I have a 1965 stand alone reverb. A few weeks ago my band played on a stage that had a little bounce to it. My reverb unit would make crashing sounds every so often due to the poor stage. Is there any solution to avoid this happening again. I know, don't play on a poor stage. I did see a youtube where sorbothane hemispheres were used. They appeared to be small round spheres. Anyone have experience with these?
Thanks for any help.
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Joined: Feb 09, 2014 Posts: 26 Eugene, Oregon 
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Posted on Jul 20 2014 04:03 PM
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25685 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jul 20 2014 06:07 PM
This should be in surf musician or gear area. Try setting on something off the stage. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11076 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jul 20 2014 06:42 PM
Here's a thread…. http://surfguitar101.com/forums/post/318503/ —Danny Snyder I am now playing trumpet with Prince Buster tribute band 'Balzac' Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF Last edited: Jul 20, 2014 18:42:45 |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2014 Posts: 26 Eugene, Oregon
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Posted on Jul 20 2014 06:59 PM
Thanks for the help. Hey Danny, just happens that I saw that YouTube video today and just finished ordering a 4 pack. Should be here by end of week. Have a gig this Saturday night so will have a chance to try things out. Will let you know if it really works like Dave says is does. Thank again to all |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Jul 20 2014 10:20 PM
You can also put the unit closer to the amp(directly against), this is my general solution. |
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Posted on Jul 21 2014 11:46 AM
There's always the Dick Dale way (aka hang'em high
Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. |
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Posted on Jul 21 2014 03:17 PM
I put some surgical tubing as dampers on my mounting springs and no longer have issues unless the stage is extremely poor. It really controls bounce well. —Keep it Drippy Brothers and Sisters! |
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Posted on Jul 21 2014 03:24 PM
Whose granny tied that knot? A simple bowline would suffice. — |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2014 Posts: 26 Eugene, Oregon
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Posted on Jul 21 2014 04:58 PM
Some good suggestions. Thanks to all the SG101 members that have replied. My band did get a kick out of using a walker to suspend the reverb unit. I also told the guys that at our age using the walker might end up doing a double duty. |
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Posted on Jul 22 2014 12:02 PM
JObeast wrote:
I did this once or twice and used a hangman's knot. I got a lot of comments on that! —Keep it Drippy Brothers and Sisters! |
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Posted on Jul 22 2014 12:13 PM
I have, on more than one occasion, placed my tank off the stage to avoid this issue. —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Jul 22 2014 12:18 PM
Ah... you innocent souls. "Oh no, I have a bad stage spot that sometimes triggers my tank crashing" Boohoo! Somebody call a whambulance. Try having asshole bandmates who thinks it is funny when your tank crashes! That is what I have to deal with every now and then. A waterbottle lobbed across stage in hopes of hitting the reverb unit... Obviously, when a tank crashes it kind of destroys the sound you had coming from your guitar, so the part of 'Verb songs where we have actual crashes, nobody wants to ruin their tone, so we all try to get each other's tanks... Annoying! Oh memories... |
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Posted on Jul 22 2014 03:26 PM
"Annoying! Oh memories..." +1 I used to grab the drummers crash and choke it when he was going for a nice big long wang of a crash. Being a drummer too I knew when this would be the most annoying. —Keep it Drippy Brothers and Sisters! |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Jul 22 2014 04:29 PM
I use to smack crash cymbals as well! Your finger knuckles do a good job of hitting them! |
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Posted on Jul 23 2014 07:56 PM
Sometimes I just leave it on the stage and get random crashes throughout the whole gig. Other times I put it just off the front of the stage next to the dance floor area (if the stage is low enough and if my cables are long enough) where random drunk people can trip over it. —He who dies with the most tubes... wins |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2014 Posts: 26 Eugene, Oregon
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Posted on Aug 19 2014 01:17 PM
Thanks guys for all your input. Here is what I finally ended up doing. Total cost for an old walker was $3.50 on half price day at an estate sale, $2.50 for bungee chords and $5.95 for a can of black spray paint. Hacksawed all four legs and hit the remaining frame with the spray paint. After a reasonable amount of shaking, pushing and stomping no more crash. Here are the before and after photos. Last edited: Aug 19, 2014 13:19:23 |
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Posted on Aug 19 2014 01:38 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IOuD58MN5sQ When I used to mess with bungi cords, I found that they needed to be a certain length to be effective. If they are too short, like the picture, they cannot dissipate the vibration energy. Use sorbathane. Get it on amazon. Last edited: Aug 19, 2014 13:43:45 |
Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England 
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Posted on Aug 19 2014 03:02 PM
I wonder if hi-fi speaker spikes would work. Supposedly they prevent bass frequency transmitting to the floor but they might also reduce unwanted external vibration too.
I wouldn't fit them to the tank though, probably best to fit them to a short plank with the reverb unit sitting on top. |
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Posted on Aug 19 2014 04:06 PM
crumble wrote:
I don't stick them on. I carry them in a bag inside the reverb unit, and ace them under, if needed. -dave |
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Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England
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Posted on Aug 19 2014 04:22 PM
SlacktoneDave wrote:
Ah that make sense now. I was thinking in terms of sliding roadgear sideways into the back of a station wagon or whatever. |
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