Vox Da-5

[Justaguyin_nc]

Guitar One issue this month has a review on the VOX DA-5

A complete rehearsal amp solution at 7-1/2 pounds!

The Vox DA5 boasts a collection of 11 amp sound styles, built-in effects, and 24-bit/44.1 kHz signal processing. Can operate on battery power for ultimate portability. 11 controllable effects include auto wah, compressor, delay, reverb, flanger, phaser, chorus, tremolo, and rotary plus noise reduction. .5, 1.5, or 5 watt selectable output lets you overdrive the amp without getting loud. Aux in and separate mic in for accompanying your favorite music and practicing your vocals. Headphone out adds cab tonality for airy, realistic heaphone play. Included AC adapter.

Vox DA5 Guitar Amp Features:
.5, 1.5, or 5 watts selectable
6-1/5" speaker
11 amp models
11 effects
10-1/2"W x 7"D x 10-1/2"H
7-1/2 lbs.

Now you don't have to compromise on tone while you're practicing. Order today!

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product?sku=482624 $139.99 get one or two today... this sales announcement is now over...

[Justaguyin_nc]

dagnabit..they put my VOX on back order for 42 days... it's now a cancel order item... oh well..maybe some other day I will have the feelings for one again..

[Tim]

Justa - This is not a good sign. Are you Irish?

[Justaguyin_nc]

dagnabit..they put my VOX on back order for 42 days... it's now a cancel order item... oh well..maybe some other day I will have the feelings for one again..
The Feeling returned... :) Now that I have given away my MicroCube , I just had to order another Battery Amp.... and the Vox DA-5 now comes with the Cloth front instead of the cheese grater!!!

sweet looking little amp now.... It's on the way and Im finally getting a VOX product for the first time.. checkout the Classic look (piping and all) picture on MF...

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Vox-DA5-Portable-Amplifier-?sku=482065

Also..here is a link on the Demo of the DA-5...

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/media/product/video/482065.mov

[Tone2TheBone]

Hey that's kinda cool who knows I might be looking at an office/travel amph soon.

Who did you give your Micro Cube to Justa? I like the sound of those but I haven't heard the DA-5s yet.

[Justaguyin_nc]

I gave a guitar and the amp to my daughter and son-in-law around xmas time as an added bonus for the holidays..:) ... mainly...so I have one there when I visit...shhhhh.... lol

[Tone2TheBone]

LOL AHA! J/K....I'm listening to the quicktime mov of the DA-5 and it sounds really cool. Hmmmmmm.....maybe I should get one too!

[Justaguyin_nc]

LOL AHA! J/K....I'm listening to the quicktime mov of the DA-5 and it sounds really cool. Hmmmmmm.....maybe I should get one too!

You know you want one... especially if you heard that demo and looked at the Classic Model...:) G.A.S.....................

[sunvalleylaw]

I know I want one! I still don't have my Vox product. Would love to add one.

[Tone2TheBone]

I wonder how long you could play from the batteries does anyone know? G.A.S. is ever present around here that's for sure....I'm working on another Strat purchase too.

[ted s]

Just when I think I have my GAS under control...
you's guy's.. I oughta.... ;)

[Spudman]

I mentioned this wonderful little gem last year sometime. You might be able to find whatever I posted by doing a search.

Needless to say I was pretty impressed and spent about an hour playing several guitars with it. I had the whole music store to myself so I could hear it clearly. With a Strat is was divine! I was responsive, toneful, and cute as could be (if you are into that). Pretty versatile and great to record with.

[mikew]

I wonder how long you could play from the batteries does anyone know? G.A.S. is ever present around here that's for sure....I'm working on another Strat purchase too.

Depending on the voltage you pick it to run at on the back of the unit, I believe it will run from 18-30 hrs on batteries. Unlike the MicroCube, the Vox requires C batteries instead of AA's.

[Justaguyin_nc]

and cute as could be (if you are into that).

