Vintage 1963 fender vibroverb 35w 2x10 tube combo amp brownface. Sold 94 fender vibroverb brownface reissue us w travel. Vintage 1961 fender pro 40w 1x15 tube combo amp brownface. The fender vibroverb was a 40watt combo guitar amplifier originally manufactured in 1963 and 1964. The 1 x 15 blackface vibroverb of 64 debuted the first of the aa763 circuits along with the rest of the thennew blackface line. That factors, along with many of the models sounding great helps to jack the price up considerably. If you really need it modeled please supply us with one and we will model it. The baffle board and backpanels are made out of baltic birch ply. The late 63 blackface vibrolux has bright switches, no reverb, modern optical tremolo, and a single 12. Originally released in the 1948, the fender super amp was the companys first multispeaker amplifier, originally named the dual professional before becoming the super amp in 1950. View and download fender 64 vibroverb operating instructions manual online. The late 64 vibrolux reverb has bright switches, and two tens and is more of a blackface amp than the original vibroverb.
Retrofitting the fender custom vibrolux reverb into a hiss. How can i find out how old my instrument is if it uses an odd or nonstandard serial numbering scheme. Famous for mark knopflers sultans of swing recording this is a perfect amp for recording or small gig applications. Im not sure maybe an owner can confirm this one way or the other if im saying anything its that the brownface vibroverb borrowed essentially the tremolux circuit and added reverb. Discussion in amp input normal or bright started by viking inla, dec 18, 20. After downloading, the file may take a moment to open in the browser. I am looking at 3 amps a 1963 brown vibrolux, a 1965 super reverb and a 1968 super reverb.
We did as well before we got our blackface fender vibro champ in 2005. The nickname is a misnomer, as tweed is a coarse woollen fabric, often woven in a twill pattern. This model was the first to feature both vibrato and reverb, and was notably used by stevie ray vaughan. View all results for fender vibroverb at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. One of them was for a 6g16 brown vibroverb amp and since the customer had. We left the v1 open for more preamp gain and kept the v3 reverb driver v5 tremolo. Numbers on the speakers are as followed 10k5yh907, 456311,10k51, ab1763.
Oct 28, 2015 in this video, well take a look at an early 1961 brownface vibrolux 6g11. Even though the vibroverb was one of the rarest amps fender ever produced, they picked it because it was the first fender amp with reverb. The vibroverb started as a brownfaced 2x10 combo with reverb in 63. Reverb, vibroverb, vibratone, white, vintage, tweed, silverface, brownface. Otoh, the vibroverb s transformation to aa763 guise was more dramatic, altered from a 2 x 10 infinite baffle to a single 15 also in an infinite baffle.
I think you may be misrepresenting things a bit here. Sweetwater s sales engineers are regarded as the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the music industry, with extensive music backgrounds and intense training on the latest products and technologies. We have a huge schematics inventory, projects section and forum. Retrofitting the fender custom vibrolux reverb into a hiss free classic. This is the best wiring job i have personally seen in any point to point amp. A reproduction of the original fender brownface vibroverb style cabinet. These are invaluable reference tools if you are digging around inside of your vintage fender amplifier. A brief history of brownface era amplifiers introduced in 1959 and discontinued in 1963, the brownblonde era of fender amps was shortlived, but acquainted the american amp world with a number of new design features and prepared us all for the blackface era but well get to that a little later. Page 1 t h e s o u n t h a t c r e a t e s l e g e n d s 63 vibroverb owner s manual pn 037307 page 2 the vibroverb is unique in fender amplifier history by the implementation of its tone circuit.
Wiring harness sold separately, please see related items. Some believe it was his heavyhanded attack or the beatenwithlove strat with an alchemy all its own from a 63 body, 62 neck, and 59 pickups. Great cleans, deep reverb and a soft organic tremolo. Fender 63 vibroverb reissue 40watt 2x10 guitar reverb. Fender chose two amps as their first reissues, the 59 bassman and the 63 vibroverb.
Sep 28, 2015 1967 shelby gt500 barn find and appraisal that buyer uses to pay widow price revealed duration. Fender 64 vibroverb custom guitar combo amp music123. Vibroverb 6g16 schematic 6g16 chassis layout aa763 schematic. Fender custom shop 64 reissue vibroverb blackface amps.
