Members burton4snow Posted December 19, 2011 Members Share Posted December 19, 2011 Need reverb for my Egnator Tweaker in the loop. I got it norrowed down to two. The T.C. Hall Of fame and the Hard Wire RV-7. Taking to the Forum to help me make my decision. Feel free to suggest other options. I looked at the Nano Holy Grail but there is no decay so it doesn't work well with distortion. Also I have the Holy Grail Plus so kind of looking for something different. I am also wondering about the T-Rex Tonebug. Mostly looking for a good spring reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Carl Martin Headroom. I have one and really like it. It replaced my Fender Reverb Unit because it's smaller and it gives you two presets (along with remote switching). I had tried the Boss FRV-1 (ok but not great) and the Fuchs Verberator (very nice but not spring sounding). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hardtdc Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Best thing to do is to try them out if possible. I really like the Hardwire unit personally if you are thinking about a digital unit though. It is quite impressive. I rarely use the tube reverb on my Fender amp and run it instead. Oh, the plate reverb selection is killer. Having Lexicon based reverbs in this unit is what I think sets it apart from others in its class. There are other actual tube reverb units out there that are better but none more versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burton4snow Posted December 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 I need to stay under a $150 and have to get it at GC. Have a gift card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hecticone Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 I use the hardwire right up there for decent reverbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 I had tried the Boss FRV-1 (ok but not great) and the Fuchs Verberator (very nice but not spring sounding). Yeah, I have one too and would tend to agree with that. In fact I didn't even like mine out of the box. But I did learn to reduce the tone to bleed off some of the "keerang-ing" treble it produces and that has helped a bit and made it more usable for me. The FRV-1 has a bit of a better "spring" reverb" IMO than the HG, but the HG's "hall" reverb is better than anything the FRV-1 produces. The Digiverb is actually fairly decent and it's "church" mode is a trip. An old fave of mine is the Boss RV-3. It doesn't have "spring" but its "plate" plus one slap-back from its delay component sounds very "spring"-like. Just thought I'd toss in my 2 cents. I haven't tried the Hard Wire or the TC Hall of Fame. Sometimes I think an analog delay is a better way to approach a spring reverb tone. I like depth, but I really don't like the extra treble that some spring reverb emulation units produce. They can be rather ice-pick-y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 63 Fender reverb RI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 i don't think you can go wrong between the EHX, TC, and Digitech you mentioned. A/B them and leave with the one that sounds best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Yeah, I have one too and would tend to agree with that. In fact I didn't even like mine out of the box. But I did learn to reduce the tone to bleed off some of the "keerang-ing" treble it produces and that has helped a bit and made it more usable for me.The FRV-1 has a bit of a better "spring" reverb" IMO than the HG, but the HG's "hall" reverb is better than anything the FRV-1 produces.The Digiverb is actually fairly decent and it's "church" mode is a trip. An old fave of mine is the Boss RV-3. It doesn't have "spring" but its "plate" plus one slap-back from its delay component sounds very "spring"-like. Just thought I'd toss in my 2 cents. I haven't tried the Hard Wire or the TC Hall of Fame. Sometimes I think an analog delay is a better way to approach a spring reverb tone. I like depth, but I really don't like the extra treble that some spring reverb emulation units produce. They can be rather ice-pick-y Never tried the HG but I was looking for a spring reverb. I own a couple high end rack reverbs but I really wanted that spring sound (and feel). For me, I tried a bunch of boxes but all fell short on the spring sounds. The Headroom is great because it's cheaper then the big Fender box and does more (2 presets) and it's a real tank inside. It you're looking for a hall, plate, etc... there are better options but for a true spring sound I really like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Never tried the HG but I was looking for a spring reverb. I own a couple high end rack reverbs but I really wanted that spring sound (and feel). For me, I tried a bunch of boxes but all fell short on the spring sounds. The Headroom is great because it's cheaper then the big Fender box and does more (2 presets) and it's a real tank inside. It you're looking for a hall, plate, etc... there are better options but for a true spring sound I really like it. Yes, possibly the best reverb unit I have is contained within a multi-fx rack unit, the Peavey ProFex. But it's kinda of a pain to use. It needs to be rebooted often. I think its got some sort of internal battery unit that needs to be replaced, so any power blip makes it go off line, then I have to remember the sequential of holding down 2 of its buttons while I shove the power adaptor plug back up its arse. But when it's up and going, it's got a lot of parameters to adjust, most of which can be individually adjusted on the left or right channel for some cool stereo nuances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 This is probably my next reverb unit. http://texotica.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tone Deaf Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 I need to stay under a $150 and have to get it at GC. Have a gift card. In that case, I'd say go with the TC Hall of Fame. That was on my short list at one point, but was bumped upon discovery of the Strymon Blue Sky Reverberator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 I think I could live happily with the Hall Of Fame or the Hardwire. I sold my Hardwire, but I'll likely pick up another one in the next few months. Another one that was surprisingly good was the Marshall Reflector. Not saying it's on par with the other two, but it ain't too bad if you get a really good deal on a used one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 I had a Digiverb for a while. Killer plate reverb sound. It has a nice spring sound if you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Digitech RP-255. $129.95 at GC. You'll get your reverb and a whole lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kit_strong Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 I have heard that the Hardwarie does Spring reverb sounds very very well so that's definitely a good choice for Spring reverb sounds. But if Spring REverb is really the goal then how about the Danelectro Spring King? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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