Vibrolux silver face or black face ?????? 1979/1980

hmx1 · February 7th, 2006, 11:48 AM

Hi Guy's,
I did score a 1979/1980 vibrolux this weekend and now I have a question for you. It has silver speaker cloth or grill cloth and a black control panel. What does that make it a silver face or black face?
I haven't recieved it yet so can't answer allot of tecnicial questions.
I did hear from one of you guy's that this was the last year before a change but what does that mean? Change from what to what?
I do have transformer #'s and a serial #
Thanks to all who have ansered my "best blues amp" questions.
I am always amazed at the tecnical knowledge available on this site, you guy's are great, thanks again.
DR

Tim Swartz · February 7th, 2006, 12:53 PM

BF amps are typically thought of as those made between '63 and '67, however, they did change the cosmetics of some siliver face amps around 1980 to have the BF era look. I've seen Twin Reverbs, Vibrolux Reverbs, Pro Reverbs and Vibro Champs like this and there may have been others.

Dacious · February 7th, 2006, 07:18 PM

Read all about it here:

http://www.ampwares.com/ffg/vibrolux_reverb_sf.html

Tremo · February 7th, 2006, 07:26 PM

Blackface in cosmetics only. It's pure late SF on the insides.

February 7th, 2006, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
hmx1 TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 43	Vibrolux silver face or black face ?????? 1979/1980 Hi Guy's, I did score a 1979/1980 vibrolux this weekend and now I have a question for you. It has silver speaker cloth or grill cloth and a black control panel. What does that make it a silver face or black face? I haven't recieved it yet so can't answer allot of tecnicial questions. I did hear from one of you guy's that this was the last year before a change but what does that mean? Change from what to what? I do have transformer #'s and a serial # Thanks to all who have ansered my "best blues amp" questions. I am always amazed at the tecnical knowledge available on this site, you guy's are great, thanks again. DR __________________ Blues Power, Can you dig it

February 7th, 2006, 12:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tim Swartz Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan - Tweenst the Great Lakes Posts: 1,904	BF amps are typically thought of as those made between '63 and '67, however, they did change the cosmetics of some siliver face amps around 1980 to have the BF era look. I've seen Twin Reverbs, Vibrolux Reverbs, Pro Reverbs and Vibro Champs like this and there may have been others. __________________

February 7th, 2006, 07:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dacious Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Godzone Posts: 2,623 35 Photos	Read all about it here: http://www.ampwares.com/ffg/vibrolux_reverb_sf.html __________________ My other Telecaster is a Thinline The Tele Bible, Ch 1, v 10 Love thy Telecaster, covet not thy neighbour's Strat!

February 7th, 2006, 07:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tremo Banned Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Silicon Valley, CA, USA Posts: 3,803	Blackface in cosmetics only. It's pure late SF on the insides.