The vibroverb was the first and only fender amplifier to use this type of tone circuit. Other breakdowns covered after the manufacturers warranty expires. Srvs tone is relatively scooped low mids and you need to eq and match the amp, speakers, pedals and guitar all together. Players probably thought the amp was suited for bass amps, were not sure. If it intrigues you enough and if youre like i am with fender amps then theres no harm in trying it, i do agree that the reissues fall a bit short especially if you have older fenders, but. Fender stratocaster made in mexico vs japan vs usa by scott. They also chart the high, low, and average sales price. Drops, spills and cracked screens covered from day one.
The fender 64 vibroverb custom guitar combo amp is the 64 with hot rod modifications by amp doctor cesar diaz. Find out how to get your instrument serviced or repaired at an authorized service center in the us or canada. I have read that the vibroverb reissue was biased cold as stock and that fender heated up the tubes by recommending a different value bias resister. Fender guitar amps, combos, heads and cabs have delivered timeless tone for more than 60 years. The first iteration of the 2channel amp was built with the 6g16 circuit based on the vibrolux, two 10 oxford speakers, and an output transformer from fenders super. There is a macro at the bottom of each page that tracks ebay sales for the last 18 months. It is powerful and loud, but in a different way than the 10.
Headstrong verbrovibe amp hand wired point to point. A bright sounding guitar thin neck, hard fretwood material, bright pickups should be matched with an amp that has enough mids and lows. Buy fender custom vibrolux reverb, 63 vibroverb cover, black vinyl. Overall in fantastic condition and comes with the original footswitch and owners manual.
Combo cabinets, twin reverb, super reverb, 18 watt. I owned one of custom shop amps from fender and the sound was really great, no doubts about that but the major problem with the amp is that there are many tech issues involved and there is no support for them because its a custom model and not the standard model. This6g16 vibroverb was fender s first am pwith builtin reverb, and it has a different trem circuit than the bf amps that carry 2 or 4 6l6s. With a silverandturquoise front panel and classy aluminum drip edge grille cloth trim, the vibrolux reverb received a fresh new face as it remained the compact. Many of fenders pure vintage parts are crafted where possible on the same tooling and machinery as our originalera fender parts. I had my fender custom vibrolux reverb circuit converted to the vibroverb circuit. I managed to find one of these new back in 1991 with the 2 x 10 oxfords. It has a normal and bright channel, each having a hi and low input. You can find physical thrift stores in a very new interface that we are developing. Fenders 63 vibroverb reissue amplifier is based on the original cosmetics, sound and circuit. Whether you are personalizing, modifying or restoring, there is no better way to maintain the proud heritage and periodcorrect accuracy of your classic fender instrument or amp. Brown forward facing w white screened labels, controls numbered 110. Mar 29, 2015 not too many demos on this amp so i decided to do a quick one to show off the vibrato, reverb, and head room of this amp.
I can plan my season of racing and recreation with thea as a resource. Strat plus series was introduced by fender in 1987 and was the highest end production model next to fender s custom shop guitars. I just throw a 12ay7 in to get a little lower gain. Fender 1964 vibroverb blackface guitar amp vintage from fender the only nonoriginal parts to our knowledge are the filter caps. Prowess amplifiers offers resources for the guitar tube amplifier builder. Headstrong verbrovibe amp hand wired point to point replica. The bandmaster has a 5u4 rectifier and im going to compare the sound of that when its brought up to spec to the vibroverb. Fender 63 vibroverb reissue 1990s brown price guide reverb. May 15, 2014 tube amplifiers home schematics fender schematics 63 vibroverb reissue 2x10 63 vibroverb reissue brownface 2x10. Janshobud pro ii custom 84, fender stringmaster s8, fender cs nocaster. I think the 1x15 26l6 combo was the backbone of fenders amp line since its introduction and fender s amp designs, are as important to modern electric instruments as anything else they did. The tremolo used a tube oscillator to develop the pulses and both effects operated on both channels.
Jenson speakers and tung sol tubes are the only upgrade. Bassman ten, blackface vibroverb 125p5d,125p5dx, 022798, 022806 dual primary 120240v, upright mounted. Later that year the 2 x 10 super was replaced with the blackface 4 x 10 super, which was essentially a concert with reverb. The vibroverb started as a brownfaced 2x10 combo with reverb in 63. Fender 68 custom vibrolux reverb guitar combo amplifier the year of 1968 was a transitional one for fender amps, with tone that was still pure fender, but a look that was brand new. Fender vibroverb 1963 reissue 4 thoughts on fender blackface vibroverb pdyckman. This is the best condition vibroverb we have ever seen. The shell is made out of solid pine with handmade 14 finger joints. In, in, vol, treb, bass, reverb speed, intensity pilot lamp. These were only built for 5 years by fender and we believe them to be of the coolest of the reissue amplifiers. Add only the numerical characters of the item number. It was the first fender amplifier to incorporate onboard reverb which became a standard feature on many highend fender tube amps during the 1960s and 1970s. The only mod i made was to swap out the oxfords for jensens, made a huge difference in brighter tone. Aluminum boat trailer fender or bunk support 15 inch for tandem axle.
The first iteration of the 2channel amp was built with the 6g16 circuit based on the vibrolux, two 10 oxford speakers, and an output transformer from fender s super. Reverb on both channels is a relatively easy mod, i understand. Fender 1964 vibroverb blackface guitar amp vintage. I also have a reissue 63 vibroverb with upgraded output transformer and a pair of weber 10 california speakers that sounds extremely well even at high levels when playing the c6 neck on my shobud. No wonder srv played thru 2 of these along with his other amps in his arsenal. We would like to thank the thousands of users who participated actively in the forums since their inception over twelve years ago. Additionally, do a national search on guitar centers used site or music go rounds site and see if you can price compare from there. The reason for this no doubt is because stevie ray vaughan is famous for using them. Fender custom vibrolux reverb, 63 vibroverb cover, black vinyl. Discussion in amps and cabs started by lespaulsignature 74, jun 15, 20. Fender 68 custom vibrolux reverb guitar combo amplifier. The baffle board and backpanels are made out of 100% voidfree baltic birch ply. The vibroverb is unique in fender amplifier history by the implementation of its tone circuit. I then had it recapped and modded it too sound like a mid 60s vibroverb.
