5 Reverb Pedals For Every Guitar Player

These are my 5 favorite reverb pedals for guitar players:
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[@SgtJADAN200]

You had me at reverb.

[@levigarrett7931]

Really beautiful playing in this one, Rhett! Reverb is absolute favorite effect and I couldn't go without it. Nice picks.

[@SkinnyGeorge]

In love with my Source Audio Collider! Such a massive sound from small piece. Great vid Rhett!

[@michael_caz_nyc]

That JHS sounded fantastic. Really impressed. Great value and bang-for the Buck.

[@ethanabides]

Very happy to hear about the chords course. I will get that without a doubt.

[@JustSomeGuy]

I recently got the Minim by Old Blood Noise. It's the best reverse reverb I've ever heard. I paired with the Tera Echo and the Russian Big Muff and got lost in Narnia.

[@TheAmazingSnarf]

Minim. it's just magic in a box. the only op-amp i have is Acorn's Mind Killer, so i'm going to try your recipe today: Mind Killer > Tera Echo > Minim. wish me luck!

[@flux1968]

I'm thinking about getting the Minim. I just got the Dark Star and love it. I think it would pair great with the Minim.

[@AlbusBand]

Great picks…again, super happy you found Recovery Effects-I’ve always loved everything I’ve owned of theirs. I also am a big Caroline fan; the somersault is tied for my favorite current chorus (with the Solidgoldfx NU-33). For reverbs, specifically the hall, give the Native Audio Ghost Ridge a go, Mike makes amazing pedals as well (his delay and phaser are excellent as well). Anyways my friend, per usual you’ve knocked it outta the park with these sounds. All my love to you & the family.

[@midasmazairac3226]

Yess!! I love my MÉTÉORE too! I've also used it on a few productions to run vocals into and have a dramatic distorted reverb on it. Sounds a-ma-zing!

[@n1k0n_]

That Novo is my favorite guitar I've ever seen. Wasn't it a gift from your wife? Sick tone as well...

[@kentonschroer2347]

Man I love it, I watch a ton of guitar channels that are scared of reverb. I’ve wanted a couple of these for a while.

[@TheBurdenOfHope]

Such a great video man. Incredible tones and playing. That Solus got me hankering for one of my own. My Serus SV is lonely

[@hybrid704]

just bought the JHS 3 series earlier this week, incredible pedal!

[@JoshuaHuntsWorld]

That endless summer is a dope pedal! Definitely on the wishlist now :)

[@nickmartin812]

Does that mean its good!

[@seank.2589]

Beautiful Noise Effects When the Sun Explodes & the Keeley Realizer are my personal favorites.

[@stagnatic]

Excellent presentation RS, thank you.

[@retainium]

I agree completely with your comment about pre-delay. My Fender Marine Layer has it, too, along with very effective controls for damping and filtering.

[@Spaceman8.1x]

I watched a demo of the Catalinbread Cloak Room Reverb with Shimmer Pedal and immediately fell in love with it. Definitely worth a listen IMO.

[@simondavid2519]

Great video as always !!

[@mattchilled]

All very inspiring sounding reverbs. The Meteore appealed to me for the raw in your face sounding tones. May have to pick one of these up 🙂

[@victorroffe9983]

Excellent very useful video- sound quality is terrific, the guitar playing is awesome, and the “demos” are to the point- appreciate them all- Vongon was an eye opener Keeley caverns is very useful for “ regular” reverb and delay use Thanks

[@scottkidwellmusic9175]

I have a Strymon Blue Sky in my chain that I'm pretty happy with. I most recently picked up a Beautiful Noise Effects 'When the Sun Explodes' (boost/ reverb echo) that is pretty sweet; and the EHX Canyons is a solid pedal,too. Looks like I may have a small shopping list with your list, Rhett. 😜 Good video- thank you 🙏

[@TheFeelButton]

A great reverb is on my naughty/nice list! Good stuff Rhett!!

[@JoshuaHuntsWorld]

Holy smokes I'm early to this video! Love the content man : )

[@michaeltravis3562]

A few of my faves Free the Tone - Ambispace Red Panda - Context Source Audio - Collider (stacking two reverbs) Eventide - Space or Blackhole (still inspires me daily after all these years)

[@emmiejo1]

I have a Strymon Flint pedal( my very first purchase from them actually) and a Strymon BlueSky as well. My first exposure to reverb was my Dad's guitar player, I was about 10 at the time. But the sound of the reverb in that blackface Deluxe Reverb forever burned that as the standard IMHO, into my brain. The post to buy the Flint was how well Strymon nailed the BFDR 'verb, IMO. Plus the tremolo is to die for as well. Love the channel Rhett. :)

[@anthonytumia]

Reverbs are two categories for me. I have a Holy Grail Neo as an “always on” reverb. I just love it for subtle reverb and it’s a great price for something that is more a tone feature than an “effect.” Then I usually use an Eventide Blackhole for more crazy reverbs. Two completely different purposes but equally important.

