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DIGITECH: I've been playing with the Digiverb a couple weeks, here's my
observations: the spring reverb setting rots, mainly because it makes
that wet "sproing!" sound anytime your pick attack is strong. It's too
sensitive, and so you get that sound at odd times, but you can't dial
it back. Maddening!
The Plate reverb setting works okay for surf, but it of course doesn't
have the "sproing!" sound that makes surf reverb sound wet. The other
reverb settings (room, hall, cathedral, reverse, and one I can't
remember) are all useful for adding depth to your tone, but not really
useful for surf and rockabilly, which are what I play.
I paid $50 bucks for my pedal - they list for about $140, and sell for
about $100 retail. At $50, it's a worthy backup to a real tube reverb,
but no way is it worth much more (to me, at least).
ROCKTRON SHORT TIMER DELAY: I wanted that slap-back echo sound for
playing Rockabilly, and was surprised at how much I like it for surf.
It augments my normal reverb tank sound it also makes my tone a
little darker. This pedal has three chicken head knobs for: delay level
(sound of echo compared to sound of initial note), regeneration (no. of
repeats), and time (gap between note and echo). A fourth button allows
you to switch from long delays to quick slap-back delays.
After playing around with some multiple-regeneration U2-style riffs ala
The Edge, I set mine up for short, slap backs with a single
regeneration and short time setting. For those who don't want to mess
with tape echo, this pedal works great for surf and Rockabilly, with a
pretty organic sounding echo. It does take up too much room on a pedal
board and at $149, it's expensive. I got a blem model much cheaper.
Gavin
> Check it out, the sound samples aren't bad. Granted it doesn't have
> the warmth and the feel of real tubes and springs, but it wouldn't be
> bad to carry around in your guitar case, in case of emergency outboard
> meltdowns.
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