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Topic: The best spring reverb is!!! |
Larry Behm
From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 10 Jul 2004 1:19 am |
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I use digital reverb because it is cleaner than spring reverb, but times may have changed that to some degree. Thoughts???
Larry Behm |
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John Daugherty
From:
Rolla, Missouri, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2004 2:41 am
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Larry, when I first started playing(1954),the only reverb I heard of was a large room containing a mic and a speaker. Then I saw a cardboard box with a 50'garden hose coiled inside with a mic at one end and a speaker coupled to the other end through a funnel.
Later I saw a contraption constructed from a door spring with a phono cartridge at each end.
Around 1961, Eddie Miller(PR man for fender) gives me a brown box labeled "Fender Reverb". Now I had a store bought reverb.
Chet Atkins released a record "Mr. Sandman" and "Theme From Summer Place"(circa 1955) which had a great sounding echo effect. I went to Nashville, talked with Chet and he introduced me to Ray Butts who built the amp he used for that session. It had a tape loop mounted in the bottom of the amp cabinet.
Later I discovered several tape echo units on the market and bought a Fender tape unit.
When the "bucket-brigade chip" was invented, It revolutionized the echo device.
What I am leading up to is the fact that I have tried a lot of ways to simulate the sound of a great hall, and nothing has done a better job for me than the electronic delays. In fact, I have NEVER used the spring reverb in my Nashville 400.
the term "echo" has been used to describe a repeat which is discernable by the human ear. The ear can normally detect repeats 1/10 second (or more)apart.
The term "reverberation" has been used to describe a sustained sound which slowly decays.
An electronic delay is commonly called "reverb" when the delay time is adjusted fast enough that the ear can't hear the individual repeats. The output of the delay is fed back to the input "feedback" and can be adjusted for the number of repeats. This is a way of adjusting the decay time.
This is why I prefer an electronic delay. All parameters can be adjusted to get the sound which I prefer. |
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Robert Thomas
From:
Mehama, Oregon, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2004 5:42 am
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| Eric, I have used a Roland Space Echo RE-101, which has infinite settings, for 30 years or whenever they first came on the market. I don't like spring reverb and I find that I can't get the sound I am used to with digital. Just my fixation, for whatever it is worth. |
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 10 Jul 2004 6:02 am
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Robert
Where do you get tape cartridges?
thx
bob |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 10 Jul 2004 6:12 am
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Demeter makes a studio quality one that is real nice.
Bob |
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Robert Thomas
From:
Mehama, Oregon, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2004 7:30 am
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They are very simple to make yourself. I have done it for years and it doesn't require any expertise at all. The most difficult thing I found was finding quality tape and I solved that problem by using old 8 track tape. It is very strong and lasts forever. I try to change tape at least once a year. The tape should normally last 300 hours of playing. Simple tape splicers are available for a buck ot two, and you just use a single edge razor blade to cut and then get yourself a small roll of splicing tap Probably available at Radio Shack.
If you have any other questions I will gladly help if I can. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 10 Jul 2004 7:46 am
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I have and used an ECHOLETTE unit before "reverb" was avail in amps. I was never quite satisfied with the outcome but it was better than "DRY", or at least, I felt so at the time.
Made in Germany, it was a nice unit.
Anyone interested in acquiring it, for parts or whatever? |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2004 7:55 am
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| Moved to "Electronics" section. |
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