Best Reverb For Pedal Steel???

Grayson Joe · Post by **Grayson Joe** » 29 Dec 2001 1:35 pm

WHAT IS THE BEST REVERB UNIT FOR STEEL GUITAR THESE DAYS? I,V TRYED THE OLD LEXICON LXP-1, THE MPX-100....BUT THE TONE AND BODY SEEM TO BE THIN OR SOMETHING. I PLAY THROUGH A NASHVILLE 1000AND PX-300 AND SOMETIMES THROUGH TWO OLD SESSION 400-LIMITED WEDGE AMPS. THE TONE ON REVERB ON THE AMPS IF YOU PUT IT MORE THAN 3...YOU BEGIN TO GET A HOWL LIKE AND SHATTER SOUND IN THE REVERB WHICH IS NOT CLEAN, AND NOT ENOUGH BODY AS YOU NEED. WHAT ARE SOME GOOD REVERB UNITS DO YOU SUGGEST? I,V HEARD HERBY WALLACE PLAY THROUGH HIS TUBE WORKS REVERB UNIT AND THAT IS THE REVERB SOUND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE...BUT THEY DON,T MAKE THOSE ANYMORE, AND I CAN,T FIND ONE FOR SALE....SO WHAT WOULD BE CLOSE TO THAT UNIT TONE AND SOUND?

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Joe Grayson,Monticello ms

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 29 Dec 2001 2:51 pm

Boss makes a stomp box called the RV3 that is sposed to have a good reverb in it. Plus, there is some delay incorporated in the unit also. Worth a try.
Erv
PS: I've got a Tube Works reverb and I love it! (sorry, not for sale)

Fred Murphy · Post by **Fred Murphy** » 30 Dec 2001 8:07 am

I do not like the RV3. I don't think the reverb or the delay sound good. It is better than nothing, but that is about it. I haven't tried one, but I think if I were going to buy one today, I would try the Fender reissue reverb unit. It is fairly large and expensive, about $350 or so,(list price about ($595) but I would expect it to sound good. I like the reverb on the Peavey, or Evans amps better than the RV3. I also like to older DM2 delay by Boss, much better than the RV3 sound.[This message was edited by Fred Murphy on 30 December 2001 at 08:10 AM.]

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 30 Dec 2001 9:40 am

At the convention this year I poked my nose into Lloyd Greens business and found out what he had going for reverb and tone and whatnot. Lloyd is currently using the Boss RV-3 and also some amp reverb. This is what I've been doing lately and am really happy with it. I dont think the Boss RV-3 can handle the job alone. I'm playing a Peavey Nashville 1000 and I put it's reverb on about 3 or 4 and the Boss RV-3 set very very light. The combination is magic and anyone who heard Lloyd this year would have to agree. Lloyd also showed a few of us how he set the RV-3. He uses preset #7 which is a mix of delay and reverb. He sets it so light that the echoes dissapear into the reverb but add a big dimension to the sound. To be exact, Lloyd set the mix knob at about 7:00, the feedback at 11:00, the delay time at 1-2:00, and the preset on #7 which is a plate reverb mixed with a mellow delay.

So to sum it up, try the Boss RV-3 and some spring reverb from an amp and together it's magic. I also like those Fender spring reverb units.

Brad Sarno
Mullen U-12/Nashville 1000

Chuck Norris · Post by **Chuck Norris** » 31 Dec 2001 6:38 am

Joe try using the Lexicon MPX 500 or the MPX 1. Much more tweeking ability,All the recording studio`s in the free world shurely can`t be wrong. Also I shure thought Herbie was using Lexicon Mpx 1`s I could stand corrected. Also Hughey and Emmon`s use Lexi`s
Happy New YEAR!!!
CHuck Norris

Fred Murphy · Post by **Fred Murphy** » 31 Dec 2001 7:05 am

I have the Lexicons, and they do sound good, but I thought you wanted a stand alone Reverb unit, not an effects processor. To me, any time you use an effects unit, such as the Profex or the Lexicon, you get a (processed sound), much different from a normal amplifier and reverb sound. To me they are totally different sounding amps, and take a little getting used to, to switch from a normal amp, to a processed sound, such as with a Session 2000. Also, most effects processors are better used with a stereo amplifier and split speakers.[This message was edited by Fred Murphy on 31 December 2001 at 07:07 AM.]

Buck Dilly · Post by **Buck Dilly** » 31 Dec 2001 11:33 am

Fender Springs! Whatever sound good to you?

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Steels and Guitars. Emmons PP, Nationals, Dan-O's, ES 340, Tube Amps only! "Blue Sparks From Hell" and "Kings in Disguise".

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 2 Jan 2002 9:10 am

I have been using a Roland GP-100 preamp-processor with the preamp shut off with a Stereo steel preamp. This unit has some nice reverbs, delays, etc. and one advantage is I can operate and program this unit blindfolded in a dark closet wearing boxing gloves.

Danny Hullihen · Post by **Danny Hullihen** » 2 Jan 2002 1:34 pm

"Quote"one advantage is I can operate and program this unit blindfolded in a dark closet wearing boxing gloves.

Len, here's one even better... A large concert hall with hard wood floors and 30' Ceilings! No knobs, no adjustments, no nothing... just let it ring.

Robert Parent · Post by **Robert Parent** » 3 Jan 2002 10:45 am

I'll second Len's choice of the Roland GP-100. I picked one up about a year ago on Len's recommendation and found it to be a great preamp. I have sense sold everything else except a couple Music Man amps.