Fender FM212r Reverb

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Fender FM212r Reverb

Postby HarryBohay » Tue May 31, 2016 1:26 pm

Hello all,

Just picked up a Fender Fm212r for a bargain 70 quid, all in good nick, figured it would make a decent London workhorse amp, ie: probably borrowed by hooligan guitar players, knocked about in crappy venues and I won't be heartbroken the same way as if I got a fender twin stolen. Plus, it is terrifyingly loud! :shock:

Only trouble is, I'm left a bit cold by the reverb tank, it's a fairly short decay and even at full tilt it lacks the depth of reverb that I'd like. I do have a Boss Rv7 reverb pedal that is pretty decent on a some settings, but it's spring emulator ain't great, and what with all the other effects I use, it's getting crowded down there!

Has anyone had any success is swapping out reverb tanks on their amps? Is there anything you could recommend before I go trawling through the inevitable infinity of options online?

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Re: Fender FM212r Reverb

Postby Ken Byng » Tue May 31, 2016 1:50 pm

I've had to swap out the reverb tank on my Fender Twin and Bandmaster years back, and bought replacement tanks from Accutronics in the USA. I bought a 3 spring tank for the Twin and it was very good. Nice long smooth decay and didn't have that pingy sound that is typical of integral spring reverbs of the day. Here is the web site of Accutronics. http://www.accutronicsreverb.com/ The Type 9 is recommended for steel guitar. :D

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Re: Fender FM212r Reverb

Postby Danny Mitchell » Tue May 31, 2016 2:42 pm

I swapped an accutronics 3spring tank, which I bought from hotroxuk.com, for the stock one in my Peavey ValveKing combo. Much better, and even, being a numpty in the technical dept, found it a doddle.
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Re: Fender FM212r Reverb

Postby HarryBohay » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:11 am

Thank you gentlemen,

Looks like I'll be ordering up a type 9!
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