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Vox Cambridge Reverb V3 - Vintage 60s Tube 1x10 Combo - Tremolo & Reverb ie AC15
Estimated price for orientation: 1 800 $
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Description Brand: Vox Exact Year: 1960s Model: V3 Country/Region of Manufacture: United States UPC: Does not apply
Vox Cambridge Reverb V3 All Tube 1x10 Combo- Classic Amplifier with that chimey British-invasion sound.
- Made somewhere between 1965 and 1967 by the Thomas Organ Company here in the USA under license from Vox
- This is based on the AC-15 Circuit
- Amazing sounding tremolo with that legendary choppy Vox sound
- Fantastic spring reverb
- A few minor nicks, scrapes, and small tolex rips/tears but nothing glaring - standard wear.
- Loaded with a Celestial G10 80th Anniversary Special Edition 10" Speaker
- Serviced a few years ago by Tony Krank of Krank Amps fame.
- A little scratchy-ness in a few pots but nothing horrible
- Three prong plug was added during this service session
- Grill cloth has a few small snags and has pulled away from the left side of the cabinet. This could be placed back into place and secured by the plastic grill cord.
- Combination of Sovtek, JJ, and Realistic (one of these) tubes.
- Sound as "Vox" as it gets - bright, rich, and very valvey.
- Nice breakup when pushed, but sounds best at medium volume
- Perfect recording amp
- I've owned this amp for over 15 years and it has never left my smoke-free, climate controlled studio.
- Never gigged while I owned it - doesn't look like the original owner used it very much either.
- Only used for recording sessions - so very few hours in the time I've owned it.
- Nice example of this classic ampThis will be packed well with plenty of bubble wrap, and peanuts, and insured for the full purchase price.------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here are some specs, history and other interesting information from the Vox Showroom Website: Cambridge Reverb V-3 - Introduced in 1965, the original Cambridge Reverb was an all tube amp with circuitry inspired by the JMI Vox AC-15 amplifier. The seven tube circuit featured three ECC83 preamp tubes, one ECC82 preamp tube, two EL84 output tubes, and one EZ81 rectifier tube. The single channel amp had three inputs and foot switchable reverb and tremolo.Like the British AC-15, the 17 watt RMS tube output stage of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 was cathode biased. The preamp used a slight variation of the "top boost" circuit from the AC-30. Despite the American lineage of this amp, it oozes with the clean, chimey tone of British Vox amps. When overdriven, the amp breaks into a sweet violin-like tone.
Thomas Organ imported a 10" Celestion speaker from the UK for the earliest version of the Cambridge Reverb V-3. These early models also had a one piece back with an oval shaped cutout behind the speaker. Later versions of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 replaced the Celestion with a 10" "Gold Bulldog" speaker made by Oxford Speaker of Chicago IL. This later version of the V-3 also had a split, two piece back.The control panel featured two instrument inputs plus volume, treble, bass, tremolo speed, tremolo depth, and reverb controls. The lower control panel included a third instrument input plus external speaker and foot switch jacks. The power switch featured a standby function and dual pilot lamps indicated whether the amp is in "standby" or "operate" mode.The cabinet of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 was constructed of fir plywood and was covered in a basket weave pattern vinyl. A two spring Hammond Accutronics full sized reverb pan rested on the inside bottom of the cabinet. A horizontal Vox logo, eight one pin corners, and a strap handle with gold end caps were featured.
An amp head and 2x10" speaker cabinet piggy back version of the Cambridge Reverb was additionally offered as the "Berkeley Super Reverb."The 1965 US Vox price list indicated that the retail price for the Cambridge Reverb V-3 and accessory two button foot switch was $189.90. Adjusting the 1965 retail price of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 for inflation to the 2010 value of the dollar, this amp would cost $1278 today.
Description
| Brand: | Vox | Exact Year: | 1960s |
| Model: | V3 | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| UPC: | Does not apply |
Vox Cambridge Reverb V3 All Tube 1x10 Combo- Classic Amplifier with that chimey British-invasion sound.
- Made somewhere between 1965 and 1967 by the Thomas Organ Company here in the USA under license from Vox
- This is based on the AC-15 Circuit
- Amazing sounding tremolo with that legendary choppy Vox sound
- Fantastic spring reverb
- A few minor nicks, scrapes, and small tolex rips/tears but nothing glaring - standard wear.
- Loaded with a Celestial G10 80th Anniversary Special Edition 10" Speaker
- Serviced a few years ago by Tony Krank of Krank Amps fame.
- A little scratchy-ness in a few pots but nothing horrible
- Three prong plug was added during this service session
- Grill cloth has a few small snags and has pulled away from the left side of the cabinet. This could be placed back into place and secured by the plastic grill cord.
- Combination of Sovtek, JJ, and Realistic (one of these) tubes.
- Sound as "Vox" as it gets - bright, rich, and very valvey.
- Nice breakup when pushed, but sounds best at medium volume
- Perfect recording amp
- I've owned this amp for over 15 years and it has never left my smoke-free, climate controlled studio.
- Never gigged while I owned it - doesn't look like the original owner used it very much either.
- Only used for recording sessions - so very few hours in the time I've owned it.
