Fender vibrolux tube guitar amp Initial Test after 10 years in storage

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A nice fender Vibrolux shipped from PA. Owner got it for free! Looks like it was stored for a long time. Initial test, powered up! Replaced the power supply capacitors, fired it up, passes a signal! Wow! what a great find for this fellow. Still have work to do, however I believe this classic will soon be back in use. Great keeping these 60 year old amps performing. Part 2 will follow soon. Hope you enjoy! TD

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@ensaerodynamics8615 Год назад

Huge help for me on the Vibrolux I just bought. I see 3 Vibrolux videos so far. Awesome, Big Thanks!

@jenniferwhitewolf3784 5 лет назад

Mine cost me $40 and a used Dual 1009 turntable. ..traded for it in the winter of 68-69. Thank goodness mine is still in like-new mint condition, even 50 years later. ..and it still works perfectly. I keep expecting the 'lytics to go bad any time, and the blue signal caps to start leaking DC, but so far, its holding its own. These are fantastic little amps, worth every effort to restore. During their run in the 1960s, they were fitted with either Oxford or Jensen 10" drivers. Mine has one each, the choice of the first owner.. he had the original retailer swap in one of each for the best highs and lows.

@gerthalberg9735 5 лет назад

Hi Terry - just thougth of a top tip - next time the chassis is binding, turn the amp upside down before sliding out the chassis.

@Barabyk 5 лет назад

Gert Halberg thats right. Sometimes the shielding mesh on top of the case blocks the chassis.

@tomk1tl 5 лет назад

WOW, what a deal...."FREE"................I'm drooling over this amp. Always wanted one but settled for a Fender Deluxe !

@SteveReevesvlogs 5 лет назад

Date codes suggest made in 65. Cool Amp. Thanks for the close ups of part numbers and date codes it makes watching even more fun.

@jeffmitchell9214 5 лет назад

Another Video Home Run ! Outstanding.. Thanks Terry.

@Starcrunch72 5 лет назад

Always a treat opening up an un-molested amp

@rockettcrawford890 5 лет назад

Enjoying another D-Lab amp video. Looking forward to part 2.

@fenderlead1 5 лет назад

Flip the amplifier on its side with the power transformer side down makes it much easier to slide the chassis out without damaging the faceplate or the grill cloth. I’ve opened dozens of these apps and I’ve never had and issue when I flip it on the side.

@goboslament5535 5 лет назад

I did this same repair to a Vibrolux a few months ago. Quick and easy. I was just as lucky that there were no other issues with it. Good stuff.

@josephtravers777 4 года назад

Hey Terry! Love your work! Always love these old amp restorations.

@johnpick8336 5 лет назад

Have an extra glass for posting this beauty Terry !

@SwanseaTitanFan 5 лет назад

Nailed it again Terry. I look forward to the next instalment.

@83roadstar 5 лет назад

Great amp for free, with basic maintenance repairs! Sweet!

@Finom1 5 лет назад

You are just amazing. Thank you for all your educational videos!!!

@Tonetwisters 4 года назад

Excellent!! These are great amps!

@joelaughlin5532 5 лет назад

Great job! Fun to watch your videos! Bring mom to Lubbock, we’ll buy you both a great bottle of local wine, n some great bbq!

@russellesimonetta3835 5 лет назад

Dream find! Great amp!

@lounagy5680 5 лет назад

Great job Terry! Very informative.

@randydueck889 5 лет назад

Damn, I wish the vintage Fender Vibrolux fairy would comp me one of those bad boys!

@Tonetwisters 4 года назад

I'll get in THAT line, SIR!

@thevizzzar7959 4 года назад

я бы не отказался от такой находки !!!

@ericheder777 5 лет назад

WGS g10c's that's what I got in my 73VR. Great speakers, great price, the best amps.....

@johnmccabe7645 5 лет назад

Great and how exciting! The knob set screws were clearly visible at "10" on the knob, a clue to dating this amp pre-CBS. Is the owner entertaining offers?

@martinhill4463 5 лет назад

What happened with the house next door? Are you still interested in it?

@hestheMaster 5 лет назад

Couldn't beat the price! Some people have all the luck!🍷

@Tonetwisters 4 года назад

I thinks he was just holding his mouth just right ... like in fishin' ...

@michaelinglis8516 5 лет назад

Excellent, ideal scenario!

