SurferBill
Joined: Dec 20, 2009
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Jax, FL
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Posted on Mar 10 2010 08:29 AM
So I've been enjoying the heck out of my G-spring, playing around with settings. What settings do you use most often on your verb tank?
100% Dwell and 100% Mix puts the guitar too far back in the overall mix in my experience. Do you leave dwell at 100% and back off the mix to 5 or so, or do you back both the dwell and mix to 5-6 range? Or, do you back down all the other instruments in the mix and leave them maxed?
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morphball
Joined: Dec 23, 2008
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Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Mar 10 2010 09:11 AM
I have the same tank; I always just leave it at 6-6-6.
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
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Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Mar 10 2010 09:30 AM
morphball
I have the same tank; I always just leave it at 6-6-6.
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Good starting point, then adjust as needed from there.
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Bilge_Rat
Joined: Apr 20, 2009
Posts: 320
Toronto, Ontario Canada
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Posted on Mar 10 2010 09:31 AM
6-4-6
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Ruhar
Joined: Jun 21, 2007
Posts: 3909
San Diego, CA
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Posted on Mar 10 2010 11:27 AM
I tend to keep the dwell on 6 and adjust the mix depending on the song. Anywhere from 2 (eleki) to 6 (drip). I tweak the tone depending on the room. Anywhere from 4 to 6.
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elreydlp
Joined: Sep 04, 2009
Posts: 1800
Temecula, CA
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Posted on Mar 10 2010 12:22 PM
4.5-4.5-4.5, then adjust the mix to between 4.5 & 6 depending on room and song.
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revmike
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3805
North Atlantic
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Posted on Mar 10 2010 05:25 PM
My Fender reissue is set somewhere between 5-5-5 and 7-7-7 depending on the situation. I'll leave it set the same for an entire gig. When I'm recording I'll change the settings for each song to change up the sonic palette.
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dp
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3546
mojave desert, california
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Posted on Mar 12 2010 12:40 PM
I usually begin with Reverb-of-the-Beast settings: 6-6-6
Sometimes, If I'm super-treble-bite-rhythm player I will adjust to 5-5-5..
Sometimes for recording, I set it to the Lucky-Las Vegas: 7-7-7
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synchro
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
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Posted on Mar 16 2010 10:32 PM
It is is the number of a man 6, 6, 6. Yes, reverb is a Beast.  (Sorry, I can't nelp myself.)
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Mel
Joined: Feb 25, 2008
Posts: 321
Canada's Wet Coast
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Posted on Mar 16 2010 11:45 PM
3-6-4 on my Fender Reissue Tank with the Accutronics three spring tank in it.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Mar 17 2010 12:26 AM
I've been playing 10-4-4 with my Guild T-100 lately. Sounds nice and big at that point.
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Mr_Reverb63
Joined: Jul 10, 2007
Posts: 916
San Pablo, CA
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Posted on Mar 17 2010 12:40 AM
wow thats fucking weird my unit only sounds good with the dwell at about 5 and the mix and tone all the way up! maybe theres something wrong with my unit. After one of the springs came off my pan i put an old Gibbs pan on there put now i have to have everything at 10 and it really overdrives my guitar, i kinda like that sound i get out of it but only for certain songs. just got a new Accutronics Pan Today, hopefully it fixes this 10 10 10 problem.
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jonastronaut
Joined: Mar 19, 2010
Posts: 46
The Netherlands
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Posted on Mar 20 2010 04:36 PM
I used to use the 6-6-6 settings, but I got really harsh high tones. Even after I modified the reverb unit (new tubes, capacitator switch). So I turn the Tone switch way back (to 3) and also the mix somewhat. I use a reissue AM jaguar, maybe it has something to do with the jaguar pickups.
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Rio
Joined: May 22, 2006
Posts: 500
Hamilton, Ontario
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Posted on Mar 20 2010 08:28 PM
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dp
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3546
mojave desert, california
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Posted on Mar 22 2010 10:34 AM
Mr_Reverb63
wow thats fucking weird my unit only sounds good with the dwell at about 5 and the mix and tone all the way up! maybe theres something wrong with my unit. After one of the springs came off my pan i put an old Gibbs pan on there put now i have to have everything at 10 and it really overdrives my guitar, i kinda like that sound i get out of it but only for certain songs. just got a new Accutronics Pan Today, hopefully it fixes this 10 10 10 problem.
maybe the pan lock bar is unknowingly engaged...it's happened to me before...
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Louie7
Joined: Jan 30, 2007
Posts: 448
50,000 Light-Years Beyond Planet Claire
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Posted on Jun 30 2013 09:27 PM
Last night I got down to cases with my vintage 1962 tank and arrived at THIS as the optimum base setting for my rig. When I want severe Baja type drip, I simply advance the mixer. If I need to play regular instrumentals with only ambiant reverb, I dial the mixer back to about 3. Works perfectly.
But THIS setting is just ideal for surf songs that don't really need palm-muting and full drip, such as 'Surf Rider'...etc.
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Admiral_Fishwich
Joined: Nov 21, 2010
Posts: 118
surfin' Lake Ontario
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Posted on Jul 01 2013 12:48 AM
7-7-7
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ArabSpringReverb
Joined: Jul 13, 2012
Posts: 490
San Diego CA
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Posted on Jul 01 2013 02:29 PM
Dwell and mix very high 8 to 10
Tone very low....usually 2 for strat maybe 3 for the jazzmaster...even then I have plenty of treble
Last edited: Jul 01, 2013 19:39:10
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Ruhar
Joined: Jun 21, 2007
Posts: 3909
San Diego, CA
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Posted on Jul 01 2013 02:45 PM
My base setting is usually 6-6-6. I reduce the mix to 4 for slower ballad type tunes, maybe 3 for dryer eleki stuff, and 0 when fuzz is engaged
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Wombat
Joined: Oct 13, 2011
Posts: 251
Byron Bay, Australia
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Posted on Jul 01 2013 05:27 PM
Fender RI with MOD tank and all the mods,
I set to 4, 5, 5 any more and it starts to get lost. Its not the big big reverb tone of some recordings but gets very respectable surf tone
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