Wonderful Spring Reverb: Genuine Spring Units Compared With Digital Pedals - That Pedal Show
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- Опубликовано: 20 июл 2024
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In this video we drip slowly into the spellbinding tank of spring reverb. Among the oldest effects anywhere - not least for guitar - a classic spring reverb uses a physical chamber (tank), in which sit a number of real springs with an input transducer at one end and an output transducer at the other. Audio goes in, excites the springs, and the resultant sound is swathed in ambience. We love it.
However, not all amps have spring reverb - or any reverb at all for that matter - so what options exist for you to add to your rig?
We compare three genuine spring-equipped outboard units with some more compact digital takes on the spring reverb sound. Let’s get washy, baby…
A note on the Anasounds tanks. If you’re confused about which one you’re hearing, you can see the red and white cables plugged in to the tank being used at the top of the screen.
We’d also like to apologise for the confusion caused by talking over the reverb trails. One day before the end of time, Dan will learn that he has to let the reverb finish before talking. Danish Pete says he has a solution… but they don’t use room mics.
I’ll stop moaning now, but I’m not answering any comments on it because I’m tired to almost-death of explaining it over and over again: the voice mics are gained waaaaaay louder than the amp mics, so the amps are waaaaaay louder through the voice mics than through the amp mics. You bring the voice mics up because Dan starts talking, and then the sound of the reverb is unrealistically loud. I’m going for a valium and lie-down. Mick here.
We hope you enjoy this episode…
Pedals in this episode…
• TheGigRig Three2One
www.thegigrig.com/three2one
• Sonic Research ST-300 Turbo Tuner Mini
Australia: bit.ly/2mR1s8c
• NRG Effects Purrer
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• Jam Pedals Rattler
UK: bit.ly/3DTd7tR
USA: bit.ly/3oP7icx
Australia: bit.ly/3GJehdm
www.jampedals.com/rattler/
• Carl Martin Headroom
carlmartin.com/headroom/
• Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale
crazytubecircuits.com/white-w...
• Anasounds Element Analog Spring Reverb with Le Bon, La Brute and Le Truand tanks
anasounds.com/element-spring-...
• Wampler Reflection
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2Tls3h6
Australia: bit.ly/2H6xnhR
• Chase Bliss Audio Dark World
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2UbBwF1
Australia: bit.ly/2TmoIyi
USA: bit.ly/3ISkg1o
• Source Audio True Spring Reverb
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2GNI8p0
USA: imp.i114863.net/0a0kJ
Australia: bit.ly/2SbGek3
• Digitech Hardwire Supernatural
No longer made
• TheGigRig G2
www.thegigrig.com/g2
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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Intro playing: 0:00
- What are we doing today? 1:17
- Amps today… and questions: 2:35
- Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature: 3:07
- Audio Kitchen Big Chopper: 4:00
- Both amps together: 7:05
- We can’t play without reverb: 8:38
- Carl Martin Headroom: 10:22
- Issues with spring reverb on a pedalboard? 12:30
- Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale: 13:32
- Anasounds Element & tanks: 16:20
- Higher gain with reverb and single coils: 26:12
- …and humbuckers: 28:10
- Smaller pedal reverbs: 32:47
- Wampler Reflection: 34:50
- Chase Bliss Dark World: 37:45
- Pre-delay? 38:40
- …and with gain: 39:15
- Source Audio True Spring: 43:40
- Digitech Supernatural: 46:40
- Using amp reverb and a pedal together: 52:09
- A quick thought on differing reverb levels in dual-channel amps: 54:30
- All the reverb: 57:55
Guitars and amps used today:
• Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster - Mick’s video at bit.ly/2cQv3yT
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Dan’s video at bit.ly/2dlZJ6K
• Gibson Memphis 1958 ES-335 - no video yet
• Two Rock Classic Reverb Signature & 212 cabinet with TR 1265B speakers: www.two-rock.com/product/clas...
