JONPAUL wrote:

Josheboy and I A/B'd this atrocity with his vintage 70's Silverface tank and there was absolutely NO comparison.

True story.

I thought the FRV-1 was pretty awesome. Until I got my tank. Then I still thought it was pretty alright until I actually a/b'd it that day with Jonpaul. The difference was so incredible, that I forever became an elitist tank-or-gtfo snob. Seriously, I'm now like some hipster d-bag that looks down my nose upon pedal using scum! (Ok, maybe not that far... but I am definitely a tank snob now, lol)

The FRV-1 is harsh, way too bright, and way too thin. Heck, after the tank a/b me and Jonpaul a/b'd the FRV-1 with the onboard digital fx reverb on my Fender Super Champ XD, and the cheap amp effect sounded much better than the FRV-1.

But... I have to admit, I once saw John Blair use an FRV-1 at an Eliminators gig in Anaheim. At loud volumes and properly adjusted, it did sound pretty cool. But John Blair could probably make any pedal sound good

Now if only I could get more douchy hipster elitist about my practicing habits, I might actually sound better when I play regardless of my reverb equipment...

morphball wrote:

Reverb tank:

Reverb pedal:

Classic.
great comparison.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

JONPAUL wrote:

Sorry, nope. Opinions are like you-know-what--everyone has one. Josheboy and I A/B'd this atrocity with his vintage 70's Silverface tank and there was absolutely NO comparison. Give me a tank or give me death. No, really.

actually I meant to reply to these the other day.
Classic!!!

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Let me put a rest to this once and for all (BWAHAHAHA!). The FRV1 is, as of now, the best pedal for simulating a tank. If you can't afford a tank, don't have the space, or just don't have the need for the authentic drip, it's a great pedal. That being said, there is nothing that will get a true tube reverb drip like a tank. It just isn't possible and probably never will be. Whew. Now we can finally end this thread!

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shivers13 wrote:

Wow, I haven't check in hear in a while and this debate is STLL GOING! WOW!

Welcome back Norm!

There was like a month or two where this topic didn't come up, I swear. But all it takes is one new guy and POW! There it goes again

Stringer, don't worry about it. As I explained, it's actually easy to miss finding this pedal in a search, and you did try. Anyone who searches for "FRV-1" will come up empty-handed.

And, many new members immediately or eventually ask for the most cost-effective reverb solution. I did. And, if they've already heard of the FRV-1, they'll ask about it by name. I did. The difficulty finding it in a search almost guarantees it. Besides, you wouldn't have known, but you were like the third new member in a couple of weeks to ask about it, so there's that too.

Other than this one sore topic (and I guess endlessly circular gear debates in general) everyone here really is friendly and helpful, encouraging and generous with their knowledge and experience. Stick around, and in a couple of years you'll be explaining to some newbie why asking about that pedal caused an unexpected outburst of ill-humor.

So, welcome aboard!

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

LeeVanCleef wrote:

Brian, if you're reading this, I think the forum needs the addition of a smiley like this one

Or perhaps more like this

Sheer genius!

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

Of course, maybe the search engine could be hard-coded so that "FRV-!" finds topics and posts instead of this.

Search in:
Forum Topics X
Forum Posts X

Results for "FRV-1" page 1 of 1

No results found for FRV-1.

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

drumuitar wrote:

Let me put a rest to this once and for all (BWAHAHAHA!). The FRV1 is, as of now, the best pedal for simulating a tank. If you can't afford a tank, don't have the space, or just don't have the need for the authentic drip, it's a great pedal. That being said, there is nothing that will get a true tube reverb drip like a tank. It just isn't possible and probably never will be. Whew. Now we can finally end this thread!

If we get our wiki going again, and we have a gear FAQ, this is going on it.

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Brian wrote:

LeeVanCleef wrote:

This is definitely going into the smiley farm. It should show up shortly when the cache expires. THANK YOU!

I could also do one with the, ahem, Squier "surf" Strat (notice inverted commas) but I'm afraid at such a low definition you won't be able to tell the pickups are lipsticks... And then someday a newcomer will ask why there is a smiley bashing a surf green strat, and someone will correct them, and it'll be all over again

Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers.