Updates for 2013
17th November
Corrections made to captions of photos of the Stones in 1967 and 1968 on the Rolling Stones 1965-1968 page. Thanks to Philip Johnston for the info.
3rd November
Pictures of serial no. 338 added on the later cathode biased amps page .
New views of the back panels of two AC100s used by Bill Wyman in 1965 added on the Rolling Stones page.
22nd October
New page begun for Jennings Electronic Industries speaker cabs and accessories - Jennings Cabs page.
6th October
Images of Jennings Gyrotone and Reverb units added on the Jennings cabs page.
Pictures of The Chevrons with an AC100 in 1965 added on the Bands A-L page.
22-23rd September
Page on the Rolling Stones in 1964 updated to show better that Bill Wyman had had four thin-edged AC80/100s by November 1964. New pictures added along with line drawings of the arrangement of the back panels of Bill's amps.
15th September
Pictures of an amp with serial plate 370 (not original to the chassis) added on the 100W amplifier page. The serial number was probably in the low 500s, and the amp fixed bias (later converted to cathode).
Pics of a beautiful PA 50 added on the Public Address amps page.
12th September
Youtube clips on The Beatles in 1965 page restored. Picture of The Brothers Grim, the first US endorsers of Vox, with an AC100 added on the Super Beatle and Bands pages.
8th September
Appearance of site revamped.
1st September
New experimental photo page - zooming and panoramic images - removed 12th Dec. 2018.
29th August
New pictures of the Zombies and the Yardbirds with AC100s. See this page and the R-Z page.
Picture of The Hollies on stage with two AC100s added on the E-J page.
28th August
New pictures of an amp with a serial number probably in the 1800s added on one of the later AC100 Mk2s pages.
Pics of a MK 3 Vox Sound Equipment Ltd (VSEL) mixer added on the PA100s page.
Note to the effect that stamped codes (66775 and 66776) on the undersides of the black-shrouded transformers seem to appear for the first time in amps with serial numbers in the 502 - 531 range - see the 100W amplifier page. The stamped code numbers are almost always found on one or other transformer thereafter.
A page on silver Celestion T1088 alnico speakers is in preparation.
Following a little reformatting, it should now be possible to print out most of the pages on A4 or US letter sized paper without the images floating over the text. There may be some blank pages (ie. spaces) here and there, but otherwise it should be ok. Let me know if any difficulties arise.
18th August
New pictures of amp with a serial number in the high 600s / low 700s (no brimistor) added on the 100W amplifier page.
17th August
New pictures of 1561, now in Seattle, added on the first of the later Mk 2s page. Thanks to Walt.
The YouTube videos on the Stones with thin-edged AC80/100 page have been replaced (the previous ones had been made "private" by their owner).
13th July
The amp mentioned below as serial number 730 is actually 1072 - pictures available here. Thanks to Tom. But the point remains - that the introduction of the red warning plaque corresponds pretty well with the introduction of the Mk2 circuit (the circuit with the brimistor). However, note that serial number 732, which evidently once had a brimistor, has a white plaque.
9th July
Details of serial no. 1979 added on the second of the later Mk 2s page. Thanks to Lars for the pictures.
7th July
See entry for 13th July. Serial no. 730 is now known to have a red warning plaque. Pictures to follow. The red warning plaque evidently marks amps with the new Mk 2 circuit (ie. the change to the circuit incorporating the brimistor. See the early Mk 2 page for further examples.
Pictures of serial no. 1979 also to follow.
26th June
An amp possibly with a serial number in the low 200s added on the thin-edged box page. The date code of the volume pot of the amp is January 1964. Also added on that page a picture of the date code of the volume pot of AC80/100 serial number 173 - January 1964 too. Westrex, the contractor that built the copper panelled AC80/100s, evidently had quantities of these pots and used them througout 1964. Serial no. 173 is likely to have been made in the middle of that year.
8th June
Pictures of a fabulous early copper-panelled AC80/100 in a large thin-edged box added on the thin-edged box page.
6th June
Pictures on an early copper-panelled AC80/100 chassis added on thethin-edged box page. Now in a NCM repro box. The power section of the amp has been extensively rebuilt.
1st June
Image and video of Tom Jones with The Squires on French TV in 1966 with two AC100s added on the E-J page.
Pictures of The Sonics on stage with an AC100 in 1966 posted on the R-Z page.
31st May
Page on NME Poll Winners' Concert 1966 updated (links to dead videos removed).
30th May
Entry for AC100 serial no. *1948 updated on this page.
28th May
Further images of a 10" portable PA speaker added on this page.
27th May
New page for a late closed back AC100 cab.
