Watched the video last night... what a piece of sh*t.

Are we comparing it to a tank, or to another pedal here? We all agree that a tank is the way to go, but how does it sound compared to the digiverb/grail/insert other pedal here?? Some of us are still stuck using "cheap" pedals instead of making the jump to a tank.

(of course, if I don't go to the convention I could buy a tank. Decisions.....decisions. )

Will

"You're done, once you're a surfer you're done. You're in. It's like the mob or something. You're not getting out." - Kelly Slater

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I dont think its an alternitive to the tank, just something that someone that wouldent buy a tank would use. Want more verb than the RV3 but hundreds less than the tank.

Its a good thing to have on the market.

I still stand buy that it sounds like a RI tank, bright and thin

The surf portion of the video is bogus anyways....we cant argue yet untill we get a good clip or someone trys the thing.

Do i think it will suck.....yes
Do i think it will be better than holy grail or any other shitty ped on market....yes
do i think its cool for $100 bucks...yes
Will i sell my tanks and play gigs with it or even ever own one?....NO

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surferXmatt
I think I have made a decision to add to my credit card debt and purchase a reverb tank finally. Excited!

Good on you, reverb comes first! Tell the family to quit complaining and eat PBJ's for about a month!

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scotstandard
I dont think its an alternitive to the tank, just something that someone that wouldent buy a tank would use. Want more verb than the RV3 but hundreds less than the tank.

Its a good thing to have on the market.

I still stand buy that it sounds like a RI tank, bright and thin

The surf portion of the video is bogus anyways....we cant argue yet untill we get a good clip or someone trys the thing.

Do i think it will suck.....yes
Do i think it will be better than holy grail or any other shitty ped on market....yes
do i think its cool for $100 bucks...yes
Will i sell my tanks and play gigs with it or even ever own one?....NO

Something like this pedal makes sense for a lot of people, people that are not primarily Surf players but want to be able to cover Surf and thereby want an external reverb. I can't imagine it being as good as the real thing but it's probably good enough for someone with a casual interest in Surf.

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When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.

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Woodsurfer
I'm sure Fender does -- but this was Boss. If it'd been Fender, he sure wouldn't have been playing a generic Tel-O-Blaster for the Kountry and a G&L for the surf.

-- Woody

Well, the pedal wasn't that impressive. I can get a MUCH better surf tone from either my Line6 Guitarport or Digitech RP350. (I don't play out so a "real" reverb unit isn't in the budget, and the 350 while not being perfect, has enough drip for my needs).

As for using a G&L? I don't think the guitar was at fault. He was using an older Legacy or possibly a Fullerton model. My Legacy is the one piece of gear I have that is without doubt certified as "surf worthy". I've yet to find a Strat that I'd consider trading for at any price point. The Fullerton models are by all accounts as close as you can get to a pre-CBS Strat without taking out a second mortgage.

He seemed to be working at getting a crappy tone, right down to pickup position. While the guy obviously has some chops, (the country stuff, while being soulless and generic in the modern Gnashville tradition, was still well played), even I could have turned in a more inspired performance on the surf stuff.

"Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard... grow big... wear glasses if you need 'em."

Uma Floresta is right... the pedal will lack processing power. Him and I are 'drip addicts' - (that sounds so dodgy). If it ain't got drip, then for me that's half the relevance of surf reverb gone.

My advice is that if you don't/can't get a outboard '63 tank, then simply add an accutronics tank to a second-hand danelectro spring-king. Mine sounds amazingly good... I guess the Boss stompbox will be 100$, whereas my setup will be probably go for between 150 and 200$. not much difference considering the authenticity.

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As an
alienated institution, the market is neither hostile nor friendly, simply detached and
cold.

Well, I'm happy to be wrong - I'd love for the Amplitube software to be available in pedal form.

http://www.reverbnation.com/thedeadranchhands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZEW74mHjQk

Chemo
Yes - and Boss already did an excellent job on the RE-20 Space Echo pedal. The Fender Reverb pedal might or might not be good. We'll see...

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The RE-20 isn't that great. I have one, Just doesn't sound like the real deal. not a bad pedal, just doesn't sound like what it tries to emulate.

No, just the Space Echo. I could only get it to work with one song. If I had to do it again I would have bought the Guyatone Flip Echo or an Akai Headrush II.