Reverbs

[wakjob]

Yeah that I know, but it's still ridiculous, isn't it?

It's not like a Digitech pedal is gonna sound the same as the old Lexicons units. And it's not like other reverb algorithms can't also sound nice and Lexicon-vibey. I remember listening to clips of the pedal and it sounded nice which was why I got interested in it, but this just seems ridiculous. Because it's loosely connected to the mythical Lexicon everybody must have it and just a short time after being discontinued it's already ridiculously expensive?

Come on...

Tell me with a straight face this makes sense.

How many guitar players have even used a Lexicon unit?

Meh...don't let it get to ya.
There are plenty of fantastic options out there now.
We really live in a super spoiled age of guitar gear.

 

[mongey]

I do understand gear becoming sought after. I have made a few profits here and there. Biggest one I had an original malekko spring chicken I sold for almost double what I paid new.
But digitech ? That’s fucked up.

 

[wakjob]

I do understand gear becoming sought after. I have made a few profits here and there. Biggest one I had an original malekko spring chicken I sold for almost double what I paid new.
But digitech ? That’s fucked up.

Well...when you have a guy like Dave Friedman recommending it just about every week on 'Tone Talk' epsousing it as the next best thing to a real PCM Lexicon rack unit...it's gonna get a rep on the internet.

 

[mongey]

Well...when you have a guy like Dave Friedman recommending it just about every week on 'Tone Talk' epsousing it as the next best thing to a real PCM Lexicon rack unit...it's gonna get a rep on the internet.

Is it the hardwire ones ? I’m pretty sure an ex band mate of mine bought one and returned it cause he didn’t like back when they came out. Lol. I did always question his taste level.

 

[wakjob]

Is it the hardwire ones ? I’m pretty sure an ex band mate of mine bought one and returned it cause he didn’t like back when they came out. Lol. I did always question his taste level.

Yeah. The Hardwire RV-7...then the Supernatural version that was marketed towards more ambient sounds...then the Polara came out with all the goofy graphic on the case.

I don't know if or what got changed internally with each incarnation as far as chip sets go and component layout ect... But I'm pretty sure the algorithms are the same.

 

[mongey]

Finally got some time post Christmas with the empress and I’m really happy with it so far. Even the spring , which many seem to say is a weak link , sounded good to me with a few tweaks.

I can see how it can be hard to keep track of so many modes and settings with no screen so a printed sheet of all the modes sill help.

but the sounds out of the box are great.

the added looper is a bonus but need to get a sd card to try that out.