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VOX Pathfinder 15R Combo Amplifier

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Pathfinder 15R

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The Pathfinder series of VOX amplifiers represents truly outstanding value for money yet captures the very essence and personality of the legend that is VOX. Ideal for practice and recording. This is a perfect practice amp for those in love with the classic look and tone of the VOX amps - a staple in British bands from The Beatles to The Libertines...

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The Pathfinder series of VOX amplifiers represents truly outstanding value for money yet captures the very essence and personality of the legend that is VOX. The look and feel of the Pathfinder is inescapably VOX, possessing all of the style of its bigger family members. Small yet perfectly formed, these amps are ideal for practice and recording.

With the classic good looks of its bigger brothers, the new 15-Watt, 1 x 8" Pathfinder 15 combo packs a profusion of VOX style and sound into a highly compact and affordable package. Like other family members, it sports typical VOX characteristics like basket-weave vinyl, diamond grille cloth, white piping, gold beading and, of course, ‘chicken head’ pointer knobs.

This is a perfect practice amp for those in love with the classic look and tone of the VOX amps - a staple in British bands from The Beatles to The Libertines...

Performance Control

The Pathfinder 15 houses a wonderful sounding, vintage Tremolo effect and is extremely versatile when it comes to tone. Its distinctive, maroon coloured top panel features a Gain Boost switch plus controls for Volume, Gain, Treble, Bass, Tremolo Speed and Tremolo Depth. Both the Gain Boost and the built-in Tremolo are footswitchable via an optional, VOX VFS2 dual footswitch, offering you even more performance power.

Bulldog Speakers and More

The Pathfinder 15 produces 15 Watts of power that drives a specially voiced 8" VOX Bulldog speaker. In addition to a Headphone output that mutes the internal speaker for ‘silent’ practice, the rear panel also has a specially filtered Line Out jack for recording/live work and an External Speaker output as well.

Pathfinder 15R – 15 Watt, 1 x 8" Combo with Reverb, plus Footswitchable Gain Boost & Tremolo
The Pathfinder 15R is identical to the Pathfinder 15 but also features an onboard Spring Reverb system with a Reverb control that adjusts the level of the effect.

Dimensions: 396mm(w) x 400mm(h) x 193mm(d) / 15 1/2"(w) x 15 3/4"(h) x 7 5/8"(d)
Weight 8Kg / 17.7lbs

Features

Top Panel Features

  • Input Jack. Standard 1/4" jack for guitar connection.
  • Gain Control. Set higher for crunch and distortion sounds and lower for cleaner tones.
  • Boost Switch. Press in for more gain and distortion. Press out for cleaner sounds. You can turn this function on and off remotely with the optional VFS2 Footswitch.
  • Volume Control. Controls the overall volume. Set high for clean sounds. Lower the level when setting the Gain control high for distortion.
  • Treble Control. Adjusts the higher frequencies or treble in your tone, from soft and full at one extreme to bright and cutting at the other.
  • Bass Control. Adjusts the lower frequencies or bass in your tone, from warm and light at one extreme to dark and heavy at the other.
  • Tremolo Speed Control. Controls the speed at which the built in tremolo oscillates. You can also control the tremolo function remotely with the optional VFS2 Footswitch.
  • Tremolo Depth Control. Controls the intensity of the built in tremolo.
  • Reverb Control (Only on Pathfinder 15R.) This control enables you to vary the level of the built-in spring Reverb.
  • Power ON/OFF Switch & LED. On/Off switch for mains (AC) power to amplifier. Plus power indicator LED.

Rear Panel Features

  • Headphone Output Jack. The headphone jack on the rear panel mutes the built-in speaker and lets the guitarist play "silently" at any time.
  • Line Output Jack. Specially filtered line level signal output. This gives you a good sounding signal for recording/live work without having to mic up the amp.
  • External Speaker Output Jack. For connection to an alternative speaker cabinet.
  • Footswitch Jack. For connecting the optional VFS-2 Dual Footswitch with which you can control switch both Boost and Tremolo functions on and off independently.
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VOX Pathfinder 15R Combo Amplifier Reviews

10/10

Vox Pathfinder 15R

— Bee Canty August 1, 2010

There\'s a ghost in the machine,definately a 10
can we rate amp\'s out of 11?

5/10

Vox Pathfinder 15R

— Bee Canty July 30, 2010

Thanks for the prompt delivery of this really great Amp.
Its astonishing how good this little beasty sounds straight out of the box
I wasn\'t sure how the 8\"speaker would cope with breaking up but I was pleasntly surprised it sounds so natural very valve like.
are you sure there are no valves lurking around inside?
no I know its way too light for that
the Boost is great and the Tremelo\'s very usable with careful setting.
the Reverbs a bit twacky but set on about 8 oclock it\'s fine
all in all most impressed took it to rehearsals today
and it punches way above it\'s weight
I will try it at a gig soon to see if it can cope with animal and his army of tubs.
Thanks again!

