Reverb kit recommendations

Larry F · January 6th, 2007, 12:07 AM

I just finished a Marsh Champ kit and now would like to tackle a reverb kit. I see that Weber and SFT have some. Any comments on those and others out there?

chaz · January 11th, 2007, 08:14 AM

I have a Weber revibe kit. That's the one with reverb & tremolo. Difficult build. Reverb alone is much simpler. Only knock on the Weber kits is the switches, pots, jacks, and pilot light are not US made quality, and the jacks are wired different than US types. Everything else is pretty good. No instructions, but they do have a schematic & layout online as well as a kitbuilders bulletin board for help. Sounds good and is the most reasonably priced kit out there. If you go with a Weber kit ( or even another), check out Jeff Gehring's modified grounding scheme (search the kitbuiders page). It makes for an extremely quiet running unit. He uses a floating ground buss that has a resistor before ground. Prevents noisy ground loop problems. Best luck with your build!

Larry F · January 11th, 2007, 04:58 PM

Thanks, I've ordered the Weber regular reverb (without tremolo). Thanks for the grounding tip.

January 6th, 2007, 12:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
Larry F Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Iowa City, IA Age: 56 Posts: 2,664	Reverb kit recommendations I just finished a Marsh Champ kit and now would like to tackle a reverb kit. I see that Weber and SFT have some. Any comments on those and others out there? __________________ larry

January 11th, 2007, 04:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Larry F Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Iowa City, IA Age: 56 Posts: 2,664	Thanks, I've ordered the Weber regular reverb (without tremolo). Thanks for the grounding tip. __________________ larry

January 11th, 2007, 08:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
chaz TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wisconsin Age: 55 Posts: 11	I have a Weber revibe kit. That's the one with reverb & tremolo. Difficult build. Reverb alone is much simpler. Only knock on the Weber kits is the switches, pots, jacks, and pilot light are not US made quality, and the jacks are wired different than US types. Everything else is pretty good. No instructions, but they do have a schematic & layout online as well as a kitbuilders bulletin board for help. Sounds good and is the most reasonably priced kit out there. If you go with a Weber kit ( or even another), check out Jeff Gehring's modified grounding scheme (search the kitbuiders page). It makes for an extremely quiet running unit. He uses a floating ground buss that has a resistor before ground. Prevents noisy ground loop problems. Best luck with your build!