The bottom of the combo cab is empty so there is plenty of room for both a spring pan and electronics. The lamp is an integral part of the driver circuit. Spring reverb tanks explained and compared the reverberation effect. If its not working or of the wrong value, performance can be adversely affected. The driver, at maximum expected input level, should drive. The micro tube spring reverb is a transformerless standalone unit adding rich and spacious reverberation to guitar and line level signals.
The air spring reverb is another one that has only a few controls but can go a long way. The greatest spring reverb gearslutz pro audio community. I literally laid out the circuit board artwork using mac paint on my original mac 512 computer. The delay lines have nominal transmission times of 29 and 37 milliseconds respectively. I am looking at getting a real spring reverb or two for stereo to record my synths and guitars through as well as use to reamp various sounds during mixing. Ive been fiddling with spring reverb for a while, probably because of. Built the stage center as a stand alone unit with the spring reverb tank inside it was a pedal that is about 35 cm long by 15 cm high and wide. Its hard to imagine that there was a time when people would add their own reverb to the radio or whatever record they were playing at the time. I am looking to build a driver with line level input and output for a accutronics type 4 spring reverb pulled from a hammond organ. As well as providing that delicious vintage spring reverb sound, you have the ability to dial in richlyharmonic distortion. Information on driving spring reverb using valves tubes seems to be rather sparse, so the following is presented as a guide to valve amp designers.
The rev spring636 is a spring reverb based on the grampian 636 used by. Enhance any sound with a vibrant, slappy, squelchy spring reverb that sounds so real, youd swear you could kick it yourself. I called up the slap back reverb preset, and pushed up the pre delay until there was a nice slap on the initial guitar transients of each. I do not want a spring reverb built in an amp due to the fact that a lot of my sources are going to be d. This instrument, intended for either amateur or professional use, employs a pair of mechanical spring delay lines with electromagnetic transducers to simulate the reverberant effect of a live hall. Build your own spring reverb tape op magazine longform. Type 636s do not accept quarterinch jacks, and instead use bbc. After studying many reverb schematics it looks like fender is the only company who is taking acutronics acutronics is the company who makes the reverb tanks advice and driving the tank hard, nearly to saturation.
Reverb is one of those effects that simply will not go away. It consists of a standalone tube preamp and a reverb tank. We are so excited to have this iconic grampian type 636 spring reverb, especially one in. Shop reverb s collection of new, used and vintage analog reverb units. The reverb combined with distortion, and the limiting circuit that.
Subminiature spring reverb schematic v2 by soulfetish on pdf. I have been a big fan of spring and plate reverbs for decades, and over the past three years i have spent a significant amount of time diving into the wormhole of designing and building them, initially for my own use and now for others. Grampian 636 king tubby spring reverb impulse responses. With that said i mean the snatchy and clatchy sound that you want in dub music. The 636 is capable of smooth, rich reverb with low noise. Manual release spring towing hook manual release spring pdf. Limited production of 35 units unique handbuilt rack reverbdistortion, based on the classic grampian type 636 circuit. Photos and description courtesy paul guiver of maidstone, kent, uk item description. Siegmund micro tube spring reverb subminiature guitar fx. The bouncy boing of a spring reverb has brought joy, soul, and atmosphere to countless records since the technology was devised in the 30s. Weve searched high and low for a lownoise, rackmountable, classic, real, stereo spring reverb. However, given the age of the original germanium transistors, many unrestored examples are now quite unstable and noisy. Effects kit mod kits, the wave, spring reverb amplified.
The spring reverb is a flexible, easytobuild voltage controlled diy mono spring reverb module. It can be used in front of your guitar amp or as a linelevel analog reverb effect for the recording studio. The mix and dwell controls allow you tailor the response from just a hint of ambience to full out surf city. The grampian 636 is a rare british spring reverberator from the 1960s. Iconic spring reverb from the 60s used by joe meek, pete townshend and the bbc among others. Grampian reverb pete townshends guitar gear whotabs. View all results for spring reverb at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. It was first incorporated in a fender amplifier with the vibroverb of 1963 and then spread widely throughout the amp line, just as vibratotremolo had before it. Endless summer deluxe true handwired studio spring reverb ever wonder why there isnt a decent stereo spring reverb made for studio use. The arturia rev spring636 is one of the three reverb plugins included. The q115 spring reverb module adds the traditional reverb effect to the sounds from your system. May 10, 2018 the lamp is an integral part of the driver circuit. When the reverb control is turned up, instead of getting reverb i get lots of nasty distortion.
