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Synchro · July 24th, 2009, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ruger9

yeah, Sweetwater now says "Boss has informed us of unusually long shipping delays"...

What purpose is left in life? :)

guit30 · July 25th, 2009, 01:33 AM

I decided not to give in to the reverb breakout year, I bought a Boss DD3, nothin like a little slapback, liked the Spring Chicken by far the best, but the boss was free , due to a gift card I got
J

guit30 · July 26th, 2009, 05:34 AM

Well, the DD3 was a big disappointment, guess I will try the Boss 63 Reverb,
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...63_SPRING.html

eddiewagner · July 26th, 2009, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by czech-one-2

ok,getting a little impatient here!

me too. on my order it says: august 30th. in the meantime the good folks at boss could post a bettter video. that could help.

guit30 · July 27th, 2009, 02:01 AM

I have a giftcard that I won at BH Video Audio, the link above, I thought the DD3 was supposed to be a good pedal, see it on a lot of folks boards, I'm just not into delay that much, my amp has a delay like reverb, which is neat.
I think the guitarist playing the 63 Spring reverb is good, but it doesn't seem to put out that much reverb, if I order it thru this store, it is a special order like lots of their stuff, I could not return it, I can return the DD3, which I'm doing tonight, it looks like an old one which has been around their store for awhile. The box is a little yellowed, but the pedal is fine, no directions either, I could play it safe and get the Boss RV5, that has a spring reverb and I have heard good samples of it, I really want the Malekko Spring Chicken, it sounds great, over at Pro guitar shop, I don't like Sweetwater for pedals, I use The Mad Ape, Pedals Plus Warehouse, The Pedalgeek, Axe and you shall receive, and ebay, but I have never bought anything there.
Jim

Mike Eskimo · July 27th, 2009, 09:15 AM

The mom n pop store I bought this from is expecting delivery any day of the Fender/Boss pedal :

I told the owner I wanted to bring the Tech 21 pedal in to do a side-by-side and he told me that that was the #1 box he wanted to compare the Fender with.

He said there's no way it will top the Tech box. (I don't really see how it could but I have an open mind...)

czech-one-2 · July 27th, 2009, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Eskimo

The mom n pop store I bought this from is expecting delivery any day of the Fender/Boss pedal :

I told the owner I wanted to bring the Tech 21 pedal in to do a side-by-side and he told me that that was the #1 box he wanted to compare the Fender with.

He said there's no way it will top the Tech box. (I don't really see how it could but I have an open mind...)

Now,that I want to Hear!!!!!!!!!!!!

Retro Relic · July 27th, 2009, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewGuy410

I've been thinking of getting a reverb pedal.
I'll keep my eye out for this when it comes out - that is, if it isn't too expensive.
I've thought about getting a Holy Grail, but for every good review I find about it, there's a bad review saying how noisy it is.

My EH Holy Grail just crapped out and yea it sounded great but there was some noise there..... Well I think Im gonna give this a try

eddiewagner · July 28th, 2009, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by czech-one-2

Now,that I want to Hear!!!!!!!!!!!!

i checked out the tech 21 website for a soundclip. the pedal seems to be able to do some surfish stuff, but i don´t think it´s deep-dippy-trippy enough to get the dick dale vibe. but i may be wrong. the combination of booster/reverb is quite a good idea.

tweedtone · August 5th, 2009, 01:03 AM

I got a "now available" email today from Sweetwater and dang it if I didn't go and order one.

Hope it lives up to me expectations. If it does, there'll be a Spring Chicken for sale in the Classifieds shortly.

Johnny Isaacs · August 5th, 2009, 01:42 AM

I'm picking mine up tomorrow...

...looking forward to it! I'll let you know!

Johnny Isaacs

czech-one-2 · August 5th, 2009, 02:21 AM

just ordered mine on EBAY! proguitarshop has em' $119 + $29.00 international shipping.
should have it in a couple weeks!

guit30 · August 5th, 2009, 04:03 AM

All right guys, let's pour in those Boss Spring reverb pedal reviews!!

ruger9 · August 5th, 2009, 06:46 AM

The only reason I didn't order one yet is I'm leaving for a 2-week vacation sat & it wouldn't arrive in time.

