Reverb Pedals vs Amp Reverb

[comrade_jon]

I really like the reverb tank on my AC30, and I have a reverb pedal but it's a {censored}ty Behringer and I'm sick of it, sounds fake in every setting.

 

Anyone got any recommendations, or do they think I should just rid myself of the pedal and roll along with the AC30's? I'm not doing anything especially weird or heavy with it.

[hangwire]

a spring in an amp [or pedal/outboard with actual springs] to me always is better because of the reactive nature with tremolo picking Dick Dale style stuff...

 

if you just want ambient stuff, a pedal has it's advantages...

[lolque?]

For spring reverb, amp all the way. Love my Ampeg's reverb.

 

For any other reverb, pedal.

[Parah Salin]

If you're a big reverb guy then the pedal route will give you more options and versatility.

[erksin]

If you're looking for the most 'natural' sounding reverb, you're not gonna beat the amp circuit. But I also use a Spring Chicken for really trashy {censored} because it holds together way better than the amp does if the reverb is cranked.

 

Right tool for the job and all that.

[Zappa74]

If you're looking for the most 'natural' sounding reverb, you're not gonna beat the amp circuit. But I also use a Spring Chicken for really trashy {censored} because it holds together way better than the amp does if the reverb is cranked. Right tool for the job and all that.

 

[erksin]

I friggin lurve that pedal - it does trashy garage reverb better than a vintage 6G15 or Premier.

 

[Thomas Rojo]

Spring Chicken all the way

[Stazinish]

Pedal. The reverb on my AC30 doesn't get as wet as I'd like.

[echodeluxe]

i think the chicklet is the best reverb pedal i have ever heard.

 

that being said, i cant get over how amazing the blues jr reverb is.

[delayed delay]

Depends.

 

I like my reverb to be huge, lush, and anything but subtle. So out of the reverbs that I've owned, I preferred these 3 the absolute best:

RRR, Blue Sky, Holy Grail.

 

The Holy Grail had a really thick sound, and was perfect for my ambient/drone-ish stuff I was doing.

 

The RRR just flat-out sounded the best of the 3. ... natural, organic; didn't sound digital and/or metallic. But I only really made use out of Hall mode 1... and I wanted a bit more versatility - modulation, shimmer, maybe presets...

 

The BSR, while not sounding as natural or organic as the RRR, gave me exactly what the RRR didn't - another preset, more control over the decay, modulation... and I'm loving the shimmer; gives me a new sound I never really had.

[boytbpc]

The right tool for the right job. I've got a great spring reverb built into my amp (Fender Twin Reverb), but it can't do 'plate', 'hall', 'catherderal', etc. I have a pedal for those, and use both depending on the situation.

[Ming Chow]

VanAmps Sole-Mate

T-Rex Tonebug Reverb

[comrade_jon]

Nice recommendations.

 

What do people think of the RV-3 then? I just fancy something a bit different reverb wise, and my experience with a few pedals (Verbzilla, my own crappy Behringer one and a couple of others) have been negative

 

I'm kinda looking for a pedal for the sake of a pedal because I'm not sure what I want the reverb pedal to be doing differently yet. Although I do know I hate plate reverb.

[Fender&EHX4ever]

 

Although I do know I hate plate reverb.

 

 

Then avoid the RV-3, because plate is its strength. I thought the other reverbs on the RV-3 were pretty unpleasant to my ears.

[Fender&EHX4ever]

 

VanAmps Sole-Mate

 

 

I would love to see a tube version of the Sole-Mate.

[Inertiatic_SKS]

I swear by my RV-3. The only other reverb that's even come close to bumping my RV-3 off my board if the EHX Cathedral.

[Fender&EHX4ever]

 

I swear by my RV-3. The only other reverb that's even come close to bumping my RV-3 off my board if the EHX Cathedral.

 

 

Do you use the RV-3 more for clean tones or dirt tones?

 

I play more clean than dirt, and I found the RV-3 to sound too ringy (for lack of a better description) with clean tones.

[Inertiatic_SKS]

I normally play with a bit of dirt. I play through a single channel JCM900, so I have to have at least a bit of gain on my tone to get high gain tones with my TS-7 on. If it sounds too ringy, turn down the tone and turn up the direct signal.

[Fender&EHX4ever]

If it sounds too ringy, turn down the tone and turn up the direct signal.

 

I used the RV-3 for 10 years, so I tried just about every setting and variation I could with my gear. I guess it just wasn't my bag

[Inertiatic_SKS]

I had a similar problem with my RV-3 at first, but my amp is fairly dark to begin with, so maybe it's an amp thing?

[Snufkino]

A lot of guys on the surfguitar101 website say the Boss FRV-1 is a worthwhile substitute for a spring tank.

 

As for other reverb pedals I've got the EQD ghost echo which to me sounds like a slightly darker Malekko chicklet, but with the added attack control. It's a bit hissy but that can be solved by dialling back the treble on your amp.

[marchofflames]

Boost RVB

[Hurtzher]

The Earthquaker Devices Ghost Echo looks and sounds good. It's got a vintage-trashy soundin' reverb to it, IMO.

[JRBain]

Amp reverb is definitely my preference for spring, although I have heard some pedals that sound just as good (thinking of the Sole Mate)

 

But for anything else, I'm not sure what I want, I guess. I know that spring reverb isn't necessarily what I want for a little subtle ambience, as one of the things that I like about spring reverb is the way that it reacts to my playing.

 

I guess I need to try some stuff. The T Rex RoomMate looks (and sounds) great. I think I could have a great time with that. I want to look into other types of 'verb, though (Plate, modulated, etc)