You ever turn the reverb off?

bigtikidude

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Posted on Oct 01 2012 01:25 PM

Bass player in me says, what's reverb?
Surf Fan in me says, Never! Blasphemy!
just kidding of course,
I know there are some songs that need less or none.

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revmike

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Posted on Oct 01 2012 07:34 PM

I turn it off at the end of the night, after our last song. True story.

Rev

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stratomatic

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Posted on Oct 01 2012 10:55 PM

On a related note I rarely turn down the tone control on my guitar.

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RobbieReverb

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Posted on Oct 02 2012 01:41 AM

The only time my reverb gets turned-off is when there is a power outage.

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JimmyZ

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Posted on Oct 02 2012 04:02 AM

i've always got some form of reverb on, seems so empty without any!

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bigtikidude

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Posted on Oct 02 2012 02:11 PM

Jim Thomas of the Mermen has a million pedals and a few volume/expression
pedals, one of those pedals affects the amount or Reverb/delay effect signal strength. On the studio recordings there are changes from reverb to dry, but its always mixed well, on a few live recordings, and seeing them live a few times, it's always struck me as kind of harsh to go from Huge Cavernous reverb n Delays to absolute dry. Such a shocking change, and never sat well with me. Always wished he'd leave a little like 5 or 10% there underneath all the time.

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Noel

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Posted on Oct 02 2012 02:17 PM

I don't always play bass, but when I do I always use my BOSS RV-5 reverb pedal set to modulate. Twang!

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This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

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josheboy

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Posted on Oct 02 2012 02:37 PM

revhank wrote:

I turn it off at the end of the night, after our last song. True story.

Rev

Best answer ever.

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josheboy

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Posted on Oct 02 2012 02:46 PM

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RaistMagus

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Posted on Oct 04 2012 05:37 AM

If there's reverb on the guitar's sound for the greatest part of the setlist, it sounds really weird to turn it off. I'll probably have to run a soundcheck again.

I never turn it off in our surf sets but I do trun it down for the songs in which I do rythm and further down for distorted (maxed tubescreamer-style pedal) sounds.

I don't understand the footswich thing of the reverb unit, I can't see any use for it. A 'full or half' reverb switch would be waaaaay more usefull. It doesn't seem good to the audience when you bend to set the knobs between songs.

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El_Sonido

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Posted on Oct 04 2012 12:24 PM

RaistMagus wrote:

If there's reverb on the guitar's sound for the greatest part of the setlist, it sounds really weird to turn it off. I'll probably have to run a soundcheck again.

I never turn it off in our surf sets but I do trun it down for the songs in which I do rythm and further down for distorted (maxed tubescreamer-style pedal) sounds.

I don't understand the footswich thing of the reverb unit, I can't see any use for it. A 'full or half' reverb switch would be waaaaay more useful. It doesn't seem good to the audience when you bend to set the knobs between songs.

If you have verb on your amp you can use that for your lower setting. If both your amp and verb tank have footswitches, it is easy to switch back and forth between the two settings.

One may also want to use a delay instead of verb to mix things up. Again the footswitch is handy for this.

I once played a set where I had to change settings on my DMM 4 or 5 times through the night. I have tape on it to mark positions had a cheat sheet. Sounded great but, yes, it does suck to have to bend over and change knobs all the time.

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bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25685 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Oct 01 2012 01:25 PM Bass player in me says, what's reverb? Surf Fan in me says, Never! Blasphemy! just kidding of course, I know there are some songs that need less or none. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3856 North Atlantic	Posted on Oct 01 2012 07:34 PM I turn it off at the end of the night, after our last song. True story. Rev — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
stratomatic Joined: Jan 11, 2012 Posts: 114	Posted on Oct 01 2012 10:55 PM On a related note I rarely turn down the tone control on my guitar. Top
RobbieReverb Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2388 San Jose, Ca.	Posted on Oct 02 2012 01:41 AM The only time my reverb gets turned-off is when there is a power outage. — Bob Top
JimmyZ Joined: Aug 23, 2012 Posts: 15 Melbourne	Posted on Oct 02 2012 04:02 AM i've always got some form of reverb on, seems so empty without any! Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25685 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Oct 02 2012 02:11 PM Jim Thomas of the Mermen has a million pedals and a few volume/expression pedals, one of those pedals affects the amount or Reverb/delay effect signal strength. On the studio recordings there are changes from reverb to dry, but its always mixed well, on a few live recordings, and seeing them live a few times, it's always struck me as kind of harsh to go from Huge Cavernous reverb n Delays to absolute dry. Such a shocking change, and never sat well with me. Always wished he'd leave a little like 5 or 10% there underneath all the time. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Oct 02 2012 02:17 PM I don't always play bass, but when I do I always use my BOSS RV-5 reverb pedal set to modulate. Twang! — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
josheboy Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2367 Twin Cities, MN	Posted on Oct 02 2012 02:37 PM revhank wrote: I turn it off at the end of the night, after our last song. True story. Rev Best answer ever. Last edited: Oct 02, 2012 14:46:18 Top
josheboy Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2367 Twin Cities, MN	Posted on Oct 02 2012 02:46 PM Top
RaistMagus Joined: Mar 30, 2011 Posts: 388 Copenhagen	Posted on Oct 04 2012 05:37 AM If there's reverb on the guitar's sound for the greatest part of the setlist, it sounds really weird to turn it off. I'll probably have to run a soundcheck again. I never turn it off in our surf sets but I do trun it down for the songs in which I do rythm and further down for distorted (maxed tubescreamer-style pedal) sounds. I don't understand the footswich thing of the reverb unit, I can't see any use for it. A 'full or half' reverb switch would be waaaaay more usefull. It doesn't seem good to the audience when you bend to set the knobs between songs. — https://zakandthekrakens.bandcamp.com/ https://www.dirtyfuse.com Top
El_Sonido Joined: Aug 17, 2012 Posts: 85 Tucson, AZ	Posted on Oct 04 2012 12:24 PM RaistMagus wrote: If there's reverb on the guitar's sound for the greatest part of the setlist, it sounds really weird to turn it off. I'll probably have to run a soundcheck again. I never turn it off in our surf sets but I do trun it down for the songs in which I do rythm and further down for distorted (maxed tubescreamer-style pedal) sounds. I don't understand the footswich thing of the reverb unit, I can't see any use for it. A 'full or half' reverb switch would be waaaaay more useful. It doesn't seem good to the audience when you bend to set the knobs between songs. If you have verb on your amp you can use that for your lower setting. If both your amp and verb tank have footswitches, it is easy to switch back and forth between the two settings. One may also want to use a delay instead of verb to mix things up. Again the footswitch is handy for this. I once played a set where I had to change settings on my DMM 4 or 5 times through the night. I have tape on it to mark positions had a cheat sheet. Sounded great but, yes, it does suck to have to bend over and change knobs all the time. Last edited: Oct 04, 2012 12:28:12 Top

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