Welp, I've realized a fairly large design flaw. My idea for the reverb unit would be that it's fairly stationary at my guitar rig in my basement, and that it would be used as a pedal. However, I've realised that that will just create oodles of feedback, considering I play loud and the plate would be very close to my amp (small playing space). This is really my only choice, if I were to go this route. So, instead, I won't make it in pedal form. I will make the reverb unit only for recording. So, using the primary driver as a sort of set of headphones for whatever recorded track, I'll record the output from the plate to receive a wet-only signal (only reverb, no original sound) that will then be mixed with the original sound in recording software. For playing with reverb, I'll just go and buy a pedal, they aren't too expensive.
All this being said, I have made a bit of progress. I've found the material I'll use for the plate structure. We're going through some renovations in our back yard and my dad has way more than enough fence pipe (the stuff that runs along the top of the fence) to use to make the roughly 2"x3" enclosure. The only problem I face is joining these pieces together, as apparently they don't weld. Whatever, I'll figure something out. My next step is finding an old speaker to use for the plate driver, removing the magnet and using the plate as a resonator. This picture may explain this better.
Cheers,
Landon
