TC Electronic Tailspin - Ultra Slow Mod

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HUGE Thanks to Tim from @Master Effects Pedals (www.mastereffectspedals.com) who helped me with this mod
I wanted my TC Electronic Tailspin to have a wider range of slower speeds, so with the help of Tim (from Master Effects) I came up with this mod. It just adds a cap on C18 (I used a 105j film cap to get ULTRA slow speeds - but you can use any value you want to get the desired results). I also added a mini toggle switch on the outside so I could go between the normal stock setting and the modded ultra-slow setting.
Reddit thread here with more images and wiring diagram:
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8 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 52

@papagibbon515 2 года назад

Thanks for this mod! Most pedals with slow vibrato have a hefty price tag. Tried modding the Behringer Vibrato but I didn't like the tone. I like my Marshall Vibratrem but it's still too fast at its slowest. Got a Tailspin en route to me now; TC owe you some kickback. 😅 Cheers again!

@octaviosoardis1156 9 месяцев назад

What wire will you use to do the mod?

@scottbeaulieu8866 3 года назад

Wow!!!! Dude. Amazing work, I gotta do this

@le.maximos Год назад

Thank you so much, I was hoping someone could show me how to do this. Love you very much .

@limerot 3 года назад

Great upload, thanks!

@danndaylarofficial5962 2 года назад

Thanks for helo me! now a love this pedal!! great video, full works!

@GuitarWithGabe 2 года назад

So glad I could help! Enjoy!

@TheAnonymousBosch 3 года назад

Your mod has convinced me to get one of these. I've never modded a pedal before, but this seems easy enough to do

@GuitarWithGabe 3 года назад

I'm no professional mod'er, but I'm familiar enough with soldering to accomplish it. If you're comfortable soldering, and have some patience then it's a really easy mod. Good luck!

@TheAnonymousBosch 3 года назад

@@GuitarWithGabe Yeah, I'm pretty comfortable with a soldering iron at this point, rewired my guitars plenty of times. I take it it's quite cramped inside the pedal? I'm wondering now if there's a way to modify to produce more waveshapes for the vibrato as well

@GuitarWithGabe 3 года назад

@@TheAnonymousBosch The pedal actually opens up easy enough to gain access to the parts, and offers a lot of workable room. I'm not sure about how to go about the wave shapes idea, but that does sound cool!

@guitarfreak521 2 года назад

Sounds better with the mod.

@isaacnoroncaasi 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the info about the mod. I got my Tailspin secondhand, did the mod and everything is working fine. However, I still find this pedal a bit noisy. I read that one of the trim pots is a gain control, do you know if this is true? If so, which one is it? I'm thinking that maybe the previous owner messed with them (or they came from the factory like that, who knows), because in the demos I've seen the pedal doesn't make that much noise.

@GuitarWithGabe 4 месяца назад

I do see the trim pots in there, but I cannot confirm what they do. Sorry.

@emanuelefavero 9 месяцев назад

Could you please tell me which capacitor you used? I saw 105j in 400v and in 630v. Which one will work?

@j.d.lawrence1222 3 года назад

Tailspin is already a very underrated effect IMO but this mod is exactly the sounds/speeds I was hoping for when i first bought it. The stock vibrato rate is so fast that I never raise the speed beyond 11 oclock. I like the tailspin so much that I actually just bought an EQD Aqueduct as well for the wider speed range and of course the various wave shapes....the Aqueduct adds a little extra presence to the guitar tone and stacks fine with other effects too but there is a lack of analog warmth that the Tailspin delivers.

@GuitarWithGabe 3 года назад

Exactly! I really liked the Tailspin tone so I'm glad I was able to figure out this mod to make it more usable. However, that EQD Aqueduct is no joke either - great pedal!

@Ghordo1 4 года назад

I am very interested in this! Could you point me in the direction of instructions? Thank you so much! Edit: I found it! Thank you so much!

@GuitarWithGabe 4 года назад

Glad to hear it! Just in case, here's the link: www.reddit.com/r/diypedals/comments/gfilj2/tc_electronic_tailspin_vibrato_ultra_slow_mod/

@user-hs4to2uq4j 3 года назад

👍👍👍

@octaviosoardis1156 9 месяцев назад

What wire did you use to mod it?

@GuitarWithGabe 5 месяцев назад

I think any wire should do. I just used whatever I had at the time.

@Thomhoglund 3 года назад

Noob question but what are the complete specs of the cap? Ordering online and there are alot of different ones:)

@GuitarWithGabe 3 года назад

No prob. All detailed info is at the reddit link in the description. Hope that helps!

