The Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus is a Benson Amps reverb pedal. Close alternatives include the Universal Audio Golden Reverberator and the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Max. It pairs well with the PRS HX 50 Head and the Peavey Decade Too.

Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus

Benson Amps · pedal

The Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus is an all-tube-driven spring reverb and tremolo unit from Benson Amps, Portland, Oregon. The reverb section uses an EL84 power tube driving a spring tank capable of sounds from classy shimmer to wild chaos and self-oscillation. The tremolo circuit offers both harmonic and conventional optical tremolo modes with hand-tuned LDRs and an ultra-wide sweep range via a custom three-pole oscillator. Front panel controls include Dry, Dwell, Wet, Size, Depth, and Speed. Described by GuitarPlayer as producing rich and evocative reverb and tremolo comparable to excellent vintage amps. Priced near two thousand dollars. Not a standard stomp box; a floor-format tube unit.

  • spring reverb
  • tube
  • spring
  • tank
  • driven
  • reverb
  • harmonic
  • rich

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio

Genres the Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus is commonly used in

  • Country
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  • Ambient
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  • Indie
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  • Blues
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Surf Rock
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  • Americana
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus

PRS HX 50 Head

PRS

24% match
$3199via Reverb

Run PRS HX 50 Head after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Peavey Decade Too

Peavey

23% match

Peavey Decade Too's bright balances out the warm tone

Boss Waza-Air

Boss

tonal match
$314.10via Reverb

Where this leans warm, Boss Waza-Air answers back bright

Egnater VN-412A

Egnater

tonal match
$844.67via Reverb

Run Egnater VN-412A after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Laney Richter

Laney

tonal match

Where this leans warm, Laney Richter answers back bright

Soldano 4x12 Straight Classic Cabinet (Purple)

Soldano

tonal match
$2397.70via Reverb

Where this leans warm, Soldano 4x12 Straight Classic Cabinet (Purple) answers back bright

Winfield Typhoon Combo

Winfield

tonal match

Where this leans warm, Winfield Typhoon Combo answers back bright

PRS DG

PRS

tonal match

Run PRS DG after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Pedals that stack with the Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus

EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea

EarthQuaker Devices

22% match
$169via Reverb

Where this leans warm, EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea answers back bright

Catalinbread RAH

Catalinbread

20% match
$159.99via Reverb

Catalinbread RAH's bright balances out the warm tone

IdiotBox Effects End of Line

Idiotbox Effects

18% match
$49via Reverb

Keep Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus's spring voice out front: IdiotBox Effects End of Line goes after Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus in the signal chain so its bright voice doesn't muddy it

Tone City Summer Orange

Tone City

18% match
$54.66via Reverb

Keep Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus's spring voice out front: Tone City Summer Orange goes after Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it

Boss EQ 200 Graphic Equalizer

Boss

tonal match
$241.10via Reverb

Boss EQ 200 Graphic Equalizer leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

CALIFORNIA WUB Continuum EQ Galaxy Man Edition

California Wub

tonal match

CALIFORNIA WUB Continuum EQ Galaxy Man Edition's bright balances out the warm tone

Friedman Plexi-Drive Mini Overdrive

Friedman

tonal match

Friedman Plexi-Drive Mini Overdrive leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Fuzzrocious Baxtabber

Fuzzrocious

tonal match
$253.09via Reverb

Fuzzrocious Baxtabber leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Universal Audio Golden Reverberator

Universal Audio

71% similarity
$349via Reverb

Shared character: tank, reverb, rich

Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Max

Electro-Harmonix

70% similarity
$161.22via Reverb

Shared character: tank, reverb

Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Neo

Electro-Harmonix

69% similarity
$122.69via Reverb

Shared character: tank, reverb

T-Rex Junior Roomate

T Rex

69% similarity
$112.46via Reverb

Shared character: reverb, digital, stage

Strymon blueSky Reverberator

pedal

68% similarity

Shared character: reverb, digital, warm

Fender Marine Layer Reverb

Fender

67% similarity
$129.72via Reverb

Shared character: tank, reverb, digital

Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander

Alexander Pedals

67% similarity
$189.99via Reverb

Shared character: tank, reverb, digital

Donner Digital Reverb

Donner

67% similarity

Shared character: reverb, digital, rich

Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale

Crazy Tube Circuits

97% similarity
$309.69via Reverb

similar tone character

Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale V2

Crazy Tube Circuits

97% similarity
$309.69via Reverb

similar tone character

Subdecay Super Spring Theory Reverb

Subdecay

97% similarity

similar tone character

Fjord Fuzz FJ/ER

Fjord Fuzz

96% similarity
$249via Reverb

similar tone character

See all alternatives to the Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus?+

The closest matches in character are the Universal Audio Golden Reverberator, the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Max, the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Neo.

What pairs well with the Benson Amps Tall Bird Plus?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: PRS HX 50 Head, Peavey Decade Too, Boss Waza-Air — Run PRS HX 50 Head after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright.

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