Good Reverb Pedals?

[granite]

I'm looking for some ideas for adding reverb to 1x12 Aiken Tomcat. What are current users using or what would you suggest for a higher end reverb unit. I like the Matchless RV-1 but too much money for me. Unit could be a pedal or stand alone. Ideas?

[Bradders]

Hi,
don't overlook the $100 EH Holy Grail - -I was sceptical but am digging what I hear. ..... I assume you tried one and it didn't work out seeing as you're asking after higher $ units?

Have to say - -when I need a bit of non-amp reverb - you could go a lot farther wrong than a holy grail.

Just a 2c comment - :)

[granite]

Originally posted by Bradders
Hi,
don't overlook the $100 EH Holy Grail - -I was sceptical but am digging what I hear. ..... I assume you tried one and it didn't work out seeing as you're asking after higher $ units?

Have to say - -when I need a bit of non-amp reverb - you could go a lot farther wrong than a holy grail.

Just a 2c comment - :)

Interesting idea. I have not tried this one. I like the sound clips on their website.
Nice price too. Is it quiet in your set up?

[aarondavis]

Dito on the holy grail. People snob it, but I dig it. It's nice for a simulated spring to get darn close to that Fender amp reverb without the trouble and money of a large stand alone unit. The hall setting cranked gets you some cool indi-flamming lips lead lines. I use mine mostly for the latter.

I love mine!

[exodus]

the digitech digiverb does a good job.

[Kiwi]

One more for the Holy Grail. Believe it or not.

Built like a house of cards, no battery (wallwart operation only, and a pin jack, at that), sometimes unreliable ...

... and a sound so good I bought a second one.

Kiwi

[technik]

Holy Grail :D
Just got mine yesterday at GC, it really impresses me...
I tried the digiverb, but still Holy Grail wins

[wolfpack]

EBS Dynaverb

[malabarmusic]

I'm still liking the Little Lanelei (sp?). Yes, some of the digital simulation pedals sound good, but I'm after amp-sounding reverb (as opposed to digital "hall" or "room" sounds), and the LL's real live springs do the trick.

- DB

[Bonedance]

I'll 5th the Holy Grail. Nice little pedal. Tried the Digiverb, wanted to like it, but alas, with my gear it did not do the rick. Others like it though, so it may behoove you to A/B the two and see what works best for you.

I have and Alesis Microverb that sounds darn good also. While it does not have a "spring" setting, I can dial in excellent sounding verbs. $25 used.

Check the buy and sells as Holy Grails & Digiverbs show up frequently in the $60-$65 range.

One I kick myself for not buying is the Peavey Valveverb. Tube driven verb abd trem in a single rack space. Now discontinued and rising in price, a nice Fenderish verb.

[granite]

Anyone tried the Fender tank reverb reissues? Pros? Cons? Worth the extra money compared to the foot boxes?

[bbarnard]

Because I have a Tweed amp I'm strongly considering a VanAmps Reverbamate. I've heard good things about them.

[Bradders]

Hey Granite - -just drop the $100 on teh Holy Grail and buy the rest of us a beer .... :D

[granite]

Originally posted by Bradders
Hey Granite - -just drop the $100 on teh Holy Grail and buy the rest of us a beer .... :D

Hell...why didn't I think of that? :confused: I'll probably give the Holy Grail a shot. My only concern is "tone suck" that is why I'm also leaning toward the Fender Tank route. These are great problems to have!

[Bradders]

Naaah - no tone suck - or none to speak of unless you're adding $500K's worth of spectrometer ( or whatever) - you'll be fine.:D

[Franklin]

The new Holy Grail is true bypass and a great value, if you have to spend extra money though the VanAmps Reverbamate is pearless!

[guitarboy]

....add another for the holy grail! a good sounding pedal that's
cheap.. who wouda thunk?!?!?....

[granite]

Originally posted by Franklin
The new Holy Grail is true bypass and a great value, if you have to spend extra money though the VanAmps Reverbamate is pearless!

I like the Reverbamate, but don't you need two inputs on your amp for it to function properly? The Aiken Tomcat only has one input and I don't think it would work right. Could someone confirm this or is there a way around this?

[stvnscott]

Hmmm... Strange...

I bought a Holy Grail and found it to have a high pitched whine when switched in. I took it back and traded it for another one and it did the same thing, so I took it back for a refund.

Anyone else have a similar experience?

Having said that, the reverb was very nice--probably as good as any. I just couldn't live with the whine.

[Jon Silberman]

Yet another absolutely totally satisfied Holy Grail user and I'm definitely deeply in the "Fender reverb" camp as reverb lovers go.

I've heard other people describe issues similar to the ones in the post before mine but I honestly have had nothing but perfection from mine.

[tedzepplin]

My vote is for the Holy grail reverb. I haven't had any problems with mine. No tone suck. No Whine, No hiss - well maybe a little but it's only noticable when I'm not playing. the reverb sounds the most like spring reverb compared to the pedals I tried out. Digitec digiverb, danelectro spring king reverb pedal - it has springs in it but the reverb is really from a digital chip, the springs are just to fool you into thinking it's spring reverb. Van Amps - you really do need not only two inputs, you need two channels so you can adjust volume and EQ for the reverb. I tried it with my two input/one channel amp and it didn't sound that good for what I wanted. it wasn't enough of a sptiny surf reverb like a fender.

