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Re: Holy Grail & spring reverb

Rick Escobar (maxxreverb) - 11 Sep 2003 11:38:32

The spring reverb modeling in my Cyber Twin Surfs for sure, it's what
I use for spring reverb tones these days.
Rick
--- In , "rock verb" <rockverb@h...>
wrote:
> If Dick Dale himself can't tell he difference, it has to be due to
the fact
> that he's been overloading showmans for the better part of his life
and
> subsequently suffered hearing loss. of course EHX would claim such
a thing,
> what are they gonna say? 'our pedal is fun, but Dick Dale wouldn't
be caught
> dead with it'? Just this last week, I've been offered lower
interest rates,
> a bigger penis, and convincing digital reverb. thank you, I'll
stick with
> what I've got for the moment.
>
> EHX builds great pedals, well worth the money, to be sure. And
true, if the
> PA system is bad enough, no one will hear the difference between a
tank and
> a holy grail... or between MIA jazzmaster and plywood stratcopy,
for that
> matter..... but as has been said, at this point there is no
convincing
> digital reverb available that can compete with tank, period. (and
if there
> were, I'm sure it would be a hell of lot more expensive than a
tank, btw)
>
> still, check that pedal out in a music store somewhere; if you like
it then,
> and it does what you want it to do, buy it, and don't care for
anyone's
> opinion but you're own.
>
> good luck
>
>
>
> >From: "Vince Frank" <vfrank@f...>
> >Reply-To:
> >To: <>
> >Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Holy Grail & spring reverb
> >Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 09:51:13 -0400
> >
> >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.
> >
> >===>Hello! Thanks for the reply. However, I don't know if there
> >AREN'T digital reverb pedals that can emulate the spring reverb.
The
> >manufactures of The Holy Grail reverb pedal (Electro-Harmonix)
claim
> >that Dick Dale himself couldn't tell the difference.
> >
> >Their website is: www.ehx.com
> >
> >Has anyone out there used this??? The demos they have don't really
> >show that "spring" sound that I'm assuming is that "wet" sound
that I
> >associate with the Fender amps. . . . Can anyone verify that it
DOES
> >emulate that sound? I don't wanna shell out the bucks without
knowing
> >up front. Thanks!
> >
> >Vincent
> >
> >
>
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