REVERB :::::::::
A really must have pedal. All types have their use even the simplest ...or the most ridiculous ambient one.
The thing is the bigger they sound the less they fit an average tune. They turn your guitar sound to mud.
Another thing it is totally jarring to go from zero, to a huge reverb tone and back to a bone dry sound. You really need an always on which is usually a Spring ...like in a Fender amp or a 'Plate'.
A cheap Spring pedal can sound like sh@t. On the other hand recent modestly priced Plates can often be so good you will leave it on for a recording.
Ideally two Reverbs are best. A nice simple clean Plate and another with all the bells and whistles. Even with the bells & whistles it is much better to have just a few high spec sounds them many modest sounds. Ambient sounds are busy and complex. The price is the same so go for clarity first.
THE PROBLEM SOLVER TWINS
My best picks are the Flamma mini a very usable getcha by
with a very decent Plate @ $40.00 USD. I did some live recordings with it and was damn impressive.
Then add the GFI Systems ambient verb, the Skylar @ $200.00 USD which is a few of the 'best of' sounds from
their killer Specular Tempus.
If you end up a serious ambience guy you will likely add
another high end make and use them both.
You may also treat yourself with a high end always on
and sell the Flamma. So your $200 pedal is a keeper
and the Flamma an easy sell and very little loss.
These two pedals may be all you need. You will soon find
owning these two pedals will take Reverb off the radar for years.
Paul question for you. Is there really any reason to go with the Flamma Mini when a few extra bucks will get you the whole package with its bigger brothe in the FS series?
ReplyDeleteOnly because most of the extra things in the bigger one are ambient. My goal is to be able to use an ambient sound and come back in the same tune to a conventional sound. If your not in a band, at least not in a band that only plays ambient my idea makes perfect sense. On the whole most Rock music is about high energy. so a verb has in most cases been a sweetener not the whole show. An ambient pedal is the whole show,lol. With a conventional verb you play pretty much the same as you play without one. You can not do that with a big ambient sound.It insists you play slow and lean. Less is not more but mandatory. In fact it demands you write parts to fit it. For example if you play a G note and go to G# an the ambience verb will make the G cross over top of the G# and sound like sh@t.
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