Can't wait to hear reviews... ESPECIALLY compare to OTHER REVERBS you have... Holy Grail, Digiverb, etc...

Johnny Isaacs · August 5th, 2009, 11:11 PM

Well I posted those to show what I used to conduct my review. This is my 1976 Fender Tube Reverb Unit. It has that magic sound these pedals are based off of.

I can tell you first off, it looks great! The brown crinkle finish matches my brown Fender amps perfectly. When I put it on the top of the amp, it looked like it was supposed to be there. To conduct my review I used a 63 Brownface Bandmaster with no reverb, my 72 Pro Reverb, and my newer Hot Rod Deluxe. For uniformity, I set everything on 7 and vary the volume up and down.

Obviously, it has three knobs like the originals do. I think Boss pedals with three knobs are the best Boss pedals! Like all Boss pedals, it's built very well. Well how does it sound? Fantastic. I can safely say, this will be on my pedal board. I love Fender reverb and this thing really nails it. The Mix, Dwell and Tone really capture what my vintage tube reverb does. It has all the springyness you look for. I think guys who are used to using a outboard reverb unit (surf guys come to mind) usually prefer the vintage units to pedals because of the extra tube warmth, not just because of the reverb. I think this pedal sounds great. You know when you play a Johnny Cash/Luther Perkins type of tune where you mute the low strings with the palm of your hand, that reverb spring sound you hear? This pedal does that. When you turn up the mix and dwell up past 12, you get that great deep Duane Eddy/Dick Dale 'verb.

Will everyone like this pedal? Nope. You can't please everybody.
But I love it! I'm very picky when it comes to reverb. If it doesn't come with reverb, I use my reverb unit if I want it. Now I'll use this. Try it and see for yourself. The only pedal I've used that comes close to this is the Marshall Reflector. I think this ones better.

Johnny Isaacs

Synchro · August 5th, 2009, 11:32 PM

Thanks for a great review. Mine is supposed to be on the way.

guit30 · August 6th, 2009, 03:42 AM

Thanks for a great review and also the pics of the tube reverb. (BTW),what is the difference between a tube reverb and spring reverb.
Have you ever played a Boss RV5, their latest reveb pedal. The best sounding reverb pedal that I have heard is the new Trex Reverb tone bug.

On this link is a utube of the tone bug
http://ballewsmusicco.blogspot.com/

czech-one-2 · August 6th, 2009, 05:34 AM

yeah,much appreciated review! I thought you were going to say it sucks now that mine is in the mail. LOL!

ruger9 · August 6th, 2009, 07:18 AM

Cool review, and it means alot that you HAVE a Fender Tube Reverb to compare it to!

I'll have to order one when I get back from vacation.

Uma Floresta · August 6th, 2009, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guit30

Thanks for a great review and also the pics of the tube reverb. (BTW),what is the difference between a tube reverb and spring reverb.
Have you ever played a Boss RV5, their latest reveb pedal. The best sounding reverb pedal that I have heard is the new Trex Reverb tone bug.

On this link is a utube of the tone bug
http://ballewsmusicco.blogspot.com/

The Fender tube unit has tubes AND springs - the tubes drive the signal into the strings, and also provide some recovery gain after the springs.

eddie knuckles · August 6th, 2009, 11:15 AM

I just got mine yesterday in NYC, played it through a twin (with the reverb off - duh) and played with the knobs. Regarding the mixer function, there is no "wet" or "dry", just off (to the left) and full on (to the right). It is very tweakable in that regard, as to how much you want. The dwell knob really expresses that surf to neil young "like a hurricane" sound extremely well. I not only walked out with one, but the guy behind the counter was sold on my critique, and put one aside for himself...

anyone need a holy grail plus?

Pinball_Wizard · August 6th, 2009, 04:40 PM

after sending my RV-5 back to ebay and coming out with a +10 I'm liking the look of the boss fender reverb.

I want to check this puppy out. I'm looking for a warm thick reverb thang.
I like my main signal to be trebly and spikey, but delays and reverbs need to be mellow, If this puppy is mellow dwellow like a fender I'm getting one.

ruger9 · August 6th, 2009, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinball_Wizard

I want to check this puppy out. I'm looking for a warm thick reverb thang.
I like my main signal to be trebly and spikey, but delays and reverbs need to be mellow, If this puppy is mellow dwellow like a fender I'm getting one.

