What's your favorite reverb build?
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tegendemuur
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I'm going for the Spirit Box when I make my inevitable jump into the Belton Brick. And the Deflector for the FV1. (Both seem to have a useful range / no one trick ponies, which is a must for these "firsts".) Though I'm gonna keep an eye on the thread to see what else pops up! I have no mono reverbs, only these manual-heavy "workstations". Something straightforward to squeeze inside the signal path of a semi-modular sounds fun!
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Nostradoomus
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These two are it for me too. The pre-delay (attack control) on the spirit box is a must for playing with higher gain set ups.
Hirti
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I really like the Gravitation Reverb (EQD Levitation Reverb). It has quite the range of different sounds.
p_wats
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I've built a bunch of Belton and FV-1s and always seem to just go back to the boring old classic 1-knob Rub-A-Dub reverb I built eons ago. Maybe it's just me, but I tend to prefer fewer controls and don't mind the sound of the Belton brick. You can get some fun options from the FV-1 too though.
Depends on what you want, really. Are you looking for a bread and butter, standard reverb or do you want specific options or weirdness?
Depends on what you want, really. Are you looking for a bread and butter, standard reverb or do you want specific options or weirdness?
vigilante398
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I'm honestly kind of in the same boat. I went down the FV-1 rabbit hole for a while and did loads of reverbs of all flavors, but at the end of the day the only reason I want a reverb pedal is because most of my amps don't have built-in reverb, so I just want something that sounds more or less like a spring tank, and the BTDR does the trick.
On that note I'll second the Rub-A-Dub, it's super simple but it does the job in a good way. Also since it just uses two op-amp stages it's pretty easy to swap in a dual triode for a tube-driven reverb...
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Papi Fuego
I would love a good diy Plate option
spi
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Yeah, I just like a bread and butter. I have an Rv-6, I and I mostly use room or spring modes.
Paradox916
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I haven’t built a lot of reverbs but here is my experience
Belton bricks
Levitation:
a sold vanilla reverb with a respectable range.
Ghost echo(spirit box):
a one trick space pony and it does its trick well and will go into self oscillation if that’s your thing.
Fv-1
Spatialist:
Covers a lot of ground from room to ambient, the draw back is: although I find them all very usable and it is the reverb pedal I continually return to, I do think because of it’s flexibility it does give up the ability to be exceptional at any one thing. I like it but if you aren’t into cavernous ambient stuff then half the patches won’t be interesting to you.
Binaura:
There isn’t many reverb algorithms out there for this but the couple I have tried I did really enjoy, I just prefer stereo reverb. Once again if you aren’t into ambient type sounds it’s probably not worth the effort of programming an EEPROM
I would say I like the FV-1 better for reverb than a brick and I’m still wanting to build a daisy seed based pedal specifically for a reverb one of these days.
Belton bricks
Levitation:
a sold vanilla reverb with a respectable range.
Ghost echo(spirit box):
a one trick space pony and it does its trick well and will go into self oscillation if that’s your thing.
Fv-1
Spatialist:
Covers a lot of ground from room to ambient, the draw back is: although I find them all very usable and it is the reverb pedal I continually return to, I do think because of it’s flexibility it does give up the ability to be exceptional at any one thing. I like it but if you aren’t into cavernous ambient stuff then half the patches won’t be interesting to you.
Binaura:
There isn’t many reverb algorithms out there for this but the couple I have tried I did really enjoy, I just prefer stereo reverb. Once again if you aren’t into ambient type sounds it’s probably not worth the effort of programming an EEPROM
I would say I like the FV-1 better for reverb than a brick and I’m still wanting to build a daisy seed based pedal specifically for a reverb one of these days.
Harry Klippton
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I've never been happy with a Belton brick reverb. They're too wiggly for me
sticky1138
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I actually prefer the Belton to the FV-1 for spring/plate sounds. The Spirit Box is a required build, IMO. It deservedly gets a lot of love around here.
But I also highly recommend the FuzzDog Box of Hall. Instead of a delay/reverb hybrid, it's a straight reverb. It has a damp control so it can be as bright or dark as you want, and it's wetter than the Sproing. It's my go-to 'verb second to my RV-6. I might do a build report if I get around to it.
But I also highly recommend the FuzzDog Box of Hall. Instead of a delay/reverb hybrid, it's a straight reverb. It has a damp control so it can be as bright or dark as you want, and it's wetter than the Sproing. It's my go-to 'verb second to my RV-6. I might do a build report if I get around to it.
tegendemuur
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I love plate! But I only have great sounding ones in the high end range of reverb pedals (Strymon Nightsky, Meris Mercury, and SA Ventris). Something in a small enclosure that you just hook up and play, I'd love to have one! Especially if it goes into strange modulated / affected territory. It's the one classic reverb that sorta sounds "off" and "right" at the same time.
Actually, give me a stereo DIY reverb IR loader like the Integral below, so we can do all we ever wanted to do!
Integral Dual Convolver stompbox – Tasty Chips Electronics
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jjjimi84
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This is my jam
BuddytheReow
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What would go well in a high gain setting?
VanWhy
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I keep seeing about this Rub-A-Dub now I need to try one out. Is this what everyone is referring to? https://1776effects.com/products/rub-a-dub-reverb
kristopher
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I don’t know about High Gain settings. But I like Belton’s for the always on reverb.
The Sproing is top-notch, and it’s what I have on my board, as an always on. I have built a few of them, and a few GGG Reverb kits. Both are simple one knob reverbs, that don’t colour your tone. The Add-Verb from GuitarPCB is a Belton style. And I found it coloured up things. But that was an older version.
I have dabbled in the FV-1 reverbs and I find they aren’t as “transparent”. As if they add a layer of sound that feels processed. But maybe it’s just me.
The Spirit box is fun. I made one for a friend. I could see it being used as a second, pronounced reverb. But maybe not a subtle, always on effect.
I liked the Sproing and Moonshot tremolo so much that I built them into a combo, 1590bb. It’s a great grab and go pedal, that can sit on top of the amp at a Jam session.
The Sproing is top-notch, and it’s what I have on my board, as an always on. I have built a few of them, and a few GGG Reverb kits. Both are simple one knob reverbs, that don’t colour your tone. The Add-Verb from GuitarPCB is a Belton style. And I found it coloured up things. But that was an older version.
I have dabbled in the FV-1 reverbs and I find they aren’t as “transparent”. As if they add a layer of sound that feels processed. But maybe it’s just me.
The Spirit box is fun. I made one for a friend. I could see it being used as a second, pronounced reverb. But maybe not a subtle, always on effect.
I liked the Sproing and Moonshot tremolo so much that I built them into a combo, 1590bb. It’s a great grab and go pedal, that can sit on top of the amp at a Jam session.
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Papi Fuego
Admittedly, I haven't found a diy reverb pedal I liked. Fv-1, Belton, actual spring tank pedals...all were disappointing. Every single Belton brick project has me like
