Thanks, CurlyCurly said:
I've looked into them B4. (Club owners get pissed when
the_Chris said:
I love it! I was looking for a Fender amp for a while, and I really liked the sound of the Hot Rod Deville's clean channel, but I didn't like the dirty channel. I also really liked the '65 Super Reverb reissue, but with only one channel that seemed impossible to overdrive without deafening yourself and no effects loop it wasn't flexible enough. Although the Vibro King is one channel, it's very responsive, and it's got that great Fender tube amp compression that lets you get a lot of sustain without fuzz. Plus, it's got that cool reverb and an effects loop. I also found out an excellent trick, that if you turn the volume to 10 and the 3 EQ controls to 0, then roll them up just a little, you get overdriven tube amp distortion. In this way, it can work like a master volume amp, great overdrive at a reasonable volume. Or, with the EQ up, it can get loud and stay clean. I would also rather have one great sounding channel than 2 so-so ones or an amp with one great and one lousy. That's what overdrive pedals are for! I also really like that it's PTP construction. That's how all the old ones were made, and so many of 'em still sound and work great. I figure if I take care of it, it'll last a long, long time. The guys in my band think it sounds about 100 times better than my Mark IV. I got a good deal on it too, it was a blem model from www.zzounds.com, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. I can't find a single reason why it was listed as a blem (well, it did ship with the wrong footswitch, but they sent me a brand new correct one), but for $500 off, I won't complain!Stratcat said:
MikeRocker said:I love it! I was looking for a Fender amp for a while, and I really liked the sound of the Hot Rod Deville's clean channel, but I didn't like the dirty channel. I also really liked the '65 Super Reverb reissue, but with only one channel that seemed impossible to overdrive without deafening yourself and no effects loop it wasn't flexible enough. Although the Vibro King is one channel, it's very responsive, and it's got that great Fender tube amp compression that lets you get a lot of sustain without fuzz. Plus, it's got that cool reverb and an effects loop. I also found out an excellent trick, that if you turn the volume to 10 and the 3 EQ controls to 0, then roll them up just a little, you get overdriven tube amp distortion. In this way, it can work like a master volume amp, great overdrive at a reasonable volume. Or, with the EQ up, it can get loud and stay clean. I would also rather have one great sounding channel than 2 so-so ones or an amp with one great and one lousy. That's what overdrive pedals are for! I also really like that it's PTP construction. That's how all the old ones were made, and so many of 'em still sound and work great. I figure if I take care of it, it'll last a long, long time. The guys in my band think it sounds about 100 times better than my Mark IV. I got a good deal on it too, it was a blem model from www.zzounds.com, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. I can't find a single reason why it was listed as a blem (well, it did ship with the wrong footswitch, but they sent me a brand new correct one), but for $500 off, I won't complain!
I highly recommend it! They are hard to come by in person, the big chains (like GC) don't seem to carry them (not enough room on the floor with all the $159 Squier Strat + amp and DJ specials I guess). I live in Hollywood, and I still couldn't find a new one in stock anywhere! Keep an eye on sites like www.zzounds.com (I don't have any connection to them, I just got a great deal). They were selling two "blem" models when I got mine (I got the second) for significant savings, and as I said, mine is perfect. I was prepared for a big gash in the side or something, but what convinced me to try it was that I could send it back if it was damaged or even if I just didn't like it. Check out The Club: http://www.fenderforum.com/forum.html?db=&topic_number=215981&lastpost=2005-03-1316:25:53Stratcat said:
