- Vibrolux *EXPLODED* cap!
- Vibrolux with hardwired front panel
- Deluxe front panel connectors
- Deluxe BURN
- Deluxe epoxy/new resistor #1
- Deluxe vibrato cap
I recently serviced a pair of Fender Re-Issue tube amps from the 1990’s. One was a Deluxe Reverb with a shorted output tube, the other a Vibrolux with a blown cap (literally). These ’90s re-issues are much like their predecessors, but with printed circuit boards which make it a bit more of a pain to work on them. At least the Deluxe has connectors for the front panel controls rather than soldered wires like the Vibroverb! It had some 2 watt resistors that were so charred they almost burned through the PCB. I had to scrape away as much carbon as possible and seal the board with epoxy before replacing the resistors and power tube. The Vibrolux had a capacitor which actually burst and both amps had very weak Chinese made 12AT7s. While I was in the Deluxe I added the de-clicking cap to the vibrato circuit.