WILL IT CHUG? - VOX AC15

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  • @OlaEnglund
    @OlaEnglund  3 роки тому +172

    Thanks for watching guys! Did you know I released my album? Check it out - ua-cam.com/video/OGVZyE6l--s/v-deo.html

    • @corysundell2742
      @corysundell2742 3 роки тому +1

      I can’t wait to put it on the TT and crank it on the Kenwood KA-9100!!!

    • @icedragoni1918
      @icedragoni1918 3 роки тому +1

      Hey Ola ! Your music is great \m/

    • @bishfish1514
      @bishfish1514 3 роки тому +3

      i love the album good work

    • @CrushingAxes
      @CrushingAxes 3 роки тому

      Waiting for the torrent 😂. Just kidding, it's great !

    • @harshtruth9148
      @harshtruth9148 3 роки тому

      Ola just received my solar 1.6 blb evertune!! Such a beautiful guitar. PERFECT QC!!! The evertune is awesome and very easy to use!! Awesome guitar man. I’m ecstatic!! The solar Duncan’s are amazing!!

  • @immanuelrohy
    @immanuelrohy 3 роки тому +835

    I wanted him to plug in a boost. Then he one-ups me, and plugs in a metalzone. Madman.

    • @briangreene851
      @briangreene851 3 роки тому +25

      Haha I was saying from the very beginning, overdrive it man plug in a TS or whatever. He has a shelf overflowing with od pedals but no! Metal Zone 🤘

    • @visualdarkness
      @visualdarkness 3 роки тому +9

      MetalZone is a nice boost!

    • @Dram1984
      @Dram1984 3 роки тому +9

      I think a clean boost would send this into the zone.

    • @OldManBadly
      @OldManBadly 3 роки тому +11

      Metalzone could make your smart watch chug.

    • @crookedclassic
      @crookedclassic 3 роки тому +4

      WAIT... are you telling me the metalzone isn't a clean boost?

  • @triledink
    @triledink 3 роки тому +1281

    Ah yes, The Beatles are know to host the very first slam metal concert with those AC15's.

    • @zeroman614
      @zeroman614 3 роки тому +94

      They did it all for the nookie.

    • @Teepee514
      @Teepee514 3 роки тому +8

      I can’t imagine what metal music would sound like back then. What would it sound like? 🤔

    • @_-_Michael_-_
      @_-_Michael_-_ 3 роки тому +20

      @@Teepee514 listen to Strol On by Yardbirds, kinda proto metal with Vox AC50 amps. 1966

    • @fireglo450music
      @fireglo450music 3 роки тому +6

      @@Teepee514 as Michael said, The Yardbirds circa '66 did some chugging metal. Also try The Who or The Creation

    • @Bobbley82
      @Bobbley82 3 роки тому +6

      @@Teepee514 clink clink *glass breaking*
      You can smell the burning tubes

  • @cliftongardner4367
    @cliftongardner4367 3 роки тому +411

    “When in doubt, Metal Zone. Remember that.” - Ola England, 2021

  • @jakevirata
    @jakevirata 3 роки тому +603

    "When in doubt, Metal zone"
    -Ola Englund 2021

    • @theedgeinshow
      @theedgeinshow 3 роки тому +6

      This should be on a t-shirt

    • @Mephilis78
      @Mephilis78 3 роки тому +1

      Something literally only he would say.

    • @ronggodinoyo
      @ronggodinoyo 3 роки тому

      and Ola happy

    • @t.kahraba763
      @t.kahraba763 3 роки тому +3

      I use my metal zone waza on my ac10 and I don't know whether to feel proud or ashamed

  • @visualdarkness
    @visualdarkness 3 роки тому +314

    I think that "chug" with the amp alone sounded really cool. Not modern but a nice flavor.

    • @theartofshwa
      @theartofshwa 3 роки тому +59

      "Vintage" chug

    • @derek_d
      @derek_d 3 роки тому +8

      Agreed. Kinda want an AC15 now 🤣

    • @Olegstuff21986
      @Olegstuff21986 3 роки тому +46

      @@theartofshwa vintage chug kicks ass, love that oldschool metal sound - e.g. Priest, Sabbath, Maiden, Saxon. It sounds so much more natural than all that modern digital crap.

