Vox Berkeley II on the way ... need footswitch ( Pics )

[digam11]

Hi folks, as some of you may have read here , I`ve been looking for an older Vox amp .... Berk, Guardsman, Viscount, etc. Well I finally pulled the trigger on one this week and I`m praying for it`s SAFE arrival next week.

I got a Berkeley II rig ... head, cab, tolley .... in great cosmetic and, according to the guy I got it from, great playing conition as well. I`ve had numerous e mail and phone conversations before buying it and am hoping for the best.

But .......... it doesn`t come w/ the footswitch / pedal. Anyone have one hanging around they don`t need ? When I didn`t need one, they were all over E bay. Now that I`m looking for one

Please let me know if anyone can help me out. Here are some pics the guy had of the amp. I`ll report on it when it gets here.

Thanks, Mike.

[fatcat]

http://members.aol.com/RhoadsMusi/voxaccessories.html

[digam11]

Whoa, $150. I think I`ll keep an eye out for a used one for a while.

[digam11]

Nothing ? I gotta say, I`m surprised at how difficult it`s been to find one of these footswitches.

[jingle_jangle]

I dunno if I mentioned this in a previous post, but my first VOX amp was one of these; back in '67 must've been. I paid close to $400.00 and was pretty disappointed when I gigged it for the first time. They are really stylish, but down on power. In fact, in a small room I could not be heard over the drum kit. And to think I coulda had a Bandmaster for equal simoleans.

This time 'round, I had Gary at NCM make me one of his "Beatles in Oz/HK" SS amps, except with an AC30-type bottom cab, to replicate an original '66 Guardsman. It's 100W, modelling with effects (good digital slap-back echo) and has plenty of power for most smaller jobs. For bigger stuff I've got a tube 50W head I can plug in.

[paologregorio]

Nice rig(s), Paul W!

If you want to get more power out of your Berkeley II, you can learn how to have it modded to safely do so here: http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folders/v ... oxprot.htm

Happy playing!!