what (free?) reverb for distorted guitars?

[bosone]

i'm recording distorted guitar (for punk/rock/metal) using amp & speaker simulators from creamware (dynatube.creamware.com)
these soft-simulators dont have built-in reverb and i'm thinking about if and how apply it.
in general, for distorted guitar, i always liked a little reverb (i have also a behringer VAMP, but creamware simulations are far better).
the first thing i tried was the masterverb pro from creamware, but i wonder if there are some reverb (both free and commercial) better suited to be coupled to guitar distorted sounds....
or do you think that disto guitar should be left without reverb??

thanks!

[Sascha Franck]

I usually leave them entirely dry for riffing.
I sometimes like to add a very subtle room effect, but haven't found any reverb really making me happy yet. The Kjaerhus one isn't bad and I also got fine results from the Arts Acoustic Reverb, but admittedly, it all sounded more like a live room.
Have you tried double-tracking and adding a very short delay to one side?

[NoBrain2k]

I always leave my guitar tracks pretty much dry also. As Sascha said, Double tracking is the key to a big guitar sound. Record the same thing twice and then pan either side. Sometimes i try EQing each side slightly different.

If you really feel you need reverb the Kjaerhus one Sascha suggested is good. Sometimes I make an effect bus with the reverb and send a little bit of everything into to it (only a little though), I can't remember if the results were any good last time i did that though .

[wsaidah]

how about a plate http://www.valvetone.com/temp/EMT_140_T ... volved.zip

[Max el Belga]

Delay works better on guitars than reverb (except some drumroom reverb from the Classic), or check out what did (does) Jan Akkerman (he used to love reverb on his guitar).

[Martin E]

It all depends on the material you're working on and what kind of effect you want to achieve.Also there's a difference between sologuitar, rhythm guitar or playing riffs. At least I think so. If you want a tight rhythm guitar it's best to keep it dry. Though sometimes a delay can be very useful if you want to achieve a certain effect. Just think of China Grove by the Doobies for instance. On solo guitar I always have delay. But again the amount of delay depends on the song you're working on. So in general I seldom use reverb on guitar but when I do I like to exaggerate it and use it as bit of a gimmick

[juha_p]

KarmaFX Reverb - http://www.karmafx.dk/




Juha