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I remember a few months back someone mentioned they bought a standalone
reverb kit. I was wondering how that went. How does it sound?
I just got back from Kendrick Amplifer's Tube Amp Seminar and I'm
itching to do more. A reverb project sounds like just the thing.
Phil
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Phil Tiki
The Cocktail Preachers
Hey Phil!
I think that person may have been me . . . I got the 6G15 reverb kit offered
by STF Electronics a while back. It came with just about everything
(chassis, trannies, choke, components, input/output jacks, pots, wire,
eyelet board (with mounting hardware and stand-offs), fuse holder, jewel w/
lamp, power cord, Accutronics reverb pan, and*whew!* the tubes - including a
NOS 6K6). The only "pieces" missing were the RCA leads that go to/from the
reverb pan.
I "cheated" and got a pre-built and tolexed cabinet from STF - pretty nice
construction with the silverface look :) I did, however, need to put
together some miscellaneous parts, like mounting bolts for the chassis, the
L-bracket to hold down the reverb pan, the RCA lead components (I got the
braided steel wire for that), some nice cream colored barrel knobs, etc.
Those I got from Ampwares. The toughest part (so far) has been the assembly
that supports the reverb pan. To make that, I had to take the grill cloth
off of the front panel (man, they used *a lot* of staples!), drill and
countersink some bolts to support the tank, re-cover the front panel, find
springs of the right size/tension to support the tank, and install the
springs. The most time consuming part was finding the springs! All that
has been done now (along with drilling holes for the chassis mounting
bolts), and I am working on the eyelet board. I've been travelling a lot
for work, so I haven't had too much time to work on the electronics - I'm
probably about 50% done on that piece. After that, I'll just need to make
the connections from the eyelet board to the jacks, tubes, etc.
If anyone is interested, I could post some pics on the group pages as the
project progresses. Eventually I might update my reverb cap mod site with
this project - once I finish it! It has been a really fun project, and I
highly recommend it ! And, of course, I'll let everyone know how it sounds
compared to the Fender RI tank with NOS tubes and cap mod . . .
-Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Kucer" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 8:37 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Reverb Kits
> I remember a few months back someone mentioned they bought a standalone
> reverb kit. I was wondering how that went. How does it sound?
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> I just got back from Kendrick Amplifer's Tube Amp Seminar and I'm
> itching to do more. A reverb project sounds like just the thing.
>
> Phil
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> Phil Tiki
> The Cocktail Preachers
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Cool. I'd love to see photos of the progress.
Phil
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Phil Tiki
The Cocktail Preachers
>
> If anyone is interested, I could post some pics on the group pages as
> the
> project progresses. Eventually I might update my reverb cap mod site
> with
> this project - once I finish it! It has been a really fun project,
> and I
> highly recommend it ! And, of course, I'll let everyone know how it
> sounds
> compared to the Fender RI tank with NOS tubes and cap mod . . .
>
> -Dick
>
