Best Faux Reverb Tank

Noel

Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
United States

Posted on Jun 08 2014 07:32 AM

Yard sales?

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LeeVanCleef

Joined: Oct 05, 2011
Posts: 744
France
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Posted on Jun 08 2014 05:20 PM

Something like this would make a great footswitch enclosure in keeping with the toolbox theme

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Ariel

Joined: Aug 29, 2009
Posts: 1548
Israel
Israel

Posted on Jun 08 2014 06:13 PM

...Or something along those lines. (find a WW2 can?) I'd run with it, if I wasn't already into blonde tolexing everything in sight.

Last edited: Jun 08, 2014 18:19:43

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Surf_Skater

Joined: Sep 06, 2012
Posts: 1279
Lawrenceville , GA
United States

Posted on Jun 08 2014 07:15 PM

DreadInBabylon wrote:

...Or something along those lines. (find a WW2 can?) I'd run with it, if I wasn't already into blonde tolexing everything in sight.

That was the first thing that came to mind after I saw the tool box tank. Just need to find an ammo can long enough. Would be cool to have old knobs from a military radio.

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JObeast

Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
Turkmenistan

Posted on Jun 08 2014 09:13 PM

it has to be 18" long inside to fit the tank.

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horax

Joined: Mar 23, 2011
Posts: 517
colorado springs
United States

Posted on Jun 13 2014 11:44 AM

Does anybody have any sound clips of the surfybear fet reverb tank?

Are they hard to make?

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Surf_Skater

Joined: Sep 06, 2012
Posts: 1279
Lawrenceville , GA
United States

Posted on Jun 13 2014 12:09 PM

horax wrote:

Does anybody have any sound clips of the surfybear fet reverb tank?

He has some on his website comparing it to a real tank.

Last edited: Jun 13, 2014 12:10:49

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caddady

Joined: Feb 14, 2010
Posts: 802
N.E. Ohio
United States

Posted on Jun 13 2014 12:36 PM

if you can replace a selector switch in a strat, you can build this reverb.
Basic soldering skills.
Instructions were clear for me, my electronics knowledge is very basic. 101 level.

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horax

Joined: Mar 23, 2011
Posts: 517
colorado springs
United States

Posted on Jun 13 2014 02:37 PM

I might have to try this then.
I've been looking for a good reverb option for about 130 or less.

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Duceditor

Joined: Mar 09, 2014
Posts: 83
The Monadnocks, NH
United States

Posted on May 08 2015 02:02 PM

Any suggestion on which tank to use? Which is closest to the original?

-don

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shake_n_stomp

Joined: Jan 09, 2014
Posts: 588
Vancouver BC
Canada

Posted on May 08 2015 02:43 PM

Duceditor wrote:

Any suggestion on which tank to use? Which is closest to the original?

-don

Hey Don - From my readings, it is generally accepted that the only thing like an original is...an original. I have read about some folks finding old Gibbs pans and then it is just a matter of them being is operable condition. For the new pans out there, there seems to be a consensus that any one of them represents some kind of sonic compromise.

This thread may be of some interest to you...

Sound test of different reverb pans in a '63 RI Fender Reverb

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Duceditor

Joined: Mar 09, 2014
Posts: 83
The Monadnocks, NH
United States

Posted on May 08 2015 02:55 PM

SnS, Thank you for that!

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caddady

Joined: Feb 14, 2010
Posts: 802
N.E. Ohio
United States

Posted on Mar 01 2016 06:11 AM

Surfy bear for president

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JObeast

Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
Turkmenistan

Posted on Mar 04 2016 01:25 AM

Please send me STP & Mooneyes stickers. I've been rocking a toolbox SB FET Reverb for over a year now without them and it's just not happening for me yet.

caddady wrote:

Not gigged yet, rehearsal last night was the first time out. I realized it needs a bypass switch and an inboard power supply and and STP or Mooneyes sticker. Yep kickable, and in the spirit of the band.

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caddady

Joined: Feb 14, 2010
Posts: 802
N.E. Ohio
United States

Posted on Mar 04 2016 12:55 PM

Go to SoCal speed shop. Thrush muffler is a good sticker

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JObeast

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Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
Turkmenistan

Posted on Mar 04 2016 08:40 PM

Oh yeah! My dad was a car dealer and as a kid I had all those speed shop stickers. We even went to the Fremont Dragstrip and saw DOn Garlits and that other guy drag at 240mph. I totally miss that 70s greaser scene.
You mean the Speed Shop in Pomoma?

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JObeast

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Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
Turkmenistan

Posted on Mar 04 2016 08:52 PM

I don;t see the Thrush decal for sale at SoCal Speed Shop online.
Papa's Speed shop online has the vintage decals with free shipping.

