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Topic: What reverb do you prefer strymon flint or wet |
Marty Holmes
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Magnolia ,TX USA
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Posted 28 Dec 2014 6:39 pm |
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| Which one does everyone prefer for reverb? |
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Brett Lanier
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Madison, TN
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Posted 28 Dec 2014 10:09 pm
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I have both and like them about equally. Might prefer the sound of the Wet pedal by a smidgen, but the Flint has so much going for it that it often wins out.
Most of the time the Flint is on my 6 string pedalboard, but I use an El Capistan delay for steel and I like the way the Flint blends with that pedal more than the Wet. The repeats stay a little more pronounced to my ear.
The Wet reverb's controls are a little more touchy. It's easier to over or under do it, particularly with the Mix knob. That said though, I think I prefer the Wet pedal when I use just reverb on a gig.
It's a tough call, but you can't make a wrong choice between the two. For recording, I'll blend a little bit of the pedal with a little bit of fender reverb from one amp and some plate reverb on the whole thing. Pretty sure there's no pedal that does that. |
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Gordon Hartin
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Durham, NC
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Posted 29 Dec 2014 8:25 am
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I have both, but I have the older 2 knob Wet Reverb.
Right now my Flint is on my pedal board, it is a bit more versatile with the trem and multiple reverb emulations.
The wet reverb sounds great, just not as many variations.
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Karen Sarkisian
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Boston, MA, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2014 5:46 pm
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| Brett Lanier wrote: |
I have both and like them about equally. Might prefer the sound of the Wet pedal by a smidgen, but the Flint has so much going for it that it often wins out.
Most of the time the Flint is on my 6 string pedalboard, but I use an El Capistan delay for steel and I like the way the Flint blends with that pedal more than the Wet. The repeats stay a little more pronounced to my ear.
The Wet reverb's controls are a little more touchy. It's easier to over or under do it, particularly with the Mix knob. That said though, I think I prefer the Wet pedal when I use just reverb on a gig.
It's a tough call, but you can't make a wrong choice between the two. For recording, I'll blend a little bit of the pedal with a little bit of fender reverb from one amp and some plate reverb on the whole thing. Pretty sure there's no pedal that does that. |
Brett what settings do you use on the el Cap ? I like the pedal but sometimes the options are overwhelming. I love the wet reverb pedal. the reverb on my Quilter amp is good but the wet reverb is on a whole other level….
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Brett Lanier
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Madison, TN
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Posted 29 Dec 2014 6:51 pm
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| Karen Sarkisian wrote: |
| Brett what settings do you use on the el Cap ? I like the pedal but sometimes the options are overwhelming. I love the wet reverb pedal. the reverb on my Quilter amp is good but the wet reverb is on a whole other level…. |
Most of the time I have it on the "single" mode. Usually with the "wow & flutter" off and "tape age" turned up to noon to shave away some of the high end. Repeats, Time, and Mix are all to taste and for the situation.
Something worth noting with the El Cap is that when you first power it up, the default has a little bit of the internal spring reverb mixed in. So if you already have a reverb pedal going it could be too much. I usually turn it off, or turn it up and turn off the other pedal ( which makes for really well pronounced repeats).
If you're using the pedal to get wild modulating effects, I recommend the fixed mode for predictable sweeping sounds that change when you turn the knob. Single mode is less predictable, but the full oscillating sounds are a little bit cooler.
Another thing is that the A,B,C option are divisions of each other. It's handy for using long or short delays mid song but still staying in time. Also for getting perfectly timed fast repeats. You can punch in a quarter note tempo on B then flip up to A. Of course in Single mode, "C" is the loop function so don't be thrown off by that. |
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Karen Sarkisian
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Boston, MA, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2014 7:32 am
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Brett how do you set the secondary settings on the el cap ?
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Brett Lanier
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 30 Dec 2014 3:38 pm
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| I think everything Strymon makes is great but I think the Wet sounds much better than the Flint. I lke the mono Wet the most but the with the stereo version you can make it into any of the other Neunaber pedals, which is pretty cool. |
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