Vox TB18C1 Owner's manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

•Readtheseinstructions.

•Keeptheseinstructions.

•Heedallwarnings.

•Followallinstructions.

•Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

•Mainspoweredapparatusshallnotbeexposedtodrippingor

splashing.Noobjectslledwithliquids,suchasvasesordrinking

glasses,shallbeplacedontheapparatus.

•Cleanonlywithdrycloth.

•Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewith

themanufacturer’sinstructions.

•Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heat

registers,stoves,orotherapparatus(includingampliers)that

produceheat.

•WARNING—Thisapparatusshallbeconnectedtoamains

socketoutletwithaprotectiveearthingconnection.

•Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding-

typeplug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthan

theother.Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesandathird

groundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongareprovided

foryoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnottintoyouroutlet,

consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.(for

USAandCanada)

•Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinched,

particularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthepoint

wheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.

•Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspeciedbythemanufacturer.

•Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunused

forlongperiodsoftime.

•Turningoffthepowerswitchdoesnotcompletelyisolatethis

productfromthepowerline.

•Keepthepowerplugeasilyaccessible.Donotinstallthis

equipmentfarfromapoweroutletand/orpowerstrip.

•Referallservicingtoqualiedservicepersonnel.Servicingis

requiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,

suchaspower-supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeen

spilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatus

hasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,

orhasbeendropped.

•Donotinstallthisequipmentinaconnedspace,suchasa

movingboxorotherenclosure.

•Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescan

causehearingloss.

•Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecied

bythemanufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartis

used,usecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatuscombination

toavoidinjuryfromtip-over.

Thelightningashwitharrowheadsymbol,

withinanequilateraltriangle,isintendedtoalert

theusertothepresenceofuninsulated

“dangerousvoltage”withintheproduct’s

enclosurethatmaybeofsufcientmagnitude

toconstituteariskofelectricshocktopersons.

Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateral

triangleisintendedtoalerttheuserto

thepresenceofimportantoperatingand

maintenance(servicing)instructionsinthe

literatureaccompanyingtheproduct.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimits

foraClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.

Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst

harmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipment

generates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,if

notinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,may

causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,

thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular

installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferenceto

radioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturning

theequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect

theinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Unauthorizedchangesormodicationtothissystemcanvoidthe

user’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

Notice regarding disposal (EU only)

Whenthis“crossed-outwheeledbin”symbolisdisplayed

ontheproduct,owner’smanual,battery,orbattery

package,itsigniesthatwhenyouwishtodisposeofthis

product,manual,packageorbatteryyoumustdosoinan

approvedmanner.Donotdiscardthisproduct,manual,

packageorbatteryalongwithordinaryhouseholdwaste.

Disposinginthecorrectmannerwillpreventharmtohumanhealth

andpotentialdamagetotheenvironment.Sincethecorrect

methodofdisposalwilldependontheapplicablelawsand

regulationsinyourlocality,pleasecontactyourlocal

administrativebodyfordetails.Ifthebatterycontainsheavy

metalsinexcessoftheregulatedamount,achemicalsymbolis

displayedbelowthe“crossed-outwheeledbin”symbolonthe

batteryorbatterypackage.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

Thisproducthasbeenmanufacturedaccordingtostrict

specicationsandvoltagerequirementsthatareapplicablein

thecountryinwhichitisintendedthatthisproductshouldbe

used.Ifyouhavepurchasedthisproductviatheinternet,through

mailorder,and/orviaatelephonesale,youmustverifythatthis

productisintendedtobeusedinthecountryinwhichyoureside.

WARNING:Useofthisproductinanycountryotherthanthat

forwhichitisintendedcouldbedangerousandcouldinvalidate

themanufacturer’sordistributor’swarranty.Pleasealsoretain

yourreceiptasproofofpurchaseotherwiseyourproductmaybe

disqualiedfromthemanufacturer’sordistributor’swarranty.

*Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarksor

registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.

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Introduction

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheVOXGuitarAmplierTB18C1amplier.Thisamplierhasbeende-

signedincollaborationwithlegendaryAmericanboutiqueampdesignerTonyBrunowhohastakentheVOX

sound‘acrossthepond’tocreateanallnewadditiontotheVOXlineup.

