'59 Fender Vibrolux | Part 4 : Small Changes Make for Big Improvements

[@PsionicAudio]

I forgot to edit out the gap when I dropped my pick. ;)

[@BradsGuitarGarage]

Keep it raw, buddy. Otherwise you make me look bad. Lol.

[@meetthebacons]

I really enjoyed this series. I have a 59 Vibrolux 5f11. It's an amazing amp. Great to see you restore/repair it. Mine could use some safety updates/restoration. You have me thinking. Thanks for the videos!

[@bradfordlester17]

Serious "Cinnamon Girl" tones from this one!

[@seanlane8385]

Great series of videos on this Vibrolux repair. Why is the Tung Sol reissue 12AX7 bad for a cathode follower tone circuit? Thanks.

[@bradfordlester17]

What a great sounding amp, I love the tweed tone. The Trem is amazing!

[@davidtreaster4397]

“All thumbs” good one!

[@barneycartwright4107]

“It’s part of the tone man”, lol

[@matthewf1979]

It sounds great into that 2X12” cab. The single P10R/Q can sound good by itself, but it’s not my preference.

[@TheStimpy60]

My first electronics instructor in the USAF had a great technical explanation of gain in an amplifier- it makes big stuff out of little stuff

[@randyrich2039]

Very nice. Great job, great info. Thank you.

[@lowdownfender]

Bumpin’ on Sunset

[@BradsGuitarGarage]

All about dem gainz, mate. How much can you lift?

[@PsionicAudio]

Hmm. Two SVT heads. Or two Twins. I can't do the conversion - I don't know how many Champs that is.

[@weschilton]

@@PsionicAudio at least 20

[@BradsGuitarGarage]

@@PsionicAudio Good on ya, champion, that's about 10 champions.

[@ScottyBrockway]

"Overdrive" and "Distortion" and "Compression" is the result of gain when the circuit no longer has enough headroom in either the voltage or current of the power supply, or limitations of the tube, speaker or transformers necessary to prevent clipping and/or starvation. Crossover distortion of course is something else entirely. No amp is ever completely clean or linear, and is actually quite distorted and compressed measurement wise, but the human ear finds this pleasing. Phase distortion is another beast entirely as well, and part of the "magic" of tubes.

[@Splattle101]

Can't most of the nasties from the cathodyne be cured with a fat grid stopper?

[@retread1083]

These go to ̶e̶l̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ twelve ...

[@dennisflock3958]

The owner should invest in a 2x12 cab of their very own....

[@matthewf1979]

People typically buy old amps for the sound of an old amp as a whole.