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A couple of folks on harmonycentral.com have also had problems with their Fender
RI reverb tanks, though most have not. I've had no problems at all with mine
over the last 4 years, but I checked it out at Guitar Center before purchasing
it. I took it apart once to see what made it tick but I didn't analyze the
spring lengths so maybe there are some inconsistencies. As I've mentioned on
this list before, the RI compared favorably with two original tanks that GC had
in their vintage room.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry
To:
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 7:44 AM
Subject: RE: [SurfGuitar101] For you reverb tank guys
A true statement from a guy who knows what he is talking about!
-Jerry S. (not so keen on Fender re-issue reverb tanks either)
P.S. From what I heard recently, Mr. Dano's statement is just the tip of
the Fender iceberg.
No, honestly, I do expect a $750 unit (in my case) NOT to
mailfunction....
And this is no disrespect to the Fender brand either, I would just LIKE
them to do a decent quality control, before shipping the stuff out!
-----Original Message-----
From: -=Dan Ware=- [mailto:]
Sent: maandag 2 augustus 2004 16:09
To:
Subject: RE: [SurfGuitar101] For you reverb tank guys
Dear Mr. Supertwang,
I've taken quite a few reverb tanks apart, and here is my synopsis:
Fender has placed a sign at the U.S./Mexican border that says
"Illegal
Mexican Immigrants; THIS WAY" with an arrow pointing towards their
factory.
When the immigrants arrive at the factory, a Fender representative tells
them they will be granted citizenship upon one condition; they must
build a
reverb tank out of a pile of reverb tank parts. Like McDonalds, they are
shown a single photograph of the finished product, and instructed to
"have
at it". Once completed, they hand the finished product to one of
Fender's
Quality Assurance Reps (who was hired to meet the "Equal Opportunity
Employer" standards) and they are shown the exit, freedom and a
"Bush/Cheney
2004" bumper sticker.
It's my belief (and nothing more) that Fender doesn't exactly care
WHERE
that tank sits, as long as it hangs from 4 springs somewhere on the
inside
of the front panel. The worst instance of a tank I ever received had 2
springs unconnected (that hold the tank in a "floating" status), no foam
block under the tank and the brake screws were so tight there was NO WAY
the
brake was coming off without some screwdriver adjustment.
Sometimes its a connector, sometimes its a tube socket, sometimes its
a
loose wire...I would just thank heaven the thing worked again for you.
The
nature of it is this: if you're going to use a Fender outboard tank,
expect
it to do weird things. Expect it to pick up radio stations. And above
all
else, expect it to stop working inexplicably.
Finally, I've never seen those springs be different lengths. They've
always been about 3/4 to 1 inch long when unstretched.
-Dano
-=The Nebulas=-
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