What OD to put after my spring reverb?

[Johnny Tenderloin]

I figure so long as I have an account, why not post multiple questions.

I have a real spring reverb that a friend made for me using a PVC pipe, some springs, and some electronics.

I really like using it with the gain after the reverb, because it makes a more washed out sound, but the issue is that if I make the settings on my amp dark enough so the springs don't sound scratchy, the guitar gets a little too dark. Any OD pedals that have a "sharper" cutoff on the tone control out there?

 

[GuitarStv]

I know you said OD, but a dark sounding compressor (something like a dynacomp maybe?) would do a similar washed out thing (adding some sustain after the 'verb) and probably sound a lot less scratchy/bright. Distortion tends to bring out upper harmonics which might be what's bugging you in the high frequencies. A compressor won't distort, so will not have this going on.

 

[Chistopher]

Does the reverb have a tone control?

 

[idsnowdog]

You could add a dwell control.

 

[marcello252]

You have to choose an OD with active tone control on the output, the cut off might be a second order slope, I suggest something like Xotic BB , things like that.
I'd sugget agraphic EQ too, a boss GE7 for example, you would be able to cut off specific freq with a reduced action band

 

[Artie]

Pics of the reverb could be fun too.

 

[Johnny Tenderloin]

I'll try to get some good ones when I get home. Its not much to look at, It's just a PVC pipe

 

[Johnny Tenderloin]

You could add a dwell control.

Hmm... I guess we didn't realize we'd need such a thing. That would help greatly

 

[idsnowdog]

Hmm... I guess we didn't realize we'd need such a thing. That would help greatly

If it's based on a Fender style circuit here's how you could add one. https://robrobinette.com/Generic_Tube_Amp_Mods.htm#Reverb_Dwell_Control

 

[Artie]

If it's based on a Fender style circuit here's how you could add one. https://robrobinette.com/Generic_Tube_Amp_Mods.htm#Reverb_Dwell_Control

Cool link. I know what dwell is when setting the points on a classic car, but I wasn't sure what it was on a reverb. I don't think any of mine have that.