Reverb Preferences

[Einzeln]

I am a Beltonbrick user. First in chain so no need for a hifi verb

 

[jcpst]

I’m starting to think I should set up an insert so that I can patch my signal into one of the springs on the garage door.

 

[Fama]

I am a Beltonbrick user. First in chain so no need for a hifi verb

That's a good point - for a reverb that goes into overdrive or distortion (or even fuzz), you don't need to be so hifi.

 

[JohnnyCreepy]

This spring reverb kit was on my list for a long time.

4 preamp tubes for one reverb. Really? What I miss here? I know MOD unit aims for compatibility about where it’s placed in chain, but that amount of dual triodes would be enough for a complete preamp with PI included.

 

[Einzeln]

Any experiences with the lightpedal?
Or that spring 646 reverb from behringer

 

[darwin999]

There is only one answer and it is lexicon

Agreed.

You might look into used Lexicon rack units, e.g., the MX200/300/400 are quite good (in my view) and work quite well in the amp's effects loop. There are ~16 different reverb models, and all are highly tweakable. 24-bit, 48kHz, with very good algorithms - which is what DIY can't readily reproduce. You could even use an analog summing preamp, and keep the dry signal original (no A/D or D/A) and only sum in the Lexicon's wet signal, if you're digital averse. My ears honestly can't tell the difference.

https://lexiconpro.com/en-US/product_documents/mx200_infosheetpdf

etc.

Note added: The MX200 is a budget unit but still quite good, while the MPX500 is even better...

 

[Erik S]

Nobody’s recommended one of these yet?
I don’t think they’re very well regarded, but it does have real springs if that’s your kink.

This thread motivated me to finally pull it out and get it on the bench. All the slide-pots seem to have been lubricated with spray adhesive.

 

[Harry Klippton]

The shortcut to getting lexicon on your board is a used DigiTech polara

 

[gtfields13]

This is why I bought a Daisy Seed, but haven’t tried making anything - I have downloaded some available reverbs, but they aren’t as good as what i can do “ in the box” with my DAW

 

[Hal Harvey]

This is why I bought a Daisy Seed, but haven’t tried making anything - I have downloaded some available reverbs, but they aren’t as good as what i can do “ in the box” with my DAW

There's not a lot in stompbox form that will be as good as plugins in your DAW, even less cheap options, and nearly no DIY options (Daisy Seed has potential, we'll get their soon enough). The exceptions are the UA, Eventide, Strymon, and Meris pedals (I am sure I am forgetting a few).

Man I would love a pedal that had LiquidSonics Cinematic Rooms in it!!

 

[jwin615]

The shortcut to getting lexicon on your board is a used DigiTech polara

Or there were a couple of the later RP pedals from the Harman era

 

[RobotZombie23]

https://griffineffects.com/byo-pcbs/modulation/ricochet-pcb

I've been eyeing this. Anyone tried it?

EDIT: There's some threads here on it. Looks like there is a problem with a resistor not being the correct value in the doc

 

[RobinMallard]

Yeah, I’m finishing that one up one of these days. I put in a trim pot for the resistor, so we’ll see what I land on. Also seems that the improved mixer has a bug, so the suggestion is to use the traditional mixer option.

As far as DIY, I like the Spring Reverb FV1 program that’s floating around. It has a pretty nice reverb for my ears and tremolo. I’ve built the Space is Fun by Moonn, and that ok, but too big a footprint for my needs. I think I’ll build the Bathtub by C2CE at some point.

Echoing everyone else, the spring in my Mojotone Princeton is the best!

For commercial, I have a HX One that pretty much covers everything.

 

[rossbalch]

Personally I always use VST reverbs. Though the reverbs in the Helix products are very good. But I've never really found a stomp box style verb that I really enjoy.

 

[Synchrony Pedalworks]

I made a kit from Weber. I prefer spring reverb and have it always on.

Thread 'Weber 5G15 Reverb- A BIG pedal'

Jan 22, 2023

I wanted to share this post on my Weber 5G15 Reverb. It is a tube reverb kit and it is fantastic! I have noticed that several people have posted desire to build a tube amp or another tube project, but have concerns about the project. Hopefully, this post might inspire you to take the plunge.

This is my second tube project. I have made a Mojotone Vibro-Champ clone about 3 years ago. The Weber product is great and much cheaper than Mojotone. If you chose a Weber product, you will need to enough knowledge to use the layout and schematic to be successful. Below was my approach to the...

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[Betty Wont]

Springs make for the best reverb for guitar in my opinion. The Spaceman Orion (dead end fx Hooke for diy) is my guy.

 

[lrgaraujo]

Springs make for the best reverb for guitar in my opinion. The Spaceman Orion (dead end fx Hooke for diy) is my guy.

I've built (mostly) a Hooke. It's amazing

 

[Band of Dans]

There's not a lot in stompbox form that will be as good as plugins in your DAW, even less cheap options, and nearly no DIY options (Daisy Seed has potential, we'll get their soon enough). The exceptions are the UA, Eventide, Strymon, and Meris pedals (I am sure I am forgetting a few).

Man I would love a pedal that had LiquidSonics Cinematic Rooms in it!!

I didn’t even think to mention it earlier, but the reverb built into the UA Dream is very nice. I usually keep it at 2 or 3 and never really notice it, which is kinda my benchmark for “realistic” reverb effects, heh.

 

[chordball]

I recently picked up a Universal Audio Golden Reverberator and am loving it. It's not cheesy and fake sounding like the belton brick circuits. My ideal spring reverb is the tube driven cap-coupled style like Ampeg uses (Sano also which is where I first heard it) but the UA is so much more versatile and offers more than you could ever think about squeezing out of a spring reverb circuit.

 

[analogdevice]

The RV-6 is hard to beat short of plugging into a Fender amp.