Played through a 1960 Vibrolux today

Will · Post by **Will** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:29 pm

Wow. It's not that it's an empirically great sound, it's just that the amp feels so natural. Very resonant and lively - the cleans were truly lush.

They had it priced at $2200 - not worth that much (to me) by a long shot, but it was interesting to hear what a lived in old tweed amp sounds like. It confirmed my plans to build a tweed Princeton clone.

Anyone else had any tweed experiences?

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:54 pm

'62 concert is my favorite fender amp ever. amazing bass response and cool vibrato.
not tweed, though.

Chicago Mike · Post by **Chicago Mike** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:55 pm

I play though a '59 Bassman LTD and I love it.

Before it, I played just about every Marshall with all sorts of cabs. The Bassman was the first time I every played something with a soul (if that makes sense). When you bend, you can just hear it all the way up and with a flick of the wrist vibrato just sings.

It's not without its own issues, as every amp but it's one trick is epic. The closest thing I had to it was a '70s Marshall JMP, but it wasn't as open and airy as the Bassman (open 4x10 I guess).

Anyway, I've got much love for the Bassman and all Fender tweeds to boot.

mewithoutus · Post by **mewithoutus** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:36 am

ive got a 59 bassman reissue. it rules.

my dream head is a fender tremolux, which is a vibrolux head. you dig?

Post by **Mike** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:47 am

I used a Custom Shop Vibrolux at a gig we played at yonks ago when we had to share backline. It belonged to a blues guitarist who was kind enough to lend it to me. It sounded really rather nice, I wasn't aware until later it was like Â£3000 amplifier. Did it sound good enough to justify the price tag? No. Did it make even a DS-2 sound good for my drive sound? Yes.