If you try one & don't link it, give the Digiverb a look. It can have that "mellow" quality you're looking for. And BTW, the Verbzilla DOESN'T. Holy Grail Plus... about in-between. But definitely give the Digiverb serious consideration.

Johnny Isaacs · August 6th, 2009, 07:21 PM

Well I thought it was important to test it against the real things. And I'll tell you, it's a great pedal. If you like Fender reverb, I think you'll really like this.

Johnny Isaacs

RedRock · August 6th, 2009, 09:27 PM

Thanks for the review, John.

By the way, what happened to your upgraded Princeton Reverb project
with the 12" speaker?

guit30 · August 7th, 2009, 02:12 AM

OK, that is 2 positives to no negatives, if anyone gets one and does not like it, please say so and why, this is not just being cool, be honest, If I order one, I have a credit, it is a special order and I can't return it.
Jim

Does it Rock? · August 7th, 2009, 02:57 AM

I'm not much of a BOSS fan, but this pedal is an exception, it sounds great!

My favorite Reverb pedal is still the Holy Stain though.

guit30 · August 7th, 2009, 03:27 AM

Did you play the Boss Reverb pedal?
Jim

ruger9 · August 7th, 2009, 07:39 AM

If you like the Holy Stain, be looking at the EHX Cathedral, due out this month. The FRV-1 and Cathedral are the 2 reverbs I'm going to "shootout" with my Digiverb, to end this "reverb pedal search"... then someday, I'll get a tank, and REALLY be done!

eddie knuckles · August 7th, 2009, 10:15 AM

Despite the "cool factor" (hee-hee), this is an astounding pedal as I mentioned above. It does not do "hall" or "cathedral" stuff, but if you want mild to massive fender reverb, 'dis be what it is, yo'....
Very quiet pedal, and warm. I am taking my holy grail plus off my board.

addisj · August 7th, 2009, 11:44 AM

"The shimmering reverb is as much a part of the classic Fender tone as the guitars & amps themselves. Now Boss & Fender have teamed up to make you a pedal that delivers classic Fender reverb to any amp. Works best when used through your amps FX loop."

I was thinking about buying one of these to use with my little Champion 600 but the little bugger doesnt have an FX Loop.

I wonder if it will still sound great going straight into the input jack...

Johnny Isaacs · August 7th, 2009, 11:55 AM

addisj - Yes it will sound great. NONE of my amps have an effects loop. I plug my pedalboard right into the front.

A word of caution: To echo what eddie knuckles said: This sounds like a great Fender Reverb. If you're expecting it to do 800 different plates, rooms, halls and echoes, you're gonna be disappointed. That's not what this is designed to do. They make 800 different digital reverbs for all of that. I am a Fender guy and this sounds like classic Fender Reverb.

Johnny Isaacs

addisj · August 7th, 2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Isaacs

addisj - Yes it will sound great. NONE of my amps have an effects loop. I plug my pedalboard right into the front.

A word of caution: To echo what eddie knuckles said: This sounds like a great Fender Reverb. If you're expecting it to do 800 different plates, rooms, halls and echoes, you're gonna be disappointed. That's not what this is designed to do. They make 800 different digital reverbs for all of that. I am a Fender guy and this sounds like classic Fender Reverb.

Johnny Isaacs

Thats good news, thanks for the info.

I used to have a Boss ME-50 and I didnt really like the reverb on that. In fact I didnt really like any of the effects on it to be honest.
Traded it in for a BB Plus (plus £190!)
I love the reverb on my Blues deluxe (even though its digi) and I notice its absence when using the champ on jam nights. So yes I guess I am after a Fender reverb. The warm factor is also very appealing.
The only thing putting me off is that the pedal costs as much as my Champ did!

johnnykf · August 7th, 2009, 01:35 PM

I have a Fender Tank reverb from the early 90's that sounds great but is a pita to transport, plug in etc. Was thinking about the Spring Chicken till this Boss unit came out, just for more portable reverb. Boss Looks more versatile , just wonder how the two pedals compare since I can't find a spring chicken around here to try

brownshoe · August 7th, 2009, 01:35 PM

Mine just came and I got to say, I'm shocked at how good this sounds! It comes real close to the old fender outboard units. Its the pedal I've been looking for. Johnny, when you said it was better than the Marshall Reflector, I thought "well that's not saying much" cuz the reflector was not that good at spring, IMO. My Hardwire RV-7 smoked the spring verb in my reflector. I also have the Holy Grail and the RV-7 smoked that too. But this pedal is by far better than my RV-7 in the spring dept.

