I forgot how radd a blackface Fender can sound.

Zounds Perspex · Post by **Zounds Perspex** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:47 pm

Man...had an amazing afternoon cranking my '66 Vibrolux today.
I wanted to give it one last good play before I traded it off,
so I warmed it up today and broke out a few guitars.
I don't think I'd ever tried it with my SG Standard before, and DAMN!
Guess I'm going to find another way to buy that Flying V now.
NO WAY am I trading this amp. It's too sweet!

So which of you dudes are playing blackface or silverface Fenders? Let's hear some love!

Zounds Perspex · Post by **Zounds Perspex** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:17 pm

here are some pics of ol' girl.

1966 Fender Vibrolux Reverb by Zounds Perspex, on Flickr

vibrolux2 by Zounds Perspex, on Flickr

vibrolux3 by Zounds Perspex, on Flickr

Achtane · Post by **Achtane** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:24 pm

Zounds!

theavondon · Post by **theavondon** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:05 am

aen · Post by **aen** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:07 pm

Twin reverb RI for me.

I do like it quite a bit. Altough sometimes when it gets loud the thing kind of "woofs out"

bigchiefbc · Post by **bigchiefbc** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:34 pm

Sigh.

Fucking jealous, man.

Zounds Perspex · Post by **Zounds Perspex** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:06 pm

aen wrote:Twin reverb RI for me.

I do like it quite a bit. Altough sometimes when it gets loud the thing kind of "woofs out"

I wonder if you could put different speakers in it to prevent this? some stupid JBLs or EVs or something. No farting ever.
Of course, it would then weigh 200 lbs, but you gotta pay to play.

Zounds Perspex · Post by **Zounds Perspex** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:07 pm

Also - I think now I want a Super Reverb. :animal:

theactionindex · Post by **theactionindex** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:19 pm

Silverface Twin Reverb and Super Reverb over hurr. :hello:

Z*Z*Z · Post by **Z*Z*Z** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:27 pm

SF Bassman modded to blackface with reverb unit instead of bass channel & JBL 15"

Gone Fission · Post by **Gone Fission** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:25 pm

Vibroluxes are some of the sweetest of the blackface and silverface Fenders to crank. Published rig for Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo) has him using one with a Super Reverb -- my guess is the Super is for cleans and the Vibrolux for dirty.

tchen · Post by **tchen** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:43 pm

I have a '68 silverface Pro Reverb that I blackfaced. I hear its virtually a Vibrolux with 2x12. I put a Weber Blue Dog & Silver Bell in. Sounds pretty good, but I kinda wish I had gotten some more traditional "Fender-sounding" speakers. I'm trying to like this amp more than I do. It's a fabulous amp... I'm just really hard to please, and I've been craving a Vox. And Super Reverb.

aussy · Post by **aussy** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:52 pm

my old bassman :joy:

DarkAxel · Post by **DarkAxel** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:41 pm

Blackface Bassman into Emperor?

HNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG

Holy Schnikes · Post by **Holy Schnikes** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:35 am

DarkAxel wrote:Blackface Bassman into Emperor?

HNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG

Exactly!

I run a Carr Slant head thru an Emperor on a fairly regular basis, good shit!

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