The AMAZING Sound Of A Real Plate Reverb

The EMT 140 is a vintage plate reverb which revolutionize the recording industry in 1957 when it was released. In this video we have the opportunity to play an original EMT 140 as well as the famous Lexicon 224 Digital reverb. Thanks to @timpierceguitar and @yvetteyoungmusic for joining me in the studio to play with these amazing units.
Huge thanks to @UniversalAudio for having me out to play through these amazing pieces of gear!
Check out the UAFX pedal versions of these old effects
Heavenly Plate Reverb (affiliate link)
sweetwater.sjv.io/c/2330848/937020/11319?prodsku=UAHeavenly&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FUAHeavenly--universal-audio-heavenly-plate-reverb-guitar-effects-pedal&intsrc=PUI2_7338
Evermore Digital Reverb (affiliate link)
sweetwater.sjv.io/c/2330848/937020/11319?prodsku=UAEvermore&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FUAEvermore--universal-audio-evermore-studio-reverb-guitar-effects-pedal&intsrc=PUI2_7338
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[@maverick_trail]

Tim is a treasure to the guitar community. From his playing to his vast knowledge, he's always fun to watch.

[@officialWWM]

He will be quite good with a bit more practice 😂

[@willwetherington]

He always looks like he's having so much fun when he's playing

[@peanutbutterisfu]

No equipment will make u sound as good as Tim.

[@noahpauley]

This is the crossover I’ve always wanted! I love seeing Yvette play her songs while testing the reverbs. So awesome.

[@seanp2k617]

Yvette is amazing, so happy we got to see her live a little bit ago! Even caught her quick NAMM demo in person for the YY signature launch 😊

[@bravo4adventure988]

So cool finally knowing what a real plate reverb is. Glad you brought Yvette Young into the video. I could listen to her beautiful playing all day.

[@AndrasRemenyiACCA]

Literally the same thing i said to my wife when we watched the video. And then Yvett came on. I was gobsmacked. Amazing playing to finish this lovely video.

[@flyingbeaver57]

This was a wonderful video to watch not only because of the history of the EMT 140, but because when I was a grad student in Electrical Engineering, I was part of a trio of semi-pro musician-engineers, and we actually built a large plate reverb according to the explanation in an audio engineering textbook. I had inherited a very large, very heavy wooden wardrobe, which was portable in the sense that with 5 men and a boy, plus a lot of wheelers, it could be shifted from place to place. It was made of very solid wood, on average about 1 inch thick (I believe the "box" was Oak, the back panel Teak, and the front 'double door' had been made from a single slab of a monsterous Redwood, felled and sawed decades before. I discovered that there were some sheets of steel stacked up on one side of the EE building loading dock. They'd been there for ages - one was either 3/4 or 7/8" thick and the other two were 1/4" steel plate. There was also a large sheet of thick copper, a leftover from some "secret" radio-frequency work done there during WWII. By great good luck, our immediate boss was also the Dean at that time, so when we put the proposal to him, he though it was a great idea. We were expected to spend at least 1 hour of every workday on our own "personal" projects or ideas, with parts supplied from the EE stores. Not sure how that would go today. With much grunting and a lot of bodies, we manhandled the cabinet up to the top-floor lab, where our group "lived." The department had an superb machine shop staffed by extraordinary craftsmen, so after we'd explained what we wanted the steel plates to do, they designed and fabricated both a suspension system, and a mechanism for moving the plate position. We had several coil-winding machines available, since we made almost all of our own research instruments, and so we cobbled up some drivers and pickups without too much difficulty. There was an excellent book all about the theory and practice of making inductors, for almost any purpose. It was about 2 inches thick, and had been written at the end of WWII, so there was information in there that had been developed for various types of equipment. That was a big help, also. From there, it was simply a matter of "putting it all together" - which was not without incident. One of the technicians from across the hall, who'd been giving us a hand, had the misfortune to have the thick plate dropped across his toes. If the University Hospital had not (literally) been next door, it might have ended with amputations, but fortunately the ER surgeons were right there, and were able to re-attach the toes. I suppose that the finished unit weighed at least a ton, and it aroused a lot of interest from musicians all around the campus. I know it remained in our lab after I'd moved to private industry. What was really distressing to learn was that when the "old" EE building was demolished to make room for a more modern Engineering center, the Plate Reverb was not removed. Instead, it fell to the wrecking ball because at that point there was nobody present to stop that destruction from happening. It was a once-in-a-lifetime project and opportunity, and I'm pretty sure we wrote a note about the project for one of the Engineering journals - I don't have a copy, unfortunately. It was a stinkin' shame that the unit we'd fabricated was destroyed and hauled off for scrap. Quite a few people who'd been involved at that time protested strongly, but the damage was done. If we'd had to buy the wood for the large cabinet, and the steel plates (and the copper one), it would have cost a small fortune. As it was, almost all of the main pieces were "good luck windfalls." We had a lot of fun with it, as did other musicians who came over to try it out. It could be done again, if money was no object, but now that the department is run by HR rather than by an engineering researcher, such "frivolous time-wasting" could never happen. Our Faculty went from being one of the best in North America, and now is more or less a "woke joke." Certainly, Engineering is not the first focus. Thanks for sharking tis Rhett - I'd almost forgotten about the "wardrobe reverb" cabinet (dimensions 6-1/2 ft tall x 5 ft wide, about 25-30 inches deep). Quite the beast.

