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Post subject: Need helping dating a blackface vibro champ
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:59 pm
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Hi. Wonder if someone could help me in dating a blackface vibro champ I recently acquired. It seems to be completely stock with no mods but I could be wrong. Based on online searches I believe it may be an ‘81. It has the black face panel with just ‘vibro champ’ on the right side. No ‘amp’ written below that. The transformers are stamped EIA606-112. The speaker looks to be original with the numbers 023044, 8CJE-1and 465115. The odd thing is that the back of the amp is stamped with an A849282 serial number, which from what I’ve managed to turn up makes it a ‘76? But am I correct in saying they only made silver face amps in ‘76? Other 81’s I’ve found all have an F serial number. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Post subject: Re: Need helping dating a blackface vibro champ
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:55 am
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E606-112 = 1961, 1971, 1981,1991
Not 1971 if it is a blackface

Chassis serial number starting by A is a 1990 amp

http://www.svvintageamps.com/dating.php

Pictures will help


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Post subject: Re: Need helping dating a blackface vibro champ
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:36 pm
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In the 1980s some of Fender amp line went back to a "blackface" look.

https://reverb.com/au/item/4097227-fend ... -blackface


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Post subject: Re: Need helping dating a blackface vibro champ
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:02 pm
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Yes that’s what has me thinking this is an early 80’s model. Near as I can figure they must’ve been using up the left over silverface amps stamped with an A serial number in the first of the blackface 80’s models. Thanks!


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