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Exactly how a good vintage amp should be - the bits that need replacing already done to a high standard, and the rest left alone.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
I have the Fender Reissue, for about 6 years now. I guess it cannot really be compared to an original but the same sort of adjectives about the sound apply. I especially enjoy to hear someone else playing it as I can simply enjoy the sound. I had mine serviced and put in RCA valves in it, and anywhere I take it someone asks if it's for sale
I had a Princeton Reverb reissue before it and have since bought a 5e3 tweed deluxe clone. Compared to the Princeton it's warmer, fatter sound overall, which helps at low volume, it seems to sound nicer at lower volume than the princeton. It doesn't have that same blackface eq, I liked that on the princeton. The reverb was drippier and surfier on the princeton, but this one is nice too, more spacey. Tremolo is great but I prefered it on the Princeton, maybe the fact that mine has a solid state rectifier has something to do with it? Mine doesn't get very dirty and is totally clean compared to the 5e3. the VVRI takes pedals well but I prefer mine for mostly clean playing, and the 5e3 for dirtier stuff.
I have been tempted to sell it for a Princeton Reverb again, since i don't need to extra volume but always change my mind based on the rarity, even the reissues are rare. Jeff Buckley and Gary Moore both used a VVRI on recording, anyone else famous?
I guess the fact that the real Vibroverb was made in such limited numbers and only for a year means it's just as rare to hear it on recordings, so I wouldn't know any classic 1963 recorded Vibroverb tones.
Anyway, enjoy your amp, the sounds coming out of those speakers can probably not be improved upon, and if you ever decide to sell it, you're sure to get what you paid for it at least. On lastly, you are a member of a very rare and exclusive club!
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
He does apparently have a Vibroverb (original) too, but didn't get that until much later, after Dire Straits.
https://www.mk-guitar.com/2011/05/31/mark-knopfler-brown-fender-vibrolux-vs-fender-vibroverb/
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Sorry, this might be something of a thread hijack - apologies in advance. Not sure if you're referring to the live or studio version of this song.
The Comminique sessions were recorded in the Bahamas and I read somewhere that for logisitcal reasons DS didn't take any amps to the studio and had intended to use the studio's amps, but they were a bit crap so ended up using amps from Robert Palmer's band. In fact, this is an excerpt lifted from the very site above - so I did read it somewhere lol:
"In the Dire Straits book by Michael Oldfield book we find a hint that the band “were borrowing Robert’s [Robert Palmer] amps because all the studio ones were useless”. It makes sense that the band took their instruments over to Nassau, Bahamas, but not their own amps [live Knopfler played the Music Man 212 HD-130 before and after recording Communiqé]. Unfortunately we don’t know wat kind of amps they borrowed from Robert Palmer, if I had to guess I would clearly say Fenders."
So was Lady Writer recorded before/after the Communique sessions in Nassau or is there other information out there that confirms the amps used on the recordings? Or is the reference to the live performance and not the studio recording?
Soz, bit of a DS geek so need to know this stuff and it's always bothered me that gear on Communique isn't documented.
TIA
There is no 'H' in Aych, you know that don't you? ~ Wife
Turns out there is an H in Haych! ~ Sporky
Bit of trading feedback here.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Ah, fair enough @Gassage - thanks for that. Nice find in any case, don't think I've ever seen one in the flesh let alone played one.
There is no 'H' in Aych, you know that don't you? ~ Wife
Turns out there is an H in Haych! ~ Sporky
Bit of trading feedback here.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
i have a related question about the circuit. I have a 1990s Custom Vibrolux Reverb reissue which has had the Moyer mods done - they reduce the noise floor and the reverb now works on the bright channel only. I know it's a completely different circuit to the original Vibrolux, but I've read that with the Moyer mods it's as near as dammit to a Brownface Vibroverb. Any experts know if that's true? @ICBM? It's a great amp anyway.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Moyer mods above.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein