Fender Vibro-King VS Tone King Imperial

[Earplayer]

Well i am gas-ing for a new amp that matches up with my beloved Suhr Badger 30... right the journey goes straight ahead in the Fender camp.
Blues/Blues-Rock and Kinda Mark Knopfler...

I like the Vibro King what pisses me off is the weight... the Tone King Imperial is awesome (my hero Mark Knopfler uses one - so that would be a reason to buy it acutally -lol) but i haven´t played one (not available over here - in general rare in Europe)... Soundclips are great...

- so what are your thoughts on both?!

 

[Earplayer]

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[Earplayer]

Great reply - thanks a bunch...

... any other suggestions - i really need a new "Fender-style" amp -

 

[therhodeo]

I wish someone made a Vibroking head.

 

[Bobby D]

love both, but as someone else mentioned, i would go TK.

unless i had roadies again.

then it would be VK.

 

[riffmeister]

Vibro King is 50 watts with 3x10 speakers

Imperial is dual channel 25 watts with 1x12 speaker

That is a tough comparison, IMO.

If you need big balls, go for the Vibro King. If you want juicy cleans and overdrive at more moderate volumes, go for the Imperial.

BTW, here is a clip I made with an Imperial:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=901761&songID=7739398

 

[Kostas]

I have not played with the Vibro King but I have played with the Imperial and it's a great amp. I love this amp and it would be my first choice for Fender sound.

Try Stu at http://www.fatsoundguitars.com/store/amps/tone-king/tone-king-amps.php he will order a 230V Imperial for you.

 

[redgold]

I wish someone made a Vibroking head.

Or VK 1x12.

 

[Guinness Lad]

Or VK 1x12.

That would be awesome.

 

[telejammer]

VibroKing is 60 watts, 3-10" Alnico speakers, moves lots of air and they sound Fantastic. As far as weight, get one of those fold up dollies for $29.99 and wheel the amp around. Thats what I do.

 

[myles111]

Great reply - thanks a bunch...

... any other suggestions - i really need a new "Fender-style" amp -

Fender BF style - http://www.drzamps.com/ezg50.html

Or why not a real BF Fender from this fellow .... http://www.hayesamplification.com/

http://www.hayesamplification.com/forsale.htm

This fellow does some of the best Fender stuff I know about at dirt cheap prices.

 

[Earplayer]

Thanks a lot!

I really love the Vibro King - but as mentioned above it´s too heavy to lug around... and i finally came to the conlusion that it´s a no go for me...

The Tone King is a wonderful amp - and i am really looking forward to play that amp
The Hayes are great! Man i have to check out these amps...

...unfortunately Vintage-Fender Stuff is extremely overpriced here in Europe - as an example a ´69 Fender Vibrolux Reverb from Gregor Hildens Store would be about 2690 EUR which is about 3986 USD ​

 

[Earplayer]

...the EZG 50 is also great - but it seems a bit too bassy...

 

[riffmeister]

In the Dr Z lineup I'd like to try the Jaz 20/40.

 

[ggwwbb]

What about one of these: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/...480513&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=26039703
They claim to be a "baby VibroKing"...
I'd love to try one out, but have never seen one locally. I've seen them all over ebay for pretty reasonable prices.

 

[Earplayer]

hmm - those Custom Models are extremely noisy... and from what i have been told they are not reliable

 

[Billion81]

What about one of these: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/...480513&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=26039703
They claim to be a "baby VibroKing"...
I'd love to try one out, but have never seen one locally. I've seen them all over ebay for pretty reasonable prices.

I don't think this is accurate. Even an actual vintage vibrolux has it's own sound.

The Vibroking is based on the BandMaster circuit not a VibroLux circuit. Also, if you run a 5881 vs. 6L6 this has some demonstrable effect on sound/tone.

 

[sublimeaudio]

I've owned both the Vibro King and the Imperial, and would choose the Imperial in a second. It's super-light, plenty loud (even at 20 watts), and has two channels that are unique. It's like getting 2 amps in one. I also felt that the imperial cut through the mix better than the Vibro King.

That said, I would also check out the Tone King Meteor II.

 

[Earplayer]

the lance keltner clips are really nice - in fact he turns up the amp from 8 to 10 on the lead channel - dunno maybe even too loud for some live/rehersal/band situations...?!

i have gas for a tone king right now


damn i just purchased a r9 and soon i will get me a wildwood 10s masterbuilt... have to sell some stuff to get a nice fendery-amp!

 

[Songman]

Tone King.