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Help Me Decide on a Reverb Pedal!

Which reverb?

  • Belton Variant (BYOC, Spring Chicken, Hermida, GGG, Dr. Scientist RRR, etc) Please Specify :help:

    Votes: 1 0.8%

  • BOSS FDR-1

    Votes: 3 2.3%

  • BOSS RV-3

    Votes: 17 13.0%

  • BOSS RV-5

    Votes: 10 7.6%

  • Dr. Scientist Radical Red (mini) Reverberator

    Votes: 15 11.5%

  • EBS Dynaverb

    Votes: 13 9.9%

  • Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano

    Votes: 7 5.3%

  • Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Plus

    Votes: 2 1.5%

  • EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo

    Votes: 1 0.8%

  • Malekko Chicklet Reverb

    Votes: 17 13.0%

  • Neunaber WET Reverb (Maker of the Belton Brick)

    Votes: 3 2.3%

  • Plush Good Verberations

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • T-Rex Tonebug Reverb

    Votes: 3 2.3%

  • Just get another Hardwire RV-7 and be done with it! :rollno:

    Votes: 6 4.6%

  • Get one that's not listed here. Please specify :help:

    Votes: 18 13.7%

  • I don't like/use reverb, so I'm going to post as such... :atoz:

    Votes: 15 11.5%
  • Total voters
    131
#41
Mudfuzz said:
I picked to last option. I actually do like reverb but not pedal ones. I like springs. I think someone makes a real spring pedal but I can't remember who.
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Trust me, I'd love to have a real spring reverb (or a real plate reverb, or a cool cave to play in all the time with some different bass traps and wall damping material to experiment with, or a tile bathroom or marble room to play in, etc, etc, etc). However, the main reason I don't want to get a real spring reverb is simply because of the added weight and the space it would take up. I want to keep my pedalboard down at the PT-Mini level if I can (I used to own a PT-Pro/HC and it was a beast to haul around) to keep my lower back happy (its permanently injured from a hard labor job I had a few years back).

Otherwise, it would be fun to have real springs that I could also kick for the thunder effect. :D
 
#42
TheMutt said:
That may hold true for the music that you are playing. However, I am playing things that reverb sounds good on. I am not recording direct, and usually when reverb is engaged, it is on for the entire song.
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I need a cross eyed smilely....

You are asking about pedals... my answer holds, get a tank.

Recording is a different matter and again I would not use a reverb pedal for a recording I would get some good plugins or a good rack unit.
 
#43
FYI guys, I finally found a setting on my Boss RV-3 that...made me want to keep the pedal. It sounds AWESOME.

I combine it with the PS-3 (mode 8 like a chorus setting) and a very slow phase setting on my Whetstone. It's heavenly.
 
#44
Mudfuzz said:
I need a cross eyed smilely....

You are asking about pedals... my answer holds, get a tank.

Recording is a different matter and again I would not use a reverb pedal for a recording I would get some good plugins or a good rack unit.
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Actually what you have quoted was in regards to plangentmusic's response. Editing the post to show as much. In response to your post, please see the first post of page 2. :)
 
#48
TheMutt said:
Trust me, I'd love to have a real spring reverb (or a real plate reverb, or a cool cave to play in all the time with some different bass traps and wall damping material to experiment with, or a tile bathroom or marble room to play in, etc, etc, etc). However, the main reason I don't want to get a real spring reverb is simply because of the added weight and the space it would take up. I want to keep my pedalboard down at the PT-Mini level if I can (I used to own a PT-Pro/HC and it was a beast to haul around) to keep my lower back happy (its permanently injured from a hard labor job I had a few years back).