    • @ozmassb2594
      @ozmassb2594 3 роки тому +7

      it did not chug, it jangled

    • @nicolauferreira3448
      @nicolauferreira3448 Рік тому +3

      This amp sounds good for heavy, speed and thrash metal but apparently not for extreme metal

  • @TheDankCat127
    @TheDankCat127 3 роки тому +159

    Protip: Plug into the top boost channel, turn bass and treble all the way down, then dime the channel volume. Adjust the master volume to desired loudness and add a touch of bass back in to give it some body. Adjust the tone cut knob to taste. It’s not a “chug,” but it’s the best crunch sound I’ve heard out of the Vox without using pedals.

    • @martincaz7772
      @martincaz7772 Рік тому +2

      Nice.

    • @christianrodriguez6640
      @christianrodriguez6640 Рік тому +6

      Dude! I have an AC15 and just tried your technique, and holy crap, it sounds amazing without a pedal. Thanks for the pro tip man!

  • @arjay9998
    @arjay9998 3 роки тому +152

    My favourite Brutal Death Metal Band, Queen!

    • @mke7605
      @mke7605 3 роки тому +7

      I was thinking U2 🤣

    • @ajcjcarvalho
      @ajcjcarvalho 3 роки тому +2

      @@mke7605 Why not Backstreet Boys?

    • @ryanmounce2850
      @ryanmounce2850 3 роки тому +14

      @@ajcjcarvalho It was a joke because both U2 and Queen used Vox amps, making the statement at least relevant to the video. Rather than a weird joke thrown into a random comment section for no rhyme or reason. Lol

    • @geocmartin6593
      @geocmartin6593 3 роки тому

      @@ajcjcarvalho What's the connection between Backstreet boys and Vox amps, or with guitars, or even amps for that matter?

    • @syamakhalder4646
      @syamakhalder4646 3 роки тому

      @@geocmartin6593 or good taste in music . no connection whatseover

  • @zenistermister9695
    @zenistermister9695 3 роки тому +229

    I actually didn't hate the Metalzone with the vox sound... Lol.

    • @somegingerdude8110
      @somegingerdude8110 3 роки тому +40

      Distortion pedals generally sound better going through clean British-voiced amplifiers IMO

    • @Sgt6217
      @Sgt6217 3 роки тому +22

      Add an MXR ten band eq before the MetalZone. You're welcome 😁

    • @adeptusmechanicus1029
      @adeptusmechanicus1029 3 роки тому +7

      @@Sgt6217 mxr ten band does wonders. I have mine in my fx loop of my 6505mh

    • @EchtellionN
      @EchtellionN 3 роки тому +3

      its the waza craft though, they're better than the OGs

    • @Battlenude
      @Battlenude 6 місяців тому

      @@somegingerdude8110 think Brian May might have something to say about that claim🙈🙉🙊

  • @MultiGolonka
    @MultiGolonka 3 роки тому +86

    Ola: "ok, show me your chugs"
    Amp: "..."
    Ola: *pulls out Metalzone* - "I wasn't asking"

  • @mikepodesta4393
    @mikepodesta4393 3 роки тому +499

    The clean version of will it chug would be: WILL IT CHIME? idea for you Ola, you’re welcome

    • @DSchea
      @DSchea 3 роки тому +28

      Nobody watches his vids for clean tones lol

    • @EasyHeat
      @EasyHeat 3 роки тому +4

      Brilliant.

    • @joshuagavaghan224
      @joshuagavaghan224 3 роки тому +35

      @@DSchea you’re acting like we wouldn’t watch a video with Ola regardless. We only don’t do that because he doesn’t do that. If he chimes, we listen.

    • @BaneForYou
      @BaneForYou 3 роки тому +8

      A fellow based chime enjoyer. I really think it hurts some people’s ears

    • @mikepodesta4393
      @mikepodesta4393 3 роки тому +5

      @@DSchea Yeah, metal albums don´t use clean sounds... right.

  • @SixStringViolence
    @SixStringViolence 3 роки тому +237

    Next - Fender Twin Reverb!
    Will it chug - NO!
    With Metalzone - YES!
    Saved you some wasted time Ola, you're welcome!

    • @R3TR0R4V3
      @R3TR0R4V3 3 роки тому +7

      Meh, no Metalzone needed.. She'll chug, just crank it up to 10, if you dare! Don't forget your earplugs. 😉 Plenty of cats out there rockin' 6L6 based amps.

    • @j_c_93
      @j_c_93 3 роки тому +4

      @@R3TR0R4V3 I have a Tonemaster Fender Twin Reverb which luckily comes with an attenuator. A Twin Reverb with all knobs on 10 sounds awesome

    • @kimbarsegyan
      @kimbarsegyan 3 роки тому +2

      Pretty much anything will chug with Metalzone, no?

