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Yep, as I mentioned there are *lots* of good reverbs out there, and I think that's one key ingredient that's catching our OPs attention. The Strymon BigSky is good. The newish Strymon CoudBurst is very cool. What I use is the UAD Golden Reverberator, which basically gives you UA's studio reverbs in a pedal. I recently tried Walrus Audio's R1, and tho I ultimately decided to stick with the UAD pedal, it was very impressive and very expansive sounding. I think this is the pedal Trevor Gordon Hall is using live, and he is always awash in really massive sounding reverb. There are others. The Eventide pedals are great, probably 20 more out there. No lack of good reverbs these days.
All of these reverbs sound best in stereo, adding that extra dimensionality that is another key ingredient, and that has implications for the sound system, the room acoustics of the performance space, the seating arrangement (so the audience actually hears the stereo and not just one side) and so on.
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Thanks to everyone, and sorry for the late reply.
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I wanted to just go with similar Jon Gomm equipment on top of the pair of Sonnet amps https://jongomm.com/pedalboard https://jongomm.com/amp but then use the guitar more traditionally, mostly in Dadgad. Jon already manages to get some of that stereo on the stage by using his effects plus two amps, but this Seiko sound was so special and natural, due to the LDC mikes I guess, plus much better quality reverbs, I guess... Quote:
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I believe there are some guitars out there that sound very 3D naturaly unplugged, having lots of natural reverb and overtones and that intense bloom and also lots of dramatic tonal properties, like, for instance, the Concert Grand Steinway, but the cost is just out of my reach (20–30 K) and they can probably be problematic to amplify. Quote:
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Happy to, just contact me thru my web site if I can help. Another suggestion for you, since you seem to be trying to match Jon Gomm's setup, is to reach out to him. I haven't connected with him in person myself, but my impression is that he's a pretty open and helpful guy. This is rather old, but if you havent' seen this, it might help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4ECPsHpI_Q Just uses a Roland reverb and stereo delay. His website currently just lists a Zoom multi-stomp for effects: https://jongomm.com/pedalboard Keep in mind that Jon's probably not usually playing in small spaces with just his amps, the amps are probably mostly for stage, with the sound being sent to the house PA for the audience. But there are so many options. One of the hugest, reverbiest sounds I've heard live recently was the CA Guitar Trio. All three had ToneDexters to start with, but then each had their own effects setup. One guy had the Eventide H9 pedal, and another had a Line 6 Helix, and I forget the 3rd setup. But it was massive and very reverb-heavy. Reverb zinging all around the hall! There were 3 of them, so I guess that made it 9D! Quote:
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These won't compete with the good studio recording, but here are two examples of good stereo reverb pedals I have used. First is the UAD Golden Reverberator. I'm not sure what I did here, but there are 3 examples of progressively wetter sounds. The UAD emulates a Lexicon 224 and an EMT plate. This is just with my dual source pickup system, recorded direct out of my pedal board:
Before I started using the UAD, I used a Ventris reverb pedal, which was also a very nice reverb. I don't remember recording this, but I seem to be cycling thru various settings, and it gets wetter and more processed as it goes on. Again, this is a pickup, not mics, so not going to be as nice as a good pair of mics in the studio.
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Ah, here's the original post where I describe what the various settings on the Ventris are:
https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/....php?p=6317778
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