Thistonemachineisanelegantsinglechannelampdesignedtounleasheverylastbitoftoneinanysituation.

FromthereverbdesigntotheallnewTonyBruno‘Dark’switchthisampwillgiveyouallthetoolsyouneedto

leaveanysetofearsbeggingformore!

About Tony Bruno:

TonyBrunoisahighlyrespectedandsoughtafterboutiqueampdesignerfromtheU.S.A.Hehashandbuilt

over1000ampliersinhiscareerwhichareregardedassomeofthenestsoundingampliersintheworld.

LongtimefriendofVOX,TonyBruno’sunparalleledknowledgeofboutiqueamplierdesignhasbeenutilized

byVOXinthepastonprojectsincludingtheVOXNightTrain,ACCustomseriesampsandalsothenewAC30

&AC15HandWiredampliers.

The Story

AfterestablishingastrongworkingrelationshipwedecidedtodoafullcollaborationandallowTonytodesigna

circuitthatwewouldputintomassproduction.ThiswasarstforbothVOXandTonyBruno.So,UtilizingTony

Bruno’sexpertiseofAmericanstyleboutiqueampliersandVOXresourcesanddevelopmentteam,wesetsail

ontheseasoftone,intouncharteredwaterstobringboutiquesoundandqualitytothemasses.

First,Tonypersonallyhandbuiltahandwiredprototypetohisuncompromisingstandardsthatwewoulduseas

abenchmarkandcontinuallyreferencethroughouttheproject.AfterevaluatingTony’sampweatVOXmade

areplicaoftheunitusingaPCBdesigninsteadofTony’susualhandwiredmethod.WethenunleashedTony

ontothenewsampleandallowedhimtomodifyandaddnewfeaturestotheunit.Aftermanyrigorousvoicing

sessionswithTonyitwasagreedwehadsomethingthatnotonlysharedthesameexcellenttonalqualityofthe

originalunit,butalsoincludedfeaturesthatwouldotherwisebeimpossibletocreatewithouttheuseofVOX’s

moderndevelopmentandproductionresources.

TheTB18C1amplieristheresultofanuncompromisingcollaborationbetweenVOXandTonyBruno.Enjoy!

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OPERATION MANUAL

Front Panel

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1. Input Jack Sockets

PlugyourguitarintotheHIGHorLOWinput.The‘HIGH’inputwillgiveyoumoregainandout-

putvolumeandthe‘LOW’inputwillbequieterandhavemorecleanheadroom.

2. Volume Control

Thiscontrolsthepreampvolume/gain.Itcanbeusedinconjunctionwiththe‘MasterVolume’

controltocreatetheperfectbalancebetweenpre/powerampdistortionandoveralloutputlevel.

Turnclockwiseformoregain.

3. Treble Control

Thiscontrolsthehighfrequenciesinyoursound—fromsoftandsmoothwhenturneddown

(counterclockwise)tobrightandcuttingwhencranked(clockwise)andallpointsin-between.

4. Mid Boost Switch

TheMidboostswitchisamid/gainboost.Thisspeciallyvoicedmodisidealforplayerswanting

toboosttheirsolosorleads.Youcanalsoleavethisswitchpermanentlyactivateddramatically

changingthesoundofyourampandallowingyoutotakeyoursearchfortoneevenfurther!

5. Mid Control

Thiscontrolsthemidfrequenciesinyoursound.Turnanticlockwiseforascoopedspacious

soundorturnclockwiseforamorefocusedandfullbodiedtone.

6. Bass Control

Thiscontrolsthelowfrequenciesinyoursound—fromthinandlightwhenturneddown(counter

clockwise)towarmandheavywhenturnedupfull(clockwise)andallpointsin-between.

7. Reverb Control

Thisallowsyoutocontrolthelevelofthereverbfromasubtleshimmertoluscious‘surf’style

wavesofsound.Thiscontrolisverysensitiveandwasdesignedthiswaysoanyamountof

reverbcanbeobtainedwithouthavingtopushthepreamphard.

