NPD — Digitech Hardwire Stereo Reverb
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:09 am
I haven't heard many things about this one, but most people liked it or thought it was okay, and others though it wasn't wet enough.
I was about to agree with the former, especially on modulated reverb, as it wasn't very present, but everything changed when I went stereo.
Holy shit, it is so lush in stereo. I cranked the controls, put it on modulated reverb and it was amazing. If I had an extra chorus, I could enter a sort of Cocteau Twins sound. Then I tried the hall with all the controls maxed out and added fuzz in front of it, hit a Gbm7 and let it drone and I got lost in the reverberation; I just sat there and let it go on, and then I'd turn off the fuzz and gently pluck some notes and I was in post-rock heaven.
The spring reverb is amazing as well, I got it to get that Dick Dale sorta sound, and then I messed around a bit more and got the gentle popping in the background reminiscent of The Sounds of the Sounds of Science by Yo La Tengo, especially with some behind the nut and bridge strumming on my SG, just fucking around.
The room was really nice too, sounded just right playing Into Dust, but it also got pretty wet too. Plate is excellent, metallic, and deep, and clearly the base for the mod reverb. Reverse reverb is okay, but I'm kinda pissed that there's absolutely no dry signal at all. It was kinda hard to use with timing, but is still excellently done. The gated reverb is also pretty fun to play with, because you can get the sort of 80's drum sound by muting the strings with the fretting hand and strumming.
TL;DR
It's an excellent reverb, and especially in stereo. I'm never gonna be able to get another reverb unless it is stereo.
I was about to agree with the former, especially on modulated reverb, as it wasn't very present, but everything changed when I went stereo.
Holy shit, it is so lush in stereo. I cranked the controls, put it on modulated reverb and it was amazing. If I had an extra chorus, I could enter a sort of Cocteau Twins sound. Then I tried the hall with all the controls maxed out and added fuzz in front of it, hit a Gbm7 and let it drone and I got lost in the reverberation; I just sat there and let it go on, and then I'd turn off the fuzz and gently pluck some notes and I was in post-rock heaven.
The spring reverb is amazing as well, I got it to get that Dick Dale sorta sound, and then I messed around a bit more and got the gentle popping in the background reminiscent of The Sounds of the Sounds of Science by Yo La Tengo, especially with some behind the nut and bridge strumming on my SG, just fucking around.
The room was really nice too, sounded just right playing Into Dust, but it also got pretty wet too. Plate is excellent, metallic, and deep, and clearly the base for the mod reverb. Reverse reverb is okay, but I'm kinda pissed that there's absolutely no dry signal at all. It was kinda hard to use with timing, but is still excellently done. The gated reverb is also pretty fun to play with, because you can get the sort of 80's drum sound by muting the strings with the fretting hand and strumming.
TL;DR
It's an excellent reverb, and especially in stereo. I'm never gonna be able to get another reverb unless it is stereo.