your favorite reverb/effects and why?

Randy Carson · Post by **Randy Carson** » 5 Oct 2005 8:34 pm

Lets hear from some guys that are using these proccesor's as tools.
randy

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 6 Oct 2005 5:11 am

I like the TC stuff a lot. Great parametric control, very high quality algorithms, natural sounds, quality products.

I've heard nice steel friendly reverbs out of a Lexicon too. They've been kings of reverb algorithms for years. Very realistic and musical and tweakable sounds. Quality gear and affordable now.

The PODxt has great delays and reverbs. I used a PODxt for a while strictly at a reverb/delay unit. It's got great reverbs with very easy tweaking. Very guitar friendly sounding verb. The Delays are also very cool as they model many of the classic delays people love. The knobs and delay tap time controls are great for real live use.

I've even heard some Yamaha units with great sounding reverbs. They've got one with 4 knobs on the front (I forget, but maybe a REV500) that make it real easy to tweak the main reverb parameters on the fly. Yamaha seems to have a real good sense of reverb.

Lots of steelers like the RV-3 pedal by Boss.

Brad[This message was edited by Brad Sarno on 06 October 2005 at 09:42 AM.]

David Higginbotham · Post by **David Higginbotham** » 6 Oct 2005 10:28 am

I am with Brad on the TC Electronic stuff. M-300 is great for the price.

Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 6 Oct 2005 11:12 am

I'm using the PODxt which feeds the power amp
mounted in my old tweed Fender cabinet.
Since it's compact, I can just stick it in a
small shoulder bag.

------------------
<center>
<img src=http://home.hvc.rr.com/jsganz/Emmons&Bassman.jpg>

<a href=http://jsganz.tripod.com/Horizon.html>
</a>

Ron Randall · Post by **Ron Randall** » 6 Oct 2005 1:55 pm

Lexicon. Lush reverbs, delays, echo,
TC Electronics. The new one that has 2 adjusting knobs. Convenient for adjusting reverb, and delay on the fly.

John Ummel · Post by **John Ummel** » 6 Oct 2005 5:33 pm

Jay, thats a beautiful rig you have there, and nice photo too.
Brad,thanks for the tip on the TC unit. I think I'd like to try one. I have used this Alesis Microverb 4 for several years now and its not bad. I normally use it set to a 255ms delay into a room. Below the Microverb is a homemade rack unit with clones of my favorite analog effects. From left to right,(blue) preamp designed by Craig Anderton; (green)clone of Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face; (orange, washed out by the flash) clone of an Orange Squeezer compressor; (yellow) clone of a Dr Q auto wah called Dr Quack; (red) phase shifter designed by Dann at commonsound.org
Very tweakable phase shifter, note 6 knobs.
The verb is in the effects loop of the amp. The analog effects are on the front end. Most of the time its just the preamp and the verb, but I chose these other effects because they're my favorites and I use them when the music calls for it.
The Orange Squeezer is great, I think of it as an effect because it imparts a unique tone. Certainly not a high end transparent compressor, but COOL

The Quack is really fun with steel, you can use the volume pedal to trigger the envelope and the sound is quite unique.
Thats my setup, the sounds I like.
Thanks for asking the question and thanks again to Brad for all his excellent tips.

------------------
johnny
GFI Ultra S-10 3&4, G&L ASAT, Jackson Dinky Hardtail, homemade solid body electric violin w/ Zeta pickup, homemade 100W amp w/ 12" Jensen. As Bill Monroe once told me: "Don't never give up"

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 7 Oct 2005 10:22 am

For overall sound quality, I'd go with Lexicon.
Bang-for-the-buck, definitely the TC M300.
I got spoiled on the patch-friendliness and ability to title on the Profex/ Tubefex line- that really beats the basic patch numbers of the TC unit.
I've been very happy using the Digitech Studio Quad with my stereo steel rig. It sounds very good, a little brittle in the high end compared to Lexicon, but mucho cheaper. Instant patch changes, and large screen with good titling to keep track of stuff. Nice unit.
Some, like the TransTubeFex line, have headphone outs and integrated tuners that might be important to some users. They all have slightly different bells and implementation.

------------------
Stop by the Steel Store at: www.markvanallen.com

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 7 Oct 2005 8:20 pm

I have gotten great PSG sounds from the Lexicon PCM 70, Eventide H3000D/SE and Yamaha REV 7. You can't go wrong with just about anything that says TC Electronics on it, either.

All are smokin' and VERY versatile units, HOWEVER, you need to have a healthy understanding of what makes reverb and other delay effects work if you want to use them, they are much more complex than the cheaper MI stuff that you just switch between pre-programmed choices set up by the manufacturer.

