Loads of Vox gear here, from amps, guitars to pedals, i even have four of the famous "blue" first gen valvtronix. Check out this great forum especially the FAQs and troble shooting
http://www.valvetronix.net//valvetronix?sid=c6ee3553c09f1221bfef72d3431b6a9f
so what's you son gonna say when he comes home and his amp is "missing"... :...nice problem to have...my son's a drummer and he still doesn't have all of his gear out of the house...been almost 15 years... :-?...
btw, congrates on finding "new life" in the amp...enjoy..later.
cowboy