WTB: Fender '63 Spring Reverb in the UK

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WTB: Fender '63 Spring Reverb in the UK

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Szorn Joined: Feb 02, 2013 Posts: 11	Posted on May 19 2013 07:29 AM Hey guys, Looking for a Spring Reverb Unit in the England, UK. Happy with Gomez, Victoria, Billy Zoom, Fender new or vintage. Anything with valves and springs! Cheers, Shaun Last edited: May 19, 2013 07:29:56 Top
Frelonvert Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 275 Toulouse	Posted on May 19 2013 08:02 AM There is a vintage one on Ebay.de — http://noskons.bandcamp.com/ Top
Szorn Joined: Feb 02, 2013 Posts: 11	Posted on May 19 2013 08:14 AM Thanks bro, not keen on that £1,000 starting bid though! Frelonvert wrote: There is a vintage one on Ebay.de Top
Frelonvert Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 275 Toulouse	Posted on May 19 2013 07:12 PM Yes, it is expensive... these are rare in Europe. There is a Ri one on local sale site here in France but the seller does not want to ship in foreign country. two more options: there is a Guyatone one on ebay uk... But I don't now what it(s worth... And there is an Italian guy who is making a fender style one too: the cosmoverb. — http://noskons.bandcamp.com/ Last edited: May 19, 2013 19:28:37 Top
LeeVanCleef Joined: Oct 05, 2011 Posts: 744 France	Posted on May 20 2013 06:12 AM There is also a guy in France who apparently custom builds them as well. Prices start at €500. Not much info available, but I read one positive review on a French forum. There seems to be a connection with the band Agamemnonz so maybe you could ask SG101 member apolloben if he as any more information, or email the builder directly. As for the Cosmoverb, it seems equally hard to find information about it. I found this and this. SG101 member WR from the Netherlands owns one. On this page it was listed at €430. You could also consider a Texotica, but I don't know if they will ship to Europe. Good luck! Let us know if you find any more information about these or other options! — Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. Last edited: May 20, 2013 06:52:54 Top
Szorn Joined: Feb 02, 2013 Posts: 11	Posted on May 20 2013 07:40 AM Wow, thanks for all the info guys! Really appreciate it. I've browsed through those sites and the shipping costs plus the little info on the units make me think it'll be best to hang fire and wait for something more local to pop up. The Guyatone is interesting but it looks hideous. Are there any UK builders out there? There seems to be plenty of people in the US making them. Top
Ariel Joined: Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1556 Israel	Posted on May 20 2013 04:54 PM Search for amp builders in your area, someone who's replicating vintage amps. Call them, they'll know how to do it. Top
narciso Joined: Mar 29, 2010 Posts: 324 Spain	Posted on May 20 2013 05:34 PM Just be patient and buy local. After a 7 months search I got a nice 2nd hand 63 reverb RI for a really good price. Sadly in these hard times people is selling off cheap a lot of nice gear. — https://lospipelines.es/ Find us on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and all other music platforms. https://www.youtube.com/@LosPipelines https://www.instagram.com/los_pipelines/?next=%2F Los Pipelines - Facebook Top
da-ron Joined: Jan 02, 2009 Posts: 1307 The original Plymouth, UK.	Posted on May 21 2013 07:47 AM I built mine. In fact I built two. The second one sounds way better. I could be persuaded to build you a chassis and you sort out the cab and the valves. The cab is really easy to make! — http://thewaterboarders.bandcamp.com/ Top
Donald77 Joined: Jun 23, 2012 Posts: 226	Posted on May 22 2013 02:57 PM LeeVanCleef wrote: You could also consider a Texotica, but I don't know if they will ship to Europe. I believe he does. — https://www.facebook.com/groups/722422647891279/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnZbVMwSVp2QM0kbnT7FGVQ Top
LeeVanCleef Joined: Oct 05, 2011 Posts: 744 France	Posted on May 22 2013 04:14 PM Donald77 wrote: LeeVanCleef wrote: You could also consider a Texotica, but I don't know if they will ship to Europe. I believe he does. Cool! If I ever get the budget I'll definitely consider buying one. For now I ended up buying the Guyatone, since everyone else thinks it's ugly But I don't mind, my amps are ugly as well. In fact, if you painted the panel black you would hardly be able to tell it apart from my modded Sovtek head... I'll have to be careful not to kick the wrong one — Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. Top
LittleKahunaCraig Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 390 Orange County, CA	Posted on May 22 2013 10:56 PM Shaun, here is your tank with great reliability, sound and price...I have one and love it. http://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/21424/?page=1#p281291 — Craig Skelly Little Kahuna www.littlekahunamusic.com The Breakaways The Curl Riders Top
Szorn Joined: Feb 02, 2013 Posts: 11	Posted on May 26 2013 09:32 AM Damn, didn't get on that quick enough! Top
da-ron Joined: Jan 02, 2009 Posts: 1307 The original Plymouth, UK.	Posted on May 28 2013 01:42 AM Any tank from the US runs on 120Vac where we have 240Vac, so you'll either need to replace the mains transformer or use a separate step up transformer. You'll need to accept that you'll be looking to spend £250 - £300 for a reverb tank. The parts alone cost nearly that. — http://thewaterboarders.bandcamp.com/ Top
LoeD Joined: Feb 29, 2012 Posts: 310 Germany	Posted on May 28 2013 03:38 AM Texoticas are not shipped to europe I was asking them before I finally ended up building one myself. parts were about 400€ regards LoeD — here comes the WEST SAMOA SURFER LEAGUE Top
da-ron Joined: Jan 02, 2009 Posts: 1307 The original Plymouth, UK.	Posted on May 28 2013 04:10 AM I think I built my second one for about £200 (GBP), I should have kept a record. The cabinet was very cheap, about £6 for a plank of wood! But a ready made one is a lot more. This one sounds amazing, I could afford to spend a bit more than the last one. Didn't have anywhere near the same amount of trouble getting rid of humming either. — http://thewaterboarders.bandcamp.com/ Top
apolloben Joined: Feb 28, 2011 Posts: 17 Rouen, France	Posted on Jun 17 2013 05:24 AM Hi everyone! The best outboard reverb I've ever tried is the one built by Le Suédois. He's a good friend (he fix our gears and made our bass amp the "Gustav II" a compact version of bassman) and the reverb has been developed on close collaboration. On his website you'll see all the stuff he creates or fixes (a great great fuzz too!) and a version of his reverb that is really cool. Actually the one he makes for me is a true surf version (2 springs instead of 3, now it's a 6k6...). I can say it's been some kind of a prototype for 2 years and now it's finished. I tried reissues of the '63 and I like it a lot but now this little box (that looks like nothing for the moment 4 pieces of wood and wires...I have to finish it now!). As we can say the surf version of his tube reverb is now finish for me, he is able to make some others for reverb junkies like you all. If you're interested, check out his website contact him or maybe just send me a message I'll ask him what you want. As it's still a fragile box, I don't know if I'll bring it to the Surfer Joe's Summer Festival. If I have the time I'll make a more solid one. (but don't expect anything pretty! http://lesuedois.fr/ Top

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