• Audio Kitchen Big Chopper with Marshall 1960AX cabinet and Celestion G12M Greenback speakers
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3 Quick observations. 1) I'm lucky enough to set my own schedule, and I've lately been leaving Friday afternoon (GMT) open for some reason. 2) Regardless of the subject (and my apparent previous interest in it) I ALWAYS learn something (and that's from a 30 year pro guitarist and live/studio engineer.) Most importantly, 3) I always find myself pausing part way in to go set up my rig and try out something (in other words, you're inspiring me to play and experiment!) No greater compliment! Keep up the amazing work!
@@Murry_in_Arizona i get up and go play also they are inspiring that being said i also need to play more but if not for the utube stuff i might not be playing at all
In Hawaii you can get it Thursday night!
You can't beat a digital emulation of an analogue emulation of a natural phenomenon.
Maybe not, but your can model it!😉
@@infinitedurr a model of the digital emulation of the analog emulation of the natural phenomenon... brilliant.
Real...True...Genuine...from a piece of hardware. Someone really needs to learn what a dictionary is for, and it is not marketing...!!!
Sometime it's just easier and better to come back to basics. Don't you think? :)
We engineered for a year a digital reverb. And Alex in team was used to do these algorithm, he had work for NXP in audio codecs for smartphone (Huawei, Samsung...). When we plugged the prototype and compared it to the analogue one. No way ! Just go back to analog when you get the chance !
Nice.
Dan & Mick, thank you very much for featuring the Element and building an episode with it. I think that you tried almost everything we can gain from the pedal and congrats for that ! :D
It looks like you had some fun, playing and shooting the demo, especially with the saturation switch haha. This is amazing !
Wish you the best guys and keep continue the good work, Alex.
The Element sounded wonderful. Can you run the tanks in series for fun ?
@@ariithka Thank you very much :) As said in previous comments, it would not be nice (we tried) it's possible in parallel ! but you need 3 units...
@@AnasoundsPedals Silly question alert... can the tanks be used as "normal" tanks? For example could I send a line level signal to them and get a useable return to put back to tape/a DAW?
@@AnasoundsPedals Cheers. It was 29c last night and I was on youtube from 330am as I couldn't sleep. Looking into this more now...Best value seems to be the 3 tank bundle. 505aud delivered is pretty good actually.
Drocks here ..hello . VCQ Comments/ Question .....Hey T.P.S great show as always ,fantastic tones & when you felt it you both released great riffs . Personally Anasound & Rattler was a huge sound, it was epic. And the small tank was another N°1....( Q ) Also for the first time i listened through earphones and i think ive found the holy grail to listen to tps ..... on Monday's VCQ can you please explain why it sounds phenomenal through earphones . Thanks Dan & Mick . Your tone / tangents & explaining grey areas is above the rest & love it.🤘🎸🤘
Bravo, guys! So interesting and so much fun to hear all these great units side-by-side. Thanks for including the True Spring !
The spring on my Ventris is my almost always on, so thank you also :) That before we go crazy with it too. Although the ventris has made my nemesis become a little lonely of late..
Yours is by far the best, and the only one I'd consider buying. I already have the Gemini, Nemesis, and Vertigo hooked up to the Neuro Hub, MIDI control from my Disaster Area DMC-3XL gen3, just amazing. Maybe make it a quartet of SA pedals...maybe....
"Not actually a..." True Spring you mean? Marketing sucks...huh? "Modern Digital Copy of a Spring" taken? DOH!
PS: It sounds really, really good, I just think this generation is way off the track...as far as it's command of language and it's manipulation there of... but my generation actually read 1984 from a thing called a book...
Oh, really? I admit to being more than a bit pissed at many things as they have become. However, when was the last time anyone here was arrested and done away with by the Thought Police for having heretical political thoughts? If you don't believe me, just ask the Ministry of Truth.
@@kingjbone1 Yep, it is my fault...I'm so powerful, you little worms will suffer...LOL!
Not having a Fender stand alone here is like doing last week's episode without the RE201
I don’t think drippy reverb is their wheel house, I’d be bummed to hear them play blues licks through a 6g15.
60 Cycle Hum Pretty sure John Mayer has used a standalone fender reverb tank before. I'm personally bummed that they didn't get an oceans 11 for this video because it's super malleable with it's secondary settings. instead you get to hear the supernatural which sounds good but imo the oceans sounds better. would've liked to have heard it against the source audio as well as the Wampler and CBA.
