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Topic: Best reverb sound for pedal steel?? |
Derrick Unger
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Newark Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2016 6:04 pm |
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I have a digitech RP360 effects box...it has a lot of reverb choices...does anyone have a direction suggestion for me?? For example plate or spring..room or hall etc?
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John Gould
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Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 21 Mar 2016 6:31 pm Models
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I use a combination of the Vintage plate with a analog delay .
It sounds very good to my ears.
Of course what you are playing through makes a big difference . I use different settings if I'm playing through the PA verses playing through my steel amp . I use the PC editor for all the changes and how the effects are routed .
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Justice Pro Lite and Sho Bud Pro II
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Jim Park
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Carson City, Nv
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Posted 21 Mar 2016 6:41 pm Reverb
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| A spring setting will give you what is usually in an amp, I find the plate settings too harsh for my taste. I usually use small hall or large room settings, if you, can add a bit of delay to it, and you can get some great sounding settings. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 21 Mar 2016 6:43 pm
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There is no single best. They all work. It's just a matter of finding one that you like.
Nobody is ever going to approach you on a gig and tell you that you're using the wrong reverb pedal. Nor will they tell you you're using the wrong gauge of pick, or that you should be using a different kind of string, or that your pedals or knee levers are arranged incorrectly.
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Derrick Unger
From:
Newark Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2016 8:28 pm will get me started all ready.
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Thanks guys.. That will get me started tweaking..I can add delay by the way..anyone tried a little chorus added in?? Might be to much..
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 2:46 am
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| This is a bit like asking which color is best – everybody has a different opinion. Try all the options available and trust your ears, that's the only sound advice (no pun intended). |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 3:28 am
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| Mike Perlowin wrote: |
Nobody is ever going to approach you on a gig and tell you that you're using the wrong reverb pedal. Nor will they tell you you're using the wrong gauge of pick, or that you should be using a different kind of string, or that your pedals or knee levers are arranged incorrectly. |
Except another steel player, who, for reasons unknown to him, is not working that night. 
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Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 5:53 am
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Herb, sometimes, you're a riot!  |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 6:04 am
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| Mike Perlowin wrote: |
Nobody is ever going to approach you on a gig and tell you that you're using the wrong reverb pedal. Nor will they tell you you're using the wrong gauge of pick, or that you should be using a different kind of string, or that your pedals or knee levers are arranged incorrectly. |
They'll just let you keep doing it all wrong?
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 7:10 am
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A handy little unit for a steel player is a case that Boss makes where you can place a reverb pedal, a delay pedal and a chorus pedal. That's just about all that's needed for a steel player.
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John Sluszny
From:
Brussels, Belgium
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 10:35 am
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...a reverb pedal, a delay pedal and a chorus pedal. That's just about all that's needed for a steel player.
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I totally agree ! |
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Derrick Unger
From:
Newark Ohio, USA
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 3:40 pm
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Thanks for the info...I'm tinkering now!!! 
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 3:55 pm
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Love it Herb !!!!
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Richard Wilhelm
From:
Ventura County, California
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 4:49 pm
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I'm down to using one effect. The hall reverb on a Holy Grail. I like that the tail does not die until you pick your next note.
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 31 Mar 2016 1:25 pm
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Erv,
That is the same Boss 3 pedal case I use. There is also room for a Boss power supply in the upper left corner and. Boss TU-12 tuner below the handle. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2016 2:05 pm
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Len,
Yes, it's a handy unit.  |
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John Booth
From:
Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2016 3:18 pm
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99% of the time varying levels of HALL reverb work for me.
JB
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Susan Alcorn
From:
Baltimore, MD, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2016 6:29 pm
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I'm quite fond of a large plate reverb myself, and my favorite brand of reverb is the Lexicon. The MPX550, which comes up for sale on the SGF from time to time, is the one I use. I've not heard the Strymon Blue Sky, but that seems like a good one to try out.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2016 7:22 am
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My 1st reverb was a stand alone unit made by Fender.
I used that in conjunction with a Fender bass amp.
I sold it when I got a Twin Reverb but I bought another, reissue model, a couple of years ago.
This gives you the true, classic reverb sound.
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Roy Carroll
From:
North of a Round Rock
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Posted 1 Apr 2016 7:39 am
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I recently purchased a WET Reverb. It is probably the best sounding reverb that I have had. I have used Boss exclusively for the past 30 years. Boss is a good way to go and it is cheaper. The depth of the WET is adjustable. I add a slight amount of delay, 1 bounce and not very loud. Even though I use a small amount of reverb depending upon the room, it makes the sound not so dry. Be aware that too much reverb will cloud the true steel tone and ruin a good player. I think that Franklin uses a tiny bit if any at all. In the old days more reverb was used that in todays music.
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Roy Carroll
From:
North of a Round Rock
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Posted 1 Apr 2016 7:39 am
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I recently purchased a WET Reverb. It is probably the best sounding reverb that I have had. I have used Boss exclusively for the past 30 years. Boss is a good way to go and it is cheaper. The depth of the WET is adjustable. I add a slight amount of delay, 1 bounce and not very loud. Even though I use a small amount of reverb depending upon the room, it makes the sound not so dry. Be aware that too much reverb will cloud the true steel tone and ruin a good player. I think that Franklin uses a tiny bit if any at all. In the old days more reverb was used that in todays music.
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Mel Bergman
From:
Camarillo, California, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2016 11:30 am Red Panda Context
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Hi Friends,
For years I have used my 1963 outboard Fender unit exclusively. About a year ago I decided to look into a little different sound for some of the things I was doing. Since then, I have purchased and sold five reverbs ( EQD Afterneath, Catalinbread Talisman, Hardwire Supernatural, Mr Black Supermoon, TC Hall of Fame).Maybe I am too picky, but none of them sounded musical to my ear.
Then I picked up a Red Panda Context reverb. Wow. it is by far the best of the ones I have tried. The control you have over each of the modes is unbelievable. The Plate is astonishingly good, as are all the others. This does not have spring, but my Fender takes cacre of that. If you must have a spring, The Catalinbread Topanga is the only one to get.
Here is a link to the Context.
http://www.redpandalab.com/products/context
You can pick one up for around $175 used. The most important thing to mention is that the trails have no digital artifacts that I can hear. On of the reasons may be that it is not built around a Belton Brick, which does sound digital.
This is just my opinion, but I had to chime in as it is near and dear to my heart. If you have reverb in your amp, that might be good enough. But if reverb is as important to you as it is to me, check out the Context!
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