Amp settings
Vox VT40X settings for 23 songs
Exact Vox VT40X settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 141 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
Vox VT40X: 40W (RMS @ 5 ohms) Valvetronix VTX-series modeling combo with one 10-inch speaker in a sealed bass-reflex cabinet, VET modeling and a 12AX7 multi-stage tube pre-amp circuit. The AMP MODELS knob has 11 positions: Deluxe CL, Tweed 4x10, Vox AC30, Boutique OD, Vox AC30TB, Brit 800, Brit OR MkII, Double Rec, and User A/B/C slots that hold Boutique CL, Brit 1959 and Boutique Metal from the factory (20 models via Editor/Librarian or Tone Room software). Panel controls: Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Volume (pre-amp level into the power amp), Power Level, plus Bias Shift (off/cold/hot) and Cl
Most-used presets
- VOX AC30 · 1
Most popular songs on the Vox VT40X
Master of Puppets
Metallica
Gain 8 · Volume 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 3
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Volume 8 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 5
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Gain 8 · Volume 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 5
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Gain 6 · Volume 8 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 6
Walk
Pantera
Gain 8.5 · Volume 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 3.5
Hotel California
Eagles
Gain 5 · Volume 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 6
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Gain 4.5 · Volume 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 7
Layla
Derek and the Dominos
Gain 5 · Volume 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 6
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Gain 6.5 · Volume 8 · Bass 4 · Mid 6
Holy Wars
Megadeth
Gain 7.5 · Volume 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Gain 6 · Volume 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 6
Raining Blood
Slayer
Gain 8.5 · Volume 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5
1979
The Smashing Pumpkins
VOX AC30
Gain 4 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
Gain 2 · Volume 8 · Bass 6 · Mid 4.5
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Gain 7 · Bass 4 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gain 2 · Bass 5 · Mid 5 · Treble 6
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Gain 2 · Volume 7 · Bass 4 · Mid 5
War Pigs
Black Sabbath
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
stay
never easy
Gain 5 · Bass 6 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
The Time Has Come (Live)
Hillsong UNITED
Gain 2 · Bass 6 · Mid 5 · Treble 6.5
Creep
Radiohead
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Back in Black
AC/DC
Gain 4 · Volume 7 · Bass 4 · Mid 6.5
Sucio y Desprolijo
Pappo's Blues
Gain 5.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Any song, dialed in on your Vox VT40X
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Vox VT40X, your guitar and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 23 songs A–Z
Every song with Vox VT40X settings on ToneAdapt.
#
- 1979 · The Smashing Pumpkins
B
- Back in Black · AC/DC
C
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
- Creep · Radiohead
E
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
H
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Hotel California · Eagles
L
- Layla · Derek and the Dominos
M
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Mr. Brightside · The Killers
P
- Pride and Joy · Stevie Ray Vaughan
R
- Raining Blood · Slayer
S
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- stay · never easy
- Sucio y Desprolijo · Pappo's Blues
- Sultans of Swing · Dire Straits
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
T
- The Time Has Come (Live) · Hillsong UNITED
W
- Walk · Pantera
- War Pigs · Black Sabbath
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Vox VT40X?
The most-adapted songs on the Vox VT40X are Master of Puppets (Metallica), Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses), Enter Sandman (Metallica), Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Walk (Pantera). Each has exact settings on this page.
Which Vox VT40X presets are used most?
VOX AC30 (1 songs).
Can ToneAdapt give me Vox VT40X settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Vox VT40X as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Vox VT40X, guitar and pickups.