I have heard the old fender outboard units a lot and I know that sound and this pedal does it very well. At 12o'clock on all the knobs this pedal has a lot of verb going on! It can be set to outrageous verb, no problem!

I'm a happy camper!!

surfoverb · August 7th, 2009, 11:32 PM

sounds OK from the demo...Nothing beats an outboard but most don't need an outboard.

For a m inuteI thought the player demo guy was this guy:

brownshoe · August 7th, 2009, 11:44 PM

I found this two days ago and I warn you, it's the worse showing of any pedal I've seen. 4:00 minutes you will never get back. You've been warned.

Now, I don't speak Japanese, but the guy could have at least played for a while.

johnnykf · August 8th, 2009, 02:34 PM

I'm convinced, got one on order.

guit30 · August 8th, 2009, 04:43 PM

ditto

sax4blues · August 8th, 2009, 08:21 PM

I have this 60's era Bandmaster clone with clean and tremolo channels that I've never really come to terms with. This amp has always been sterile to me although I can get a great Ted Nugent tone with my Blues Driver and ES135. With all the talk of this pedal I figured this was the perfect amp to try it with. I went down to Guitar Showcase(not GC) today and bought one.

Well I threw on the FRV-1 and it's a whole new amp with an overall warmth and life that I didn't know it could have.

The first tone I'm having fun with is EJ Strat neck => BD level-max, drive-0 => FRV-1 controls all at 10'clock => tremolo channel intensity-5 speed-3. What I get is this full tone with warmth, reverb life, then tremolo coming through on the sustain.

I was supposed to be practicing bass today, I guess that plan is shot.

July 25th, 2009, 01:33 AM	#82 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 56 Posts: 752	I decided not to give in to the reverb breakout year, I bought a Boss DD3, nothin like a little slapback, liked the Spring Chicken by far the best, but the boss was free , due to a gift card I got J __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor Edan Analog Nashville Hot Boost Jim's Country Reviews www.geocities.com/guit30

July 26th, 2009, 05:34 AM	#83 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 56 Posts: 752	Check Out This Store Well, the DD3 was a big disappointment, guess I will try the Boss 63 Reverb, http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...63_SPRING.html __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor Edan Analog Nashville Hot Boost Jim's Country Reviews www.geocities.com/guit30

July 27th, 2009, 02:01 AM	#85 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 56 Posts: 752	I have a giftcard that I won at BH Video Audio, the link above, I thought the DD3 was supposed to be a good pedal, see it on a lot of folks boards, I'm just not into delay that much, my amp has a delay like reverb, which is neat. I think the guitarist playing the 63 Spring reverb is good, but it doesn't seem to put out that much reverb, if I order it thru this store, it is a special order like lots of their stuff, I could not return it, I can return the DD3, which I'm doing tonight, it looks like an old one which has been around their store for awhile. The box is a little yellowed, but the pedal is fine, no directions either, I could play it safe and get the Boss RV5, that has a spring reverb and I have heard good samples of it, I really want the Malekko Spring Chicken, it sounds great, over at Pro guitar shop, I don't like Sweetwater for pedals, I use The Mad Ape, Pedals Plus Warehouse, The Pedalgeek, Axe and you shall receive, and ebay, but I have never bought anything there. Jim __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor Edan Analog Nashville Hot Boost Jim's Country Reviews www.geocities.com/guit30

August 5th, 2009, 01:42 AM	#91 (permalink)
Johnny Isaacs Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,642 30 Photos	I'm picking mine up tomorrow... ...looking forward to it! I'll let you know! Johnny Isaacs __________________ Myspace music page I've never trusted a guitar player who hasn't licked a few 9volts... Famous last words...... after this one, no new Tele's!

