Reverb advice please

Bill Atwood · Post by **Bill Atwood** » 22 Dec 2001 7:01 am

I am about to add reverb.Other Forum members
have suggested the Boss RV-3 and the Lexicon MPX 100. For all practical purposes, they are in the same price range. Has anyone heard both units and will make comments. There are so many Boss units in use, it's tempting to go with the majority however, I have only two feet and they are both already busy so I wonder about a pedal reverb. In this light the rack mount Lexicon seems to make more sense.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 22 Dec 2001 7:15 am

Hi Bill. My personal opinions, nothing more...... If you use a rack already, then the Lex makes sense to me. But I can't see adding a rack to the rig if you are just running from guitar to amp (or board).
I use the RV3. I also didn't like having stuff on the floor--hard to stomp on, hard to tweek settings. So with good suggestions here on the forum I added clips and mounted it on the guitar leg. When I added more pedals to the rig I took it another step. Here are some pics---
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/lightsound/outrigger.html

So far I am very satisfied with my solution.

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 22 Dec 2001 9:25 am

I tried an RV3, but the reverb in my NV1000 is great, so I went to a DD3 delay. As far as being hard to "stomp", I set it and forget it, just put it on top of my amp out of the way. If your reverb on you amp isn't what you want, the RV3 will be a great choice.
Roger [This message was edited by Roger Crawford on 22 December 2001 at 09:26 AM.]

Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 22 Dec 2001 10:45 am

Hey Jon - what's that last thing? Your PSG Etch-a-Sketch?

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 22 Dec 2001 10:51 am

Interesting...

I've never used an RV-3 onstage, but in the music store it sounded too "digital" for me. I used a Pro-Fex for years until the MPX100 came along, then there was no comparison and I went with Lex. Of course, the Lex is simply a reverb/delay/chorusing unit while the PF2 is a full pre-amp.

However...

Jim Loessberg sat in on my guitar recently and his tone was so freakin' fine I couldn't stand it, and he had disconnected my rack and went right into the amp (Nashburg 400) with the spring reverb. I've been doing that lately and I really kind of dig the tone after being digital since about 1995.

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Michael Johnstone · Post by **Michael Johnstone** » 22 Dec 2001 11:53 am

I recently went through all these same thought processes and I ended up getting an Alesis Nanoverb.It lives on top of my NV400 and it's a set-and-forget deal also.Tucks into my seat real neat cause its about the size of two packs of cigarettes,so the schlepp/hassle/rackspace factor is zero.It sounds as good or better than any other digital reverb - quieter than most and I've seen 'em used for $50 - new for $99.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 23 Dec 2001 1:23 am

you guys know rube goldberg?

Blake Hawkins · Post by **Blake Hawkins** » 23 Dec 2001 5:21 am

Chris, I use a Goldberg analog delay, it consists of a Samson S2000 power amp running 1000 watts per channel, the left channel goes through a marine transducer into a 100 gallon fish tank (fish removed) and the right channel goes through a series of up to 50 trampoline springs (the delay is varied by the number springs in the circuit and the output is recovered and EQ'd by a Radio Shack 32-3005 mixer and combined with the direct signal from the steel.
For stage use, the combined signal goes to a
Fender Champ Amp. ('50's model with tubes and a small speaker.)
Also you can vary the delay in the left channel by the insertion of screens and bricks, although the water tends to heat up if you put in too much delay.
The entire rig is packaged in a road case made from 2X4 Canadian Spruce and has convenient sockets which fit the tines of a Clark Fork Lift.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 23 Dec 2001 6:34 am

You are missing the obvious----

1) Don't remove the fish

2) Put Fender Champ IN the fish tank

Doesn't sound like much but the stage show is, like, way Ozzy Osbourne.

Steve--it took me asecond but what I think you are seeing is lower tech than etch-a-sketch. Magic Slate. Or the back of a Sparkle Drive, displaying the mounting clips. I forget which.

Bill Atwood · Post by **Bill Atwood** » 23 Dec 2001 8:54 am

Thanks to all. It looks like the discussion value is detiorating, plesae close this thread.................quick!

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 23 Dec 2001 12:27 pm

Coupla more days, coupla hunnerd more posts, we woulda had your problem solved, Bill. Man, folks is in such a rush these days!

Ya can't hurry genius!
I've heard allegations that I'm not 100% serious sometimes. I want to know who's the big allegator!
(my apologies to amos & andy)
[This message was edited by Jon Light on 23 December 2001 at 12:27 PM.]

Cartwright Thompson · Post by **Cartwright Thompson** » 25 Dec 2001 2:31 am

You might want to check out the Electro Harmonix "Holy Grail Digital Reverb". I played with one at the music store briefly and it sounded pretty good. A little less "Digital" sounding than my RV-2. They wanted $89 for it new.

Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 25 Dec 2001 7:34 am

My $0.02? Ditch the reverb and use a delay pedal through one side of a stereo system (get a second combo amp, if that's what you're using). It'll sound more 'spacious' than many good systems with reverb, and less muddy, too.

Chuck Norris · Post by **Chuck Norris** » 31 Dec 2001 6:24 am

Bill did you Know that Lexicon invented the digital reverb. Did you know,you can`t go into a major recording studio without Lexicon`s. Boss makes a fine little reverb for a pedal, but Lexicon rules. Buy the way we at Norris Family Music sold more MPX 500`s than 100`s this last year, way more tweeking capability, and most of the big player`s use the MPX 1.
The 100 is the easiest to use,for shure.
Happy New Year
Chuck Norris NFM