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Hoffman Amps Forum image Author Topic: Can you bypass the reverb and extra gainstage on a deluxe reverb?  (Read 3037 times)

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Offline Toxophilite

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Is it possible , via a switch to bypass the reverb and extra gain stage on a deluxe reverb? essentially switching it a straight deluxe
« Last Edit: December 21, 2017, 06:55:25 pm by Toxophilite »

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Re: Can you bypass the reverb and extra gainstage on a deluxe reverb?
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2017, 07:02:21 pm »
Sure.
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Re: Can you bypass the reverb and extra gainstage on a deluxe reverb?
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2017, 07:50:37 pm »
Cool! Thanks. I might play around with that idea as I remember one of my first non reverb deluxe builds being a really nice sounding amp.

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Re: Can you bypass the reverb and extra gainstage on a deluxe reverb?
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2017, 08:26:24 pm »
I'm working on a schematic but I'll have to finish tomorrow morning when I'm fresh.
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Re: Can you bypass the reverb and extra gainstage on a deluxe reverb?
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2017, 11:20:33 pm »
Wow! Very appreciated. It's a one channel deluxe reverb build
I guess one would need a double throw switch, probably interrupting after the blocking caps after the second gain stage and the gain stage after the reverb (before the PI) Maybe a push pull switch on the actual reverb pot.

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Re: Can you bypass the reverb and extra gainstage on a deluxe reverb?
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2017, 03:11:18 am »
like this maybe?
Quick rough
(I just noticed that this schematic might be missing a 220K resistor to ground just before the PI)

double throw switch - blue
preamp side - red lines
PI side - green lines
« Last Edit: December 22, 2017, 03:15:15 am by Toxophilite »

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Re: Can you bypass the reverb and extra gainstage on a deluxe reverb?
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2017, 06:15:36 am »
That should work.

So, you don't have an opto-coupler (roach) type tremolo circuit like a real AB763?
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Re: Can you bypass the reverb and extra gainstage on a deluxe reverb?
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2017, 10:48:49 am »
No
This is one of my builds and I've been using the bias vary
However a fellow was telling me it's easy to make an opto-coupler

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Re: Can you bypass the reverb and extra gainstage on a deluxe reverb?
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2017, 07:05:25 pm »
Attached is a variation on your theme.

There are some errors on your schematic that you will probably notice when you actually build the amp.

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Re: Can you bypass the reverb and extra gainstage on a deluxe reverb?
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2017, 03:54:39 pm »
Thanks. I appreciate that
This amp is built(as well as a few others), however there are likely errors in my schematic , as well some things have been purposefully changed.


 


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