Vox TB18C1 - Introduction; About Tony Bruno; The Story

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Introduction
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheVOXGuitarAmplierTB18C1amplier.Thisamplierhasbeende-
signedincollaborationwithlegendaryAmericanboutiqueampdesignerTonyBrunowhohastakentheVOX
sound‘acrossthepond’tocreateanallnewadditiontotheVOXlineup.
Thistonemachineisanelegantsinglechannelampdesignedtounleasheverylastbitoftoneinanysituation.
FromthereverbdesigntotheallnewTonyBruno‘Dark’switchthisampwillgiveyouallthetoolsyouneedto
leaveanysetofearsbeggingformore!
About Tony Bruno:
TonyBrunoisahighlyrespectedandsoughtafterboutiqueampdesignerfromtheU.S.A.Hehashandbuilt
over1000ampliersinhiscareerwhichareregardedassomeofthenestsoundingampliersintheworld.
LongtimefriendofVOX,TonyBruno’sunparalleledknowledgeofboutiqueamplierdesignhasbeenutilized
byVOXinthepastonprojectsincludingtheVOXNightTrain,ACCustomseriesampsandalsothenewAC30
&AC15HandWiredampliers.
The Story
AfterestablishingastrongworkingrelationshipwedecidedtodoafullcollaborationandallowTonytodesigna
circuitthatwewouldputintomassproduction.ThiswasarstforbothVOXandTonyBruno.So,UtilizingTony
Bruno’sexpertiseofAmericanstyleboutiqueampliersandVOXresourcesanddevelopmentteam,wesetsail
ontheseasoftone,intouncharteredwaterstobringboutiquesoundandqualitytothemasses.
First,Tonypersonallyhandbuiltahandwiredprototypetohisuncompromisingstandardsthatwewoulduseas
abenchmarkandcontinuallyreferencethroughouttheproject.AfterevaluatingTony’sampweatVOXmade
areplicaoftheunitusingaPCBdesigninsteadofTony’susualhandwiredmethod.WethenunleashedTony
ontothenewsampleandallowedhimtomodifyandaddnewfeaturestotheunit.Aftermanyrigorousvoicing
sessionswithTonyitwasagreedwehadsomethingthatnotonlysharedthesameexcellenttonalqualityofthe
originalunit,butalsoincludedfeaturesthatwouldotherwisebeimpossibletocreatewithouttheuseofVOX’s
moderndevelopmentandproductionresources.
TheTB18C1amplieristheresultofanuncompromisingcollaborationbetweenVOXandTonyBruno.Enjoy!