Can you fix the Reverb knob on a RT503??

Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 157 Location: Wales

I have an RT503 but the reverb knob dosent seem to work.
Any suggestions?

Joined: 19 Jan 2007 Posts: 3200 Location: UK

Honestly,

without diagnosing the problem with what exactly is at fault you're best off taking it to an amp tech. They should be able to find the cause and fix it for you.

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 12253 Location: PEORIA ILLINOIS

youll need one of these.

when patience has run thin and youre all out of curse words. only one thing will suffice.

Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 157 Location: Wales

i have finally fixed my reverb!!!
i routed the problem back to broken cable in the reberb tank on the head and soldered it back together.

The heads sound is much better now (never knew a faulty reverb tank could hinder the tone that much......or is it me?)

The only problem i have now is that i believe that the reverb is too soft/weak. Are there any mods i can do to the tank to improve this?

Thanks

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:24 am

martynmordecai wrote:

i have finally fixed my reverb!!!
i routed the problem back to broken cable in the reberb tank on the head and soldered it back together.

The heads sound is much better now (never knew a faulty reverb tank could hinder the tone that much......or is it me?)

The only problem i have now is that i believe that the reverb is too soft/weak. Are there any mods i can do to the tank to improve this?

Thanks

Get another reverb tank. Pretty much any size will fit in the head. The best reverb tank I ever heard was in a SUNN Beta Lead Combo

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:33 am

I'm not familiar w that amp but I do believe the reverb tank does effect the tone of the amp. Some say it's negligible but to me some amps sound more full w/o the tank.

Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 8256 Location: Ontario, Canada

I use very little reverb. I don't care for it much really.