So I picked up a Blues Jr. used, only thing wrong with it is the Reverb does not work at all. I changed all the Preamp tubes (is the reverb even tube driven?) and that didn't do anything. The reverb is dead silent no matter where you set the knob, I tried hitting the tank to see if I could get it to make any sound at all and there's nothing. My next move was to take the tank out and here's what I found:
One of the small springs that holds the pan (is that what it's called? I don't know anything about this stuff to be honest) is broken. My question for those who know: Is this the cause of the reverb being silent? When I saw it my first reaction was "Oh there's the problem" but the more I thought about it the more I was concerned I couldn't get any sound out of the reverb at all, which leads me to believe the problem might be somewhere else.
If fixing this small spring will fix the reverb, is it worth trying to find that spring or should I just replace the whole tank?
Thanks!