*Soundgas Type 636 (Grampian) Spring Reverb

Five units are now under construction. One remains available to order now.

The Soundgas Type 636 Spring Reverb brings the hallowed Grampian Type 636 into the 21st century. Whether you seek the ultimate dub reverb, the meatiest distortion, or achingly beautiful organic textures, the Type 636 has it by the truckload.

These units are hand-built to order in very limited numbers using many vintage/original parts for an authentic sound.

The design is as faithful to the original as possible and delivers all the hairy sonic joy of the originals. Dr Huw’s 21st century re-imagining does not mean corners cut – far from it – the attention to detail evokes a bygone era when gear was hand-built with care. The circuit boards have been lovingly crafted and deliver all the wild tones and textures with none of the extraneous noise and hiss of a neglected original. Wherever possible, we are using period correct parts for absolute authenticity.

The Soundgas Type 636 is a Grampian with less noise, more low end and greater reliability, designed with the benefit of hindsight and decades of experience with the originals. We’ve taken the best from various eras of 636s and brought them together with a studio sensibility – accentuating exactly the flaws and foibles of the design that are so beloved of today’s users. Individual Grampian 636s all have unique sonic signatures due to age and construction and each hand-built Soundgas Type 636 will be a unique piece. We keep two Grampians in the Soundgas Studio because they have quite distinct characters (one has an original Gibbs tank, the other a later Accutronics tank, but the circuit designs are quite different also).

A true studio classic designed and built with love and attention to detail for today’s musicians and producers.

PREORDER INFORMATION: Preorders are open for this build – you can either pay a £1000 deposit or in full – please email if you wish to pay a deposit.

Very limited production – handbuilt using original reconditioned Gibbs tanks for authentic sound.

Serial numbers will be allocated on preorder sequentially. If at any time you wish to cancel your preorder, please advise us by email and we’ll issue a full refund and allocate the machine to the first customer on the waiting list.