Why I Bought A Brown Box To Protect My Vintage Tube Amps - Ask Zac 127

In 2002, Brad Paisley introduced me to the idea that old tube amps require lower voltages to sound their best. He showed me how to use a Variac and a voltmeter to set the voltage going into his 1962 Vox AC30 at the "sweet spot" of 110 volts. The variac, plus voltmeter, and 4 spot ac plug was a clunky unit, but it did its job. Fast forward to 2015, and Pat Geraghty contacts me to review the AmpRx Brown Box for Vintage Guitar Magazine. It was a brilliant take on Brad's variac rig, that was sleek, elegant, and much easier and safer to use.

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Today we look at the Brown Box, and its benefits to tube amp users.

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Gear for this video:

2014 Crook Custom Vintage Paisley - APC Adder (Neck) Peter Florance TE-60 (Bridge)Glaser B-Bender

http://www.crookcustomguitars.com/

https://www.glaserbender.com/

Strings: D'Addario NYXL 10-46

Pick: D'Andrea Medium-Heavy

Amp: 1964 Vox JMI AC10 with 12" Celestion Blue Alnico Speaker in a custom cab built by Kyle Bollendorf.

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