Using Reverb AND delay?

[MusicChad]

Hey all! I have a question that I want to ask sort of independent of the actual hardware involved... So more, a "common practice" or "what I tend to find" kinds of answers are what I'm looking for on this one rather than "buy X"...

I'm wondering how you all handle or balance your use of delay and reverb. Do you typically leave your reverb on all the time? Do you tend to use one or the other at a time?

I've got a delay pedal and an amp with reverb built in (not switchable but of good quality). I purchased a reverb pedal to experiment with and am trying to decide if it is going to be of actual benefit in the long run...

Again, I'm not looking for "buy this pedal or that one" kind of advice... I'm just asking for those of you who have used delays and reverbs over a stretch of time... Which one is most valuable to you? How much value do you find in having a reverb that is "switchable"? Etc. etc.

Any advice that helps "see down the road a ways" would be appreciated!

Thanks!

[refin]

I use both,trying to be careful,because they can wash each other out.Being in a trio,I try to spread the sound around a little between 2 amps.

[Teleguy]

At home I use reverb, almost never playing out.

Delay is an effect I'm sometimes called upon to use to cover a song. Third Day's "I Can Feel It," comes to mind.

Rarely, in a patch that uses lots of distortion, I may employ reverb AND delay, and possibly some stereo flanging or chorus too. That's for a highly processed sound: more metal in-your-face type stuff than I usually am called on for though. Fun at times. Younger, more modern players often use it quite a bit. I'm old school when I want to be, and I always want to be.

[scooteraz]

Sometimes I find that reverb and delay, or two reverbs (or for real over kill, 2 reverbs and a delay) make a really really wet surf sound. But other than that, no.

[LesStrat]

I've heard repeatedly to never do so.

Sometimes it just WORKS, though.

[Teleguy]

I've heard repeatedly...



That'd be delay?:confused:

[John316]

On our house amp, I'll place the reverb knob @t 7 or 8 o'clock. And depending on what song we're doing, I'll tap my DD-20 for the desired delay effect.

[Papa Dave]

I've sometimes used reverb without delay, to have kind of a 50s early 60s type sound. But, if I use delay I almost always have a touch of reverb with it. Having a touch of each together seems to enhance each of the effects without one overiding the other. It gives me a slightly bigger sound without bringing up the volume.

[Zhangliqun]

In the studio I might use both extensively, though the reverb would be digital and fancy.
Live, just delay, let the venue handle the reverb part.

[Jaybo]

I'm with you guys. Not much reverb live. Although, a certain sound may call for it.

Delay - I'm a big lover of. Always need it on solo's. Yes - ALWAYS! lol

But depending on your mixing of it, a certain amount of delay and/or verb can always be used. Just depends on your amp, room sound - how it fits in the mix, etc.

[jazzrat]

Reverb always on...delay as needed

[Brad]

I use both,trying to be careful,because they can wash each other out.Being in a trio,I try to spread the sound around a little between 2 amps.

Old post....but hey, I'm old too, so it's OK! As Refin says, I like to use both at the same time, but yes, they can wash each other out. I'd like to say I use reverb sparingly, but the truth is, I love playing with a touch of verb. As for delay, I love a touch of it to sweeten things up. I've been using a digidelay for the past 6-7 years and go between the vintage style echoplex settings and the modulated delay. Subtle use is the key for me....but again, I like what it adds and it makes me slow down play a bit more melodic.

Again as Refin says, if you can use two amps, the payoff is worth it. You can get some very fat, lush and creamy rich tones going the two amp route with a stereo delay....and in a trio setting, it really helps fill things out while allowing space. I've used and old Ibanez VL-10 stereo volume pedal for the past 20 some years and put the digidelay after it. After years of expermentaion, this works best for me.

[Crunchyriff]

I've heard repeatedly to never do so.



That's reason enough for me to do it right there! :D

Seriously though, I've been using both since I first could afford it, and still do in varying measures. It's all in how you use the two together and tastefully using both. I don't use them together all the time, though. (ie: for every song)

It depends on the song, and (live), on the house.

[MadHatter]

same here... I use both all the time.
just a little of each... and then more delay for solo's,
and I have one nice rythmic patch for U2 stuff...

[Zhangliqun]

I'm a big fan of the stereo rig. Will always use it when I'm the main instrument and not just supporting keyboards, etc.

[refin]

I'm a big fan of the stereo rig. Will always use it when I'm the main instrument and not just supporting keyboards, etc.

Me too........really fills out the sound.
You can't really hear it too well here,but Johnny is running 2 small Marshalls in stereo-----you can hear the delay once in awhile.
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