FENDER BROWNFACE VIBROLUX
1961-1963
Configuration: Combo
Power: 35 Watts
Effects: Tremolo
SCHEMATICS
LAYOUT
- Front Panel: "Normal" In, In, Volume, Treble, Bass - "Bright" In, In, Volume, Treble, Bass - Speed, Intensity, Pilot Light
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Back Panel: Ground Switch, Fuse, Power Switch, Speaker Jack, External Speaker Jack, Tremolo Jack
CABINET
- Dimensions: 18 x 23 x 9
- Tolex: Rough Brown
- Grill Cloth: Beige Brown (Wheat)
- Handle: Raised Brown Leather
- Feet: Chrome Glides
- Knobs: Brown Barrel
- Hardware: Medium Chassis Straps 4 5/8''
SPEAKER
- Size: 1 x 12
- Impedance: 8 ohms
- Model: Oxford 12L6 or Oxford 12M6 (For more info, check out the Mojotone Replacement Speaker Guide)
11 comments
Wrong. This is not a piggy back cab, it is a 1-12″ speaker (8 ohm) combo. Additionally, there are single speaker piggyback cabs with 10″, 12″, and 15″ speakers, all 8 ohm.
That’s actually two 8 ohm speakers wired in parallel to get you 4 ohms. Like every fender piggyback style cab was wired.
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.