new DBA reverb !!!

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Re: new DBA reverb !!!

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I tried one tonight at my buddy's place, super awesome! tommasters description is really spot on. This thing sounds huge and the available boost is outrageous, something none of my other verbs really offer. The altitude/gain knob adjusts gain structure on both the verb and clean signal simultaneously and really adds a shit ton of volume. It's very interactive with the master volume too, many different sounds depending on how you set them. I back the gain off quite a bit for cleaner playing and while it doesn't sport tons of cunch it adds a nice raunch if needed. Really comes alive when you hit it with fuzz/dirt and increase the altitude, massive and spacious. Both bright and dark settings sound good and you can get really crazy and unique sounds with the high mix settings.

I owned the Sunshine Reverberation awhile back and I def prefer this mainly due to master volume control and the fact that it goes crazier. And louder.

The size is nice too, standard 1590BB. Oh, and the screened plate they use looks really incredible! I've always loved DBA graphics but this is esp cool. It's a mix black and grey ink with raw brushed aluminum on the pedal border, control graphics, letters and half-circle edges, etc. That shit pops in person, brushed sections practically glow in the right light. Really stunning to look at and sounds every bit as good.

I had to hit up that Main Drag discount as a result. :thumb:
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That's EXACTLY what I said right after trying it haha. I knew I was about to be $180 lighter.
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I should note that it was late tonight when I tried this thing and it gets so crazy loud my friend's wife started bitching. Rightfully so. Thus, I never got the chance to max out the gain and crank the volume like I wanted so I'm sure it packs even more awesomeness than I heard tonight.
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Perhaps i Hit you up later this year regarding another DBA smugle.
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I snagged one at the sale price too. Now I'll have to sell something to justify it. Between the clips and your descriptions I just couldn't resist.
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univalve wrote:Perhaps i Hit you up later this year regarding another DBA smugle.
Anytime my friend.
EvilCatBucky wrote:I snagged one at the sale price too. Now I'll have to sell something to justify it. Between the clips and your descriptions I just couldn't resist.
I need to sell something as well but it's worth it. Most massive sounding verb pedal I've ever heard , hands down. :thumb:
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Re: new DBA reverb !!!

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Does the fuzz knob do anything that you couldn't do with a seperate fuzz pedal?

I like the idea of a lofi kinda westcoasty verb, but like with a lot of DBA stuff I miss more controls and less gimmicks. Is it just me?
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You could def replicate the fuzz "sound/character" with another dirt pedal, not super high gain or anything, but the boost it adds in conjunction with the grit is like nothing I've ever heard from any reverb pedal. It's truly massive sounding in comparison to my big box RRR or my BigSky. Neither of those pedals can sound insanely HUGE on their own the way this DBA can.
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damn, left this in my cart over the weekend and the sale is over :(
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rot gut wrote:damn, left this in my cart over the weekend and the sale is over :(
Chicago Music Exchange may be running a sale for the 4th. Even if not, email or call, tell them you found it discounted but you'd rather do business with them. They'll send you over a personalized discount code to use at checkout.

Shit, Main Drag would probably do the same thing.

And Prymaxe is running a 20% off sale for the 4th.
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Did anyone got to compare it with an Eventide Space ?

I'm wondering how much "shoegaz-y" this DBA is, and if she's able to do anything the Space can't...

Also, did anyone got a good spring reverb sound out of it ?
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Holy Schnikes wrote:
rot gut wrote:damn, left this in my cart over the weekend and the sale is over :(
Chicago Music Exchange may be running a sale for the 4th. Even if not, email or call, tell them you found it discounted but you'd rather do business with them. They'll send you over a personalized discount code to use at checkout.

Shit, Main Drag would probably do the same thing.

And Prymaxe is running a 20% off sale for the 4th.
tiiiiiiight, thanks
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I may as well leave this here.....

http://bitemywire.blogspot.ie/2013/10/t ... l.html?m=1

Seems that the volume boost with the Sunshine Reverberation is what it was intended for!
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Re: new DBA reverb !!!

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This thing is a hot mess on some settings, but when you get it dialed in right it's amazing. It makes some really nasty sounds. At first I thought my amp was going on me but I tried it on another amp and figured out it's just the pedal. :lol: A lot of fizz crackle and noise on some settings.

But goddamn can it sound huge and lo-fi. And even with a volume control, there are few usable settings that aren't LOUD.
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