Spring reverb amplifier circuits

[Draal1000]

Can´t edit above answer (weird) so separately posting.

This Pearce G1 reverb driver and recovery (same designer as Gibson/Lab L5 but much simpler and doable) drives springs HARD: 60Vpp 😱 from a couple TO220 mid power transistors

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I haven't seen this one! I'll have to try this with one of my Hi Z tanks soon.

 

[shanx]

Man, I missed the boat when they had these as kits for sale. Now their prebuilt units are going for 300-400 bucks. Ugh!

The first kits were all through hole components and looked pretty straightforward to build, then they offered an assembled board of mostly SMD components. I like the one JM posted for the tank driver circuit, and it wouldn't be hard to put together a decent preamp and recovery stage using either op amps or jfets.

 

[djquecke]

Hi Kay, I'm dreaming of a Frankenstein stereo hi-fi system with 2 tanks, one for each channel. Did you ever find the circuitry you were after? I'm still looking.

I'm too new to diyA to send you a private message. Feel free to respond here or take it offline.

Thanks,

dj

 

[Kay Pirinha]

Hi dj,

no, unfortunately I didn't. Anyway, I don't think that you need two tanks for your purpose. Many decades ago there were even units that would fit to your purpose. The most popular one probably was The Fisher Dynamic Space Expander K-10.

Best regards!