Springs are still used in guitar amplifiers, and they have such a distinctive sound that modern digital reverb units often include spring emulations. For the core unit, we based our software reverb on the legendary grampian 636 spring reverb. I have been a big fan of spring and plate reverbs for decades, and over the past three years i have spent a significant amount of time diving into the wormhole of designing and building them. Spring reverb effect pedal with real spring, and volume, tone, and reverb amount controls. A grampian reverberation unit type 636 was sold in february 2005 via ebay for. Pre delay and pre filter have no effect on the audio before it enters the reverb circuit. Pete townsends version strangely could run on batteries and included a balanced mic input. R700 06 probalanced spring reverb interfaceuse the spring reverb in your guitar ampadd unique spring reverb effects to recordingsoptimized drive circuit for low noisethe radial tank driver is a wonderfully unique 500 series module that allows you to drive a balanced line level signal through the reverb tank in your fender twin amp. Rack mounted spring reverb gearslutz pro audio community. Fenders tank driver looks just like a slightly modified fender champ guitar amp. The grampian type 636 was used frequently on stage and in the studio by pete towns. In the original grampian reverb unit types 636 and the 666 which came.
Shop reverbs collection of new, used and vintage analog reverb units. The ecoplate i, designed by jim cunningham, was the first in the ecoplate series. I found some simple circuits on the accutronics website. Demo of the grampian type 636 spring reverb for sale on. The drive circuit for any spring reverb tank is critical by far the most critical part of the.
The 2254 mono compressorlimiter designed and built by neve is a rich, thick sounding unit boasting a unique analog roundness to its sound, courtesy of its discrete, class a design, transformercoupled circuits and innovative bridgedriver design. Valvetrain bennington reverb valvetrain amplification. Ampex mm1200 multitrack tape machine recommended uses. Grampian reverberation unit type 636 history, demos. Tombolas diy spring reverb driver circuit 8th july 2012 ive been fiddling with spring reverb for a while, probably because of reading gabriel roths famous shitty is pretty article in the late lamented big daddy magazine, where he talked about his way of using spring reverb on his throwback funk. This article here covers making a spring reverb driver work for different spring impedances. Also used by the whos pete townshend for his signature guitar distortion for many years. Combo with all tube spring reverb the lexington reverb combo boasts all tube spring reverb, point to point hand wiring and delivers a blistering 7 watts rms through an eminence legend 12. Antique electronic supply makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this article, and expressly.
Many come close enough to satisfy players who simply want a dash of the springy mojo thats defined so much electricguitar work since the 1960s, but the warmth and complexity of a cranked vintage fender. Our website and phones are open, but shipping may take a few extra days, for the safety of our team. Now rev spring 636 will add that authentic, physical tone to your daw. A finely tuned and musically balanced circuitry enhances the reverb springs with maximum lively and natural response from the subminiature micro tubes.
Traditional guitar reverbs are tuned to the sound of the guitar and the amplifier it is played through. The fisher spacexpander reverb was originally made in the 1960s and marketed for use with car stereos. When the audio goes through the reverb tank, the signal needs to be amplified both before driver and after recovery the tank. For all the power of modern processor chips, theres one thing reverb pedalsand even highend digital rack unitshave trouble nailing, and thats authentic springreverb sounds.
Reverberation made its debut in the fender line as a separate item, using a spring unit bought from hammond, in 1961. Spring reverb was invented by hammond and first used in their organs to liven up the tone in acoustically flat church interiors. The spring thing tube spring reverb unit valvetrain. While there are some excellent dsp digital signal processor based reverb systems that sound very natural, the unique sound of spring reverb tanks is still preferred by a great many guitarists and. The overall sound i am looking for is a fender 63 type reverb surfy sound. First half of video demos the distortion from the grampian when the input is driven.
Already a solid live act with some good studio releases under their belt. Its probably the most effortlesslyauthentic dub spring reverb youll ever hear. Spring reverb, spring reverb plugin, buy spring reverb. This is a a little run through to make sure everything is operating well.
The original 636 was the goto reverb of the whos pete townshend, of legendary dub producer lee scratch perry, and a cornerstone of reggae and ska music. The wave is a versatile standalone, tube driven analog spring reverb unit kit. The original 636 was the goto reverb of the whos pete. This is part of the creative collection in pro tools from air music technology, and is also available in auvst format. Modulargrid uses socalled cookies to ensure its socalled functionality. Grampian 636 spring reverb ir king tubby demo youtube.
Radial tank driver 500 series spring reverb nz rockshop. My final project is a simple spring reverb with controls for tone, makeup gain, and reverb level. Spring reverb tanks explained and compared antique. In fact, grampian reverbs graced many recording studios in the 50s and 60s. The hammond organ included a builtin spring reverberator. We learned a lot about reverb spring tanks, there were a lot more options back then. A grampian spring reverb, as used by lee perry in the black ark studio this. Spring reverb is an authentic spring reverb recreation that will add vintage character and grit to any audio track.
