Great amp. I got one of these recently and I absolutely love it! Beautiful clean tones and what you'd expect from a Fender amp. It is also punchy at volume, bur despite that it plays nicely at lower volumes with drive pedals too. I can't rave enough about this amp especially given that I play my 1973 fender telecaster custom through it and it sounds like liquid crystal. Nice demo too Big Music Shop. Keep us posted on new fender products. Thanks.
My father who has sadly recently passed had this amp. It is now in my possession an I play it with a 1962 fender Jap strat Reissue my god it's got such a ballsy sound yet lovely clarity that's not in your face Jesus Christ is it loud though ! 😂👍😆
I like these, but I think that the HD DeVille ML at $100 less is the best current production model Fender makes outside of the ridiculously priced Vibro King. Yes, the DeVille ML is loud at 60-watts, but you can substitute JJ 6V6's for the 6L6's and cut the power to a club perfect 30-watts while still being able to use the 6L6's for outdoor gigs.
Keep your Hot Rod amps. I don’t care who loves or swears by those amps - they are made cheaply and their tone is hideous. Absolutely no comparison! Gimme that ‘68 Vibrolux Reverb any day every day. A vastly superior amp and with the Bassman tone stack it can’t be beat. Looks better, sounds far better, built better, is a better priced, classier amp in every way.
I think thats mostly because he was on the bassman channel which have always had that fizzy harshness when you crank them. The vibrolux breakup is much smoother.
they are two different animals..i have a 66 vibrolux reverb and a 66 deluxe reverb...and they are totally different..you need to try each out yourself and decide.
How much louder does the amp get as you turn it from 3 --> 6 --> 10. It sounds like it's very non linear, rather it breaks up quickly without getting extremely loud in decibels. Would you say this is true?
A vibrolux on 6 is PRETTY LOUD, I believe they have done some kind of mixing here in this video to keep the volume consistent. Notice there's not even much difference between 3 and 10 in this video, no way that's accurate.
Forgive me for the seemingly stupid question, but can you technically have 4 pedal chains through this amp on each input, with an ABCD pedal to switch between them?
If you want more punchy, clear, tightness, and sparkle the Vibroux. If you care to have more bass and sooner break up a.k.a. you prefer grit over clean tone get the deluxe
@@irhymeswithpie Exactly right. If you ALWAYS play with a fair amount of fuzz/distortion, you'll like the Deluxe Reverb better. But, then you'll struggle to ever get that to sound "shimmery." If you play different kinds of music, the Vibrolux is more versatile. They're both absolutely fantastic amps, and better as you learn how to use them. I have owned a DR and loved it. But I play diverse music styles so the Vibrolux is the one for me. On both the reissues, that thing they did with a Bassman channel and a clean channel is just great, They cost about the same, weigh the same and are almost exactly the same size. And there's a lot of overlap in their range of sounds.. You almost can't go wrong.
Yep. Most people don't realize that with a tube amp, doubling the wattage only gets you 3 decibels of volume. So a 75 watt amp is only 3dB louder than this. Wattage is only important in regards to headroom.
Wattage is important in terms of headroom, but it is equally important also in terms of dB. A 22 watt amp will not be as loud and heard when cranked as compared to a 35, 50 Watt or 100watt. Also, a 1x10 will not move as much air outdoors as a 1x12 or 2x10, 2x12, and it is in these situations that you will notice how significantly ""louder"" an amp with a slightly higher wattage ( 22 vs 35, or 22 vs 50watts) really is.
@@Beizeiten78 Yes this is plenty loud enough for a band in any bar -type venue without need ing to run it through a PA. You might still want to do thatwith itGretsch semi hollow. Beautiful, luscious and growling. I play a little jazz, blues and hard + prog rock. I can always get it to sound perfect without pedals all over the floor. Not the perfect amp for speed metal, etc.
Finally someone who brings the volume past 4.
Finally a review cranking it up !
Great amp. I got one of these recently and I absolutely love it! Beautiful clean tones and what you'd expect from a Fender amp. It is also punchy at volume, bur despite that it plays nicely at lower volumes with drive pedals too. I can't rave enough about this amp especially given that I play my 1973 fender telecaster custom through it and it sounds like liquid crystal. Nice demo too Big Music Shop. Keep us posted on new fender products. Thanks.
I didn't know the Vibrolux had two tens. That makes me want it now!
I just bought one of those Vibrolux. The reverb is so sweet. And the amp has nothing but tone tone tone...
OMG how's the Tinnitus Mate!?
My father who has sadly recently passed had this amp. It is now in my possession an I play it with a 1962 fender Jap strat Reissue my god it's got such a ballsy sound yet lovely clarity that's not in your face Jesus Christ is it loud though ! 😂👍😆
Great playing and tone!