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8/10

just natural

— oles October 13, 2009

This amp does not modify the sound of your guitar- which is only good. Sounds natural and pulls out the vibe of the guitar, then it is what you expect from an amp. Clean sound is universal, just... clean sound. Very clean. Go to more overdrive and you get on the way stylish rock\\\'n\\\'roll drive, feels like seventies. Doesn\\\'t sound like a transistor, rather like a tube.
Obviously if you want to cover properly Slayer or Behemoth, it will not be perfect. But you can\\\'t have your cake and eat it too.

10/10

vox pathfinder 15r

— john dykhuizen October 3, 2009

you cant go wrong with this little solid state amp for the price, i was tired of all the modelling amps on offer and just wanted one with some decent tone for in the house & small jamming sessions and this is spot on!!
i have an epiphone valve junior and i much prefer the sound of this! not too sure about the tremelo but the sound with the gain about halfway & the drive switch out is excellent.

10/10

Fantastic bedroom amp

— Hedonism Hollow May 27, 2009

I love this amp. I use a standard Fender Tele and I get such a warm tone from the Vox. Great for bedroom practice you can get very nice tones at a low volume. The overdrive is maybe a little too much for my tele, but this is normal for me without a noise reducer pedal. The headphone jack is useful for late night practices and seems to give the same tone even through my crappy headphones. I use a Line 6 spider with my band but for tone this blows it away. When i can afford it, I\'ll definetly be moving up to one of it\'s big brothers.

8/10

Vox Pathfinder 15R

— Dave Wheatley May 19, 2009

I like the general tones from this amp, but no-matter the settings,it could never be described as \"bright\". Old school overdriven valve sound when the gain is turned up is nice. Tremelo is OK. The reverb (electronic, not spring) is not great, but it\'s OK at lower settings. An OK amp for the price, but I would have prefered it if it sounded a bit brighter.

9/10

Vox Pathfinder 15R

— Jenna December 24, 2008

IMHO, this is hands down the best little transistor amp money can buy.

If you like to use the tones and volumes on your guitar to vary your sound or crunchiness, this is that Rare Thing - a transistor amp that lets you do it without messing up your tone.

The clean sound really sparkles and the overdrive is fine for classic sounds.

The amp belies its size in terms of bass response and I\\\'d say it is a pretty loud 15 watts if need be.

Don\\\'t expect the reverb and tremolo to be as good as boutique amps, but set them with care and they are useful enough.

Whilst this amp has been continuously available in the US, it mysteriously disappeared from the stores for maybe a year here in the UK.... whilst small \\\"modelling\\\" amps more knobs and less tone were being sold instead. A cynic might guess that the reason for it\\\'s temporary disappearance was that it is actually better than the more modern offerings...

I\\\'ve played for 35 years and I\\\'m not the only pro musician who uses one of these miked up for small gigs, or paired with a small valve amp running dry, together with this little Vox for the \\\"wet \\\" sound via an A-B box for a killer compact stereo setup.

I would not be without this little beauty.

Appalachik

9/10

Great amp

— Andrea December 16, 2008

this is a test

9/10

Amp

— Cai February 11, 2008

An awesome amp for the genre I play. (old rock and a little bit of grunge).

It's a fairly good all round amp and is beastly for a 15-watt.

It could have gotten a 10 from me but as it doesn't have a mid knob i'll give it a 9.

10/10

Vox Pathfinder 15R

— Terry December 20, 2007

I have noticed that although I gave this amp a 10 rating, it came out as 8 in my review above? So this is to say this amplifier, the Vox Pathfinder 15R deserves a 10 with no doubts whatsoever!!!

8/10

Vox Pathfinder 15R

— Terry December 20, 2007

This is simply one cracking amplifier and the best solid state amp I have ever heard. The core sound using just the volume and gain controls with bass and treble to taste is sweet, rich, warm and really valve like in character. Since this amp arrived from Dolphin I just can\'t wait to play it each evening! I have a Strat, a Tele and a Squier 51 and the sounds are just classic from this amp with all 3 guitars.

Unlike digital modelling amps, the core sound of this Vox will not tire your ears... the amp will give you a real guitar sound and it will bring out the qualities of your guitar. Sound shapers on board are the reverb and the vibrato. The vibrato can be adjusted with two controls for speed and depth. The vibrato is excellent but sadly the reverb is not and is better left off. Bass and treble tone controls are very good and will help you adjust the sound.

At the back of the amp are various outputs for direct recording, an extension cab and footswitch.

To sum up... this amp is a real guitar amp and the best practise, home recording, small gig amp I\'ve ever played and I\'d recommend it to any guitarist whatever their skills.

8/10

Vox Pathfinder

— Steve Willett October 13, 2007

In short, fantastic for a practice amp, it looks very well built and has a great sound. The large cabinet (and better circuitry) must give the Vox the edge in sound over the Fender Sidekick that it replaced as you can hear the notes much more clearly and the bass response is great, making the amp sound bigger or more expensive than it is. The only downsides are: 1. how the gain control works with the volume, I'd rather be able to gradually add distortion to the volume that I want rather than move both controls to get where I want. 2. The distortion/gain only sounds good to a certain level, covering a nice bluesy break up to a rock crunch, after which it kind of "looses it". I can live with both of these as the overall tone is fantastic and I don't really use high levels of distortion much. When I want more distortion I've got a pedal for that.

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