[@wavewithus4081]

Awesome story, I enjoyed reading that a lot! Thanks for sharing. Sounds like a lovely memory with all the highs and lows

[@DomsGuitarGear]

I’m slowly learning that sometimes spring reverb isn’t always the answer. A good plate reverb will create some emotion and space like no other

[@kennhern]

The spring reverb drip may not be for every situation, so plate reverb comes in and gives that subtle sheen in the sound

[@rome8180]

There are tons of different reverb types. I love experimenting with different reverbs in my DAW. When playing live, I like to use a pedal with a ton of different reverb types: spring, plate, hall, chamber, room, etc. Digital reverbs that don't emulate anything specific can also be nice.

[@robotsongs]

Plate reverb is ALWAYS the answer.

[@CorbCorbin]

@@kennhern I don’t even care about the drip. Most musicians aren’t using a Spring reverb, to get the drip effect. It’s just a test, of how well a digital emulation, can reproduce the spring effects. Even actual spring reverbs, from the amps that made it famous, often don’t have the surf rock drip, for which that tone was made famous.

[@nekkon1989]

You guys... The answer is SHIMMER reverb... 😅

[@GV14982]

Dude Yvette Young is such an inspiration.

[@johnplunkett2004]

A perfect KZbin video. The production, camera work and editing is impeccable. I learned something fascinating about something that interests me, and get to listen to TIm Pierce and Yvette Young play as a bonus!

[@DrKevGuitar]

The EMT 140 truly is a legendary piece of gear. Like Tim said, we grew up listening to this! Speaking of legends, great to see Yvette, and Tim with the new Luke 4 guitar again too!

[@martinopinto6323]

Tim is always so sharp, never misses a note, always sounds like a record. A true session man🎸🔥

[@harshtruth9148]

I must say dude, your videos...the production, the concept's are unmatched in the online guitar world. Much respect Rhett for the great production skills man. They are a pleasure to watch.

[@boomerdell]

Such a great video, Rhett, thanks so much, and WOW! Always great to hear Yvette Young, who has such a superb way of playing that's all her own. What a treat!

[@Smart-Alex]

Tim's guitar is pure art (and his playing too :)

[@andrewbecker3700]

Pretty sure it's just a Steve Lukather model.

[@Smart-Alex]

@@andrewbecker3700 yeah, looks so good too

[@Smart-Alex]

@@andrewbecker3700 I have an Ernie Ball Music Man JP15 model, this is next on my list when I can find 4K free LOL

[@andrewbecker3700]

@@Smart-Alex I'm relegated to Sterlings, so I know how you feel. I've gotten pretty good at modifying them. The Cutlass CT50 HSS I bought when they first came out, is a damn good guitar for the money.