[@anthonyfranklin7137]

I agree with this. Spent a lot of time pedal swapping trying to get the full spectrum of reverb from one pedal that is easily switchable, and it makes so much more sense to have a couple on board to switch between two unique reverbs.

[@atonofspiders]

I gotta vouch for the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession. That’s an amazing pedal and I can’t imagine using anything else with the inspiration it pulls out of me. It has some truly amazing sounds, the speed knobs set to minimum values freezes the movement of it’s built in effect , and with a flanger, sci-fi filter and tremolo, being able to freeze a texture mid-woosh is nothing short of incredible and makes the sonic possibilities absolutely endless. Hold button for reverb freeze, a kill-dry mix knob, it really does cover a ton of ground even if compared to all the pedals of this video combined.

[@MobileMusicMaker]

I love Recovery Effects. I have Dirty Murals in my Eurorack case, but I’m tempted to also get the pedal version.

[@tdh95]

My fav reverb is KMA Cirrus definitely! Its filtered reverb (high/low pass) are so unique, it’s unlike any other reverb on the market. And it also has delay!

[@Lodit24]

+1 for the Cirrus, it's just such a versatile pedal. Beautiful dotted eigth delay, modulated shoegaze reverb, heck, you can even swap the order of the effects. Hope it gets some more attention

[@sam4667]

The thing I love about the Flint is that it does a few things very very well indeed. Instead of trying to be all things to all men it just does that beautiful intersection of reverb and trem just so so well. And that's it. It'll make you sound subtly better in any way you use it. It's brilliant

[@sunnyclimatemusic]

That JHS sounds amazing. They all do, but that was my favorite that you shared. Thank you, going to get one now!

[@troublesomecorsair]

Wow. The Vongon put a whole new meaning to top-mounted jacks.

[@johnstizza5135]

This is a dope video. Reverbs are so cool.

[@jamesdickinson4186]

Rhett, I’ve had the Flint for years,and it is awesome. Now though I think I need me an Endless Summer, thanks.

[@ZeBubba]

Strymon BlueSky for me. Just simple enough with great tones. Love esp the plate and spring. Cheers!

[@michaelgriffin5304]

I have an amp where the spring reverb tank comes BEFORE the effects loop. At first, I thought it was odd and wasn't sure I liked it. Now, I love it! I can get the craziest sounds. I have a reverb pedal at the end of the chain as well. Double the verb!

[@prrighstocktabergate2350]

Got myself EHX Oceans 12 a month ago and was totally blown away

[@banwavy]

Gamechanger Audio Light Pedal. Everything you like about the other Spring-based reverbs, and everything you never knew you wanted. Spring-induced drive, control of harmonic feedback, trem, delay, etc. Just an insanely amazing pedal and the most unique reverb I’ve played. Works very well with the Meris Enzo and Keeley Loomer as an Analog/Digital mix. It’s truly brilliant.

[@bennyharderguitar]

Universal Audio Golden Reverberator and the Strymon Nightsky.

[@salmonsandwich3183]

great video and cool shirt. very underrated album

[@kevincollins2761]

Ahh the Strymon flint. One of the pedals I cannot live without. I agree that it’s one of the best reverb pedals ever made, even one of the best in general!

[@charlesbolton8471]

I second that.

[@Terribleguitarist89]

Being a Reverb and Harmonic Trem junkie I've been dying to get one.

[@paulberger6540]

The reverb pedal that stays with me always is the HOF Mini from TC. Even though there's only 1 knob, I can program it to do all sorts of stuff. It's currently set up like this: when the knob is fully counter-clockwise, it's set to a 40ms predelay with no reverb - basically a thickener or doubler. As I turn the knob up it goes into slapback. At halfway up the predelay is at 0 and I have a 'normal' hall reverb. At fully clockwise, it's set to a lush ambient 'wire choir' setting with modulation. I put the biggest knob I could find on it, and I can move between these settings with my foot easily.

[@dustinpeele2748]

I really like the UA Golden. It does a lot of what the Strymon's will do.

[@bojangles6444]

Surprised you are the first to say it

[@Mangopositive]

Yeah, it embarrasses every other reverb I've owned. I have a Cloudburst as an ancillary reverb.

[@timbaxter9932]

Great stuff! I am currently using a VintaverB by Donner. For $89 it gives a ton of options. A great way to start before you commit to a more expensive reverb pedal. I could call this my if I could only have1 reverb pedal, this could be it!

[@dougc84]

As an ambient guitarist, I love how you said the Vongon could get into ambient territory... then Brian Eno territory. Yes, we all know - Eno is on an entirely different level. Also, I could've sworn the first one you played was a Flint. I was convinced. Then I was bummed, because the Flint is such a killer pedal. Then... you showed off the Flint. Good man. Lastly, I know you have the Microcosm. Try running it in effects only mode and try out the reverb on that. It'll blow your mind at how good it sounds.

[@lavalizard1]

Nice one. BTW - I ADORE the Meteore - genius one to include …. CGC make wonderful pedals - always unique…

[@roybent4514]

I’m really enjoying the Gamechanger Audio Light Pedal at the moment.

