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Topic: What's the quietest reverb? |
Paul Sutherland
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Placerville, California
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Posted 5 Oct 2011 3:04 pm |
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I've always used the spring reverb in whatever amp I was playing at the time. Most of the reverbs sounded good to me, but they definitely added noise. When the reverb control is turned all the way off the amps get a lot quieter. But I can't live without reverb.
The noise of a spring reverb is usually not an issue when playing in a bar or other band situation, but when playing in the bedroom at home, or I suppose a studio situation, the noise of the reverb is noticeable.
Are digital reverb pedals or rack devises quieter than spring reverbs? What's the best/quietest? Give me brands and models please. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 5 Oct 2011 3:23 pm
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Best is like a $5000 Lexicon
Goes down from there.
I think of a good reverb more like smooth than quiet,
I use a RV-3 much of the time now days.
Just upgraded my lex and have a MPX200 for sale for $110 plus ship
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Bill Moran
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 5 Oct 2011 4:43 pm
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Wet Reverb !
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 5 Oct 2011 5:38 pm
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| I swithed to the RV-7 Hardwire for all my amp demos. The Boss units I ahve do have some hiss inthe background and could not be used on my amps (as the amps are dead quiet). The RV-7 and thhe Hardwire DL-8 do the job and are studio quiet as well as true bypass function. |
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Steve Ahola
From:
Concord, California
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Posted 5 Oct 2011 8:49 pm
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After using a Holy Grail and Malekko Spring Chicken for the past few years I just got Mr. Springgy from a member here and recommend it very highly. Designed by Lee Jackson it is 100% analog (the Spring Chicken uses the Belton digital reverb brick also used in some of the other boutique pedals). So what is the big deal about analog? IMO the circuit can be fine-tuned by the pedal designer more so than something that uses a digital chip designed by an engineer in R&D. BTW I have tried this both ahead of the amp and in the FX loop and it works great either way.
Here are two YouTube videos demonstrating the pedal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K36Hr5miKvA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67hF3VnFBPY
The WET pedal has been getting really good reviews from practically everyone who has tried it. It is like a real nice studio reverb and does not try to emulate the sound of a spring reverb (which could be a good or bad thing depending on what you are looking for):
http://www.neunabertechnology.com/gear/wet-reverb
I see that they now have a stereo reverb with a lot more features and for only $29 more than the mono reverb ($229 vs $200).
Steve Ahola
P.S. The original topic here is noise. Mr Springgy is fairly noise-free until you turn the reverb up high. With analog reverb I think you are usually going to get some noise with the reverb cranked up.
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