Santa cruz nomad cc frame plus rock shox reverb awesome vintage univox pro verb u3r spring reverb for sale. It has that mojo analog character sound which we all love. Spring reverb establishes the band as one of the top songwriting groups of the jam band genre. Laurens hammond was granted a patent on a springbased mechanical reverberation system in 1939. The hammond organ company was the first to create a compact reverb effect for their line of organs in 1960. Spring reverbs provide a relatively simple and inexpensive method for creating reverberation effects. This is a rare british reverb unit from the 1960s infamously used by pete townshend with the who as a guitar preamp during the 196667 period. Spring reverb was invented by hammond and first used in their organs to. Two controls allow you to serve up a wide range of wetness from just a touch to over the top psychedelia. Hamstead soundworks odyssey intergalactic driver sold hamstead soundworks odyssey intergalactic driver. While there are some excellent dsp digital signal processor based reverb systems that sound very natural, the unique sound of spring reverb tanks is still preferred by a great many guitarists and many electric electronic organ players as well. The springthing is our all tube, triple spring reverb unit. Toyota rav4 service manual rear coil spring suspension pdf. Reverb short for reverberation simulates the reflected sound from a rooms interior.
The design was so successful, it was released as a separate piece of hardware dubbed the accusonics type 4 spring reverb. It also includes novel features such as a fully automatable shake control that will shake the virtual springs around for those thunderous spring effects. A 3spring mechanical reverb tank is used similar to the units found in fender guitar amplifiers. The surfy bear, being a fet circuit, will accept any pans impedance so you can experiment with different types of pans 2 or 3 spring, long or short. By fitting a transducer to the other end of the spring, they found that sounds passed along the spring were picked up with a kind of reverb added, and so the spring reverb was born. Grampian type 636 spring reverb sold grampian type 636 spring reverb. The bennington reverb combo boasts all tube spring reverb, point to point hand wiring and delivers a club and studio friendly 20 watts rms through an eminence wizard 12. I put it right before the amplifier if using it as a reverb unit for guitar.
My guess is that a decent old spring tank from ebay will sound better than this, though. Photos and description courtesy paul guiver of maidstone, kent, uk. This was the main spring reverb which king tubby used all the time. Check the extra level of distortion when driving the mic input. The operator has manual control over the initial reverb spring drive and. When im using a non reverb amp i get a good result from the fender labeled boss spring reverb pedal or the catalinbread topanga. A spring reverb system uses a transducer at one end of a spring and a pickup at the other, similar to those used in plate reverbs, to create and capture vibrations within a metal spring. Grampian reverberation unit type 636 history, demos, info. However, if there is a combination reverb pedal with a really excellent spring reverb id like to hear about that too.
Q115 spring reverb analog modular synthesizers for. This article considers only the driver stage, and not the reverb recovery stage which is usually a simple triode gain stage, unfortunately. I want to focus in on pedals that concentrate on spring reverb if there is such a thing. Aug 20, 2011 ive replaced the pots and switches of my friend, james tb303. The vst i use for spring reverb emulation in mixing is from softube its convincing and it gives you some interesting controls, but it lacks that element of outrageousness you get from the real deal. The pan makes all the difference in reverb quality and character. It has something in its sound which is hard to describe.
Bass tracks, drums, kick tracks, snare tracks, guitars the ampex mm1200 is a multitrack 2inch tape machine introduced in 1976 and praised for its sonic imprint. My goal is to have the same sound as you can have from the classic grampian 636. And of course our grampian 636 infatuation is well documented. Currently looking into rack mount spring reverb and thought id tap into the tgp brain trust for thoughts, opinions and options.
It features two channels and can be used as a colourful preamp due to its germanium transformers. It featured an extended high frequency response, a rugged plate suspension system along with a 3pole filter in the driver amp, giving the unit a very smooth and musical sound. The paot already has effects inout connections, so i just needed a small inexpensive reverb unit i could mount in the cabinet. Two auxiliary channel inputs 10mv50k ohms and 500mv1m ohm. In 2011 i published a schematic for a little spring reverb driver based on roy.
We are so excited to have this iconic grampian type 636 spring reverb, especially one in such great condition. Old school spring reverb literally uses the movement of springs to delay and replicate an audio signal. The main components used to produce the spring reverb effect are. Spring and hibernate transaction uml sequence diagram example pdf.
Valvetrain lexington reverb 6 watt tube amp with reverb. If you need advice on which one is right for your sound. Everything i know about spring reverb music thing modular notes. Our very own fuzz apocalypse, the soundgas type 636, is based on the grampian spring reverb used and abused by lee scratch perry and pete townshend dr huw and his team set out to improve on the original. I would go as far to say the wu are primed to be one of the most essential bands on this decade. Spring reverb for sale in uk 26 used spring reverbs. Grampian 666 spring reverb manufactured in the 1960s. I got a mod pan first but then found some vintage gibbs pans that nailed the vintage drip much more closely. It features two channels and can be used as a colourful preamp due to its germanium. Arturia fx collection audio effects youll actually use.