Spring reverb recommendations?

[Markyboard]

Ah - very good to hear that’s working Charlie. I never considered running these high level type signals (Eurorack in my case) directly to anything other then euro compatible modules or a mixer input. Still good to know the upper input limit of that EXTC reamper.

[EricK]

Charlie,
With regard to the VSR 3, this is the demo that sold it for me. You probably saw this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUrKlcm0XRE

It has very limited tone controls, and got pretty expensive there for awhile on the second hand market. I haven’t tried their tube based reverb but that is probably going to be better, but it’s way expensive.

I got mine used from the BST thread on ModWigglers, for a normal price. It’s not bad, better than the 301 in terms of sound quality, but probably a little better than some standard amp reverbs out there in a 1u rack space. It’s worth looking into.

[Charlie_Labs]

Hey Eric,

I hadn’t seen that video but thanks for sharing it, it sounds great. I’m in the process of trying to find a dealer close to me that has the both the VSR and the ReTubeVerb so I can go check them out and I still need to figure out what my ears like better, tube or not.

Thanks again!

[901tastic]

Also, the Vermona VSR 3 spring reverb, if you can find one cheap. Synth-Werk has a reverb module that is also worthy of consideration.

Hi Eric, you mentioned the Vermona VSR 3 (I’m taking a look at that as well as their ReTubeVerb), any thoughts on it?

I’m also looking at the Demeter RV-1D. If anyone here has used the Vermona or Demeter reverbs, i’d love to hear about it.


Thanks!

I use a Vermona VSR 3 with my Moog Model 10. It sounds great and I think they compliment each other nicely.

I find the tone control on the VSR 3 particularly useful.

[Charlie_Labs]

Hi 901tastic,

That’s great to hear, thanks for sharing! I’m still searching for a place near me (New York) that has them.

[sunny_pedaal]

It’s the spring itself plus the drivercircuit combination
I think the intelligel spring module with a mediumlength 3 spring belkin spring is my favorite, give it a try

[johnwood]

I tried out the Danelectro Spring King tonight, here are some of my initial thoughts.

It’s a good pedal but I am most likely not going to keep it. The reverb sounds good, especially at the $120 price point, but it also contains a digital echo/slapback delay that’s built in and cant be turned off. I don’t need that feature..

Running the Model 10 directly into the Spring King works as long as the you don’t drive the modulars mixer too hard, 4-5 or so per input and 4-5 master were working ok for me. Any higher/ more overdriven and I would get intermittent pops as I pressed a key down full signal/no attack. Running the Spring King through a Radial EXTC-SA1 Reamp box first, then into the Spring King allows the modulars mixers to be turned up fully(I haven’t spent enough time testing this).

Like DemonDan pointed out earlier, the Spring King can be modded, and different pans hooked up and it looks like that digital delay can be adjusted or possibly turned off. I’m not looking to do any solder work but for others who don’t mind, I’m one could have fun modding this pedal.

When I have more time I plan on a/b/c’ing the Spring King against the digital spring pedals I have. and I still have to dig into the Z-Verb. I’m kind of saving it for last to measure up against all the others.

Something strange happened when using the Radial EXTC with the Spring King, when it’s send, receive and blend (wet/dry) knobs are all set to 12 o’clock, the audio level gets much lower and the effect becomes 100% wet. Inverting the phase (button) fixes this. If you don’t invert the phase and turn the knob to 100% wet, the sound becomes 50/50 wet/dry. Move the knob to dry and the sound is dry. Maybe to someone who knows electronics this is normal or easily explainable, but it’s above my knowledgebase.

Thanks again for all the help/info!

Thanks for sharing your initial thoughts on the Danelectro Spring King. While it’s impressive to learn that the reverb performs well in its price range, I understand that the included digital echo/slap back delay might not cater to your specific requirements. It’s interesting how using a Radial EXTC-SA1 Reamp box can solve issues when using it with a modular system. The fact that it can be modded to adjust or turn off the digital delay is also worth noting for those who are interested in doing so. It’s also good to know about the strange behavior of the Radial EXTC when used with the Spring King, which can be fixed by inverting the phase. Thanks again for sharing!