Laney VC 15 Reverb upgrade questions

Hi to the community , my first post here!

I have question about the reverb unit of Laney VC 15-110 . I very much love this small amp , but the reverb is a little "spongy" , so i am looking for opportunities to upgrade it , to get it more to the Fender territory .

Has anybody ever done/thought to do the same (replacing the reverb with a better one) ?

Does anybody know, what type reverb unit is used in the VC15 ?
(i have read about "type 4" being used in L5T, but no info about the VC 15´s reverb, and the Laney service from their website seems the last place from where to get answers, they have never answered my questions)


(here is the wiring diagram if somebody wiser would bother to interest in my question : http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s237/Bluesbar12/VC15small.jpg

and here is a possible place to buy one in EU )

Any suggestions/comments are welcome

Best Regards,
Telbert

 

Just some information:

meanwhile i have found out that Laney VC 15 uses 8BB2C1B version of a type 8:

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/medium/Laney_VC_15_Reverb_multi.JPG

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/IMGP9276.JPG

Type 8 is short tank, 9.25" , and VC15 cabinet cannot house the regular long tank version, 17" (as are the type 4 or 9) - the cab is 1/2" short . But there is a possibility to upgrade it with 1 second longer decay time type 8 (2.75-4 instead of 1.75-3), this version is 8BB3C1B

 

... And done that by now ( Accu 8BB3C1B instead of the original 8BB2C1B ) - improvement is even bigger than i dared to hope. Reverb is now much longer and less spongy . Recommend highly

 

A small update :

Although the reverb now sounds a lot longer and fuller, it still does not sound right to my ears. It sounds kind of too warm - the mids will prevalate overall too much. I want to get it sounding more wet-kind, fendery splash. I know that the short type-8 is not performance wise a long tank type-4, but still believe that there must be a way to set up/ change it´s overall tone by making changes in it´s circuit ( caps, resistors...) Anyone wise to help me out locating the key-components in the circuit ?

Thanks in advance for any comments ,
Telbert

 

Can the overall tone of reverb be changed by changing values of certain cap(s)/resistor(s) in reverb circuit ?

 

EdMan,
I have a pretty nice LC15(R) WD , I can send it to your e-mail if you are interested (found it by googling, though) .




But is there anyone willing to help me on showing the possibly tone-influenting key-components of VC15 reverb´s circuit ?

 

Thanks for the tip, I wrote him.

 

Well, no answering - 100% the same scenario as with all my previous technical questions. Very bad web customer service to my experience.

 

The currently installed 8BB3C1B is the best tank model from Accu short tanks line (confirmation about it from Accutronics themselves, Cal Suett) . It has the potential to sound superb (it is primarily used in some Riveras, like Pubster and chubster). So, 8BB3C1B´s reverb is awesome (specially for a short tank) , but somehow it´s voicing is limited by the circuit of VC15 - it sounds too ´boomy´. ´oily´, too warm, in VC15 ... There must be a ´bad value tone cap´ somwhere. That is, what i am trying to locate.

I wasnt asking Laney about modification, but rather the explanation of the original WD reverb circuit (which component does what)

My amp is VC, not LC . They both of course house the short ( type-8 ) tanks, but actually the LC reverb sounds ´right´ to my ears, comparing to the VC (other than that, VC 15 is different class amp from LC, at least to my ears) . The problem is not in the duration of the reverb of the 8BB3C1B in my VC15, but in the overall voicing tone.

I dont like pedals , the only "pedal" for me is a footswitch to on/off the reverb (and possibility to change the channel, if applicable)

 

Isnt there a place somewhere in existance from where I could download the better detailed VC15 WD ? :-(