Kicking the amp into Vaporizer mode with the included footswitch resulted in a thicker, higher-gain overdrive/distortion. The amp’s single Tone control rolled off just enough high-end to keep the tone from getting too brittle (especially with the Strat’s bridge pickup) and without cutting into the amp’s overall gain/drive or its thick overtones. With the Volume control turned all the way up, there was a nice touch-sensitive and moderately thick overdrive easily controlled and cleaned up with either pick attack or with the guitars’ volume controls. In normal un-Vaporized mode, the Volume and Tone controls navigate the user through a very responsive and lively preamp with clear jangly top-end, tightly focused low-end, and punchy in-your-face mids with an abundance of natural overtones. The Vaporizer was tested with a Fender American Vintage ’65 Reissue Strat loaded with a trio of stock single-coil pickups and a Gibson Les Paul Standard sporting a pair of Gibson Burstbuckers. This Vaporizer circuit completely bypasses the Volume and Tone controls, resulting in full-on overdrive, as if the Volume and Tone control is dimed with an overdrive pedal on top of it.
Inside, the Vaporizer uses a pair of 10″ custom ceramic speakers powered by a pair of 6BQ5/EL84 power tubes producing 12 watts a genuine tube-driven spring reverb circuit Normal and Bright input jacks coupled to TV-style Volume, Tone, and Reverb knobs a pair of 12AX7 preamp tubes and a footswitch-able “Vaporizer” circuit with jewel-light indicator. Even the rear of the amp features a throwback V-shaped panel with an integrated tube shield and a hang tag that warns the user of impending “Vaporization.” From the wedge-shaped cabinet (available in Surf Green, Rocket Red, and Slate Blue) to the midcentury bow-tie grille cutout and rugged luggage handle, the Vaporizer looks like a prop right off the set of a 1950s sci-fi flick. Info: Given the popularity of smartphones, tablets, digital recorders, and amp modeling in today’s music industry, when it comes to guitar amps, what was once “old school” is “retro cool” and remains incredibly popular among players young and old alike.įender’s new Vaporizer all-tube combo amp takes retro and shifts it into high gear with a post-war Space Age vibe and rocket-fuel tone.
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