Fender Vibrolux Operation Manual

THE SOUND THAT CREATES LEGENDS

“Custom” Vibrolux Reverb

Owner,s Manual

P/N 048993

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INTRODUCTION

The Fender Amp Custom Shop is dedicated to creating high
quality amplification to serve top artists and discriminating
players. These amps offer no compromise sound and per­formance with vintage appeal and bullet-proof construc­tion. Of course, things like point-to-point wiring do not
come cheap. To better serve those who cannot afford the
100% hand-wired, no compromise custom amps, Fender
has created the “New Vintage” Series, using modern pro­duction methods to reduce cost while keeping the tone “cus­tom”.

The first Vibrolux appeared in the mid 1950’s as a medi­um-sized combo amp. Throughout the years, many new
versions were issued, each with a distinct tone and person­ality, yet all remaining very “Fender”. Power output of
these early versions ranged from 22 to 40 watts, lending
them to good use as small club or recording amps.

In the spirit of all the great Vibrolux amps of yesterday, we
offer the “Custom” Vibrolux Reverb of today. It is not a
reissue of any of the old units, rather, it is a new amplifier
with much of the sound and “feel” of many great Fender
amps of the past. Like the Fender custom amps, the
“Custom” Vibrolux Reverb is painstakingly built, one at a
time, by a select group of craftsmen at the Fender electron­ics factory in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

The “Custom” Vibrolux Reverb was created for the player
who requires a medium powered amplifier with very “vin­tage” tube tones. It is equipped with all-tube generated
reverb and vibrato. Unlike many old amps, the Vibrato
and Tremolo effects work in both channels. The vibrato
effect in the ‘Lux is of the direct-coupled oscillator type not
heard from since the early 60s, giving a much different
effect that the “Blackface” type tremolo, as found in the
Twin Reverb

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. The speakers in the “Custom” Vibrolux
Reverb are Eminence replicas of the 50’s Jensen P-10 10”
speakers. The 2 button footswitch provided will switch both
the Vibrato and the Reverb on or off.

It is suggested that you read this manual thoroughly to
understand all the features and functions of your new
amplifier.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE AMPLIFIER TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE!

“CUSTOM” VIBROLUX REVERB FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS

A,B.

NORMAL CHANNEL INPUTS - Plug-in connection for

instruments. Input 1 provides 6 dB more gain that
input 2.

C.

NORMAL CHANNEL VOLUME CONTROL - Adjusts the

overall loudness of the NORMAL CHANNEL.

D.

TREBLE CONTROL - Adjusts the amount of high fre-

quency boost (accentuation) or cut (attenuation) in the
NORMAL CHANNEL.

E.

BASS CONTROL - Adjusts the amount of low frequen-

cies in the NORMAL CHANNEL.

F,G.

BRIGHT CHANNEL INPUTS - Plug-in connection for

instruments. The BRIGHT CHANNEL provides extra
treble boost, especially at low volume settings. Input 1
provides 6 dB more gain that input 2.

H.

BRIGHT CHANNEL VOLUME CONTROL - Adjusts the

overall loudness of the BRIGHT CHANNEL.

I.

TREBLE CONTROL - Adjusts the amount of high fre-

quency boost or cut in the BRIGHT CHANNEL.

J.

BASS CONTROL - Adjusts the amount of low frequen-

cies in the BRIGHT CHANNEL.

K.

REVERB CONTROL - Adjusts the amount of reverberat-

ed signal that is mixed in with the original, dry signal.
Turning the control full counter-clockwise turns the
REVERB feature off. The REVERB feature can also be
turned on and off using the footswitch. The REVERB
feature affects both the BRIGHT and NORMAL CHANNEL.

L.

VIBRATO SPEED CONTROL - Adjusts the speed of the

VIBRATO feature.