@JedShura 2 года назад

@@GuitarWithGabe I bought "CBB CBB22 Metallized Film Capacitor 1uf 1000nf 1mfd 105J 400V" and they are pretty big, the size of a dime. Is that the right kind? Would you mind posting a link to the capacitors that you would use?

@GuitarWithGabe 2 года назад

@@JedShura This is the kind of capacitor I used (105j 1uf): www.amazon.com/a14111900ux0193-Tolerance-Through-Polypropylene-Capacitors/dp/B00W18JE4C

@JedShura 2 года назад

@@GuitarWithGabe Great. Thanks for the info. I'm using the pedal with a modular synth, so the slow pitch mod will be perfect.

@danndaylarofficial5962 2 года назад

Nice video Bro, but please, i sow your pic , i cant understand where should to be the cap ! Can u help me please

@Apathesis0 3 года назад

I need a mod like this for my VB-2

@tokenofdevotion 2 года назад

Is there any way to make the amplitude wider bc after the rate mod the depth control seems narrower in lower rate settings. Thanks!

@GuitarWithGabe 2 года назад

Hmm, thats a good question. I haven't experienced that so I didn't explore that. But my guess would be to probe around (like I did to find cap that controls the speed) with another cap and see if you can find the cap that controls the depth? That's where I'd start.

@chvckfventes 2 года назад

Can I omit the switch altogether and just piggy back in parallel a 105 capacitor? I love this mod so much, I thick it should have come out of the factory this way. Or better yet, can I know the value of C18 and just replace it completely with the correct value capacitor of those two caps in parallel. Thanks!

@GuitarWithGabe 2 года назад

Both of those options sound like they should work to me. Good luck!

@chvckfventes 2 года назад

@@GuitarWithGabe can I know the value of the factory C18 by the way?

@GuitarWithGabe 2 года назад

@@chvckfventes Oh, if I new then I'd tell you. I never measured it. Sorry. Dunno if there are schematics out there with those details.

@chvckfventes 2 года назад

@@GuitarWithGabe no worries, mate! I'll just piggy back in parallel a 105 cap to c18. It sounded really great and I appreciate this mod a lot. Thanks a bunch for this! 🤘🏼

@GuitarWithGabe 2 года назад

@@chvckfventes For sure. Glad it can help you out!

@salemfornizy8995 3 года назад

How did u make the hole for that the switch goes through?

@GuitarWithGabe 3 года назад

Just drilled the whole with my hand drill, with the right sized drill bit for the switch to fit through.

@moogsynth87 Год назад

How do you do this?

@GuitarWithGabe Год назад

There is a link in the description of the video to a reddit post with instructions.

@kenchesler5572 2 года назад

Hey can I pay you to do this?

@joshuapark1749 2 года назад

How can we pay you to do this mod?

@GuitarWithGabe 2 года назад

Thanks for the interest. I'm not convinced it'd be all that worth it to pay me to do it though. The parts are cheap and it's a very 'doable' and easy to handle mod. Not to mention that the cost of shipping, plus parts, plus time would probably make it cost-prohibitive to want to pay someone else to do it. If I were to suggest anything, if you're uncomfortable with mod'ing, I would recommend finding someone local and asking them to perform this specific mod. It'll probably be cheaper. I hope that helps!

@joshuapark1749 2 года назад

@@GuitarWithGabe thank you for your kind reply. Yes I will look locally to see if they can mod this. Thank you.

@jonnihard1090 8 месяцев назад

I just fried a behringer trying to mod the speed. Cant wait to ruin this one too!

@GuitarWithGabe 8 месяцев назад

Oh no! Sorry to hear that. I hope things go better with this one :)

@jonnihard1090 8 месяцев назад

Yah im not good with a soldering iron. I wish they made these with just a slower rate. Oh well if this one doesnt work ill just have to buy a boss vb-2 and ruin that one😂@GuitarWithGabe

@GuitarWithGabe 8 месяцев назад

@@jonnihard1090 Ha! Well, at lesat you have a plan B ... and C ;)

@nunolance23 3 года назад

Hey dude!! This sounds great, I’d love to do this but I’m afraid as I’ve never done anything like this... I sent you a message on reddit asking for some advice, if you can please check it out! Thanks a lot

@GuitarWithGabe 3 года назад

Sure thing. Thanks for the heads up, I don't check Reddit very often. I'll check for the msg there.

@nunolance23 3 года назад

@@GuitarWithGabe thanks, I’ve replied there once again