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Post by Ripper on Jan 29, 2006 13:12:17 GMT -5
In a nutshell, how does a reverb tank work? Are there actual springs inside that rectangular box in side my beloved Marshall? Im tempted to take it apart to look. Boys will be boys!
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Post by Mini-Strat_Maine on Jan 29, 2006 17:43:28 GMT -5
In a nutshell, how does a reverb tank work? Are there actual springs inside that rectangular box in side my beloved Marshall? Im tempted to take it apart to look. Boys will be boys! Taking it apart is only a Bad Thing™ if you have parts left over after reassembling it. ;D I'm kinda surprised no one else has answered this, so I'll kick in my 2¢ worth. (And that's grossly overpriced.) A lot of players would probably tell you that a "spring reverb" is the only way to go. I guess the alternative must be some digital thing, like in my Marshall MG30DFX. Based on that, I'd guess that anything with a real reverb tank has springs in it. I think one way to tell, besides taking it apart, might be to thwack the cabinet and listen for the twang (boing, whatever) of springs. (If you hear the sound of tubes dissolving, that's a sign you thumped it too hard.) Maybe it's best to look up that model of Marshall on HC or someplace, and see what the reviewers say. Some of them may already have taken theirs apart. |
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Post by UnklMickey on Jan 30, 2006 17:40:18 GMT -5
springs, ubetcha!
kinda like a pickup on both ends, only there's a little magnet on the spring.
the springs are very light and "floppy".
it takes some time for the motion to get from the send end to the pickup end. and it also takes a while for the motion to dampen.
to visualize it, think of a slinky, loosely stretched. then quickly snap the end side to side. the wave will travel to the other end and reflect, decaying after a few passes.
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