TheFintastics
Joined: Jul 28, 2008
Posts: 474
Wichita Falls, Texas
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Posted on Aug 08 2018 07:03 PM
If anyone has seen Tremolo Beer Gut, their lead guitar player kicks, throws, and wrestles with his reverb tank to no end. How can you disrespect such a delicate piece of equipment? I found out by talking to him for a few seconds. The tank is just springs. NO tubes. No electronics.
Guitar -> fake tank -> real tank.
Does anyone know where I can get a faux-tank like his? I was cringing when he kicked it off the stage several times and never gave a worried look.
Did anyone else think he looks nearly identical to Leonardo Dicaprio?
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Hi, I'm Gellert, guitarist for The Fintastics.
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doctorock78
Joined: Aug 08, 2018
Posts: 42
Honolulu, HI
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Posted on Aug 08 2018 07:29 PM
Pretty fun gimmick! Does it make a sound when he kicks it??
— Robbin Henley (Men in Grey Suits HONOLULU)
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FritzCat
Joined: Sep 11, 2007
Posts: 685
Sonoma, CA
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Posted on Aug 08 2018 07:29 PM
I looked at it, and there's no power cord, just a couple wires running to a regular tank I think? My guess is they've unplugged the pan in the tank and ran wires to a pan in their little cabinet, that way he can kick it around without damaging the tubes and circuitry.
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josheboy
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
Posts: 2367
Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Aug 08 2018 08:50 PM
You don’t plug the guitar into it. No power either.
It’s just a box with a pan in it, and a long RCA cable which plugs into a Reverb unit or amp with onboard reverb on it. The amp/unit drives the sound, and it is separated so you can kick the box without kicking the tubes or circuit.
In short: It’s basically an external pan with an extension cable. It plugs into the same jack you’d plug any pan into.
A simple but genius idea!!!
And yes, I’m going to build one 
Between this kickable pan, and Mel’s Drip Switch, we’ve had some crazy cool reverb innovation at this year’s convention! REVERB SCIENCE!!!!
Last edited: Aug 08, 2018 20:59:44
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TheFintastics
Joined: Jul 28, 2008
Posts: 474
Wichita Falls, Texas
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Posted on Aug 08 2018 11:13 PM
josheboy wrote:
You don’t plug the guitar into it. No power either.
It’s just a box with a pan in it, and a long RCA cable which plugs into a Reverb unit or amp with onboard reverb on it. The amp/unit drives the sound, and it is separated so you can kick the box without kicking the tubes or circuit.
In short: It’s basically an external pan with an extension cable. It plugs into the same jack you’d plug any pan into.
A simple but genius idea!!!
And yes, I’m going to build one
Between this kickable pan, and Mel’s Drip Switch, we’ve had some crazy cool reverb innovation at this year’s convention! REVERB SCIENCE!!!!
If you intend on building one...do one for me and I'll gladly pay you.
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Hi, I'm Gellert, guitarist for The Fintastics.
https://www.facebook.com/TheFintastics
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RobbieReverb
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2389
San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Aug 09 2018 12:24 AM
I got a big kick out of his reverb kicking antics. That said, the only problems I've ever had with reverb tanks, and onboard reverbs, is the little filament wires in the pan getting broken, which I've broken too often, with no kicking or abuse. He must go through pans fairly regularly.
— Bob
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11077
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Aug 09 2018 12:33 AM
Old pans are dirt cheap, $10 a pop on ebay last time I checked
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
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
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1379
New Orleans
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Posted on Aug 09 2018 02:44 PM
That sounds like a jizzworthy explosion of noise! I notice when I “tap kick” the Surfy Bear that produces a tidal wave of noise, compared to the on board of the ‘70 and ‘72 Twins.
— Daniel Deathtide
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arny
Joined: Aug 22, 2010
Posts: 614
Netherlands, Europe
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Posted on Aug 11 2018 06:56 AM
DanElectro Spring King does the same, can be foumd real cheap online.
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