The 1963 brownface vibroverb was also the first fender. Its a tragedy that don randall had other plans and convinced st. Yes, the reissue sounds more muffle both in person and on this video. Cream city music is one of the worlds finest gutar shops with selections including the vintage 1961 fender pro 40w 1x15 tube combo amp brownface. Amp was used by a friend in the band throwing muses, so it was cared for by an amp tech. We believe that this is the most complete, highest resolutio. Bluesrock guitarists have squabbled over the last quarter century about what contributed most to stevie ray vaughans colossal tone. Im hoping to get some high resolution pictures of an original 1963 build. All guitars sold receive a 35point inspection, ensuring an incredible playing experience. However, about a month ago, i suddenly went from lots of reverb to no reverb at all. The tremolo circuit in the 1963 vibroverb is much simpler than the harmonic. But while they represented a transitional phase in terms of cosmetics, layout, and. The reason for this no doubt is because stevie ray vaughan is famous for using them. They are available to offer you personalized product advice any time you need it.
Ive redrawn some others and have sent a message to a gentleman who claimed to have an original 1963 vibroverb. May 15, 2014 tube amplifiers home schematics fender schematics 63 vibroverb reissue 2x10 63 vibroverb reissue brownface 2x10. Used in fender vintage blonde, brownface, blackface, silverface and some early rivera designs. The brownface vv 6g16 amp kit this kit comes complete with everything you need to build the classic brown 6g16 210 vintage 1963.
Blackface overhaul silverface overhaul tweed service brownface service silverface bassman 50 overhaul blackface bassman. This is an alltube, completely handwired combo with a solid fingerjointed pine cabinet and a 15 speaker for a unique, throaty sound. A brief history of brownface era amplifiers mojotone. Brownface fender 63 vibroverb 6g16 clone mint reverb. For example this morning searching for fender 1962 finds a brownface princeton. In 1960, the super amp went through a major overhaul both in circuitry and cosmetics. The brownface run was fairly short, thus not very plentiful.
The vibroverb was only produced for two years, and remains an extremely soughtafter fender amp. Fractal audio is searching for a original fender vibroverb 1963 brownface for modeling. What can you tell me about the historical patent markings that appear on some of your products. Fender,schematics, amps, amplifiers, tubes, valves, bandmaster, bandmaster. Perhaps thats true, but the bedrock of his signature texas flood firepower was his two 1964 fender. The 5at fuse is correct for an export brownface vibroverb. So the vibrato lux is a brownface model rather than a blackface. Youll need schematics to implement some of these mods. Fender discontinued the brownface vibrolux amp in early 64, almost immediately replacing it with the vibrolux reverb. If its the 63 vibroverb reissue, it is 40 watts, 2x10 originally, reverb, bias vary trem, solid state rectified. Fender forums view topic tremoluxvibroluxvibroverb.
I has cloth wire, carbon comp resistors, sozo caps, mercury magnetics transformers, weber speakers. Cream city music is one of the worlds finest gutar shops with selections including the vintage 1963 fender vibroverb 35w 2x10 tube combo amp brownface. Fender amplifier schematics electronic components source. Vibroverb 1963 brownface fractal audio systems forum. Sporting 35 watts of power from two 6l6 tubes in a 2x10 configuration, these amps broke up fairly early compared to the bigger 6l6 fenders of the era thanks to their smaller speakers, output transformers, and power transformers. 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.
Stevie ray made the blackface version famous as he used it a lot. Brownface vibroverb clone discussion in ampscabs tech corner. This can be accomplished by reverting this amplifier back to the 63 vibroverb specification to the degree that this is practical. I managed to find one of these new back in 1991 with the 2 x 10 oxfords.
Prowess amplifiers offers resources for the guitar tube amplifier builder. Heres a collection of biasmodulating tremolo circuits which i use for retrofitting common classab guitar amplifiers, circuits which are mostly based around the high gain 12ax7 dual triode. Fender vibrolux reverb 35watt vintage blackface guitar combo. Fender schematics 63 vibroverb reissue 2x10 63 vibroverb reissue brownface 2x10. The only mod i made was to swap out the oxfords for jensens, made a huge difference in brighter tone.
