Outboard reverb

September 8, 2005 - 1:19pm — duncan

Re: Outboard reverb

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Keith wrote:
Anyone ever use anything like this?

yeah, they are cool. Big ol' spring reverb tank that breaks up nicely. They are solid state and still warm sounding. I am not sure what Roger has up at Tremolo but I know he has some reverb tanks. He can probably be more specific.

www.duncanarsenault.com

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September 8, 2005 - 1:26pm — Keith

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duncan wrote:
They are solid state and still warm sounding.

Were you commenting on the Premier, or in general?

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September 8, 2005 - 1:32pm — duncan

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Keith wrote:
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duncan wrote:
They are solid state and still warm sounding.

Were you commenting on the Premier, or in general?

No I was mistaken they are certainly tube, I was thinking about something else.

by the way, here is a schematic for that unit if you need one.

http://www.harpamps.com/premier/model90schematic.pdf

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September 8, 2005 - 1:41pm — Keith

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It's intriguing. The vintage "Dick Dale" Fender reverb tanks cost a mint nowadays.

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September 8, 2005 - 1:46pm — duncan

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In my experience it is a difficult sound to replicate. There is a dirtiness and tone to old spring reverbs that even the best digitals don't capture. Plus if you bang your computer or digital reverb to try and make it go "boing" you might break something.

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September 8, 2005 - 2:16pm — rodgre

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If that Premier works, then it's a good deal. It looks kinda tired, but if you have a hole burning in your pocket, I say go for it.

I love those old spring units. I've used the Premier a couple of times. I believe Troy Gonyea was using one back in the day at a session here.

I love spring reverb, and like Duncan says, there's a quality to it that you can't mimic, because it's a physical reaction to the sound (you're vibrating springs, after all).

That said, I checked out the audio demo for a new Line 6 reverb pedal last night and I think I need it.

The Fenders you speak of will run you around $400 for a newer reissue. You can tweak those a bit for a better tone. Vintage ones (like a real '64) will run you a lot of money.

If you're into spring reverb, that Premier is a good place to start.

Roger

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September 8, 2005 - 2:24pm — Keith

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Cool, thanks for the feedback. I think I am going to check it out. I see stuff like this on ebay from time to time, but the thought of something like this spending a few days in shipping is pretty scary.