Is it possible to take the reverb tank out of my Peavey amp,

vivalastblues · Post by **vivalastblues** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:54 am

and turn it into a reverb unit for recording? Not unlike those Boss and Roland ones?

etc.

I really need a reverb but don't want to shell out $300+ for one of these on ebay, and I'm not interested in digital. Would this be more effort than it's worth, if it could work?

RodC · Post by **RodC** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:59 am

You could do it, but you would have to build a driver preamp, and a pickup preamp. It wouldnt be plug and play.

KFledman · Post by **KFledman** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:11 am

instead of taking the reverb unit out of the amp, why not leave the reverb unit in the amp and use the amp.
if you have a nice empty, reflective room [or a spare bathroom], set up the amp in there and mic the room. might be the best reverb money can buy.

Post by **TapeOpLarry** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:16 am

Paia's Hot Springs revrb kit has been around for years and was designed by our pal Craig Anderton. $101 for the kit (needs PS).

http://www.paia.com/proddetail.asp?prod=6740K

The Scum · Post by **The Scum** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:14 pm

If you're at all concerned with the future value of the amp, taking the tank out might effect that.

And reverb tanks run about $20-ish...they're readily available.

They don't sit alone very well. They want some circuitry to help drive them and recover the output signal. The Accutronics web site has a number of schematics for such:
http://www.accutronicsreverb.com/schemat.htm

vivalastblues · Post by **vivalastblues** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:17 am

TapeOpLarry wrote:Paia's Hot Springs revrb kit has been around for years and was designed by our pal Craig Anderton. $101 for the kit (needs PS).

http://www.paia.com/proddetail.asp?prod=6740K

is this just a tank or does it actually come with some sort of chassis? i'm after something like the units mentioned above, that i can use as an effect for recording and possibly even rackmount, with some modification. i don't want to use this in a guitar amp, it will be mostly for vocals.

vivalastblues · Post by **vivalastblues** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:34 am

also, has anyone used one of these?

http://www.songworks.com/reverb.html

Post by **TapeOpLarry** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:37 am

It's a kit, comes with 2 reverb tanks, circuit boards and parts to build pre and post amplifiers. You'll need to make a case and find or build a power supply (12 V +/- I think). You could look around for used Master Room, Orban or Furman reverb units too. I have a Demeter Real Reverb but that's kinda pricey. Damn good though.

Jed · Post by **Jed** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:34 pm

If you don't mind some DIY (as the PAIA would be) and you've got some mic preamps laying around, you might consider the passive route:

http://zerotronics.com/coolsprings/index.html
http://www.prodigy-pro.com/diy/index.php?topic=32267.0

vivalastblues · Post by **vivalastblues** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:18 pm

I dont really have the technical know-how for those, Jed. thanks though

I might go with that Little Lanilei pedal and maybe put it into a rackmountable chassis.

Scodiddly · Post by **Scodiddly** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:27 pm

There's that Gabriel Roth / Daptone thing that got linked here once or twice. He talked about (among many other cool things) using a reverb tank with your mixer to do DIY cheapo funky reverb. Worth a search.

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