Newbie here wondering about pedals, sometimes I feel like Im the only one on reverb tank. I own a Holy Grail Plus and a Fender 63 Reverb by Boss. I play a Strat with flatwounds thru a (dont laugh) Peavey Bandit Transtube, its a solidstate amp that suposedly mimics tubes.I think the 63 gives me a fairly authentic tone, but im wondering what pedals yall use if any. I also use a Boss TR 2, #1 Echo. I haven't been using the delay but Ive heard some combine a lill for slap-back effect?? I own a bunch of great pedals but since Ive started playing surf i like a clean tone.

Ment to say feel like the only one without a reverb tank. not the only one on, now if thats Freudian slip....

There are LOTS of people on here without a reverb tank.

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Aqua Pussies wrote: Newbie here wondering about pedals, sometimes I feel like Im the only one on reverb tank.

Hello. Not a big deal. There are probably quite a few who do not have a reverb tank. Even though I have one, I don't always use it. I have the reverb tank running through a Showman. I play a little Champion 600 (yep 5 watts) quite a lot. I don't always bother to switch the reverb tank. I use a Boss FDR-1 (65 Deluxe Reverb) pedal with it. I have even used a Danelectro Corned Beef reverb on occasion. Sure I prefer the Fender Reverb unit, but I don't have to have it to play.

First rule for pedals is there are no rules. That is all you need to know. Use anything you like that helps you achieve a tone you like.

Sometimes I may use an overdrive pedal in conjunction with an attenuator to be able to drive the amp at a volume level acceptable for in the house playing. I really know know how that would work with a trans-tube amp. Never played one. Peavey makes decent enough amps. So I would expect you can find a suitable tone. You really don't need a vintage Fender amp to play surf. You can do it on just about anything. And I would venture to guess that most of the guys on here who are over 50 have played surf on many unorthodox gear rigs. Back in the 60s I played using a 63 Gibson ES-335 and a 65 (or 66) Bandmaster amp. I have played surf using some pretty funky Japanese imports back in the early 60s. I imagine most of us have do that. So never feel a need to apologize for your gear rig.

I do sometimes use an echo with the reverb. I get an interesting sound from the combo. The order you put them in changes the sound. Experiment to see what you like.

If you have a chorus in your box of pedals, I bet you can find a use for it on ocassion in surf. Same with your overdrive (or any booster) pedal. I have been playing since 1957. Brought in influences from Link Wray, Duane Eddy, the Ventures and Dick Dale into my playing every early on. I guess I am not a purist, but I am an old time player. I think too many folks (mostly on the outside) look at surf as a very rigid defined style of music. Heck, most younger folks are so hung up on pigeon holing music into genres and sub-genres ad nauseum. If you have a good guitar sound, I think you will find a way to work it into surf.

Not everyone will share my opinions, but that is what I think. Just have fun. I think that is the key to playing surf. It is a fun style of music.

Talk to you later,
Norm

Sounds like your rig is gig ready to me? Players play regardless of gear.

My pedal board is fairly sparse:

Tuner
Tube screamer
Clean boost
Reverb pedal

I use my amps "onboard" reverb a lot.

METEOR IV on reverbnation

Overkill you say? Mmmh,
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I just figure that my pedalboard, which consists of very useful, top level, well built, hand selected pedals, would cost a little more than purchasing and sending here a new handbuilt Reverb Tank (which I don't have yet) from the US + taxes (ant that's a lot...)

Make me think...

Of course, versatility and all and beautiful tones and much fun... you gotta have Verb, trem, some kind of boost, right? Tuner? of course. Fuzz for those spaghettis. Tape delay? well, they're lovely aren't they. Anther OD for some warm sweetness? Something crazy for crazy's sake?
A power strip, some elaborate switching maybe, and here we go again...

I just need to try, for once,
guitar>Tank>amp.

Last edited: Aug 13, 2012 13:50:23

Thanks to all for some great input and way to go making me feel welcome!!!!!

Going to hijack this thread a little and seek wisdom from the masses.

I'm having an overhaul of my pedalboard and looking for inspiration for a crazy freak out effect that still sounds good running through heavy reverb.

I tried using my Belle Epoch but the repeats just get completely lost in the 'verb. I've been getting some good results using a Digitech Ricochet but it's some tone sucker when in the 'momentary' mode (which is the best way to get said weird effects)...sounds mighty flat.

How does a wah pedal stack up? I'm having trouble finding good video samples of use with heavy reverb. Predictably, the reverb being backed off isn't on the table!

maximumsurfandroll wrote:

Going to hijack this thread a little and seek wisdom from the masses.

I'm having an overhaul of my pedalboard and looking for inspiration for a crazy freak out effect that still sounds good running through heavy reverb.

I tried using my Belle Epoch but the repeats just get completely lost in the 'verb. I've been getting some good results using a Digitech Ricochet but it's some tone sucker when in the 'momentary' mode (which is the best way to get said weird effects)...sounds mighty flat.

How does a wah pedal stack up? I'm having trouble finding good video samples of use with heavy reverb. Predictably, the reverb being backed off isn't on the table!

I prefer putting my El Capistan echo after my reverb unit. The Tap pedal goes into raygun mode when held down. So, it repeats the reverb wash, not where the reverb washes-out the repeats
I also use a Flint for Harmonic tremolo which - at extreme settings - sounds like a Univibe.

Lorne
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