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Sounds really nice! BTW, I believe that Evan Foster used a Premier
reverb unit on the very early Boss Martians stuff, including their
great track "XKE" - and the guitar on that has a near perfect surf
tone. Check it out to hear a Premier unit in action.
Ivan
--- In , cobalt <Christophert@s...>
wrote:
>
>
> mournblade1066 wrote:
> >
> > but I couldn't find
> > one which really articulate what
> > I'm looking for--I'm looking
> > for a sample which demonstrates
> > the metallic "splash" sound
> > which the old Fender reverb units produced
>
> Hiya, dude. I don't think there's a digital reverb unit made that
can
> give you what you want. That splash sound was created by the
agitated
> springs inside the old spring reverb units. It's entirely a result
of
> the analog nature of the spring reverb effect, and not something
that
> can really be done digitally. At least not that I've seen, so far.
>
> What you'll want to do it hit ebay, and look for an old spring
reverb
> tank. I myself got an old Premier 90 Tube-drive unit (manuf. 1964)
for
> only $200... Much better price than antique fender gear. Works
great,
> too.
>
> Sample:
>
>
> It may take a week or so for something to crop up that you'll want
to
> bid on, but keep checking back. The old premier units seem to crop
up
> quite a bit.
>
> -c*