[@Smart-Alex]

@@andrewbecker3700 my JP15 is an EBMM and it’s worth it but they are so damn expensive it’s hard to justify buying multiple

[@ryan_454]

My father had a tube powered EMT 140 plate reverb in his studio for ~20 years. It was a truly amazing sounding piece of equipment. There is nothing quite like the real thing.

[@fju1107]

I've been looking for "THE" reverb pedal and this is it! Thanks to Rhett, Tim, Yvette and the UA team for the education.

[@BobEstremera]

Amazingly creative yet informative ad for their Heavenly Plate pedal. Who doesn't want one now!

[@thelawnmowertapes]

Thanks to all involved in this amazing doc. Learned a lot! Great playing & a mighty fine jam at the end.

[@deztruct0823]

Dude Yvette is everywhere now its so cool! Covets new album is my album of the year so far, all of the current members of Covet are amazing musicians

[@Cystemx]

Not going to lie this video needs to go into a guitar museum along with tim pierce , so we can study it and preserve it for future generations

[@Murgsmusic]

This was probably the coolest video I've seen on KZbin in a very long time. More stuff like this please!!!

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Beautiful demonstration of all of these devices. Thank you very much. Safe to say we are living in wonderful times to have all of these effects available to us.

[@henryimmler8329]

Very nice Rhett! I love it when you and Tim Pierce start brain storming to present these educational videos! There's so much information in in this video! Thanks for sharing your passion with us!

[@lauraburton]

Reverb is my favourite thing ever. It gives sound context. The digital reverbs, Lexicon, Eventide etc. helped put sounds and instruments into places from our imaginations rather than being limited to the environment around us

[@chriskrueger1865]

Thank you for doing this, excellent reverb technology lesson. In the grand scheme of things the song and the players' execution always wins over a better or different effect unit.

[@charlie-obrien]

Nice video, when it comes to reverb, I could watch for hours. I loved Tim's intro, it had a kind of Marshal Tucker feel to it. And he was right, this is the sound we've been listening to all of our lives. There was a lot of fun information to learn here about the history of recording reverb. The "Chambers" at Capital records is a cool story. It was also so nice to see a new talent like Ms Young bring the reverb into her style.

[@abeanx]

Wow that jam at the end was great. I’ve never heard or seen that lady before man she is talented I’m going to have to check her stuff out. How amazing would it be to get to hang out in a place like that and just geek out on stuff with other gear nerds man o man

[@PuttinOnTheRiffs]

really shocked at how great the UA pedal sounds. the washy sounds at the end of the video is incredibly musical. I really love it.

[@7thday878]

Wow best video ever on history of reverb! Informational and beautiful demonstrations! Extremely well done Rhett!

[@xabbujones]

Awesome video. Love the history lesson, AND bonus Yvette Young! woo!

[@cardosoguitarra]

Super, super cool! I really love plate reverbs! Thanks for this wonderful content!

[@mikecole4489]

Yvette is a literal beast homie one of my favorite guitar players currently working

[@JJOhns-fy4tl]

Have seen quite a couple of your vids, but this one is really inspiring. Thanks!

[@Robilinski83]

One of my favorite videos of yours. Thanks for posting. You need to get down in that reverb room!

[@michaelshearer3559]

I love her guitar playing. Wow!

[@kevincothron5089]

When I was in college doing the recording classes we had very little outboard gear. They got a plate after I was already done with the courses. We did have one of the early digital reverb units. I remember how limited it was. This was in the early 80's. Thanks for the video to show off this old tech and compare it to the endless amount of things that are now available to musicians and engineers.

[@borgonianevolution]

That last segment with everyone in the room playing reminded me of the ends of a practice. Everyone is stoned outta their gourds and just playing with knobs on the effects pedals and the wetter they make the signal the more everyone gelled even when it passed that threshold of total tin can suck.

[@bugzeye]

Thanks for this, Rhett, truly amazing.

[@da_kevin]

Love Yvette Young and Covet; happy to hear the collab!

[@GuitarLife123]

Thank you for this Video!! its amazing and every guitarist had to know this :)

[@jeremythornton433]

It's always great to see and hear Tim.