@@60CycleHumcast You're right about the drip, Ryan. Even though he (almost) played Misirlou, I wouldn't be surprised if he played it with a plate. Once they added gain, they got more into the gain than the reverb.. These guys should listen to your "drippy" series. I found this vid very disappointing. In fact, I wanted to bail before the 10 minute mark but I soldiered on, sad to say.
I was waiting for you to put all the pedals together from the very start. When you finally did, I was so relieved I had to stand up and salute you through my screen! Many thanks for that, it sounded amazing!
Thanks Dan and Mick. Yet another absolute winner of a presentation. Getting a bit reflective in my old age, so sorry in advance!! The last couple of years has been a real awakening in terms of my guitar playing, due in no small part to you guys. I now play with a gigging band, I’ve made significant, joyous and inspirational equipment choices (68 Deluxe, Cali 76, Tumnus, Belle epoch...) and have discovered a love for the incredible sounds of the likes of Joey Landreth, Matt Schofield and Chris Buck via your channel. I just absolutely love the guitar and everything about it. Keep it up, I look forward to your show every week. Matt
God I love you guys! I've been pondering this question as I have recently purchased a Vox AC15 HW. Here we are with a 1 hour show exploring the very question I've been asking. Brilliant!
I’m looking at the Source Audio True Spring. Damnit, wife going to have my set of berries soon. I’ve fallen into that rabbit 🐰 hole and that sucker is deep. Great show
Always inspiring to improve. I have not jumped on any new gear in a while.... but right after watching this episode I put in my order for the Anasounds Element Spring Reverb. Amaaaaaziiiiinngggggg! ing ing ing ing............
Reverb episode! Time to get comfy and float away on dreamy guitar tones
You guys need to make a reverb pedal called the D&M Yoga Mat!
Why not !? :)
@Anasounds a thatpedalshow exclusive?
I can't say@@horsehead
Anasounds Element Analog Spring Reverb with Le Bon, La Brute and Le Truand tanks has me sold and I normally would sat as I am a cheap on purchases. Hope you feature it more often. Awesome playing, you inspire me to want to practice.
Love good reverb videos. Been waiting for you guys to do Dark World for months. Please put it in another video soon. Does lots of stuff, is pretty amazing. Each side can be blended into each other, mixes different delays, and has a degrading tape setting. Love everything you guys do. My favorite channel. Keep it up!
Another fantastic and informative show....I actually watched it at work (medical trasport) on my phone
While awaiting the next lift...
I WILL BE WATCHING THIS ONE AGAIN ONCE I GET HOME thanks guys...
Awesome Video Mates!!! Diggin' on the Jam and the Source Audio!!! Thank you.... keep the hits coming!!
Was really hoping for an "all the reverbs" jam at the end and you delivered. Thanks guys!
Le Bon, la Brute & le Truand, the Good , the Bad & the Ugly, the french title of the Sergio Leone movie.
Guys, that was way cooler than I thought it was going to be. Great combination of pedals, covering a lot of ground. Really impressed with the True Spring.
Bloody hell, finally a new Reverb episode. Thanks guys!!
hearing both Dan and Mick's playing increasing STELLARLY...
very inspiring
Robert Keeley did the reverb algorithm for the Dark World and the reverb in The Amp of Milkman
I like that those anasound tanks fits underneath a pedaltrain
Great idea for the show guys!
Great show, reverb has recently become my favorite effect, other than Fuzz. I spent forever messing with Choruses, Univibes, Phasers and Delays looking for something that would give me a fuller sound, once I got a good reverb (Keeley Caverns) I was amazed at how versatile it could be. I'd love to see a show on different types of reverbs, maybe a Fender standalone along with some of the great offerings out now, like the Walrus Fathoms, the aforementioned Caverns and the like.We also need a Reverb specific T-Shirt, something that incorporates a Yoga Mat would be wonderful.
another fellow reverb stacker. I’ve been stacking my Headroom with the Keeley Abbey chamber verb, with the short keeley as the base for overdrive tones, and add in the headroom for big cleans. Keeley into the headroom. Give it a go
And in the spirit of, "Ya shoulda had the...." T-Rex room-mate. Freakin' spectacular, especially using the LFO setting through 2 amps. Must dig out my old 1980s Eurotec spring reverb. Proper yard-long springs in a box big enough to live in. Like playing in a cavern. Looking forward to the Rat episode. Cheers guys.
