Spring reverb sensitivity

[danktat]

Do any of you have amplifiers with true spring reverbs that are overly sensitive to being bumped or jarred? I have one that the reverb will crash pretty loudly if the amp is bumped into. Which, is no issue if I am in my music room, alone, practicing......but I have some stuff happening where I may have to play out and things can get a little cramped on some stages. And in the chaos, the sound of a loud, ear drum shattering reverb crash at gigging volumes could be really bad.

 

[Black Plaid]

Aren't they kinda all like that?

Then again, if the springs are really loose in the tank, that could make for one that's more sensitive.

Boogies put the tank in a sort of insulated pouch in the amp, probably also mitigates the problem a bit.

 

[Alan Manning]

There's a memory.
My 1st gigging amp ( Many moons ago) ended up with this issue. at first it peeved me a bit but I found whacking It after certain numbers sounded cool.!!! Silly I know but when your belting out some Clash or pistols anything went.!!!

 

[veinbuster]

The springs in my Boogie will make noise if you crash into the amp, but the combo weighs a ton and the springs are on the button so you have to try pretty hard to get that sound out. Even on a small stage, you should be able to keep your amp out of the traffic zones.

 

[danktat]

Aren't they kinda all like that?

Yeah....kind of....it just sucks that the one I like the sound of the most, has the most sensitivity with this.

 

[elvis]

Longer spring tanks sound better, but are more prone to spring rattle.

I've always hated spring reverb, so I never worry about it. Digital rules!!