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Posted on May 09 2010 07:46 PM
My reverb-less Showman needs some reverb! My Holy Grail just doesn't cut it anymore... This thing sounds great, however: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK-iEjavq5w Anyone here play one for surf? Sounds like it would get nice and bright with a fair bit of drip. |
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Posted on May 11 2010 06:42 AM
Judging by a few other clips I've heard, it doesn't sound THAT great... So the search continues...
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Posted on May 11 2010 08:06 AM
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Posted on May 11 2010 06:47 PM
I have seen many, many of these threads come and go. I have never really given much of my opinion as I was in the same boat many years ago, and I took the same path. It is a learning experience. Unfortunately it is also an expensive lesson. But this has gone on too long. StevenO, if I would think to spend $130 or so on a pedal, I would surely think to forgo Starbucks for a few months to buy a used '63 Reissue on eBay. I just bought one for a bandmate for $375, fixed price incl. shipping, and in perfect condition. Sounds great, too. Start saving a little bit, and by the time that Buy It Now deal rolls around, you'll have the cash. Pedals are crap; I wouldn't even use one as a backup. (Sorry pedal lovers.) If you play surf music seriously for any length of time, you will eventually get a 6G15-type reverb, I guarantee it. I wish like hell I had all the money back I spent on the stupid reverb gizmos I bought over the last 15 years. — |
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Posted on May 12 2010 02:30 PM
You're right. I should be saving for a tank. There's a 64' tank at a shop that I've had my eye on going for $750, and I was close to buying it but life got in the way of that... It's still there, I believe and I still want it. Tanks are just so expensive here in Canada and I rarely see them on Ebay for a reasonable price (shipping is always a killer). They tend to go for $650 used up here...
I just need something to do a bit of spring reverb, not necessarily surfy just yet, just something similar and in that vein... I'm going to see if I can snag a used Boss FRV-1 as it SEEMS cool, just to tide me over until I can afford a tank. |
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Posted on May 12 2010 02:33 PM
Sorry for the double post but OH MY! NO MONEY, |
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Posted on May 12 2010 02:49 PM
I'm watching that same unit, but I don't think I can afford the alimony right now. —I signed this. |
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Posted on Jun 18 2010 08:52 PM
I've owned nearly all the reverb pedals out there and have thus tried the Tonebug....it's got the same problem that all the other pedals seem to have. As you try and attain more reverb you wind up getting this attack-less mud-like sound that makes you think the pedal is malfunctioning. In the end, if you must use a a pedal, I'd recommend the Boss FRV-1. It seems to suffer the least of all the pedals from this syndrome and, depending on your needs/tastes, may be good enough to gig with (I'd still borrow, rent, or buy an outboard unit for the studio). It's the one I use on my non-surf-band gigging pedal board. |
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