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caddady

Joined: Feb 14, 2010
Posts: 802
N.E. Ohio
United States

Posted on Mar 05 2016 02:29 AM

Try ohios finest summit racing or honest Charlie speed shop. Oh yes my dad was a true hot rod club guy. The crank busters , road knights the whole deal. Sunday at the drags was my childhood. Cherry bomb muffler is a good sticker to. Cadman

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Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Jun 08 2014 07:32 AM Yard sales? — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
LeeVanCleef Joined: Oct 05, 2011 Posts: 744 France	Posted on Jun 08 2014 05:20 PM Something like this would make a great footswitch enclosure in keeping with the toolbox theme — Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. Top
Ariel Joined: Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1548 Israel	Posted on Jun 08 2014 06:13 PM ...Or something along those lines. (find a WW2 can?) I'd run with it, if I wasn't already into blonde tolexing everything in sight. Last edited: Jun 08, 2014 18:19:43 Top
Surf_Skater Joined: Sep 06, 2012 Posts: 1279 Lawrenceville , GA	Posted on Jun 08 2014 07:15 PM DreadInBabylon wrote: ...Or something along those lines. (find a WW2 can?) I'd run with it, if I wasn't already into blonde tolexing everything in sight. That was the first thing that came to mind after I saw the tool box tank. Just need to find an ammo can long enough. Would be cool to have old knobs from a military radio. Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Jun 08 2014 09:13 PM it has to be 18" long inside to fit the tank. — Squink Out! Top
horax Joined: Mar 23, 2011 Posts: 517 colorado springs	Posted on Jun 13 2014 11:44 AM Does anybody have any sound clips of the surfybear fet reverb tank? Are they hard to make? Top
Surf_Skater Joined: Sep 06, 2012 Posts: 1279 Lawrenceville , GA	Posted on Jun 13 2014 12:09 PM horax wrote: Does anybody have any sound clips of the surfybear fet reverb tank? He has some on his website comparing it to a real tank. Last edited: Jun 13, 2014 12:10:49 Top
caddady Joined: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 802 N.E. Ohio	Posted on Jun 13 2014 12:36 PM if you can replace a selector switch in a strat, you can build this reverb. Basic soldering skills. Instructions were clear for me, my electronics knowledge is very basic. 101 level. — http://www.reverbnation.com/thegreasemonkeyz Top
horax Joined: Mar 23, 2011 Posts: 517 colorado springs	Posted on Jun 13 2014 02:37 PM I might have to try this then. I've been looking for a good reverb option for about 130 or less. Top
Duceditor Joined: Mar 09, 2014 Posts: 83 The Monadnocks, NH	Posted on May 08 2015 02:02 PM Any suggestion on which tank to use? Which is closest to the original? -don — Still rockin' after all these years! Top
shake_n_stomp Joined: Jan 09, 2014 Posts: 588 Vancouver BC	Posted on May 08 2015 02:43 PM Duceditor wrote: Any suggestion on which tank to use? Which is closest to the original? -don Hey Don - From my readings, it is generally accepted that the only thing like an original is...an original. I have read about some folks finding old Gibbs pans and then it is just a matter of them being is operable condition. For the new pans out there, there seems to be a consensus that any one of them represents some kind of sonic compromise. This thread may be of some interest to you... Sound test of different reverb pans in a '63 RI Fender Reverb — Lorne (Shake_n_Stomp) Vancouver BC Canada The Surf Shakers: https://www.facebook.com/TheSurfShakers Previous: Mai Tai Surf: https://www.facebook.com/maitaisurf/ The Hang-Ten Hangmen: https://www.facebook.com/HangTenHangmen/ Top
Duceditor Joined: Mar 09, 2014 Posts: 83 The Monadnocks, NH	Posted on May 08 2015 02:55 PM SnS, Thank you for that! — Still rockin' after all these years! Top
caddady Joined: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 802 N.E. Ohio	Posted on Mar 01 2016 06:11 AM Surfy bear for president — http://www.reverbnation.com/thegreasemonkeyz Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Mar 04 2016 01:25 AM Please send me STP & Mooneyes stickers. I've been rocking a toolbox SB FET Reverb for over a year now without them and it's just not happening for me yet. caddady wrote: Not gigged yet, rehearsal last night was the first time out. I realized it needs a bypass switch and an inboard power supply and and STP or Mooneyes sticker. Yep kickable, and in the spirit of the band. — Squink Out! Top
caddady Joined: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 802 N.E. Ohio	Posted on Mar 04 2016 12:55 PM Go to SoCal speed shop. Thrush muffler is a good sticker — http://www.reverbnation.com/thegreasemonkeyz Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Mar 04 2016 08:40 PM Oh yeah! My dad was a car dealer and as a kid I had all those speed shop stickers. We even went to the Fremont Dragstrip and saw DOn Garlits and that other guy drag at 240mph. I totally miss that 70s greaser scene. You mean the Speed Shop in Pomoma? — Squink Out! Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Mar 04 2016 08:52 PM I don;t see the Thrush decal for sale at SoCal Speed Shop online. Papa's Speed shop online has the vintage decals with free shipping. — Squink Out! Top
caddady Joined: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 802 N.E. Ohio	Posted on Mar 05 2016 02:29 AM Try ohios finest summit racing or honest Charlie speed shop. Oh yes my dad was a true hot rod club guy. The crank busters , road knights the whole deal. Sunday at the drags was my childhood. Cherry bomb muffler is a good sticker to. Cadman — http://www.reverbnation.com/thegreasemonkeyz Top

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