Got to love it
I like these, but I think that the HD DeVille ML at $100 less is the best current production model Fender makes outside of the ridiculously priced Vibro King. Yes, the DeVille ML is loud at 60-watts, but you can substitute JJ 6V6's for the 6L6's and cut the power to a club perfect 30-watts while still being able to use the 6L6's for outdoor gigs.
Keep your Hot Rod amps. I don’t care who loves or swears by those amps - they are made cheaply and their tone is hideous. Absolutely no comparison! Gimme that ‘68 Vibrolux Reverb any day every day. A vastly superior amp and with the Bassman tone stack it can’t be beat. Looks better, sounds far better, built better, is a better priced, classier amp in every way.
@@killereverb3928Hyperbole much?
This amp is not harsh/fizzy like it sounds in this demo, which in my opinion, misrepresents the tone of the amp.
Source: Me, I own one.
+Tim Vann Would you pick this over a Fender Deluxe?
I think thats mostly because he was on the bassman channel which have always had that fizzy harshness when you crank them. The vibrolux breakup is much smoother.
they are two different animals..i have a 66 vibrolux reverb and a 66 deluxe reverb...and they are totally different..you need to try each out yourself and decide.
BS. Bassman channel sounds amazing. Punchy and the best add on feature Fender has put out in a long time!
How much louder does the amp get as you turn it from 3 --> 6 --> 10. It sounds like it's very non linear, rather it breaks up quickly without getting extremely loud in decibels. Would you say this is true?
+Jared Holton Yes
A vibrolux on 6 is PRETTY LOUD, I believe they have done some kind of mixing here in this video to keep the volume consistent. Notice there's not even much difference between 3 and 10 in this video, no way that's accurate.
Agreed, I play a Fender Super Sonic 22 and it's way louder than bedroom levels on 1.5-2
+MrHistorymakers thats because TH-cam compresses the audio signal so much it is hard to tell volume increases.
Forgive me for the seemingly stupid question, but can you technically have 4 pedal chains through this amp on each input, with an ABCD pedal to switch between them?
You can, but two is optimal. The inputs are only a 0 and -6db for each channel, so two of your chains would only get a little drop in the preamp gain.
Does this breakup earlier than the deluxe reverb reissue?
Later due to 6L6's...
So, Fender 68 Vibrolux Reverb Reissue or Fender 68 Deluxe Reverb Reissue?
If you want more punchy, clear, tightness, and sparkle the Vibroux. If you care to have more bass and sooner break up a.k.a. you prefer grit over clean tone get the deluxe
the Vibrolux sounds richer and more expensive to me..
@@irhymeswithpie Exactly right. If you ALWAYS play with a fair amount of fuzz/distortion, you'll like the Deluxe Reverb better. But, then you'll struggle to ever get that to sound "shimmery." If you play different kinds of music, the Vibrolux is more versatile. They're both absolutely fantastic amps, and better as you learn how to use them. I have owned a DR and loved it. But I play diverse music styles so the Vibrolux is the one for me. On both the reissues, that thing they did with a Bassman channel and a clean channel is just great, They cost about the same, weigh the same and are almost exactly the same size. And there's a lot of overlap in their range of sounds.. You almost can't go wrong.
Nice demo!! very helpful.
Does it sound over drums or bass in a gig situation?
Yep. Most people don't realize that with a tube amp, doubling the wattage only gets you 3 decibels of volume. So a 75 watt amp is only 3dB louder than this. Wattage is only important in regards to headroom.
Wattage is important in terms of headroom, but it is equally important also in terms of dB. A 22 watt amp will not be as loud and heard when cranked as compared to a 35, 50 Watt or 100watt. Also, a 1x10 will not move as much air outdoors as a 1x12 or 2x10, 2x12, and it is in these situations that you will notice how significantly ""louder"" an amp with a slightly higher wattage ( 22 vs 35, or 22 vs 50watts) really is.
@@Beizeiten78 Yes this is plenty loud enough for a band in any bar -type venue without need ing to run it through a PA. You might still want to do thatwith itGretsch semi hollow. Beautiful, luscious and growling. I play a little jazz, blues and hard + prog rock. I can always get it to sound perfect without pedals all over the floor. Not the perfect amp for speed metal, etc.
Oh yeah.
you should have crank up the reverb to here what that sounds like.
HERMOSO AMPLI.
you could have gotten a real pedal.
Loop channel one into ch.2
notta bad demo.
wow, how can you take good sounding amp and make it sound like shit?
jeez the fender drive pedal sounds dreadful
Scamp Thelazycat yeah, it really does! It's crazy bad
Why does this salesman keep saying he has humbuckers in an "American Strat"? Don't want to be a prick, but know 'yer product, dude.
Pretty obvious it’s a Strat with a humbucker. Know what you talking about before you make stupid comments