![]() The sound, on the hand, could only be from the late Nineties. With its butter-soft two-tone leatherette, cream-colored knobs and subdued plaid grille cloth, the Nifty Fifty maintains a vibe that’s distinctly Eisenhower era. In fact, Danelectro never made an amp that looked remotely like this, but they have done so now, and very well. The Nifty Fifty recreates a mid-century model that never existed in the first place. With jacks for an optional footswitch that controls tremolo and gain functions as well as line and headphone outputs, the Pathfinder is a versatile studio tool as well as a dignified recreation of the class A classic. The tremolo offers both speed and depth controls, and while the effect is not astoundingly deep, it has a unique off-kilter wobble. Kick in the gain boost and the Pathfinder produces totally over-the-top fizz and splat. A warm bottom supports an intricate, woody midrange, and the highs reveal both detail and compressed chime in response to pick dynamics. Pumping out 15-watts from its solid-state circuitry, the Vox Pathfinder actually mimics the Class A tube circuitry of its forefathers. Vox Pathfinderįrom its eight-inch Vox Blue Bulldog speaker to its pinstripe diamond-pattern grill, the Vox Pathfinder is a finely crafted paraphrase of the original practice amp Vox manufactured in the U.S. But it does create one hell of a sonic assault, making the Taxi a must-have tool both for street smart performers as well as back-to-nature jammers. None of this adds up to sonic purity, since the Taxi favors either clean or very high-gain settings. The guitar channel offers variable, switchable gain as well as a three-way eq. The Crate Taxi features an eight-inch speaker, piezo tweeter and three channels, one dedicated to microphone use and another whose stereo jack functions as an instrument input, an effects loop or a CD player insert. Powered by a rechargeable internal battery, 12-volt adaptor and optional cigarette lighter adapter this is an amp designed for quick road trips, block parties and pre-concert tailgate jams. ![]()
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