I won't be letting go of Dispatch Master! Not by a long shot.
But I am looking for a different flavor of reverb with shorter decay times, less cavernous sounding, and truth be told, some more hi fi sweetness.
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Ok Hive Mind: Reverb questions
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But I am looking for a different flavor of reverb with shorter decay times, less cavernous sounding, and truth be told, some more hi fi sweetness.
line 6 may not be amazing at everything but one thing they have down is Reverb and delay. Check out the HX Stomp. Limitless.
MXR - It's like the for Ford F150 of pedals and Boss the Toyota.
In your list Neunaber Wet. I think that and the MXR sound similar but the Neu is a tad fancier. I do not have experience with the rest.
I have Ventris by Source Audio and not so good on bass guitar but works great on Synth bass
In your list Neunaber Wet. I think that and the MXR sound similar but the Neu is a tad fancier. I do not have experience with the rest.
I have Ventris by Source Audio and not so good on bass guitar but works great on Synth bass
I have the MS60B and it just almost always ends up leaving me feeling cold.
I will revisit the reverbs it has. But would you say the MS70CDR has more hifi sounding reverbs than the MS60B?
I think you can change your vote; you usually can on polls.These reasons are why I second guess my Ventris purchase and still want to buy myself an IE Nimbus when I get a chance.
Doesn't change how amazing the pedal is but it also taught me I don't really like having to plug into a computer to tweak my pedals. I did it a couple of times last year when I first bought the pedal and have not plugged it in since... The pedal sounds great though which is why I still recommend it to people. Even just last night was discovering awesome new sounds from the pedal.
But yeah computer editing is not for everybody.
Can I change my vote to Nimbus?
One thing about the Ventris is you can make great use of it in a home studio. And in any studio, where you'll have the time (maybe) to dial it in for the track you are recording.
To my ear the MS60B effects are a little better rendered [just 5-10%] where the MS70cdr offers stereo in/out, additional efx and more memory. Zoom pedals can be frustrating using the onboard controls, I am always using them connected to a PC or laptop allowing me to tap into their full potential through the various GUI programs available, that to me makes all the difference. ToneLib Zoom is free, safe, cross platform and runs MS pedals and others great.
Here is another pedal to consider [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] that offers several of the reverbs you are looking for. I have not tried it but have his Echosaurus that is most excellent that uses the same FV-1 chip.
This gives me the perfect opportunity to rave about the Recovery Effects Dirty Murals... especially since you said you're looking for that light halo. I didn't expect to love this pedal as much as I do, since it's a combo delay / reverb, but it's definitely made me realize I don't want/need a dedicated unit for either of those things with bass now that I have it. It's perfect for just as much of delay / reverb as I need realistically, and the sound is extremely well crafted. Just subtly modulated enough to have character, and the spring / oil can setting is my favorite spring-style reverb I've used so far; feedbacks really nice in a way that can almost get a resonant drone. Very understated and rewards careful tweaking.
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I will check into these. Like I said I already have EQD's version of this in the Dispatch Master. I am wondering how different/similar these pedals are to the Dispatch Master?
I am looking for reverb with a shorter decay time and perhaps more control over some of the parameters.
I've got two pedals in rotation: Meris Mercury7 and Subdecay Super Spring Theory.
And I do quite like the shimmer effect on the Mercury7; one patch I have on it dials in more shimmer as I move toward the toe of my expression pedal, among other changes, and it's very very sparkly and awesome. And the swell & hold functions are amazing!
The Subdecay has a uniquely voiced and incredibly musical spring, and its hall verb is absolutely massive. Great with a pick and flats or ambient looooong tones or anything in between, long as you're good with just two algorithms. I love it.
And I do quite like the shimmer effect on the Mercury7; one patch I have on it dials in more shimmer as I move toward the toe of my expression pedal, among other changes, and it's very very sparkly and awesome. And the swell & hold functions are amazing!
The Subdecay has a uniquely voiced and incredibly musical spring, and its hall verb is absolutely massive. Great with a pick and flats or ambient looooong tones or anything in between, long as you're good with just two algorithms. I love it.
So it is disheartening to hear that the MS60B's effects sound a little better than the 70CDR's!
On the other hand I hear lots of good things about Sushi Box effects. I might be looking for something more "right down the middle" than that though?
I'm stupid about pedals, I really like to try more than I need. And right now my 2 most loved are Wampler Ethereal (delay and reverb independently controlled and switched but single pedal and very simple to dial) and the NativeAudio Ghost Ridge. Both are really a good fit for fretless in their own way. When I use reverb on bass it's usually for fretless to make it all spooky-dooky.
I also really like the Collider by Source but that's on my MIDI side and either you're cool with that or you're not. I like to have that option. It's straight up killer.
I also really like the Collider by Source but that's on my MIDI side and either you're cool with that or you're not. I like to have that option. It's straight up killer.
I voted for no reverb because I've never used one nor felt the need to use one. On guitar - yes. On bass - no. Reverb can muddy up your low end if your not careful. I have a chorus pedal, which could also muddy up the low end except it has a toggle (marked X-Over) that allows you to bypass the chorus on the low notes. I always have that switched on specifically to keep the low notes clean and clear.
Good luck hearing that when you playing at gig levels in a group unless you are playing a solo.
I also have the Neunaber wet with the footswitch. I'm running about 10% wet plate reverb in stereo. Gives a nice clean room ambience and reduces the amount of treble cut needed with brighter basses. Now I would probably go with Neunaber's newer Immerse MKII--no need for a footswitch then.