August 5th, 2009, 04:03 AM	#93 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 56 Posts: 752	All right guys, let's pour in those Boss Spring reverb pedal reviews!! __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor Edan Analog Nashville Hot Boost Jim's Country Reviews www.geocities.com/guit30

July 27th, 2009, 09:15 AM	#86 (permalink)
Mike Eskimo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit Age: 45 Posts: 1,468	The mom n pop store I bought this from is expecting delivery any day of the Fender/Boss pedal : I told the owner I wanted to bring the Tech 21 pedal in to do a side-by-side and he told me that that was the #1 box he wanted to compare the Fender with. He said there's no way it will top the Tech box. (I don't really see how it could but I have an open mind...)

August 5th, 2009, 01:03 AM	#90 (permalink)
tweedtone Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Age: 43 Posts: 772	I got a "now available" email today from Sweetwater and dang it if I didn't go and order one. Hope it lives up to me expectations. If it does, there'll be a Spring Chicken for sale in the Classifieds shortly.

August 5th, 2009, 02:21 AM	#92 (permalink)
czech-one-2 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Prague via So. Cal Posts: 289	just ordered mine on EBAY! proguitarshop has em' $119 + $29.00 international shipping. should have it in a couple weeks!

August 5th, 2009, 06:46 AM	#94 (permalink)
ruger9 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 2,051	The only reason I didn't order one yet is I'm leaving for a 2-week vacation sat & it wouldn't arrive in time. Can't wait to hear reviews... ESPECIALLY compare to OTHER REVERBS you have... Holy Grail, Digiverb, etc... __________________ "I've got callouses, from all those nights, spent playin' a Telecaster, 'till my fingers bled Bud Light" - Travis Tritt

August 5th, 2009, 11:11 PM	#95 (permalink)
Johnny Isaacs Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,642 30 Photos	Well I posted those to show what I used to conduct my review. This is my 1976 Fender Tube Reverb Unit. It has that magic sound these pedals are based off of. I can tell you first off, it looks great! The brown crinkle finish matches my brown Fender amps perfectly. When I put it on the top of the amp, it looked like it was supposed to be there. To conduct my review I used a 63 Brownface Bandmaster with no reverb, my 72 Pro Reverb, and my newer Hot Rod Deluxe. For uniformity, I set everything on 7 and vary the volume up and down. Obviously, it has three knobs like the originals do. I think Boss pedals with three knobs are the best Boss pedals! Like all Boss pedals, it's built very well. Well how does it sound? Fantastic. I can safely say, this will be on my pedal board. I love Fender reverb and this thing really nails it. The Mix, Dwell and Tone really capture what my vintage tube reverb does. It has all the springyness you look for. I think guys who are used to using a outboard reverb unit (surf guys come to mind) usually prefer the vintage units to pedals because of the extra tube warmth, not just because of the reverb. I think this pedal sounds great. You know when you play a Johnny Cash/Luther Perkins type of tune where you mute the low strings with the palm of your hand, that reverb spring sound you hear? This pedal does that. When you turn up the mix and dwell up past 12, you get that great deep Duane Eddy/Dick Dale 'verb. Will everyone like this pedal? Nope. You can't please everybody. But I love it! I'm very picky when it comes to reverb. If it doesn't come with reverb, I use my reverb unit if I want it. Now I'll use this. Try it and see for yourself. The only pedal I've used that comes close to this is the Marshall Reflector. I think this ones better. Johnny Isaacs __________________ Myspace music page I've never trusted a guitar player who hasn't licked a few 9volts... Famous last words...... after this one, no new Tele's!

August 5th, 2009, 11:32 PM	#96 (permalink)
Synchro Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ. Age: 55 Posts: 361	Thanks for a great review. Mine is supposed to be on the way. __________________ Synchro; My Guitar Website "The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing; if you can fake that, you've got it made" -- Groucho Marx

August 6th, 2009, 03:42 AM	#97 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 56 Posts: 752	Thanks for a great review and also the pics of the tube reverb. (BTW),what is the difference between a tube reverb and spring reverb. Have you ever played a Boss RV5, their latest reveb pedal. The best sounding reverb pedal that I have heard is the new Trex Reverb tone bug. On this link is a utube of the tone bug http://ballewsmusicco.blogspot.com/ __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor Edan Analog Nashville Hot Boost Jim's Country Reviews www.geocities.com/guit30

August 6th, 2009, 05:34 AM	#98 (permalink)
czech-one-2 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Prague via So. Cal Posts: 289	yeah,much appreciated review! I thought you were going to say it sucks now that mine is in the mail. LOL!

