So, about that Fender spring reverb…

[Mongillo19]

I guess my question would be is it solely the spring reverb that is bringing you back to the TMP? There has to be a better alternative than buying a $1000+ unit if so.

Now if you just want to give it a spin, who am I of all people to say it's a bad idea

I would recommend recalling why you sold off the TMP the first time and if you think that would result in a 2nd sell off and have you wind up where you already are.

 

[JiveTurkey]

For as "exciting" as that 60 cycle hum vid of TMP spring reverb was; I re-realized I could in all reality give two sh!ts about spring reverb in music I actually played in a working environment. So it went away pretty quickly once that realization set in

 

[Stone]

For as "exciting" as that 60 cycle hum vid of TMP spring reverb was; I re-realized I could in all reality give two sh!ts about spring reverb in music I actually played in a working environment. So it went away pretty quickly once that realization set in

Same I see nothing that i could ever use a spring verb, but you know for others it might be different

 

[JiveTurkey]

Same I see nothing that i could ever use a spring verb, but you know for others it might be different

LOVE the sound of it but just wouldn't use it at gigs or for jamming at home.

 

[Mongillo19]

I say snag a surfybear compact. You already where entertaining a pedalboard. The compact takes up about 2 strymon small box pedals worth of space.

 

[metropolis_4]

I guess my question would be is it solely the spring reverb that is bringing you back to the TMP? There has to be a better alternative than buying a $1000+ unit if so.

Now if you just want to give it a spin, who am I of all people to say it's a bad idea

I would recommend recalling why you sold off the TMP the first time and if you think that would result in a 2nd sell off and have you wind up where you already are.

I sold it because I got cold feet with all the gigs I’ve got lined up this year. I worried the limited switching would make life difficult for me. Also I missed having good Marshall and Vox models.

But now I’ve got the fm3 to cover all those things, so a TMP could be a nice thing to have around to fill in the Fender amp model and spring reverb gaps. I could see some gigs where I would prefer to bring it instead of the fm3

For as "exciting" as that 60 cycle hum vid of TMP spring reverb was; I re-realized I could in all reality give two sh!ts about spring reverb in music I actually played in a working environment. So it went away pretty quickly once that realization set in

I’m a lover of good spring reverb. It’s a bit of an obsession, kind of like I used to be about fuzz pedals.

I come across a lot of uses for it live, and at home I love playing old surf music. It’s one of my favorite kick back, chill, and relax things to play. And good spring reverb is a necessity for that.

 

[metropolis_4]

Ultimately what I need is one device that gives me my favorite Benson and MBritt Profiles, Fractal Marshall’s, and Fender spring reverb all in one device.

That would make me happy

 

[JiveTurkey]

I sold it because I got cold feet with all the gigs I’ve got lined up this year. I worried the limited switching would make life difficult for me. Also I missed having good Marshall and Vox models.

But now I’ve got the fm3 to cover all those things, so a TMP could be a nice thing to have around to fill in the Fender amp model and spring reverb gaps. I could see some gigs where I would prefer to bring it instead of the fm3z



I’m a lover of good spring reverb. It’s a bit of an obsession, kind of like I used to be about fuzz pedals.

I come across a lot of uses for it live, and at home I love playing old surf music. It’s one of my favorite kick back, chill, and relax things to play. And good spring reverb is a necessity for that.

It's a fun sound. If you have practical uses for it, it's probably a blast when it's done right!

 

[norminal]

For as "exciting" as that 60 cycle hum vid of TMP spring reverb was; I re-realized I could in all reality give two sh!ts about spring reverb in music I actually played in a working environment.

So the spring reverb was designed to emulate the sound of a room or space. Now we are trying to find the most accurate digital emulation of a spring reverb when we have way more accurate emulations of room reverbs available.

 

[Dave Lewis]

Does anyone know if the spring reverb in the Tone Master amps is the same as what is in the TMP?

Are there any pedals or other digital devices that are as good?

Am I destined to buy another TMP, or is there another way?

The Behringer analogue Spring Reverberation 646 Is superb

As are all the Surfybear reverb pedals.​

The new one also has two phono plug connections to add a separate tank

 

[Frodebro]

So the spring reverb was designed to emulate the sound of a room or space. Now we are trying to find the most accurate digital emulation of a spring reverb when we have way more accurate emulations of room reverbs available.

The original concept behind adding a pickup to a guitar was to make an acoustic guitar louder. There are acoustic pickups now that actually sound like an acoustic guitar, so the same argument could be applied to the electric guitar.

 

[metropolis_4]

So the spring reverb was designed to emulate the sound of a room or space. Now we are trying to find the most accurate digital emulation of a spring reverb when we have way more accurate emulations of room reverbs available.

Flip that around: no modern accurate emulation of room reverb sounds anything like spring reverb.

I don’t love spring reverb because it sounds like a room, I love it because it sounds like spring reverb.

I don’t think anyone who uses spring reverb wants it to sound like an accurate emulation of room reverb

 

[norminal]

Flip that around: no modern accurate emulation of room reverb sounds anything like spring reverb.

I don’t love spring reverb because it sounds like a room, I love it because it sounds like spring reverb.

I don’t think anyone who uses spring reverb wants it to sound like an accurate emulation of room reverb

I know this. I was just pointing out how we’ve come full-circle.

 

[miggelblast]

I keep playing with the idea of getting a SurfyBear but the size and power requirements always hold me back… maybe I’ll have to bite that bullet one of these days

Surfybear Compact Deluxe accepts 9-12V at any polarity + it has a tremolo, so maybe the size would be more acceptable for you, since it's a double pedal?

That being said, I have powered both the Surfybear Metal and Compact with the cheapest of the cheap Mosky iso-10 power supply with no problems whatsoever. If you have a supply that provides 500ma at 12V it should be fine as long as you use a polarity converter. I prefer the Compact due to it's smaller size and two footswitchable mixer settings.

 

[Stone]

Say Met is this any good ? have you looked at this?

Isn't the Boss FRV-1 supposed to be like the 6G15 ?

 

[FuzzyAce]

There's nothing quite like a real spring reverb. If I only had one choice for guitar it'd be spring. I've built them into amps and also have a standalone unit that I built based on the 6G15. They have a certain interaction with your playing that emulations haven't quite nailed yet.

 

[laxu]

IMO the Surfybear stuff is kinda dumb to put on any pedalboard due to the sheer size of all but the Compact. The Compact will have compromises compared to the Classic/Metal by having a small reverb tank in comparison.

I'd rather treat them like having an outboard Fender spring reverb tank where maybe it's sitting on top of your amp or something, but is lighter and slimmer so easier to move than the Fender tube version.

IMO they make no sense for anyone except huge spring reverb fans who can't think of using anything but real tanks and are very particular about that.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

IMO the Surfybear stuff is kinda dumb to put on any pedalboard due to the sheer size of all but the Compact. The Compact will have compromises compared to the Classic/Metal by having a small reverb tank in comparison.

I'd rather treat them like having an outboard Fender spring reverb tank where maybe it's sitting on top of your amp or something, but is lighter and slimmer so easier to move than the Fender tube version.

IMO they make no sense for anyone except huge spring reverb fans who can't think of using anything but real tanks and are very particular about that.

People have used them as their pedalboard quite successfully.

 

[laxu]

People have used them as their pedalboard quite successfully.

The Classic and Metal alone are like 2/3 the size of my entire pedalboard. Maybe for some that's worth it.

 

[Eagle]

Give this a try

Real spring and a great tremolo.