The Source Audio True Spring is a Source Audio reverb pedal. Close alternatives include the TC Electronic Drip Spring Reverb and the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Neo. It pairs well with the Bad Cat Cub and the Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo.
Source Audio True Spring
Source Audio · pedal
The Source Audio True Spring is a spring reverb pedal from Source Audio (Boston, Massachusetts), delivering high-resolution spring reverb simulation with accurate modeling of different spring tank sizes and drip character. The True Spring provides Fender, Ampeg, and custom spring reverb models with MIDI control and Neuro app programmability for studio-accurate spring reverb.
- spring reverb
- spring
- midi
- studio
- tank
- reverb
- digital
- country
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the Source Audio True Spring is commonly used in
- Country
- Blues
- Surf Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Source Audio True Spring
Bad Cat Cub
Bad Cat
9% matchWhat Bad Cat Cub brings here leans toward harmonically rich — that's worth building a pairing around
Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo
Milkman Sound
9% matchWhat Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo brings here leans toward edge of breakup — that's worth building a pairing around
Pedals that stack with the Source Audio True Spring
Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
Boss
7% matchWhat Boss BD-2 Blues Driver brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around
Catalinbread Giygas
Catalinbread
7% matchCatalinbread Giygas's own octave character is the real reason this is worth trying
Cordovox TR-8
Cordovox
6% matchKeep Cordovox TR-8 after Source Audio True Spring in the signal chain, clear of Source Audio True Spring's own gain stage
EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird V2
EarthQuaker Devices
6% matchEarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird V2's spring voice goes after Source Audio True Spring in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Source Audio True Spring's own spring character
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
TC Electronic Drip Spring Reverb
TC Electronic
76% similarityShared character: tank, reverb, digital
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Neo
Electro-Harmonix
73% similarityShared character: tank, reverb
Universal Audio Golden Reverberator
Universal Audio
71% similarityShared character: tank, reverb, studio
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Max
Electro-Harmonix
70% similarityShared character: tank, reverb
Donner Verb Square
Donner
69% similarityShared character: reverb, digital
Donner Digital Reverb
Donner
68% similarityShared character: reverb, digital, studio
J. Rockett Boing
J Rockett
68% similarityShared character: tank, reverb
JHS Spring Tank
JHS Pedals
67% similarityShared character: tank, reverb
Mad Professor Silver Spring Reverb
Mad Professor
97% similaritysimilar tone character
Keeley Hooke
Keeley
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Carl Martin Headroom
Carl Martin
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale V2
Crazy Tube Circuits
95% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Source Audio True Spring?+
The closest matches in character are the TC Electronic Drip Spring Reverb, the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Neo, the Universal Audio Golden Reverberator.
What pairs well with the Source Audio True Spring?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Bad Cat Cub, Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo, Boss BD-2 Blues Driver — What Bad Cat Cub brings here leans toward harmonically rich — that's worth building a pairing around.