DanelectroDSR-1 Spring King Reverb

This is the only game in town if you want true spring reverb in a stomp-box style pedal that can be powered by a 9v battery no less! This thing is simple and sounds great. If you want a million types of reverb from one pedal, or stereo, or a small footprint, look elsewhere. But if you want to hear the sound of your guitar vibrating real springs, this is your only choice, and it's not a bad one at that.I think there are some boutique makers who have spring reverbs that cost many times the price of this unit, and of course, many amps have a reverb tank built in. But there is just something so simple and perfect about a relatively small (for a reverb tank) spring reverb that can be mounted on a pedal board should you need it, for around $100. And as I mentioned above it can be powered by a 9v battery should you need it, and it runs for a very very long time on one battery. So it's hard to ask for more.The only place I could detract marks is there is a small short uncontrollable delay built into this unit that creates a sort of "springy" reverb-like sound that is mixed in with the sound of the springs. It cannot be defeated and I guess Danelectro felt it added spring-like "bounce" to the sound. I understand that you can mod the pedal to defeat this pretty easily if you know a bit about electronics, or you can add controls so that you can control the length of the delay. I haven't bothered with either as it sounds good as it is, but if you are looking for a pure analog tone you may have to look elsewhere or mod the delay to get it. Buyer be warned.But who can really complain about this small detail when the pedal is so great in so many ways? I'm just glad there is any spring reverb available in today's market where most settle for everything being modeled. So what if it has a little digital "enhancement"? I bought this years ago and it's still going strong, and I'm glad to see it is still on the market should I ever want another. Cheap, easy, battery powered, pedalboard-ready, REAL spring reverb for the digital age. Thank you, Danelectro!

Cons first!If you're looking for old school surf-style drip, this isn't really for you. It can make that sound (especially on muted notes) but it just doesn't seem to come out naturally like it would with a different tank. Can be modified to accept a Belton/Accutronics or Mod tank with the same input and output impedance, but the better sounding spring tanks tend to be larger than this pedal.Annoyingly, this pedal also has a digital delay in front of the reverb that has no adjustable settings and can't be turned off. There are a couple of resistors that can be replaced with potentiometers to control the delay parameters, but if you look up the mods you can also just remove the resistor that controls the delay time and use this pedal as reverb only. Note that the board has gone through some revisions and some capacitors that used to be underneath the board are now on top and concerningly close to the resistor that would need to be removed.The instructions on the bottom of the pedal say "Battery power on when cord is in IN jack" but it will drain batteries with nothing plugged in at all. I would highly recommend using a 9v DC adapter instead of batteries, having to take it out and put it back in every time you want to play gets annoying fast.It's VERY easy to push this pedal into overdrive, especially with even moderately powered humbucking pickups turned all the way up. Active pickups or an acoustic-electric just don't play nice unless you roll the volume on your guitar very low.Pros:Durable feeling metal enclosure, the footswitch (while not clicky) works decently and has enough surface area that if you're just playing around in your bedroom it's not uncomfortable to step on with socks on.The kick pad is a pretty neat idea-- since this isn't some vintage tube-driven reverb unit that you'd be scared to hurt, it's fun to give it a whack.While not heavily drippy, it's still a pleasant reverb sound.All Phillips screws, no need for special tools to take a look at the insides. (Just remove the feet)While draining batteries when "off" is very annoying, it's nice to at least have the option to use them.tl;drIf you have some experience removing surface mounted components with a soldering iron or reflow station, this is a neat thing to poke around with. Probably the most you'll get out of real spring reverb anywhere near this price point, but you do get what you pay for if you have more to spend.

Graded on the curve. Of course, you can't compare this thing to actual 63' Fender Reverb tank. I really, really like this reverb tank. It doesn't sound digital and it's pretty warm. I believe that the spring effect truly adds something to the character of the tone. There are positives and negative's to this unit, but it's quite interesting that some of the negative qualities can be used as an instrument. For example, the spring reverb Danelectro Spring King reverb tank tends to pick up feedback. Move it. Use it connected to your amp with the long cable so that you can move it a foot or two in case you get feedback. Also, take advantage of that feedback. I've used it to work a unique reverby psychedelic sound that sounds different than well refined digital pedals. But I think that they refined the Spring King quite well.

I had this for about an hour before smelling some sort of frying electronics and returning it. It sounded great. Based on other experiences, I may have received a lemon.For whatever it’s worth, save your money for a Surfy Bear.

Danelectro has done a fine job here with this "real spring" reverb pedal. They have blended a small analog spring reverb with a digital delay to make it seem bigger. For just over a hundred bucks, it does a pretty darn good job.Here is a crappy youtube video that I made so you can hear what it sounds like.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W071aC5k9g&feature=youtube_gdata

Buena construcción del pedal y con un sonido limpio de reverb clásico. Apto para tocar surf o rockabilli o cualquier otro estilo que ocupe un reverb clásico. Lo más interesante es el resorte que tiene para pegarle: buen equipo para entusiastas del surf!!

Im mostly an armchair rockstar but the tones from this are as smooth and sweet as can be. Run through a Vox AC4HW, WOW! It's pricey for a stand alone unit, but well worth it for those that like to sit n twiddle just for the sonic joy of it.

Es un reverb de muelles interesante y de una gran calidad.

Riverbero a molla analogico (ha dentro ben tre molle) ha un bel suono e non è rumoroso se correttamente alimentato. Risulta infatti molto sensibile al tipo di alimentazione. Alimentatato da solo con un alimentatore switching, con il quale alimento normalmente i pedali senza problemi, presentava un fischio di sottofondo anche a volume nullo e da spento, problema che, ho letto, può manifestarsi alimentando delay e riverberi analogici con alimentatori switching. Con la batteria è silenzioso, ma la batteria in dotazione è durata meno di un'ora. Ho pertanto acquistato un alimentatore stabilizzato con trasformatore (non switching) col quale funziona egregiamente.

Véritable réverbération à ressort et non pas simple émulation digitale, cette pédale est certes très encombrante mais le grain inimitable est présent ainsi que les défauts et qualités! Prévoir une alimentation externe car la consommation de piles 9v est conséquente.