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Topic: Session 500 Reverb: Swap with Fender tank??? |
Casey Lowmiller
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Kansas
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 2:50 pm |
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I have a Session 500 & I'm not really impressed with the reverb.
Has anyone replaced the old Peavey tank with a Fender or Accutronics tank?
If so, what were the results & what model of tanks was used? Also, would it work in a Renown 400?
I like the big, rich & lush sounding Fender reverb & find the Peavey reverb lacking.
Any help is much appreciated!!! Perhaps Ken Fox might have a good answer.
Casey
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Known Coast to Coast as
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Carter-Starter, Fender Pedal 800, Fender Champion, Guyatone Double-neck, a cheap Artisan & a Homemade Double-neck!
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 3:46 pm
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| He did on the other post. |
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Jerry Erickson
From:
Atlanta,IL 61723
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 4:26 pm
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The PV and Fender tanks are incompatable in that they are driven by different types of circuits. You might try a 3 spring tank with a longer decay time. I'm not sure if the Session 500 has the same circuit as the Nashville 400, but there is a mod(Metzger mod) for the Nville 400 which gets closer to the Fender sound. The Peavey tank is a 4EB2C1B while the Fender is a 4AB2C1B. You can go here and check 'em out.
http://www.accutronicsreverb.com/ |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 5:36 pm
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The typical Fender tank will not work, input impedance is way too low!
Typical Peavey tanks are:
4EB2C1B two spring
8EB2C1B three spring
input impedance is 600 ohms
output impedance is 2250 ohms
The tanks are driven by an opamp circuit and recocerd by an opamp circuit.
A Fender tank is driven by two parallel halves of a 12AT7 tube that drive a reverb transformer, which in turn drives the tank.
The recovery is by 1/2 of a 12AX7.
Typical tank is a:
4AB3C1B, 2 spring, 8 ohm input impedance, 2250 ohms output impedance
9AB3C1B, 3 spring tank, same impedances as above
I would suspect the Metzger revcerb mod would work in the Session 500, as the reverb circuit is very similar to the Session 400.
That would give it a nice reverb sound. |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 8:59 pm
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| Or you could buy a Fender 6G15 reverb.The vintage units are pricey,but the ultimate reverb IMHO.The re-issues ain't too bad,and much lower in price.PJ |
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Casey Lowmiller
From:
Kansas
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 10:18 pm
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Papa Joe,
That's what I've been planning on purchasing sometime soon anyways.
Even some of my Fenders don't have Fenderish enough reverbs.
I play lots of Rockabilly & Surf so a Fender reverb is a logical next-step.
It's a shame you can't get a more Fenderish reverb from a Peavey without doing all the mod stuff...not to mention it would be more convenient to not have to drag around a stand alone reverb.
Oh well!!! Fender Reverb reissue, here I come...eventually...sometime soon...perhaps around Christmas.
Casey
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Known Coast to Coast as
"The Man with The Plan"
Carter-Starter, Fender Pedal 800, Fender Champion, Guyatone Double-neck, a cheap Artisan & a Homemade Double-neck!
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Chip Fossa
From:
Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 29 Nov 2006 3:53 am
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| Or just buy an Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail reverb unit, about $100, now. Very close to that Fender reverb quality. [This message was edited by CHIP FOSSA on 29 November 2006 at 03:53 AM.] |
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