Otherwise, it would be fun to have real springs that I could also kick for the thunder effect. :D
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#51
savinggrace said:
... or this.
Vanamps Sole-Matte and Reverbamate

www.vanamps.com

And Eric- I HAVE seen a picture of a pedalboard in the past with the Vanamps mounted underneath!
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The Vanamps also has the option of a component controller pedal and separate reverb tank that can be mounted under the board (however, the controller pedal is still too large for my PT-Mini) or a deck can be installed on top of a reverb/sole-mate that can hold 3 MXR sized pedals or 4 Bantam box pedals (which is unfortunately too small for my needs). Looks pretty awesome though. If they ever made one (possibly with a longer spring) with an enclosure the same dimensions as a PT-Mini, I'd gladly save up the cash to get one. Might have to email about that one. ;)
 
#52
Hmmm... the closest measurements that I can find to a PT-Mini (20" L x 7" W x 2" H) is the Hammond R102-166-000 enclosure (19.2" L x 6.4" W x 2.6" H). However, I would need to know whether the 2" height of the PT-Mini is the board, or includes the height of the back (the part that the Pedaltrain sticker is stuck to). This would be the determining factor of feasibility of using the PT-Mini bag with this kind of "pedalboard" setup (something I would still want to do, so I could carry the power supply and my volume pedal which always sits off-board). Going to have to do some measurements in the morning.

However, this is all just theoretical for now. The Solemate (the mono version) retails new for almost $300. I am sure that the price would be around $450-$500 at least for a custom-sized one-off reverb with a custom jack layout for the in and out, the attached pedal deck, and 9VDC power out.
 
#57
I've been trying to decide on the reverbs in my possession... and, by "decide," I mean "figure out which ones get used, and which never make it into use."

Ignoring the rackmount MPX100 (which really set the bar for my expectations), I look at the Hardwire, the Digiverb, the Verbzilla and the Cathedral.

The one that always gets used? Digiverb.

I really wanted to like both the Cathedral and the Hardwire more. I'm a little surprised that the Digiverb just strikes my fancy more, especially since it's the bottom feeder in terms of price and hype. I just expected the EHX and HW boxes to sound like the DV, or even more so, especially given the price differential.

Verbzilla will probably stick around, given that I want to retain a reverb pedal with stereo ins. Since I use the dock for other modules like the Roto Machine as well (my second choice after my G4 for Leslie sounds), it's worth it to hold onto the module, just in case. The VZ also has that funky Octo mode.

I know, I chose two pedals which don't have presets, but reverb isn't necessarily something that needs to be changed in the middle of a song... or, rather, I don't need such a change.

(Just my personal opinions regarding these pedals, incidentally. My own opinions about when reverb types are appropriate are only about me, and I'll not offer opinions that are supposed to dictate how or what type of reverb others use. YMMV.)

Good luck!
 
#58
TheMutt said:
Oh? Care to make some sound clips? :D
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I don't have a way to make soundclips at the moment.

But here is a breakdown based solely on description. Hope this helps. I currently use the Bluesky and Verbzilla. There is a chance that the WET might knock the Verbzilla off of my board, but I really love the cavern setting and the darkness that can be achieved with the Verbzilla.


1. Strymon Bluesky

The WET is a little more organic sounding, and the Verbzilla has a little more versatility in its tone, but the Strymon is simply the best overall reverb pedal (in a stompbox!) that has the combination of an organic, natural sound and overall tone versatility. It also has the best shimmer sound and the best plate setting. Along with the Verbzilla, it is a great reverb pedal to achieve textural and ambient tones. It also has a "favorite" setting that can be saved to the memory and activated on the fly via foot switch.


2. Neunaber Wet

A little more organic and natural sounding than the Strymon. A lot of different tones that come from only two knobs (a mix knob and a depth knob). The two knobs are very interactive with one another. This reverb really blends in well with your original tone. Better than the others.


3. Line 6 Verbzilla

Not as organic nor as natural sounding as the other three. However this is the only pedal that is capable of very deep and dark cavernous sounds. The Octo setting is also great in my opinion. However it is definitely digital sounding natural sounding in this mode compared to the much more organic sounding Strymon. However I don't mind, and actually like that the tone is different than the Strymon. This is perhaps the most versatile reverb pedal on the market, although it doesn't have a plate setting LIKE the Strymon.


4. Dr. Scientist Radical Reverberator

Third on the list for how natural it sounds, but there is a little distance between the first two and this one. More versatile than the WET, but not as much as the Verbzilla nor Strymon. Definitely can't go wrong with the Reverberator. A new version is on the way which will be even more tweak-able.
 

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