Fender

Fender Vibro-King

Name: Fender Vibro-King
Brand: Fender

A high-end, hand-wired Fender combo with three 10-inch speakers and a fat, warm clean tone. The Vibro-King combines Fender sparkle with extra midrange warmth and a lush vibrato circuit. Gary Clark Jr.'s primary amp, delivering the foundation for his modern blues tone.

On your modeler

Helix:US Deluxe Vib

Quad Cortex:Vibro-King

Fractal:Vibro-King

Kemper:Fender Vibro-King

Boss Katana:Crunch Channel

Where to buy

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Controls

Volume0 – 10

Treble0 – 10

Bass0 – 10

Mid0 – 10

Reverb0 – 10

Speed0 – 10

Recipes using the Fender Vibro-King

See exactly how this gear is dialed in across different songs and styles.

Gary Clark Jr.

blues

Bright Lights (2012)

Gary Clark Jr.'s Bright Lights Modern Blues Tone

Gary Clark Jr.'s tone on Bright Lights is a modern take on classic blues guitar. An SG through a Fender Vibro-King produces a warm, fat clean tone that breaks up beautifully when he digs in. The tone has more midrange warmth than a typical Fender clean, thanks to the SG's humbuckers. Clark uses a Tube Screamer-style overdrive for solo boosts, pushing the amp into rich, singing sustain.

HelixQuad CortexBoss Katana

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