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The review of the Demeter box in the new Mix got me thinking I'd like to try out a spring reverb for certain things, but don't necessarily want to drop 5-600 bucks on a unit...What are some other spring 'verbs of the past that are worth having a look at?

I remember the Furman sounded pretty good, but it's been years since I've heard one...any good?

Lemeesee...other brands...Sound Workshop, Biamp, and I saw a Fairchild go for a reasonable price on ebay recently...

Any feedback greatly appreciated...

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anonymous Thu, 02/15/2001 - 23:47

Bruce,

Every once in a great while Peavey makes something worth having! My find was a unit of theirs called the "ValveVerb." I got it very cheap as the original owner, who spent $500 for it, had no luck and it sounded thin. I scored it for $175 with an eye toward cannibalizing it for another project. It's a pretty unit. Well, turns out that the problem was the "size" of the 1/4" receptacles. They weren't connecting properly. It was a quick fix for which I used some switchcraft females. Voila, +great+ spring verb (with 3 band EQ on the verb) and it does cool things to stuff fed through it with the verb off, too. If you can find one, check it out. Instant twang.

:D Cheers,

Tonebarge

Guest Fri, 02/16/2001 - 16:47

If you can find away to land on a Fairchild 658, do it. Don't let the "F" word scare you, this is a "squalid state" thing, with 3 'reverb spring tanks'. I don't think I've ever paid more than $2-300 for one.

They are the absolute balls on a guitar part, or the return from an echo unit.

anonymous Wed, 02/21/2001 - 11:36

Hey Bear,

I just dug out my old RE-201 that's not been used since 82-83 "It still works"!! Seems like I remember this thing being very noisy but it is fairly quite in my "good gear"Do you have any suggestions for any mods etc. I will be doing the normal cleaning of pots, heads, etc. but wanted to know if you or any one else have any ideas.

harveygerst Thu, 02/22/2001 - 19:42

Bear, leaving the tape pulled tight across the heads can put a crimp in the tape. It used to be that leaving the tape in contact with the heads also could cause some permanent magnetizing problems, but that hasn't been a problem for quite a while. But humidity can also cause some tapes to stick to the heads and glog them.

anonymous Tue, 03/06/2001 - 16:11

I've owned a Master Room XL-305 since the early 80's and recently purchased another, for $100. These units sound fabulous, they have a totally unique sound that requires a lot less return level to be audible in the mix. The shine of course on guitars, but I have had great results on vocals also...
Highly recommended!