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Post subject: Transporting Amplifiers with Spring Reverb
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:13 pm
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I have to drive my amps around a lot. When driving, I can hear the spring reverb bouncing around a lot. It is disconcerting because it does not sound good.

I was wondering if an amplifier can be damaged (especially its spring reverb) from normal transportation in a car.

Is there a special way to transport amps:?:

(I have a blues junior)


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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:31 pm
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I'm not sure if that will harm anything..... but my advice is that if it bothers you, try having the amp packed somewhere in your car so that it can't move around freely..... p.s. I think I want a blues junior :) how are they?


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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:42 pm
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stratwhore wrote:
try having the amp packed somewhere in your car so that it can't move around freely


It is not that the amp is moving freely, when i hit bumps in the road, i hear the springs clanging.

I think I want a blues junior how are they?[/quote]
They sound excellent but are low in features, its nice for practice, loud enough for gigs.


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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:57 pm
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yeah.... I'm a fan of low feature amps lol..... I just want a nice sounding tube amp that won't break my wallet.... or my back lugging it around lol.... ALSO lol I just remembered this..... I had an amp sitting up in the back of my van once and I ripped around a corner too fast.... it fell down and hit pretty hard.... it had a spring reverb tank in it...... no problems with the amp :) it's fine..... so I don't think you should have any problems with yours :)


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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:03 pm
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stratwhore wrote:
...p.s. I think I want a blues junior :) how are they?


I have a BJ partnered with an AmStandard Strat HSS. The BJ provides the sound I want for my church gigs, wasn't a great impact on my wallet, and is easy for this old hack to tote around. I have a Ibanez TS9 TubeScreamer on order...I wanna see if I can satisfy the classic R/R side of me.


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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:00 pm
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Nobody has really considered my question. I would like to know if forced vibrations acting on the reverb unit will be detrimental. I have had to repair spring reverbs before and want to know if this could be a cause...


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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:26 pm
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i'm sry, i don't have an answer for ur question,
but with all of the bouncing, i'd worry about ur tubes too (unless they have retainers) they might pop out and fall to their deaths :shock:


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I've banged my Blues Jr hard enough to unseat the RETAINED power tubes and the reverb hasn't suffered. The movers dropped my Marshal MG15CDR (solid state w/ spring reverb) down a flight of stairs and the spring reverb is fine. While I don't doubt if it hit just wrong that you could damage it, it hasn't been an issue for me.


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I hauled my Twin around for over 30 years, rolling it over rough pavement and all kings of stuff. I never had a problem with the reverb tank. The tubes would come loose once in a while, but that's it. I know they don't make stuff like they used to, but I think you'll be fine.


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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:14 am
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Hi, MPD1985
Just reading about your question on spring reverbs. I have been playing for over 40 years. My guitarists both have fenders with spring reverbs. we have haul these amps with covers only in pickups, vans, box trucks and now in a 6 x 12 trailer. We have never had any problems with the spring reverbs. I would say you may have more of a problem with tubes coming loose than damaging the spring reverb. I would suggest, if you are concerned with damage, that you do what I do. When I get a new amp, (I Just got a HRD) I build a padded road case for it. If your not skilled with a saw, there are lots of inexpensive cases on the market today. They may just be the thing for you to ease your fears.
remember, the operative word in spring reverb is "Spring" The springs are designed to shake and flex. they should be fine.


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