Deluxe Reverb RI Footswitch Question (Vibrato/Tremolo Related)

Yes, you can just disconnect the reverb connection.

 

Cumbersome? Seriously?

 

When I used a Super Reverb, and wanted to switch on or off the tremolo, I often had trouble seeing the double switch pedal on a dark stage. I simply unplugged (at amp) the reverb plug, and then I just stepped on both switches at the same time.....regardless of which one was for trem, I was bound to get it.

 

My previous post was all wet. Yeah, the plug is a 1/4 stereo plug. A single button switch will work, figure out which wire goes to the tip and which to the middle contact. Just wire the Vibrato wire. Or just unsolder the reverb wire from the plug and step on both buttons if you want, the reverb will be not effected.

 

First, you need a single mono foot switch. Then, you need a TRS (stereo) plug. Remove the existing mono plug from the foot switch cable.
(Side bar: "Plug" is male. "Jack" is female.)
Now you'll need to figure out which side of the *stereo* plug hooks up to the tremolo side of the foot switch cable. Is it Tip/Sleeve or Ring/Sleeve? Hey, now you're a scientist!
The result: a single foot switch hooked up to one side of the stereo plug. TA DA!

 

Then don't put it on the board. Why not set it next to the board on its own? That's what I do. In fact, even my tuner doesn't go on the board and take up valuable space. I carry it in a bag or case and set it next to the board when in use.

Have you seen these? It's a plug that leaves trem and reverb on all the time. No need for the footswitches, but you would have to manage them at the amp with the knobs since they're always on.

https://reverb.com/item/4419838-fen...everb-vibrato-plug-always-keeps-footswitch-on

 

I thought about using one of those but leads to a question...is there any downside to leaving trem on all the time? Wear and tear on the trem roach?

One known downside...with intensity at zero trem can make a small ticking sound sometimes.

 

So, they no longer use the two RCA plugs?.....shows what I know. My post above refers to the ORIGINAL Black Face amps......sorry.

 

Yeah, I made the same mistake. Not sure why Leo ever went to the RCA crappy plug thing really. One of his rare stupid ideas!

 

I imagine stereo 1/4" (2-ring) plugs didn't exist at the time.

 

Pretty sure they did exist.....didn't military communications equipment use them?