Delay vs. Reverb

[djroge1]

Obviously a reverb cannot do what a delay unit does, but can you a delay to do almost anything a reverb unit can do?

[DAS44]

I love the sound of reverb (ina good amounts not too much)

 

not so much delay.

[deepblue]

They both have their uses.

[Thundergod]

What about analog vs tape vs digital delay? :-

[Thundergod]

Id take a delay pedal because I can make it sound like a cheap reverb unit while I cannot make a reverb unit sound like a delay pedal (unless its the boss rv3 that came with echo).

[Thundergod]

And while we are at it... why chose? Just go out and buy the lot of pedals :-

[djroge1]

What about analog vs tape vs digital delay? :-

 

 

I was actually going to add analog vs. digital but decided that most units out there are digital and tape is even harder to find.

[Riffster]

True on your first statement droge1, but the "almost" part is important when playing some Blues with tha deep cavernous reverb.

 

When you have an amp with a killer reverb a delay cannot really match that. My Mesa has an increbible reverb but Orange amps are out of reach when it comes to that, you can make your guitar sound as if you were playing inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky.

[djroge1]

One of these is what I really want

 

 

 

Or this

 

[AXE®]

D-Lay.

Usually a single slap back at 40%

 

For me anyhoo.

[Thundergod]

D-Lay.

Usually a single slap back at 40%

 

For me anyhoo.

 

 

...hm... will have to try that, see if it takes me one step closer in my quest for AXEtone :-/

[thejay]

I recently got an Eventide TimeFactor. Blows everything out of the water.

[ledzep59]

Reverb. Without reverb it just sounds too plain and dry.

[tazzboy]

I like Both

[DAS44]

Reverb. Without reverb it just sounds too plain and dry.

+1

[FirstMeasure]

You can get a Reverb-Like delay, but but it will never sound like Spring Reverb. The Reverb you get fron Springs is smooth and overlapping. Echo or Delay just isn't Smooth.

 

I want to make a 15 foot tall Reverb Tank out of a couple Slinkies.

[surfpup]

Apples and Oranges.

 

Reverb simulates a bouncy room. Some rooms are plenty bouncy already and don't need reverb - unless you want to get all surfey. Delay is a different beast altogether and one that has more variations/possibilities as far as the time and regeneration settings. So I can't view it as an either or question.

 

I can say that I generally prefer reverb for clean (Fender amp) type sounds and delay for dirty sounds (though I usually opt for no delay or reverb on my dirty signal).

 

Ultimately it really depends on what the player wants. If the goal is to add a spring reverb sound to an amp that does not have reverb, the delay will never do that. A good reverb pedal will get you closer. However, if the goal is to add a subtle bit of air to the signal - the delay can do that as well as much more.

[b-squared]

I like a blend of both, myself.

[Corrosion of conformity]

I like using both too. If I had to choose just one, I'd go with delay.