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The Drip Switch is here! - $60
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11046 Berkeley, CA 
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 11:45 AM
This topic was automatically created to discuss the news story The Drip Switch is here! $50 introductory price. . —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF Last edited: Aug 07, 2018 08:53:27 |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5090 San Francisco
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 12:01 PM
This thing works great!!! —Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25535 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 12:46 PM
They will be selling these at SG101 con, Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11046 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 12:50 PM
We just created a facebook page for it as well. If you're on FB, please share with all your reverb loving friends! https://www.facebook.com/Reverbmaniac/ —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 1335 Escondido, CA
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 02:18 PM
Awesome! I will be getting one (or two) at the convention. |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11046 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 02:27 PM
Thanks Ran, I’m sure you’ll find it very useful. —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
Joined: Oct 17, 2009 Posts: 523 Walkersville, MD
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 03:48 PM
Fantastic! I'll buy one at the convention, too! Congrats, guys! The doofus formerly known as Snorre |
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2342 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 05:26 PM
This is awesome! What a brilliant idea for a pedal! I've pre-ordered one for pick-up at the Convention. Geez.... I hope that a build of 50 units is going to be enough. Bob Last edited: Jul 21, 2018 20:16:02 |
Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 2118
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 06:43 PM
Am I correct that this will only operate with a reverb that has an on-off pedal plug? As I understand this will work with a Fender combo amp also? Thank you. |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 1335 Escondido, CA
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 07:43 PM
Pre-ordered mine! Get'em while they're hot! |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11046 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 07:47 PM
wfoguy wrote:
Mel tells me that it will work with a combo amp too, should you find the need for it. We include a 1/4" to RCA adapter with every pedal which should fit most amps. —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 648
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Posted on Jul 21 2018 07:49 PM
WFO, the Drip Switch replaces the on/off foot switch on Fender style reverbs, so yes, an on/off jack is required. If you want to use this with a Surfy Bear, for instance, you'd need to wire in an on/off jack between the reverb return hot and ground. The pedal works with Fender black/silverface "-Reverb" combo amps with separate RCA jacks for the vibrato and reverb foot switches. It will work with the Fender reissue amps as well, but these have a stereo jack instead of the dual RCAs. On the stereo jack, I believe the vibrato is the tip and the reverb is the ring. You'd need 1/4" stereo to dual mono adapter to use the Drip Switch. |
Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2533 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Jul 22 2018 05:28 AM
I'll have to wire my Surfy with a jack now in the event I want to cut down on the drip. Very rare but what a great feature! —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
Joined: Sep 11, 2007 Posts: 675 Sonoma, CA
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Posted on Jul 22 2018 10:48 AM
I used one of these at a gig yesterday, it was so much easier than turning a knob by hand, especially in the middle of a song. Very useful and convenient! |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11046 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jul 22 2018 10:53 AM
FritzCat wrote:
There you go! Tested by our very own Frankie and the Poolboys in the field Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5090 San Francisco
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Posted on Jul 22 2018 01:39 PM
Yes, it really works! This is a prototype model of the Drip Switch, in use with a clone of a Fender tank. —Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Last edited: Jul 22, 2018 13:39:33 |
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Posted on Jul 22 2018 03:31 PM
Terrific Teke Teke Teke Tempo! |
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Posted on Jul 31 2018 04:35 PM
I'm wondering how the pedal reacts with an original VS reissue 6g15 Reverb Unit because the reissue has a 1M resistor (R13) to ground at pin 2 of the 12AX7 and the original does not. That would put the Drip Switch in parallel with the 1M creating a voltage divider. Will, does, it change the sound of old or new unit when your "MIX" control is engaged? |
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Posted on Jul 31 2018 05:44 PM
Interesting question. I don't have a reissue 6G15 to test with, but looking at the reissue schematic, R13 shouldn't make a difference, since the value of the resistor is much greater than the value of the Drip Switch pot (and also the resistance at the reverb pan output). As it is stock, the footswitch creates a 0 ohm parallel path to ground to R13 when it's engaged, and the Drip Switch is just allowing that resistance to vary on that path. I haven't noticed a substantial difference in tone between engaging the Drip Switch vs. turning down the mix. The DS mix and the chassis mix are in different parts of the circuit, so I'm sure there's a difference, but it's pretty subtle. The reverb tone dulls out when the DS mix is low, but this is the same behavior whether using the chassis mix control, and at similar points in the sweep of the control. I'll be set up to demo the Drip Switch at the convention this Saturday, so if someone has a reissue tank they'd like to bring, we can definitely test it out. Last edited: Jul 31, 2018 17:45:59 |
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Posted on Jul 31 2018 08:08 PM
I think you're right that it shouldn't make much difference with the 1M resistor because the transducer's resistance to ground is low and two resistive loads in parallel will be lower than the lowest value so any additional added resistance in parallel from the DS shouldn't change that much. Last edited: Jul 31, 2018 20:49:43 |
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