    • @R3TR0R4V3
      @R3TR0R4V3 3 роки тому

      Pretty much, yeah.. I'd hope so anyway. 😅

    • @_-_Michael_-_
      @_-_Michael_-_ 3 роки тому +5

      Twin Reverb on 10... thats how that dude from Sound of Metal got deaf, probably...

  • @shawnmace6605
    @shawnmace6605 3 роки тому +167

    Now throw in a throw in a treble booster and” BAM “ instant Queen like chugs!!!

    • @tobiash04
      @tobiash04 3 роки тому +8

      but queen doesn't chug

    • @martinvetter2746
      @martinvetter2746 3 роки тому +26

      Oh yea queen my favorite thrash band

    • @DJKr15py
      @DJKr15py 3 роки тому +22

      @@martinvetter2746 have you listened to stone cold crazy?

    • @jadeone
      @jadeone 3 роки тому +18

      @@tobiash04 there’s quite a few chuggy queen songs, they’re definitely genre-bending

    • @FuPayMe420
      @FuPayMe420 3 роки тому +5

      @@fredriksvard2603 u play guitar ? Stone cold crazy has alot of of chugging in it at least with you're wrist going up and down on the power cords palmutting. Is that not a chug? You don't know what you're talking about

  • @BiblePit
    @BiblePit 3 роки тому +46

    The AC15 takes high gain pedals exceptionally well. i regret selling mine. I have never been able to achieve the same tone out of any other amp with the same high gain pedals. The clean tone with a chorus is one of the best out there.

    • @BrandonEht
      @BrandonEht Рік тому +2

      Yeah that sounded really good with the MZ. That pedal can sound really thin and fizzy with some amps, but through the AC15 it sounds thicc

    • @karmatologist
      @karmatologist Рік тому +1

      Did you put it through the normal or top boost? I’m looking to get a more modern high gain tone out of my ac15.

  • @alexoliveira1346
    @alexoliveira1346 3 роки тому +39

    Once was a girl, that brought her vox ac30 for the bands rehearsal. I gotta say I was inloved with the tone. That amplifier, for me, has as the best clean/crunchy of all the amps I ever heard.

    • @mikethegreat4296
      @mikethegreat4296 3 роки тому +2

      It's my pedal platform for this reason. It has an effects loop, attenuator, and there are tricks you can do to get more control over the EQ, too! Ola's trying to expose my secret tech.

    • @maximaus988
      @maximaus988 3 роки тому +2

      I have a VOX AC30 valvetronix and its so insanely versatile that I am glad I saved it from marketplace destitution.

  • @MrBogut23
    @MrBogut23 3 роки тому +104

    Ahhhh he’s killing me- please crank up the master volume omggg

    • @MrBogut23
      @MrBogut23 3 роки тому +19

      Noooooooo he turned up the master but turned down the normal volume

    • @ZetaFuzzMachine
      @ZetaFuzzMachine 3 роки тому +28

      he was TOO AFRAID to crank up both at the same time! Shame...

    • @R3TR0R4V3
      @R3TR0R4V3 3 роки тому +16

      Exactly. It would've chugged without the Metalzone, if he had the gonads to crank both up to 10. C'mon Ola, wth! 🤦🏻‍♂️😛

    • @R3TR0R4V3
      @R3TR0R4V3 3 роки тому +1

      Well, it's either those or vaginas.. Don't go all 'gender neutral' on me now, bud! 😬

    • @cameronfoale8270
      @cameronfoale8270 3 роки тому +18

      @@R3TR0R4V3 Gonads is absolutely gender neutral. Men and women both have gonads.

  • @Quarmac
    @Quarmac 2 роки тому +4

    Two things to know about Vox style amps. 1. The EQ controls are interactive. Roll off the treble and bass below 12:00 and you get more mids than just a top and bass cut. 2. Power tube distortion needs master volume full up. A lot of the magic of the vox sound is in the power section disorting rather than the preamp.

  • @jeremyrafuse5330
    @jeremyrafuse5330 3 роки тому +45

    "Vintage chug." - Ola Englund, 2021

  • @JosephBliss
    @JosephBliss 3 роки тому +78

    That pushed clean/slightly distorted tone was fantastic. Sounds surprisingly good with the Metal Zone too lmao.