I must be into that..:) It took the Classic look to move me along... it just so darned CUTE now with the cloth!!! who really cares what it sounds like...lol

I looked back at the first message from this one.. that was also over a year ago I was going to get one.. took a long time....

[tot_Ou_tard]

I must be into that..:) It took the Classic look to move me along... it just so darned CUTE now with the cloth!!! who really cares what it sounds like...lol

I looked back at the first message from this one.. that was also over a year ago I was going to get one.. took a long time....
Am I the only person in the universarium (Hi Jaram) who likes the cheese grater?

[Spudman]

Am I the only person in the universarium (Hi Jaram) who likes the cheese grater?

Maybe you and...mice. :D

[Tim]

Are you all grating cheese again? I still have mine. Thinking about changing the speaker out. I still don't like the blanket sound on the AD30VT.

[duhvoodooman]

Am I the only person in the universarium (Hi Jaram) who likes the cheese grater?
Yes, you are. The only one. Totally isolated from the rest of humanity on this issue. ;) :D

[tot_Ou_tard]

Maybe you and...mice. :D
If I catch those dirty rodents jamming on my AD30VT....




....I'll start touring as tot Ou tard & the Cheesegraters.

[marnold]

Are you all grating cheese again? I still have mine. Thinking about changing the speaker out. I still don't like the blanket sound on the AD30VT.
Nope. I like mine too. It is nice to know that your speaker has a little extra protection when you have four kids and a dog wandering around.

[sunvalleylaw]

Hey wait a minute! . . . I'll join tot and the mice! I like the new look, but I also kind of like the grater. Looks industrial and tough to me. And since I would use mine (when and if i get one) as a carry around unit, loading in and out of the car and such, I agree with Marnold. Also, three kids and two dogs in the house.

Right now, with my Peavey, I transport in my alfa by carefully belting it into a passenger seat! :p

[Justaguyin_nc]

Well, we got about 8 cats running in and out of this house... and I still hate the grater..:) ofcourse it does make more sense...:)

Strange thing.. I thought this shipped... seems they show it in stock.. they confirmed a ship... but its just the picks and strings I ordered with it.. they best not backorder this thing on me again!! it will be another year before I try again!!

[tot_Ou_tard]

Yes, you are. The only one. Totally isolated from the rest of humanity on this issue. ;) :D
That describes my life pretty clearly & I like it that way. :D ;)


Strange thing.. I thought this shipped... seems they show it in stock.. they confirmed a ship... but its just the picks and strings I ordered with it.. they best not backorder this thing on me again!! it will be another year before I try again!!
It's amazing what you have to go through to send money to someone.

[Tone2TheBone]

...did someone mention they needed some cheese grated?

[guitartist]

I bought a DA5 at X-Mas...love it, what an amazing array of tones and effects for the money. I putz around playing at low volumes a lot in my living room a lot, and its perfect for that. And its small enough to keep on a cart that I also use to store my 4-tracks, my POD, and a couple of other little gadgets (such as my Korg Ampworks).

I got the "cheesegrater grill" model...I didn't know they had come out with the cloth version. I also have a Vox Pathfinder 15R, which has the classic cloth look, which I do prefer. I like to play through the Pathfinder and the DA5 together in stereo...they sound great together!

I must say though, I wish that I had known that the Vox AD30VT had an adjustable wattage switch when I bought the DA5....I read somewhere that you can adjust the wattage on it from 30 watts down to one (I think)...for some reason, Vox has not promoted this feature much in its publicity about the AD30VT. One of the reasons I got the DA5 was that it was adjustable from 5 watts to .5 watts, but if I'd known I could get a tube amp that would adjust down to 1 watt for just $100 more I would've gotten that instead. Oh well, I do really like my DA5.

[Tim]

...did someone mention they needed some cheese grated?

T2TB - I believe someone did !!!

[Tone2TheBone]

T2TB - I believe someone did !!!

