Most brown face era F____ amps seem to be the perfect blend
between the old 'dirty' tone tweed circuits and the 'clean' blackface
circuits, giving the sweetest tones, in our opinion. The clean has a
nice 'warmth' to it with a nice bark and growl when you really dig in.
The brown V_br_v_rb 6G16 was the only brown face F___ with reverb. 45 watts with (2) 10" Weber 10F150T speakers.
This
uses Leo's lead dress with added grounding buss, for the best
signal-to-noise ratio which gives the quietest idle hum. Wired
following Leo's schematic for the Vibroverb 6G16 (1960-1963) to the
letter. Has impedance selector for 2, 4, or 8 ohms for using various
extra cabinets.
This amp has a separate bias adjustment pot for
each power tube. In the 60s', tubes were made with tight tolerances for
high quality tubes that all had about the same power output. Today's
tubes can vary considerably in plate current. They need to be ordered
in matched sets for optimal bias voltage adjustments. With our
innovation using a bias pot for each tube, you never need to pay extra
for a matched set of tubes again. When power tubes are changed, the
tech simply replaces the tubes, and bias voltage is then adjusted for
each tube separately for exact matching of output current yielding the
optimal power and life from the power tubes.
Model/Circuit Number: 6G16
Years of Production: 1963
Era: Brownface
Configuration: Combo
Controls: Brown forward facing w/ white screened labels, controls numbered 1-10
Knobs: Brown Barrel
Faceplate
- Front: Normal: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass – Bright: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass, Reverb – Speed, Intensity – Pilot Lamp
- Rear: AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse (2A), Power Sw,
Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack, Reverb Jack,
Reverb Out, Reverb In
Cabinet
- Dimensions: 25" x 18" x 10 1/2"
- Hardware: Large Chassis Straps 5 5/8”
- Handle: Brown Strap Handle
- Feet: Glides
- Corners: Chrome Corners with Lip
Covering Material
- Tolex/Tweed: Rough Brown
- Grill Cloth: Wheat
Logo: Grille mounted, flat, chrome & black script
Weight: 57 pounds
Speaker:
- Size: 2 x 10”
- Impedance: 4 ohms (8 ohms each in parallel)
- Model: Weber 10F150T
Effects: Tremolo, Reverb
Watts: 45 RMS
Tubes
- Pre amp: Normal: 7025 Bright: 7025, Reverb Driver: 12AX7 Reverb Recovery: 7025 Tremolo: 12AX7 (bias vary)
- Power: 2 x 6L6GC
Bias: Fixed Bias, Nonadjustable
Rectifier: GZ34 / 5AR4
