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i bought this little gem yesterday:



boss rv-5 digital reverb.

i got to play with it at rehearsal today and during our recording sessions. initial reactions:

Spring: very well done. warm and lush sounding, and i love that "boing" water drop sound at high volume or if you play hard. i will probably use this setting alot.

Plate: interesting sounding. sounded really spacious. im gonna play with it more.

Hall: very nice. sounds like a huge church. this one will get used a lot as well.

Room: also really nice. sounds insane at long time settings.

Gate: what the fuck is this. i am gonna play with this more, see what i can do with it.

Modulate: my friend madison told me i should buy it for this setting alone. that kids knows a thing or two about cool sounding stuff. super lush, awesome modulation, and freaking dreamy as hell. im gonna use this alot, too.

so initially, it sounds pretty good. i used it in front of my drummers roc pro 1000 combo since i didnt have my ac30 at the studio today, and i was pretty please with the sounds. no tone sucking, and it doesn't sound "too digital" to me.

i love the tone control. it allows you to dial in that perfect ambiance. the time setting is cool. i love the longer spring settings.

all in all, first impression = :love:

i will give it some time before i make my final judgment on it, but i think i did good. it plays very nice with my space echo.


fuck the haters.

I've wanted to get one of those for a long time. I probably will in the summer.

gate cut the trails? Gate sounds good with beats or drum machines.
This too is on my list, +1!

Gated reverb is one of the biggest things in the cliche 80s pop sound, especially with drums. It's very unfashionable at the moment as a result, although of course some electro stuff will use it for that very reason.

two week update:

i find myself using the spring setting alot. i LOVE the water droplet sound, and its just so cool. the time knob really opens up alot of variations, as well as the tone knob.

i am VERY happy with this pedal. i have it in front of my ac30 and it sounds fantastic. i may end up sticking it on the loop and leaving it on top of my amp to free up some space on my pedalboard.

highly recommended!

THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT CLIPS....

Sounds like a cool pedal....

holy shit i need clips. kthxbai