Below, an example of the two-button footswitch supplied with Italian-made AC30 Top Boost Reverbs, 1971-1972, serial numbers in the 30000s. The switch on the left is for Reverb, the one on the right for Vibrato.

The pedal supplied with Italian-made AC30 TBR serial number 30202.

The type of casting employed was effectively one that had been designed by JMI in 1966, initially for its range of 7-series "treble" amplifiers (the 715, 730, 760, and 7120), the design taken up a few months later, but with a different wiring scheme, for its fully solid state amps (Virtuoso, Conqueror, Defiant and Supreme). An overview of JMI three-button pedals can be found on this page on the Vox Supreme website.

Pedals issued with the English-made Vox solid state range of amps, 1967-1973, two types of casting, earlier and later.

The Italian casting obviously suppresses the logo and the front-most switch for distortion. The hammerite paint is usually blue/grey rather than the silver/grey adopted by JMI. It is worth noting that "Vox Sound Limited" continued to supply three-button footswitches with the solid state amps it offered through to end of play in early 1973.

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