Reverb a must for cleans?...

[GuitarGuy503]

Clean players (or partially clean players)... I just wondered if Reverb was a must for you with cleans (whether spring reverb or pedal reverb) or if you are ok just playing dry? Personally, I absolutely can't stand dry cleans as it sounds so lifeless and dull. Needless to say reverb is a must for me... How about you?

 

[jon the art guy]

Re: Reverb a must for cleans?...

when I'm playing cleanish, I like to at least have a pinch of reverb. It's like a pinch of salt in pastry making for seasoning. It doesn't necessarily affect the tone, but it makes everything more sweet and palatable.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Reverb a must for cleans?...

Reverb is a must period.

I generally don't use much - 3 on a ten scale. But I use a little more with cleans than dirty.

If no verb, a slight touch of delay. A couple of close repeats down in the mix, not too long. Definitely not verbish. But not dry either…

 

[Rockstar216]

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Depends on the situation. If i'm at church and the song needs a CCM feel their will most likely be verb and a lot of it but if were talking old school black gospel it's going to be very little to no verb real dry and tight.

But ultimately I can go either way just depends on the situation but mostly prefer very little to no verb for the tightness and precision but I like unforgiving sounds and amps that show everything you do.

 

[El Supremo]

Re: Reverb a must for cleans?...

Sometimes. With Surf and Rockabilly it definitely is (although the latter is more slapback).
Generally, I'll just use a bit of small room verb. You hardly notice it, untill you hit bypass. It wouldn't bother me if it weren't there though.

 

[MetalManiac]

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yeppers.

 

[Chickenwings]

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depends on the room and the band around you.

 

[Lazarus1140]

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Reverb is a must for cleans. Anyone who disagrees with me can eat some of Uncle Jer's Papa John's pizza. Like Ace said, some delay down in the mix works, and that's what I usually do. I like the version of added breadth it provides and I don't have a decent reverb pedal.

 

[Rich_S]

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Reverb is the most overused effect of all time, but not by me. I think reverb just makes a rig sound fake, and clutters up the mix. I use a delay for slapback only if the song calls for it, and a lot of delay for rhythmic stuff (ie U2 or Police). Both are effects, not always-on parts of my sound. I haven't owned an amp with reverb (nor a reverb pedal) since 1980...

Until recently when I got into surf guitar. Since it's just for fun, I'm not going whole-hog authentic on a Fender amp with outboard tube/spring reverb tank. I'm making due with a Peavey Bandit 65 which has plenty of reverb wetness for surf (though it does sound a bit congested). So, I will allow that reverb is necessary for surf guitar.

 

[crusty philtrum]

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I use it at home for a little ambience and dimension. However, once my amps get cranked up playing with other people, i don't use it ... at those times, the real depth and swirl of good guitars and good pickups emerges and reverb tends to suck the guitar sound and make it sound too far back, lacking in presence. Delays work better for clean sounds at higher volumes in my experience, you have more control over the effect and can create an ambience that is more forward than reverb. When the power tubes are really working, reverb tends to become a mess.

 

[ken361]

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Tube reverb is the bomb on my twin

 

[Securb]

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It depends on what I am playing. If I am playing jazz I like my signal dry. Blues or country I might add a bit of reverb.

 

[Artie]

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I use it at home for a little ambiance and dimension.

Yup. Just a smidgen. If I can tell its on, that's too much.

 

[marvar]

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I don't use reverb at all, haven't found one that sounds good to my ears.
I do use a quick 1 time slap back delay, at all times tho-

 

[LReese]

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Typically yes, but not always. Preference right now is a light plate reverb. Then some delay.

 

[Artie]

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Preference right now is a light plate reverb.

Me too. I was fortunate enough to snag a Yamaha MagicStomp II when MF was blowing them out for $80. I use it in the effects loop of my H&K, only for the plate reverb setting. Yamaha has always been known for their reverb algorithms.

 

[Lazarus1140]

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I don't use reverb at all, haven't found one that sounds good to my ears.

The demo videos make the Strymon Big Sky sound good, but I choose to not spend that kind of money on non-essentials.

 

[LReese]

Re: Reverb a must for cleans?...

I'm going to get a second H9 soon and the plate algorithm (Then sell some of my other pedals/rack stuff). I've found the H949 Algorithm is pretty useful but I want a little ambience when using it as a harmonizer. I've already got the 2nd mixer pedal for it.

 

[Psykel]

Re: Reverb a must for cleans?...

Depends. When I play clean, most of the time it's a dry signal. However, I like to add some texture with chorus, tremolo or delay, depending on what song I play. I rarely use reverb for clean, unless for surf.

 

[That90'sGuy]

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My only amps I use now are a Super Reverb and Vibrolux Reverb. There's "toanz" in the reverb. I don't like saturating the signal with it like you'd hear with surf music, but a little bit adds another dimension to the cleans.