Headrush Reverb
Spring Reverb
Inspired by Fender® Spring Reverb
The Spring Reverb emulates the spring reverbs of vintage amplifiers:
- Fender blackface
- 60s combo
- Surf sound
Main features:
- Typical “drip” attack
- Bright and metallic sound
- Lots of character
It is the most “amp-like” reverb
SOUND CHARACTER
- Bright and vintage
- Slightly “boing”
- Not very realistic but very musical
- Perfect for guitar
It's not ambient → it's character
Control Parameters
Decaysec
Queue duration:
- 0.5–1.5 sec → short
- 1.5–2.5 sec → medium
- 3+ sec → long
In real springs it is always relatively short
TonekHz
Reverb brilliance:
- 3–4 kHz → warm
- 5–6 kHz → balanced
- 7+ kHz → bright
Check the “drip”
Mix%
Effect Quantity:
- 10–20% → light
- 20–30% → classic
- 35%+ → very noticeable
DiffusionY/N
Check the density:
- OFF → more “real spring” (metallic)
- ON → softer and more diffuse
ON = less “boing”
Width%
Stereo Width:
- 0% → mono (realistic)
- 50% → light stereo
- 100% → modern
Spring true = mono
TailsY/N
- Y → continue
- N → immediate stop
Pro Tips
- You want vintage → diffusion OFF
- Want modern → diffusion ON
- Want to surf → high tone
- Want warm → lower tone
Universal setup:
- Decay: 1.5 sec
- Tone: 5.5–6 kHz
- Mix: 20–25%
- Diffusion: OFF
Spring always perfect
Perfect chain:
- Amp clean → Spring Reverb
Authentic Fender sound
Quick Reference
- Decay (sec): Duration
- Tone (kHz): Brilliance
- Mix (%): Amount
- Diffusion: Density
- Width (%): Stereo
- Tails: Tail
Setup Examples
Surf classic
Decay1.8 sec
Tone6.5–7 kHz
Mix25–30%
DiffusionOFF
Width0–20%
Pure Fender style
Vintage blues
Decay1.5 sec
Tone5.5kHz
Mix20–25%
DiffusionOFF
Width20%
Warm and natural
Modern spring
Decay2 sec
Tone6 kHz
Mix25%
DiffusionON
Width50–70%
Softer
Clean light
Decay1.2 sec
Tone5 kHz
Mix15–20%
DiffusionOFF
Always on