    • @dehasim
      @dehasim 3 роки тому

      Reminded of some of Evergreys tone :v

    • @Olegstuff21986
      @Olegstuff21986 3 роки тому +9

      It's an AC15, those amps are some of the best tube amps there is.

  • @asherasator
    @asherasator 3 роки тому +17

    Vox is great sounding amp. It's good to play with less distortion, improves technique.

  • @tite93
    @tite93 3 роки тому +20

    This would've been a great time to crank out some high-gain overdrive or boost pedal! VOX tube amps take pedals very well, you can actually get them to chug fairly well

  • @skaldlouiscyphre2453
    @skaldlouiscyphre2453 3 роки тому +2

    HM-2 in front of a VOX AC30 for my Swedish Death Psychedelia band. From chime to chainsaw at the push of a footswitch.

  • @m2alvaro
    @m2alvaro 3 роки тому +42

    "That's not metal, but it's nice"

  • @dmitryowens
    @dmitryowens 3 роки тому +18

    I gigged with a Laney LC50-II for like 8 years. My bands played what I labeled as "punk-funk-metal", and I used to run the Laney clean for our funky songs/parts, and then use a Metal Zone for the punk and metal stuff - sounded killer. So yeah, I agree with Ola - a Metal Zone will make any amp chug if you set the amp for a clean tone and then use the pedal as the high gain channel.

  • @fredrikberg5224
    @fredrikberg5224 3 роки тому +7

    Vox ac-15 and a metal zone was actually my set up for several years :P

  • @JSGuitar80
    @JSGuitar80 3 роки тому +11

    I use my AC30 for literally all genres. I'm the kind of guy who loves both funk and metal equally. The main this is: does your amp have beautiful cleans? This amp takes pedals like a dream. One thing I'd say is: I wish I'd gotten the 15. The 30 is about 10,000 pounds.

    • @nickhartman6372
      @nickhartman6372 Рік тому

      I'm sure your neighbors absolutely love you 😅 that thing is LOUD. Even my AC10 seems pretty loud, I can't even imagine what an AC30 would be like. Absolutely love Vox amps though, I don't know if I'll ever buy anything different!

    • @andresvillacis7769
      @andresvillacis7769 2 місяці тому

      @@JSGuitar80 won't you miss the fx loop? I have an ac15 and sometimes I wish it had an fx loop

  • @VexLosers
    @VexLosers Рік тому +5

    You have no idea how much I appreciate this video, Ola. My punk / metal band has a few South by Southwest gigs coming up in which the Vox AC15 is my only backline option, and I thought I was totally screwed until I found this video! Many thanks for what you do - pretty much every other video just focuses on the clean / light breakup approach, but this is only one I’ve seen from a distinctively metal viewpoint. Cheers!

    • @matt926uk1
      @matt926uk1 Рік тому

      maybe your band is on the wrong gig if thats the case lol!

  • @0Nafod0
    @0Nafod0 Рік тому +1

    🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
    00:00 🎸 *The "Will It Chug" series tests gear to see if it can produce a heavy, distorted guitar sound known as a "chug."*
    00:26 🎛️ *The Vox AC15, historically used for different music genres, was tested for its chugging capability despite not being designed for heavy distortion.*
    01:07 🎤 *Equipment used: Sb-1.6 guitar, SM57 and Austrian Audio OC-18 microphones for testing the Vox AC15's sound.*
    03:25 🎚️ *Despite lacking heavy gain, the Vox AC15 produced a vintage-like chug, showcasing its unique tone rather than typical heavy distortion.*
    06:40 🎶 *Using a metal pedal, the amp successfully produced chugging sounds, demonstrating adaptability with external effects for heavy distortion.*
    08:16 🤔 *The Vox AC15 excels in clean tones, making it more suitable for clean guitar styles rather than heavy metal, despite being capable with the right pedal.*
    Made with HARPA AI

  • @GC-bk1mv
    @GC-bk1mv 3 роки тому +7

    you were SO CLOSE to getting some really amazing vox saturation on the top boost channel. The ONLY thing you didn't do was crank up the Master Volume with the top boost volume cranked as well. You'll be amazed at how distorted that amp will get. Rock on.

  • @josephgaude
    @josephgaude 3 роки тому +1

    The bottom-end on that AC15 in clean/slightly dirty was amazing!!!!

  • @Bobbley82
    @Bobbley82 3 роки тому +7

    In my head: "Just put distortion in front of it"
    Ola: *I got you, bro.*

  • @topsecret1837
    @topsecret1837 3 роки тому

    00:44 (2:16) on the timer is definitely chugging. And I love that sound! Old but gold!