Further images of PA speakers added on this page.
Picture of Chuck Berry with an AC30 with silver Celestions added on the Celestion Silvers page.
26th May
Page on the Beatles' AC80/100s in 1964 updated.
25th May
Pictures of the first T50 Jennings cab produced added on the Jennings cabs page.
Entry for AC100 serial no. 994 added here.
Pictures of The Individuals, London Fog, Octopus, Good Times and the Gwelo Gypsy Band with AC100s added on the relevant Band pages..
24th May
Images of Los Bravos, and the Four Tops with AC100s added on the A-D and E-J pages.
Images of The Primitives, The Sauterelles, The Rokes, and The Yardbirds added on the bands K-P and R-Z pages.
Further image of AC100 no. 1328 added on this page.. Entry revised.
Entry created for an AC100 with a serial no. in the high 1800s / low 1900s (chassis no. 2128), currently in the UK on this page..
Celestion alnico T1088s from a speaker cab accompanying a Triumph-made AC100 (serial no. 844) added here.
May
A series of Jennings (JEI) amps added here; and further pics of Jennings effects now online here.
Pictures of AC100 no. 1328 with its original speaker cab added on this page.
Page on Celestion alnico T1088s expanded with more pics of early examples.
16th March
A series of short videos started - three tests on serial number 173 posted and linked here..
Pictures of the band, the Incrowd, with an AC100 in Holland, 1966, added on the E-J page..
8th March
New page on the Jennings (JEI) V30 added here..
23rd Feb.
Pictures of Chris Barber's Jazz Band with an AC100 in 1968 added on the Bands A-D page..
Pictures of portable PA speakers added on the PA Speakers page..
16th Feb.
Further pictures of serial no. 338 (a conversion from cathode to fixed bias) added on on this page
Many new amps added on the Jennings Electronic Industries page.
A new page on the Jennings AC40 begun.
A search facility (experimental) added on the main contents page.
New page on silver Celestion T1088 speakers begun.
17th Feb.
New page on Vox Public Address Speaker units begun.
21st January
An amp previously said to have a serial number in the 1800s now registered as number 1534 on this page - thanks to Andrea for the info.
Serial number 338, sold by Heritage Auctions a few months ago, is currently on ebay - a cathode biased amp converted at some point to fixed bias
Images of serial number 1067 sold on Marktplaats a couple of months ago also, now on this page.
2013
17th November
Corrections made to captions of photos of the Stones in 1967 and 1968 on the Rolling Stones 1965-1968 page. Thanks to Philip Johnston for the info.
3rd November
Pictures of serial no. 338 added on the later cathode biased amps page .
New views of the back panels of two AC100s used by Bill Wyman in 1965 added on the Rolling Stones page.
22nd October
New page begun for Jennings Electronic Industries speaker cabs and accessories - Jennings Cabs page.
6th October
Images of Jennings Gyrotone and Reverb units added on the Jennings cabs page.
Pictures of The Chevrons with an AC100 in 1965 added on the Bands A-L page.
22-23rd September
Page on the Rolling Stones in 1964 updated to show better that Bill Wyman had had four thin-edged AC80/100s by November 1964. New pictures added along with line drawings of the arrangement of the back panels of Bill's amps.
15th September
Pictures of an amp with serial plate 370 (not original to the chassis) added on the 100W amplifier page. The serial number was probably in the low 500s, and the amp fixed bias (later converted to cathode).
Pics of a beautiful PA 50 added on the Public Address amps page.
12th September
Youtube clips on The Beatles in 1965 page restored. Picture of The Brothers Grim, the first US endorsers of Vox, with an AC100 added on the Super Beatle and Bands pages.
8th September
Appearance of site revamped.
1st September
New experimental photo page - zooming and panoramic images - removed 12th December 2018.
29th August
New pictures of the Zombies and the Yardbirds with AC100s. See this page and the R-Z page.
Picture of The Hollies on stage with two AC100s added on the E-J page.
28th August
New pictures of an amp with a serial number probably in the 1800s added on one of the later AC100 Mk2s pages.
Pics of a MK 3 Vox Sound Equipment Ltd (VSEL) mixer added on the PA100s page.
Note to the effect that stamped codes (66775 and 66776) on the undersides of the black-shrouded transformers seem to appear for the first time in amps with serial numbers in the 502 - 531 range - see the 100W amplifier page. The stamped code numbers are almost always found on one or other transformer thereafter.
A page on silver Celestion T1088 alnico speakers is in preparation.
Following a little reformatting, it should now be possible to print out most of the pages on A4 or US letter sized paper without the images floating over the text. There may be some blank pages (ie. spaces) here and there, but otherwise it should be ok. Let me know if any difficulties arise.
