czech-one-2
Joined: Aug 06, 2009
Posts: 94
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Posted on Jul 25 2016 03:54 PM
FOOTSWITCH:
Hi, well I'm jumping the gun as my kit hasn't arrived yet.
Anybody have a photo of how they wired up the footswitch jack to the reverb 'IN'?
It looks easy enough on the layout diagram but I'm still trying to figure out the actual wiring location. It appears to be spliced between the RCA spring pan OUT jack and the 'IN' pads on the pcb.Could I just solder it to the lugs on the RCA jack?
And also, the layout has a shielded wire denotation, does that mean one end of the shield goes to ground somewhere?
I think I really need a photo if anybody has one!
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wfoguy
Joined: Dec 11, 2011
Posts: 2130
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Posted on Jul 25 2016 04:28 PM
Bill S., on the back of your head unit, is the device with the white cord a power supply?
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remora1
Joined: Jan 04, 2008
Posts: 1276
San Pedro, CA
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Posted on Jul 25 2016 04:38 PM
Yes, that's my rechargable 9v power supply for the pedals. I put it together last year from stuff I found on Ebay. Cheap, works great and lasts a few days between recharging. I posted the details in THIS THREAD.
— Bill S._______
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czech-one-2
Joined: Aug 06, 2009
Posts: 94
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Posted on Jul 28 2016 01:56 PM
Never mind,its installed and sounds great. Thanks Bjorn!!
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ArabSpringReverb
Joined: Jul 13, 2012
Posts: 490
San Diego CA
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Posted on Jul 28 2016 06:30 PM
MY Surfy Bear kit arrived today , yay !
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derekirving
Joined: Nov 03, 2011
Posts: 660
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Posted on Jul 28 2016 07:12 PM
Has anyone mounted a surfy bear and reverb tank in the back (inside) of their amp? I have a Reissue Tweed Bassman and I was thinking of mounting the reverb tank to the bottom (like a blackface) and putting the surfy bear in a small box velcro'ed to the inside of the amp.
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Kuk
Joined: Feb 13, 2007
Posts: 133
NW Fla Gulf Coast
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Posted on Jul 28 2016 09:30 PM
A friend of mine mounted a re-issue reverb's guts into an original tweed Bassman. It sounded great!
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Corey_Y
Joined: Dec 30, 2015
Posts: 162
Poland, Ohio
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Posted on Aug 02 2016 10:27 AM
I finally completely finished my build. I made the back panel, glued in the front panel and installed all the hardware a couple weeks ago before I went on vacation and I finished the cab yesterday afternoon.
I was going for a rat rod aesthetic, so I just sprayed it with 3 coats of flat black Rustoleum Ultra Cover 2X paint/primer. That way if it gets roughed up I can just spray it again easily and if I decide I want to cover it in tolex or something later, I don't really have to strip it or do any special prep. It was really easy, I painted it in the late afternoon in the sun before leaving work and it only took about 15-20 minutes total. I assembled it again this morning before work. The chassis is held in by friction, it's a very snug fit into the brackets I made inside and I put a block on the inside of the back panel to hold it firmly in place. It's super lightweight. I tried to make the shell as small as possible and I think I accomplished that, I made a vinyl bag for the tank and it slides in between sets of blocks for the screws to hold the back panel on and fits in snugly as well. So I can remove and replace the tank easily without having to deal with any fasteners.
I think I want to try out a different tank too. The MOD tank I put in sounds good, but has kind of a long decay time that makes things kind of muddy with a lot of fast playing. I'd like to try to find something a little tighter and snappier sounding if I can.
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Aug 02 2016 10:36 AM
Nice build Corey, Looks great!
My bandmate Kiwamu's Surfy Bear is now in an old Dunlop/MXR box and he's mounted the tank on his board.
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Corey_Y
Joined: Dec 30, 2015
Posts: 162
Poland, Ohio
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Posted on Aug 02 2016 10:43 AM
Thanks Jeff. Does your bandmate also have a Quilter 101 on his board? It's pretty neat that you could put together a good sounding surf rock rig with a real spring tank on a smallish pedalboard at this point.
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Aug 02 2016 11:10 AM
Corey,
He doesn't have the 101 board mounted yet but has expressed interest in that.
This fall I'm going to build a small-ish, light weight pine speaker cabinet that will house my 101 (removably) and pedalboard and quite possibly my Surfy Bear. A nice, light weight, all in one, grab and go that can be whisper quiet or blast out. All told the rig will only be about 20lbs at most.
My back likes that idea.
Cheers,
Jeff
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Corey_Y
Joined: Dec 30, 2015
Posts: 162
Poland, Ohio
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Posted on Aug 03 2016 01:52 PM
What pan are you all getting good results with? I started off with a MOD, just because an amp builder friend of mine (that doesn't specialize in surf tones, to be fair) likes them and got me parts at wholesale prices. I find it to be waaaay too cavernous and muddy sounding. Not a lot of drip to be had, sounds really cool when I play non surf tunes through it for ambiance or ballads, but when I play fast and palm muted it just gets messy and way too much tail. I'm going to pick up a different pan to try out, trying to decide between Accutronics or TAD 4AB3C1B.
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Aug 03 2016 02:30 PM
Corey,
Kiwamu and I agree with your impressions: The Mod tanks (to us) are better suited for "regular" playing. We found them too dark, deep sounding. We much prefer the Accutronics for Surf and splash.
We liked the Belton the least but keep in mind that multiple units from the same company can sound slightly different.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Jeff
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http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock
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remora1
Joined: Jan 04, 2008
Posts: 1276
San Pedro, CA
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Posted on Aug 03 2016 02:54 PM
+1 on the Accutronics. I had a Mod pan too and it seemed to go from slight reverb straight to cavernous with nothing in between. I've had three Accutronics and they've been consistently good.
— Bill S._______
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SilverFlash
Joined: Jul 14, 2015
Posts: 478
Near Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Aug 03 2016 03:04 PM
Another +1 on the Accutronics. I'm very happy with my Accutronics 4AB3C1C. Drippy goodness.
-Tim
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Corey_Y
Joined: Dec 30, 2015
Posts: 162
Poland, Ohio
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Posted on Aug 03 2016 03:44 PM
I was already leaning toward the Accutronics pan, so super helpful feedback. Thanks folks.
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TerryR
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 13
Pennsylvania
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Posted on Aug 03 2016 08:18 PM
^Thanks for the advice above. I will be ordering the SurfyBear Reverb when they are back in stock.
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JObeast
Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Aug 03 2016 10:42 PM
Look on eBay for NOS vintage pans. Cheap and each one sounds different.
— Squink Out!
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Corey_Y
Joined: Dec 30, 2015
Posts: 162
Poland, Ohio
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Posted on Aug 23 2016 07:42 PM
I bought a new Accutronics pan last week and it arrived today. Just plugged it into my Surfy Bear FET Reverb and let out a big sigh of relief. It's not a night and day difference, but it's the sound I wanted out of the unit now. A bit more drip, a little less low end resonance and long decay. The MOD pan sounds really nice objectively, but it just wasn't working for what I was trying to get out of it.
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charlie_dont
Joined: Aug 28, 2016
Posts: 12
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Posted on Aug 28 2016 07:21 PM
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