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Favorite non-tank reverb options
Joined: Jun 14, 2012 Posts: 152 Meridian, Idaho 
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Posted on Aug 13 2012 02:06 PM
Being on a budget (is zero a budget?) it will be a while before I'll be in the market for a reverb tank or a new amp with on-board reverb. So, are there any favorite reverb pedals, stomp boxes, etc. that seem to do a good or at least adequate job that you would recommend? Thanks, Dave —More cowbell?? Nah...More Reverb!! |
Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Aug 13 2012 02:17 PM
The BOSS FRV-1 pedal seems to be the consensus, but not unanimous, choice. —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
Joined: Oct 05, 2011 Posts: 744 France 
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Posted on Aug 13 2012 04:36 PM
I think the cheapest option would the Behringer RV600 Reverb Machine, a plastic-enclosure clone of the Line 6 Verbzilla. It does drip on the 2 spring settings, and it's quite versatile (it even has an echo mode), but it's not really on par with the Boss FRV-1 in my opinion. If you're handy with a soldering iron you could get a Danelectro Spring King and try DeadRanchHands's mods. I think it sounds pretty awesome with a bigger reverb pan - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-VNbo0ayzs&feature=plcp You can hear a few other pedals being compared here. —Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. Last edited: Aug 13, 2012 16:37:37 |
Joined: May 10, 2012 Posts: 492 |
Posted on Aug 13 2012 10:23 PM
whelp.. i've been playing since the 70s. when the effects wave REALLY hit in the 80s, i could never afford the good stuff, could never dial in what i was hearing in my head, couldn't afford batteries, never had patch cords... HOWEVER.. i just bought the BOSS/Fender FRV-1 from a member here. it's amazing. What i like about it? well it's labeled in standard terms, none of this milliseconds of delay, and other stuff. ( sure i know.. close my eyes and dial). but i think that this is really the best bet for plug and go. a natural extention of the amp. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Aug 13 2012 10:34 PM
I had an old St George Solid State outboard reverb forever...it cost about US $25 and worked great forever! Finally sold it for $175 on the Ebay after I bought the Fender RI tank... |
Joined: Oct 13, 2011 Posts: 251 Byron Bay, Australia 
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Posted on Aug 14 2012 01:51 AM
Of course there is the the Fender reverb tank . . . there is nothing quite like 'that' sound 'Surf Music Lasts Forever' |
Joined: Aug 10, 2012 Posts: 21 |
Posted on Aug 14 2012 06:48 AM
Noel wrote:
I use this pedal and its great with Flat wound stings! |
Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 477
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Posted on Aug 14 2012 10:15 AM
I really like the Shadow Sprang Thang reverb pedal. They were available for demo at the Convention, so it would be interesting to get other impressions. Just one knob and an on/off footswitch. The thing I like about it is the sparkle and lightness to the tone. I also have the Boss FRV-1. The two are quite different. No matter how I dial the FRV-1, I can't get that same light, sparkly tone. The really interesting thing about the Sprang Thang is how well it matches up with tweed amps. No darkness or clutter like you usually get because of the mids profile. —Paul |
Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2367 Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Aug 14 2012 02:58 PM
I have heard that if you want to get that pure authentic Fender sound, you need to buy a Gomez Tank! I should've demo'd that Sprang Thang at the convention. I have a Tank and an FRV-1, plus some killer onboard reverb, but you can't have enough reverb options in my opinion. Last edited: Aug 14, 2012 14:58:31 |
Joined: Feb 18, 2010 Posts: 260 Lake Forest, CA
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Posted on Aug 14 2012 03:01 PM
Before the FRV-1 came out, everybody always recommended the Digitech Digiverb. The FRV-1 is obviously better but you can usually find them for about $50 and the spring setting is pretty decent. I haven't used it since I found a tank though. —Hot Summer Comes Again! |
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Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 477
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Posted on Aug 14 2012 04:18 PM
Hey Josh, I have one of Dario's G-Spring units and they are super high quality (as a lot of people around here will attest to). You can't go wrong there. I have sort of a specialty use for the Sprang Thang. I really like the tone that you get out of tweed amps, but they need a little something more than just the resonance of the pine cabinet. But all of my attempts to add reverb in various forms to them just didn't sound right. However, when I tried the tweeds with the Sprang Thang, they just clicked. You get a wonderful sparkle and there is no dark tone holding it down. On Sunday, we actually filmed a demo of the Sprang Thang with a Victoria Ivy League amp (our lead guitarist, Eddie Montana, did the playing). This amp, by the way, is really cool. It's a 1x10 in a Deluxe cabinet that is really loud with great tone, but weighs just 18 pounds. It's a nice loudness to weight ratio for those looking for a light carry. This Saturday we're scheduled to film two more demo's of the pedal, one with a little Champ and one with a tweed Bassman. It will take a while to assemble them and get them up on YouTube. Once they are there I will post them in Brian's Sprang Thang thread. Oh, in the interest of disclosure, we have no financial ties to either Shadow Amplification or Victoria. As someone who always looks for good demo's before buying, I just thought it would be cool to make these and get them out there. —Paul |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Aug 14 2012 10:15 PM
you wanna know a secret?...for a while, I used an alesis nanoverb for guitar: it sounded excellent! At that time, was using a Peavey solid-state amp: sacrilegious! |
Joined: May 24, 2010 Posts: 36 Texas 
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Posted on Aug 14 2012 10:27 PM
Still using the Alesis Nanoverb through a small solid-state Crate in the living room. Good for laid back, literally horizontal playing on Sunday mornings during the Cowabunga Uberalles, or whatever it's called surf show on Sirius radio. |
Joined: Aug 17, 2012 Posts: 94 Eugene, Oregon
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Posted on Aug 17 2012 05:20 PM
I use this one: Rock |
Joined: Sep 07, 2011 Posts: 507 |
Posted on Aug 18 2012 07:56 PM
I've been looking into the Danelectro Spring King and am almost ready to pull the trigger on it but I need to do a little more research first. For $140 bucks it seems pricey for a Dano pedal and all eBay has is new ones. It doesn't drip as much as the FRV-1 but it sounds better than my Twin's onboard, and I like that it has real springs for kicking Last edited: Aug 18, 2012 19:57:25 |
Joined: Jun 16, 2012 Posts: 10 |
Posted on Aug 18 2012 11:17 PM
The Wampler Faux Spring Reverb changed my mind about reverb pedals. It is a little pricey but I got mine used for $150 shipped and it just drips authentic and oozes vintage sound. Amazing how little they are talked about... |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Aug 18 2012 11:53 PM
Jellyroll wrote:
Doesn't sound like a good outboard tank. Sounds like it is styled on onboard but a little thinner/more hollow. |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Aug 19 2012 11:32 AM
I haven't tried it yet, but it looks like Carl Martin has introduced the "Headroom" spring reverb box:
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Joined: Sep 07, 2011 Posts: 507 |
Posted on Aug 19 2012 01:22 PM
Listened to some youtube vids on the Carl Martin, eh, I think they need to show the surfy side cause it's mostly blues guys demo-ing it, but for an atmospheric reverb it sounds nice. |
Joined: Jun 14, 2011 Posts: 27 |
Posted on Aug 19 2012 03:54 PM
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The Little Lanilei looked cool but after hearing it, it doesn't have enough splashy verb, I hope the Spring King has some splash.