18th August
New pictures of amp with a serial number in the high 600s / low 700s (no brimistor) added on the 100W amplifier page.
17th August
New pictures of 1561, now in Seattle, added on the first of the later Mk 2s page. Thanks to Walt.
The YouTube videos on the Stones with thin-edged AC80/100 page have been replaced (the previous ones had been made "private" by their owner).
13th July
The amp mentioned below as serial number 730 is actually 1072 - pictures available here. Thanks to Tom. But the point remains - that the introduction of the red warning plaque corresponds pretty well with the introduction of the Mk2 circuit (the circuit with the brimistor). However, note that serial number 732, which evidently once had a brimistor, has a white plaque.
9th July
Details of serial no. 1979 added on the second of the later Mk 2s page. Thanks to Lars for the pictures.
7th July
See entry for 13th July. Serial no. 730 is now known to have a red warning plaque. Pictures to follow. The red warning plaque evidently marks amps with the new Mk 2 circuit (ie. the change to the circuit incorporating the brimistor. See the early Mk 2 page for further examples.
Pictures of serial no. 1979 also to follow.
26th June
An amp possibly with a serial number in the low 200s added on the thin-edged box page. The date code of the volume pot of the amp is January 1964. Also added on that page a picture of the date code of the volume pot of AC80/100 serial number 173 - January 1964 too. Westrex, the contractor that built the copper panelled AC80/100s, evidently had quantities of these pots and used them througout 1964. Serial no. 173 is likely to have been made in the middle of that year.
8th June
Pictures of a fabulous early copper-panelled AC80/100 in a large thin-edged box added on the thin-edged box page.
6th June
Pictures on an early copper-panelled AC80/100 chassis added on thethin-edged box page. Now in a NCM repro box. The power section of the amp has been extensively rebuilt.
1st June
Image and video of Tom Jones with The Squires on French TV in 1966 with two AC100s added on the E-J page.
Pictures of The Sonics on stage with an AC100 in 1966 posted on the R-Z page.
31st May
Page on NME Poll Winners' Concert 1966 updated (links to dead videos removed).
30th May
Entry for AC100 serial no. *1948 updated on this page.
28th May
Further images of a 10" portable PA speaker added on this page.
27th May
New page for a late closed back AC100 cab.
Further images of PA speakers added on this page.
Picture of Chuck Berry with an AC30 with silver Celestions added on the Celestion Silvers page.
26th May
Page on the Beatles' AC80/100s in 1964 updated.
25th May
Pictures of the first T50 Jennings cab produced added on the Jennings cabs page.
Entry for AC100 serial no. 994 added here.
Pictures of The Individuals, London Fog, Octopus, Good Times and the Gwelo Gypsy Band with AC100s added on the relevant Band pages..
24th May
Images of Los Bravos, and the Four Tops with AC100s added on the A-D and E-J pages.
Images of The Primitives, The Sauterelles, The Rokes, and The Yardbirds added on the bands K-P and R-Z pages.
Further image of AC100 no. 1328 added on this page.. Entry revised.
Entry created for an AC100 with a serial no. in the high 1800s / low 1900s (chassis no. 2128), currently in the UK on this page..
Celestion alnico T1088s from a speaker cab accompanying a Triumph-made AC100 (serial no. 844) added here.
May
A series of Jennings (JEI) amps added here; and further pics of Jennings effects now online here.
Pictures of AC100 no. 1328 with its original speaker cab added on this page.
Page on Celestion alnico T1088s expanded with more pics of early examples.
16th March
A series of short videos started - three tests on serial number 173 posted and linked here..
Pictures of the band, the Incrowd, with an AC100 in Holland, 1966, added on the E-J page..
8th March
New page on the Jennings (JEI) V30 added here..
23rd Feb.
Pictures of Chris Barber's Jazz Band with an AC100 in 1968 added on the Bands A-D page..
Pictures of portable PA speakers added on the PA Speakers page..
16th Feb.
Further pictures of serial no. 338 (a conversion from cathode to fixed bias) added on on this page
Many new amps added on the Jennings Electronic Industries page.
A new page on the Jennings AC40 begun.
A search facility (experimental) added on the main contents page.
New page on silver Celestion T1088 speakers begun.
17th Feb.
New page on Vox Public Address Speaker units begun.
21st January
An amp previously said to have a serial number in the 1800s now registered as number 1534 on this page - thanks to Andrea for the info.
Serial number 338, sold by Heritage Auctions a few months ago, is currently on ebay - a cathode biased amp converted at some point to fixed bias
Images of serial number 1067 sold on Marktplaats a couple of months ago also, now on this page.
