This new travel radio looks like a slightly smaller tweed-covered version of an early sixties Fender Reverb unit. Spring reverbs like the Fender are very popular to achieve the wet, splashy surf sound. They are in fact the only way to create that sound, like on classics Pipeline by The Chantays or Baja by The Astronauts.
found at BoingBoing Gadget
Below is a silverface-era Reverb from Fender Musical Instruments
Find more info on spring reverb units here.
more posts you might care for:
- Gallery of Spring Reverbs – June 20, 09
- Surf Guitars Part I: The Boutique – April 29, 09
- Surf Music or Not Surf Music – September 17, 09
- Hamburg Recording Studio – November 10, 07
- My Custom Guitar – April 14, 08
