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I wouldn't use a digital reverb for surf either, Bill,
BUT I'm not sure we are speaking to the point that Liz brings up. Understand
that most of the gear we like was originally intended to be lower priced. The
strat for instance only started getting expensive when aging hippies became
executives and, in an attempt to relive their youth, bought up all the good ol'
strats so they could play the blooze. Now the short supply has translated to
high prices. If one can get a good surf sound and more importantly play awesome
guitar on a low priced strat, that's the way it should be! If a good low priced
reverb were available, I'd use it. Unfortunatly, such a reverb doesn't exist
right now.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: supertwangreverb
To:
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 6:42 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: On the subject of reverb...
Ha! Well first I don't know of any BIG record companies signing surf
bands right now. Second, most of the labels that DO sign surf bands
have a few surf bands on their labels and know what to listen for.
As in they are fans, or these guys themselves have played in surf
bands.
I'll proudly be called a snob and will NEVER use ANY digital reverb
pedal, and now that I have a vintage Fender tank, I don't even like
the reissues compared to the way this sounds. Although I think
my '64 is dying.
Bill
www.reluctantaquanauts.com
--- In , "Elizabeth"
<surf_guitar_lizzy@y...> wrote:
>
> I'm guessing it's the "cheap = crap/expensive = quality"
mentality. In
> some instances it's true, but I keep in the back of my mind the
> question "will the average person in the audience know any better?"
> I've once played a Fender Standard Telecaster against a Fender US
> Special Highway One Telecaster, and although I played 'em both
> unplugged, I could tell a noticeable difference...the more
expensive
> Highway 1 sounded better. But, I'm a player, so of course I'd
notice
> the difference.
>
> What about the average AR person, for the big record company? Will
> that person, listening to a demo, know that one's reverb is a
Spring
> King between the guitar and amp, and not an actual Fender Twin?
Unless
> the AR person in question is/was a player, probably not. In that
case,
> I doubt they'd notice any difference of whether a song was recorded
> using an Mbox and, say, an iMac G5, not a full on Pro Tools rig
with a
> DP Power Mac G5 having all 3 PCI slots occupied with digidesign
cards.
>
> I may be wrong, but I still suspect that the masses only care about
> "the sound," and not whether that sound was created with pro
level/pro
> priced equipment.
>
> Liz
>
> --- In , "Shawn Martin"
<drumuitar@y...>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > I've had a Spring King for a couple years. I wouldn't call it a
piece
> > of junk. For the price, it does a good job and it has a real
tank.
> > The Little Lanelei pedal costs more and is basically the same
thing,
> > and gets better reviews for some odd reason. Maybe because some
> > people automatically think that Dano gear is all junk. Unless
someone
> > doesn't have the space for a regular Fender reverb unit, the
> > Reverbmate seems to be pretty steep in price. You can get one
of the
> > Fender units for not *that* much more, and it'll be much better
for
> surf.
.
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