Fender Brownface Vibrolux

June 9, 2011 in Amplifiers
Fender Vibrolux Brown
Schematic(s) vibrolux_6g11.pdf, vibrolux_6g11a-a.pdf
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Model/Circuit Number: 6G11
Years of Production: 1961 – 1963
Era: Brownface
Configuration: Combo
Controls: Brown forward facing w/ white screened labels, controls numbered 1-10
Knobs: Brown Round
Faceplate

  • Front: Normal: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass – Bright: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass – Speed, Intensity – Pilot Lamp
  • Rear: Ground Sw, Fuse (2A), Power Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Tremolo Jack

Cabinet

  • Dimensions: 18 x 23 x 9
  • Hardware: Medium Chassis Straps 4 5/8”
  • Handle: Leather Handle
  • Feet: Glides
  • Corners:

 

Covering Material

  • Tolex/Tweed: Brown Tolex
  • Grill Cloth: Wheat Grill Cloth

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Speaker

Effects: Tremolo
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Tubes

  • Pre amp: 4 x 7025
  • Power: 2 6L6GC

Bias: Fixed bias, Nonadjustable
Rectifier: GZ34

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Prices

Retail

Year Qty Avg Price
1960 1 1,630
1961 6 1,821
1962 24 1,940
1963 13 1,866
1964 1 1,451
5 Years 45 1,885

Current

Month Qty Avg Price
2010-11 1 1,575
1 Months 1 1,575
  • Pikamail

    This is one of the great Fender amps. Famous for Mark Knopfler’s “Sultans of Swing” recording this is a perfect amp for recording or small gig applications. More power and headroom than a Deluxe but nice and light to carry around with a single 12″ speaker. Many modern speakers will sound better than the Oxfords but a good original speaker (if you can find one) sounds great too. The tremolo circuit is lush and complex. Many of the original amps need new caps to bring the trem back to full depth. This amp can easily become your favorite for many applications…. unless you do metal…. then just get a bigger amp.

  • Josiah

    I own one of these (1963, mint except for aftermarket speaker).  I have a question about the speaker impedance though.  Here it is listed as 8ohms.  However, the guy I emailed at Fender thought it would be 4ohms.  I need clarification!

  • Daydream_97401

    The guy from Fender was probably confusing it with the later Vibrolux Reverb that had two 4 ohm speakers. My ’61 Vibrolux has a single 12″, 8 ohm speaker. I have  Jensen P12N in it now, but originally it had an Oxford. My output transformer is marked “125A7A”, and is designed for an 8 ohm output, but iI have heard of early Vibroluxes where someone installed a 4 ohm OT at a later date.