[Tomo]

The Holy Grail!

Great pedal.


Tomo

[The_Whale]

The Digiverb spring reverb setting is very good.

I've got one and I'm very impressed.

[aarondavis]

I'm so surprised how many people still dig the HG, I though I'd get dogged for loving mine... I have several pedals the HG, Line 6 DL4 and Echopark, that many say they've had trouble with. I've had nothing but great results from all of the above.

[dirtypool]

Hi,

The Reverbamate’s design is solely based on a two channel amp(separate inputs), so a 1 input amp is not going to work.

Thanks for your inquiry.

VanAmps, LLC

Just quoting...unfortunately I have 2 1 input amps:(
I was diggin the Reverbamate as well.

The Holy Grail sounds nice too, just wonder if its sturdy enough (inside)

Snowy White used 1 when he played here in the local bluesclub, and whats good enough for a pro like he is, is good enough for the wannabe that I am;)

Gtrz Richard

[Killcrop]

Boy lots of Holy Grail users eh? Nobody used the Fender stand alone unit? I'd go the the local guitar center and try a few out but I doubt they even have anyting like that.

[TaronKeim]

And what about the programmable Holiest Grail Reverb EHX released, I'm still dying for someone to try that one out and tell me it is so amazing it'll "force" me to buy it:D

-TJK

[Dr Rico]

Lord Valve used to sell modded Holy Grails that addressed some reliability issues, IIRC. I never tried it or heard it, but Lord Valve has never steered me wrong on anything amp-related and his service is top notch.

FWIW.

Might be worth a shot.

Lord Valve (http://www.nebsnow.com/LordValve)

[TheGrooveking]

I found my Holy Grail pedal to be better than either the BOSS RV-3 or RV-5 and the Digiverb. The Digiverb is definitely better, but the Holy Grail (waits for the flaming arrows...) sounds more like a tube amp's reverb.

TheGrooveking

[stvnscott]

I must have gotten some bad ones. It sounds like this thing is worth exploring again. I think I shall.

[Urkoman]

For a low budget, the holy grail. The boss RV2 is not a bad pedal also, but i prefer the EH.
For a higher budget....
http://www.soldano.com/newsiteapril/html/spacebox.html

[JoeYello]

I have one of the earlier Holy Grails and while it does sound great it is noisey. I also have the problem where hardly any reverb is heard unless you un-plug/re-plug the power. I would really like to try one of the newer true bypass versions.

How would I be able to tell if the HG is one of the newer ones? I am afraid that my local guitar store doesn't sell many of them and I may end up with an older one. Is there any kind of date code on them or something?

Thanks, Joe

[drbob1]

The Space Box looks uber cool, and the price is not bad at all. I'd love to compare it to a well sorted Fender reverb or my Peavey Valverb, anybody got any experience with it?

[granite]

After a lot of thought, I think I am going to go the Fender Reverb Tank route. I can't stand unreliable/noisy gear and don't want to take a chance on the HG unit.
I'm sure the HG is a good pedal, but it's not for me. I'll take real tubes.

[TaronKeim]

Originally posted by granite
After a lot of thought, I think I am going to go the Fender Reverb Tank route. I can't stand unreliable/noisy gear and don't want to take a chance on the HG unit.
I'm sure the HG is a good pedal, but it's not for me. I'll take real tubes.

Look no further than this bad ass reverb tank, great price, amazing tone, built by an expert and silent and toneful as can be. Uncle Spots stuff just can't be beat.

http://www.unclespot.com/USreverbunit.html

-TJK

[fuzzyguitars]

Originally posted by exodus
the digitech digiverb does a good job.


+1

[granite]

Originally posted by TaronKeim
Look no further than this bad ass reverb tank, great price, amazing tone, built by an expert and silent and toneful as can be. Uncle Spots stuff just can't be beat.

http://www.unclespot.com/USreverbunit.html

-TJK

Ohhh...I think Uncle Spot's the winner.

[king-albert]

Another Holy Grail user here. I heard it's kind of a crapshoot with these. Some are noiseless, and some are dogs. I have a good one and it worked well with my reverb-less Dr. Z. Great spring reverb.

[TaronKeim]

Originally posted by granite
Ohhh...I think Uncle Spot's the winner.

It definately should be, this guy knows Fenders like Leo knew Fenders... gorgeous, old school with none of the hassles, can't make a mistake:D

-TJK

[g-nem]

I have a digiverb that I can't use because of the volume drop as soon as the mix knob is set higher than 20% wet- I'm surprised more people don't have a problem with this in reverbs and delays. I have a magicstomp which I bought just for reverb and it has the same problem.

I think my ultimate solution will be to get an alesis picoverb, which has been getting really good reverbs for sound quality, and put it in a parallel fx loop with a level knob, so my dry signal doesn't go through the alesis at all, set the alesis too 100% wet and control the level of reverb on the parallel mixer.

On that note, anybody know of a parallel fx loop with mixer built in?