Wampler Reflection reverb

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 4 Sep 2018 4:33 am

anyone try one ? looking for something to pair with my faux analog echo running into reverb-less amp.

Marty Holmes · Post by **Marty Holmes** » 5 Sep 2018 10:39 am

Mxr reverb ome word phenomenal

Cartwright Thompson · Post by **Cartwright Thompson** » 5 Sep 2018 1:03 pm

Having tried and owned countless reverb pedals, I think that there is nothing better, in the $200 range, than the Wet reverb. It really is that good. I like the mono version but if you play through two amps I’d use the stereo pedal.

Barry Coker · Post by **Barry Coker** » 5 Sep 2018 4:00 pm

Another vote for the Wet Reverb. I have several reverb pedals a tube reverb unit and onboard reverbs in amps. The Wet Reverb is the most versatile and beautiful sounding I have ever heard IMHO.

Barry

Dyke Corson · Post by **Dyke Corson** » 5 Sep 2018 5:16 pm

Another vote for Wet Reverb, one trick pony that nails it for me.

Brett Lanier · Post by **Brett Lanier** » 5 Sep 2018 8:49 pm

I wonder if the Neunaber Immerse is as good sounding as the Wet. There seems to be a lot of cool stuff in there (including a "wet" setting).

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 6 Sep 2018 5:53 am

Kenny Vaughan from Marty Stuart’s band recently said the Seaverb by Andy Green was the best reverb pedal he has ever used. I have one on order-they are handmade and have a 6-8 week delivery time. That said, I truly love my Steel Dream reverb by Sage Benado and will be adding one of his Virgo delay/reverb pedals, too.

George Seymour · Post by **George Seymour** » 12 Sep 2018 3:42 pm

Ahh I’m a push over for reverb pedals John

Got a Seaverb being delivered end of this week

Tony Glassman · Post by **Tony Glassman** » 12 Sep 2018 4:04 pm

Just got the Wet Reverb last night. It trumps all the verbs in my Lexicon mx200. Very pleased with it. Sounds so good that I'm able to get the sound I want w/o stacking any delay on top of it.

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 13 Sep 2018 10:09 am

i decided on the faux spring by wampler. i like it, its quite different tnan the wet and sounds great in combination with the faux analog echo also by wampler. been super curious about keeley caverns v2 also if anyone's tried that please chime in !

Rick Abbott · Post by **Rick Abbott** » 13 Sep 2018 5:26 pm

Karen, I have been using the Wampler Faux-Spring for a long time. At first, I thought it was too much and wanted to have a way lower the level. But, now I'm totally happy with it. It has a really sweet tone.

Tony Palmer · Post by **Tony Palmer** » 16 Sep 2018 7:34 am

Iâ€™ve never owned a strictly reverb pedal, as it seems so unnecessary, with virtually every amp usually used for steel already having a built in spring reverb. Plus some newer amps have digital non spring reverb too. When playing live at stage volume, can you really tell the difference that a good reverb pedal makes?
Or is it just to tweak the sound for recording?
I am quite aware of the variations in delay pedals and do find they make a difference you can actually hear and feel right through the bandâ€™s volume, but will a reverb pedal be as noticeable and worthwhile?
Btw I want to be convinced theyâ€™re worth it! Canâ€™t have enough toys ðŸ˜‰

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 16 Sep 2018 9:50 am

Tony Palmer wrote:Iâ€™ve never owned a strictly reverb pedal, as it seems so unnecessary, with virtually every amp usually used for steel already having a built in spring reverb. Plus some newer amps have digital non spring reverb too. When playing live at stage volume, can you really tell the difference that a good reverb pedal makes?
Or is it just to tweak the sound for recording?
I am quite aware of the variations in delay pedals and do find they make a difference you can actually hear and feel right through the bandâ€™s volume, but will a reverb pedal be as noticeable and worthwhile?
Btw I want to be convinced theyâ€™re worth it! Canâ€™t have enough toys ðŸ˜‰

not sure. i just wanted to try a spring reverb pedal as i recently bought an amp with no reverb. so many choices out there ! i generally like wampler pedals which is why i chose the faux spring. at one time i owned a van amps sole mate. that was a cool reverb with springs in it !

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 26 Oct 2019 6:45 am

I just grabbed one (original topic pedal - Wampler Reflection Reverb) from Musicians Friend Stupid Deal for half price ($99.97) (Sat 10/26).

Two modes, Spring and Plate. Most of the video reviews veer to ambient type playing. This one by Mike Hermans (Pop Into the Chemist) seems to at least give a reasonable idea of the range of sounds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEbA8FGo_0s

I doubt I would have gone for this at full price without more to go on. The attraction for me is the potential to use for both pedal steel and surf guitar, I thought there was enough potential in the various video demos to give it a try at that price.

Just an FYI, I'll report back here when I get it. BTW, I have a Wampler Faux Spring Reverb. It's OK, but there are others I prefer for just a pure surf spring reverb, like the Catalinbread Topanga. But we'll see about the Reflection.

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 26 Oct 2019 4:37 pm

I have used many Reverb pedals and they are all good in their own way. I settled on the Catalinbread “Talisman” Reverb pedal that is modeled after the hanging plate reverb rooms used in recording studios before the digital stuff came out. This Reverb is very lush and I often just use this Reverb and not the delay.

Catalinbread also make a “Topanga” Reverb that I use with 6 string guitar. This Reverb is a surf players dream as it has a Spaghetti Western vibe. It’s OK with the steel but the Talisman Reverb is way sweeter.

Godfrey Arthur · Post by **Godfrey Arthur** » 26 Oct 2019 11:54 pm

Karen Sarkisian wrote:anyone try one ? looking for something to pair with my faux analog echo running into reverb-less amp.

