The SolidGoldFX Surf Rider is a Solidgoldfx reverb pedal. Close alternatives include the Keeley Vibe-O-Verb and the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the Park P50 Classic.
SolidGoldFX Surf Rider
Solidgoldfx · pedal
The SolidGoldFX Surf Rider is a reverb, tremolo, and vibrato combination pedal from SolidGoldFX (Canada), delivering the vintage surf tone palette in a single boutique pedal. The Surf Rider combines spring reverb character, tremolo modulation, and vibrato for authentic 1960s surf sounds at SolidGoldFX Canadian boutique quality for surf, rockabilly, and vintage players.
- tremolo
- surf
- vintage
- boutique
- vibrato
- reverb
- spring reverb
- modulation
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the SolidGoldFX Surf Rider is commonly used in
- Rockabilly
- Surf Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Lo Fi
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Country
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Ambient
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the SolidGoldFX Surf Rider
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Soldano
11% matchWhat Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings here leans toward saturated — that's worth building a pairing around
Park P50 Classic
Park
10% matchPark P50 Classic leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Pedals that stack with the SolidGoldFX Surf Rider
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix
8% matchWhat Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Fulltone OCD
Fulltone
8% matchFulltone OCD leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Caroline Guitar Company Somersault
Caroline Guitar Company
7% matchRun Caroline Guitar Company Somersault after SolidGoldFX Surf Rider in the signal chain, clear of SolidGoldFX Surf Rider's own gain stage
Walrus Audio Julia
Walrus Audio
7% matchKeep Walrus Audio Julia after SolidGoldFX Surf Rider in the signal chain, clear of SolidGoldFX Surf Rider's own gain stage
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Keeley Vibe-O-Verb
Keeley
68% similarityShared character: reverb, vibrato, tremolo
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano
Electro-Harmonix
67% similarityShared character: reverb, pedal
Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss
Electro-Harmonix
66% similarityShared character: reverb, tremolo
EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo
EarthQuaker Devices
65% similarityShared character: reverb, vintage_charm
Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale
Crazy Tube Circuits
65% similarityShared character: reverb, pedal, tremolo
Fender Tre-Verb Reverb/Tremolo
Fender
65% similarityShared character: reverb, pedal, tremolo
Keeley Memphis Sun
Keeley
65% similarityShared character: reverb, pedal, modulation
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath
EarthQuaker Devices
64% similarityShared character: reverb
Keeley Verb-O-Trem
Keeley
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Crazy Tube Circuits Splash VIII
Crazy Tube Circuits
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb
Crazy Tube Circuits
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Crazy Tube Circuits Splash
Crazy Tube Circuits
92% similaritysimilar tone character
See all alternatives to the SolidGoldFX Surf Rider (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the SolidGoldFX Surf Rider?+
The closest matches in character are the Keeley Vibe-O-Verb, the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano, the Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss.
What pairs well with the SolidGoldFX Surf Rider?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Park P50 Classic, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi — What Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings here leans toward saturated — that's worth building a pairing around.