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JC wrote:
> What I'm after is some advice on that classic
> surf sound, I've got a
> Strat going through an Orange AD30 head
> and a home-made cab with 2
> 12" Celestions. I'm not big on effects
> and would rather just pick up
> a reverb pedal rather that some
> sort of multi-effects thing (and I
> hate digital stuff).
My advice - hit ebay and hunt yourself up a spring reverb unit. Pedals
just can't match the sound of these good old analog boxes. Real springs
make all the difference.
I myself am using a Premier 90 reverb tank, manufactured sometime around
1963. Paid about $200 for it on ebay. Sounds great, and it's given me no
trouble at all. Can't reccomend these units highly enough, and they pop
up on ebay all the time.
You should also think about using a guitar with single-coil pickups,
rather than humbuckers. Something as cheap as a squier strat can be
quite effective for surf, especially if you swap the middle and neck
pickups around. (this allows you to play through both the bridge and
neck pickups at the same time, providing that "tuned mellow" sound)
cheers...
-c*
