Strymon with a £700 reverb
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Strymon with a £700 reverb
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
It's really interesting how expensive all this boxes are getting...I guess in a way a similar thing was happening in the 80s, but with racks.
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
Absolutely not.
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
The display has some Oregon Trail vibes to it.
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
No way in hell could I justify a £700 reverb, my absolute limit was £650 just for a good spring sound
No, I don't use it set up like that
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
You absolutely should
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
Yeah, it's about as modern as the displays of late 80's/early 90's rack gear and keyboards.
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
My brain isn’t good enough to use these somewhat complex units - option paralysis fucks me.
I’ve attempted to use similar things in the past. Typically the try-out involves me playing two notes or a chord repeatedly for about 45 minutes, as I flick through all the options. Soon enough my head explodes and I have to walk away, having not played anything remotely melodious or satisfying.
Other people can use these things to make great sounds, and I admire that.
I’ve attempted to use similar things in the past. Typically the try-out involves me playing two notes or a chord repeatedly for about 45 minutes, as I flick through all the options. Soon enough my head explodes and I have to walk away, having not played anything remotely melodious or satisfying.
Other people can use these things to make great sounds, and I admire that.
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
It's funny how many pedals these days are like a multi-effects layout but with just a couple of effects - to me the interface looks like early-2000s Boss GT or similar stuff, it's even got the rotary pot on the left like the GT-6/8 had.
I'm sure it sounds amazing especially in a mix but that's a lot of money when I already have a couple of amps with spring verb on it that sound great and it's one knob on either amp, plus the size of it means it's a hard sell if your pedalboard space is already limited. Strymon is your boutique "yes it's worth the money if you want the best" thing, but live honestly it's probably not something you'll notice compared to a half-decent smaller bud box reverb pedal.
I'm sure it sounds amazing especially in a mix but that's a lot of money when I already have a couple of amps with spring verb on it that sound great and it's one knob on either amp, plus the size of it means it's a hard sell if your pedalboard space is already limited. Strymon is your boutique "yes it's worth the money if you want the best" thing, but live honestly it's probably not something you'll notice compared to a half-decent smaller bud box reverb pedal.
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
This is me over the last few months testing all the unnecessary pedals i impulse boughtJVG wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 2:40 amI’ve attempted to use similar things in the past. Typically the try-out involves me playing two notes or a chord repeatedly for about 45 minutes, as I flick through all the options. Soon enough my head explodes and I have to walk away, having not played anything remotely melodious or satisfying.
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
This is my position too, but I’m not going for realism or high fidelity. It’s an effect.
For recording this kind of money will buy a lot in the plugin world.
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I’m in the same boat as you. Give me a few knobs and a few good sounds and I’m content. I don’t have the time for so many options and choices. Props to the people who are able to get great sounds out of them, though!JVG wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 2:40 amMy brain isn’t good enough to use these somewhat complex units - option paralysis fucks me.
I’ve attempted to use similar things in the past. Typically the try-out involves me playing two notes or a chord repeatedly for about 45 minutes, as I flick through all the options. Soon enough my head explodes and I have to walk away, having not played anything remotely melodious or satisfying.
Other people can use these things to make great sounds, and I admire that.
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
I'll admit to sending Eventide a comparable amount of money for the H90, but that is more than a reverb pedal. (Tangent: the H90 is pretty darn amazing, even if still with some quirks. One major attraction is that Eventide is continuing to develop it and release new effects, such as a tape modulation "generation loss"-esque effect a couple weeks back).
I'm sure the "Bigger Sky HBO MAX" will have some amazing applications and open up new sonic spaces for people, inspiring creativity and ambient adventures. That's just not something that interests me. Or at least not for $700, as I already have various things that can turn my guitar into fluffy, evolving smears.
It's great that companies are making pedals that are super duper powerful, but that also means that the more basic pedals seem to be getting more expensive as well. There's also some truth that the fancy ones are basically rack effects (pro vs. pro-sumer), so I'd judge them accordingly, as the new super pedals will probably live more on desktops than pedalboards.
I'm sure the "Bigger Sky HBO MAX" will have some amazing applications and open up new sonic spaces for people, inspiring creativity and ambient adventures. That's just not something that interests me. Or at least not for $700, as I already have various things that can turn my guitar into fluffy, evolving smears.
It's great that companies are making pedals that are super duper powerful, but that also means that the more basic pedals seem to be getting more expensive as well. There's also some truth that the fancy ones are basically rack effects (pro vs. pro-sumer), so I'd judge them accordingly, as the new super pedals will probably live more on desktops than pedalboards.
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Re: Strymon with a £700 reverb
Eventide is the Android phone: I can do anything with this… if only I had a degree in engineering.
Strymon is the iPhone: ok, this I can sort of figure out. But it costs how much???
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