4 effects, 4 delay/reverb), top black control panel, single input, mic input, eight black knobs (amp model selector, g, tone, MV, effects trim, delay/reverb send...

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VOX DA5

- 5W, 1-6.5 in. speaker, guitar combo, solid-state chassis, digital effects, top black control panel, single input, six knobs (style select, g, tone, MV, edit knob, effects select), tap switch, bypass switch, aux. input, mic. input, headpho...

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VOX AC-30 SOLID-STATE

- 40W, 2-12 in. speakers, guitar combo, solid-state chassis, tremolo, top control panel, six inputs (three per channel), seven black control knobs (v1, v2, v3, t, b, tone, s), tremolo on/off, footswitch for tremolo, black covering, diagonal...

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VOX LIL' NIGHT TRAIN (NT2H)

- 2W, guitar head-unit, three-tube chassis, preamp: 2 X 12AX7, power: 1 X 12AU7, solid-state rectifier, single channel, front black control panel, single input, four white chickenhead knobs (g, t, b, v), bright/thick preamp switch, power sw...

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VOX AC-4 HAND WIRED COMBO (AC4HW1)

- 4W, 1-12 in. Celestion G12M Greenback speaker, guitar combo, three-tube chassis, preamp: 2 X 12AX7, power: 1 X EL84, single channel, top black control panel, two inputs (high/low), four cream knobs (v, t, b, MV), Top Boost hot/cool switch...

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VOX BRUNO (TB35C1)

- 35W, 1-12 in. Celestion G12-65 speaker, guitar combo, nine-tube chassis, preamp: 3 X ECC83/12AX7, 1 X 12AX7, 1 X 12AT7, power: 4 X 6V6, solid-state rectifier, single channel, reverb, top black control panel, two inputs (high/low), six whi...

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VOX V-15

- 15W, 2-10 in. speakers, guitar combo, five-tube chassis, preamp: 2 X ECC83, 1 X ECC81, power: 2 X EL84, single channel, top mounted control panel, two input jacks, five black knobs (v, t, m, b, MV), black covering, brown diagonal grille,...

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VOX BERKELEY SUPER REVERB (V-8)

- ~17W, 2-10 in. Celestion (early models) or Vox Gold Bulldog speakers, guitar piggyback unit, seven-tube chassis: preamp: 3 X 12AX7 (ECC83), 1 X 12AU7 (ECC82), power: 2 X EL84, rectifier: EZ81, single channel, reverb, tremolo, top mounted...

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VOX AC-2/AC-4

- 3.5W, 1-8 in. Elac speaker, tubes: preamp: 1 X 7025, 1 X 6267, power: 1 X EL84, rectifier: 6V4, single channel, tremolo, top control panel, two inputs, three black pointer knobs (v, tone, s), blond or brown covering, brown grille, mfg. 19...

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VOX AGA70

- 70W, 1-6.5 in. speaker, acoustic guitar combo, hybrid chassis with a 12AU7 preamp tube, two channels (normal/tube pre), chorus, reverb, top black control panel, two 1/4 in. inputs (one per channel), and two XLR mic inputs (one per channel...

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VOX VX I COMBO

- 15W, 6.5 in. speaker, guitar combo, solid-state, top control panel, one input, 11 models, eight effects, eight black knobs (amp selector, gain, v, b, t, power level, modulation selector, delay/reverb selector), program button, tap button,...

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VOX VT20X COMBO

- 20W, 1-8 in. speaker, guitar combo, hybrid chassis with Vox multi-stage circuit including 1 X 12AX7 tube, single channel, 11 amp models, 13 onboard effects, 33 presets, top black control panel, single input, nine knobs (amp model select,...

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VOX AC-4 COMBO (AC4TV)

- 4W, 1-10 in. Celestion VX10 speaker, guitar combo, two-tube chassis, preamp: 1 X 12AX7, power: 1 X EL84, solid-state rectifier, single channel, top black control panel, single input, three white chickenhead knobs (v, tone, three-way outpu...

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VOX AC4 CUSTOM COMBO (MODEL AC4C1)

- 4W, 1-12 in. Celestion VX12 speaker, guitar combo, three-tube chassis, preamp: 2 X 12AX7, power: 1 X EL84, single channel, top black control panel with tan accents, single input, four knobs (g, b, t, v), power switch, black covering, brow...

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VOX AV15 COMBO

15W, 1-8 in. Vox original speaker, guitar combo, one-tube chassis, 1 X 12AX7 in both preamp and power stages, single channel, eight preamp circuits, reverb, top black control panel with tan accents, single input, eight black knobs (preamp...

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VOX AC50 CLASSIC PLUS HEAD (AC50CPH)

- 50W, guitar head-unit, six-tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7/ECC83, power: 2 X EL34B, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, single input, 15 white chickenhead knobs (Ch. 1: g, t, m, b, tone cut, r, v, Ch. 2: g, t, m, b, p, r, v,...

VOX VALVE REACTOR AC15VR Image

VOX VALVE REACTOR AC15VR

- 15W, 1-12 in. Celestion VX12 speaker, guitar combo, hybrid chassis with a single 12AX7 tube that operates in both pre- and power amp stages, Valve Reactor circuitry, two channels (Normal, Overdrive), reverb, top blue control panel, single...

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VOX AC-15 TOP BOOST (1990S PRODUCTION)

- 15W, 1-12 in. Bulldog speaker, tube combo, preamp: 5 X ECC83, ECC82, power: 2 X EL84, 5Y3 rectifier, single channel, top control panel, two inputs, seven black pointer knobs (v, t, b, reverb, s, depth, MV), black covering, diagonal brown...

