A few weeks/months back, one poster talk talking about a high-end Analog (tub) Reverb unit that he bought (in Europe, I think).
When I was a kid, my friends dad gave me a set of powered Casio speakers with glass tops (they were like end tables, standing about 3’ tall).
They had, what I later learned was analog echo via an internal spring and echo chamber (tub).
Is there anything affordable around these days that serves such a function? I’ve seen the synth.com module and tub; it’s rather inexpensive… do I assume not very good? Anything between their $136 unit ( http://www.synthesizers.com/q115.html ) and a $1,500 model?
Sure, I could buy a 1RU Lexicon, but I’m not really into the whole digital thing.
The dotcom is a good accutronics 2 spring reverb. But remember you need to house and power it if you don’t have a modular. I use the reverbs tanks and amps from Hammond M series organs. Many people will GIVE you their M-101’s and you can easily scavange the reverb out of it. (There is a quirky bit of wiring you have to do to use it on line level, it comes out of the organ designed to be tied to the amp output and then into it’s own 25-30W tube amp and speaker.)
The Fender stand-alone unit is my fave as well, but the Guyatone FR-3000V Tube Drive Reverb Unit is a very close second, and about 1/2 the price of the Fender. Both units sound great for guitar applications, but I have not heard either used as a synth effect, nor as a reverb unit in a P.A. application.
I play Bass and Moog. Sometimes I sit back with flatwounds but often find myself with a funk/wah sound that reverb suits well.
I presume that the 104 Analog Echo will do wonders to any sound but that’s a bit pricy for me at the moment. Was hoping to get something low-tech for the time being.
I am building a rack with a section fitted out for Synth.com modules. I have foggers an Old School and an LP; but am interested in getting the Instrument interface and anything else that is either tied up in one of my Fooger pedals or not available from Moog so the long story short is that a synth.com setup is right around the corner for me but if there is something from another manufacturer that is superior for even 2-3x the price ($4-500), I’m up for it.
The moisturizer looks really neat. It has my bid. But in the mean time it think im going to take the reverb out of my peavy amp and wurli organ and try and combine them into one super reverb.
Just to close out this thread, I bougt a '63 reissue, drove up to Harriman, NY to pick it up; the guy ended up being an ancient rocker, pretty interesting cat talking about making his own op-amp centered reverb, etc.
Anyway, the thing is really nice, not so great for my Fender, absolutely stellar with my Moog gear.
I paid too much for it but they sell for upwards of $700 now and it’s made in the good-ole-U.S. of A. Can’t go wrong with that.
My Ekdahl Moisturizer arrived last week (about six weeks early). So far I’m loving this thing. The reverb its self sounds wonderful and having the springs on the out side to play is a percussionist dream.