Spring Reverb – That Pedal Show

This is the audio from our video here: https://youtu.be/ljv0hymTx60 In this video we drip slowly into the tank of spring reverb. Among the oldest effects anywhere – not least for guitar – a classic spring reverb uses a physical tank, in which sit a number of real springs with an input transducer at one end and an output transducer at the other. Audio goes in, excites the springs, and the resultant sound is swathed in ambience. We love it. However, not all amps have spring reverb – or any reverb at all all for that matter– so what options exist for you to add to your rig? Thus we compare three genuine spring-equipped outboard units with some more compact digital takes on the spring reverb sound. Let’s get washy, baby… A note on the Anasounds tanks. If you’re at all confused which one you’re hearing, you can see the red and white cables plugged in to the tank being used at the top of the screen. We’d also like to apologise for the aural confusion caused by talking over the reverb trails. One day before the end of time, Dan will learn that he has to let the reverb die before talking. Imagine the thing that annoys you the most. Then times that by 100. Danish Pete says he has a solution… but they don’t use room mics. I’ll stop moaning now, but I’m not answering any comments on it because I’m tired to almost-death of explaining it over and over again. The voice mics are gained waaaaaay louder than the amp mics, so the amps are waaaaaay louder through the voice mics than through the amp mics. You bring the voice mics up because Dan starts talking, and then the sound of the reverb is unrealistically loud, negating the point of doing a reverb demo because you can't hear the trails properly. I’m going for a valium and lie-down. Mick here.   We hope you enjoy this episode…   Pedals in this episode…   TheGigRig Three2One https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one   Sonic Research ST-300 Turbo Tuner Mini USA: http://bit.ly/2AYjob5 Australia: http://bit.ly/2mR1s8c   NRG Effects Purrer https://shop.nrgeffects.com/   Jam Pedals Rattler https://www.jampedals.com/rattler/   Carl Martin Headroom https://carlmartin.com/headroom/   Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale https://crazytubecircuits.com/white-whale   Anasounds Element Analog Spring Reverb with Le Bon, La Brute and Le Truand tanks https://anasounds.com/element-spring-reverb/   Wampler Reflection UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2Tls3h6 USA: http://bit.ly/2BVwSE6 Australia: http://bit.ly/2H6xnhR   Chase Bliss Audio Dark World UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2UbBwF1 Australia: http://bit.ly/2TmoIyi   Source Audio True Spring Reverb UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2GNI8p0 USA: http://bit.ly/2Gww8ZZ Australia: http://bit.ly/2SbGek3   Digitech Hardwire Supernatural No longer made   TheGigRig G2 https://www.thegigrig.com/g2   * Why do we have preferred retailer links? Find out here: http://www.thatpedalshow.com/partners     Interesting bits and go-to sections… Intro playing: 0:00 What are we doing today? 1:17 Amps today… and questions: 2:35 Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature: 3:07 Audio Kitchen Big Chopper: 4:00 Both amps together: 7:05 We can’t play without reverb: 8:38 Carl Martin Headroom: 10:22 Issues with spring reverb on a pedalboard? 12:30 Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale: 13:32 Anasounds Element & tanks: 16:20 Higher gain with reverb and single coils: 26:12 …and humbuckers: 28:10 Smaller pedal reverbs: 32:47 Wampler Reflection: 34:50 Chase Bliss Dark World: 37:45 Pre-delay? 38:40 …and with gain: 39:15 Source Audio True Spring: 43:40 Digitech Supernatural: 46:40 Using amp reverb and a pedal together: 52:09 A quick thought on differing reverb levels in dual-channel amps: 54:30 All the reverb: 57:55   Guitars and amps used today:   • Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster – Mick’s video at http://bit.ly/2cQv3yT Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster – Dan’s video at http://bit.ly/2dlZJ6K Gibson Memphis 1958 ES-335 – no video yet Two Rock Classic Reverb Signature & 212 cabinet with TR 1265B speakers: https://www.two-rock.com/product/classic-reverb-signature/ Audio Kitchen Big Chopper with Marshall 1960AX cabinet and Celestion G12M Greenback speakers   Please subscribe to our channel.   Buy a T-shirt to support our efforts?https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com   We are also on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThatPedalShow   Please visit our preferred retailers! UK & Europe: Andertons Music http://bit.ly/2cRvIvt USA: Riff City Guitar & Music Company http://bit.ly/2cyOYjD Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf