WayneXG95
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Post by WayneXG95 on Jun 16, 2003 15:09:28 GMT 9
I have been mastering some '60's surf music to improve my lead pickin and came across a tab for pipeline in "guitarboard" that has the statement.."Kick the Reverb" Now although my amp has a spring reverb unit in it. I feel rather reluctant to actually lay the boot into my amp..any clues?  |
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buck
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Why's everybody always pickin on me?
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Post by buck on Jun 16, 2003 21:00:56 GMT 9
Might mean turn the reverb right up......alot of that surf music has that really cool echo effect doesnt it? Wipeout was one of the first songs I learnt...I reckon it's so cool.....better than that Doof doof crap  |
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Post by robbieb on Jun 16, 2003 21:50:11 GMT 9
Turn it up, Buck!  |
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Post by mrbassman on Feb 22, 2005 12:25:03 GMT 9
Amps of that era ('60s) usually had "spring-line" reverb units in them. This was achieved with a "reverb tank" usually sitting in the bottom of the cabinet. The signal goes down some springs (literally) which delayed the signal slightly, most had 3 springs and made then by Hammond.
Anyway if you kicked the reverb tank or sometimes the amp the vibrations would make the springs bang together and they made a loud tinny sort of thunder sound. More modern amps usually use integrated circuits and so you will never get that sound with them.
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Post by mrbassman on Feb 22, 2005 12:28:41 GMT 9
BTW, it doesnt do the springs any good!! I just read your post again and you DO have a springline reverb.. derrrrr... Lift your amp up an inch or 2 then drop it!!! if you want to hear the sound. That is not too much different to transporting the amp into the car etc.
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