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I've had two reissues, and came away wondering if they were worth it. Neither
had the
"sproingy" wet sound that I get on my old recordings of original 60s surf music.
I mean, it
was there, but not in bountious quantities. One had real radio frequency issues;
the other
has some obnoxious electrical noise problems when I crank my amp/pedal
board/tank
combo up into the high registers.
That said, it is still a damn site better than a pedal.
My only hesitancy regarding vintage tanks is: you never know how good the
40-year-old
electronic parts in it are, which makes it nerve racking to use or to spend the
big bucks
on. I think if I had the money, I'd look for a modern, hand-wire version of the
original
Fender tank from one of the boutique makers.
But I don't, so my '62 Reverb reissue works just fine.
> Speaking of reverb tanks, I took a quick look at eBay
> and spotted this one.
>
>
ViewItem&category=41415&item=3750542683&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
>
> Sorry if the link isn't clickable, I only know copy
> and paste.
>
> I only paid $150 for my Premier tank, which I believe
> is a late 60's and sounds pretty good. Isn't this
> extraordinarily cheap for a '66 Fender? If it stays
> down around that price I'd be willing to fork over
> that much just for the priviledge of doing a real A/B
> comparison.
>
> Richard
>
>
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