Like the driver for the fender bassman tone stack, the cathode follower is dc. The brownface vibroverb is probably one of the rarest of all fender amps. The european schematic shows fuses for each of the secondaries of the power tranny, with the 5at specified for the heater circuit which accounted for the unlit pilotlamp bulb. Headstrong verbrovibe amp hand wired point to point. Would you agree that the brownface sits somewhere between the blackface and tweeds tone wise. Fractal audio is searching for a fender 1963 vibroverb.
Jun 16, 2016 1963 fender vibroverb brownface not a reissue original speakers. It uses 2 10 speakers which by 1964 had been replaced in the blackface version with one 15 speaker. Kept in top working order, speakers changed to pile drivers. The main gc website is searchable and i just ran a search every so often for terms like fender 1962 and fender 1961 and so on. Headstrong verbrovibe amp is a hand wired point to point replica clone of the 1963 brown fender vibroverb amp. Mods by mark moyer original notes in green additional notes by jason mclaren the general intent of these mods are to remove the inherent hiss.
The 150 watt legend and a 75 watt version they used in the vibroverb reissues. If it is true that the real 63 vibroverb schematic is 6g16. It would be nice to compile a complete, correct, legible schematic. Fender forums view topic vibroverb reissue just died. Shop the top brands at the best prices all while receiving free shipping. Schematics and layout diagrams here are hundreds of original fender schematics and layout diagrams, available for free viewing and download. Feb 02, 2020 why is no vibroverb 1963 brownface in axe fx3. The information contained herein is confidential and proprietary to fender musical instruments corp. More power and headroom than a deluxe but nice and light to carry around with a single 12. Fender amplifiers became established with the tweed series, wood cases covered in varnished cotton twill in the manner of suitcases of the era. Ordered a brownface vibroverb clone from frugal amps back in mid october.
Reb has a penchant for brownfaces ergo my reference to the 1 x 15 6g5 pro amp. This is a chicken pickin amps clone of a 1963 fender vibroverb amp made in 2010. The first cloth used was an offwhite fabric, followed by a horizontalstripe twotone pattern, and finally a. Whether you need to speak to consumer relations or simply want to drop us a line, this is your source. Hey guys, i have a 63 vibroverb reissue 2x10 brownface.
Perfect for amplifier circuit additions or modifications. I dont have this one on my workbench, but plan to build one. In late 64, the nonreverb vibrolux was discontinued and replaced by an allnew reverbequipped platform the aa864 vibrolux reverb combo, with a pair of 10s. Professional audio, hardware software, electric guitars, guitar amp, ukulele.
Custom vibrolux this is the model name for warranty claims service manual january 1995 important notice. Rightclick to save the file or leftclick to open from your browser. The treble control is tapped, meaning it responds more like an active tone control allowing. Jan 12, 2017 i purchased an all original brownface deluxe through guitar center, of all places. All high quality components throughout including carbon comp resistors, cloth wire, heyboer us made transformers, galvanized steel chassis, tad and sprague atom electrolytic caps, sbe orange drop coupling caps etc. Brownface vibroverb style guitar amplifier combo speaker cabinet. Original brownface, blonde shootout with 2008 gibson les paul r9 with a 1970s super distortion in the bridge guitar volume 5 simon karlsson plays an original 1963 fender stratocaster. Eminence also makes the big ben in the patriot series with a british tone and can handle 225 watts. Aa764 tube layout seen from behind, v1 is to the right side v2 12ax7 vibrato only on the vibro champ model you might wonder how a 10kg, 6 watt combo amp without reverb. Fender 64 vibroverb custom guitar amp operating instructions. The fender 64 vibroverb custom guitar combo amp is the 64 with hot rod modifications by amp doctor cesar diaz. The blackface vibroverb may be the most sought after fender amp of all time, right up there with the tweed bassman. Hello, i would like to price and then order a 1963 brownface vibroverb faceplate.
Headstrong amps version is a period correct clone or replica of this great brownface fender amplifier. Discussion in amp central station started by homesick345, feb 7, 2012. Fender amp heaven schematics tweed blackface brownface. The shell is made out of solid pine with hand made 14 finger joints. First, well demo the tone with a telecaster, then well check out the schematic and open her up to see what the guts. Need help with the reverb on my vibroverb discussion in amp. Fenders magical combinations where everything just clicked into harmonious accord the 40watt, tuberectified chassis and a single speaker with 177 square inches of radiating cone area. Custom vibrolux service manual studio sound electronics.
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