Posted By: brent@rowest.com on September 07, 2001 at 01:35:28:
In Reply to: reverb and delay posted byJoe Hislope on September 05, 2001 at 21:08:37:
: Brent,
: I play probably 90 to 95 percent clean to only slightly 'driven' sounds. For some reason, I almost never use any reverb and opt for some degree of delay instead. I was curious when you use reverb and in what situations you do NOT use it. Same question about delays. When I run some delay, even a very slight amount, it gives me the perception of playing smoother and more fluid, whether that be real or imagined. Also, what is your delay unit of choice?
: Thanks,
: Joe
hi joe---i rarely use reverb--printing onto the guitar track--it locks the engineer into the sound more, but with that said, occasionally, i will --and that would be doing a more retro-type of sound. the best example of that recently is the gary allan projects---that's a gretsch 6120 through a victoria reverbrato. sometimes, nothing sounds like good old cheesey spring reverb. some delays i like are the boss, and the line 6 stuff is really great--lots of options---with not much hassle. delays are easy to overuse, and there again, the engineer may prefer not to have printed delays--he may do that later. but, there is nothing like a correctly miked 335 into an echoplex into a fender amp for some things--it's just magic. thanks, brent...