[@ntcowing]

Super cool to hear these stories, and very informative. Great vid!

[@Diax1324]

Such a cool video. Pleaaase do more with Tim and James Santiago! Such an immense amount of knowledge in one room. The guy who knows everything about the gear, and the guy who used it in its day. As an aside, I really hope UA will make a Marshall-style pedal. That'd be a guaranteed purchase from me.

[@thelinguistshow]

Thank you for this great learning opportunity

[@estenray5385]

This is so cool! So many of my favorite guitar players all in the same room checking out classic vintage reverb’s this is epically awesome! Thanks for this incredible treat! Rhett, Tim and Yvette!👍🎸🙏💕❤️💝🙌👏✌️👋

[@jeffgerndt2813]

Thanks! Fascinating. ❤

[@Vigilant_Guardian]

wow thanks for sharing the history guys . great

[@GuitarsAndTea]

Wow I never thought of Reverb as anything other than a pedal effect, this is way cool to see it from this view

[@DavidHBurkart]

I just got schooled with great teachers... waaaay cool!!

[@brysonw1956]

Love your videos man keep it up. You helped build my love for guitar and I aspire to have the knowledge you have one day.

[@sundaynightdrunk]

I'm glad to learn what the hell plate reverb is. I've seen it on many reverb pedals for decades, and never knew.

[@scottakam]

Thanks. That little ditty Tim played at the beginning was glorious!

[@nancyvanrijn9732]

What an incredibly cool video, so interesting to hear all of the different types, and get a history lesson as well 👌🏻😄

[@PaulGillings]

Fantastic insight, thank you!

[@MichaelChunn40]

Fantastic vid. Thx!

[@dodgedandle8311]

Great Stuff: it just makes me think of what a great job Strymon done with the Reverbs on the Flint let alone the Sky Verbs they have done, Great Episode, Very Interesting..👍🏻❤️⭐️🌞👍🏻🎸

[@AncientGranules]

Great! Aaaaaaaah You just reminded me of a mechanical electronics plate chamber reverb I built myself 45 years ago. Will find it and test it with my guitar. I just restarted playing it after 20 years! Same principle, but my plate is about 40cm by 15cm, if I remember well.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Very cool, thanks for sharing! 🍻

[@imacmadman22]

I love reverb, for years it was my only effect because it was in my amp and plate reverb is far and away my favorite reverb.

[@tylergorham7301]

I had no idea a real plate reverb was so enormous! Holy smokes.

[@dalezjc]

Tim Pierce is a true master, and his experience and insight are amazing.

[@kapstersmusic]

Before it was closed, BearTracks studio in Suffern, N.Y. had a natural cave chamber that went back into a hillside as their echo chamber. It was the primary recording studio of the band SpiroGyra.

[@tossedpenny]

Love Yvette's style and musical ear. Could listen to her vibe on an ambient groove for hours.

[@romeofrosty]

The playing at the tail end of the video instantly reminded me of the song, I’m in love with a German film star”, by the group “The Passions”.

[@reisselpud]

Really nice jam at the end !

[@benzakonium]

What a great video. Just so interesting. Would be great to do a series of studio effects and their background.

[@ravenslaves]

Any video featuring Tim Pierce, Yvette Young, and whoever that tall beardy guy is. Is _always_ a "must watch".

[@bigmoviesify]

This is great - love reverb!

[@portsideguitar1981]

Really cool info, nice deep dive Rhett!

[@WaylonMcPhersonGuitar]

Cool to have me old mate Tim in this vid! Thank :)

[@tedboughter-dornfeld5281]

This was great and informative. Cool cast of characters too ;) thank you

[@isaiahdiekhoff3763]

sounds killer! Keep being great Rhett

[@david25876]

Wow! Great content!

[@camohd3765]

Excellent video mate

[@SweetSpotGuitar]

So cool to see James Santiago and what he's doing these days. I hadn't known what he was doing, but just remember some of his amazing guitar demos for Voodoo Labs and such. Really cool guy.

