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-It,s not surprising this sounds so good.
When Dick Dale wanted a Reverb to Sing thru(not play thru) he went
to Leo Fender and asked him to help get his voice to sound warmer
and more vibrato like Elvis. Leo took a Spring Reverb tank out of
some old Organ and put it in a free standing box.
Kinda funny that it has come full circle now.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
-- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "Jerry" <jerry.soetewey@b...> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Here is a picture of exactly the same unit I found on the net, mine
has
> the knobs changed and looks a bit more used.
>
>
>
>
> So far I found out is was originally designed to be used with an
organ
> or accordion, but is sounds great on an amp.
>
> It is also a pre-amp and makes my Sovtek MiG 100 sound more like a
> Fender amp then a Marshall knock off. I bought it because it sounded
> like a "real spring reverb" and It wasn't a pricy as the Fender
Item. It
> was made in 1966, so says a stamp on the spring bed.
>
> Jerry S. from Belgium "The Ohmmen"
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Brian Neal [mailto:bneal@z...]
> Sent: zondag 22 september 2002 21:50
> To: SurfGuitar101@y...
> Subject: RE: [SurfGuitar101] Anyone heard of the Farfisa Outboard
reverb
> tank
>
> Cool....can you take a photo of it?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jerry [mailto:jerry.soetewey@b...]
> > Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 2:14 PM
> > To: SurfGuitar101@y...
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Anyone heard of the Farfisa Outboard
reverb
> > tank
> >
> >
> > Hello Guys,
> >
> > Today I went to a instrument exchange and bought myself a Farfisa
> > Outboard reverd tank for $140. It sounds incredible. It isn't
quiet a
> > Fender reverb but similar in sound. It has a Lock-unlock switch, a
> > volume, bass , treble and reverb knob, so also very similar to a
> Fender
> > tank.
> >
> > I know Farfisa builds organs and accordions, but this is not a
part
> > taken from one, but a genue freestanding reverb tank.
> > This thing has real springs in it and when you kick it, it sounds
like
> > Wipe out by the Original Surfaris.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Jerry S. from Belgium "The Ohmmen
> >
>
>
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