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. The Pathfinder 15 produces 15 Watts of power that drives a specially voiced 8" VOX Bulldog speaker. Both the Gain Boost and the built-in Tremolo are footswitchable via an optional, VOX VFS2 dual footswitch, offering you even more performance power. 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. 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. I believe this amp amp is no longer in production. Adjusting the 1966 retail price of the V101 Pathfinder amp for inflation this amp would retail for almost $700.00 today.Like new, used very little. The July 1966 US Vox price list indicated that the retail price for the V101 Pathfinder, including the accessory tremolo foot switch and chrome stand, was $92.40. A horizontal Vox logo, eight one pin corners, and a US version of the JMI Vox strap handle with brass plated handle loops were featured. The cabinet of the Pathfinder V101 was constructed of particle board and was covered in a levant grain vinyl. The Pathfinder V101 12 watt RMS power amp was powered by two germanium power transistors.Īn 8" Vox "Gold Bulldog" speaker, made by the Oxford Speaker Company of Chicago IL was used in the V1011 Pathfinder. The control panel functions of the Pathfinder V101 were identical to the V-1 tube version of the amp. Pathfinder V101 and V1011 - Introduced in 1966, the Pathfinder V101 featured all transistorized, or "solid state" circuitry. Adjusting the 1965 retail price of the V-1 Pathfinder amp for inflation to the today's value of the dollar, this amp would retail for almost $700 today. The 1965 US Vox price list indicated that the retail price for the V-1 Pathfinder amp and accessory single button foot switch was $92.40. A horizontal Vox logo, eight one pin corners, a handle with brass colored end caps, and a single button foot switch to actuate the tremolo were included. The cabinet of the Pathfinder V-1 was constructed of fir plywood and was covered in a pebbled pattern vinyl. The lower control panel included a foot switch jack and a line reverse switch. The control panel featured two instrument inputs plus volume, treble, bass, tremolo speed and tremolo depth. The preamp used a slight variation of the "top boost" circuit from the AC-30.Īn 8" Vox "Gold Bulldog" speaker, made by the Oxford Speaker Company of Chicago IL was used in all versions of the Pathfinder. Like the British AC-4, the approximately seven watt RMS tube output stage of the Pathfinder V-1 was cathode biased. The single channel amp had two inputs and foot switchable tremolo. The four tube circuit featured two ECC83 preamp tubes, one EL84 output tubes, and one EZ80 rectifier tube. Pathfinder V-1 (1966) - Introduced in late 1965, the original Pathfinder was an all tube amp intended to be the US made replacement for the JMI Vox AC-4 amplifier. Thomas Organ developed two versions of the Vox Pathfinder amplifier.
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