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Yeah well this one wasn't built by Mexicans, or at least not
recently. It's an old one, so I'm guessing some idiot sometime
during it's existence took the poor thing apart because it didn't
sound right while playing "Reelin' in the Years." Maybe I should
take some pictures, I'm almost certain the spring on the right side
is twice as long as the one on the left. But if you guys say this is
normal, I'm not arguing with you.
Bill
--- In , "-=Dan Ware=-"
<reverbtank@h...> wrote:
> 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=-
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "supertwangreverb" <supertwangreverb@y...>
> >Reply-To:
> >To:
> >Subject: [SurfGuitar101] For you reverb tank guys
> >Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 04:19:31 -0000
> >
> >If anyone remembers I was having troubles getting my reverb tank to
> >work a few weeks ago. It's been working fine as of lately however,
> >we recorded some tracks in the studio last week and of course when
I
> >got there the tank wasn't working. So we took it apart and put it
> >back together again and miraculously it worked. But I did
something
> >odd with the springs that hold the "tank." The one on the right
side
> >was longer than the one on the left, and this is actually causing
the
> >tank to float closer to the left side of the cab than the right.
So
> >is that thing supposed to be like that or should the tank be
centered
> >in the middle of the "cab".
> >
> >
> >
> >
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