7 Feb
2007
7 Feb
'07
5:24 p.m.
On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:53:42 -0800
Ken Restivo <ken(a)restivo.org> wrote:
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I am working on a tune that needs surf guitar. The CAPS AMP IV does a great Fender Twin,
and the #4 cabinet in CAPS Cabinet II seems to do pretty well as a 2x12 open-back Fender
cab. But the classic surf guitar sound of course includes the high-pitched plinking of a
Fender Twin reverb spring slapping against its metal case. If you haven't heard it,
it's kind of like entering the V'Ger central core, but really high-pitched and
fast, and in 16th notes while double-picking.
Picking out a muted barre chord into a spring reverb turned up way too high, you can
definitely *hear* the springs.
This post hints tantalizingly about someone having created a Csound orc that emulates a
spring reverb:
http://lalists.stanford.edu/lad/2002/07/0252.html
Anyone know if this is true, and where I could find it?
Mmmm spring reverb. Brings back memories :) (incidentally they are
usually quite easy to repair).
Now anyone who can *truly* emulate that is some form of god!
The all time classic for me was the instrumental Pipline by The
Chantays circ. 1963 I think.
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Will J G