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Favorite reverbs?

#23
I have an Iron Ether Nimbus SE which is a really great traditional bass-centric reverb pedal.

I also have a Dr. Scientist The Atmosphere which has a TON of great reverbs and funky weirdness on board, MIDI controllabilty and savable presets.

If you have the space, the Big Sky is a great pedal too.
 
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Used to use EHX Holy Grail, then went to Source Audio Dimension Reverb, now have EHX Ocean's 11 and SA Collider Delay+Reverb, and occasionally use the EHX SuperEgo+ for creepy reverb sounds. The main use for it is adding unbelievable depth to synth bomb drops. If I dial it in right, I don't lose anything, but sometimes I'm choosing which synth with or without overdrive/distortion/fuzz, with or without envelope filter without a planned sound, so the reverb may cause some sound loss or gain, but such is the nature of the beast. I also am a big fan of shimmer reverbs, and use that to help thicken my trio's sound. I have shimmers in the Ocean's 11, Collider, and EHX Canyon, sometimes more than one are engaged.
 
#29
I've been using an ehx oceans 11 and it's pretty good for an all in one pedal but I think a shift line astronaut is going to be the reverb that settles it for me. I miss the wild otherworldliness of my Earthquaker devices afterneath. The shift line sounds like a perfect compromise between both with the ability to go crazier but still has the ability to use more typical sounds.
 
#30
I like Lexicons and I have a PCM-91, MPX-500 and MPX-100. But those are rack units. My only reverb pedal is a TC Nova Reverb, which has a pretty good spring model. I still don't have a reverb dedicated to bass, but I always add a bit of reverb to bass tracks in my recordings, usually via an aux send.

Next pedal on my list is the EHX Epitome, which combines the Micro POG, Electric Mistress and Holy Grail Plus. That's the one I plan to use with my basses.
 
#31
My fav was the Afterneath. I now use the HX Stomp for an Afterneath type of reverb. I have to stack a couple effects to get there but it's close enough for me. I've always been a reverb admirer but I haven't tried a ton. The Digitech Obscura was awesome as well. The one I think that would be THE ones to get would be the EQD dispatch master and or the Meris Mercury 7. I would've owned a Mercury 7 by now but the fact is I just don't use it enough to warrant spending that kind of money.
 
#32
Have been recently using a Neunaber Wet. When I first got it it seemed dark and underwhelming. I was ready to flip it but tried it in some sessions and on a recording. Now I absolutely love it. It's simple and it just works.

A friend has the Empress Reverb and it is glorious. They really did that one right.

I'd like to try the new Cusack reverb with presets. The simpler reverb I used to have from them sounded great.
 
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#34
Snaxster said:
Hi DC. Long time! When Neunaber ran their 15% discount recently, I almost bought the Immerse Mk II. Even at its full price it is an excellent deal. With its high quality and feature set to price ratio, and its high power to small size ratio, Immerse Mk II is a kind of "perfect" pedal. There is no accounting for taste. But fact that you compare the Immerse Mk II so favorably to such as the Big Sky is telling.



For now, while I am not acquiring more reverb pedals, I remain very happy with my Empress Reverb. Listing toward the realistic end of reverb simulations, the Empress is quite flexible, but always characteristically sweet-sounding. In my estimation, Empress spent a lot of time on the room algorithm in Reverb. It is impressive.

From that basis, plus the usual high quality Empress build and audio, the real power of Empress Reverb is its expression features. If you don't use them, you won't miss them. But once you do, and you spend time designing presets that use expression, the Empress Reverb becomes deep. Lastly, it is very easy to use.

I also own a Source Audio Ventris Dual Reverb, which I find to have an edgy and "modern" sound. Frankly I think they tried too hard; many of the algorithms sound to me gratuitously complex or busy. But sometimes that is just the thing. If I want more obviously "cinematic" reverb than I can make with the Empress (for occasional use with my modular synth, for example), Ventris delivers. I have yet to use its expression features, which promise to be formidable.
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I did have a Ventris. But it has gone for a short time. It was just not my cup of tea.
IMHO, Immerse mkii is a kind of enhancing reverb. It is really transparent as it i can hear it - not because of its tail (synthy!) - but it has its edge with dry/wet. And it is very tweakable. I have had a Stereo Wet 5 years ago - it has the same vibe with mkii. Immerse mki is different - i just have sold it in a week.
 
#35
Recently picked up a holy grail neo really cheap after years of trying different verbs from biyang to eventide. I just love the spring setting on the neo. The hall and plate are ok too
 
#37
Bumbing this back up....I seem to struggle the most with reverbs. I've just received a Big Ear Elle and it may be the best reverb pedal that I've ever heard, but no trails and no 100% wet...that's usually a deal breaker for me, but the sound is too brilliant for me to let go...so I'm now on the hunt for a digital reverb unit to give me the bigger and crazier sounds. I have a Red Panda Context2, but I'm really not bonding with it. Eventide Space? Boss DD500? Empress Reverb? The Strymon seems nice but doesn't have reverse reverb, and that's a sound that I really like.
 
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@emjazz

Sorry you haven't been getting along with the Red Panda. I actually sprung for the Context 2 based on your enthusiasm and I'm glad I did, so thanks for that!

I haven't used Source Audio's reverbs, but based on your description and how "out there" they're said to go, it sounds like they might be a good choice. They have a dual reverb, Ventris, and then a reverb/delay, Nemesis.

EHX Ocean's 11 or 12 might do it too.

Some other options that definitely have reverse (not sure on 100% wet):
-Digitech Polara, Digiverb, or RV-7 (sounds like all of these have 100% wet)
-EHX Cathedral
-Walrus Descent
-Keeley Nocturner or Loomer (though that's a hybrid fuzz/reverb aimed at shoegaze, not sure if that's what you're going for. if you don't want the fuzz side, they split the reverb off into a pedal called the Realizer)
-EQD Avalanche Run
-Boss DD 500
-Dr Scientist Atmosphere (seems like it can?)

Then there are the big/deep boxes: Strymon's Big Sky, Empress Reverb, Eventide Space/H9, or something like the HX Stomp. The Big Sky has reverse, but is known for doing very high-caliber conventional sounds, so it might not get all that weird. Empress I know less about. The Eventide and HX stuff are supposed to be able to cover basically all the angles and to do it well, but requires some diving and/or tweaking.
 
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