Yo
Been doing bits and bobs of pedalbuilding recently and Phil from DeadEndFX https://www.deadendfx.com/ was kind enough to send me a PCB set for their take on the Spaceman Orion analog spring reverb, called the Hooke. A couple other people here have built one.
I decided to use a Hammond 1550E case. You have to be a bit careful exactly where you mount the reverb tank given the slightly smaller space than the recomended 1590D case. You can probably see because I didnt want to cut down the spring mounting screws, I had to flip one transistor and one capacitor on the top of the sandwiched PCBs to prevent fouling. Probably 5 minutes more spent measuring better would have avoided that.
Anyway, it sounds really cool - gives my reverb tank in the Fender HotRod Deluxe a good run. Amazing considering its based on a very cheap and small plastic reverb tank.
Gratituous pics to follow
(https://i.ibb.co/7b1ST6x/1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rvwQL1K)
(https://i.ibb.co/NTGpWHp/2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/J3S2rM2)
(https://i.ibb.co/XFj9yMh/3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6Dr2vL3)
(https://i.ibb.co/Q8P9tQC/4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Fs56C30)
(https://i.ibb.co/2yN4LH2/5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xDHTcdv)
First graphic print came out wrong so I ended up using part of it on the baseplate :)
Its recommended to put material / foam inside the case but I didnt have anything appropriate to hand and figured I can always add it later
Most excellent!
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Super cool. It neat seeing all the ways folks put these together. I keep my tank in a bubble wrap sock. I love this reverb. I dig your art.
Quote from: Torgoslayer on October 29, 2020, 01:03:01 PM
Super cool. It neat seeing all the ways folks put these together. I keep my tank in a bubble wrap sock. I love this reverb. I dig your art.
Cheers. so you didnt do the spring mount stand offs at all?
Quote from: LaceSensor on October 29, 2020, 01:18:57 PM
Quote from: Torgoslayer on October 29, 2020, 01:03:01 PM
Super cool. It neat seeing all the ways folks put these together. I keep my tank in a bubble wrap sock. I love this reverb. I dig your art.
Cheers. so you didnt do the spring mount stand offs at all?
Nope. I just stuffed it into a couple layers of mouser bubble wrap envelopes until the bundle filled the empty space in the enclosure and popped the lid on. I get no splash when i move it so I'm happy with it.
Excellent build, looks fantastic and I know it sounds just as good!
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Great looking build! I just ordered some boards from dedendfx and didn't get this one because I couldn't see myself putting a 4"tall box on my board, but now.......
Very nice build, such a cool pedal.
Quote from: studiodunn on November 04, 2020, 12:55:55 AM
Great looking build! I just ordered some boards from dedendfx and didn't get this one because I couldn't see myself putting a 4"tall box on my board, but now.......
The 1550E is a better option real estate wise than the 1590D for sure just make sure you measure more perfectly than me