August 6th, 2009, 07:18 AM	#99 (permalink)
ruger9 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 2,051	Cool review, and it means alot that you HAVE a Fender Tube Reverb to compare it to! I'll have to order one when I get back from vacation. __________________ "I've got callouses, from all those nights, spent playin' a Telecaster, 'till my fingers bled Bud Light" - Travis Tritt

August 6th, 2009, 11:15 AM	#101 (permalink)
eddie knuckles Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: central mass Posts: 154	I just got mine yesterday in NYC, played it through a twin (with the reverb off - duh) and played with the knobs. Regarding the mixer function, there is no "wet" or "dry", just off (to the left) and full on (to the right). It is very tweakable in that regard, as to how much you want. The dwell knob really expresses that surf to neil young "like a hurricane" sound extremely well. I not only walked out with one, but the guy behind the counter was sold on my critique, and put one aside for himself... anyone need a holy grail plus? __________________ The eyes of a Sultan, with a radio shack budget....

August 6th, 2009, 04:40 PM	#102 (permalink)
Pinball_Wizard Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 302	after sending my RV-5 back to ebay and coming out with a +10 I'm liking the look of the boss fender reverb. I want to check this puppy out. I'm looking for a warm thick reverb thang. I like my main signal to be trebly and spikey, but delays and reverbs need to be mellow, If this puppy is mellow dwellow like a fender I'm getting one. __________________ "Born Free to Be"

August 6th, 2009, 07:21 PM	#104 (permalink)
Johnny Isaacs Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,642 30 Photos	Well I thought it was important to test it against the real things. And I'll tell you, it's a great pedal. If you like Fender reverb, I think you'll really like this. Johnny Isaacs __________________ Myspace music page I've never trusted a guitar player who hasn't licked a few 9volts... Famous last words...... after this one, no new Tele's!

August 6th, 2009, 09:27 PM	#105 (permalink)
RedRock TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 84	Thanks for the review, John. By the way, what happened to your upgraded Princeton Reverb project with the 12" speaker?

August 7th, 2009, 02:12 AM	#106 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 56 Posts: 752	OK, that is 2 positives to no negatives, if anyone gets one and does not like it, please say so and why, this is not just being cool, be honest, If I order one, I have a credit, it is a special order and I can't return it. Jim __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor Edan Analog Nashville Hot Boost Jim's Country Reviews www.geocities.com/guit30

August 7th, 2009, 02:57 AM	#107 (permalink)
Does it Rock? NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spokane WA Age: 17 Posts: 2	I'm not much of a BOSS fan, but this pedal is an exception, it sounds great! My favorite Reverb pedal is still the Holy Stain though.

August 7th, 2009, 03:27 AM	#108 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 56 Posts: 752	Did you play the Boss Reverb pedal? Jim __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor Edan Analog Nashville Hot Boost Jim's Country Reviews www.geocities.com/guit30

August 7th, 2009, 07:39 AM	#109 (permalink)
ruger9 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 2,051	If you like the Holy Stain, be looking at the EHX Cathedral, due out this month. The FRV-1 and Cathedral are the 2 reverbs I'm going to "shootout" with my Digiverb, to end this "reverb pedal search"... then someday, I'll get a tank, and REALLY be done! __________________ "I've got callouses, from all those nights, spent playin' a Telecaster, 'till my fingers bled Bud Light" - Travis Tritt

August 7th, 2009, 10:15 AM	#110 (permalink)
eddie knuckles Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: central mass Posts: 154	Despite the "cool factor" (hee-hee), this is an astounding pedal as I mentioned above. It does not do "hall" or "cathedral" stuff, but if you want mild to massive fender reverb, 'dis be what it is, yo'.... Very quiet pedal, and warm. I am taking my holy grail plus off my board. __________________ The eyes of a Sultan, with a radio shack budget....

