I Finally Found this RARE Vintage Fender!

I finally found this old Fender Vibratone! And the early version I was looking for. I hope you enjoy this detailed walkthrough and repair of the Vibratone. Stay tuned for an update of making a few modifications and testing it out!

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[RhettShull]

This thing is sick, great video dude.

[royfablooo]

Matthew Scott collection is just guitar history, it can even be a museum at this point 😂

[wingdwolf]

I was gifted an organ and a Leslie speaker in ‘74. I didn’t play the organ that much so I played my guitar through it. It was addicting

[eddie]

To my ears, THAT is literally as good as a Strat can possibly sound. This is clean tone to die for. I would be attached to my guitar for hours on end if I had that amp...
Kudos!

[bumblefritz]

"You don't Know How It Feels" is a good example of Mike Campbell using one.

[Poth]

Every time I watch one of your videos I get the sudden urge to pick up my strat and jam out for a bit

[matthewf]

The Vibratone is *AWESOME!*
The Fender Pinwheel pedal does a really good job of replicating the tone of the Vibratone and Leslie roto effect.

[mikeypiscopo]

i was lucky enough to get my hands on a late 60’s Vibratone back in january, been completely addicted ever since lol

[NYCLinus]

I’ve owned both a Fender Vibratone cabinet with the silver banner across the front, and a Leslie Model 16. They are the same inside.

My Leslie Model 16 is just like this Fender Vibratone cab, just with a Leslie badge in place of the Fender badge.

Great sounds.

I still have the Leslie Model 16 but passed along the Vibratone.

[Pauld]

Very cool. Isnt it so hard to imagine someone in the late 60s, with a new strat plugging into this and getting this tone. No internet to share it, probably not even near recording equipment or cameras. Not a cell phone in the world to use. Just the pure enjoyment out of something so new.

[GillesThavot]

That tone is literally out of this world ... stunning. I’ve never ever listened to sweeter tones that yours Matthew, always on point thanks for these wonderful vids, we want more !

[mraycgz]

I live in a village in Ohio of 3200 people. One of the churches uses one for the organ. Keys. Whatever they use it for. I’ve never been but the pastor is a pretty cool guy and told me about it.

[MusicMike]

The master of the telecaster also known as Danny Gatton played something like that. He got sounds like an organ when playing chords. It was amazing. I have no idea what equipment he used. A telecaster for sure :)

[eddyr]

this is cool as hell, didn't know too many of these still existed today

[timmahn]

I remember my father having one of those when I wasa kid, though his was the later version with the silver strip across the front. He bought it brand new around 1969 or 70 when he was playing organ for a local band. It got sold along with most of his gear in 1972 when health issues forced him to retire from the music business. The money got used to buy our first color TV.

[Bliggick]

The Wikipedia page for the Fender Vibratone is short but the external links at the bottom are worth looking at. There's a scan of the owner's manual and a link to an extensive web page called "Inside the Fender Vibratone" that has a link to a list of many suspected Vibratone recordings.

[lauriewisefield]

Hi Matthew, I have a Vibratone just like yours! These are great, I am not much of a pedal guy but these are the real deal. I've had mine since the 70's back in the day when I was with Wishbone Ash and I still come back to it every once in a while.

[youssefkasim]

I think Jesse Ed Davis played a Vibratone. He is such an underrated player. One of my favorites of all time.

[robt]

As a keyboard player, I really love the Leslie type of sound. You asked for examples: Jesse Ed Davis can be heard on Taj Mahal's Giant Step (listen to "Bacon Fat") using the Vibratone. Also, Robbie Robertson used Traynor's version of this rotating speaker on "Music from Big Pink".

[briansparks]

"The Fender Vibratone was introduced in 1967. Since its introduction, many groups like The Beatles, The Byrds, The Zombies, Blind Faith, as well as guitarists like Mike Campbell, David Gilmour, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, all have used the Vibratone in their recordings." (from wiki)