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Don't know anything about this area, any help guys?


Originally Posted by unleashthejayDon't know anything about this area, any help guys?

Most of us like the sound of spring reverb built into an amp's circuit as it's more natural....Today's technology also has made it possible to get a pretty convincing SS pedal type reverb though also...You'll have to ask about these though since I don't use any?

I was not all that impressed with the Boss reverbs.

However the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grails I was, and still am.

If I still owned an amp that needed a reverb pedal I wouldn't hesitate to go with one of them.

I had a Boss rv-5 and thought it was terrible! Very metallic sounding. No warmth at all.

I was in a music store, 7 this guys sits down with a '52 RI Tele and a vintage Fender Deluxe reverb. Turns up the reverb amp; plays this gorgeous jazz chord stuff. The reverb was beautiful.

When he left, I checked it out, amp; sounded like crap.

Moral of the story, some guys suck amp; some don't …

No I mean, tone is all in the player's hands...

spring is my favorite, by far

but if you go with a pedal, get the EH one

I always preferred an actual reverb tank built into the amp, and saw pedals as substitutes for the real thing. With that said, I've used my buddy's EH Holy Grail a lot, and it's definitely not bad, especially in the FX loop. But it's still not as good as a real tank in the amp, selected by the amp builder to work well with the amp itself.

There are aother factors as well. Some amps with built-in reverb sound great and others not so great. TRRIs, SRRIs and DRRIs use tube driven reverb that is pretty lush sounding while some amps have reverb that is nothing special. The Fender '63 tube reverb RI is pretty good sounding but it costs a lot more than a pedal. The Holy Grail gets my vote for best-sounding reverb pedal (at prices a mere mortal can live with).

In general, amp reverb will be better sounding, certainly more natural.
Pedals are often much more versatile than amp reverb though - they often have diferent types of reverb (room, hall, spring etc), ability to control reverb time, and have much greater range. Also, amp reverb is quite often not footswitchable. And as has been said, it depend very much on the amp.


Originally Posted by BenderRThere are aother factors as well. Some amps with built-in reverb sound great and others not so great.

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I've played amps with glorious reverb while others were just okay. I'd probably prefer a reverb pedal to a mediocre spring unit.

1 on some amps good, some not.

Ironically, the reverb in my Blues Jr. is mediocre at best (yes, I know there are mods to make it somewhat better). It's a tube amp, but SS reverb. On the other hand, my tiny Trademark 10, all SS, has great reverb built in with a 3 spring Accutronics tank. Go figure.

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