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My Hall of Fame arrived, and I’m quite amazed. The sound is so smooth. The church and hall effects are fun especially if you turn the decay and level way up. But that’s not what I was after, as fun as it is. I was looking for a Fender reverb sound in a little box. The spring reverb setting almost gets it, but occasionally it sounds kind of digital and flangerish, but the plate setting seems to give what I need. It thickens the sound, makes it more lush, and can be as subtle or as pronounced as needed. This is through my Polytone mini brute with a 15” which is the amp I need it for. I was going to give a comparison report between it and the Kendrick reverb but I’m getting some whooshing and ocean waves sounds so I’ve ordered some new tubes for the reverb and will report then. I’ll keep this reverb, but I may try an RV-7 also after the discussions here.
thanks for guiding me to the HOF.
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04-08-2023 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JazzNote
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Originally Posted by voyage
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Thanks. Accutronics sells tanks that are 17 inches long or 9 inches long. I think I'll try what you did, thanks for the tip. The polytone is my most used amp and I'd like it to be 100%. Did you notice much difference between the twin reverb tank and the one you put in the polytone?
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Originally Posted by voyage
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Originally Posted by voyage
Changing the tank only will probably not help you on the warmth side.
The warmth is coming from the tube used as reverb drivers on fender (and other) amp.
I highly suggest the Strymon Flint (you don't need the V2, so V1s are getting cheaper).
It actually has 3 different reverbs and indeed comes with 3 different tremolos as well.
It is an amazing pedal.
I use it on old Ampegs that don't have reverbs or even Fender VibroChamps... great sound.Last edited by jazzfrog; 04-09-2023 at 01:51 PM. Reason: typo
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Originally Posted by jazzfrog
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Originally Posted by Herbie
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So a reverb has a driver? That is up in the amp, or preamp, not in the tank? There must be a pickup of some kind on the springs. The amp must agitate the springs with the guitar signal then pick up what the springs do in response. I wonder if what comes out of the speaker is just the springs, or a mix of the guitar signal and the springs. Maybe that is how depth is adjusted, changing the spring/dry mix. Or this could be science fiction.
My tube amps are warm. The polytone is a different warm, like from the spectral character, which must be from the electronics maybe. Or the cabinet and speaker? Dunno. But the sound is really fat, and bassy. Just right where the "warm jazz tone" is, yet it's still articulate, not muddy. The 15 helps that I think. It lost its grill and has extruded steel glued in its place. The old velvet is trashed. There are drips of white paint running down the extruded steel front. It's a sharp looking amp :-). I think these days, if Polytone is still around, they must be making a "relic" version for which they charge a 500% upcharge to make it look like mine.
It had reverb, but it was not strong. Now it's not perceptible. I just had it worked on by my tech, to put "input" and "output" jacks in so I can use it as a cabinet and can use it as just a head powering another cabinet. Anyway he suddenly had to have open heart surgery, so I can't ask him to work on it. He's a dear friend, and thankfully seems to be coming though it ok. Plus it's a three hour drive, but I'm good with this HOF for now, and I think I'll put the accutronics in, the price is right.
Thanks you guys.
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Originally Posted by voyage
Good luck to your friend!
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Thank you!
Has anyone played or had a Supro Amulet ?
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