'66 VIBROLUX REVERB 2x10 - XR IR PACK

This XR IR Pack is based on our vintage 1966 Fender™ Vibrolux Reverb 2x10 loaded with its original Jensen C10NS speakers. One of the most coveted amps in the entire blackface line.

 

The 1966 Fender Vibrolux Reverb is a 35-watt blackface combo built on the celebrated AB763 circuit, running a pair of 6L6GC power tubes into a GZ34 tube rectifier. That rectifier gives it a soft, springy feel under the pick, and the amp moves into a sweet, harmonically rich breakup early in its range. The pair of 10-inch Jensen C10NS speakers add a punchy midrange and a sparkling top end with a fast, tight response - a combination that has made this one of the most sought-after amps Fender ever built, and one that is equally at home as a pedal platform or pushed on its own.

 

 

This pack includes 9 different dynamic, condenser, tube, and ribbon microphones in 4 different positions across the speaker in single-mic and multi-mic blend configurations. Each single-mic IR includes 3 variations: Unaltered Mic, Enhanced, and Top Boost giving you raw and studio refined tonal options for the ultimate IR experience.

 

This IR pack is a part of our new XR IR Collection [XR = extreme realism], which is the result of countless hours of IR experimentation, development, and A/B testing. The XR Collection is our latest and most accurate line of impulse responses that we have ever created. When compared to the real mic’d cab using the same amp, it is difficult to discern any difference. We are proud to say these IRs deliver the truest representation of a cab in tone, feel, breakup quality, and harmonic information when pushed. Unlike our previous tone-matched IRs, these IRs are universal and can be used on any platform that can load IRs and are not dependent on using specific amp settings to sound correct. A Tone Factor Starters folder with 10 hand-selected IRs from the pack is included to help you get started quickly.

 

 

 

INCLUDED IN THIS PACK

Single Mic IRs captured with 9 microphones in 4 different positions across the speaker:

• 36 Unaltered IRs.
• 36 Enhanced IRs processed with additional gear to enhance the tone and harmonic content.
• 36 Top Boost IRs processed with additional gear to enhance and add a touch more top-end sparkle.

 

Blended Mic IRs using two different microphones mixed in three different blend ratios [70-30, 50-50, 30-70]:

• 12 Dynamic + Condenser/Tube IRs
• 12 Dynamic + Dynamic IRs
• 18 Dynamic + Ribbon IRs
• 6 Ribbon + Condenser/Tube IRs

 

 

 

MICROPHONES

Dynamic 

• Shure™  SM57
• Shure™  Beta 57
• Shure™  545SD
• Sennheiser™  Vintage MD421 U5
• Sennheiser™  e906

 

Ribbon

• Royer™  R121
• Beyerdynamic™  M160

 

Condenser

• Soyuz™  017 Tube
• Neumann™  U87