Question about reverb pedal volume issue..

studio1087 · July 19th, 2008, 09:52 AM

I have a Marshall Reflector and I like the sound.

I play clean 85% of the time - no reverb problems clean.

When I kick on my Bad Monkey or Boss SD-1, the amount of reverb in my tone triples.

It's annoying.

Do all reverb pedals react this was (reverb volume increase) with a distortion pedal or is the Reflector funky?

Thanks!

John

andrenighthound · July 19th, 2008, 10:32 AM

i get the same problem with delay pedals.

i think the only solution for that is to have an ex loop built into the amp so your reverb pedal would be after the preamp.

play_loud · July 19th, 2008, 10:35 AM

Generally I found that reverb doesnt sound as great once you start dialing in heavily distorted/ overdriven sounds (ie/ it sounds muddy). This means that when I plan on using distortion in a song, I tweak the reverb on my amp down abit to compensate.

I cant answer your question directly, i've not played a Reflector... But if you're driving the amp with od/ dist wouldnt you expect an increase in reverb anyway, along with a general volume boost in the signal? Unless you have your pedals set up with equal volume levels across clean and dist. sounds. That would be weird I guess... I would assume it happens with most reverb pedals in that case, even if I havent witnessed this phenomenon first hand.

Cheers.

Chris.

July 19th, 2008, 09:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
studio1087 Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Near Milwaukee Age: 44 Posts: 3,993 36 Photos	Question about reverb pedal volume issue.. I have a Marshall Reflector and I like the sound. I play clean 85% of the time - no reverb problems clean. When I kick on my Bad Monkey or Boss SD-1, the amount of reverb in my tone triples. It's annoying. Do all reverb pedals react this was (reverb volume increase) with a distortion pedal or is the Reflector funky? Thanks! John __________________ JLG Carry On

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July 19th, 2008, 10:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
play_loud Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sydney Age: 19 Posts: 222	Generally I found that reverb doesnt sound as great once you start dialing in heavily distorted/ overdriven sounds (ie/ it sounds muddy). This means that when I plan on using distortion in a song, I tweak the reverb on my amp down abit to compensate. I cant answer your question directly, i've not played a Reflector... But if you're driving the amp with od/ dist wouldnt you expect an increase in reverb anyway, along with a general volume boost in the signal? Unless you have your pedals set up with equal volume levels across clean and dist. sounds. That would be weird I guess... I would assume it happens with most reverb pedals in that case, even if I havent witnessed this phenomenon first hand. Cheers. Chris.