reverb pedal

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I've got a few (ok, 4) guitar amps without reverb. Anyone have any luck with reverb pedals? A friend of mine had the EH Holy Grail, but he said it was very noisy. Ideally, I would like a spring reverb emulator that would be cheaper than buying an actual Fender reverb, reissue or original.
 
Someone brought a Danelectro Spring Reverb unit (I think called SpringKing?) into the studio and it's since the best reverb pedal I've heard. Actual springs inside; many many times better than the digital, metallic sounding Holy Grail pedal.
 
If you are going to use the Holy Grail live, the background noise isn't really a problem but if you are going to be using it for recording, the hiss is always there. You can usual noise gate some of it out though.
 
Codmate said:
Digital reverbs can be really really interesting, and good - but are not the traditional way to go.

If you're looking for something trad - try this:
http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0217500000

I'd love one :D

You're not going to get that sound with a pedal.
Line6 and other have tried - but they didn't cut it for me.
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Agreed. You will not go wrong on the fender tube reverb unit. Analogman sells the thing called the reverbmate or something like that in a little tweed box stomp pedal. I don't know much about it. You may want to look into it.
 
Thanks for all of the suggestions. I found out that the Danelectro Spring King has springs, but doesn't actually use them for reverb. They just are used to make a boingy sound when you kick the unit. I would like one without springs, please.

The vanamps reverbmate sounds cool, and at $250 is a bit cheaper than a fender reissue.
 
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