This AC15 clone has been my main gigging and recording amplifier for some years, so it has a few marks on the black tolex from many miles on the road and many stages. However, you simply won't believe what 15 watts can be, both in volume and in tone, until you play something like this beautifully hand-built reproduction. Do NOT confuse this with a 're-issue' AC15 - there is simply NO comparison!

This amp was handbuilt in October 2003 in Broken Hill, and is the result of a collaboration between a dedicated amp nut and a retired electrical engineer, who hand-wound the transformers after carefully studying the characteristics of the original units. They have built several amps for appreciative owners, 2 of which bought their AC30 reproductions through Grouse Guitars. This is serial number 4 (see the last photo in the 'more pictures' link below).

The cabinet is built from waterproof plywood to the exact specs of the original Vox, and the handformed chassis supports a beautifully-built point-to-point tag-strip circuit. Once again, check out the photos in the 'more pictures' link below.

This amp includes both an EF86 preamp section and a brighter Top Boost preamp with 12AX7s. Each of the preamps has a high and low sensitivity input, and the real beauty with these is that you can connect a jumper lead between the two channels to dial in whatever tone and gain you want.

The speaker is a very expensive Celestion-built Vox Blue Bulldog, and is a large reason the amp is as loud as it is, and as toneful.

This is an extremely reluctant sale, and is being done purely because I can't justify keeping the Ultratone Custom Forty and Vadis 401 if I don't let something go.

It's just been given a service, and has a fresh set of output valves.

The amp measures 53cm(W) x 55cm(H) x 27cm(D) and weighs just over 22kg - shipped size and weight will be slightly higher.

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on hold at $1795AUD (plus shipping) for Malone in Brisbane ($1100 paid)