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Posted on Nov 24 2021 08:52 PM
It's done. Squeezing the tank inside the bottom of the pedalboard had me flummoxed for a while. The mounting holes "found" the pass-through holes in the board. Finally, it dawned on me that Velcro is sufficient, and likely provides more isolation than screws with small isolation bushing. ... Thom
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3796 tn
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Posted on Nov 28 2021 03:03 PM
Get 20% off on all effects through midnight tomorrow 11/29 at surfyindustries.com with the code REVERBTIME!!! —http://www.satanspilgrims.com |
Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 1280 San Pedro, CA
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Posted on Jun 03 2022 06:50 PM
So I've been wanting to change things up and while clearing out some old work equipment/instruments, I came across an awesome candidate. It's a vintage Brush surface finish indicator, trade name "Surfindicator". I decided to gut the chassis and stick the Surfy Bear board inside, and mount the pan inside my speaker cab that has the Quilter custom 15" speaker. It worked like a charm! Bill S._______ |
Joined: Apr 13, 2018 Posts: 1383 New Orleans
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Posted on Jun 03 2022 07:21 PM
That is SUPER cool! What the heck is a surfindicator?!! Do you think mounting the pan inside a closed cab with a loud 15” might cause some extra noise? From vibrations? I know Twins have that soft pouch bag and I don’t think those add vibration noise. It would be extremely difficult to test this without a second amp. Anyhow that enclosure is brilliant. —Daniel Deathtide |
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Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 1280 San Pedro, CA
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Posted on Jun 03 2022 09:30 PM
DeathTide wrote:
It was an instrument for measuring the surface roughness of machined parts. It had a mechanical component that had a stylus similar to a phonograph. Bill S._______ |
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Posted on Jul 18 2022 01:40 PM
I did another mod to my build and thought it may be of interest to others here. I installed a tiny module that boosts 9v to 12 (2A) internally. This way I can use a standard guitar pedal power supply like a OneSpot or something similar. I didn't like that the stock supply has the opposite polarity of all my other guitar power supplies and that it required a special 12v one. It works perfectly and now I can just grab any guitar pedal power supply and power it without issue. If anyone is curious, here is a link to the module I used: The power supply is adjustable with the trimpot. So make sure to set the module to put out 12v before powering the reverb! |
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Joined: Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 36 |
Posted on Jul 18 2022 08:44 PM
Hmmm, I may have spoken too soon. The module is getting VERY HOT and slightly smoking. But putting out 12v perfectly. I’m gonna look into it and post more if I can figure it out. The reverb board is totally unharmed. I may just revert back to stock wiring and use the standard 12v supply again if I can’t solve this overheating issue with the module. Last edited: Jul 18, 2022 20:45:43 |
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Joined: Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 36 |
Posted on Jul 24 2022 03:45 PM
UPDATE! The problem was I got the wrong power supply. Both + and - were putting out voltage. Surfy needs 12v on + and 0v on -. And now I got a module that does just that except it powers from 120VDC via an IEC receptacle that I installed. Works beautifully now and super quiet. To power, I just use an IEC cable which I have tons of and venues often have a few laying around as well. |
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Posted on Oct 14 2022 12:08 PM
Anyone who could provide a simple schematic how to add an additional switch for ON/OFF with true bypass in OFF mode? Or maybe how to connect to a connector for foot switch with this option. THANKS! |
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Posted on Oct 15 2022 09:43 AM
OK. Dead forum obviously, I move on. |
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Posted on Oct 15 2022 09:56 AM
Rustan wrote:
The answer is in this thread or the other where you asked a similar question. Last edited: Oct 15, 2022 10:06:00 |
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Posted on Oct 16 2022 12:37 AM
I don't know if you built yours yet, but true bypass was a question for me as well. I put my time into adding a selectable mixer setting - to switch between two 'verb levels. See my post above from 24-Nov-2021. I took a chance on the buffer being neutral and found this to be the case. I have no regrets about skipping a true bypass mode. ... Thom Last edited: Oct 16, 2022 00:39:59 |
Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4571 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Oct 16 2022 08:09 AM
Galibier_Numero_Un wrote:
One thing, easily forgotten, is that when any pedal is engaged, the buffer is on. If the pedal is well designed, a buffer is unlikely to cause much harm. They are, simply, impedance matching devices. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
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Posted on Dec 30 2022 11:33 AM
Hi all Been lurking here for a while but could do with some help. I've recently picked up a surfybear classic second hand and having a problem with it. When I hook it up to my amp I notice a significant volume drop. I have a 68 reissue vibro champ which I normally play on volume 2 in the house. With the surfybear I have to have the volume on 7. Is this normal? |
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Posted on Dec 30 2022 12:22 PM
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Joined: Jul 06, 2010 Posts: 597 Stockholm
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Posted on Dec 30 2022 12:46 PM
Hi Andyroo162 The Classic has a high output impedance, same as the 6g15. As Tqi committed, how the Mixer control works can give us a clue about the problem. |
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Posted on Dec 30 2022 01:11 PM
I'd say the volume halves when the mixer is set to 10 Vs 0. With the mixer on 0 I still had to turn the volume of the amp up |
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Joined: Jul 06, 2010 Posts: 597 Stockholm
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Posted on Dec 30 2022 01:21 PM
Hmm, that seems strange. I think you better contact support at Surfy Industries. |
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