![]() It was loaded with one Weber 10A150 and one Jensen C10q delivering together a decent, loud clean sound and with firm lows. We would like to talk about one very cool BF Vibrolux we came over in 2010. In addition to that we’ll present some other tricks how to make it smaller, bigger, cleaner, darker, brighter, firmer or looser. Speakers, tubes and caps needs to be replaced and these will affect the tone a lot. Out of the box the silverfaces and blackfaces will fit many occasions and are therefore not widely discussed in terms of serious mods like, for instance, the Princeton Reverb. Still, they are vintage amps requiring service and maintenance. A stock VR offers a wide range of tonal possibilities and can be both big and small with just a few minor tricks. The Vibrolux Reverb has become a very popular amp since The ToneQuest Report published the article “ Under 40 Watt of Whoop Ass“, awarding the VR as the most preferred low wattage Fender amp. Like all silverface amps, the Vibrolux Reverb was modified in the CBS periods to increase the clean headroom. The 12″s are fuller, warmer, looser in the low end while having more mids and a more three-dimensional tonal spread. 10″s provide a more scooped, responsive, punchy and sparkling sound than 12 inch speakers. The Vibrolux is quite similar to the Pro Reverb 2×12″ except for the smaller speakers, output transformer and power transformer. Its strength lies in the sweetness and early breakup caused by the smaller transformers than the Super Reverb, Vibroverb and Pro Reverb. The 35w blackface Vibrolux Reverb (VR) is the smallest member of the blackface/silverface 6L6 Fender amp family. V4 12ax7 = 1/2 Reverb recovery and 1/2 gain stage for vibrato channel.1978 – 1982 silverface circuits with push/pull volume boostīlackface model tube layout (Seen from behind, V1 is to the right side). ![]()
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