This having been said, I finally put them all away and now get my best jollies ever from a long-decay three-spring Accutronics unit installed in my amp.

Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 8 Oct 2005 5:40 am

When I used processors I had a Pro-Fex II, Transtubefex and a Roland GP-100. The Roland had great reverbs and delays, best of the three. My preference is Plate reverb period. I can go either way from Analog to Digital when it comes to delay as long as it doesn't change my tone. These days I'm using nothing but Boss stomp boxes with the exception of the Fulltone distortion stomp box which is the best distortion I've found anywhere. For studio work I use a Mesa Boogie Studio pre-amp that has excellent spring reverb in a two space rack. For delay I go to the Boss DD-5 or the old Ibanez AD-9 analog delay after the volume pedal or in the loop of the pre-amp.

Randy Carson · Post by **Randy Carson** » 8 Oct 2005 7:59 am

yeah i hear you about the boss stuff, its just the band im with is not always straight ahead country even though thats my first choice.
that being said i need a processor to change on the fly or this post wouldnt even be up.
randy

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 8 Oct 2005 8:10 pm

For me it's my Twin~Reverb Custom™ ‘Reverb’ and my Ibanez AD-9 Analog ‘Delay’ exclusively! That's what it was last week too, and will be again next week!

------------------
“Big John” Bechtel
’04 SD–10 Black Derby w/3 & 5 & Pad
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15” Eminence
web site

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 8 Oct 2005 10:20 pm

For me it's my Sho-Bud through a '76 Session 400 with a Goodrich L-6 and a Holy Grail reverb in between. I also use a bit of amp 'verb as well. The more spring 'verb, the better. I'm constantly after that old sound.

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 9 Oct 2005 1:41 am

just as a side note for those that are counting bits..

Alesis units are 16 bit effects..
Lexicon are 24 bit effects....
Peavey Pro-Fex is also 16 bits..
not sure about Pro-fex II

anyway, whats "8 bits" between friends......

oh..I use an original Profex..the one with the Headphone out...paid $60 for it at Atomic Music in DC...[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 09 October 2005 at 02:49 AM.]

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 9 Oct 2005 4:45 am

In D/A or A/D conversion, the more bits the more accurate the AC sine wave can be represented. How much difference can actually be heard is questionable since "CD Quality" audio is only 16 bits.

The SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX sound card in my PC is 24 bits and I can hear a slight difference (improvement) over the older 16 bit card that I replaced with the Audigy 2. But, I don't know if it's just the overall better sound card or the 16 vs 24 bit processing.

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 9 Oct 2005 12:12 pm

Since you say you need a unit to change on the fly, I would almost go in the opposite direction from Dave Grafe's recommendation (Sorry D.G. - no O.F.?) The Lexicon 110 has the same 24-bit chip that makes their expensive units sound good, enough choices and variations that you can set up a variety of good sounds, and 16 user-programmed storage spaces for different sounds. So, you can set up a "normal" reverb, a zoomy Ventures surf reverb, a swirly psychedelic chorus/reverb blend, a twanky dry 80's chorus sound, a rockabilly slapback echo, 3 or 4 different echo/delays for specific songs (which can be readjusted on the fly with a tap tempo footswitch) and still have a few slots left over for pitch-shifting chipmunk noises, Leslie imitations etc. One knob chooses all your presets. I'm all for having choices, but when you spend more time turning knobs than playing....

Don Benoit · Post by **Don Benoit** » 9 Oct 2005 12:43 pm

What reverb is Bobbe Seymour using on his recordings? I like it.

------------------
http://www.steelguitar.ca

Alan Kirk · Post by **Alan Kirk** » 9 Oct 2005 3:31 pm

I bought and used a Holy Grail on a gig this weekend. Bronson lap steel (Supro style), pickup remagged by Rick Aiello, through HG and into '62 Brown Princeton. The setup worked great. Completely satisfied with the price/quality of the HG. Bronson/Princeton combo is a screamer.[This message was edited by Alan Kirk on 09 October 2005 at 04:33 PM.]

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 9 Oct 2005 4:46 pm

Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb; Peavey 31 Channel EQ; Brad's Black Box.

It's all I need, or want.

Dan E. Hoff · Post by **Dan E. Hoff** » 9 Oct 2005 5:54 pm

Don...On the gospel album I have of Bobbe Seymour, I believe he is using a Boss RV 3..
I have listened to this album many times..
Very good tone, by a excellent steel guitar player........

Don Benoit · Post by **Don Benoit** » 10 Oct 2005 12:59 pm

I asked Bobbe and he says he probably used an RV-5 or 6.

------------------
http://www.steelguitar.ca