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8. Master Volume Control

Thiscontrolstheoverallvolumeofyouramplier.Useinconjunctionwiththevolumecontrolto

ndtheperfectbalancebetweenpre/powerampdistortionandoutputvolume.

9. Dark Switch

Thisswitchallowsyoutofurthertweakyourampstonaldiversity.WhentheDarkswitchis

engaged,thehighfrequenciesaredramaticallycut.Thismakestheampfeellikeacompletely

differentbeast!

10. Power Switch

ThisistheON/OFFswitchforthepowertotheamplier.Pleaseensuretheamplierisswitched

offandunpluggedbeforebeingmoved.

Rear Panel

1. Output Jacks

Thisiswhereyoucanhookupanextensionorexternalspeaker

cabinet(s)ifdesired.

EXTENSION SP:Thisspeakerjackrunsparallelwiththeinternal

speakerswhicharewiredfor16Ohms.Theextensioncabinetmust

be16Ohms.

EXTERNAL SP:Thisspeakerjackwillmute(disconnect)the

internalspeakersandyoucanhookupeithera16Ohmor8Ohm

cabinet.BesuretosettheOutputSelectswitchaccordingly.

NOTE!HookingupacabinetthroughtheExternaljackwillmute(disconnect)theinternalspeak-

ers!

WARNING!Toensurethatyoursystemworkscorrectly,youmustobservethefollowingpoints.

a)Don’tuseanextensioncabinetwhoseimpedanceisotherthan16ohms.

b)Don’tconnectaspeakerwhoseratedinputcapacityislessthan18Watts.Thespeakermay

bedestroyedifyouignorethiscaution—notrecommended!

c) Youmustuseaspeakercabletoconnectanexternalspeaker.Don’tuseashieldedcablelike

theoneyouusetoconnectaguitartoanamp.

d)Youmustturnoffthepowerbeforeconnectingthecable.Connectingthecablewhilethe

poweristurnedonmaydamageyouramp.

2. IMPEDANCE Select Switch

16 OHMS:Combosallowforthefollowingcongurations;

• Setittothisifyouusetheinternalspeakersonly.

• Setittothisifyouconnectanexternal16OhmspeakercabinetthroughtheExternaljack.

8 OHMS:Combosallowforthefollowingcongurations;

• SetittothisifyouconnectanextensioncabinetthroughtheExtensionjack.You’llberun-

ningtheinternalandexternalspeakersinparallel.Theimpedanceoftheextensioncabinet

mustbe16Ohms.

• Setittothisifyouconnectanexternal8ohmspeakercabinetthroughtheExternaljack.

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3. FX Loop Send Jack

Connectthistotheinputofyoureffect.

4. FX Loop Return Jack

Connectthistotheoutputofyoureffect.

5. MAINS INPUT Connector

Thisiswherethesupplied,detachableMains(power)cordisconnected.

NOTE!UseonlythepowercablethatisincludedwiththeTB18C1.Usinganotherpowercable

maycausemalfunctions.

Thespecicmainsinputvoltageratingthatyouramplierneedstorunatislocatedontherear

panelofyouramplier.Beforemakinganyconnectionsorpoweringuptheamplier,makesure

thecorrectvoltageisset.Ifyouhaveanydoubt,refertoyourlocalVOXdealer.

Specication

Controls: Volume(preamp),Bass,Mid,Treble,Reverb,Mastervolume,Mid

Boost,Darkswitch,MasterVolume

I/O: GuitarInputHighandLow,Externalspeakerout,Extensionspeaker

out,FXLoopSend,FXLoopReturn

Tube Complement: 2xECC83/12AX7,2x6V6

Output Power: 18WattsRMS

Speaker(s): 1x12”16ohmCelestionG12-65

Dimensions (W x D x H):

588x257x552mm/23.15x10.12x21.73inches

Weight: 17.8kg/39.24lbs.

Accessory: Powercable,Owner’smanual

Specicationsandappearancearesubjecttochangewithoutnoticeforimprovement.

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