Astroverb - DeadEndFX "Hooke"

[LaceSensor]

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







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

[jimilee]

Most excellent!


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[Betty Wont]

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.

[LaceSensor]

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?

[Betty Wont]

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.

[Thewintersoldier]

Excellent build, looks fantastic and I know it sounds just as good!

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[studiodunn]

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.......

[jjjimi84]

Very nice build, such a cool pedal.

[LaceSensor]

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