@richysradioroom 5 лет назад

I had a Fender Baseman Amp given to me for payment for restoring a Swan 500c. Years later I sold it to a music shop and got a TON of money for the speakers alone.

@thecappy Год назад

I’m from PA and just got one of these(not free) would love to send it to you but shipping would be insane now.

@billbaxter2914 5 лет назад

Always enjoy your videos. Have you tried a good Bourbon, or are you strictly a wine drinker. Keep up the great videos

@tracyc7813 5 лет назад

I have a pair of Fender 10" speakers out of a 95 Princeton Chorus that I will probably never use again if the owner is interested. Otherwise I highly recommend Eminence Ragin Cajuns. :o)

@TroyPosey 5 лет назад

I highly recommend the WGS (Warehouse Guitar Speakers) Veteran 30 speakers. Been using them for about 3 years now (back when they were half what they cost now). I have a V30 12" 8 ohm in a Fender Princeton 65 1x12, and it changed the WHOLE sound of the amp. With the original Fender Blue Label speaker, it was very thin and high pitched, and quite frankly the amp sounded like shit. After the WGS V30 speaker upgrade, it has a much more full and rich sound, with more bass and mids. Now it sounds like an amp should. I highly recommend giving those WGS speakers a try. Personally, I think the Veteran 30 sounds better than the Vintage 30 that it was modeled after. I think WGS improved on the Celestion V30 sound. And I love the Celestions, the V30 is what my Blackstar Pro series cab has in it.

@matthewf1979 5 лет назад

Some Eminence GA-10 SC64’s would be perfect replacement speakers. Great price too!

@hestheMaster 5 лет назад

On back order at Antique Electronic Supply.

@gerrydahl1176 5 лет назад

Hi Terry, love your videos, entertaining and educational! Question on the Fender AB165 Bassman, is that a bias circuit in it, or it it a different type of tube adjustment pot? It states to "adjust for minimum hum when replacing the 6L6 tubes". After watching our videos, this does not look like a bias circuit. Can you explain? Thanks.

@silasfatchett7380 5 лет назад

It allows the bias on one tube to be adjusted to match its plate current to that of the other tube, so that equal ripple (hum) currents in both halves of the OPT cancel.

@gaylen8467 5 лет назад

Great Amp, Great video.

@daveanderson5680 5 лет назад

Great job except you began with a vintage Fender ROOKIE mistake. It’s usually the heat shield above the chassis that gets hung up on the face plate when trying to remove Fender chassis....hence you see all the bent/distorted face plates on old Fender amps. You can avoid bending faceplates by using a putty knife to reach in from the amps front and hold the heat shield UP when sliding the chassis back.

@jpalberthoward9 5 лет назад

Yes Yes Yes! And while the chassis is out, you can also very gently tap those staples down flush, and it's the last time anybody ever has to worry about it.

@johnsimms3957 5 лет назад

I like how filter caps have become smaller.

@freecitizen2760 4 года назад

How do you remove the power cord without destroying that strain relief, black plastic holder?

@umajunkcollector 5 лет назад

that'll make somebody a happy camper

@raulconve6841 5 лет назад

Excellent job Terry! Just a question. Where do you buy the F&T's HV caps downthere in the States? Kind regards from Mexico amigo!!!

@Starcrunch72 5 лет назад

Antique Electronic Supply

@raulconve6841 5 лет назад

@@Starcrunch72 Thxs! I'll keep in mind.

@barbmelle3136 5 лет назад

From Leo: as you have demonstrated, the best repairs are on equipment where no hacker has had his hands in the circuitry before you. I hate to get a job where someone with no workmanship skills has gone in and made a mess of things before it comes to me.

@TroyPosey 5 лет назад

Damn, I wish someone would give me a free vintage Fender Blackface amp... Even in that condition and missing speakers... Can't beat that deal.

@Starcrunch72 5 лет назад

True, Free.99 can't be beat, but I traded a guy a new Black Widow 15 for a 67 blackface bassman...so I got close

@TroyPosey 5 лет назад

@@Starcrunch72 Uhhhh, yeah, I'd say you didn't do too bad.

@Barabyk 5 лет назад

I got 64 Tremolux for the cost of the power transformer, not bad either.

@TroyPosey 5 лет назад

@Barabyk - Yeah, that’s not bad either.