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Gabriel · . Joined: 11 Apr 2010 Posts: 3168 Location: NYC

Over the past week I've been doing a lot of buying and selling. Basically I felt like there a few things I wanted to overhaul in my rig. Luckily after selling off a bunch of things and some clever buying it looks like I'll have a whole new pedal setup (thread to follow) and this new amplifier.

So basically I've always loved the Fender clean sound, and in an ideal world I'd use a twin, however they weigh a lot and I don't drive so that's not a particularly good combination. So I'd been on the lookout for a smaller alternative. I'd been using a Rivera Chubster for the past few years which had the right amount of headroom and did sound good, but it wasn't quite there.

Last week I saw this amp pop up on ebay. The form factor is perfect for me and it's also a little lower wattage than the Rivera which is useful for gigging.

So now I'm the proud owner of a 1976 Fender Vibrolux Reverb

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Brandon W · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 2:54 pm Post subject:

i also like the fender clean tone.. nice score bro
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George · . Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 20945 Location: UK

looks fantastic and having that onstage will grab peoples eyes (and ears) for sure. be excited to see your pedals too. i've had a bit of an overhaul myself!

stewart · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 4:50 pm Post subject:

Lovely, well done
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gusman2x · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 4:59 pm Post subject:

Congratz man i have the same amp, from the same year too i beieve.
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Gabriel · . Joined: 11 Apr 2010 Posts: 3168 Location: NYC

Cheers guys, this thing sounds great. It's got a couple of little issues that are to be expected of a vintage amp, so I'll take it in to my amp tech at some point this summer to get it serviced. I'm really happy with this amp though!
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bulletbill · . Joined: 10 Nov 2015 Posts: 11 Location: Birmingham UK

That there is my dream amp. Have fun with it!

lorez · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:38 pm Post subject:

Nice score!
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benecol · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:53 pm Post subject:

I've got my eye on one of those as well, funnily enough.

Thomas · . Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3305 Location: Glasgow, UK

Lovely purchase. Did you get it for a good price? I have no clue how much these things are worth.

Gabriel · . Joined: 11 Apr 2010 Posts: 3168 Location: NYC

Thomas · . Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3305 Location: Glasgow, UK

Very nice. I'll look forward to your demo

bulletbill · . Joined: 10 Nov 2015 Posts: 11 Location: Birmingham UK

robrtnickerson · . Joined: 20 Sep 2009 Posts: 193 Location: Kansas USA

I have a '74. It really is an awesome amp. I can only assume that it will work nicely as a jazz amp, but I know it works well as a "turn it all the way up" amp.

singlepup · . Joined: 10 Dec 2010 Posts: 4150 Location: San Diego

Amazing. Just my style.

I would baby it. My main amp used to be an '84 Fender Concert and it blew up on me twice. I'm a Fender Reissue guy now.

NickS · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 11:41 am Post subject:

Just waiting for Thomas to pick up one with a blown fuse for £50...

Gabriel · . Joined: 11 Apr 2010 Posts: 3168 Location: NYC

Thomas · . Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3305 Location: Glasgow, UK

To be fair most of the deals I find are from people who buy stuff not knowing what it is or if it works (probably from car boots etc so usually it doesn't). It usually turns out to not power up or has other issues. Luckily I'm quite handy so I tend to be able to fix most stuff. Most times when people look into the cost of having a Synth or whatever serviced/fixed they decide it's not worth the bother for the sake of making ten quid or something.

Amp deals tend to be few and far between these days tho.