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Old 02-18-2019, 02:55 PM
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For small gigs, if you like reverb on your vocal, what about on acoustic guitar, good idea or bad?
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For small gigs, if you like reverb on your vocal, what about on acoustic guitar, good idea or bad?
depends how dead the room I'm playing in is.
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Old 02-18-2019, 04:07 PM
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I used to use reverb on my guitar but I have found that it greatly increases the issues with potential feedback while not really adding much to the live sound. Since I started not using it I have had a much easier time getting the live tone I love. That said, I do use some shimmer reverb on a few songs that just need that ethereal tone, if I can pull it off without feedback.
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Old 02-18-2019, 04:50 PM
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I used to use reverb on my guitar but I have found that it greatly increases the issues with potential feedback while not really adding much to the live sound. Since I started not using it I have had a much easier time getting the live tone I love. That said, I do use some shimmer reverb on a few songs that just need that ethereal tone, if I can pull it off without feedback.
If one used delay instead of reverb, is that better for feedback?

I heard a guy a few months back whose guitar tone was to die for. I asked him the secret and he didn't say much but he did mention delay was the main thing. Man, it was cool sound.
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Production value, reverb or not, cannot be underestimated. Every component is used to create a kind of sound. If you really feel your sound is richer with it, please use it. Categorical answers like, use it all the time or never are kind of extreme.

I never had any feedback issues, anytime with reverb. That is a positioning problem.
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I usually use both reverb and delay on my guitar. But I find myself using less and less reverb the more crowded it gets. Pretty much same for my vocals.
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I usually use both reverb and delay on my guitar. But I find myself using less and less reverb the more crowded it gets. Pretty much same for my vocals.


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I use both reverb and delay on my guitar and just reverb on my vocals if they are available. If not, I don’t mind going dry. The way I set them is as follows. I dial in a nice reverb, turn it up to where I just barely hear it, then dial it back a little so it is just under that threshold. I do the same with the guitar delay. I dial in a nice half second or so delay, turn it up to where I can just barely hear it, then back it off as well.

I’m not aiming for anyone to be able to actually be aware of the reverb or the delay. I just find that the lightest touch of it seems to enhance and richen the sound. If you notice it it’s too much.

If the room is reverberant, I might still dial in just the delay on the guitar, or I might go totally dry. I don’t use any delay on the vocal because I think it muddies up the words, even with just the smallest amount.

I don’t change the reverb and delay settings for different songs. It’s so subtle it really doesn’t matter.
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I do enjoy hearing a little reverb on guitar as well as voice, particularly for a solo performer.

However, my optimal reverb setting is far less than it was in the Eighties. And if a room already has reverb, adding more to it can often be a disaster.
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If you are in a very live room or a room with lots of glass or hard surfaces and you’re having trouble with feedback try adjusting you’re reverb to have shorter decay. This helps. A plate with a short decay works well.
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If the song calls for it, use it. If not, don't. Listen to your favorite acoustic songs. Some have ambience, and some don't. No ambient effect needs to be 'always on'.
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I use both reverb and delay on my guitar and just reverb on my vocals if they are available. If not, I don’t mind going dry. The way I set them is as follows. I dial in a nice reverb, turn it up to where I just barely hear it, then dial it back a little so it is just under that threshold. I do the same with the guitar delay. I dial in a nice half second or so delay, turn it up to where I can just barely hear it, then back it off as well.

I’m not aiming for anyone to be able to actually be aware of the reverb or the delay. I just find that the lightest touch of it seems to enhance and richen the sound. If you notice it it’s too much.

If the room is reverberant, I might still dial in just the delay on the guitar, or I might go totally dry. I don’t use any delay on the vocal because I think it muddies up the words, even with just the smallest amount.

I don’t change the reverb and delay settings for different songs. It’s so subtle it really doesn’t matter.
This is what i do as well. I have a few songs
where its dialed up alot for an effect. but most
of the time when i use it its with a bit of delay
as well but very subtle.
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