The Wampler Reflection is more reverb control. I can see being able to do more with this pedal. The endless reverb tone is there with pre-delay control.

Then there's DIP switches inside to set so that the reverb trails will continue even if you switch the effect off.

As Dave above states, he surfs and steels with this pedal and I tend to agree as the more control one has over reverb units, the better things are not unless you like the minimal hint of verb with few knobs to adjust and don't change settings.

Depends on what you're wanting hear.

Thing about reverb is each venue is different and sometimes a room that soaks up sound needs more reverb power vs a live room. But even for recording, a one-size-fits-all is not the case with delay effects such as reverb.

The Faux pedal is meant to be a spring reverb emulating a tank. Not the case with the Reflection. It's a plate setting emulator like an EMT plate.

Hear Brian Wampler do the honors on his inventions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od2Y_TID-uU

DIP switches inside the Wampler Reflection

Jim Pitman · Post by **Jim Pitman** » 31 Oct 2019 12:50 am

George Seymour wrote:Ahh Iâ€™m a push over for reverb pedals John ðŸ˜œ
Got a Seaverb being delivered end of this week

Can I come over and try it out some time George?

George Seymour · Post by **George Seymour** » 31 Oct 2019 12:03 pm

Jim Pitman wrote:
George Seymour wrote:Ahh Iâ€™m a push over for reverb pedals John ðŸ˜œ
Got a Seaverb being delivered end of this week
Can I come over and try it out some time George?

Certainly

Rick Abbott · Post by **Rick Abbott** » 26 Dec 2019 6:18 pm

Godfrey Arthur wrote:
Karen Sarkisian wrote:anyone try one ? looking for something to pair with my faux analog echo running into reverb-less amp.
The Wampler Reflection is more reverb control. I can see being able to do more with this pedal. The endless reverb tone is there with pre-delay control.

Then there's DIP switches inside to set so that the reverb trails will continue even if you switch the effect off.

As Dave above states, he surfs and steels with this pedal and I tend to agree as the more control one has over reverb units, the better things are not unless you like the minimal hint of verb with few knobs to adjust and don't change settings.

Depends on what you're wanting hear.

Thing about reverb is each venue is different and sometimes a room that soaks up sound needs more reverb power vs a live room. But even for recording, a one-size-fits-all is not the case with delay effects such as reverb.

The Faux pedal is meant to be a spring reverb emulating a tank. Not the case with the Reflection. It's a plate setting emulator like an EMT plate.

Hear Brian Wampler do the honors on his inventions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od2Y_TID-uU

DIP switches inside the Wampler Reflection

I'm about to build a plate reverb, been sourcing parts. Are you happy with the transducer you have there? No plan to take it on the road, though. I'll stick with my Wampler Faux Spring! It weighs around 200 pounds less than the Plate.

"Madness," my wife says.

George Redmon · Post by **George Redmon** » 1 Jan 2020 11:31 am

Karen may i ask for a little advice to, since we're on the subject of reverb pedals, and you've got the pro's here? If not, i apologize and will remove my post.

Gang, i to like Karen, am looking for a reverb pedal. Not that all my amps don't have fantastic reverb circuits, especially my Rivera amps {Paul Rivera can really design a fantastic reverb circuit, mine has a 6 spring tank even}. Trouble is, several of the reverb pedals i've tried, have a sort of "Repeat" thing going on. I also tend to hear it ever so slightly on amps like the Quilter Steelaire i've played through that use a digital reverb. I really notice it on the newer version of the Wet Reverb pedal. Has anyone else experienced this? None of my Lexicon rack units do this. Once in awhile, like Karen, i'll play a jam, or visit a friend and get an amp with no reverb. Much appreciate your thoughts and opinions. Thank You Karen for allowing me to ask for help as well.

Susan Alcorn (deceased) · Post by **Susan Alcorn (deceased)** » 1 Jan 2020 8:25 pm

Hi Karen,

I have not used the Wampler pedal (though I have heard good things about them by regular guitarists). I am really fond of the Lexicon NPX-550 which is light, a shallow rackmount. When I'm flying, I use the the Strymon Big Sky which I also like. For me, the important thing on a reverb is to have an adjustable pre-delay (so that you get the nice reverb sound, but it's not all cave-like mushy), adjustable sustain (I'm usually somewhere between 3.5 and 4.5), and the ability to adjust the tone (to me, too much reble in a reverb sounds unnatural).

I hope this was a little bit helpful; Best of luck with your reverb search (and Happy New Year!)

Tal Herbsman · Post by **Tal Herbsman** » 2 Jan 2020 10:56 am

based on another thread here recently I got a used catalinbread talisman for my sarno-->furlong split rig. luv it luv it luv it. makes a nice change from spring reverb.

happy new year!

Tal Herbsman · Post by **Tal Herbsman** » 2 Jan 2020 11:00 am

this by the way is the most obsessive reverb review I've ever seen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VczmqKUS8NU&t=2s

it's amusing if you like verb and have a spare 20 minutes.

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 15 Jan 2020 6:05 am

A good day to update my comments, since Musicians Friend has them on Stupid Deal again for $99.97.

I decided to keep mine. At that price, I think it's a reasonable reverb for pedal steel. To my tastes, the plate is better than the spring, and my earlier comment that the demos seemed to favor ambient sounds was confirmed when I plugged the pedal in. It can get pretty lush.

But the Reflection would not be my choice for surf guitar. The Catalinbread Topanga sounds much better for surfy sounds, to me. Or the EHX Oceans 11, for that matter.

The Steel Guitar Forum

Wampler Reflection reverb

Wampler Reflection reverb

Mxr

Bumping up for MF SDOTD half-price

Re: Wampler Reflection reverb

Re: Wampler Reflection reverb