Hello All,
I've got a quick question on the variable mounting styles for reverb pans, especially for those of you familiar with the Fender '63 Reissue Outboard Reverb Tank . . .
I own several combo amps with reverb, and without exception, all have their reverb pans mounted securely on the floor, and they work just fine, yet the Fender '63 Reissue outboard reverb tanks all have their pans loosely suspended from the wall (not the floor) by four springs.
As anyone who has used one of these knows, these things are exceedingly fragile, especially when powered-up, because any movement of the tank, no matter how slight, causes the 'suspended' pan to move freely, which in-turn causes the springs inside to swing excessively and in some cases to crash. And if the thing has signal of any volume traveling through it at the time, its not a pleasant experience!
Although it is true that Accutronics, Gibbs and other reverb manufacturer's recommend wall mounts over floor mounts, when I have contacted them, they have not been able to explain the need for this 'suspended' approach to mounting the pan. So the question is, why? Why did Fender choose to mount these Accutronics 4AB3C1C reverb pans in this way? Why aren't they 'fixed' or fastened securely to the wall to prevent excessive motion like any other reverb pan would be?
Does anyone have an answer on this?
I've got a quick question on the variable mounting styles for reverb pans, especially for those of you familiar with the Fender '63 Reissue Outboard Reverb Tank . . .
I own several combo amps with reverb, and without exception, all have their reverb pans mounted securely on the floor, and they work just fine, yet the Fender '63 Reissue outboard reverb tanks all have their pans loosely suspended from the wall (not the floor) by four springs.
As anyone who has used one of these knows, these things are exceedingly fragile, especially when powered-up, because any movement of the tank, no matter how slight, causes the 'suspended' pan to move freely, which in-turn causes the springs inside to swing excessively and in some cases to crash. And if the thing has signal of any volume traveling through it at the time, its not a pleasant experience!
Although it is true that Accutronics, Gibbs and other reverb manufacturer's recommend wall mounts over floor mounts, when I have contacted them, they have not been able to explain the need for this 'suspended' approach to mounting the pan. So the question is, why? Why did Fender choose to mount these Accutronics 4AB3C1C reverb pans in this way? Why aren't they 'fixed' or fastened securely to the wall to prevent excessive motion like any other reverb pan would be?
Does anyone have an answer on this?
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