  • @insulartomb
    @insulartomb 3 роки тому +86

    Saw the title of this video and, as I do every time, I thought "He's such a dickhead. I love him."
    And this couldn't be a more classic example of why. Did you do any prep at all? No. Did you manage to get the darkest clean tone I've ever heard from a Top Boost Vox? Yes. Did you crank the master for old-school power tube distortion? Absolutely not. Did you plug in a boost? No. One better. A Metalzone.
    10/10 would watch again. Never change, dude.

    • @insulartomb
      @insulartomb 3 роки тому +1

      @@iLikeD1rt well yes but it's the chuggiest this amp is capable of on its own isn't it

    • @clemhepburn5577
      @clemhepburn5577 Рік тому +1

      @@insulartomb It can get more if you crank the master, that power amp needs to sing

  • @heitorkajioka
    @heitorkajioka 3 роки тому +13

    You should try to make a roland jazz chorus chug. On its own it’ll be impossible, but adding some pedals might work.

    • @singleproppilot
      @singleproppilot 4 місяці тому

      The modern JC-40 actually has a halfway decent sounding distortion. Not so with the classic JC-120.

  • @minjiigo
    @minjiigo 3 роки тому +8

    That goes to show that the one can be happy playing Queen AND Entombed with a Vox and a metal zone 🤘

  • @VesselForHonor
    @VesselForHonor Рік тому

    Man this absolutely blew my mind, that sound with the metal zone was just freaking awesome

  • @blackdragon6473
    @blackdragon6473 3 роки тому +50

    7:37 damn that's a good riff

    • @cesarvelasquez3186
      @cesarvelasquez3186 3 роки тому +25

      The haunted - Trespass

    • @blackdragon6473
      @blackdragon6473 3 роки тому +1

      @@cesarvelasquez3186 thank you!

    • @Hurfdurflol
      @Hurfdurflol 3 роки тому +1

      @@cesarvelasquez3186 thanks both of you

    • @roku_nine
      @roku_nine 3 роки тому +1

      'Avenged Sevenfold - Unholy Confessions' also similar riff imo

  • @Payduro
    @Payduro 3 роки тому +23

    Holy fuck. Thats probably the best clean tones ive ever heard. Beautiful!!! I should pay more attention to Vox amps

    • @justaguy2365
      @justaguy2365 3 роки тому +1

      They're great.. and versatile. So is the Fender twin. From what I hear, the newer AC30s aren't as good as the ones made in the UK.

    • @nicholaschavira1743
      @nicholaschavira1743 3 роки тому

      ac-30 with a tube upgrade will blow your mind. not only does it do the cleans super well (i love my greco les paul through it) but it will also bite sooooooo hard when pushed. great for classic british metal, and doesnt sound too bad for some thrash stuff too!

  • @alexis_toriz
    @alexis_toriz 3 роки тому +5

    7:39 that sounds beautiful!

  • @parlamedia
    @parlamedia 3 роки тому +3

    This is exactly what I have been waiting from this channel!

  • @guitaronabudget
    @guitaronabudget 3 роки тому +75

    Why has this guy not got 1 million subscribers yet. Ola deserves it. Let's get him to 1 million 👍😊🤘

    • @f.c.9550
      @f.c.9550 3 роки тому +1

      By next years first quarter he will be 1 million, these things take time :)

    • @athmaid
      @athmaid 3 роки тому +1

      @@declassified1 what jokes? Only recurring joke I can think of is his sound board

    • @The_Real_Daniel
      @The_Real_Daniel 3 роки тому

      MINIMUM

    • @declassified1
      @declassified1 3 роки тому

      @@athmaid yeah ,my bad
      Deleted.

    • @Twobarpsi
      @Twobarpsi 3 роки тому

      I'm subbed.

  • @justinvzu01
    @justinvzu01 Рік тому

    I love these for clean tones. I use it for my Kemper presets during clean parts in metal songs.

  • @chrisguitar8234
    @chrisguitar8234 3 роки тому +11

    If Ola uploads its a good day

  • @Mikesosa75
    @Mikesosa75 3 роки тому +1

    Love when you specify the sounds of every mic it´s very helpfull

  • @chaptermasterpedrokantor1623
    @chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 3 роки тому +60

    I'm amazed you didn't try it with an overdrive, or better yet, a treblebooster. But you're right, everything will chug with a Metal Zone.

