does anyone here use a reverb pedal with an epiphone valve junior?

ccyork · July 16th, 2008, 10:24 PM

which one? does it sound good?

is it ok to run: guitar --> reverb --> distorted valve jr?

will it sound like mud?

thanks i'm new to this

studio1087 · July 17th, 2008, 01:39 AM

I use a Marhshall Reflector.

I love the spring settings.

Vizcaster · July 18th, 2008, 02:55 PM

My neighbor has the Valve jr - he didn't like the idea of my DSP-laden Cyber-Deluxe and joked that he wanted an amp with only one knob. Careful what you wish for -- his wife called me the next day for ideas for his birthday.

Punchline: as soon as he got it he said he wants to add reverb.

I'd suggest given that there are no eq or gain controls on there, and a little boost should push that baby nicely, that he try the Boss FDR-1 Fender Deluxe Reverb pedal which has not only reverb but all the other front-panel controls from that venerable amp, including tremolo.

Has anyone tried the FDR-1?

aberrant · July 18th, 2008, 06:47 PM

Yeah, the FDR-1 is a great suggestion...great pedal. It's really a Deluxe Reverb in a box....we'll not really, but it does an excellent job of getting close to a Deluxe.

mudbean · July 18th, 2008, 07:30 PM

Yep - Alesis NanoVerb.

mud

ccyork · July 21st, 2008, 02:39 PM

well i just got my new epiphone valve jr. i played with it for about an hour this afternoon. this is the first time i ever played through an all-tube amp

now i'm not so sure this thing needs any reverb at all. sounds awful good as is

-- ccyork

94bamf · July 21st, 2008, 03:58 PM

Never really found a Reverb I liked, pedal or otherwise. I do run a delay pedal though. I think reverb is overrated, I much prefer the crisp sound of a Delay, than the mushy muddy sound of reverb.

On that note I do have a Line 6 reverb pedal that is almost brand new and hardly used. I tried it yesterday to find it no longer works. So If you buy one, I would hardly recommend the Line 6 pedal.

scooteraz · July 21st, 2008, 04:11 PM

I don't know, I have a Valve Jr. that I run through a 2x12 avatar cabinet and use the Line 6 Verbzilla. It seems fine. Not as nice as the fender outboard tank, but ok to use. It does eat batteries like a Hummer eats gas though...

If you are looking for that reverb sound, you could do worse.

TB72 · July 21st, 2008, 05:06 PM

I've run a Fender spring reverb into my valve junior...t'is a wonderful thang.

Later...

iowa · July 21st, 2008, 05:15 PM

I don't have my vj any longer. But when I did, I used a Boss rv-3 in front of it. They have been discontinued for a few years, but it gives you reverb and/or delay.

July 16th, 2008, 10:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
ccyork TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Age: 40 Posts: 39	does anyone here use a reverb pedal with an epiphone valve junior? which one? does it sound good? is it ok to run: guitar --> reverb --> distorted valve jr? will it sound like mud? thanks i'm new to this

July 17th, 2008, 01:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
studio1087 Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Near Milwaukee Age: 44 Posts: 3,993 36 Photos	I use a Marhshall Reflector. I love the spring settings. __________________ JLG Carry On

July 18th, 2008, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Vizcaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Glen Head, NY Posts: 709	My neighbor has the Valve jr - he didn't like the idea of my DSP-laden Cyber-Deluxe and joked that he wanted an amp with only one knob. Careful what you wish for -- his wife called me the next day for ideas for his birthday. Punchline: as soon as he got it he said he wants to add reverb. I'd suggest given that there are no eq or gain controls on there, and a little boost should push that baby nicely, that he try the Boss FDR-1 Fender Deluxe Reverb pedal which has not only reverb but all the other front-panel controls from that venerable amp, including tremolo. Has anyone tried the FDR-1? __________________ "Why don't you just make 10 louder, and make 10 be the top number, and make that a little louder?"

July 18th, 2008, 07:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
mudbean Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal Semi-Desert Semi-Paradise Age: 49 Posts: 1,722	Yep - Alesis NanoVerb. mud __________________ www.mudbean.com "Do ya want it to be interesting, or do ya want it to be true?" "So far, it's neither."

July 21st, 2008, 05:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
TB72 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 483	I've run a Fender spring reverb into my valve junior...t'is a wonderful thang. Later... __________________ Why is easy-listening music so hard to listen to?

July 18th, 2008, 06:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
aberrant TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 72	Yeah, the FDR-1 is a great suggestion...great pedal. It's really a Deluxe Reverb in a box....we'll not really, but it does an excellent job of getting close to a Deluxe.

July 21st, 2008, 02:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
ccyork TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Age: 40 Posts: 39	well i just got my new epiphone valve jr. i played with it for about an hour this afternoon. this is the first time i ever played through an all-tube amp now i'm not so sure this thing needs any reverb at all. sounds awful good as is -- ccyork

July 21st, 2008, 03:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
94bamf Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas City Age: 31 Posts: 169	Never really found a Reverb I liked, pedal or otherwise. I do run a delay pedal though. I think reverb is overrated, I much prefer the crisp sound of a Delay, than the mushy muddy sound of reverb. On that note I do have a Line 6 reverb pedal that is almost brand new and hardly used. I tried it yesterday to find it no longer works. So If you buy one, I would hardly recommend the Line 6 pedal.

July 21st, 2008, 04:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
scooteraz Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 778	I don't know, I have a Valve Jr. that I run through a 2x12 avatar cabinet and use the Line 6 Verbzilla. It seems fine. Not as nice as the fender outboard tank, but ok to use. It does eat batteries like a Hummer eats gas though... If you are looking for that reverb sound, you could do worse.