bass reverb

[j.englishman]

the ebs dynaverb is a bit out of my budget. currently i'm looking at the digitech hardwire rv-7. have any of you guys used this on bass? how does it handle low fequencies? positive or negative results? all pros and cons please.
thanks

 

[CliftonBonney]

I think someone just sold one of these in the classifieds. You may want to look them up and send a pm.

 

[Nikoubis]

the ebs dynaverb is a bit out of my budget. currently i'm looking at the digitech hardwire rv-7. have any of you guys used this on bass? how does it handle low fequencies? positive or negative results? all pros and cons please.
thanks

Delays and reverbs generally have no problem handling low frequencies, which is why there are few bass-specific reverbs. My guitarist brother uses the RV-7 and I have messed around with it on bass quite extensively. Every single one of its modes is awesome. If I ever get a reverb it will probably be this one.

 

[Din Of Win]

I picked up a Digitech Digiverb after i saw one on Nick, from The Young Widows, board.

It sounds great! And with the RV-7 being about $50 more... i'm sure it's even greater!

 

[Jared Lash]

I've heard good things about the Hardwire but haven't tried it myself.

But I can personally recommend the T-Rex Tonebug Reverb. It doesn't have as many features as the Hardwire but it is a great sounding, simple verb pedal. And it's tiny.

 

[ase_one23]

i'm also in the market for a reverb pedal and tried out the rv7 the other day - it is really rather good on the bass, preferred it to the holy grail, bit pricey new tho!!!

 

[Din Of Win]

it is really rather good on the bass, preferred it to the holy grail

BUT CAN IT FLERB?!?!

 

[rratajski]

ugh. flerb. haha.

 

[Nikoubis]

Flerb is indeed awesome. I wonder who actually came up with that idea at EHX...

 

[Peppacone]

The Hardwire is good but I've never heard a better reverb than the Holy Grail.

 

[j.englishman]

i tried out a holy grail plus, and i wasn't down for it at all. i don't think i'll be looking at ehx for this purchase. i've got a deal for the hardwire where i live so i think i'm going to jump on it. thanks guys

 

[Valerus]

I'm in the market for a Boss RV-3 but I've heard a lot of good things about the Hardwire apparently.

 

[TheMutt]

I personally own a Hardwire RV-7.
It's a great sounding reverb!
I've used it with both active and passive basses, and run all kinds of things through it. So far, I haven't had it start clipping on me. There is a slight volume boost if you crank the reverb level, but otherwise it's awesome!

 

[*insertcoolname]

I have had the hardwire on my board for a few months now. WOW! Simply put, great sounds. It's really hard to get a bad sound out of this yet it remains extremely versatile. I paid $90 for mine used so it's not like it'll nuke your wallet.

 

[chuck3]

do you guys really use reverb in gigging situations? I've thought about it but am I not sure I'd use it at gigs. It would be fun to experiment with, though.

 

[Valerus]

someone needs to A/B the Boss RV-3 and the Hardwire RV-7

 

[TheMutt]

I use reverb on a few songs, mostly slow ones. You can approximate it with a decent analog delay pedal with a very short time set, but it won't sound as 3d and may be prone to feedback.
It's also nice to use as a subtle always-on effect in smaller rooms.

 

[Thorsoundcore]

the RV-3 is probably the best one i can think of,it has some settings on it that has reverb and delay combined as well.too bad they stopped making them..
RV-5 possibly??

 

[Brim]

I think someone just sold one of these in the classifieds. You may want to look them up and send a pm.

Off topic, but I've got both a Dynaverb and a Boss RV-5 for sale in the classifieds....back to the regularly scheduled program.

BTW...I tried reverb on the bass and it just didn't do it for me (hence the FS pedals).

 

[Low_blow]

Off^
I compared an older version of the EBS Dynaverb (non true-bypass) with the current one. The newer version produces more less metallic and fatter sound. IMHO, the newer version is a more natural sounding reverb pedal, especially in the low register of the bass. And the presets are slightly different, too.