1966 Fender Vibro Champ Vintage Black Panel Tube Amp 1x8, Class A
$1,799.99
$1,799.99
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Up for sale, a 1966 Fender Vibro Champ in excellent condition and in perfect working order. This Black Panel-era Fender wonder delivers five watts of pure Class A tube tone. A surprisingly loud amp via the original Oxford alnico magnet 8" speaker, the Vibro Champ offers warm, dynamic cleans before pushing into smooth, lightly compressed tube overdrive when turning up the Volume dial. Responsive to picking dynamics, and absolutely huge sounding with a microphone in front of it, it's hard to beat the Vibro Champ for pure simplicity and great tone. And of course, Fender's lush-sounding Tremolo circuit has a strong pulse and wide range of speeds, perfect for subtle shifts in volume or machine gun chop.
The circuit is very original and recently given a check-up by our techs here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar to ensure optimal functionality. The Schumacher-made power transformer dates to the 39th week of '66, while the output transformer is a property spec'd vintage replacement, manufactured by Magnetic Components Inc (166 EIA code) and dating to 1963. Visible codes on the CTS pots date to the 15th and 36th weeks of '66. The amp features a couple new smaller electrolytic caps in the preamp, and the original multi-section can cap in the power supply is still viable. The original two-prong power cable is intact, and a three-prong can be installed at the next owner's discretion at now additional cost.
The tube chart is intact with an "PL" stamp, which translates to December of 1966. The tube complement includes all vintage valves, with a USA-made RCA 5Y3 rectifier and Sylvania 6V6 power tube. The original Oxford-made 8" speaker is intact, freshly reconed with a 1966 date stamp on the edge of the frame and clean blue foil Fender sticker on the magnet.
The original smooth black tolex and silver sparkle grillcloth is intact, and both are notably tidy. The faceplate is very well-kept, complete with all of the original witch hat knobs, and hardware includes the stock handle caps, sphinx glides (feet), raised Fender logo, and chassis straps.
The circuit is very original and recently given a check-up by our techs here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar to ensure optimal functionality. The Schumacher-made power transformer dates to the 39th week of '66, while the output transformer is a property spec'd vintage replacement, manufactured by Magnetic Components Inc (166 EIA code) and dating to 1963. Visible codes on the CTS pots date to the 15th and 36th weeks of '66. The amp features a couple new smaller electrolytic caps in the preamp, and the original multi-section can cap in the power supply is still viable. The original two-prong power cable is intact, and a three-prong can be installed at the next owner's discretion at now additional cost.
The tube chart is intact with an "PL" stamp, which translates to December of 1966. The tube complement includes all vintage valves, with a USA-made RCA 5Y3 rectifier and Sylvania 6V6 power tube. The original Oxford-made 8" speaker is intact, freshly reconed with a 1966 date stamp on the edge of the frame and clean blue foil Fender sticker on the magnet.
The original smooth black tolex and silver sparkle grillcloth is intact, and both are notably tidy. The faceplate is very well-kept, complete with all of the original witch hat knobs, and hardware includes the stock handle caps, sphinx glides (feet), raised Fender logo, and chassis straps.
