Divine reverb for mere mortals. Down from the heavens comes the Holy Grail, a compact digital reverb guitar pedal that is priced so low thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's reverb tank any longer. The Holy Grail will make you a believer with its emulation of classic Spring reverb so faithful that even Dick Dale couldn't tell the difference. Next, get lost in the lush spaciousness of the Hall reverb and ask yourself, "how did they fit Notre Dame into such a small package?" Finally, reach enlightenment with the haunting Flerb.
Yet another great Effectology episode by the great Bill Ruppert.
Please note: Bill will be in the EHX Forums to discuss his sounds, settings, and process. We hope you join us there.
Previous episodes:
Stay tuned, more Effectology episodes coming soon!
...but that didn't stop him from reviewing the
Holy Grail, including a side-by-side comparison of the newer, more pedalboard-friendly enclosure alongside the older classic chassis version.
Be sure to catch
John Frusciante's comments on the
English Muff'n in the April 2009 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine: "The Electro-Harmonix English Muff'n tube fuzz has some really extreme EQ and a big, thick and meaty sound. I used it on the solo for 'Enough Of Me.' I turn the EQ up, but leave my
guitar tone knobs down and use either the middle or neck pickup so the original source sound is really dark and plain. If you blast the tone controls on the effect, you get a really thick, beautiful sound that reminds me of an exaggerated Eric Clapton tone in cream, where you have this really smooth fuzz."
In addition to the English Muff'n, John has also toured and recorded with the Micro Synthesizer, Big Muff Pi (both USA and Russian), POG, Metal Muff, HOG, Holy Grail, and Deluxe Electric Mistress. That said, I'm sure you fru-heads are still going to email and tell me what I left out.
EHX is pleased to announce that the
Holy Grail Reverb is now available in our tough and compact diecast chassis.
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