Trey's Deluxe Reverb

[wolfmansfather]

it looks like trey was using his dr on the tonight show.... I thought it sounded good

[Down_With_Sco]

It sounded okay imo, must not have had time to dial in.. Sounded a bit harsh like when he used the DR last minute on 8/28/12.

[afountas]

I think it has to do with the volume levels being so much lower in these tiny venues. I heard the same thing in this recording when they played the Ed Sullivan Theater.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaPNwIMmoas

The whole band sounds much flatter and smaller.  Probably due to the lack of natural resonance and reverb that you get in a amphitheater or any large venue. 

Also, I didn't see a compressor, which I also think contributes to the tube screamers sounding grittier and more hollow.