I only have one word for you sir. Ow. (your avatar)

[Justaguyin_nc]

Welp...it took a call...and it was overlooked... They must of heard how bad I play and didn't want me to wake the neighbors with me playing outside on it! but it is now in a UPS truck and should be here on the 14th (without the grater grill) ...;)

[Justaguyin_nc]

First Impressions:
If you like the look of a classic VOX.. get this one.. it gets a high five for coolness sitting on your desk! Gold label, Piping and the cloth is as cool as the big boys.

Has enough sounds to keep you grinning and loud enough to make the people in the other room shout turn it down! (I assume better players will get turn it up shouted at them)

I had a Roland MicroCube which I guess is the best side by side for this amp. But other then both being battery operated amps, they are as different sound wise as nite and day.

The VOX Da5 lacks the heft of the rolands, which makes one believe the rolands is better built, time will tell.

The MicroCube has much Cleaner and smoother sounds to it (bluesy/jazz amp) Although the Vox has two settings for clean, think John Lennons Casino on clean sound.. pretty good sounds.. just different.

The VOX blows the MicroCube away when it comes to the Crunch and High Gain settings (Brits and stacks with some blues thrown in amp). It just feels right and sounds right using them. There is a few Crunch Settings and three High Gains.

Both amps have some good blues settings. The blues 3 setting on the da5 is all you would want to get those thick rich blues solos going.

Effects:
Both amps have them. The microcube is a little more straight forward, with a few effects on two different knobs which you can blend together and with a twist make them more or less effective.

At first glance of the VOX setup I was kinda confused and thought left lacking control. They decided to use one knob and combine effects. But they covered it pretty well with the basics.

Starting with autowah, comp, comp+phaser, comp+chorus, chorus+delay, flanger+reverb, tremolo+reverb, rotary+reverb, delay, reverb. They are all useable for what this amp is.. not stellar.. but useable.

There is a tap tempo button to get those effects lined up. You can also go into each one and adjust for speed , depth etc depending on effect with another button and a knob. Even those combined are capable of being adjusted on their own. pretty cool once you figure it out. (umm still figuring it out)

You also get your gain, tone and master volume controls.. the tone control really does make a big difference with the slightest turns.

Headphones/lineout, aux in.. Mic in with it's own volume control. Strap.. power supply plus the option of C battery use... setting for .5, 1.5 and 5 watt use which you can hear the difference. 5 watts is LOUD!

Hey, this is a winner.. as stated... the older GRATE face was a big turn off for me.. but this Classic cloth covering... wow... its a big turn on and a winner in my book.

Unfortunate for me I have Windows Vista at the moment... which makes recording less than a pleasure till I get everything straight.. So far it sounds like the lineout on the DA5 may have the same problem the VOX AD series has recording from there. The amp sounds great from the speaker and in the headphones actually, but recorded it sounds thin.. very thin.. ohwell, will work on it.. and see what mic'ed sounds recorded.. mind you at the present I am having Vista issues.. (stay with XP)

If your thinking of a portable battery amp... get this.. for looks alone... then enjoy the sounds that come with it.

:R

[Justaguyin_nc]

This is a fun amp.... put in the batteries today... sat out in the yard... connected a Mic to the back... and proceeded to be the street patrol.. (played gomer: citizens arrest!! citizens arrest!!) slowing cars with the feedback making siren sounds...

telling the mail lady to "PUT THE LETTERS IN THE BOX" (nicolas cage line but insert BUNNY IN THE BOX.. con-air)at full volume.. While hiding behind a tree.. she liked to sheeeet.... later laughed her butt off..
then the best...
Grandson comes over (3 yearsold) and he takes the mic and I take the Jimmie... together we made great music... he sang better then I played!! Even if the neighbors did shut their windows!!!!

lol... its a winner...

[mikew]

Bought myself the classic grill DA5 today. Love that look!

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s97/mrmikeinnh/Vox%20DA5/DSC00307.jpg

[tot_Ou_tard]

Needs a cheesegrater! :p :D

Nah, it really does look sweet.