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eddie knuckles · August 6th, 2009, 10:15 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, 03:40 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, 04:46 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, 06:21 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, 08:27 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, 01:12 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, 01:57 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, 02:27 AM

Did you play the Boss Reverb pedal?
Jim

ruger9 · August 7th, 2009, 06:39 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, 09:15 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, 10:44 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, 10:55 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, 11:38 AM

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, 12:35 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, 12:35 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, 10:32 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, 10:44 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, 01:34 PM

I'm convinced, got one on order.

guit30 · August 8th, 2009, 03:43 PM

ditto

sax4blues · August 8th, 2009, 07:21 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.

August 6th, 2009, 10:15 AM	#101 (permalink)
eddie knuckles Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Worcester, MA Posts: 1,503	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? __________________ Commit FACEBOOK SUICIDE - FREE YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!

August 6th, 2009, 03:40 PM	#102 (permalink)
Pinball_Wizard Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 741	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, 06:21 PM	#104 (permalink)
Johnny Isaacs Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX /Las Vegas, NV /Minot ND Posts: 1,834 45 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 __________________ 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 7th, 2009, 01:12 AM	#106 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 60 Posts: 1,098	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

August 7th, 2009, 02:27 AM	#108 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 60 Posts: 1,098	Did you play the Boss Reverb pedal? Jim __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor

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August 6th, 2009, 08:27 PM	#105 (permalink)
RedRock Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 482	Thanks for the review, John. By the way, what happened to your upgraded Princeton Reverb project with the 12" speaker?

August 7th, 2009, 01:57 AM	#107 (permalink)
Does it Rock? NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spokane WA Age: 20 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, 06:39 AM	#109 (permalink)
ruger9 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 3,619	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, 09:15 AM	#110 (permalink)
eddie knuckles Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Worcester, MA Posts: 1,503	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. __________________ Commit FACEBOOK SUICIDE - FREE YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!

August 7th, 2009, 10:44 AM	#111 (permalink)
addisj Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Surrey, UK Age: 35 Posts: 130 8 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, 10:55 AM	#112 (permalink)
Johnny Isaacs Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX /Las Vegas, NV /Minot ND Posts: 1,834 45 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 __________________ 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 7th, 2009, 12:35 PM	#114 (permalink)
johnnykf Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Twin Peaks. NY Age: 57 Posts: 652	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, 10:32 PM	#116 (permalink)
surfoverb Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,223	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: __________________ _____________________________________________ confucius said: man who want pretty nurse, must be patient.

August 8th, 2009, 01:34 PM	#118 (permalink)
johnnykf Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Twin Peaks. NY Age: 57 Posts: 652	I'm convinced, got one on order.

August 8th, 2009, 03:43 PM	#119 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 60 Posts: 1,098	ditto __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor

August 8th, 2009, 07:21 PM	#120 (permalink)
sax4blues Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 55 Posts: 3,124	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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