    • @dmitryowens
      @dmitryowens 3 роки тому +1

      I can attest to that - I've been using one since 1994.

    • @chaptermasterpedrokantor1623
      @chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 3 роки тому +1

      @@dmitryowens I hope you modded it then. Stock it sounds pretty, shall we say, hard to get a good tone out of it? But they make great modding platforms that can sound really great.

    • @dmitryowens
      @dmitryowens 3 роки тому +3

      @@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623
      I'm not an electronic engineer, dude - lol And I could get good tones out of it - apparently some people just don't know how to adjust the EQ. I do want to get a Waza Metal Zone, however - I hear they sound killer.

  • @aaronlarsen7447
    @aaronlarsen7447 Рік тому +1

    The Vox out of the box is country, blues, jazz, early rock, without a single peddle. If you want a brown sound or Hendrix, zz top, AC/DC, you have to choose the right peddle. It's not really voiced for some of the modern metal, and drop tunings. It does what it was made to do, well. Throw a ds1 in front of it, and it can pull off Eddie Van Halen type sounds just fine. The Vox ac10 rings like a bell. I use two high quality pedals, distortion and delay, strait in. I get great tone and energy They have no effects loop. I'm not an engineer, but I think you can peddle them to death and loose the tube magic.

  • @horriblepizza4647
    @horriblepizza4647 3 роки тому +6

    I feel like it woukd work in a full band as long as you have a thick bass tone to fill it out, kind of in the direction of Kings X or Dorje.

  • @Charlie_Alpha_Echo
    @Charlie_Alpha_Echo Рік тому +1

    Vox AC30 - the Brian May/Queen sound! 🤘🏼But you have to push that volume to the point where it almost explodes.

  • @user-wv5gv3dw5u
    @user-wv5gv3dw5u 3 роки тому +11

    Thrice have proved to me that AC30's can be heavy as Fuck

  • @lecorsaire2283
    @lecorsaire2283 3 роки тому +1

    I love the AC-30 Top Boosts. I regret not buying an English one when I had the chance a little over 20 years ago.

  • @Zwidawurzn
    @Zwidawurzn 3 роки тому +4

    Some Vox amps really have a lot of punch but they need some support from a distortion pedal to get enough gain

  • @robrtsparkman9362
    @robrtsparkman9362 3 роки тому

    The tone cut control is everything on these amps. And it works a counterintuitive backwards. Basically a tone control in the power section, brightest at zero setting.

  • @Mephilis78
    @Mephilis78 3 роки тому +6

    "It's distorting somehow" It's a 15 watt tube amp, dude.

  • @pip5528
    @pip5528 3 роки тому +2

    I bet this would sound amazing with a clean boost in front of it. I of course do love it for its classic rock applications and whatnot but it could sound cool for metal with a boost.

  • @chuckdriver8269
    @chuckdriver8269 2 роки тому +5

    I get a kick out of how many people don’t know about how great the Vox AC-15 is!🇺🇸🎸

    • @chuckdriver8269
      @chuckdriver8269 5 місяців тому

      @MaksHedlund - never said they were. The American Flag is my country of origin, not my amp.🇺🇸

  • @JP-ry9ob
    @JP-ry9ob 3 роки тому +1

    I have the nightrain version of this amp..with metal zone or hm2 it does indeed chugg. Recently also added tungsol e84 and mullard 12ax7 tubes.

  • @Groovegandalf
    @Groovegandalf 3 роки тому +8

    "Vintage chug." Legendary.

  • @alrecks619
    @alrecks619 20 днів тому

    the scooped sound of what metalzone users tend to dial in works really well with british voiced amps that are midrange focused so there is that.

  • @hondas562
    @hondas562 3 роки тому +7

    “That’s not metal, but it’s nice” not the compliment I’d want for my product line.

  • @Jjosh1358
    @Jjosh1358 3 роки тому +2

    I got a Vox AC15 to chug once, but it needed a little help. I was in a pretty well-known music gear store trying out a used Danelectro Fab overdrive pedal going into an AC15 and I was totally rocking out on some "Am I Evil?" with a Jackson guitar.

    • @seabass3373
      @seabass3373 2 роки тому +1

      I'm planning on getting a Vox AC10 to play most things, Vox AC's are my dream amp. I want to play Metallica on it, don't give a crap if it wasn't made for metal

    • @almostliterally593
      @almostliterally593 2 роки тому +2

      @@seabass3373 using things for unintended purposes is metal

    • @seabass3373
      @seabass3373 2 роки тому +1

      @@almostliterally593 Thanks! I won't give up on saving for that amp!

