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Hey Mel,
Yeah, no doubt its aimed at the SRV fans. I did some reading on the Fender
Forum, and apparently the Cesar Diaz mods can be switched on/off via the
back panel, so perhaps it could retain its headroom. I bet Fender will sell
a lot of these things despite the expense.
BN
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mel Waldorf [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 5:55 PM
> To:
> Subject: RE: [SurfGuitar101] Re: New from NAMM: Fender '64 Vibroverb
> Custom
>
>
> The Vibroverb is aimed more at blooz players. The Diaz mod
> apparently makes
> the amp break up at a lower volume, and is something Stevie Ray Vaughn had
> done to his Vibroverbs. I'm sure it's a nice sounding amp, and I bet you
> can get surfy tones from it, but I wouldn't look to it as a
> traditional surf
> amp.
> As for pricing, they are putting it on level with the Dual
> Professional, but
> isn't that what they did with the '65 Twin Reverb Reissue and the
> '65 Super
> Reverb Reissue? Each one is the "top of the line" to a different group of
> customers.
> Mel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian <> [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 1:56 PM
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: New from NAMM: Fender '64 Vibroverb Custom
>
>
> Hey Phil,
> Be sure and give us the scoop on your bass when you get it!
>
> Thats very interesting on the price of the Vibroverb. Thats the same
> price for the Dual Professional ($3000 list price, $2100 street).
> With the Dual Pro you get a built in reverb unit (3 knob), 100
> Watts, and 2 12" speakers. Wow, I wonder why the Vibroverb is nearly
> the same as the Dual Pro?
>
> BN
>
> --- In , Phil Tiki <philx@m...> wrote:
> > I just ordered a new Classic 51 P-Bass and while I was talking to
> my
> > buddy, I asked about the Vibroverb.
> >
> > Ready?
> >
> > $2999.00 list. Ouch. Look for a street price of about $2000. Ouch.
> >
> > I don't know...1-15" speaker, tube reverb, tube tremolo...sounds
> like a
> > surf monster to me...
> >
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> > On Thursday, January 16, 2003, at 12:06 PM, Brian <bneal@z...>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > --- In , "Brian <bneal@z...>"
> > > <bneal@z...> wrote:
> > >> Check it out:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Is this the closest thing we are going to get to a reissue
> Showman?
> > >> Its the same circuit as used in the Showman/Twin Reverbs, 15"
> > >> speaker, and "only" 40 Watts. It will probably be pretty
> expensive
> > >> as its all point-to-point wired plus it has a nice cabinet.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Let me ammend that statement. The vintage Vibroverbs had the same
> > > circuit as the Showman/Twin Reverbs, but this model has "Circuit
> > > Modifications Designed by the Legendary Cesar Diaz". I wonder how
> > > these mods make it applicable to surf?
> > >
> > > BN
>
