F50 ***** reverb

[six20aus]

I love my F50 but have a problem with the reverb.

I have to turn the reverb to 12o'clock before you can really hear it on either channel and its not enough reverb for my taste but if I go any further its noisy as all hell on both channels...

Could the tube just need replacing ? I dont know how old the tubes are in this amp I bought it off ebay...

 

[barneyc4]

Im not sure, but I used to have an F-50 and the reverb really did suck. It wasn't 'warm' at all, and it also got pretty noisey.

Thats the only thing that sucks about those amps.

 

[plumptone]

+1

The reverb is lackluster at best on the F-50. I never turn it on, and use a rack reverb in the loop. It's a shame, because in all other respects, the amp is incredible.

 

[nemesys]

It's ultimately a matter of taste, but I actually like the F-50's reverb. When I first played it, I was surprised, as I expected something like a Fender reverb. It grew on me, though. It adds a nice, subtle color to the sound, and really opens it up nicely. I find that it works really well to adjust the sound of the amp to the room I'm playing in. A Fender-like spring reverb adds a springy, echoey color to short, clipped notes, but doesn't really change the sound otherwise. Now, I like that, too -- it's a classic guitar tone.

I'm not sure I'd use the F-50 reverb to record, it really seems better for live use. But, something like that may be better added in post-production anyway.

 

[soundpurist]

I never liked reverb in amps at all but i tought about something...maybe trying it with a prorackG decimator should give a very good result.

 

[Brewski]

I love my F50 but have a problem with the reverb.

I have to turn the reverb to 12o'clock before you can really hear it on either channel and its not enough reverb for my taste but if I go any further its noisy as all hell on both channels...

Could the tube just need replacing ? I dont know how old the tubes are in this amp I bought it off ebay...

1+ on the other F-50 reverb comments. It's not the best sounding in the world. It's one of the things that I dislike on mine, but if you're having to turn it up to 12 to even hear it at all, you may want to get it checked. I can at least hear mine at a much lower setting, which is usually 9:30-10 on the clean channel and a little lower on the gain channel.

 

[Charlie]

+1 The reverb on the F-50 isn't that great but from your description it sounds like something is wrong with the amp.

Did you check the cables running to and from the reverb tank?

 

[NuSkoolTone]

Did you check the cables running to and from the reverb tank?

LOL Put some Monster cables to the reverb tank, that'll "warm" it up!

 

[six20aus]

Sorry to give the wrong impression, I was exaggerating I guess, I can hear it on the clean channel start from around 9-10 o'clock but I guess my point was its completely useless (to my ears) until 12 o'clock at which point its only just starting to be something I appreciate as reverb. I'd like to turn it further but it just introduces so much noise that's as far as I can stand...

Would love to have endless wads of cash to throw at more gear like a rack effects with reverb but was hoping to get a useable reverb out of the amp head I paid $1500AUD for... (mesa's are EXPENSIVE in Australia).

 

[Brewski]

Sorry to give the wrong impression, I was exaggerating I guess, I can hear it on the clean channel start from around 9-10 o'clock but I guess my point was its completely useless (to my ears) until 12 o'clock at which point its only just starting to be something I appreciate as reverb. I'd like to turn it further but it just introduces so much noise that's as far as I can stand...

Would love to have endless wads of cash to throw at more gear like a rack effects with reverb but was hoping to get a useable reverb out of the amp head I paid $1500AUD for... (mesa's are EXPENSIVE in Australia).

I feel your pain. If I had the extra money, I would sell mine and buy a 5:50. It has a much better reverb. I like the F-50's tone, but the reverb on the 5:50 is one of the persuading factors for me.

 

[fredmullegun]

Does the F50 have tube driven reverb?

 

[Brewski]

Does the F50 have tube driven reverb?

No. Afraid not.

 

[seajay]

Does the F50 have tube driven reverb?

According to the tube task chart, no it does not.

 

[mikeyp]

Maybe I dont expect much from my reverb, but I like my F-50's. But what do I know?