reverberation pedals for guitar

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I'm in the position of requiring a new reverb pedal for my guitar setup. at the moment i have the boss rv-3 reverb/delay but i really need more control and more options so i want the two effects to have their own pedals.

i've been eyeing off the boss rv-5 but i can't say that i adore the reverbs in the rv-3. i am also considering the EH holy grail and i like the sound but i'm concerned that it is a bit limiting in its options.

are there any other reverb pedals i should consider? at the moment i'm leaning in the direction of the EH mainly because i really want a decent spring sound in the pedal..

― vacuum cleaner (electricsound), Thursday, 27 October 2005 22:17 (nineteen years ago)

EH holy grail is great and cheap. I'll also give a nod to the Digitech Digiverb...might also want to try out the Holier Grail, if it's within your budget.

― John Justen (johnjusten), Friday, 28 October 2005 01:01 (nineteen years ago)

the holier grail looks well sexy and much more what i'm after.. how's the holiest grail? is it overkill?

― vacuum cleaner (electricsound), Friday, 28 October 2005 01:05 (nineteen years ago)

Yes, as is the horrifying price...

― John Justen (johnjusten), Friday, 28 October 2005 01:12 (nineteen years ago)

in a move of uncharacteristic spontaneity and possible foolhardiness i have purchased a holier grail. eee!!

― vacuum cleaner (electricsound), Friday, 28 October 2005 01:35 (nineteen years ago)

HOOFUCKING RAH! You'll love it.

― John Justen (johnjusten), Friday, 28 October 2005 03:36 (nineteen years ago)

Holier Grail? How is it? OK, I'm scared that my pedal setup is starting to look like an advert for Electroharmonics, but I like the look of it.

I've always used a little purple Danelectro "Slap Echo" stompbox which is the wettest reverb I've ever heard.

― Paranoid Spice (kate), Friday, 28 October 2005 07:22 (nineteen years ago)

Can anyone suggest a pedal that has an uber large/long decay reverb on it with a wet/dry signal option, or am I going to have to use some outboard gear.

― mzui (mzui), Friday, 28 October 2005 12:21 (nineteen years ago)

i'm not sure just how long you're going for, but the church/cathedral setting on the Digiverb is quite long, and it has a mix conrol that, turned all the way up, allows NO dry signal to pass.

the digiverb is not great, but i got mine on ebay for about $75 and it does the job for me.

― AaronK (AaronK), Friday, 28 October 2005 12:42 (nineteen years ago)

A good cheapie for guitarverb is the original Alesis Quadraverb. I'm sure you can pick them up pretty cheaply. The reverb isn't that gr8 by to-day's standards, but it works well with guitar nevertheless. Also, it has this thing - tuned resonators - which I think you'll only find on higer-end lexicon boxen. There are 5 resonators, which can be individually tuned to any note. If you set it up so that the signal goes guitar - resonators - reverb, and you mix the dry guitar sound out, it really is excellent for chordal washes and the like. If you have a midi floor board with a rocker pedal that sends midi cc#s, you can change the mix of sounds in real-time, there's a really good modulation matrix section.

They also did a "GT" version with an analogue overdrive front end stuck in somehow.

Make sure you get a manual if you pick one up, though. It only has a 2-line LCD for programming.

I've never really looked at buying a reverb pedal as such, I must admit.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 28 October 2005 12:54 (nineteen years ago)

I've always used a little purple Danelectro "Slap Echo" stompbox which is the wettest reverb I've ever heard

Shhhh... Don't let this one out or the prices will skyrocket.

FWIW, counting the "BLT Slap Echo," there are 5 or 6 of those little plastic pedals named after food which rock heavily for the price. I wish they had less fragile knobs though... They're so small it even makes them hard to rehouse in a bigger more roadworthy box.

A lot of people really dig the little silver Guyatone Reverb pedal, but those are discontinued and go for over $100 on ebay now.

I use a Holy Grail to put spring reverb on amps that don't have it built in, but mostly I just use the 'verb in my amps. Though I can only imagine that the Holier Grail is, er, Holier. Cool...

A good cheapie for guitarverb is the original Alesis Quadraverb

Even cheaper than that (though no where near as programmable) is the Alesis Microverb. Little 1/3 rack piece, built like a tank, really dirty-sounding reverb but it can work really well with guitar.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 28 October 2005 18:34 (nineteen years ago)

for a while though, the little dano mini pedals have come with a hard plastic shield that covers the top of the pedal, making it hard to actually stomp on and break the controls. they're good little buggers.

― AaronK (AaronK), Saturday, 29 October 2005 16:33 (nineteen years ago)

I am using a boss reverb with batteries, but the batteries only last about 5 hours, is it fucked? Or are they all like that? It's costing a fortune.

― Steve.n. (sjkirk), Monday, 31 October 2005 16:48 (nineteen years ago)

steve n: reverbs and delays eat batteries really quickly, that sounds pretty typical

― 6335, Monday, 31 October 2005 18:45 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, get a 9V wall adapter - use Froogle to search - i found one for $3 that went for 20 almost everywhere else.

― AaronK (AaronK), Tuesday, 1 November 2005 01:32 (nineteen years ago)

The Boss TU2 tuner pedal has a nice bonus of being able to power other Boss (or I suppose other compatible 9v) pedals via a cable with only one wall wart. If you use a couple of Boss pedals already or need a tuner, it is something to keep in mind. It is an ace tuner.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Tuesday, 1 November 2005 02:55 (nineteen years ago)

Ah right, yeah I wanted to avoid using an adaptor because of the whole hassle plugging it in at gigs, but I do have a TU2, so I might as well go that route. It is a good tuner except when it starts doing that fruit machine thing and making flashing patterns with its LEDs. I can never work out how to get it out of that mode, I always have to hand it to our bassist, he understands these things.

― Steve.n. (sjkirk), Tuesday, 1 November 2005 08:53 (nineteen years ago)

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