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VOX AC50 Classic Plus Combo (AC50CP2)

- similar to the AC50 Classic Plus Head (AC50CPH), except in combo configuration with 2-12 in. Vox original design speakers and a brown diamond grille, 27.6 in. wide, 21.3 in. tall, 10.4 in. deep, 77.2 lbs., mfg. 2007-08.

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VOX Conqueror

- similar to the Virtuoso, except is in piggy-back form, with a 2-12 in. speaker cabinet, mfg. 1966-1970s.

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VOX VX II COMBO

- 30W, 8 in. speaker, guitar combo, solid-state, top control panel, one input, 11 models, eight effects, eight black knobs (amp selector, gain, v, b, t, power level, modulation selector, delay/reverb selector), program button, tap button, p...

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VOX VT40X COMBO

- 40W, 1-10 in. speaker, guitar combo, hybrid chassis with Vox multi-stage circuit including 1 X 12AX7 tube, single channel, 11 amp models, 13 onboard effects, 33 presets, top black control panel, single input, nine knobs (amp model select,...

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VOX Bass 50

- similar to the Bass 100, except has 50W output and 1-12 in. speaker, no extension speaker jack, mfg. mid-1980s.

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VOX AV30 COMBO

-30W, 1-10 in. Vox original speaker, guitar combo, two-tube chassis, preamp: 1 X 12AX7, power: 1 X 12AX7, dual channel, eight preamp circuits, reverb, top black control panel with tan accents, single input, fourteen black knobs (each channe...

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VOX GT 100 MOSFET

- 100W, 1-12 in. and H.F. horn, solid-state combo, dual channels, reverb, front control panel, three input jacks (two for Ch. 2), 12 control knobs (Ch. 1: v, mid sweep, m, t, b, Ch. 2: v, mid sweep, m, t, b, r, MV), footswitch for lots of c...

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VOX PATHFINDER 15 (V9168)

- 15W, 1-8 in. speaker, guitar combo, solid-state, clean/overdrive switch, tremolo, top control panel, one input, six black pointer knobs (gain, v, b, t, s, d), headphone jack, footswitch, black covering, brown diagonal grille, mfg. 1999-20...

VOX AC-15TBX Image

VOX AC-15TBX

- similar to the AC-15 Top Boost, except has 1-12 in. Celestion G12 Alnico Vox "blue" speaker, mfg. 1996-2002.

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VOX AC-4 HEAD (AC4TVH)

- 4W, guitar head-unit, two-tube chassis, preamp: 1 X 12AX7, power: 1 X EL84, solid-state rectifier, single channel, top black control panel, single input, three white chickenhead knobs (v, tone, three-way output power knob [4W, 1W, or 1/4W...

VOX Bruno (TB35C2) Image

VOX Bruno (TB35C2)

- similar to the Bruno (TB35C1), except has 2-12 in. Celestion G12-65 speakers, 27.375 in. wide, 22.25 in. tall, 10.25 in. deep, 73.8 lbs., single-button VFS-1 footswitch and dust cover included, mfg. 2011-present.

VOX VALVE REACTOR AC30VR Image

VOX VALVE REACTOR AC30VR

- 30W, 2-12 in. Celestion VX12 speaker, guitar combo, hybrid chassis with a single 12AX7 tube that operates in both pre- and power amp stages, Valve Reactor circuitry, two channels (Normal, Overdrive), reverb, top blue control panel, single...

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VOX AGA150

- 150W, 1-6.5 in. speaker, 1 in. dome type tweeter, acoustic guitar combo, hybrid chassis with a 12AU7 preamp tube, two channels (normal/tube pre), chorus, reverb, top black control panel, two 1/4 in. inputs (one per channel), and two XLR m...

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VOX AC15 HERITAGE HANDWIRED HEAD (AC15HTVH)

- 15W, guitar head-unit, seven-tube chassis, preamp: 1 X EF86, 3 X 12AX7/ECC83, power: 2 X EL84, rectifier: 1 X EZ81, two channels (EF86/Top Boost), top black control panel, two inputs, six white chickenhead knobs (Ch. 1: v, three-way brill...

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VOX NIGHT TRAIN 15 COMBO (NT15C1)

- 15W, guitar combo amp, 1-12 in. speaker, five-tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 2 X EL84, solid-state rectifier, dual channel, top black control panel, single input, eight cream chickenhead knobs (bright g, girth g, girth v, t, m, b...

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VOX AC-10

- 12W, 1-10 in. Vox speaker, tube chassis: preamp: 1 X EF86, 1 X ECF82, 1 X ECC83/12AX7, power: 2 X EL84, rectifier: EZ81, two channels, tremolo, top control panel, four input jacks, five knobs (vol, tone, s, depth), blond or brown covering...

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VOX AD15VT-XL

- similar to the AD15VT, except has 11 different amp models voiced after distorted/high-gain amps, and has a dark gray covering with a black metal grille, mfg. 2008 only.

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VOX AD412

- 320W mono, 160W stereo max inputs, 4-12 in. Neodog speakers by Celestion, matches up with the Valvetronix series, 84 lbs., mfg. 2002-05.

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VOX MINI 5 RHYTHM COMBO

- 5W, 1-6.5 in. speaker, AC or battery powered, solid-state chassis, 11 amps, 8 effects, top black control panel, single input, mic input, eleven knobs (amp model selector, g, tone, MV, effects trim, effect send, effect selector 1, effect s...