17th November
Corrections made to captions of photos of the Stones in 1967 and 1968 on the Rolling Stones 1965-1968 page. Thanks to Philip Johnston for the info.
3rd November
Pictures of serial no. 338 added on the later cathode biased amps page .
New views of the back panels of two AC100s used by Bill Wyman in 1965 added on the Rolling Stones page.
22nd October
New page begun for Jennings Electronic Industries speaker cabs and accessories - Jennings Cabs page.
6th October
Images of Jennings Gyrotone and Reverb units added on the Jennings cabs page.
Pictures of The Chevrons with an AC100 in 1965 added on the Bands A-L page.
22-23rd September
Page on the Rolling Stones in 1964 updated to show better that Bill Wyman had had four thin-edged AC80/100s by November 1964. New pictures added along with line drawings of the arrangement of the back panels of Bill's amps.
15th September
Pictures of an amp with serial plate 370 (not original to the chassis) added on the 100W amplifier page. The serial number was probably in the low 500s, and the amp fixed bias (later converted to cathode).
Pics of a beautiful PA 50 added on the Public Address amps page.
12th September
Youtube clips on The Beatles in 1965 page restored. Picture of The Brothers Grim, the first US endorsers of Vox, with an AC100 added on the Super Beatle and Bands pages.
8th September
Appearance of site revamped.
1st September
New experimental photo page - zooming and panoramic images - removed 12th December 2018.
29th August
New pictures of the Zombies and the Yardbirds with AC100s. See this page and the R-Z page.
Picture of The Hollies on stage with two AC100s added on the E-J page.
28th August
New pictures of an amp with a serial number probably in the 1800s added on one of the later AC100 Mk2s pages.
Pics of a MK 3 Vox Sound Equipment Ltd (VSEL) mixer added on the PA100s page.
Note to the effect that stamped codes (66775 and 66776) on the undersides of the black-shrouded transformers seem to appear for the first time in amps with serial numbers in the 502 - 531 range - see the 100W amplifier page. The stamped code numbers are almost always found on one or other transformer thereafter.
A page on silver Celestion T1088 alnico speakers is in preparation.
Following a little reformatting, it should now be possible to print out most of the pages on A4 or US letter sized paper without the images floating over the text. There may be some blank pages (ie. spaces) here and there, but otherwise it should be ok. Let me know if any difficulties arise.
18th August
New pictures of amp with a serial number in the high 600s / low 700s (no brimistor) added on the 100W amplifier page.
17th August
New pictures of 1561, now in Seattle, added on the first of the later Mk 2s page. Thanks to Walt.
The YouTube videos on the Stones with thin-edged AC80/100 page have been replaced (the previous ones had been made "private" by their owner).
13th July
The amp mentioned below as serial number 730 is actually 1072 - pictures available here. Thanks to Tom. But the point remains - that the introduction of the red warning plaque corresponds pretty well with the introduction of the Mk2 circuit (the circuit with the brimistor). However, note that serial number 732, which evidently once had a brimistor, has a white plaque.
9th July
Details of serial no. 1979 added on the second of the later Mk 2s page. Thanks to Lars for the pictures.
7th July
See entry for 13th July. Serial no. 730 is now known to have a red warning plaque. Pictures to follow. The red warning plaque evidently marks amps with the new Mk 2 circuit (ie. the change to the circuit incorporating the brimistor. See the early Mk 2 page for further examples.
Pictures of serial no. 1979 also to follow.
26th June
An amp possibly with a serial number in the low 200s added on the thin-edged box page. The date code of the volume pot of the amp is January 1964. Also added on that page a picture of the date code of the volume pot of AC80/100 serial number 173 - January 1964 too. Westrex, the contractor that built the copper panelled AC80/100s, evidently had quantities of these pots and used them througout 1964. Serial no. 173 is likely to have been made in the middle of that year.
8th June
Pictures of a fabulous early copper-panelled AC80/100 in a large thin-edged box added on the thin-edged box page.
6th June
Pictures on an early copper-panelled AC80/100 chassis added on thethin-edged box page. Now in a NCM repro box. The power section of the amp has been extensively rebuilt.
29th May
Entry created for serial no. 749 (chassis 1439) on the early Mk2s page.
19th May
Small pictures of serial no. 1654 added on this page. Page for cathode biased amps in thick-edged boxes split in two on this page and on this pagea. Relevant changes made to the drop-down menus at the head of each page.
28th April
Picture and link to video of The Hitmakers and The Blackmailers, two Danish bands, with an AC100 in 1967 added on the Bands E-J page.
