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Post subject: vintage vibrolux dating??
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 1:57 pm
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Hello all, I am new to the forums and it's good to be here. I have purchased a vobrolux and I am having a hard time pinning down the date partially due to bad info and conflicting information....maybe someone here can help....here it goes....the transformer is 606-2-22 indicating that it was built in the 22 week of 1962. I have been told to add 6 to 9 mos. onto that due to stock, availability and build date. The face has fender electronic instruments on it which definately dates it to either a 63 or 64 (pre- cbs) since they started printing fender musical instruments in 1965. On the back it has a 1963 patent on it but what is giving me the headache is that the head housing (proper term??) has a stamp on it which reads something like A24023, not quite sure, would have to look at it again which puts it in the 1970's which is contrary to all the other dating.....so, any input would be a great help....will post pics as soon as i get home

thanks for your time......josh


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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:08 pm
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Should have a tube chart inside like this. If so what are the two letters on the chart. Image ............. 8) Mike

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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:18 pm
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Any Fender combo amp built in the 22nd week of 1962 (except for the Twin Amp) will have a brown control panel, brown cupcake knobs, brown Tolex, and either oxblood or wheatstraw grill cloth. The Vibrolux of this era featured a single 12-inch speaker and the tube chart inside the cabinet will indicate "Model 6G11" if the amp is truly from 1962.

This is a documentable Vibrolux from 1962......

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(photos shamelessly purloined from an Ebay listing)

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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:42 pm
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thanks, but it seems that the previous owner had the amp tolex re-done and it looks like they put another tube diagram on because the stamp is missing and the chart looks in too good of condition to be the original but the chart does state it's a AA864 designating it as a possible 64 since that was the first year they made the vibrolux reverb. And the fender electric instruments is on the lower right hand corner of the face of the amp which they quit doing in 1965 when CBS bought out fender....hence the change to fender musical instruments......_IF I have my facts correct.....all the potentiometers and the transformer are 1962..... I will post pics asap which will help......... thank you.....the question I have is what year did they go from the blackface to the silverface?? lots of debate there too....

Just trying to properly educate myself.......thanks for your time....josh


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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:05 pm
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Let's see the pics, please.

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