    • @sathira_anuk5179
      @sathira_anuk5179 Рік тому

      @@seabass3373 did you got it?

  • @mabecka
    @mabecka 3 роки тому +5

    I really like the Metal Zone. It's a great pedal with infinite EQ.posibillities!

  • @bodielancaster7952
    @bodielancaster7952 3 роки тому +1

    I definitely wouldn’t rely on a VOX for a dirty overdrive tone but I would use it as a clean.

  • @TalicZealot
    @TalicZealot 3 роки тому +7

    I've never heard a Vox sound this good.

  • @Terribleguitarist89
    @Terribleguitarist89 2 роки тому

    I love reamping DIs through a pushed Vox or Matchless patch then blend it in with high gain tones for a hint of extra definition. Either absolute kill for ambient clean tones too.

  • @MeTuLHeD
    @MeTuLHeD 3 роки тому +3

    "Everything will chug with a Metal Zone in front of it."
    *proceeds to plug pedal into a toaster*

  • @TheOneTrueSpLiT
    @TheOneTrueSpLiT 3 роки тому +2

    The best tone I ever had was with an all solid-state VOX amp from the 1960s along with the original Boss ME-5 and my Yamaha RGX or Jackson Randy Rhoads custom shop special - that combination sounded way better than the JCM 900 I also had at the time. Man I wish I still had all that gear.

  • @andreadiatene
    @andreadiatene 3 роки тому +4

    Perhaps there should be a vintage-chug category!
    And I am all for odd pairs like AC15 and a MetalZone!

  • @rockinroller25
    @rockinroller25 3 роки тому +2

    It’s pleasing to see Ola use the AC15, I’ve always seen it as the stoner/doom guitar players use it a lot or anyone who just likes using s lot of pedals.

  • @dbombaable
    @dbombaable 3 роки тому +25

    I've been waiting for a Will it Chug with a Vox! The Beatles made the Vox famous first and they weren't chuggers.

    • @bpabustan
      @bpabustan 3 роки тому +3

      The Shadows made the AC30 popular a year or two before the Beatles.

    • @connordrysdale5333
      @connordrysdale5333 3 роки тому

      @@bpabustan Never even heard of them lol

    • @bpabustan
      @bpabustan 3 роки тому

      @@connordrysdale5333 then it"s about time you should.

    • @lespauldisciple3349
      @lespauldisciple3349 3 роки тому +1

      'Helter Skelter' sorta chugged but by then the Beatles were using Fender Bassman amps.

    • @lespauldisciple3349
      @lespauldisciple3349 3 роки тому +1

      Soy: By 1968 the Beatles had moved past the Vox amps. (Their "exclusive" deal/contract with Vox was for live shows. Those ceased in 1966.) They may have used one here or there but most photos of them in the studio from that era showed them using Fender amps.

  • @gfmgma
    @gfmgma 3 роки тому

    2:41 Actually, it is working with the Top Boost Volume knob and vice versa!

  • @AdrianNWB
    @AdrianNWB 3 роки тому +5

    Just goes to show that a Metal Zone will sound great if you use it with a tube amp that has a great clean tone.

  • @kevrenner3889
    @kevrenner3889 2 роки тому

    About 10years ago I had an AC30, run a Russian Big Muff, DS-1 and some old purple eq pedal I forget now, it definitely chugged but also gave me ridiculous nice clean tones. I miss that setup

  • @kristophergamble8510
    @kristophergamble8510 3 роки тому +6

    Yooooo crank both volumes and boost with the duality DX!

  • @jasonstallworth
    @jasonstallworth 3 роки тому

    Dude, I had one of these many moons ago, and yeah, definitely not for metal but I churched it up by running my POD XT Live through it!

  • @JosephMD99
    @JosephMD99 3 роки тому +6

    Ola Englund The Blueserer 🤘

  • @chuwy2k
    @chuwy2k 3 роки тому +1

    Will it Blues? Yes, it will! Great sound in a Metal Solar Guitar, awesome! 🤘🏼😎

  • @ZetaFuzzMachine
    @ZetaFuzzMachine 3 роки тому +24

    The MEANEST tone I ever achieved was slapping a fuzz factory in front of my VOX AC15. Guess Ola was not ready for it.
    If you guys want a taste, let me know and I'll record some old school chug with it

  • @stanislavmigra
    @stanislavmigra 3 роки тому +1

    I think you made pretty cool sounds there and with metal zone it sounded really cool.

