Reviews of the Lindy Fralin (VVT) Model Amp
Tonequest Report: Lindy Fralin Model Amp Top ?
Excerpted from the ToneRequest Report, V8. N2. Dec '06
“Fralin and the two founders of VVT spent months working on various prototypes, which involved several rounds of experimentation with custom transformers built by Mercury Magnetics. Once the basic layout was determined, different caps, resistors, tube configurations and speakers were tested, and work continued until Fralin finally heard the sound and feel he had been craving in his head.

The result is a remarkable 30 watt, 1x15" cathode biased beauty that can run on dual 6L6’s for maximum headroom or 6V6's for slightly faster breakup. Features are simple and straightforward with just a bright switch, volume, treble, bass and reverb controls. We ran the Fralin through its paces with...”

Click here to check out the spectacular review of our Lindy Fralin Model in the December issue of the Tonequest Report.

Excerpted from 20th Century Guitar Magazine Fralin Amp

Reverb fills out the sound with a pleasant mix behind the dry signal. Throughout its range, the effect is very complimentary and doesn’t send your playing out to sea even when dimmed. For the dirty stuff, cranking the chicken head to the red(!) produced a bubbly, organic and throaty overdrive with real honest to goodness preamp / amp interaction. Very sweet with gobs of sustain. Doing a quick swap to the matched pair of 6V6s morphed the amp into a kind of Blackface Deluxe vibe with breakup noticeable at lower levels. The bottom felt a little less tight with a bit more perceived glassiness in the top end.
Whereas the 6L6 bottles speak “tux and bowtie” the 6V6s are more “t shirt and jeans” - not quite as complex but with a grittier and nice fat tone.
Also VVT Amps’ attention to detail gets a big thumbs up for the extra long line cord and groovy little spare fuse holder inside the back of the amp.
The collaboration between VVT Amps and Lindy Fralin has turned out to be a winning combination. The VVT Lindy Fralin Model’s beautiful, three dimensional tones are equaled only by its straight forward and no nonsense design.

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Vintage Guitar Magazine: Lindy Fralin Model Amp Top ?
by Phil Feser, June 2006 // Excerpted from the Vintage Guitar Review
“We were immediately impressed with the amp's complex overtones, its round, punchy low-end response, and its snappy highs. It didn't take much noodling or knob tweaking to realize that the tone controls on this amp, along with its Bright switch, are exceedingly well-voiced. From a player's perspective, that means it's easy to find likeable sounds. The Bright switch compensates nicely for the slightly darker sound of mini- or full-size humbuckers, while the wide sweep of the Bass control keeps its frequencies full and punchy with single-coils.”

 

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