22nd April
Picture of serial no. 392 - a full, original amp, cab and trolley - added on the thick edged box, cathode biased page.
20th April
Screengrab and clip of Captain Beefheart using two AC100s (and a small array of other Vox equipment) on Cannes beach in 1968 added on the Bands A-D page.
16th April
Further images of the cathode biased amp with chassis no. 1083 added on the thick edged cathode bias page.
9th April
New pictures of The Who, probably at Redhill, Market Hall, added on the Who and Yardbirds page.
8th April
Images of The A-Cads and The Kings added on the Bands A-D and K-P pages.
7th April
Film and stills of Screaming Lord Sutch on stage with an AC80/100 and bass cabinet (early perspex logo) added on this page.
5th April
Images of an unusual valve JEI 30 added on the Jennings page.
3rd April
New site for small box AC50s now online here .
1st April
Pictures of the Kinks with a small box AC50, and images from Vox brochures added on the Early AC50s page .
Further picture of no. 328 added on the thick box, cathode biased page , and its entry updated.
30th March
Pictures of the Dave Clark Five with four AC100s, Juan y Junior with two, and Los Darts with two, added on the Bands A-D page .
30th March
Pictures of serial no. 1857, a fab amp, added on the second of the later AC100s page .
27th March
Pictures of serial no. 328 added on the cathode biased thick-edged box page.
27th March
The page on early AC50s is now live - see now the Vox AC50 website. Further images and details will be added this week.
Pictures of the band Mixed Bag added to the Bands K-P page.
Picture of an Impact 100 in use by Julie Driscoll's backing band on the Impact 100 page.
25th March
Pictures of serial number 1216 added on the first of the later AC100 pages..
New page on early AC50s forthcoming.
Further pictures of serial no. 784 added on the early fixed bias page.
Picture of an AC100 won by the Bo Street Runners in September 1964 on the Bands A - L page.
17th March
Pictures of serial number 844 added on the early fixed bias and on the Triumph-made amps pages
13th March
Page on the Beatles in 1965 revised in relation to a screengrab of the filmed performance at Paris. George H. clearly has the thin-edged amp, not a thick-edged as previously stated.
12th March
Page on the Beatles in 1965 revised and updated.
11th March
Larger pictures of serial no. 276 added on the thick-edged box page.
10th March
The amp with chassis no. 1886 is currently in France, not the USA. Thanks to Julien for the correction.
The amp posted as serial no. 2105, is actually no. 2017 see the AC100s, 1967 page.. Thanks to Hogy for the correction
Pictures of an amp possibly with the serial number 2274 now posted on the page just mentioned. However, 2274 may be the chassis number, in which case the serial number will have been in the 1900s.
Pictures of Badfinger/The Iveys added on the Bands A-D page. Picture taken backstage at the Olympia show, 1964, added on the Bass Cabinets page.
27th February
Pictures of Los Bravos with two AC100s added on the Bands A-D page.
19th February
New clip of The Who with AC100s added on The Who and Yardbirds page.
18th February
Images of an amp with a serial number in the 900s added on the early Mk2s page; an amp in a box with serial number 1948 on the 1966-1967 page; and an early Mk 2 trolley and cab added on the 4 x 12s page.
12th February
Images of The Animals, Los Brincos, and another of The Kinks, added on the Bands A-D and K-P pages.
11th February
Further images of the cabinet accompanying 1561 now added on the first of the later Mk2s pages.
Entry added for serial number 570 (no pictures at present) added on the 100W amplifier page.
Pictures of a 100w PA unit (flat-fronted, with meter) added on the PA page.
4th February
Pictures of three amps added: no. 772, 1561 (new images), and 1674, on these pages respectively: early Mk2s, and 1966-1967 (serial nos. c.1200-1800).
28th January
Pictures of an amp with a serial number in the 1900s added to the later Mk 2 page. Thanks to Paul Johnson.
Small pics of The Gang (1965) and The Shane (1968) added on the E-J and R-Z bands pages.
Further pictures of the Beatles added on the 1964 and 1965 pages.
22nd January
New formatting now applied to majority of pages on the site.
A hub page has been provided for later AC100s(serial nos 1200-2200) - now here.
New pictures of serial no. 724 added on the 100W Amplifier page, and pictures of serial no. 732 added on the early AC100 MK2 page. No. 732 helps narrow the gap for the change-over in colour of the warning plaque. 732's is white, and 748's (and almost all those that follow) is red.
Pictures of serial no. 1769 also added on the first of the later AC100 pages.
Also a series of later Foundation bass cabs added here.
18th January
Pictures of serial no. 408 added on the thick-edged cathode-biased page. Further amps to be added over the coming week, and some changes to format and layout.