Reverb Pedals

[NorCal-Mesa]

Hey guys I got a Mesa Dual Rectifier and I want a reverb pedal to run. What is a good pedal without breaking the bank?

 

[ifailedshapes]

What kind of reverb sound are you wanting? Simple spring? Studio plate? Lush modulated verb? You can search the web for reverb pedals just as well as I can, but with a more specific goal I'd live to give a few suggestions.

 

[Daxman73]

I like the EH stuff personally. The Nano Holy Grail is really simple, straight to the point and well built. I'm not sure you could call it the "best", but it's a workhorse.

 

[thejay]

TC makes a nice reverb with lots of options that doesn't cost that much... twice as much would be something by Strymon. Those pedals are fantastic.

 

[Gnarkill3k6]

Hardwire RV7 is a pretty good pedal for it's price. I liked it better than pedals that were double the price.

 

[gts]

Anything could be considered too expensive depending on how you define "breaking the bank"

The Neunaber "Wet" reverb pedal. One of the best reverb pedals. Mono version is ~$150 used

The TC "Hall of Fame" reverb pedal is very nice too. ~$120 used

The Electro Harmonix "Holy Grail" reverb - Very functional, simple and effective ~$75 used

 

[mccart125]

I've got the TC Hall of Fame. Really like it. Tons of options and you can tweak them too.

 

[mccart125]

Check the post "quality pedals" in the non-boogie classified..

There is a TC Hall of Fame for sale used for $100. Pretty good deal.

 

[gratefulgrafford]

The Wet mono has the magic IMHO

 

[Red Barchetta]

I don't know what your "bank" is, but my favorite stand-alone reverb pedal is the T-Rex Roomate. I used it with both my Road King and my MkV.

 

[soundchaser59]

Everything under $100 bucks, I'd take the Hardwire. But the Hall of Fame would be great to test drive.

 

[elvis]

I like my Hall of Fame.

 

[Cory]

I have a Strymon Blue Sky verb - sounds so amazing and really well built. I used to own a TC g-system and they have some really nice reverbs - I'm guessing the single pedal TC stuff (like the Hall of Fame verb) is similar, but I've never tried one...

 

[Jackie]

Another vote for the HardWire RV-7, great pedal, great sounds, and despite the name, it's actually true bypass.

 

[skydizzle]

I got my TC hall of fame for $90 on ebay. It's an awesome pedal too!

 

[chomii]

I have a Strymon Blue Sky verb - sounds so amazing and really well built. I used to own a TC g-system and they have some really nice reverbs - I'm guessing the single pedal TC stuff (like the Hall of Fame verb) is similar, but I've never tried one...

Why did you change G System? I cannot decide which way to go G Major 2 or G System as multieffect setup or separate effect pedals. Which path will suck tone less?

 

[Cory]

The G-system post-gain effects were awesome and fairly transparent, but the pre-gain portion just sucks (for lack of a better word). It was very noisy and sucked tone big time - I even had the iB modded black version and it still "sucked" - I endlessly tweaked and tried every trick in the book to get it right, but everytime I plugged straight into my amp I would get so frustrated with the G because of how bad it changed my tone - it really cut a lot of bottome end off. Plus, I just decided I wanted a simpler set up since I don't use many effects anyways.

Here's my current board (and I love it!). All true bypass and zero tone coloration!

 

[KiwiJoe]

I had a Mr. Black Supermoon. It's a great pedal, imo, that can do a really nice, natural sounding "traditional" reverb, but it has a decay knob that allows you to dial in up to 30 seconds of trail that modulates up in pitch as it decays.

I just found that I really prefer a bit of delay if I want a bit more ambiance or space, and since the DD-7 is so much more versatile (looping, slapback, digital/analog optional, reverse delay, etc.) than a reverb pedal, it didn't make sense to have both. If you're into reverb though, I don't think you can go wrong with the Supermoon.

 

[Jackie]

I just found that I really prefer a bit of delay if I want a bit more ambiance or space

Ditto, especially for lead tones - I used to have plenty of reverb but now I added a short "1 and a half" repetition delay and it sounds much more clear but still wide.

 

[Cory]

Although I love reverb, I agree that just a bit of delay with lead tones is the way to go - I have my delay set similar to Jackie and it's pretty subtle, but it still adds that fullness to beef up solos. Reverb sounds pretty cool with a slow, drawn out solo (think Gilmore) - but it can mush up your note separation when playing fast (especially w/ heavy distortion). Just like any effect, it shouldn't over power your guitar - but just add some subtle texture to you playing (at least in my opinion).