stackyFACTSThat iconic, wet surf-rock echo is quite literally just the sound of springs violently shaking in a metal box. Amplifiers send the audio signal into a transducer that physically jiggles a set of coiled metal springs, then captures the messy, vibrating aftermath on the other side.
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