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Reverb Pedal Suggestions Wanted

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2/6/2000 12:46 PM
BC	Reverb Pedal Suggestions Wanted Greetings, I have been thinking about getting a reverb pedal...I know the Fender outboard unit is great, but I would like something I can put in my pedalboard. About the only pedal I have seen is the Boss RV-3. Are there any others out there that are worth checking out? Thanks, BC

2/6/2000 6:48 PM

The Boss RV pedals are the only small reverb pedals that I know of that are any good. Anyone else know of others? Be careful, some of the cheap small pedals named "reverb" pedals are actually slapback echo (as far as I can tell)! If you're into DIY, a small box with a bypass switch and a transistorized spring driver and receiver connecting to springs unit works great. The spring unit can be mounted in an out of the way place on your pedal board.

JD

2/7/2000 2:40 AM
BC	Interesting JD, That sounds like a plan...know where I could get or find the schematic and parts list? Thanks, BC

2/7/2000 11:43 AM

BC,

Well...I really do hate to shamelessly self-promote my website here (I'm not joking)...but I do have some information on my site at:

Stage" target="_blank">http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/solidgold/29/reverb.html">Stage Center Reverb

In addition to the schematic, layout and parts list, etc. for the Craig Anderton designed reverb, there are some links to some other reverb spring driver/receivers for guitar use that I have found on the web. Have fun!

Unfortunately, Craig never really gives the specs of the springs unit to use with his design. Maybe someone could suggest the best Accutronics model to use with this driver. I get the feeling it would probably sound good with just about any model, but I don't know for sure.

JD

2/7/2000 12:31 PM

Re: Hot springs

Also check PAiA site (www.paia.com), you can order a kit for Hot Springs which is a newer version of Studio Reverb. It's schematics can be found here:

http://www.paia.com/hotspuse.htm

Kit description:

http://www.paia.com/hotsprgs.htm

It's supposed to have kind of humbucking behaviour. Though I think there's an error in schematics. Shouldn't the tank output coils connected the other way so that these are out of phase cancelling common mode noise? Also using a differential amplifier in usual instrumentation amplifier (3 X opamp stages) configuration could help reduce noise.

- Mikko

2/7/2000 12:35 PM
Mikko Helin	The trick seems to be using two similar reverb tanks but the outputs are wired so that the other is inverted. This might work also a mod for Blues Jr or any other amp suffering from bad reverb unit.

2/7/2000 1:34 PM
Mark Hammer	If I remember the accompanying article correctly, the intention was for anycrap picked up by two identical reverb pans, such as hum, noise, or extraneous vibrational input (including known, such as kicks and bangs, or unknown, such as steady rumblings from furnaces and ventilation) to be cancelled out at the output.

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