Laphillyboy
Joined: Jan 15, 2007
Posts: 107
Lost Angeles
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Posted on Jan 24 2007 02:49 PM
theres a guy in Nashville named Grant Johnson selling this Vibrosonic on Craigslist for only $525 - or he'll trade it for a Deluxe Reverb or something like that. his phone # is 615 438 4673
Here's a link to the listing:
http://nashville.craigslist.org/msg/267318981.html
I checked with him and it is stillavailable today Wedensday at around 1pm PST.
You can call him directly at at 615 438 4673 and also email him directly at his email address - bigmonkey@bigmonkey.com
It's a nice amp and has a great Surf Sound - similar to a VibroKing in my opinion. he just wants something smaller to carry around and use to play his Steel guitar.
GOOD LUCK ALL! Hope somebody here nabs it.
Jim C.
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WR
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 3832
netherlands
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Posted on Jan 24 2007 03:06 PM
wow - even if it's a 100w master volume version (and a decent tech will
make that blackface for not too much.)
if only there wasn't an ocean between us.... this would fetch triple at least in europe.
someone grab this quick!
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11053
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jan 24 2007 03:14 PM
$.02
I played through 2 of those a while back, both put to blackface specs. they were set up for an electric piano player (Rhodes) to have stereo pan across the stage. I found them to be somewhat cold for electric guitar, didn't have much fender warmth and sparkle like on my BF amps.
Could just be those, but I've heard that sentiment echoed elsewhere.
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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WR
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 3832
netherlands
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Posted on Jan 24 2007 03:35 PM
to throw in an extra 2 cents
it's the same amp as the same period twin, showman, quad and six reverb. only thing different is that this one has an 8ohm tranny instead of the usual 4 ohm. but the rest is really exactly the same.
testimony of an individual amp doesn't mean much in these cases, they all sound different due to maintenance and biasing and individual modding ("blackfaced" is a dubious concept  ) Im not saying this one sounds great, Im just saying it might, and with some extra cash for a tech's TLC it definately will. but that goes for any vintage amp, even a '66 showman.  -
but hey, craiglist is local isn't it? so anyone buying it would be able to check if it has original iron, and actually listen to it, right?
WR
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Sonichris
Joined: Mar 06, 2006
Posts: 1892
Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies
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Posted on Jan 24 2007 04:04 PM
My main gigging amp is a 76 Vibrosonic w/ 15" D-130F. I like it quite a bit. I figure it's about like a silverface 1x15" Showman in a combo sized package. I also have a '67 Dual Showman, and to me, anyway, the two sound quite a bit similiar.
The price for the one in the ad seems pretty good to me if it's nice.
Chris
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