[@diegocamilo1122]

Uau! That video content is really really original. I could just learn a lot of new stuff. Great.

[@HagstromMarshall]

Amazing video, Thanks

[@jimsalman7257]

Sorry to have to say this, Rhett, but as soon as Yvette started playing she stole the show. I noticed I was listening to her wonderful music and not to the different reverbs. Thank You for including her!

[@alveydoug]

One of your very best shows!

[@andbenitz]

Amazing tone by Tim Pierce!

[@officialWWM]

It never ceases to amaze me how inventive human beings are.

[@dougdavis8986]

Wait until you meet some alien being that actually have their sh*t together!

[@greenmanalishi6963]

Before woke ideology ruined everything

[@jipes]

VEry instructive and perfect soundscape for nice dreams !

[@wassholm]

The first studio I worked in had a plate, that they (we? I don't know. I was young and didn't call any shots) for some reason only used for monitors during tracking, but never in any mixes. We only used plugins for that. But to my ears that plate sounded better than all the plugins, and that sound is one I'm still chasing to this day. That studio also had the same Urei farfield monitors as this control room. They sound amazing as well 🙂

[@rommix0]

6:31 Cool, another use for the transducer. I just bought a couple to build my own make shift sonovox (a type of vocoder).

[@brownstonerecordings611]

This was a dope vid!

[@RokDAWG1]

This is so cool to check out!

[@avenue6.554]

I had things to do today but now all I want to do is play guitar. Great video.

[@joshuafreedman7703]

I kinda wish an audio comparison between a plate and a spring had been included. Appreciate you had Tim there. Those guys at UA are something else!

[@geraldponce8336]

Scott's Valley, CA. Lol that is where I grew up. Have a new respect for digital reverbs. Think we get so focused on traditional tube spring reverb. When I can just get a good digital reverb for the Marshall

[@choimdachoim9491]

A-mazing video. I had no idea of any of this.

[@Epochstudios]

That song at the end is my jam, I love ambient stuff like that, devin townsend would sound awesome on vocals on that song

[@picksalot1]

Plate has always been my favorite type of reverb. Nature points the way, then Engineers expand it and find new paths.

[@user-dx1jb4zq9e]

Tim's an awesome player

[@Cloudcroft_Band]

JAMES!!! THAT guy plays the hell out of the guitar... great video again, Rhett!

[@Briandnlo4]

I got incredibly lucky, getting my hands on a Polara (DigiTech) reverb pedal. My FLGS was trying to get rid of it,because DigiTech was about to issue a v2, with a different paint job. Anyhow, it has those Lexicon reverbs -spring, room, hall, plate, reverse, modulated, and halo, and it’s freaking fantastic. They’re now going for 3x or more what I paid for mine, and my guy at my FLGS said he wished he had 10 of them. They’re not hard to find, and I think they’re still in production.

[@imtheonevanhalen1557]

I have an old Gibson G-30 amp that has an amazing spring tank reverb, but THE best reverb I've ever played through was an Alesis Quadraverb....it is un-freaking real how good those things are...simple amazing....(and it has a plate reverb setting...) Wanna hear that arm hair lifting sound of Eddie's percussive intro to Ain't Talkin' Bout Love......buy one

[@ericwobschall8410]

I owned a EMT 140 for years and sold it when I was convinced plug-ins were going to do the trick and while it was still worth a lot. Actually I traded it for something big and important. At any rate, nothing ever did replace it for me and I had to get another one a few years back. Lesson learned.

[@g_and_kikos_homestudio]

Love when you get Tim on...always alot of knowledge and licks there

[@jayg3559]

Tim P. commands his own unique style and sound . Great !

[@goodshipzion]

Very cool!

[@benswanepoel]

Whooooo, that was so amazing!!! Like watching a photographer in an actual "lightroom" developing photos.....

[@polypedals]

You can have this specific unit on your pedal board if you capture an IR of it. Capturing IRs is pretty easy for this kind of gear. This type of equipment is a linear time invariant system so convolution captures it perfectly. You can't capture a modulated (changing over time) digital reverb though.

[@johncarrm]

Fantastic!!!