Reverb Preferences

Sorry, not sorry: Chase Bliss Mood MK2. It's my always on / end of chain pedal. Often just for the reverb, or something I add some looping texture in the back to make noodling less boring, without the need of chaining up much else beside some initial sound coloration. I also have the Ventris and Mercury X, but those tend to distract me from playing....
 
Using a Boss RV-6 with my modular stuff to get a stereo signal was an awesome experience.
Otherwise I like the Tape Delay (DIY) for what it is capable in my pedal set-up.
It really depends on what kind of reverb effect you're after.
 
To be honest lately I've just been using some slight room reverb from the Quad Cortex, or VST's for recordings. I don't play often with a lot of reverb, I'm more of a rhythm guy and it's so easy to lose clarity.

That being said, I've built Gravitation (which is... fine, but nothing amazing to me) and I've got a True Spring (very good digital spring pedal), a knockoff Slö and I built the Disappearing Act spring reverb (https://scientificguitarist.wixsite.com/home/disappearing-act). I probably like the True Spring the most, but the Disappearing Act is nice too - it can be a little noisy if you want it as wet as it goes, unless you cut the top end, though. As far as DIY spring reverbs go I'd say it's probably the easiest and simplest, but that's just my opinion. Oh and a Space is Fun which is the Reverberation Machine - it can be quite cool, but it's sort of a shit design IMO overall, and IMO you can't just toggle it on and off since it colors the dry sound so much too.

All in all, I'd maybe suggest to go commercial unless you really want a DIY solution. For those I'd avoid the Belton brick ones, I haven't build any FV-1 ones yet so can't comment, but if you can pull a tube spring reverb build off it would be quite cool (and you can, I'm sure, just not something I'd suggest for beginners). The Disappearing Act is probably easier, and the nice thing there is that the spring tank is the most expensive part so if the tube spring also can use the same tank you could try out both.
 
jcpst said:
Same- when I practice, I just plug directly into a clean amp.
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I find that a small amount of room reverb where you don't think it actually has any reverb, but notice if it's gone, is great. But I'm not sure if I would bother doing that if I wasn't using a multi-effects pedal.
 
When I was in my fender amp days using black panel amps I used a splash of reverb. A lot of times I was not happy with my sound and it always felt slightly mushy and sloppy. One day I turned it off and it was the moment I realized that I didn't really like reverb. Using delay for dimensional depth still felt like my core tone only bigger. Adding it in post in my DAW also lets me retain all the clear and crisp attack when palm muting or doing staccato type stuff.
 
Good reverb is like good rotary. It’s just not gotten there with emulation. Anything digital sounds like multiple delays slapped together. Predictable and boring. Unless you want slap back delay..

Real reverb is going to have complex interactions which differ based on attack and frequency, none of which is usually taken into account with a pedal.

The best results I’ve had have been chaining multiple reverbs together, preferably with slight modulation added.
 
I don't use Reverb that much, but this is my go to, even though it may be cheating a bit.

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Space Force — Alexander

Mankind has long known of the amazing properties of reverberant spaces. From the brilliant reflections of the largest concert halls to the splashy depths of your own shower, every space has its own characteristic sound. The Space Force is our updated take on the sounds of “elsewhere,” and features
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Only on occasion, and typically the built in tank on my Allen Encore. It has a reverb tone control, which I think helps.

I did build a Gravitation, and have used it, on low settings, and it’s okay. My favorite pedal reverb is the Free the Tone Ambisonic, especially “plate” which doesn’t sound digital to me. The various “room” settings are also very adjustable, and manage to sound almost natural.

Prior to the Ambisonic, I had whatever the big Source Audio reverb is called. I realized that I just don’t like all the weird reverb styles, and wanted something as “natural” sounding as possible.
 
I use the spring reverb in my amp (Vox Pathfinder) for a little bit of ‘everyday’ reverb, and I’ve got an EHX Cathedral when I want a more obvious ‘effect-y’ sound.

Haven’t been too drawn to DIY options. Though building a bigger (than what’s in my amp) real spring verb (maybe with exposed springs 🤔) for wacky dub sounds might be fun at some point…
 
szukalski said:
Good reverb is like good rotary. It’s just not gotten there with emulation. Anything digital sounds like multiple delays slapped together. Predictable and boring. Unless you want slap back delay..

Real reverb is going to have complex interactions which differ based on attack and frequency, none of which is usually taken into account with a pedal.

The best results I’ve had have been chaining multiple reverbs together, preferably with slight modulation added.
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The Neunaber algos are really top notch. Like a Briscasti M7 in a pedal. Really hifi and detailed.
My oceans 12 hasn't seen power since I got the Illumine.
Well, not as nice as a M7 but the Illumine is to a RV-x as a M7 is to a MidiVerb.
The reverse algo is by far the best pedal reverse verb out there too. Much more going on than a plate verb with a reversed gate but it does the blurry wall of sound thing so good.
The UI is really user friendly too. It's very lexicon PCM like imo with just enough menus and options to be easily done with one button encoder.
 
I prefer ebay over reverb.

I use an RV-6. It's fine for my needs. I also have all the Gravitation parts in my build queue/backlog, so eventually I'll try it out.

I don't really want to go into a reverb hole searching for something better because reverbs are expensive.
 
I prefer Reverb.com to Ebay...

I’m into sounds that have a bit of modulation and movement or stuff that’s just straight-up super cheesy. When I record, I’ll usually throw a little natural reverb on cleaner tones to make them feel more real. I mean, no one’s listening to an amp with their ear right up to the speaker (at least I hope not).

For plugins, I’m a big fan of Valhalla Supermassive. I love how the delay can degrade into a reverb it’s a really cool effect.
 
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