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Topic: Reverb or not ! |
James Martin (U.K.)
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Watford, Herts, United Kingdom * R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 12:09 am |
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| When using a DD3 do you switch out your amp reverb ( as Sarah does )or not? I can't hear any difference!Thanks. |
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John Daugherty
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Rolla, Missouri, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 3:20 am
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James, I never use the "spring" reverb in my amp. I use an external FX unit for delay and turn off the reverb in the amp. My ears hear a cleaner sound that way.
I know some players like spring reverbs, but to my ears, they seem to introduce distortion.
Use whatever sounds best to your ears.
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 4:46 am
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I prefer a slight amount of delay to reverb. It's a different sound and much clearer, even with my "edgy" tones. Spring reverb sounds great for surf and some 6-string applications, but it muddies up steel IMO.
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Allan Thompson
From:
Scotland.
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 5:42 am
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| James, just a touch of reverb can round off the delays. |
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James Martin (U.K.)
From:
Watford, Herts, United Kingdom * R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 9:43 am reverb or not !
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| Thanks everyone for your suggestions.Having just spent several hours in the music room with another steel player experimenting with dozens of variations using reverb and delay we've come to the conclusion that all your setting are fine but we finally settled for and agreed that Allan's setting with the reverb set at number two proved the best of the lot.Once again thanks for your imput, keep mashin'James. |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 1:24 pm
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I'm with Jim.
I will use some digital reverb in final editing of steel tracks for a particular effect, but I rarely if ever use it live. I'll use some echo/delay live, however.
That said, if I have to play through a solid state amp reverb is usually necessary to take the edge off of the 'flat' tone.
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 7:37 pm
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| I've always preferred reverb to delay. The first amp I ever had (I still have it today) was a Deluxe Reverb I got in 1966. I only played guitar then. That amp with its magnificent reverb became the benchmark of what an amp should sound like for me. I never used the reverb set above 3, except for the very rare special effect, either spooky, lonesome, or "surf". But I couldn't stand (still can't) to play without reverb. On steel, too, I find it essential. I've had several different digital delays in quality rackmount units, but no matter how much I tweak the settings, the noticeable, mechanical repeats drive me crazy, unless, as Allan and James describe, I round it off with some reverb. |
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