The serial number plate looks like an original, but the stamping of "AC100" and "0227" must have been done later. Only one was provided in 1967, however, the new solid state line taking precedence.Ĭhassis number 2029. That Vox was at pains to keep the AC100 in the public eye is clear from events such as the New Musical Express Poll Winner's concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley: four were provided for the show - see this page. Note that AC100s with serial numbers in the high 1500s - on the previous page - have components with date codes in early 1966. Few date codes on main filter capacitor and potentiometers have been recorded so far, however. Observable component date codes range from February 1966 - June 1966. Although Thomas Organ in the US had moved fully to solid state, the failure of the Vox 4-series and 7-series amplifiers to find a market (they were extremely expensive even at the time) meant that demand for the main Vox lines - the AC30, AC50 and AC100 - remained strong. Throughout the second half of 1966 and into 1967, the Vox / Burndept Works at Erith was still running flat out to fulfil orders from around the world. Serial number 1903, the brimistor in centre of picture.
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