I totally agree that generally distortion +reverb does not sound great.Bieworm wrote: ↑Tue 04/14/20 4:33 amZP you should be proud about witnessing one day surfbands use Marshalls on stage!!! Listen to early mermen. They overdrive all the time..WITH reverb!! And it sounds awesome !!!zaphod_phil wrote: ↑Mon 04/13/20 10:07 pmAnd once again I’ll say that adding reverb to a Marshall 18W is a desecration!JMPGuitars wrote: ↑Wed 09/20/17 6:39 amYeah, I'd love to see that if you find one. If you're just looking to add reverb to an 18 watter, the "single valve reverb" method works very well.There’s enough natural chime and shimmer in the amp already, and the combination of distortion plus reverb just results in a mess. Note that none of the great famous vintage Marshall amps had reverb, and no doubt, there were good reasons.
However, also early Mermen an awesome band for sure!!!!!