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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the VOX Guitar Ampli
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er TB35C1/TB35C2. This ampli
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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 all-valve tone machine is an elegant single channel amp designed to unleash every last bit of tone in any
situation. From the classic tube reverb design to the all new Tony Bruno ‘Macho’ 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
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ers in his career which are regarded as some of the
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nest sounding ampli
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ers in the world.
Long time friend of VOX R&D, Tony Bruno’s unparalleled knowledge of boutique ampli
fi
er design has been
utilized by VOX in the past on projects including the VOX Night Train and the AC30C2, AC30C2X and AC15C1.
The Story
After establishing a strong working relationship we decided to do a full collaboration and allow Tony to de-
sign a circuit that we would put into mass production. This was a
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rst for both VOX R&D and Tony Bruno. So,
Utilizing Tony Bruno’s expertise of American style boutique ampli
fi
ers and VOX R&D’s resources and develop-
ment 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 R&D
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 qual-
ity of the original unit, but also included features that would otherwise be impossible to create without the use
of VOX R&D’s modern development and production resources.
The TB35C1 & TB35C2 ampli
fi
ers are the result of an uncompromising collaboration between VOX R&D and
Tony Bruno. Enjoy!
