THE Stevie Ray Vaughan Amp 1964 Fender Vibroverb [ Mods from Fender Guru]

THE Stevie Ray Vaughan Amp 1964 Fender Vibroverb [ Mods from Fender Guru].
Hey fellas, heres a quick upload looking at some very easy adjustments that can be made to any old blackface/silverface? Amps to push them into sizzle territory more or increase clean headroom?? For the keyboard warriors out there, i know i know i won't or don't sound like Stevie!! No one can, go back to your finger exercises :]
This is actually one of the video where i am looking for feedback in regards to these mods?? It seems some of the adjustments ive made counteract each other?? I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR SOME helpful feedback if any of you guys out there have recommendations on tubes or tube placements please let me know!! These mods are not finished and im looking to tune her up even more with your help :]
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[@t.specter86]

I would recommend against replacing a tube rectifier with a solid state in any old Fender.

[@philipharrauer9103]

Great video, Richie...as always!

[@ramus1369]

Definitely need to try the tremelo removal. Loving the videos man, keep it up!

[@PurpleDreki]

Sounds fantastic (after the tube swap)! Great playing sir!

[@Nicko30able]

I traded my Vibroverb 2 years ago...and these mods have me itching to get it back! Sounded fine to my ears.

[@martlgr]

Great playing as always dude🎸👍

[@yjmsrv]

OK, I just sub'd because you sound great! You remind me of Nik Sevigny and Philip Sayce combined- maybe with a little of your buddy Ross Campbell thrown in there- all great players! My two cents- and I owned a Vibroverb for years with the Cesar (the factory reissue from Fender) mods so I could go back and forth- and I've done most of these mods to my '67 Super Reverb too so I have something to compare them to. Removing V1 does indeed get you more gain immediately at a lower volume. I wouldn't say it turns the amp into a gain machine by any means- but it gives it what I call "that growl" that SRV would get- at around 4 instead of at 7 on the volume. Which, as you know, is still very loud. The SS rectifier tightens up the bass as the amp gets louder- it doesn't "clean up" the tone- so it's not defeating the removal of V1 at all- just makes the bass tone stack have less "Sag"- which some people equate with gain- I don't. Sag to my ears is flubbiness for the most part. Like the gain you get in a Fender Tweed amp. It can sound great- but it's not what you're going for with a Texas Tone. Do the vibrato defeat- but I did it with a switch pot on the vibrato speed control so you can turn it on and off- you can hear the difference there immediately too- it boosts the amps volume and ads a bit more "growl" to the overall tone- very much like the V1 removal does - but on top of that. It's louder too at any volume when you do it. And when you switch back and forth it's a noticeable increase in volume- kind of like a treble booster. As to the other tube replacements- I tried most of them and ended up going back to 12AX7's - they just sounded better to my ears. I ended up selling my Vibroverb because at the end of the day- it was still just too loud for any of the small venue gigs I do even with the "earlier gain" mods. Their just loud ass amps. I rarely gig with the Super Reverb (my favorite amp) because of that too. I'm trying all these mods on my Deluxe Reverb now because it's so much less loud (I didn't say quiet) then the Super Reverb with nearly the same overall tone when I replace the 6V6's with 6L6's and bias them properly.

[@jettramel]

Wow, that mod is killer, can really hear the difference. Think Ill try the solid state rectifier in this old Silvertone I have. Nice video, thanks.

[@ix-Xafra]

Louder than the Super Reverb!

[@dannygodley5313]

Another brilliant video Richie, always love tuning in, killer tones and playing as always, would love to see a video of you disconecting the tremolo, I've been thinking of doing it to my 66 SR but have been a bit afraid to, so would be brilliant to see how it's actually done, cheers man, Regards Dan.

[@MartinPorto]

Sounds awesome

[@m48scout]

tone is wonderful

[@oxnegative]

Thanks my friend.

[@frankzeno]

Great 👍🏾 job sounds awesome

[@rongerritse8567]

I think if the tone is good for your ear, it’s good. Keep up the video’s love to see them. 🤘🏻🎶🎸

[@pagnol3226]

This is great! My friend and I were JUST looking at those Fender Guru mods! So glad to hear they really work, it sounds tighter and clearer/spankier , suggestion :) , I had to jump manually from the first tone to the 2nd, might be cool to do the edit from one to the other on your end? TY sir!

[@Blues-man.]

great playing, wish I had your talent !

[@yjmsrv]

Also- I should add that there is a ToneQuest article out there where they found SRV's actual Vibroverb and were allowed to go through it in detail- the mod's Cesar did were actually pretty crazy inside the amp and it was on the verge of blowing up nearly all the time- it sounded the way it did because SRV could play it so damn loud! It was in Vol 8 No 10 of August 2007- you have to buy the report (I did) but it goes through the amp in extreme detail and discusses the actual changes Cesar did to the amp. BTW- I wouldn't do all the mods inside- buy and read the article first for sure- I'd only do the Fender Guru mods. Actually I think the mods you just did sound awesome right where they are- but that could be your playing!

[@roberteffler3382]

Hey Richie, my dad purchased a 64 used in 68 and used in it in bars and honky tonks until he bought a twin in 77, I have owned it since then, I used it with a lpb-1 to great effect for years, loud, yes but worth it!

[@jimmyvegas3834]

The pedal pawn Texan twang pedal gets the job done