The Vox Nutube is a Vox amplifier. Close alternatives include the Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone and the Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper. It pairs well with the Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost and the Vox Valvenergy Copperhead Drive.
Vox Nutube
Vox · amplifier
The Vox VX50-GTV is a 50-watt, 1x8 modeling guitar combo amplifier featuring Vox's Nutube technology, a modern vacuum tube derived from Korg's collaboration with Noritake, delivering genuine tube-driven harmonic character within a compact digital modeling platform. Combining real tube warmth with Vox's amp modeling and effects, it offers a distinctive hybrid approach within the VX50 series.
What stands out
“The Vox VX50-GTV is a 50-watt, 1x8 modeling guitar combo amplifier featuring Vox's Nutube technology, a modern vacuum tube derived from Korg's collaboration with Noritake, delivering genuine tube-driven harmonic character within a compact d…”
— from the listing
“Combining real tube warmth with Vox's amp modeling and effects, it offers a distinctive hybrid approach within the VX50 series”
— from the listing
“A distinctive choice for players wanting genuine tube-driven character in an unusually compact, modern modeling combo”
— from the reviews
“delivering genuine tube-driven harmonic character within a compact digital modeling platform”
— from the listing
“Primary use case is practice and home recording where players want genuine tube warmth combined with modern modeling versatility”
— from the community notes
- tube
- tube warmth
- driven
- digital
- harmonic
- modern
- practice
- recording
Good for
- Live
- Practice
- Studio
Pedals that stack with the Vox Nutube
Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost
Electro-Harmonix
27% matchWhat Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Vox Valvenergy Copperhead Drive
Vox
27% matchVox Valvenergy Copperhead Drive's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
JHS Angry Charlie
JHS Pedals
27% matchJHS Angry Charlie leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone
Audiocade
22% matchAudiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone's smooth voice goes after Vox Nutube in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Vox Nutube's own pristine character
Goes in front of the amp
Caroline Guitar Company Meteore
Caroline Guitar Company
6% matchPut Caroline Guitar Company Meteore in Vox Nutube's effects loop, clear of Vox Nutube's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay
Dunlop
6% matchRun Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay in Vox Nutube's effects loop, clear of Vox Nutube's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Pigtronix Philosophers Tone Optical Compressor
Pigtronix
5% matchWhat Vox Nutube brings here leans toward pristine — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
AmpRx BrownBox
Amprx
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
Put AmpRx BrownBox in front of Vox Nutube
Alternatives
Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone
Audiocade
72% similarityAudiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper
Mooer
72% similarityMooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge
Vox
72% similarityVox Valvenergy Mystic Edge recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Strymon Iridium
Strymon
72% similarityStrymon Iridium recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Line 6 Spider Valve 112
Line 6
51% similarityShared character: digital
Music Man 410 Sixty Five
Music Man
44% similaritySimilar voicing: pristine, harmonically rich
Kustom HV30 Tube
Kustom
43% similarityShared character: practice, digital
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Vox Nutube?+
The closest matches in character are the Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone, the Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper, the Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge.
What pairs well with the Vox Nutube?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost, Vox Valvenergy Copperhead Drive, JHS Angry Charlie — What Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around.