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I hate to be the buzz-kill here, but I want to speak up for the Electro-Harmonix
Holy Grail
Reverb. I have owned two Fender Reissues Reverb, a couple Premier Reverbs, and
have a
hand-wired reverb from Weber based on the original Fender cicuit.
While the Weber reverb is the shit, and I highly recommend it as well as an
original, hand-
wired Fender reverb, the Holy Grail is a very able substitute. It has great
depth and a mild
amount of "sproing!" when you mute the lower strings.
If you don't have the billies to spend on a real Fender tube reverb, the Holy
Grail is a very
capable unit at about one-fourth the price. IMHO.
Gavin
>
> Big E,
>
> I'd like to second everyone's opinion of the Fender Reverb unit,
> but I don't think I'd go so far as to class the original all by
> itself, and that none of the reissues are worth a damn, sound-wise.
> Let your budget be your guide, and you won't be sorry. <g>
>
> One more thing. We had a Poll here on the group a while back,
> dealing with service and noise issues for re-issue units.
> Search the Archives for the relevant posts, and the Poll itself
> is a bit more than half way down the page, after you click the
> the menu at the left.
>
>
> unlunf
>
I agree Gavin
none of the pedals can match a tube unit, but at living room volume,
the difference just gets a lot smaller. Ive got the digitech reverb,
and I found it good enough to play around with at home. the same will
go for the holy grail and the verbzilla.
btw, nice to know about the weber - i'm waiting on a kit as we speak.
WR
--- In , "Gavin Ehriger"
<gavinehringer@...> wrote:
>
> I hate to be the buzz-kill here, but I want to speak up for the
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail
> Reverb. I have owned two Fender Reissues Reverb, a couple Premier
Reverbs, and have a
> hand-wired reverb from Weber based on the original Fender cicuit.
>
> While the Weber reverb is the shit, and I highly recommend it as
well as an original, hand-
> wired Fender reverb, the Holy Grail is a very able substitute. It
has great depth and a mild
> amount of "sproing!" when you mute the lower strings.
>
> If you don't have the billies to spend on a real Fender tube
reverb, the Holy Grail is a very
> capable unit at about one-fourth the price. IMHO.
>
> Gavin
>
> >
> > Big E,
> >
> > I'd like to second everyone's opinion of the Fender Reverb unit,
> > but I don't think I'd go so far as to class the original all by
> > itself, and that none of the reissues are worth a damn, sound-
wise.
> > Let your budget be your guide, and you won't be sorry. <g>
> >
> > One more thing. We had a Poll here on the group a while back,
> > dealing with service and noise issues for re-issue units.
> > Search the Archives for the relevant posts, and the Poll itself
> > is a bit more than half way down the page, after you click the
> > the menu at the left.
> >
> >
> > unlunf
> >
>
WR,
The Weber Tube Reverb G15 is really quite good...it definitely works for someone
like me
who wanted a hand-wired Fender reverb but didn't want the vintage price. Mine
even has
the lacquered tweed finish and cream chicken head knobs, which really make it
look sharp.
Honestly, I had a lot of problems with my two reissues '62 Fender reverbs - both
had
serious radio interference problems. The Weber doesn't have such issues.
Good luck, I hope you will review the Weber kit for the group once you get it
built (or, if it
was built for you).
Best!
Gavin
--- In , "mono_tones_1" <rockverb@...> wrote:
>
> I agree Gavin
> none of the pedals can match a tube unit, but at living room volume,
> the difference just gets a lot smaller. Ive got the digitech reverb,
> and I found it good enough to play around with at home. the same will
> go for the holy grail and the verbzilla.
>
> btw, nice to know about the weber - i'm waiting on a kit as we speak.
>
> WR
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "Gavin Ehriger"
> <gavinehringer@> wrote:
> >
> > I hate to be the buzz-kill here, but I want to speak up for the
> Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail
> > Reverb. I have owned two Fender Reissues Reverb, a couple Premier
> Reverbs, and have a
> > hand-wired reverb from Weber based on the original Fender cicuit.
> >
> > While the Weber reverb is the shit, and I highly recommend it as
> well as an original, hand-
> > wired Fender reverb, the Holy Grail is a very able substitute. It
> has great depth and a mild
> > amount of "sproing!" when you mute the lower strings.
> >
> > If you don't have the billies to spend on a real Fender tube
> reverb, the Holy Grail is a very
> > capable unit at about one-fourth the price. IMHO.
> >
> > Gavin
> >
> > >
> > > Big E,
> > >
> > > I'd like to second everyone's opinion of the Fender Reverb unit,
> > > but I don't think I'd go so far as to class the original all by
> > > itself, and that none of the reissues are worth a damn, sound-
> wise.
> > > Let your budget be your guide, and you won't be sorry. <g>
> > >
> > > One more thing. We had a Poll here on the group a while back,
> > > dealing with service and noise issues for re-issue units.
> > > Search the Archives for the relevant posts, and the Poll itself
> > > is a bit more than half way down the page, after you click the
> > > the menu at the left.
> > >
> > >
> > > unlunf
> > >
> >
>