49:05 imagine having enough strats to rest your arm on it headstock to the floor without fear of it breaking. This is one bold man. Great show mind you.
Nathan wainman That would never break it! Maybe leave a little mark on the end it unlucky.
RAT video!? super hype. I've been using the rattler+ for a couple of years now, the 'extra' mode on it is killer!
What a difference the big tank makes! Now I know why I hate the reverb in my narrow chassis Mesa. It has a short tank, and I'm all about big reverb sounds. The Element with the big tank during the intro is the kind of reverb sound I live for. Dan's intro made me feel like I was 19 again, listening to This Mortal Coil's "Filigree and Shadow" for the first time, way back in 1988, as a sophomore at uni. Very 4AD stuff, there, makes me swoon and go all twee.
A show on reverb with lots of gain would be amaaaaaaaazing. Rabea does it, I don't get how, but it's so good. Coincidentally 1 of my 5 or so favorite guitar players right now, including you guys.
I went to my local guitar store a few weeks back and saw those Jim Dunlop Primetone picks and grabbed some. Man, they are great!!
I would love to see a Fender 6G15 reverb unit on TPS! That said, great video, guys!
YES PLEASE!!!
Yes..!
I dunno, I’m getting the impression that they wouldn’t know what to do with it. The guys are awesome players but I’m not hearing them play for the drip with any of these pedals. It takes a certain kind of playing to show off what that kind of reverb does.
@@60CycleHumcast I live for drip but refrained from noting its absence here as it's not something everyone cares about. To imply that unless they explore and appreciate drip, they aren't applying spring reverb properly is selling short the great variety of players and styles that make great use of spring reverb without getting drippy. Your channel has that covered. When do we get to see your comparison of the True Spring with the Oceans 11? I've been waiting for that one!
ebeep I thought I did that one already, maybe I didn’t? It’s all a blur.
Great subject thanks. So many good reverb pedals to choose from these days, but spring is often the weak link!
Not a pedal as such but have you guys tried the new Milkman reverb and harmonic trem unit?
Fantastic video guys. The Digitech Polara is the updated version of the Supernatural with updated reverbs all from Lexicon. Worth checking out and under £100
Nevermind the reverb. That Rattler pedal is so Ace!!!
Whenever Dan really likes a sound he puts both hands atop his head. Funny the idiosyncratic things you notice when you’ve been watching for years. Sincerely I always look forward to Tuesday n Friday. We’re all lucky to have TPS in our lives
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Just like the delay episode, every time you turn the reverb off I went awww. Then you turn it back on and I went yeah!!
Dan & Mick! TPS is the first thing I watch when I wake up before doing anything else every Friday! Greetings from Anaheim, California.
It's on as soon as I get in my car for my Friday morning work commute!
pretty much the same. headphones on laying in bed.
Excited for this!
When Big and Beautiful are truly at one!!!
Loved it!!
So a quick mention... Kemper just came out with a reverb update and it is AMAZING. There are multiple reverb choices, one being a spring reverb. You can control spring length, dwell, dripstone, decay time, mix, low decay, high decay, high cut, spectral balance, stereo wideness, and ducking. The quality beats out just about anything I've heard, and I'm thinking I might sell my Big Sky.
I have always found that reverb in a mix of instruments is the most fragile effect. Often, when what, when heard solo, sounds like sufficient reverb has been put onto a track, the reverb tends to disappear when that track is mixed into the whole recording. Accordingly, the level of the reverb gets raised until it sounds the way we want it. When all sounds good and the track is reverberating nicely in the mix, if you should then solo that track - whoa - it’s actually now quite massively awash in reverb.
