ElectricLimnology
Joined: Nov 20, 2017
Posts: 111
Southeast MIchigan
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Posted on Dec 16 2024 10:12 AM
I realize Surf Guitar 101 is basically a user group for the Surfybear - of which I am one - but am I really the only one who bought the La Grotte?
You can read all about it elsewhere so I'll be brief. The La Grotte is Jack White's collaboration between Third Man and Anasounds. It's not a drip machine but a wet ambient spring reverb in a pedal. It ranges from overwhelmingly huge to subtle. The secret juice is the preamp. It has become my general use, non-drip reverb.
In August after reading about it and watching videos, I pre-ordered one (there was some hemming and hawing because it's not something I typically do). I've been using it since September when it arrived about ten days ahead of the estimated ship date. Mine is #72. I dig it.

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Bango_Rilla
Joined: Jan 06, 2019
Posts: 181
Bananas, TX
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Posted on Dec 17 2024 11:57 AM
I've got one, it does some crazy crazy stuff.
"wet ambient spring" is a great description.
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dirtysocks
Joined: May 08, 2024
Posts: 8
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Posted on Mar 18 2025 04:16 PM
ElectricLimnology wrote:
I realize Surf Guitar 101 is basically a user group for the Surfybear - of which I am one...
SurfyBear Fanclub!
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edwardsand
Joined: Jun 29, 2018
Posts: 792
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Posted on Mar 18 2025 10:17 PM
I dig reverb in many forms and would happily give this one a try. And while there is much praise for the Surfybear here (well-deserved, of course!), I think a lot of it comes down to how some outboard reverb units/pedals really outshine the built-in reverb in most amps. It's like the difference between "yay, I've got reverb that really sounds good" and "that's amazing and I wish all reverb was like that!"
I don't always need drippy sounds - I just want sounds that make me happy.
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