misterspockyall
Member
Strymon fanboy here, ready to purchase a Bogner blue pedal this week, and then the Riverside release hits my email. I'm listening to the videos now, any opinions?
Starman22
New member
Isn't Strymon for the skinny jeans Tele crowd?
glassjaw7
Well-known member
I really like Strymon products (I've owned the El Cap and DIG) but I'm a little underwhelmed after listening to the Riverside demos. It doesn't sound bad at all but they set the bar pretty high for themselves and i don't think this one has the usual tricks up its sleeve. With pedals like the Source Audio LA Lady/Kingmaker out there where you have like 40 high quality distortions and fuzzes in one box.. I don't know. The Bogner La Grange sounds much better to me too.
I'll have to play one for myself to be sure but their demos have always accurately portrayed their products. The Damage Control tube pedals were sweet. Not sure this is quite there but we shall see. Maybe Pete Thorn will make me change my mind
I'll have to play one for myself to be sure but their demos have always accurately portrayed their products. The Damage Control tube pedals were sweet. Not sure this is quite there but we shall see. Maybe Pete Thorn will make me change my mind
katsumura78
Member
It sounds pretty badass but not for the metal crowd. There was one part in the overview video where the guy gets into "modern gain" territory, even then it's 90's grunge at most.
mudf00t
New member
I listened to a few videos. Can't say I was entirely impressed.
mniel8195
Active member
This will be very popular with your church going mega pedal board users. They all love overdrives in every flavor plus they all have big skies and timelines so it makes sense to go after that market.
The Hoff
Active member
Have a buddy that went to the strymon social. Said it sounded great in room, much better than the clips would indicate. I'm hyped.
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Manxmusicman
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Sounds like a nice mid gain pedal with a bit of a vintage vibe, probably why no ones making any noise about it on here. I'm hoping that now they've got the small pedal released a bigger pedal will follow with a few more options, hopefully including midi, then I'd be interested.
Badronald
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mniel8195":2ko12rjc said:
Yup. I've played in church bands for 25+ years and many of the guys had $1,500 pedalboards. Sounded good, I guess. I never went that route. I use boutique overdrives (Fulltone, Keeley, Zendrive, Xotic), but I never got into the delays and reverbs. Reverb from a Twin or Deluxe and a DD-5. Maybe a TC.
The last few guys I played with drove me nuts with those ridiculous, over the top reverbs from the Strymons, and their stupid dotted 8th delays. I know, it's not the gear but the player. User error. It turned me away from those things. They're tone always sucked as well.
Rant over.
misterspockyall
Member
I've had a Flint which I wish I didn't sell, and currently use a Brigadier. My experience is they are a bit more sterile than their analog counterparts, but the clarity and lack of noise kept me using them. If it sounds good, I love the idea of having the fave switch essentially as a boost or set to high gain while leaving the normal operation on a more basic setting.
dfrattaroli
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Starman22":3hhvvszd said:
As opposed to the skinny jeans djent crowd?
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ewill52
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meh. To be honest there's a bazillion amazing overdrive pedals already on the market that will cover all these bases. Their reverbs and delays are sweet but overpriced.
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ewill52
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Badronald":23oh9ynx said:mniel8195":23oh9ynx said:
Yup. I've played in church bands for 25+ years and many of the guys had $1,500 pedalboards. Sounded good, I guess. I never went that route. I use boutique overdrives (Fulltone, Keeley, Zendrive, Xotic), but I never got into the delays and reverbs. Reverb from a Twin or Deluxe and a DD-5. Maybe a TC.
The last few guys I played with drove me nuts with those ridiculous, over the top reverbs from the Strymons, and their stupid dotted 8th delays. I know, it's not the gear but the player. User error. It turned me away from those things. They're tone always sucked as well.
Rant over.
This is dead-on
The one that cracks me up is when they buy live-in road cases for $2k amps that never leave the sanctuary 
JerEvil
Well-known member
Came to say the same thing. Especially at $100 less...glassjaw7":3ovtvxed said:I really like Strymon products (I've owned the El Cap and DIG) but I'm a little underwhelmed after listening to the Riverside demos. It doesn't sound bad at all but they set the bar pretty high for themselves and i don't think this one has the usual tricks up its sleeve. With pedals like the Source Audio LA Lady/Kingmaker out there where you have like 40 high quality distortions and fuzzes in one box.. I don't know. The Bogner La Grange sounds much better to me too.
I'll have to play one for myself to be sure but their demos have always accurately portrayed their products. The Damage Control tube pedals were sweet. Not sure this is quite there but we shall see. Maybe Pete Thorn will make me change my mind
JimmyBlind
Active member
I'm definitely investing in an El Capistan in the near future & likely the Flint aswell.
misterspockyall
Member
JimmyBlind":3l40d39s said:
I sold the flint because my DRRI reverb was so much more, well, real haha. But damn if the harmonic tremolo on that thing isnt the creamiest sounding. I want it back, the vibrato on the DRRI is... just kind of there.
blackba
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ewill52":23ouvqno said:Badronald":23ouvqno said:mniel8195":23ouvqno said:
Yup. I've played in church bands for 25+ years and many of the guys had $1,500 pedalboards. Sounded good, I guess. I never went that route. I use boutique overdrives (Fulltone, Keeley, Zendrive, Xotic), but I never got into the delays and reverbs. Reverb from a Twin or Deluxe and a DD-5. Maybe a TC.
The last few guys I played with drove me nuts with those ridiculous, over the top reverbs from the Strymons, and their stupid dotted 8th delays. I know, it's not the gear but the player. User error. It turned me away from those things. They're tone always sucked as well.
Rant over.
This is dead-on
My buddy bought a live in case for his orange Thunderverb 100 head and orange 112 cab. Thing is a beast and he needs help loading in and out. I told him he was crazy. Only saw it for a few weekends and how he is using an H&K combo without a road case.
Back to the Strymon Riverside OD, looks like a cool pedal but for $300, give me a Kingsley tube OD pedal any day of the week. The Harlot I have was $275.
I use a Klone -> Kingsley Harlot -> TC flashback X4 -> Empress Reverb into a Mesa TA15 amp. Strymon is so cliche in the Church environment, that I have avoided them so far. Sure they make nice pedals, but I just wanted to have something a bit different that still sounded good.
jlbaxe
Banned
Active member
same here. The plate verb and rotary sidemisterspockyall":s9ycl389 said:
dfrattaroli
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Hilarious to hear guys on this forum dumping on guys who spend too much money on gear.
misterspockyall
Member
exactly.jlbaxe":2di7x5rm said:same here. The plate verb and rotary sidemisterspockyall":2di7x5rm said: