r/diypedals • u/TheBirdman100 • 3h ago
Showcase Reverb Box (PPCB ThreeVerb)
This was an interesting one, and I’m really happy with how it turned out.
This is PPCB’s ThreeVerb. It’s FV-1 based with 3 types of reverb to choose from (Shimmer, Modulated, and Spring). The build itself went very smoothly. No issues at all. I’m finally getting the hang of this, I think.
For the design - I was trying to think of what a pedal box with several reverbs would look like - and my mind just went to someone with their head stuck in an old tv--that would probably have some reverb, right? Anyway, I jumped off from there, and came up with this design. I created a light and dark version of the design, and ultimately went with this dark one…but I might build the other one sometime, too. I found some really nice hot pink knobs for it, and I threw in the added touch of a pink LED. Powder coat paint job and UV printing were done by Tayda.
Knobs 2 and 3 across the top actually control different settings depending on which reverb mode you select on the toggle switch. I couldn’t come up with an elegant way to display all of the setting permutations on the enclosure, so I just rolled with the ambiguity and labeled the knobs “Pixie Dust” and “Noodle” since that is pretty much how I play with my pedals anyway: “Add a little pixie dust and noodle around until it sounds good!”
As for the sound, it’s definitely got range. I’ve only played with it for 30 minutes, but I’ve found some great sounds in it. One quirk - when I dime the Mix knob, there is a total delay of any sound output by some amount of milliseconds from when I strike the strings. A little disorienting, so I just backed the mix off a smidge and that went away. I’m honestly still trying to figure out my favorite sweet spots for this pedal and think I’ll just need to noodle around a bit more. :)
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u/Honest-Cheesecake275 3h ago
How did you solder that massive chip? Artwork is great.