Sonichris
Joined: Mar 06, 2006
Posts: 1873
Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies
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Posted on Sep 05 2014 02:51 PM
SOLD!
Gomez G-Spring Reverb Unit - I bought it as a back-up for my other Gomez, then ended up buying a complete Surfer/G-spring set-up, so this one is no longer needed.
I bought it as a chassis only from Dario Gomez - I bought an unfinished cabinet from a guy on ebay, and covered it in smooth blonde with gold grill cloth. It has a Belton 2 spring pan in it, and a nice NOS 6K6 driver tube with a couple of JJ pre-amp tubes.
It sounds great - as good as my other 2 Gomez tanks, and as good or better than my original '64.
Hoping to get $625 shipped for it. I'd rather not ship outside the US.
PM me here, or email me. Chris@bigkahunabicycles.com
— "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been"
Last edited: Sep 19, 2014 17:14:45
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Sep 05 2014 02:56 PM
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Sep 05 2014 02:58 PM
These are amazing tanks! I'd take one of these over vintage.
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Sonichris
Joined: Mar 06, 2006
Posts: 1873
Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies
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Posted on Sep 08 2014 11:52 AM
I think they are pretty spectacular too -
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rotnroby
Joined: Mar 31, 2010
Posts: 877
Santa Barbara Ca... in the 805
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Posted on Sep 16 2014 10:49 PM
One of the best spring units made! I had an amazing original early 64 that I got with a 64 Showman set .. Sold my G-spring before I used the 64 unit! "Wow my G-Spring sounded much better in every way". I could have kicked my self for selling my G-Spring, however, I got really lucky and got the same Gomez G-Spring unit back .. sold the Fender. Never looked back.
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surferjoemusic
Joined: Jan 01, 2008
Posts: 2105
Livorno
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Posted on Sep 17 2014 02:10 AM
Well... you have to check unit by unit as they all sound differently. To be honest the Gomez's I tried never thrilled me, as a surf music purist. Probably was the wrong combination amp/tank, I cannot tell... but I rather be very careful in choosing the right fender tank.
I sold a 65 that was simply spectacular. Like the one that Oleg Messer Chups has (Oleg has in my opinion and not only the best jazz master sound currently in the planet). I sold it because I like more the sound of the 62/63... more aggressive. This is what I have now, together with other reissues ones.
So yes, I would say that you have to try these things. I assume each Gomez will sound differently one from the other too...
— Lorenzo "Surfer Joe" Valdambrini
(www.surfmusic.net)
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Sonichris
Joined: Mar 06, 2006
Posts: 1873
Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies
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Posted on Sep 19 2014 05:14 PM
Sold to a fellow SG101er!
thanks!
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Sep 19 2014 07:11 PM
The Gomez units are very similar to each other(one huge plus over the INCREDIBLY varying vintage Fender units).
The Gomez requires different settings than the Fender, lots of people just go straight for 6-6-6 because that is what Cowabunga wrote once and that is now people's go=to setting. The mix setting works much better on the Gomez, and the tone is warmer. Which is amazing. My amp creates the ice pick sound, no longer the reverb unit.
Congrats Chris! And super congrats to whoever bought it.
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D22
Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 2054
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Posted on Sep 19 2014 09:03 PM
Thanks Jake and everyone else for the kind words.
Dario
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