Real Spring Reverb Tank Pedal Troubleshooting.  [SOLVED]

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loidrish
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I got this little tank from an old blazer 158 and im trying to make a pedal with it, but Im having an issue.
I have seen people doing this setup where they just connect a reverb tank to the send/return.

Right now my signal chain for testing: Guitar>Overdrive pedal> goes to tank input, tank output> Distortion pedal> Amplifier input.
I get a sound when strumming the springs but not from the guitar unless I crank up both Overdrive and Distortion pedals wich gives me a very weak signal.

Do I need an op amp circuit to get a decent amount of signal or Am I missing something?
Also tried: Guitar> Amplifier Input. Send/Return into Reverb tank input/output, same thing.

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Hi loidrish,

Take a read at this link: https://sound-au.com/articles/reverb.htm

According to input and output impedances of the tank you have, this article presents several diagrams to drive and recover signal.

Cheers,
Jose

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ppluis0 wrote: 20 Jan 2022, 01:44 Hi loidrish,

Take a read at this link: https://sound-au.com/articles/reverb.htm

According to input and output impedances of the tank you have, this article presents several diagrams to drive and recover signal.

Cheers,
Jose
All that I needed, very useful, Gracias amigo. :shred:

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