Accordingly, auditioning various reverbs, as you did so well this week, and finding one that satisfies when heard alone is not necessarily going to mean that when it is used at a rehearsal or a gig that it’s going to sound anything like it did when heard on TPS or when played solo at home. This is not only true regarding reverb, but also is true regarding many of the effects that we add to our basic guitar sound. There is a strong symbiosis between and amongst all effects used simultaneously which requires a deft and subtle touch as well as very good ears to create what best pleases.
I think that the reason why reverb is so particularly fragile and elusive in a mix is that reverb, by its very nature, is a distinct flavour of the acoustic reflective phenomenon, having a specific kind of decay that reflects the original sound many times and very quickly. What we hear as “reverb” which, of course is short for “reverberation”, Is primarily the decay. When another sound is heard at the same time as the reverbed sound that decay gets drowned out very quickly and easily until it’s almost or actually not heard at all. That’s why those tracks require so much reverb to be added so that it will be heard in the mix.
Anyroad, you guys still always make me want to purchase more gear against my better judgment. This time it’s the Jam Rattler. Thanks a lot. (LOL) Cheers.
This episode is the reason I keep watching the show every week. I didn’t even know half of these things existed. Thank you, keep them coming.
P.S. I’d love to see a RAT episode as you guys have mentioned before. That’s the one that guitarists often have some kind of discouraging opinion about, whether it has to be vintage or some boutique copy, etc. A while back I asked to try one at a guitar store and the guy just walked off saying “Nah, you don’t want a RAT”. However, JHS just tossed a standard RAT on a board in their last video and played pretty close to the sound in my head on a great track. I’d love to see some comparisons and your thoughts on what is out there.
Hi there, completely off topic but I bought a t shirt from the store and it arrived in a fitted box with orange tissue paper. Very classy but got me a telling off from the love of my life for buying a designer shirt, which makes a change from the usual telling off for buying another pedal.
Great show as usual lads.
Haha!! That's definitely Katherine's packing. Mine is a bit more rudimentary. Mick here. Hahahaha!
I really wish you would've had the Fender stand alone reverb tank box in this episode
Hope you guys get to give the new milkman reverb and harmonic tremolo tank a good going over!!! Love the show guys!
Great selection of Reverbs for contrast and comparison . Sonically, still my favorite spring is the one provided on the Jeorge Tripps designed MXR300. Simple, and it works.
Congrats on not talking over the reverb trails too much guys! Where does the TC hall of fame 2 rank with you gents? I love the tone print you did for it. Keep up the great work!
Hi,I have it on my board and it is far away from the Source Audio True Spring and Dark World.
For my taste,the Source Audio will be on my board soon.
Love the show. I so want to hear the glorious mess of all three boxes for the Element chained together. Then how different orders affect the sound. Please please please.
As ever, great show. I like how Dan described reverb as the space you want to sound like you're in. I've thought a good description for "tone" would be "the shape of the sound." Thoughts?
The world is a better place with reverb...and both of those amps sound PERFECT for both of you!
It's so refreshing to hear YOUR tone as it simply works so much better for each of you than all the other very nice amps you've been using as backline for TPS, imho.
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That Rattler + reverb with the Strat was mind-blowing!!! EVH only classier!!!
OMG!!!
I am convert to the md-500. It replaced 5 pedals off my board , my wah pedal(which i used once a year for Jimi covers), and It has given me more stuff then those pedals did along with more flexibility. It may not be the best sounding of any of those effects but it is 90% as good as most of my favorites and at the end of the day it was a tradeoff i feel is 100% worth it. All that being said in the US the tonal recall is $350 new I see them used over $300, the True springer starts at $229, the wampler is $200. You can find an rv-500 for $270 used takes up not to much room and is packed with functionality. If it is as good as the md-500 I can see that taking over all my reverb duties in the future.
Or just use a Zoom MS-70CDR for all your modulation and reverb needs, for a third of the size and price. 😁
Hey guys!! I love the show and I have been following you all for years now. I have a question though, would y’all be interested in doing an episode on different EQ pedals, like 5 band, 10 band, etc... I’ve been curious to see how you all would use them! Thanks so much and much love from the USA!
Great to see an episode on reverb, my favourite “effect”. Why was the Purrer on all the time? And could we have some discussion of how valves being involved in the send and return of the reverb in an amp might affect the tonal character?
