AAFA760
Joined: Jul 15, 2015
Posts: 23
Phoenix
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Posted on Sep 02 2015 11:26 AM
Björn
Got the R4 board this week thanks so much.
So I wired her all up and get sound from the Surfy Bear.
Now if I increase the mixer knob at all I get huge amount of Hum.
Even with no power to unit with amp on, No input to Surfybear guitar cable disconnected same issue,
It's on the bench right now not in box.
tired three power supplies no difference mad sure of polarity,
Any Ideas?
OK I fixed it! RTFM!!! 
had output jack wired backwards made for nice 25 antenna!!! radio station and all!
And found one small possible solider bridge!
Cowabunga! reverb and no hum!!!
now to put it back in the tool box as a Race car dude I had to use the tool box idea!!!
Last edited: Sep 02, 2015 13:30:55
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benevan
Joined: May 17, 2015
Posts: 12
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Posted on Sep 18 2015 05:12 AM
Will there be a Surfy Bear Rev5 with the features shown on the prototype at the Surfer Joe festival?
http://fuzzkaizer.tumblr.com/post/121182163116/surfy-bear-fet-reverb-showcase-prototypes-to-be
- True Bypass
- Two switchable Mixer-settings
- Relay switching
- Volume control
- Buffered output
- C10 easy access
And a Decay pot – controlling the length of reverb tail
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bjoish
Joined: Jul 06, 2010
Posts: 596
Stockholm
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Posted on Sep 18 2015 08:47 AM
Hi Benevan.
The FET Reverb R5 will be the same as R4 but with full protection against reverse polarity supply voltage. I hope to get these boards in a few weeks.
I am also working on a 'SurfGuitar-board'. Its an additional board with additional features. A little more complicated to build, more wires to solder and you still need the FET Reverb board.
Since I am doing this on my spare time, things takes time 
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DonBale
Joined: Feb 24, 2014
Posts: 156
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Posted on Sep 18 2015 08:53 AM
Wow wow, this is getting HOT  Any details of what exactly 'SurfGuitar-board' is going to be ????
— Not surf but you might like it:
http://donbale.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA0g6Sn3e9FULMN0owd9YGw
https://soundcloud.com/fatalamanga
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SanchoPansen
Joined: Jan 04, 2011
Posts: 1588
Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Sep 18 2015 09:07 AM
Impressive Björn! As usual  My Surfy Bear is still waiting for its 'Trem Side'- hint
— The Hicadoolas
Last edited: Sep 18, 2015 09:07:20
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bjoish
Joined: Jul 06, 2010
Posts: 596
Stockholm
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Posted on Sep 18 2015 09:37 AM
DonBale wrote:
Wow wow, this is getting HOT Any details of what exactly 'SurfGuitar-board' is going to be ????
Thanks
Its the features listed above, same as in the (surf green) prototype at Surfer Joes:
True Bypass
Two switchable Mixer-settings
Relay switching
Volume control
Buffered output
C10 easy access
Decay pot – controlling the length of the reverb tail
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Mark2Bra
Joined: Sep 01, 2013
Posts: 248
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Posted on Sep 18 2015 01:20 PM
I guess we can call it a longboard. . . .
Last edited: Sep 18, 2015 13:22:46
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bjoish
Joined: Jul 06, 2010
Posts: 596
Stockholm
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Posted on Sep 18 2015 01:41 PM
Wow, thats a good name, I should have asked for advice here before ordering the PCBs...
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JObeast
Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Sep 18 2015 02:01 PM
It will fit the same enclosure that any pan would. I have tones of spare room in my Craftsman toolbox for your next creation, Bjørn!
— Squink Out!
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bjoish
Joined: Jul 06, 2010
Posts: 596
Stockholm
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Posted on Sep 18 2015 04:29 PM
SanchoPansen wrote:
Impressive Björn! As usual My Surfy Bear is still waiting for its 'Trem Side'- hint
Thanks Kilian
Trem Side... what do you have in mind?
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remora1
Joined: Jan 04, 2008
Posts: 1276
San Pedro, CA
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Posted on Sep 18 2015 05:19 PM
bjoish wrote:
SanchoPansen wrote:
Impressive Björn! As usual My Surfy Bear is still waiting for its 'Trem Side'- hint
Thanks Kilian
Trem Side... what do you have in mind?
