Opinions....Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb

teleman1952 · April 10th, 2003, 11:53 PM

I will buying a new amp soon and have been looking at the Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb, but haven't played through one yet. What's the skinney on these amps?

Eldon · April 11th, 2003, 12:08 AM

I've had and used one for years and it's my favorite. I've had a lot of Fenders and others over the last 30+ years and I'll probably stick with this one. Some don't think it has enough headroom for clean and loud plaing, but I don't play that loud anymore so it works fine for me.

The Snowman · April 11th, 2003, 06:10 AM

I tried on a few times but I thought that it was alittle on the noisy side...soooo I opted fer thr DRRI...less headroom but I'm doing blues anyway and the less head room gives me better break up at lower volume and I don't really need any pedal unless I want to saturate a solo.....it still has a nice kinda clean sound but in blues...ya ain't clean anyway...even clean is dirty....don

cycler · April 11th, 2003, 07:37 AM

i have a 99 version with weber p190q speakers, sounds pretty good to me...they can be noisy, but, it seems most of the hiss can be remedied with a change of tubes...there is very detailed info on this amp at FDP, under the heading of vibrolux club...in the current amps section...

April 10th, 2003, 11:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
teleman1952 TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10	Opinions....Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb I will buying a new amp soon and have been looking at the Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb, but haven't played through one yet. What's the skinney on these amps?

April 11th, 2003, 12:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Eldon NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3	I've had and used one for years and it's my favorite. I've had a lot of Fenders and others over the last 30+ years and I'll probably stick with this one. Some don't think it has enough headroom for clean and loud plaing, but I don't play that loud anymore so it works fine for me. __________________ Deep Within My Heart Lies a Melody

April 11th, 2003, 06:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
The Snowman Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Philly Pa Posts: 763	I tried on a few times but I thought that it was alittle on the noisy side...soooo I opted fer thr DRRI...less headroom but I'm doing blues anyway and the less head room gives me better break up at lower volume and I don't really need any pedal unless I want to saturate a solo.....it still has a nice kinda clean sound but in blues...ya ain't clean anyway...even clean is dirty....don __________________ it ain't nuttin but the bluez....

April 11th, 2003, 07:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
cycler Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: new jersey Age: 58 Posts: 193	i have a 99 version with weber p190q speakers, sounds pretty good to me...they can be noisy, but, it seems most of the hiss can be remedied with a change of tubes...there is very detailed info on this amp at FDP, under the heading of vibrolux club...in the current amps section...