reverb pedals

Chovie D · August 18, 2013, 10:37:10 AM

yes this thread has been done before, yes its boring.

I have a fender tube reverb and I have a hardwire rv7 reverb pedal.

i need another reverb pedal, whos using what and how do you like it?

also, fuck you

RacerX · August 18, 2013, 10:50:54 AM

I've got a Nano Holy Grail.

Pluses: They say "Dick Dale couldn't tell the difference" on the spring setting & neither can I. The plate setting is also very good—very ethereal. One knob mixes wet & dry signal. Very small footprint.

Minuses: Can't be run on batteries. The "flerb" (flange + 'verb) setting is pretty useless, a one-trick pony at best. Can't kick it & make spring reverb "splash," either.

Glitchyghost · August 18, 2013, 01:14:56 PM

The Earthquaker Ghost Echo sounds great and can be had for under $150. There's a guy on ilovefuzz.com selling one for $115, shipped. I buy from that forum all the time. Great people, good deals abound.

The Malekko Chicklet is another good one - purely spring reverb I think - and is around $100 or less, used.

If you want to spend a bunch of $$$, the Strymon Flint and Blue Sky really do live up to their hype. But, damn. Too rich for some.

VOLVO))) · August 18, 2013, 01:19:47 PM

EHX cathedral was my choice, sold it because i couldn't afford it anyone

The Shocker · August 18, 2013, 01:34:45 PM

I just ordered the Hardwire reverb, based on the recommendation of one of my guitar gurus.

Lumpy · August 18, 2013, 06:52:53 PM

Quote from: koi on August 18, 2013, 01:14:56 PM

The Earthquaker Ghost Echo sounds great and can be had for under $150. There's a guy on ilovefuzz.com selling one for $115, shipped. I buy from that forum all the time. Great people, good deals abound.

The Malekko Chicklet is another good one - purely spring reverb I think - and is around $100 or less, used.

If you want to spend a bunch of $$$, the Strymon Flint and Blue Sky really do live up to their hype. But, damn. Too rich for some.

I love the Ghost Echo too. At some settings, it's instant Cramps (haunted rockabilly). Also, I buy stuff on ilovefuzz.com too, with no problems.

neighbor664 · August 18, 2013, 06:55:52 PM

The Biyang RV-10 Tri Reverb is pretty impressive for a $40 pedal.

mulekicker · August 18, 2013, 07:16:24 PM

I picked up an ehx holy stain the other day for dirt cheap because I've been listening to Neil Young's Dead Man soundtrack and decided I needed some cavernous reverb. The room and hall verbs are decent sounding but the rest of the pedal is pretty useless. Tremolo is serviceable I guess. The Strymon Flint is on my wish list, the Earthquaker Ghost Echo sounds pretty cool too. I really want an affordable combination reverb-tremolo pedal that sounds good and won't break the bank like the Flint. Strangely enough, I don't think that pedal exists.

Lumpy · August 18, 2013, 11:50:35 PM

Quote from: neighbor664 on August 18, 2013, 06:55:52 PM
The Biyang RV-10 Tri Reverb is pretty impressive for a $40 pedal.

It seemed good to me, too. (Did I get it from Bandit? Can't remember). I sold it to my no-good rotten guitar player (because he needed it) and he flipped it pretty fast.

Electro Harmonix has a pretty good reputation for reverb, seems like.

Ghost Echo video from Pro Guitar Shop, I like their demos. The newest version is in a smaller enclosure.

Cathedral demo. Lots of features, but do you really need stereo ins and outs?

Chovie D · August 19, 2013, 11:36:12 AM

thanks everyone

Volume · August 20, 2013, 07:18:26 AM

I have the Malekko Chicklet, it was a great spring reverb until it broke.

Now I got the TC Hall of Fame, seems pretty good and very versatile, but I haven't had time to fiddle around with it much.

liquidsmoke · August 20, 2013, 11:31:33 AM

My Nano Holy Grail is always on a little bit. Cranked up it does awesome spooky shit to heavy chords. Great little unit.

Mr Neutron · August 20, 2013, 05:34:18 PM

the diddler · August 20, 2013, 05:42:03 PM

^ I've been using the TC Hall of Fame for awhile now. Tons of options, but most often it gets left on Ambient at fairly low setting to add a little flavor to my typical heavy distortion sound.

Mr. Foxen · August 20, 2013, 10:43:07 PM

Marshall reflector works well for a cheap. Nice options.

Ombrenuit · August 21, 2013, 10:47:12 PM

All my pedals go into a dirty amp without an effects loop so I'm more of a delay kind of guy. That said an mxr carbon copy sounds really awesome into a cranked tweed and can easily get washy / verby.

Slugfuct · August 22, 2013, 08:14:24 PM

Strymon Blue Sky is quite amazing, definitely the best I've used and Ive had quite a few of the above mentioned verbs. It is a bit pricey but it's worth every penny in my book

fallen · August 23, 2013, 12:48:45 AM

Let's keep this thread going not only long after he's bought a reverb but after he's used it and sold it.

I have a few reverbs and here's some short reviews of them:

Ghost Echo: great fake analog sound, doubles as a solo boost
TC Trinity: awesome ambient verbs, can nearly duplicate the Ghost on spring setting, TonePrint is fun, I like to be able to switch sounds to cure boredom without having to switch pedals off and on the board
Dispatch Master delay/verb: the verb in this is too shrill and digital sounding, don't like it
Alesis Quadraverb: great sounds but it's a rack mount and so old that the chip in a pedal probably has more processing power these days
Boss tabletop spring reverb: sucks, studio use only, if there is any volume or vibration nearby it feeds back

Fuhgawz · August 23, 2013, 06:56:09 AM

I really like my TC Hall of Fame. It's versatile, small and sounds good. You can download about 40 different toneprints for it now, but I prefer to leave it at the regular 'Church' setting. I had a Boss RV3 before, but I prefer the TC because it sounds better and is more versatile.

moose23 · August 23, 2013, 09:56:40 AM

I love the ones based on the accutronics digital brick. If they have a low pass filter you get 99% of the sound of a reverb tank. Without the LPF you get a brighter sounding verb which is really nice too. 1776effects does boards to make it even easier to make one yourself.

Chovie D · August 23, 2013, 12:03:59 PM

i was considering making one with the brick thingy, maybe from byoc. I also like the size of teh chicklet.

Gally99 · December 23, 2013, 12:18:15 AM

Quote from: neighbor664 on August 18, 2013, 06:55:52 PM
The Biyang RV-10 Tri Reverb is pretty impressive for a $40 pedal.

I love mine, but biyang's quality control is shit and the compression took some getting used to.

Instant Dan · December 23, 2013, 01:58:49 AM

The Tech21 Boost Reverb is pretty good.

Line 6 Verbzilla is another good one, like the Hall of Fame.

bitter · December 23, 2013, 02:09:35 AM

I use the verbzilla as well.

aowdiwasad · December 23, 2013, 06:48:48 AM

I've got a Nano Holy Grail.

Pluses: They say "Dick Dale couldn't tell the difference" on the spring setting & neither can I. The plate setting is also very good—very ethereal. One knob mixes wet & dry signal. Very small footprint.

Minuses: Can't be run on batteries. The "flerb" (flange + 'verb) setting is pretty useless, a one-trick pony at best. Can't kick it & make spring reverb "splash," either.