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Yet another preference thread...Do you prefer a dry tone, or drown into reverb, delay, chorus and the like, and anything in between? Do you use your reverb as set it and forget it, or maybe you are using it as an effect during a song? And please name few of your favorite guitarists as an example for each of these categories.
I use as less modulation effects as possible. My amp resonates great and I treat it just like an acoustic instrument. But when practicing with amp sims on the pc, man, that's too dry, so I gotta put some reverb there.
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04-22-2018 06:42 PM
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I prefer the reverb on my PRRI, and I play it pretty wet, set and forget. But if I'm playing a non-reverb amp, I notice the lack for about 5 minutes then I forget about it. For swing I don't like any other effect than reverb except maybe a bit of drive. For rock playing, it's a whole different kettle.
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I generally use zero reverb if playing my 16 x 3 (ok, 2 7/8") laminate archtop through an open back cabinet, but I might add a touch if using a smaller guitar or a closed back cabinet.
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I play plywood hollowbody very if not entirely dry
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As a player who's done long stretches acoustic-only, I've weaned myself off reverb or other effects. I like dry most of the time, and occasionally a little 'verb.
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I add in a little reverb (set to 9 o'clock) on the Fishman amp at home and on gigs but every now and then when practicing I throw in chorus or dial the reverb up to 12 o'clock just to change the sound. Some songs sound great with this treatment (Metheny-esque), some don't. I also have an EHX B9 organ pedal I use to try something a little different when practicing.
Once I played half an hour at a gig before I realized the chorus was on--couldn't figure out why the sound was so "muffled"...LOL...
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< 2 on a Blackface.. generally as little reverb as I can get, but not zero.
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Dry, dry.
I sometimes think if I suddenly came into new-guitar money, I'd get an acoustic archtop and never plug into an amp again.
Other times I think I'd get a Herb Ellis ES 165 and plug into my old Polytone (or something with a similar tone).
For a kid who grew up idolizing Jimi Hendrix, I've really toned it down over the years. ;o)
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I was just playing my 175 into a Polytone Mini Brute I - guitar to amp, no reverb or pedals. I remember I thought how great it sounded, it's really hard to beat.
I'm more and more into this setup. Dry. Let the room speak what it may have to say.
But I must say I also can love a greatly processed tone - even in jazz (or specially in jazz?) But it takes a bit longer to settle into a tone that you feel as organic as with just a guitar to amp. Dry.
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One of my pet peeves is guitarists playing with way more reverb than other musicians in the band have which sounds really unnatural.
On a gig I feel you should use just enough so that you're a bit more comfortable but not so much that you really notice it in the ensemble.
Reverb sounds nice and helps cover up little inaccuracies which is why I think it's nice from time to time on a gig.
However, I always practice with no reverb to make the most of it. The extreme end of this idea that I enjoy now and agin is practicing with a dry a headphone amp. It's like looking closely at your face under really bright fluorescent light...you see (hear) all the blemishes up close. I find it sort of painful but I know it's good medicine.
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I practice dry and clean to work on maximizing the basic tone. Occasionally as a treat I'll plug into something with a bit of reverb, delay, or drive. In performance, a bit of reverb will suffice - say 2- 2 1/2 on a DRRI, for instance. Not enough to be noticeable, just a hint of depth.
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I have been told that I love reverb too much.
It's true.
I can remember the first moment I heard reverb, 54 years ago. I can remember exactly where I was and what it sounded like. It is crystal clear in my mind, after all these years.
So, I have a tendency to play a little too wet.
One place I'd limit it, but my rig doesn't do it as currently configured, is I'd like to be able to shut off the reverb abruptly at the end of a tune. What happens now is that the band plays the last note short and the audience hears the reverberation. I've got to figure that one out.
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Most of the time usually a small amount of reverb (<=2 on a princeton). I'll occasionally add a slight delay where a sensation of space is called for.
When I use my 175 a dry sound is more usual, giving greater separation of notes
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I use a Zoom MS50G. It has lots of reverb "units" and most feature a "tail" control, I believe. If you turn off the tail it will shut down the reverberated sound. With the tail on the reverb will fade out. Also moving to an empty preset will accomplish the same thing whether, in that case, you have the tail on or off.
Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
Just an idea.
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Always a light splash of reverb, unless I'm playing in a room with a nice, natural reverb, which is rare. I've come to enjoy a mild OD or a boost on all the time. I like the old school 40's/50's vibe that it gives.
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Don't do this unless you never, ever want to look back. it'll snare you, hold you, control you. ES165+Polytone is one of "those" combinations that works so well... hard to look past it. Originally Posted by MarkRhodes
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I use a HOF mini reverb at home, set so that I can't really hear the reverb, it just makes the tone a little fatter and gives a very slight sense of space. It's hard to tell whether I have it on without looking at the light. I don't usually bother when playing out, both because the space is larger and it's more trouble. I don't really like hearing most reverbs, but the HOF room reverb, just barely turned up, sounds good to me.
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Dry.
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