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I'm looking to get an inexpensive reverb pedal.

Will consider new or used.

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.

Thanks

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.

EHX Cathedral rather pricey though.

I like EHX Holy Grail with my Band Master. It has a very "big" sound in general though.I've not had an issue with the pedal though.

What kind of reverb are you wanting? If you like room and hall reverb, the EHX Holy Stain is only $75

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.

Holy Grail Plus is decent. Only a few quid more than the the standard Holy Grail and gives you a larger reverb and more control.

http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/neunaber/wetreverb
Sounds great.

http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/ma ... ingchicken
Melekko Spring Chicken sounds great. I have a gold one. Sounds best to me for what I actually need from it. Just a hint of verb with a little bit of character.

I just bought a Alesis Microverb 4 for like 90 with shipping.

IT has 200 presets...
Alot of reverb, and alot of wacky chorus and whatnot...
On thing its missing is some spring reverb...

I would go for a rack if you want options, I don't care for protablity... But I do still need a good spring sound.

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Only $245!

Edit: I have now read this thread and can comfortably report that this video isn't particularly relevant.

stewart wrote: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.

I did indeed. I didn't reply to this topic as the original post stated:

Ro S wrote:I'm not that bothered about plate, room and spring reverb settings

But - the Boss FRV-1 does a lush spring reverb.

ah right, i didn't notice that.

Thanks for all the suggestions so far.

Some of the options are a bit pricey though for what I want to pay.

I shall certainly consider racks by likes of Alesis and Yamaha.

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.


http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_ar ... wedge.html