Good to hear! You can get great soldering tips on youtube. The soldering is really basic on the kits. The hardest part is not soldering the pots backwards which I have done at least once to my three surfy reverbs and one trem. Easily fixed once I traced back all the connections while comparing to the diagram. Hopefully you have found the thread on the surfy bear reverb. It has countless pictures of creative ways people have built their projects. https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/24295/
Here is my latest version. The Dual Reverb Quilty Bear.

The Kahuna Kings

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447

https://thekahunakings.bandcamp.com/releases

Delrin96mm wrote:

Hi, everyone. I've only just noticed that this is where new members are supposed to introduce themselves. I joined a few days now and have already been made to feel very welcome by some of the guys over on the Strymon Flint forum. All the best and Happy New Year from the UK.

Welcome! Been in UK a couple of times and completely love it)
Also a happy Flint owner

Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

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Delrin96mm wrote:

da-ron - Thanks! I'm really touched by that very generous offer - and I may take you up on it. BUT - I've just been over to the Surfy Industries website again and this time had a proper look at the Surfy Bear and Surfy Trem kit pages. The first time I looked at them, I was so caught up in my anti-having-a-go attitude that I didn't notice just how bloody cheap the kits are - forty and thirty-six quid respectively, plus power supplies! I think this may be the time for me to leave my comfort zone. Now that I think about it, I do know someone locally who's pretty handy at DIY stuff. I'll see if he's willing/able to teach me some basic soldering skills and possibly guide me through the project. He's also very good at woodworking, so he would be able to help me rig up some kind of case for it as well. And borrowing a soldering iron shouldn't be a problem either. OK, guys, you've already inspired someone with a deep-rooted "Can't do DIY, won't do DIY" attitude to have a go at building a reverb tank and a tremolo pedal kit - and it's only the 2nd of January. By the end of the year, you'll have me designing and building my own line of boutique amps and pedals In any event, I'll let you know what the DIY bloke here says.

To be honest, it would take me under an hour to wire up and check a Surfy Bear. I can check it over with a reverb tank and make sure it works Ok before I send it on to you so you know it's working OK. Up to you though. I wouldn't bother with any other kits really, a Surfy Bear is all you need, imo.

You'll need a long spring tank for a Surfy Bear, they sound terrible with a short spring tank.

http://thewaterboarders.bandcamp.com/

Hello everyone i've been a lurker on this site for about a year and have been playing surf rock since i started playing guitar witch is about 2 years my biggest influences being the space cossacks the madeira and of course Dick dale i look forward to getting to know all of you and having discussions about gear and whatnot.

I'm Jake G and I approve this message

Welcome to sg101, JakeG! Very glad you're here.

This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

Where you hale from? Are you on the west coast?
Welcome to

Good evening, fellow surf fans. I'm Colleen, from Oregon, moved to Los Angeles in 2012. A friend introduced me to surf music back in 2011 or so. I knew of surf then, but didn't really realize how much I loved it. Fast forward to my first couple years in SoCal. I remembered surf and had Spotify for the first time. I jumped in and found some surf and garage playlists. I found myself adventuring down a rabbit hole, seeing terms like Beach Goth and falling in love with that style of surf. A friend of mine started suggesting bands. I'm in a another "forum" where I asked about Beach Goth surf. He goes, "Check out the Bambi Molesters, Satan's Pilgrims, that sort of stuff," And WOW. I am so hooked. I'm got a playlist on Spotify with 40 followers lol. Nothing but great beach gothy tunes. Favorite surf band is the Tremolo Beer Gut, hands down. Love me some Messer Chups as well.

Welcome to sg101, Colleen! Very glad you're here. I'm off to look up "beach goth".

This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

reznathoth wrote:

A friend of mine started suggesting bands. I'm in a another "forum" where I asked about Beach Goth surf. He goes, "Check out the Bambi Molesters, Satan's Pilgrims, that sort of stuff," And WOW. I am so hooked. I'm got a playlist on Spotify with 40 followers lol. Nothing but great beach gothy tunes. Favorite surf band is the Tremolo Beer Gut, hands down. Love me some Messer Chups as well.

Straight for the good stuff. Your friend steered you right. A lot of people also like The Ghastly Ones for that sort of thing who you've probably come across already. Congrats on your musical adventure. It IS addictive.

And welcome!

reznathoth wrote:

Good evening, fellow surf fans. I'm Colleen, from Oregon, moved to Los Angeles in 2012. A friend introduced me to surf music back in 2011 or so. I knew of surf then, but didn't really realize how much I loved it. Fast forward to my first couple years in SoCal. I remembered surf and had Spotify for the first time. I jumped in and found some surf and garage playlists. I found myself adventuring down a rabbit hole, seeing terms like Beach Goth and falling in love with that style of surf. A friend of mine started suggesting bands. I'm in a another "forum" where I asked about Beach Goth surf. He goes, "Check out the Bambi Molesters, Satan's Pilgrims, that sort of stuff," And WOW. I am so hooked. I'm got a playlist on Spotify with 40 followers lol. Nothing but great beach gothy tunes. Favorite surf band is the Tremolo Beer Gut, hands down. Love me some Messer Chups as well.

Hello and Welcome,
You are in luck, so cal is a hot bed for surf,
And The Tremolo Beer Gut are coming here to play the SG101 con in August.
I'm going to send you a PM with my email address, so I can send you more info about shows in so cal.

Jeff(bigtikidude)