here's a short video i made of a '69 Gibbs reverb tank versus a SurfyPan Extra - both through the same Surfybear Metal.
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'69 Gibbs vs SurfyPan Extra
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Joined: Mar 07, 2021 Posts: 4 Jacksonville, FL 
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Posted on Nov 14 2024 04:31 PM
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Posted on Nov 14 2024 05:59 PM
I'd say they sound pretty much the same to my ears. Thanks for making the comparison video. |
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Posted on Nov 14 2024 10:56 PM
The Gibbs definitely has a shorter tail, thus reinforcing my belief that vintage is the best way to go. |
Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 386 Orange County, CA
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Posted on Nov 15 2024 12:56 PM
Nice comparison. Newer pan, tighter sound. The Gibbs springs have been rattling around for decades. —Craig Skelly Little Kahuna |
Joined: Jun 30, 2019 Posts: 138 Massachusetts, USA
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Posted on Jan 26 2025 12:23 AM
I actually have a ’69 Gibbs in my Fender ’63 reissue, and I recently bought a SurfyBear Metal with a SurfyPan. I will say this: the SurfyPan is more than satisfactory, it’s great. —THE HYDRONAUTS…Surf Music from the shores of old Cape Cod. |
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Posted on Jan 26 2025 05:35 AM
Redfeather wrote:
Shorter tail and more defined, brighter drip. |
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Posted on Jan 27 2025 04:12 PM
ELZEB wrote:
Some months ago I visited a friend that owns a '62 Showman (6G14A) with a single 15" tone-ring, and a vintage Fender reverb unit with a Gibbs reverb pan. I pluged in vibrato channel a Fender '65 Jaguar and started jamming the Misirlou intro and it was the closest thing I have ever heard to the original recording, even though it was a Jaguar and not a Strat. At first I thought it was the amp but when we switched the reverb tank to a home-build clone, with the standard Accutronics pan, the sound changed completely and did not resemble the recording at all. For the record, similar change was when we switched to the normal channel - the vibrato channel was more edgy and had more prominent EQ that made the tone overall punchy as it is at the recording. Anyways, it was a nice experience to recreate the original tone as close as possible, but I don't think it is worth the effort to find and pay for an original Gibbs pan, especially for me that I don't live in the US. I am really happy with my Surfy Pan extra which is miles better than the stock Accutronics and I believe it takes me like 90-95% close to the Gibbs sound... By the way, does anyone have a Gibbs tank for sale? |
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Posted on Jan 28 2025 06:04 AM
I managed to find a Gibbs pan in France but the impedance values are wrong. I have to turn the knobs way up to make it squirt but the sound is there. — |
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