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I would love to try out a vintage Gibbs pan. I have a home built Fender style tank (6G15 circuit) and it currently has a Mod Pan in it. The Mod model number is MOD 4AB3C1B. The specs say it is 8 ohm input and 2,250 ohm output. It is mounted on the inside face of the unit under the grill cloth, not flat on the bottom of the cabinet. Here are the specs: https://www.tubesandmore.com/products/P-RMOD-4AB3C1B

If anyone can help me identify one to buy off ebay and PM me, I would really appreciate it. Or if you have one to sell, let me know.

Or, if you think I should leave the current Mod pan in it, let me know that as well.

The beauty of buying used gear is if you pay the proper price, and it doesn't work, you turn around and sell it again. What do you lose? price of shipping, some time... Go for it.

Danny Snyder

"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo

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

plug and play.....

Straightblues, you can find all the available information in this thread.

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Someone measured the resistance on their Gibbs L pan and it has 183 ohms on the input and 173 ohm on the output.

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A multimeter reading of the Gibbs "C" pan I own yields about 135 ohm at both input and output.

Squink Out!

Sorry posted in the wrong thread.

Last edited: Dec 28, 2014 15:35:55

Gibbs "U" pan ist 12 ohms on the input and output

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Is that measured DC resistance or AC Impedance?

12 ohms resistance at the input side might be a problem for circuits that aren't transformer coupled (like the Surfy Bear). But it would probably work dropped into the Fender circuit. The output may be a little on the low side.

Its resistance

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The Gibbs tank "F" designation is a Fender tank. It has an Input DC resistance around 1 - 1.5 ohms and an Output DC resistance around 170 - 185 ohms. They are Type 4 and have rubber strips on the closed side of the tank indicating that they may be open side up orientation. Why else have that rubber strip feature on the closed side when the rubber grommets are sufficient on the open side down tanks?

The Gibbs transducers are color coded, the 1 - 1.5 ohm transducer is White and the 170 - 185 ohm Transducer is Red.

Anyone have info or ever seen a 3 spring Type 9 Gibbs tank?

~waldo

Last edited: Feb 08, 2015 01:02:26

AO-23580-10 : 1 ohm input, 40 ohm output

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I got this the other day:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221686817220?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

According to the description:
1122-6617 Reverb Pan A023580-15
Input measures 1.3, Output measures 174.2

The Scimitars

Yes its an A023580-15 same like the one in my Tank.

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Last edited: Feb 17, 2015 03:43:25

AO-23580-10 is also stamped K inside.

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Here is what i was able to acquire from Accutronics, Gibbs tank identifier in relation to the Accutronics codes.

Gibbs = Accutronics

C = 4FB2A1C

D = 4AB1A1E

F = 4AB3C1C - original fender reverb units
F = 4AB3C1B - most original reverb units ship with this tank and used in the Blackface and silverface amps.

K = 4AA1C1C

L = 4FB2B2C or 4FB1B1C

U = 4AB1C1C

V = 4FB1C1E

~waldo

Last edited: Apr 10, 2022 23:30:48

I just bought one of the 1962 Gibbs 1122-6232 AO-2358011 off ebay. Looking forward to trying it out. I will report back after I get it installed.

OMG!!! This Gibbs pan is amazing. My reverb unit is a hand-built copy of a vintage Fender, I have also owned an Uncle Spot and the Fender Reissue. My current unit always sounded really good with the Mod pan, but now with the Gibbs pan it is simply amazing. My reverb unit instantly aged and is now 100% capturing the sound of vintage reverb units I have tried in the past. I do have to crank it up a little bit more with the Gibbs than with the Mod pan, but I also seem to have much more control. I am very happy I finally took the chance on a vintage pan. If you are thinking about it, stop and just do it.

Congrats! Did you measure the impedence of the input and output jacks before you installed? That's the key, as I find the various model #s to be useless.

Danny Snyder

"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo

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

I didn't measure the impedance but when I get a chance I will and report back.

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