BFrank Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 9 hours ago, jazzbo said: IMO there's a difference between digital reverb on a pedal and spring reverb on an amp or a head unit like the Fender or Shreyer Audio reverb units. I prefer the latter for the most part for what I do on and with guitars. But it's a personal preference. . . we're all different. Never tested it, but I can't imagine you'll ever get a "true" spring reverb sound from anything electronic. If you're a reverb purist or anywhere close to one that's not going to cut it, I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Digital reverb and spring reverb are in my experience vary different things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 12 hours ago, jazzbo said: Digital reverb and spring reverb are in my experience vary different things! Plus with on-board spring reverb you get that great crashing sound when you rock your amp back and forth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted August 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 thanks guys for all of your input!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 On 31/07/2016 at 1:20 AM, BFrank said: Plus with on-board spring reverb you get that great crashing sound when you rock your amp back and forth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 (edited) I have a Schertler.The model is Giulia. It weighs 11 pounds, has 50 watts, and I've used it in groups with drums. It has a 'warm' switch, which really is warm. On one gig it distorted when I played chords---maybe that was an aberration.(No battery capability). I recommend it. Link: http://www.schertler.com/en_US/shop/amplifiers I also have (and have had before) a Roland Microcube. It weighs next to nothing, and I can carry it long distances on my shoulder with a strap I improvised from a guitar strap. Sound is pretty good, though a little thin. Has reverb and effects (which I ignore) It mostly is indicated for outdoor playing (AC/DC), but could be easily used on solo or duo gigs. With drums is pushing it a bit. Very nice product for what it is. I get lots of use out of it. I don't recommend---and find overrated---AER amps. I bought one once, primarily b/c it had a switch for North European current, and I was moving to Holland. It's pretty portable, too. It sounded so sterile, though, that I really hated it. Unloaded it when I got back home (fortunately I recouped most of my $). Many would disagree, and I'm by no means saying it's a bad amp or product . That was just my experience. Edited August 4, 2016 by fasstrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) For the record I ended up buying the Fender Champion 20 ($99) and have had it for a couple of weeks...and it is serving the purpose. I came very close to getting the Roland Microcube as it sounded very good but it was 50% more and I was afraid I might need more power. The Champion 20 is one of those modeling amps with all the pluses and minuses-the latter being that is has about a dozen classic amp sounds-but probably none of them quite get it exactly. But it is small enough (I would have preferred even smaller) and packs a lot of power for its size....it easily gets too loud for an apartment. The reverb on it may not be the greatest and you have a choice of different reverb sounds.....but the whole amp is cheaper than any reverb pedal and I get sick sometimes of so many chords and outboard devices. Thanks to everyone for their input. Edited September 1, 2016 by skeith spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Cool! Glad you are enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Somebody on a jazz guitar nerd site recommended Quilters. Never tried one myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I'm also curious about Quilter, but I'm not looking to buy anything. They make some tiny, powerful heads that fit on a pedal board. Look very portable. Quilter http://www.quilterlabs.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted September 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 19 hours ago, jazzbo said: Cool! Glad you are enjoying it. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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