Why brown tolex on a tweed-style amp? Because the 5F11 Vibrolux bridges Fender's tweed and brownface amp eras: the circuit is nearly identical to the 6G2 Princeton. The amp expresses itself through an Eminence Legend 105, ceramic-magnet speaker. The amp sparkles at low volumes and has a greasy tone when driven hard.
Technical Rundown
- Circuit based on 5F11 Vibrolux amp, with adjustable bias supply
- Mercury Magnetics power and output transformers
- JAN 5Y3GT rectifier
- 22uF/22uF/22uF F&T power supply filters
- New-issue Tung-Sol 6V6GT power tubes
- Old stock 12AX7 preamp tubes
- Nichicon and Vishay Atom electrolytic capacitors
- 2W metal oxide power resistors
- 1/2W carbon composition signal resistors
- Mojo Vitamin T, oil-filled signal caps
- Cloth-insulated solid core hookup wire
- Finger-jointed, solid pine cabinet
- Floating birch ply baffle
- Eminence Legend 105 10" speaker (not pictured)
