bringbackthe70s's forum posts 2

Age and weight. I normally load my own stuff in/out these days and it's just getting to be a bunch of stuff to drag around. If I play 2 different churches on a Sunday, (morning and evening) that's moving everything twice plus loading/unloading at the house. My 57 Twin has a pair of 12" Celestion Neo speakers that knocked the weight from 56lbs to 46.5lbs. Not my favourite speakers but much easier to handle the amp by myself. I've also got a Vibroking that pretty much stays home, it's 74lbs. I never weighed my Evil Twin with a pair of JBL's but it's probably the heaviest amp I've got.

So anyway, I'm just trying to simplify my gear and make my rig easier to transport now that I'm fast approaching retirement age.

I like my reverb tank to replicate (somewhat) the sound of surf or thunder. I don't use it ALL the time but usually twice during a typical service. I've also tried the Carl Martin Headroom and it sounds nothing like the 65 RI either, it's a short tank, completely different sound. I'm wondering if the White Whale (crazy tube circuits) will sound simular to the Carl Martin, but it does have tremolo which I also use once or twice a service.

Fixing to retire (as in, no longer gigging with) my Fender '63 RI Tube Reverb Unit. I recently retired my Roland Space Echo (replaced with the excellent Boss RE-202). It's got decent built in reverb but really sounds nothing like the '63 unit. I've tried that Dano Spring King (blah) and was unimpressed. Gave it an A for effect anyway.

I need a reverb unit that's kickable so I can make it splash, but in a much smaller small pedalboard friendly package. I normally use one or two (depending on venue) Fender 57 Custom RI Twin amps. They don't have reverb or tremolo built in.

I usually use a Boss MS-3 to control everything, and as a utility pedal (tuner, ect...).