That's true about Digitech/DOD. But, Tom Cram has started Spiral Electric FX so keep an eye on them. The Black Spiral fuzz is KILLER, and he has a Yellow Spiral overdrive coming out soon
Another serendipedous edition of my favourite pedal show: I'm sitting at home waiting on the delivery of a Hall of Fame 2. Did I choose wisely? Well there isn't one on the board but this show will be informative at least
After just buying a Supro trem pedal, now I'm lusting about the True Spring for having both reverb and harmonic trem. Which will actually fit on my Pedaltrain Nano. Arrrggghh, you're killing me smalls.
Excellent work as always, but a glaring omission in my opinion is the EHX Holy Grail, an old standby in the reverb pedal world that just does what it does so well (except for that flerb setting?!?). I know - so many pedals, so little time, we can't squeeze them all in.
Back in day when I lived in 'ole in't ground we had to use Marshalls with no reverb, and I did not miss it 'cause I didn't have it. I can still play through a dry amp, the best way to test your technique. That said I love reverb and echo and have both the headroom and white whale.
Thanks for this show. I have been struggling to get the right reverb. I love the spring reverb on my Blues Junior. I also have Blackstar Artist 15 that I love, except for the reverb. I have a TC Electronics reverb pedal but I can't seem to find a toneprint that inspires me. I may have to buy something new...
Love this, a whole episode of Dan with happy face :), I've always just used whatever reverb has been in the amps, never really thought about having something extra on the board, think I'm gonna have to start researching now. I thought all those reverbs on at the same time would sound terrible, but it sounded amazing!!!! I'm assuming that in a wet/dry setup, the reverb goes at the end of the signal chain in the wet route? If it does go into the wet side, would you use the built in reverb in the dry amp for just a small effect on the dry sound?
Will you be revisiting this with the fender reverb tank or some of the old Boss pedals?
Ps. This was one of the best sounding videos since the HiWatt and colour sound video
Thanks for the video. There's something great about a well-designed real spring reverb. I think my favourite is still the Accutronics type used in '60s Fender amps, but some of these short springs, including pedals, have such a great character to them. Also, the emulating of spring just keeps getting better. I especially like the trem/verb combo pedals because they can make a '50s Fender sound much more like a '60s Fender :-)
I would love to see plate reverb pedals compared to an actual plate reverb. Most of the recorded reverb sounds that I love seem to be plate. Great work guys!
A thought - the Anasprings could also put together a plate reverb unit that they can sell alongside the 3 Spring Tanks. Even more amazingQ
@@stevendobias2960 Would be a fuckin time and a half to cart around a reverb plate to a gig mate haha
You do realize plate reverbs take up half a room?
I love stacking reverbs, the Caroline Météore into the plate or mod reverb on my Hall of Fame, then into my Laney’s amp reverb, glorious
Awesome show as always gentleman. Any plans to do a show on pitch shifting, octavia's, shimmers and the like? There's a lot of great builders out there who have some great pedals. I'd be interested to know what you'd choose and why.
Oooo a Jam Rattler ... Can't wait for the upcoming Rat show! 😍
I love JAM Pedals' products. I have the Retro Vibe, Delay Llama, Delay Llama Supreme, and Ripply Falls. Amazing and inspiring pedals.
I overheard two 15 year olds talking about pedals and amps, one of them talked of his dads old amp that he is "re building" he didn't say any specific brand name, but he said he built a whole new combo cabinet with the original electronics and had a pedalboard "kinda built in" for pedals that his dad always uses and are pretty much set the same at all times. The cabinet was built using laminated spruce boards and it was deeper, wider and taller than the original. He was building it for his fathers 50th birthday as a surprise. The thing I was thinking the whole time while they were talking was TPS! Dan and Mick need to design and build something like that.
Audio Kitchen. Wow , I have never heard such an ambiant reverb in a spring tank. It's not boingy ,if that's a word. Great job gentleman.
I had no idea there were pedals with real springs inside. Thank you for sharing
The best spring reverb stomp-box I've used to date is the Digitech RV-7/Polara; holy hell, those Lexicon algorithms are fantastic, and the spring is just otherworldly! Both can be had at very reasonable prices; I like the RV-7 more because I prefer the gated reverb to the Halo on the Polara. Otherwise, they're identical and quite lovely. Great episode guys, happy Friday all!