Then in late 63, fender decided to switch to a 1x15 for whatever reason. Fender 64 vibroverb custom guitar combo amp the gear page. Fender vibroverb 1963 amp for sale garys classic guitars. The vibroverb did score among steel guitar players at the time. Introduced in february 1963, the 40watt vibroverb was fenders first amplifier to feature both onboard tremolo and reverb effects.
Brown forward facing w white screened labels, controls numbered 110 knobs. It lists all the vintage fender amps with quite a bit of information about each amp. Introduced in february 1963, the 40watt vibroverb was fender s first amplifier to feature both onboard tremolo and reverb effects. Pure vintage 16 medium tilt back legs parts fender. The black face pro and vibroverb were the end of the line for the single 15 combo for 7 or 8 years. Fender vibroverb 63 reissue 1995 amp for sale thunder road. The fender vibroverb was a 40watt combo guitar amplifier originally manufactured in 1963 and 1964. My fender deluxe makes a crackling sound whenever i play through it now and sometimes even when the amp is just on. The amp to which you refer is based on the ab763 1x15 vibroverb that came out in late 63i had a nov 63 model. Vibroverb v vibrolux page 2 telecaster guitar forum. Highlights35 watt 1963 6g16 vibroverb replica5881 power tubes reverb and bias vary tremolo2 eminence ga10sc64 speakerscombo or head the verbrovibe amp is the worlds first hand wired replica of the 1963 brown vibroverb. Includes 247 tech support setup, connectivity issues, troubleshooting and much more. Discontined 1995 fender 63 vibroverb reissue in the house. As some are aware, amps with this size speaker are of big interest to me, especially if its a vintage fender so im solicitating opinions from those of you who may own or have owned one of these rare amps and what you estimate they may be worth.
Fender 64 vibroverb guitar amp all original in great shape. The 63 edition was a brownface 2 x 10 combo with reverb and tremolo fender s very first combo amp with builtin reverb. With a silverandturquoise front panel and classy aluminum drip edge grille cloth trim, the vibrolux reverb received a fresh new face as it remained the compact, gig. Headstrong verbrovibe amp is a hand wired point to point replica clone of the 1963 brown fender vibroverb amp. Over the years the circuit was refinedthe early models used an el84 tube for reverb, but it was replaced with a 6v6 to give it more durability. It provides an accurate and inclusive resource list of run, swim and cycle events and even fun adventure races.
I now have the best amp i will ever havethe reverb is thick and lush. The blackface vibroverb may be the most sought after fender amp of all time, right up there with the tweed bassman. Fender arms the 2button vibratoreverb footswitch with a 14 jack and a 12 cable. Thea is a great resource for all of the races coming to town. You can tell by the serial number, which started with dn9xxxxx. This is an alltube, completely handwired combo with a solid fingerjointed pine cabinet and a 15 speaker for a unique, throaty.
I bought it used about a month ago and everything was awesome with it until the other day when i recorded with it. Support for fender instruments, amplifiers, audio, and accessories. Jul 05, 20 fender strat into an original 1964 fender vibroverb with the original jbl df. I think the best fender amp ever is the mid 60s vibroverb with the 15 inch speaker but who can afford such an amp. Save fender vibroverb amp to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. This is an alltube, completely handwired combo with a solid fingerjointed pine cabinet and a 15 speaker for a unique, throaty sound. They werent cheap when fender was producing them, but i dont remember the new price. Headstrong amps version is a period correct clone or replica of this great brownface fender amplifier.
View online or download fender 64 vibroverb operating instructions manual. Fender forums view topic price of an orginal mint 1964. Discover classic tube tone, digital modeling and more. Fender 40w vibroverb style transformers by classictone. For those who are unaware, there are two fender vibroverb amps. The vibroverb was only produced for two years, and remains an extremely soughtafter fender amp. Forums closure notice effective march 20, 2020, the forums have closed.
Fender strat into an original 1964 fender vibroverb with the original jbl df. Rightclick to save the file or leftclick to open from your browser. We have a huge schematics inventory, projects section and forum. Whether you need to speak to consumer relations or simply want to drop us a line, this is your source. There was some transitional strat plus in 1999 that were a mix of the new dx strat series and the plus series. If our old 66 band really does reunite as planned, i may use them both. Many of fender s pure vintage parts are crafted where possible on the same tooling and machinery as our originalera fender parts. Part of the vintage reissue amp series, this amp replicates the 63 edition of the fender vibroverb complete with preblackface brown tolex styling. This model was the first to feature both vibrato and reverb, and was notably used by stevie ray vaughan. For use with fender 65 twin reverb, 63 vibroverb, 65 deluxe reverb, custom vibrolux, or vibrasonic amps. The original speakers were oxford 10k8s and the output. We are present in europe through different local brands such as invendita. Fender 64 vibroverb custom guitar combo amp music123.
I took it home and did not like the hum it had and weak reverb. Fender 64 vibroverb custom guitar combo amp a custom shop reissue of a 1964 classic, hot rodded. Aluminum boat trailer fender or bunk support 17 inch for tandem axle. The bruce zinkydesigned circuit wasnt a reissue of a classic fender tone machine, but rather a reimagining of what a fender amp could be using key elements of older amps.
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