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Topic: Session 500 reverb......real sensitive |
Mikey Phillips
From:
Conroe,Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Sep 2011 6:11 am |
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| I have a 500 I bought new, 2nd addition, and the reverb is real sensitive and annoying. Got any solutions. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 18 Sep 2011 6:30 am
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It might help if you describe the symptoms more thoroughly.
If you mean sensitive, as in subject to crashing sounds, make sure the tank is padded well and isolated from the bottom of the cabinet as well as fastened securely. |
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Mikey Phillips
From:
Conroe,Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Sep 2011 7:02 am Session 500
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| When someone walks across the stage it rattles, always has. It is padded and secure. These amps are known to do this. You can beat on my Evans and can't get it a noise, not so with the 500. I checked with PV and they were no help to my problem. Maybe others out there have solved this problem. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 18 Sep 2011 7:36 am
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I understand. I assume excess movement causes the long springs to slap together or against the tank housing. I experience this with my NV400's on makeshift and/or "bouncy" stages. If everything is secure, I don't have any suggestions for either of us.
I'm looking forward to hearing how other players deal with this also. |
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Mikey Phillips
From:
Conroe,Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Sep 2011 8:41 am Session 500
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| Me too, I think that's something that PV should have had a solution to a long time ago. I've just tolerated it. Doing a trial error on changing tanks could be very time consuming and costly to say the least. Thanks for your input and interest. |
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Johnny Thomasson
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Sep 2011 9:04 am
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My solution: turn it all the way down and use an RV-5.
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Johnny Thomasson |
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Harry Busby
From:
Wroxeter, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 19 Sep 2011 8:50 am
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When I bought my used 500 the reverb was very sensitive to any stage movement. I took out the tank and watched the springs bounce up and down if you shook the amp. I applied a generous amount of silicone glue right in the middle where the two springs are joined together. After it set I took a very sharp knife and cut away most of the glue. I left about an 1/8 th inch square post still attached to the springs. This slowed down the bounce to the point that it is tolerable. It is not the best fix by any means but it does work better. I'm looking into one of those Wet Reverbs.
Harry |
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Benton Allen
From:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA
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Posted 19 Sep 2011 2:52 pm
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I bought a Session 500 new and still have it. The reverb has been that way since day one. On the rare occasion that I use it, I use an RV-5.
Cheers!
Benton |
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Mikey Phillips
From:
Conroe,Texas, USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2011 5:29 am Session 500 reverb
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| Thanks guys for your input. I was hoping to solve the problem without having to add another pedal in the chain, maybe replacing the tank with one not so sensitive but retain the sound I have now. |
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