I'm not that bothered about plate, room and spring reverb settings; I'm more interested in 'bigger' reverbs, and if possible, reverse reverb too. I'd rather avoid any really crisp and 'metallic' reverbs.
Here's list of pedals I've idenitified as possibilities so far:
EHX Holy Grail
Marshall Reflector
Line 6 Verbzilla
Behringer RV600
Boss RV3
Boss RV5
Behringer DR100 / DR600 (what's the difference between then?)
Behringer DR400
Digitech Digiverb
Digitech Hardwire RV7
I would appreciate opinions and suggestions please.
The Digitech Hardwire stuff is supposed to be WAY good. Also there's a Boss "Legends Series" pedal that simulates Fender reverb, could be good for bigger sounds.
Or the Cathedral EH reverb? Can't recall the proper name ATM.
DigiVerb. it has excellent lush huge sounding reverbs by Lexicon. spring, gated, reverse, church, hall, plate and room. all of them sound really good. and you can pick them up for quite cheap used. got mine for $40. the hardwire version is the same but with true bypass and a couple other little things.
If you want spring reverb, nothing will beat a tube-driven unit with actual springs in it. I have personally owned various reverb pedals over the years, and nothing accurately emulates this sound. I currently own an EHX holy grail, and it is fine for what it does, but I only use it sparingly to give a touch of space/smoothness to my playing whenever I'm running through a non-Fender amp.
But if you want a big, lush reverb sound more for like an effect than a tone-sweetener, look into digital units. I would suggest looking into rack-type units. Stuff by Alesis, Lexicon, or Yamaha... These are what are going to get you sounding like Sigur Ros or My Bloody Valentine. Try the SPX-90 or Alesis Nanoverb if you're on a budget. The only problem with these is that they aren't as portable as guitar pedals, and you might have to get some sort of midi switch to integrate them with your rig. But in comparison to the pedal-sized digital reverbs (Boss, Digitech, etc.) they are typically much, much better.
I just got a Hardwire Reverb after hearing nothing but good things about it....I hated it honestly. The Reverse Reverb novelty wore off quickly and honestly didn't sound that great. Even with all the knobs all the way up, it didn't get very crazy. The RV-5 can be had for $120 new on Amazon. I'd much rather get an RV-5 than the Hardwire honestly...
Was in your position when I was looking for a reverb a year or so ago, ended up with the rv7. Sold to fund a verbzilla and I love it. Does bigger sounds, the rv7 was amazing for subtle sounds but the verbzilla does a good subtle reverb as well and does a lot more. Octo alone makes it a keeper
The Marshall Reflector is pretty good for a cheap reverb, although some people on here may report reliability issues but i've never had a problem with mine.
Aeon wrote:But if you want a big, lush reverb sound more for like an effect than a tone-sweetener, look into digital units. I would suggest looking into rack-type units. Stuff by Alesis, Lexicon, or Yamaha... These are what are going to get you sounding like Sigur Ros or My Bloody Valentine. Try the SPX-90 or Alesis Nanoverb if you're on a budget. The only problem with these is that they aren't as portable as guitar pedals, and you might have to get some sort of midi switch to integrate them with your rig. But in comparison to the pedal-sized digital reverbs (Boss, Digitech, etc.) they are typically much, much better.
i'd agree with this. i've got an old behringer rack unit from the 90s that i'd use live if i could be bothered to work it into my setup. good for recording though.
op- thom just bought one of the boss '63 fender reverb pedals, you can get them for £70-75 on ebay. they're apparently very good.
Ro S wrote:Some of the options are a bit pricey though for what I want to pay.
I'm not a huge fan of reverb, so I don't know what pedal I'd go for, but I understand that if you want decent reverb you have to pay for it. Cheap reverb sounds cheap, I'm afraid.
Is this still the case? It's something we were always told at uni, but that was four or five years ago, which is a long time in effects these days.
You can pick up an Alesis Wedge for around $50 USD pretty easily. Not sure about its availability in the UK. It's a tabletop unit, so while not as small as a pedal, you can place it on your pedalboard if you have some room. Not only does it do reverb, it does other effects as well and is pretty easy to edit with a backlit display.
