what is actually in a belton brick?

[deadastronaut]

is there a tiny, massive cave inside it?... 


just curious,  i might build a verb soon....

[Kesh]

Apparently a few 2399s. Three IIRC.

Am about to build one myself. Not sure which circuit. Which are you looking at?

[deadastronaut]

no circuit in particular,  i was just wondering what magic lay inside them....good old pt2399's eh...

so thats why they sound a little bit 'jumpy delay '' then when guitar is whacked....hmmmm...

[Cliff Schecht]

Did they fix the quality control issues with these Belton units? For a while a builder I know was having to send at least 1/3 to 1/2 of the Belton units he ordered because they were either noisy or somehow out of spec.

[bean]

You can look up the patent information for the brick. It has the basic schematic of what's inside. It's three PT2399s. Don't have a link.

[KazooMan]

While not exactly a "stompbox" there is nothing that soulds quite like a spring reverb with tubes.  Pretty easy to build, but it will cost more than a stompbox.  You do need to be comfortable working with line voltage circuits. 

I have posted gut shots of a vintage 60's Fender reverb on another forum and can provide them if you (or anyone else) like(s).  I can also provide cabinet and chassis dimensions. 

[jubal81]

While not exactly a "stompbox" there is nothing that soulds quite like a spring reverb with tubes.  Pretty easy to build, but it will cost more than a stompbox.  You do need to be comfortable working with line voltage circuits. 

I have posted gut shots of a vintage 60's Fender reverb on another forum and can provide them if you (or anyone else) like(s).  I can also provide cabinet and chassis dimensions. 

Yes, please. I have daydreams of a submini version powered by SMPS.

[Mike Burgundy]

Google "Fender Amp Field Guide" for schematics - should give you some ideas.

[KazooMan]

So it won't get buried, I will start a new thread and post the guts shots of a vintage Fender reverb unit with additional information.

[Kesh]

My Belton Brick arrived on Friday and I breadboarded it with support circuitry today.

Sound very sweet with a clean Tele through it.

It kind of sounds like spring if you gave spring a predelay. Spring + predelay is a great combo anyway.

Think I'm going to use the datasheet schematic, but with an input buffer and wet signal tone control. And maybe a high pass on the wet signal prior to the brick, but given how nice it sounds maybe I won't bother.