On a spring reverb note....was watching a early Santana video from Tanglewood and now realize how important that spring reverb was to his early sounds.Killer.
This show is timely. I recently acquired a vintage Princeton (not a Princeton Reverb). It sounds great, but like Dan and Mick I really struggle to play without reverb. Something about the feel seems flat, unless I'm in a really live room. I use a Catalinbread Talisman plate emulator that is amazing, but I'm thinking somewhere down the line some kind of real spring to run into the Princeton might be right nice. The Anasounds unit is very cool. But as commenters below mention, the Surfy Bear products are really intriguing too. Thanks as always, TPS!
That Anasounds sound superb! Great concept too. Already considering to buy one. Just wondering if a reverb tank would fit beneath my pedalboard.
Happy Dark World owner here... That thing definitely needs a deeper dive. Some things i've found I like:
-Stacking the Mod reverb in parallel, but with the mix very low and the tone very dark (and the mod amount also very low), gives some additional space to "lush up" the spring side (or the plate, which sounds amazing!).
-(You can have one reverb going into another, but that's a different vibe...)
-When you change the predelay time it modulates the signal, like changing the delay speed on an analog delay pedal. So if you use the ramping/bouncing dipswitches, you can set it to automatically tweak the predelay knob just a tiiiiny bit, creating a modulated reverb sound. (Sounds ace on the plate and hall, but works well on the spring too.) Takes a second to figure out which dipswitches to set, but when you find it you can save it as a preset.
-The Dark side also has a shimmer that doesn't suck (and the "shimmer down" sound is kinda cool), but the "black" mode is the real gem. It's kinda like a Freeze pedal... Crazy ambient stuff, and you can control the level of playback with expression (like fading a Freeze in and out...). Took me a week to figure out how to use this, but it's really good.
Hope that helps!
Brilliant as always gents. I'm looking into midi recently for a full midi board and doing a quick dig couldn't find anything specifically in your vids. Any resources you recommend?
Great topic! I LOVE the reverb in my 69 Twin Reverb, naturally, so I'm always after that kind of sound. I tried the Headroom, but the dampening system quickly failed. Carl Martin was great about taking it back, but I was hesitant to try again. I had the Van Amps Sole Mate, which also sounded great, but with delicate jacks on all four sides it seemed impractical. I rolled the dice on a Mad Professor Silver Spring digital pedal and it is astonishingly good. Everyone who hears it comments on how natural it sounds. Ah, the experiments never end!
Still have the mad professor silver spring?
Yes, the Mad Professor is always on my board doing its thing. I also use their delay pedal. Both sound so natural while not making a point of themselves.
@@tombowman9463 just got a deal on a silver spring. I look forward to trying it out with my twin as well! Might have to pick up a deep blue delay too then lol.
@@JaredSchumaier you’re in for good times. I tend to use the amp reverb with the Twin, but I have a lower power amp that has no reverb, and the silver spring takes the no-verb pain away for me. I love the subtlety of the delay. The repeats don’t have to be obvious!
Congrats to Anasounds, it´s a clever idea to have a sperate tank reverb....
Apologies if someone has mentioned this elsewhere but for reverb tank noise check out the tune Magneto by Russian band Messer Chups . Lots of spring reverb and he gives the tank a kick from time to time to add percussion.
philip Ellis Messer Chups are pretty awesome!
Considering the space you are in... What are the dimensions to the TPS room? I noticed a significant change in my perceived tone when I moved. Ceilings are two feet shorter and not vaulted as well as wood rather than a carpeted floor. Rather than selling all my gear and starting over I've rearranged the furniture around the room and bought a rug.
I've never been much of a reverb guy. Haven't played with reverb in ages since the only amp I own with a tank is a solid state Marshall. I'm thinking some fake space in the room might help me enjoy the space I'm in better...
Gobsmacked... that Audio Kitchen Big Chopper is well nice!
This Audio Kitchen amp is amazing !
