Why is switching Reverb such a big deal??

[smitty_p]

I don't like spring reverb, so never really use it unless I have not taken my pedalboard for some reason. I have an analog delay and digital reverb in the loop and can get all the subtle ambience I need without the squishness and loose low end of a spring tank.

Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of spring reverb, either. I don't like the metallic character it adds to a sound. I'd much rather run a decent reverb pedal in the loop.

 

[Metal89]

I fall into the digital reverb camp, and I use a splash of it in my leads. my rhythm is dry, no effects at all just gain.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

My 3210’ have a spring reverb.. I never use it on those amps at all.
I just don’t like the sound they add to the tone.

My Dsl40c’s have a very weak reverb, and they are on all the time , but most certainly at a very low level , between 2-3.
But with the DSL’s you can barely tell they are on. For a lead boost I change channels with the footswitch, and the channel I choose is set higher on the volume. than what I normally play with .
So I do get your point .

 

[ibmorjamn]

I like plate type reverb on the solo's unless tone is clean it can use a little reverb. But again , HX Stomp. I have tube amps ,they just collect dust at the moment.
I know that sounds sad but until I get a different environment for practice.

 

[Deleted User Account]

I love me some spring reverb! However, more so on clean to touch of gain stuff not hard rock/metal.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

I love me some spring reverb! However, more so on clean to touch of gain stuff not hard rock/metal.

Same here but it has to be a slow clean passage to sound good

 

[Headache]

Personally, I rarely use reverb at all.
I like my metal tones to be tight and dry.

Having said that, the few times I do use reverb, I may add it to a solo in a live setting, or maybe a soft intro or something, so I'm glad it's on my footswitch.