August 7th, 2009, 11:44 AM	#111 (permalink)
addisj Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Surrey, UK Age: 32 Posts: 109 3 Photos	"The shimmering reverb is as much a part of the classic Fender tone as the guitars & amps themselves. Now Boss & Fender have teamed up to make you a pedal that delivers classic Fender reverb to any amp. Works best when used through your amps FX loop." I was thinking about buying one of these to use with my little Champion 600 but the little bugger doesnt have an FX Loop. I wonder if it will still sound great going straight into the input jack...

August 7th, 2009, 11:55 AM	#112 (permalink)
Johnny Isaacs Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,642 30 Photos	addisj - Yes it will sound great. NONE of my amps have an effects loop. I plug my pedalboard right into the front. A word of caution: To echo what eddie knuckles said: This sounds like a great Fender Reverb. If you're expecting it to do 800 different plates, rooms, halls and echoes, you're gonna be disappointed. That's not what this is designed to do. They make 800 different digital reverbs for all of that. I am a Fender guy and this sounds like classic Fender Reverb. Johnny Isaacs __________________ Myspace music page I've never trusted a guitar player who hasn't licked a few 9volts... Famous last words...... after this one, no new Tele's!

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August 7th, 2009, 01:35 PM	#114 (permalink)
johnnykf Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Twin Peaks. NY Age: 53 Posts: 579	I have a Fender Tank reverb from the early 90's that sounds great but is a pita to transport, plug in etc. Was thinking about the Spring Chicken till this Boss unit came out, just for more portable reverb. Boss Looks more versatile , just wonder how the two pedals compare since I can't find a spring chicken around here to try

August 7th, 2009, 01:35 PM	#115 (permalink)
brownshoe Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 570	Mine just came and I got to say, I'm shocked at how good this sounds! It comes real close to the old fender outboard units. Its the pedal I've been looking for. Johnny, when you said it was better than the Marshall Reflector, I thought "well that's not saying much" cuz the reflector was not that good at spring, IMO. My Hardwire RV-7 smoked the spring verb in my reflector. I also have the Holy Grail and the RV-7 smoked that too. But this pedal is by far better than my RV-7 in the spring dept. I have heard the old fender outboard units a lot and I know that sound and this pedal does it very well. At 12o'clock on all the knobs this pedal has a lot of verb going on! It can be set to outrageous verb, no problem! I'm a happy camper!! __________________ If I grow up I'll be a singer wearing rings on every finger Last edited by brownshoe; August 7th, 2009 at 02:06 PM.

August 7th, 2009, 11:32 PM	#116 (permalink)
surfoverb Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,087	sounds OK from the demo...Nothing beats an outboard but most don't need an outboard. For a m inuteI thought the player demo guy was this guy: __________________ "You released the ****** fury!"*

August 7th, 2009, 11:44 PM	#117 (permalink)
brownshoe Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 570	I found this two days ago and I warn you, it's the worse showing of any pedal I've seen. 4:00 minutes you will never get back. You've been warned. Now, I don't speak Japanese, but the guy could have at least played for a while. __________________ If I grow up I'll be a singer wearing rings on every finger

August 8th, 2009, 02:34 PM	#118 (permalink)
johnnykf Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Twin Peaks. NY Age: 53 Posts: 579	I'm convinced, got one on order.

August 8th, 2009, 04:43 PM	#119 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 56 Posts: 752	ditto __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor Edan Analog Nashville Hot Boost Jim's Country Reviews www.geocities.com/guit30

August 8th, 2009, 08:21 PM	#120 (permalink)
sax4blues Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 52 Posts: 986	This pedal saved my amp! I have this 60's era Bandmaster clone with clean and tremolo channels that I've never really come to terms with. This amp has always been sterile to me although I can get a great Ted Nugent tone with my Blues Driver and ES135. With all the talk of this pedal I figured this was the perfect amp to try it with. I went down to Guitar Showcase(not GC) today and bought one. Well I threw on the FRV-1 and it's a whole new amp with an overall warmth and life that I didn't know it could have. The first tone I'm having fun with is EJ Strat neck => BD level-max, drive-0 => FRV-1 controls all at 10'clock => tremolo channel intensity-5 speed-3. What I get is this full tone with warmth, reverb life, then tremolo coming through on the sustain. I was supposed to be practicing bass today, I guess that plan is shot.

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