  • @BoyAditya
    @BoyAditya 3 роки тому +33

    Ola attempt to chug on VOX ACs..
    Brian May: 😲😶

  • @Thurston86
    @Thurston86 3 роки тому +1

    It Chuggered with the help of a Metal Zones! That is sooooo Metals!!! 🤘👽

  • @asepgobank977
    @asepgobank977 3 роки тому +4

    I love "Will it Chug" videos..
    I liked the video before watching LOL

  • @SummerRain-n5u
    @SummerRain-n5u 7 місяців тому

    I love it!
    That's not blasphemy, Ola; that's just cool! A Metal Zone through an AC15--Yes!
    Some people would say: Why? I say: Why Not? It sounds good.

  • @frogganator3918
    @frogganator3918 3 роки тому +3

    5:30 Words of wisdom I've heard from Josh Scott. If it sounds good, it is good.

  • @user-oy7gz5bf2h
    @user-oy7gz5bf2h 3 роки тому

    I love my AC15 top boost cranked with an SG. Straight in, it's heavy.

  • @dylanporter8105
    @dylanporter8105 3 роки тому +3

    Little know fact Tony iommi used an ac30 on a load of black sabbath songs

  • @nailbombroach
    @nailbombroach Рік тому

    This was the only question I've ever had about anything Vox. Thank you.

  • @endezeichengrimm
    @endezeichengrimm 3 роки тому +5

    4:42 Some Alice in Chains, Nutshell vibes.
    P.S; The Metal Zone is an essential pedal for any Metal guitarist.

  • @deanathan
    @deanathan 3 роки тому +1

    10/10 did not expect the metalzone to make a vox sound like that. I’m pleasantly surprised 🤘🏽😂

  • @FRANANGELICOONA
    @FRANANGELICOONA 3 роки тому +4

    I was hoping to hear it with a clean boost in front.

  • @TheDankCat127
    @TheDankCat127 3 роки тому +1

    A Vox set to edge of breakup is my all time favorite “clean” tone. Add some delay, verb and compression and it’ll take you straight to flavor town.

    • @walkingTANK
      @walkingTANK 3 роки тому

      Instead of "flavor town" maybe Tone City?

    • @TheDankCat127
      @TheDankCat127 3 роки тому +1

      @@walkingTANK No. Because good toan is delicious.

  • @danilofreitas1104
    @danilofreitas1104 3 роки тому +4

    Adoro seus vídeos sou do brasil e não falo inglês, é triste mas eu vejo mesmo assim só pra assimilar os timbres muito foda

  • @noworries12
    @noworries12 2 роки тому +1

    Metal Zone and Vox AC15 really "go together like a horse and carriage" warm chug!

  • @1VERZHN
    @1VERZHN 3 роки тому +3

    That is the perfect marriage of a metalzone. Wow

  • @SDubU416
    @SDubU416 3 роки тому

    I luckily got to grow up learning guitar playing threw my step fathers vintage 1967 Vox Super Beatle amp. The Amp was an absolute beast.

  • @joerondorf926
    @joerondorf926 3 роки тому +6

    Beautiful sounding amp. Not everything needs to chug

  • @kamilkowalczyk4258
    @kamilkowalczyk4258 3 роки тому

    Once I plugged a Boss DS-1 or DS-2 into AC15 and it sounded amazingly good

  • @MaaZeus
    @MaaZeus 3 роки тому +3

    Next time when you have an amp that is ALMOST chugging, please try if you can push it over the edge with a Tubescreamer overdrive in general.

    • @y3l3y3l3l
      @y3l3y3l3l 3 роки тому

      I agree, my amp is a vox ac30, now I'm not a metal player, but i can get some good heavy overdriven tones with just a tube screamer

  • @BaneForYou
    @BaneForYou 3 роки тому

    The dials from the top boost actually has a subtle yet very noticeable effect on the width and shape of the normal channel. If you want more grind while in normal mode, max the top boost volume and treble and bass a bit past noon.

  • @EzScrumptious
    @EzScrumptious 3 роки тому +7

    1st to comment. That's Vox is sick honestly. Got clean atmosphere.

  • @ramonut6
    @ramonut6 3 роки тому +1

    The vox night train needs no metal zone to chug.... But when you do add one ( or anything like it) it REALLY f ing chugs. ;)