- Nice example of this classic ampThis will be packed well with plenty of bubble wrap, and peanuts, and insured for the full purchase price.------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here are some specs, history and other interesting information from the Vox Showroom Website: Cambridge Reverb V-3 - Introduced in 1965, the original Cambridge Reverb was an all tube amp with circuitry inspired by the JMI Vox AC-15 amplifier. The seven tube circuit featured three ECC83 preamp tubes, one ECC82 preamp tube, two EL84 output tubes, and one EZ81 rectifier tube. The single channel amp had three inputs and foot switchable reverb and tremolo.Like the British AC-15, the 17 watt RMS tube output stage of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 was cathode biased. The preamp used a slight variation of the "top boost" circuit from the AC-30. Despite the American lineage of this amp, it oozes with the clean, chimey tone of British Vox amps. When overdriven, the amp breaks into a sweet violin-like tone.
Thomas Organ imported a 10" Celestion speaker from the UK for the earliest version of the Cambridge Reverb V-3. These early models also had a one piece back with an oval shaped cutout behind the speaker. Later versions of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 replaced the Celestion with a 10" "Gold Bulldog" speaker made by Oxford Speaker of Chicago IL. This later version of the V-3 also had a split, two piece back.The control panel featured two instrument inputs plus volume, treble, bass, tremolo speed, tremolo depth, and reverb controls. The lower control panel included a third instrument input plus external speaker and foot switch jacks. The power switch featured a standby function and dual pilot lamps indicated whether the amp is in "standby" or "operate" mode.The cabinet of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 was constructed of fir plywood and was covered in a basket weave pattern vinyl. A two spring Hammond Accutronics full sized reverb pan rested on the inside bottom of the cabinet. A horizontal Vox logo, eight one pin corners, and a strap handle with gold end caps were featured.
An amp head and 2x10" speaker cabinet piggy back version of the Cambridge Reverb was additionally offered as the "Berkeley Super Reverb."The 1965 US Vox price list indicated that the retail price for the Cambridge Reverb V-3 and accessory two button foot switch was $189.90. Adjusting the 1965 retail price of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 for inflation to the 2010 value of the dollar, this amp would cost $1278 today.
- Made somewhere between 1965 and 1967 by the Thomas Organ Company here in the USA under license from Vox
- This is based on the AC-15 Circuit
- Amazing sounding tremolo with that legendary choppy Vox sound
- Fantastic spring reverb
- A few minor nicks, scrapes, and small tolex rips/tears but nothing glaring - standard wear.
- Loaded with a Celestial G10 80th Anniversary Special Edition 10" Speaker
- Serviced a few years ago by Tony Krank of Krank Amps fame.
- A little scratchy-ness in a few pots but nothing horrible
- Three prong plug was added during this service session
- Grill cloth has a few small snags and has pulled away from the left side of the cabinet. This could be placed back into place and secured by the plastic grill cord.
- Combination of Sovtek, JJ, and Realistic (one of these) tubes.
- Sound as "Vox" as it gets - bright, rich, and very valvey.
- Nice breakup when pushed, but sounds best at medium volume
- Perfect recording amp
- I've owned this amp for over 15 years and it has never left my smoke-free, climate controlled studio.
- Never gigged while I owned it - doesn't look like the original owner used it very much either.
- Only used for recording sessions - so very few hours in the time I've owned it.
- Nice example of this classic ampThis will be packed well with plenty of bubble wrap, and peanuts, and insured for the full purchase price.------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here are some specs, history and other interesting information from the Vox Showroom Website: Cambridge Reverb V-3 - Introduced in 1965, the original Cambridge Reverb was an all tube amp with circuitry inspired by the JMI Vox AC-15 amplifier. The seven tube circuit featured three ECC83 preamp tubes, one ECC82 preamp tube, two EL84 output tubes, and one EZ81 rectifier tube. The single channel amp had three inputs and foot switchable reverb and tremolo.Like the British AC-15, the 17 watt RMS tube output stage of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 was cathode biased. The preamp used a slight variation of the "top boost" circuit from the AC-30. Despite the American lineage of this amp, it oozes with the clean, chimey tone of British Vox amps. When overdriven, the amp breaks into a sweet violin-like tone.
Thomas Organ imported a 10" Celestion speaker from the UK for the earliest version of the Cambridge Reverb V-3. These early models also had a one piece back with an oval shaped cutout behind the speaker. Later versions of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 replaced the Celestion with a 10" "Gold Bulldog" speaker made by Oxford Speaker of Chicago IL. This later version of the V-3 also had a split, two piece back.The control panel featured two instrument inputs plus volume, treble, bass, tremolo speed, tremolo depth, and reverb controls. The lower control panel included a third instrument input plus external speaker and foot switch jacks. The power switch featured a standby function and dual pilot lamps indicated whether the amp is in "standby" or "operate" mode.The cabinet of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 was constructed of fir plywood and was covered in a basket weave pattern vinyl. A two spring Hammond Accutronics full sized reverb pan rested on the inside bottom of the cabinet. A horizontal Vox logo, eight one pin corners, and a strap handle with gold end caps were featured.
An amp head and 2x10" speaker cabinet piggy back version of the Cambridge Reverb was additionally offered as the "Berkeley Super Reverb."The 1965 US Vox price list indicated that the retail price for the Cambridge Reverb V-3 and accessory two button foot switch was $189.90. Adjusting the 1965 retail price of the Cambridge Reverb V-3 for inflation to the 2010 value of the dollar, this amp would cost $1278 today.