VOX PATHFINDER 15R 20W PLUS

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. It’s surprisingly small, and it also had the distinction of being used as a prop in a little production called Pedals: The. This amp came out in the year 2000, the same year that I graduated high school and became a real man. The Pathfinder 15 produces 15 Watts of power that drives a specially voiced 8' VOX Bulldog speaker. 15 stands for 15 Watts and R stands for reverb. Both the Gain Boost and the built-in Tremolo are footswitchable via an optional, VOX VFS2 dual footswitch, offering you even more performance power.

VOX PATHFINDER 15R 20W PLUS

Its distinctive, maroon coloured top panel features a Gain Boost switch plus controls for Volume, Gain, Treble, Bass, Tremolo Speed and Tremolo Depth. The Pathfinder 15 houses a wonderful sounding, vintage Tremolo effect and is extremely versatile when it comes to tone. 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.

In order to access the back of circuit board I also had to remove ground wire and transformer mount screws.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. This allowed me to pull the circuit board down out of the chassis Remove screws from aluminum angle (heat sink?) Remove 2 screws on top as well as all knobs and the nuts on the pots and jacks

Remove screws from wood piece that goes across the back (this has 3 jacks in it) EDIT: just in case, also replace those 2 1N4002 connected from TDA pin 4 (speaker output) to +/-20V rails. The most time consuming part is getting the circuit board out. Mount the new TDA20xx, with proper mica and grease if needed, the screw will probably be insulated with a small nylon nipple. If you're comfortable soldering, it's a pretty easy fix. ( but I still prefer the sound and portability of the 8' that's in there- my baby!) *I actually threw out the Cambridge chassis ( just frustrated!) years ago, kept the cab, which now was modified by a buddy, to fit a 10' Celestion as a matching extension cab for the PF15R. See 14 musician reviews, how 6 pros use it, 4 candid photos, and where to get a deal on Vox Pathfinder 15R, ranked 354 in Combo Guitar Amplifiers and rated 4.5 of 5 on Equipboard. Fantastic sound- 6-7 years of gigs with it. Vox Pathfinder 15R, Combo Guitar Amplifiers.

So I still had the Cambridge amp, took the 8' Vox/Celestion Bulldog out of it and put into the Pathfinder. I did not notice 'till after purchase, but it had a 4ohm Crate speaker in it, instead of the stock one. My Pathfinder has the 8' VOX/Celestion Bulldog (blue) that came out of a dead Vox Cambridge 15 I owned ( used a few years around 1999). Not sure when, it was a while, but I got my Pathfinder 15R used maybe 2012, for $85 on CL, sounded great. Then it got 'sick' lost volume, got super distorted, and I just shelved it, played one of my other amps.Īround 2006/7, I joined TDPRI and started constantly reading, over the years, about the Vox Pathfinder, and how folks were ( are!) nuts about it. Due to developing such a great reputation and having been long since discontinued, it appears that the value of the Pathfinder 15 is steadily rising and those in good condition appear to be easily fetching 100/150. I first ( maybe 2000) bought a used Cambridge 15 and used it in my ( then new) own band, and it was a little rockin' beast, for maybe 6 mos.

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