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Post subject: 63 Vibroverb Reissue
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:14 pm
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Just bought a beautiful 63 Vibroverb reissue. All original. The speaker cloth needs replacing but everything else is good accept reverb foot switch does not work. Reverb works fine. Any thoughts?


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Post subject: Re: 63 Vibroverb Reissue
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:23 pm
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Post subject: Re: 63 Vibroverb Reissue
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:52 pm
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Cool amp(s) FXA!

Is the foot switch the correct two-button with the correct cable? The foot switch should have two switches, each simply grounds the reverb and/or tremolo to disable either. The cable should be a "stereo" cable with a tip, ring and sleeve, and the switches can be checked with an ohm meter. From sleeve to ring is one switch, and from sleeve to tip is the other switch. When switch is pushed you should read 0 ohms, and when pushed again should read infinte ohms (OL). If reverb and tremolo both work on the amp, and the switch doesn't disable them when pushed, I would suspect the switch, cable or the jack. :idea:

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Post subject: Re: 63 Vibroverb Reissue
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:06 pm
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It is the correct foot switch. I will check the meter.

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Post subject: Re: 63 Vibroverb Reissue
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:15 pm
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The footswitch is the standard re-issue blackface type that Fender ships with their '65 re-issues. If your switch(es) are bad, you can find quality replacements from The Parts Guru (about six bucks for a pair) via their Ebay store. Or you can replace the entire assembly for around $35 or so.

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