A Surfy Bear version of Billy Zoom's Little Kahuna would be the bomb!
— Bill S._______
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Last edited: Sep 18, 2015 17:20:11
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DonBale
Joined: Feb 24, 2014
Posts: 156
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Posted on Sep 18 2015 07:41 PM
A Surfy Bear version of Billy Zoom's Little Kahuna would be the bomb!
Yes remora1, THAT WOULD BE THE BOOOOOOMB
— Not surf but you might like it:
http://donbale.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA0g6Sn3e9FULMN0owd9YGw
https://soundcloud.com/fatalamanga
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Roy69
Joined: Apr 20, 2012
Posts: 57
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Posted on Sep 19 2015 02:54 AM
As for the vibe side of things, how about taking the same route as the ReVibe/ToReVibe, emulating Fender's harmonic tremolo or bias modulating tremolo (these are the two types of tremolo used on the Brownface amps)? I don't know if a tube-bias modulating tremolo is at all possible with FETs, but anyway...
— Of course it's alive, you cannot make music with dead Muppahones! -- Marvin Suggs
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Igorilla
Joined: Sep 09, 2013
Posts: 42
Berlin
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Posted on Sep 19 2015 04:06 AM
Oh yes, a FET harmonic tremolo would be fantastic Björn!
Either together with a FET reverb or as a stand-alone pedal/unit.
— Boris Bond @ Bandcamp
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bjoish
Joined: Jul 06, 2010
Posts: 596
Stockholm
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Posted on Sep 19 2015 07:21 AM
This is what makes these projects fun!!!
To discuss what surf musicians need
Please post if you got info about tremolo types or schematics!
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Roy69
Joined: Apr 20, 2012
Posts: 57
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Posted on Sep 19 2015 07:57 AM
This http://el34world.com/Hoffman/revibe_origin.htm is where I first read about the ReVibe, i.e. the idea of combining the 6G15 reverb and the Fender brownface harmonic tremolo (in this case the one from the Fender Concert amp).
There is a schematic of the Torevibe on the Weber website: http://www.tedweber.com/5h15t-c-kt, AFAIK this is not an original Weber development, though.
— Of course it's alive, you cannot make music with dead Muppahones! -- Marvin Suggs
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Sep 19 2015 08:00 AM
bjoish wrote:
This is what makes these projects fun!!!
To discuss what surf musicians need
Please post if you got info about tremolo types or schematics!
Looking at your beautifully crafted circuit boards and all those tiny soldered components, man it's like city down there! I fear for your eyesight and sanity sometimes! What are your needs for the future if that isn't too personal question.
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JObeast
Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Sep 19 2015 12:35 PM
How about the tremolo-to-vibrato circuit in old Kustom amps? I had a SC150 that sounded really gorgeous. The control effected a blend between frequency- & amplitude-modulation; both were very nice and the blend option was really sweet.
— Squink Out!
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SanchoPansen
Joined: Jan 04, 2011
Posts: 1588
Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Sep 19 2015 03:33 PM
@Björn: I would LOVE to have a Surfy Bear FET Reverb and Trem Tank! Like Roy said, a harmonic (brownface) tremolo is exactly what should be in there IMO.
The right side of my unit is still unused and simply begs for a trem. The big knob would be the speed knob, while the small one would be assigned to intensity. There are also 2 switches that could be used as toggles between a black- and brownface circuit. 'Sortie H.F.' would be the footswitch jack. Check it out:
@Roy: I don't think the ToReVibes Trem has a harmonic (brownface) trem. Sounds pretty blackface to my ears and here's a demo video. The owner/creater also says in the comments that it's a Vibrochamp circiut.
Anyway, pretty nice unit.
— The Hicadoolas
Last edited: Sep 19, 2015 15:36:04
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sonni
Joined: Nov 08, 2006
Posts: 80
Vienna, Austria
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Posted on Sep 19 2015 04:50 PM
bjoish wrote:
SanchoPansen wrote:
Impressive Björn! As usual My Surfy Bear is still waiting for its 'Trem Side'- hint
Thanks Kilian
Trem Side... what do you have in mind?
Hmmmm - maybe he had this old post of yours in mind? 
Last edited: Sep 19, 2015 16:52:17
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