My most challenging build yet - tough, but VERY worth it. Inspired by the Hoffman ReVibe, it's an all-analog reverb/tremolo combo based on classic Fender versions.
Other parts: Hammond 10" x 6" x 2" amp chassis with walnut sides Accutronics 8AB2A1B reverb tank (spring unit remounted inside hammond chassis) Custom faceplate designed by me and laser etched by Mojotone
The Rundown: The Sufy Bear Reverb uses FETs to emulate the famous 6G15 reverb, with a MOSFET pair driving the tank. I've got this running in a parallel configuration with Midayfair's Cardinal Tremolo, which uses FETs and optocouplers to get a sound similar to Fender tremolos. The modulation settings you see on a rotary switch are Black (blackface/bias), Brown (brown face/harmonic) and Vibe (a univibe-ish sound). Running in parallel sacrifices the extreme settings of both effects, but the overall lushness of parallel operation was just too good to pass up. For switching, the soft-touch, momentary switches (thanks to Josh's relay boards) make a big difference because you don't want a hard click clanging the springs. The left switch bypasses the whole unit, while the right switch turns the modulation on & off. I used an Opto Fet to make the Modulation indicator light flash in time with the speed of the effect. The Bloviator (State variable EQ) on the output is independent and switches on the back. It was on during all the demo samples.
Spill the beans on the faceplate please - did you take it to an engraver or something?
I made the graphics in photoshop, converted it to a vector graphic in illustrator with distance & hole sizes marked and sent it to Mojotone. They did a reverse etch on some plexi and backfilled with white. It was $53 for the laserage, but worth it. Really top-notch work. I recommend Mojo for anything. They've exceeded my expectations every time I've ever dealt with them.
Looks good, sounds good, that pedal even looks like it feels good. Jubal you have been building up to this and the payoff is phenomenal. Groundbreaking pedal.
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And the "Pedal of the Month" award for the entire planet Earth goes to the All Analog ReVibe.
Wow.
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Thanks for the kudos, guys. I've been dreaming this one up for about two years, since I discovered the ReVibe over at EL34World.
Weber has a kit for the all-tube version for $500 and I REALLY thought I should just do that, but it's a full-size amp head and I just thought it'd be great to have this in a portable form factor easy to plug in anywhere. It all really started to take shape last year when SurfyBear posted his reverb and Jon came up with the Cardinal.
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