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I purposefully stay out of most gear talk around here, but this discovery is too good to refrain from sharing... You have got to check out Revisit brand reverb tanks!
http://amprepairparts.com/reverb.htm
There have been a scant few references to them here that I've found anyhow, which is a misfortune worth fixing (exhibits a, b, c were all I found.)
Like many of you, I've been through my share of tanks once the original one started acting up in my G-Spring. I know many enjoy the hunt of vintage pans and whatnot. For the sake of reliably being able to get another, I've chosen to limit my hunt to current production.
In my experience the Korean made Accutronics pans can be a little on the bright/thin(er) side, the Belton branded version (presumably same factory) slightly more so. MOD, a little too cavernous and, in my specific setup, tough to get the 'just right' brightness and drip (favors warm/dark side). TAD and Mojotone much in the MOD camp (presumably made in the same factory as MOD).
The Revisit pan is presumably made in the same factory/factories as MOD too (not confirmed, just speculating from personal pan inspections), however, they aren't like the MOD etc - not too cavernous, aren't too dark. They are just right in all the right ways. Goldilocks!
I've tried 3 models from Revist... the commonly used 4AB3C1B (despite it technically being the wrong orientation to mount on the front baffle of a stand alone reverb unit), the 4AB3C1C (technically correct orientation), and for kicks, I also tried the 4AB3A1B which is a replacement for the Gibbs Type F reverb tanks.
The 4AB3C1B works the best in my specific application. It sounds really, really close to the 4AB3C1C, which I actually liked slightly better, however on select frequencies I got a faint but noticeable bit of fizz/sizzle on the decay of the C1C.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Like tubes and pretty much everything guitar/effects/amps, every application and setup/context is different. Your experience ~will~ be slightly (or a lot) different than mine. And if I had multiple reverb units to swap with everything else held constant, I am sure each would behave differently again.
Aside from the fizz issue on the C1C, BOTH the C1B and C1C sound fantastic in all the right ways - instrument and signal tone/spacial sound and feel, overtones/reverb harmonics, reverb depth/warmth/lushness. You name it, they were pretty great!
!Attention rhythm guitar surfers out there! ...the A1B "Gibbs F type" was very nice too. Slightly shorter tail, ~ever so slightly~ less 'reverbness' overall. Otherwise it had the same quality sonic/musical characteristics mentioned above. Now it isn't my first recommendation for rhythm guitarists if your primary objective is spending all of your time playing Pyramids style Penetration 'tick-a,tick-a' parts (I'd still recommend C1B or C1C for that), but for anyone mostly complimenting a drenched lead or even a lead player who likes it ever so slightly tamed, the Gibbs F type replacement 4AB3A1B is a real interesting tank to try!
Also, for the super geeky surf nerds out there who have bookmarked this thread, Studio Sound lists input impedance, output impedance and delay time (sec.) for each model!
But wait, there's more!!!
Besides being what I believe to be thee best sounding current production tank/pan available, these things have a 3 year warranty and the service from Studio Sound Electronics is A grade Numero Uno! I got speedy shipping and incredibly responsive and super helpful support swapping out the pans that didn't work as well for me, in my setup.
Again, I cannot stress enough that the fizz/sizzle issue I had was almost certainly environmental & my specific setup and application, which even if you have the exact same guitar, cables, reverb unit, and amp, there will still be differences in behavior and sound (there is no such thing as exactly the same!). In other words, don't take my situation as tank/pan product quality of Revisit pans - these things are very good quality and very consistent.
So, be it your Surfy Bear project, a need to replace a pan on the fritz, or just that omnipresent reverb fix, I highly recommend trying out Revisit pans from Studio Sound Electronics. They do cost a little more, but given the distinctly better sonic quality, consistency, and incredible customer service & support, it is totally worth it! Oh, and buy 2, get free shipping (orders over $50 shipping to the US)!
Surfs up and current production reverb pans are alive and well! \m/ \m/
PS - throw tomatoes and boooo if you want... I won't be posting video/sound clips. I no longer have the variety of pans to swap and compare - I've just got a few Revisit 4AB3C1B's on hand, so just hearing that one model compared to no others won't do much good. Besides, I can't stress enough how different each setup (and player!) is. Just try for YOURself in YOUR setup. Peace.
—Fady
El Mirage @ ReverbNation
Last edited: Jan 03, 2018 10:53:56
