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The stand alone Fender Reverb unit and its reissue have become the benchmark against which other reverb effects have been measured. For me, none of the stand alone reverb pedals have been better than my Fender Twin Reverb.

I would like to know what visitors think of Reverb pedals they have tried such as the Boss Reverb effects and the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail and the like?

OK, personal taste and experience flavors my comments here, but here goes; I've had new RI Twin Reverbs, as well as original mid 60s Twins, and have also compared the stand alone Fender reverb unit.IMO, as Fender reverb goes, the stand alone has Always won.Having said That, I will tell you that, while I currently[and for the past dozen years or more] have owned RI Twins and RI Supers, the reverb I actually use is NOT the one built into the amp; I have a now long out of production Alesis Midiverb II, which I use to couple both Twins or Supers together.The program setting I use is # 28, and I just set the mix knob to get the right amount of "wet" to the reverb.Once I get that mix knob tweaked just right, the reverb I get simply Trashes Any Fender reverb unit, built in ,or otherwise.The Midiverb II has like 99
available setting on it, but # 28 is The thing I use the thing for, Period.Interestingly, No other Alesis reverb unit I've ever tried out since I got this one[midiverb IIIs, Quadraverbs, Whatever]can manage to get the particular "wet" sound I get and love so much.Even Rolands or Lexicons could Not get it.Go figure.I'll never part with this gadget.YMMV....

Don: I have heard similar comments regarding the Alesis Midiverb II which was apparently modelled after another expensive make of reverb until Alesis was required to make changes to subsequent models.

I am taken by your comments that it exceeds the Fender Reverb Unit.

I have seen Fender Reverb units, and I can't even afford to even look at one. (What's a fair price for one? I've seen one for $950!!!)

I seem to be quite happy with my Lafayette Echo-Verb II Unit. The only other spring reverb I can compare it to is in my Ampeg V-2 amp, which I think sounds kind of lousy.

For digital, I have a Lexicon MPX200 and an Alesis Nanoverb which I only use when goofing around. Other than that, I much rather stay analog.

Don Adamek wrote "I have a now long out of production Alesis Midiverb II, which I use to couple both Twins or Supers together.The program setting I use is # 28, and I just set the mix knob to get the right amount of "wet" to the reverb."

Great minds think alike. I've had a Midiverb II for almost 15 years. I remember getting a "deal" on it ($200?) because the Midiverb III had just come out. I've got a whole slew of recordings from the last 15 years with the beloved patch 28 all over them.

Adam: Do you have a sound byte or two demonstrating the "#28." Also, it this the early 1980s Midiverb II?

Peter,

Just for you:
- Dry signal
- 25% wet
- 50% wet
- 100% wet

This was recorded with the '62, bridge pickup, coil tap, into a Pod Pro using the AC-30 model. As you can tell, a little of this patch goes a long way.

I don't know when the unit first came out, but I bought mine in '90 or '91.

Is this it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=23790&item=3737354444&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Lindsay - that's it!

That's Adam. I appreciate your time and effort. It gives me a good idea of what to expect from this processor.

Now, don't you two get in a bidding war.

Danelectro Spring King: ok if you want a little ambience, sounds nasty when the Reverb pot is pushed too far. Cannot compare to amp-type reverb.

Alesis NanoVerb: the delay is good. The reverbs (with a guitar): yukk.

My Fender Stand alone reverb is really cool, but I don't like having to fiddle with three different knobs, and the footswitch can be noisy when it's plugged in. Additionally, it's something else to lug around.

I like the reverb in my Fender Twin Reverbs just as much with respect to reverb quality, both the RI and the original models. The added bonus for me is that I only have to adjust one knob, as well as the fact that it's built in!

For pedal reverb, I like the Van Amps Sole Mate; it's a real spring reverb, and it fits easily into my pedal board. The reverb is not as deep as I can get with the stand alone Fender or the built in Twin, but it still has way more than I need, even for the reverb heavy surf or garage sound. I use the Sole Mate with my AC 30s, even with the new CC2x, as I can get the reverb I want right in my pedal board without having to plug in my amp footswitch(I'm not lazy-I'm considering setup time/energy).

Here's the link to the Sole Mate for those who would like to check out the site: http://www.vanamps.com/solemate.htm

Too bad they have 2 versions: the Sole-mate and the Reverbamate. The Reverbamate has 2 outputs for effected and original sound, while the Sole-mate has only one and you cannot separate the 2 sounds. Too bad, I would want both: something like the Sole-mate to use for guitar, and something with a 100% effect only output to use for mixes through the auxiliary effect output of a mixing board.

You cannot use the Reverbamate with all amps.

rickenmetal wrote:Too bad they have 2 versions: the Sole-mate and the Reverbamate. The Reverbamate has 2 outputs for effected and original sound, while the Sole-mate has only one and you cannot separate the 2 sounds. Too bad, I would want both: something like the Sole-mate to use for guitar, and something with a 100% effect only output to use for mixes through the auxiliary effect output of a mixing board.

You cannot use the Reverbamate with all amps.

The Sole Mate was developed precisely for the reason that the Reverbamate didn't work with all amps. I like to keep things simple whenever possible, so I obviously bought the sole Mate. I really like it. My only complaint about it is that it has the on/off switch makes a "click" that is picked up in the signal when the footswitch is activated, but it's really not that big of a deal, as I only need to turn the switch on and off live, and it's really not noticeable in the mix.

As for wanting both, Maybe you could buy two and get a quantity discount

Seriously though, buy the one that you would use the most, then buy the other one later on.