Vox VT20X Reviews

Best for it's price

This is a bit of a long review, forgive my seemingly rambling text. My general review and personal experience with the product comes first.

At the end I'll include how to find the VOX Tone Room program for those who need help with its installation.

Great amplifier at a great price. It really can't be beaten. It comes with a huge variety of onboard tones, but not too many as to seem overwhelming, as any good modelling amp should. 2x's 4 channel programming, and the VOX Tone Room program only makes programming and sound tuning even easier.I do strongly recommend this amp to any beginner guitarist, or a player who needs a good practice amp, or someone who wants to play, but keep things nice and quiet. I want to give it a full 5 star review, but it's not without it's faults. Namely, it was not obvious by any means to find the VOX Tone Room program. I had gone through the manual, looking for clear instructions as to where I can find the Tone Room program to install. I went to the VOX website, couldn't find any easy-to-spot download links, and those which I did find, only redirected me to VOX's homepage. Only after I had to contact VOX's customer support, was I able to find it on the VT20X's own product page, install MIDI drivers and THEN Tone Room. So it was a little hard to find. Once I got it all figured out, this small 8inch speaker was really working some magic.

I got it tucked into a corner on my desk, a bit out of reach, but I can manipulate all the controls and the soundbank from my computer with a 5 meter long USB cable I purchased from Amazon. I ordered the 4 channel VOX footswitch as well, and I can easily play from my computer desk, using the Tone Room program to change and program my amp, while using the footswitch to change channels, all without ever having to actually reach behind my cluttered desk to touch the amplifier at all!

It's really quite a gem. At this price, it's unbeatable. There really isn't anything else on the market for a bedroom player like myself, such as this. Not to mention, it has a separate volume and 'power' knob. Meaning I can get it to just the right loudness by manipulating the 'power' knob and the 'volume' knob together. Most amplifiers I've used really go from 0 to 100 really fast when you try to get low volumes, this is not the case with this amp!

I really love this amplifier. Just be aware, that you will have to be careful about the Tone Room program, since it was not an easy find for me!

In case you have purchased this amplifier, simply find the VT20x product at VOX's website, and under 'SPECIFICATIONS' you will find a link that says 'PRODUCT DOWNLOADS'. Click on the link, and you will be presented with a list of downloads for Mac and Windows users. Install the 'VOX Driver', 'VOX USB MIDI Driver', and the 'Tone Room Installer'. Run and install all three programs, and you should be all set to use Tone Room with your VOX amp!

Probably the best amp in the price range

Great amp, bought it as an all in one solution since I am playing various styles.

Pros:

* Tube preamp, great clarity & tone; Class A/AB & Bias

* Several models of amps implemented at circuit level (vintage/boutique)

* Several effects, really well executed

* Very customizable using the app/editor software

Cons:

* Would be nice to come with the switch pedal out of the box

Great Practice AMP

This amplifier has great range and flexibility. The valve pre-amp gives it a great tone. There are enough combinations to keep you busy for a long time. It also looks the part. Given its size and the fact that it is a 20W amp it has it's limitations beyond practicing but it is very good for what it is designed for.

1 box many sound

i love the amp, have a great sound. very loud aswell. The reverb effect on it very good and have many sound effect i love it.

also its have distortion effect on it you can use as fuzz pedal effect realy :D

great amp for the price, highly recomanded. If you want many sound in 1 amp this the great one. Very warm sounds thaks the tube preamp.

Surprised

I've got a history of 30 years of being a tube amp snob. I bought one of these as a practice amp, not expecting much. I must say it was better than my expectations in almost every way. The presets are ok if you don't have experience programming your own settings, but if you do, you can get some pretty great sounds out of this.

Little bit more louder than I expected.

This is my home use amp, I am not a gigging man. It works with an Epi Les Paul Standard Pro and a HB "tele".

I am happy with it. It is extremely simple to use but loaded with a lot of options. I guess you can find it fits perfect in any genere you want to play. I really like how "orange" sounds, but I am not in love with "plexi". Before this amp I used to play through ZOOM G3xN, and there was "the other way" :)

I do have VFS5 to use with, but honestly I prefer to connect with PC. Maybe when I will finally find my tones, I will use ftsw more often. There is more "pedals" hidden in ToneRoom than just using amp buttons.

You can store your own 8 patches, easy to access using ftsw or top panel.

Vox and Roll

Not bad little amp for the money. Didn't like the lack of output on the amp and. the amp models sound great though. Its not that loud could not be used for gigging. The plug is a bit flimsy as well. It's not a bad amp. It just wasn't for me so I've sold it on.

The Best Modelling Combo for Electric Guitar

Perfect combo for home practicing. Gives customer a perfect ability to model own sound.

It Speaks to your Soul!

Great things can come in small packages, and this VOX Valvetronix VT 20X is just that. Plenty of power at 20 watts to rattle the windows in a smaller venue, or light up your neighborhood with your garage rehearsals. Attractive styling and durable grill cover. Easy intuitive operation with all the amp models you'd ever want whether you're playing clean rhythm guitar or doing lots of lead work with heavy distortion. Here's the best part for me. It's small size fits in anywhere (it's a little larger than my toaster....no kiddin'), and lighter in weight than my bowling ball. I just walk in, set it down, plug my ESP LTD deluxe ec-1000 fm amber sunburst into it (1/4" jack input) plug in the foot pedal you can buy for it for switching through channels, push the ON button, and start cranking out the music! That simple! I love it! And the price is super right. In the context of equipment prices this amp is cheap to keep....inexpensive. You're really going to be surprised how good this little guy sounds

Great amp for practice

Pros:

*Great tube sound

*Enough features to keep you busy for ages getting that custom sound

Cons:

*No effect loop

Amazing combo!

Recommend to everyone. Sound is rich and pleasant. Works well with headphones as well.

Awesome little amp!

I got this a few months ago and I am really happy I made this choice. Clean sounds and delays are awesome, it's really easy to use, has good modulation effects, it's really loud enough (even way to loud) for home use. I like the bass response a lot, does not sound thin at all.

The only (small) problem I have is the buzz I hear when not playing but this is nothing compared to single coil hum which btw, this amplifier cancels it.

Using the software makes it really easy to make your custom sounds and save them in presets.

All I wish it had more is a USB record function but you cannot use USB for anything else than the software. You can still record with the headphones output.