Your stuff is amazing! Looking forward to getting an Element+La Brute in the future!
@@paulcamus8944 Thank you so much !!!
Anasounds Yeah. Just commented on that myself. It sounds fantastic.
@@ryanstark2350 merci! :D
@@AnasoundsPedals Where would you recommend picking up one in Paris?
Thank you very much for your excellent efforts. Have you tried the Van Amps Reverbamate or Sole Mate Reverb Pedals? Thanks again!
Spring is coming soon :)
On the As reverb with the different sized tanks.Would it be possible to run them all 3 at same time in a series?I bet that would be a sound to remember.Thanx guys ,great show
That Audio kitchen amp with the reverb and the Tele sounds amazing.
Not being a gigging musician has one advantage, I never move my gear. My ultimate plan includes a sound-proof shed for my reverb plates, I think I can spare some wall space for a couple of Anasounds Elements tanks. (Right next to the Heil vox boxes of my hose echo, actually.)
Open up the White Whale and see how small the accutronics springs are (maybe 3.5"). Huge sound from small springs compared to size of the Anasound Element or the Headroom. I think they drive that with a boost circuit (what the level knob controls). Is that an always on boost circuit or just a typical volume pot?
im watching this on my brand new home theater!! 120in screen full of dan and mick!!!!
FINALLY! Another "give it a bit of beans" reference!! It's probably been a year since the "yaaa!!!, you know, giving it the beans.." reference in a video I can't remember lol. too good. beans, of all things.
spring reverb by far ... love to see you guys get the surfy bear reverb on there
This may be incredibly off topic for THIS particular video, (although I did order the True Spring right after watching it) but I would love to know how you work on the underside of your pedalboards. (Or any of those you work on for others). What do you lay the pedal side on so as not to damage switches and knobs. For a large pedalboard that’s quite a bit of weight to put on some pedals. Thanks so much for all you guys do to feed the beast of pedal and tone obsession. Cheers.
“I’m going for a Valium & lie down”...Mick, it sounds brilliant man, relax and lose yourself in your & Dan’s genius. LOVE it!!! Also that Kitchen is an epic amp.
-Aaron
Ha! If only. If I get lost, the shows don't go out and we turn off the lights for good. Hmmmm
That Pedal Show ok, someone let Mick live vicariously already, lol.
Thank you for making us feel so at home with your show, guys. This thing you do is amazing.
Questions:
1-how can I make the Headroom a part of my rig without the noises Mick mentioned?
2- Mick: what pups does blue have and do you have the bridge pup connected to the second tone knob? Because it did not sound shrill at all, which was unexpected considering how wet the sound was on this one.
Cheers guys
Hello Ricardo. Mick here. 1) get it off your pedalboard.
2) Seymour Duncan Antiquities (but they're about to change). Yes I have the bridge pickup connected to the tone pot.. but it was wide open anyway. Cheers!
I was pretty happy with my t rex creamer pedal, especially for the bargain price I got it for, but I now have a craving for an anasounds element, even just with the little tank for the novelty and lovely sound.
The rattler is pretty amazing sounding too, and with the custom multi pedal options Jam do it could be part of a very fun set up.
Oooh, reverb. Wonderful!
How would you guys rate the Matchless reverb? (I've never had the pleasure of playing one)
So the True Spring is actually an amp in a box, an old Fender amp with reverb and trem! What do you guys think if the EHX Holy Grail? I’ve been using it lately on the spring setting and love it
Glad I got my preorder in for the Element. Mine arrived the day before this came out! Phew! It’s obviously brilliant, but the one thing that really surprised me was the baby tank. I never expected it to sound that, well, big. I expected something a lot thinner and splishyer sounding, but it’s not that at all. Anasounds are a great company and all of there pedals are mega so it shouldn’t surprise me that they’ve put a lot of thought into this.
Hi guy's, love the show ! I used to own a Music Man 212 RD Combo and the reverb spring had a tendency to feedback when cranked, so I had to remove it from the combo chassis and sit it on a slab of foam rubber. This solved the feedback problem but was a bit of a hassle at every gig. Consequently I now tend to prefer a digital reverb (Eventide H9). Do you have any advice for the feedback issue ?