[@timchalmers1700]

The Keeley Verb o Trem is amazing for the price - it's usually quite affordable on Reverb. Switch between R->T, Mack (Vibrato), and the T->R is an amazing Harmonic Tremolo. I tend to use it with the Mack mode on almost constantly. Put a simple Overdrive pedal after the Verb o Trem Harmonic Trem to get that pulsing overdrive sound.

[@nilsx3020]

Universal Audio Golden is my current favorite reverb. So versatile and amazing in terms of audio quality.

[@stevebaskerville6752]

Anybody else out there who still has Robert Keeley’s “Aurora” digital reverb on their board? A vastly underrated piece of kit in my opinion, too quickly dismissed by too many ignorant internet trolls. Plate, Room & Hall modes, pre-delay function & analog dry through all on tap but no modulation bells or whistles! Does what it says on the tin - and does it beautifully! Mine’s going nowhere anytime soon.

[@istvandejesus]

I have the Keeley Omni reverb.

[@Jeansi_poulin]

I have it on my board and I love it so so much!

[@istvandejesus]

@@vandal_dk Noisy? What type of noise?

[@stevebaskerville6752]

Using an isolated power supply (i.e. not daisychained) the noise floor on a digital reverb should be close to zero! My HSS Strat -> Aurora -> clean Victory D40 is completely silent. So TLR TLR, if you heard a hissing or humming Aurora on your own or somebody else’s board, there was either some other problem with the board or else it was a duff pedal.

[@stevebaskerville6752]

@@vandal_dk Nice bit of kit! So, duff pedal then. What sort of noise do you get?

[@bluenotesharp]

I love the JHS stuff but decided to just jack my lexicon 224 through my efx loop after being reminded of how lush it sounds for guitar. Thanks for the great reviews.

[@NJSonye]

Way to go Rhett! The Flint is my always on pedal (70s /80s settings). Although, I usually mix or layer it with my amps spring reverb. As good as the reverbs are in the HX Stomp I rarely use them. Initially I bought the Flint for the Tremelo. Was I surprised whenI heard the reverb.

[@davemarriott9332]

Great video. Love & Don't like all of them in different ways. First time here and Liked & Subscribed

[@Mauitaoist]

Great show Rhett, I loved all of them, I like the Flint the best. Check out: JHS Kodiak trem and Echorec tape delay pedals. Also, on my vintage 1964 Princeton reverb amp I put in a low mu tube and a resistor into the Reverb circuit. Allows using the knob more.....sweet stuf

[@kcbc9037]

Okay the flint is pretty cool! I just picked up a blue sky out of necessity since my amp doesn’t have any on board reverb and oh wow! Everything from subtle spring reverb to awesome ambient swells that have that electric organ feel

[@randysutton2120]

Very cool pedals and video. I noticed your shirt. The Final Cut is such a brilliant, underrated album. I love it, but it's so relentlessly depressing that I can sometimes find it a difficult listen.

[@maseratination]

I also have the Flint and it is a keeper! You can reverse the Trem and Reverb order but the stock makes sense.

[@Nick-qq2nq]

3 series is definitely overlooked. I gotta give the Mercury 7 and Wet reverb the spots for my top two however.

[@thekrevolution]

Meris Mercury 7 is amazing, still finding tones from it 1 year on. Definitely my fav.

[@mralgebro]

Here's my clean tone on the Novo... that was enough for me! Sick tones as always!

[@GrtBasinGuitars]

Hey Rhett, thanks for the continuing the stream of great info ! One question, how are you hearing the guitar in your studio ? Through the reference monitors on your desk or do you have a speaker Cab in the room ? Thanks !

[@josed2828]

Thanks; I really love it the endless summer I will buy it some time.

[@Artefracture]

Delay/Reverbs - EQD Dispatch Master/Boss RV-3. I always have either on my board right before the amp. The Halo setting on the Digitech Polara is baller and if used conservatively, the EQD Astral Destiny is crazy useful while being its own unique thing.

[@litmusvinyl594]

I already have the Flint and Meteore and they are great. The EQD Dispatch Master and Mr Black Eterna are also really good and pedal board friendly in size.

[@schocky0u]

I'm still very happy with my digitech polara. Great reverb pedal.

[@ShinyShinyBlack]

I thought I'd mention the Flint can change the order of the tremolo and reverb, and that the Flint has a secret shimmer mode if you crank the color and decay in the 80's reverb...

[@JaniceLalla]

Do you know the song Hey, Gyp?

[@matthewcole6456]

Thanks for the shimmer tip!

[@spammburgers78]

I picked up an Eventide Blackhole reverb a few months ago, after never really thinking I needed a reverb pedal (always just used the reverb on my amp, or in my DAW). I can say that it has changed my sound in a such a great way that I can't imagine not having it now.

[@bluepedalsrock9271]

Same story for me but with the BigSky. I always considered reverb to be a “meh” effect that most amps had. Then I heard the Cloud setting and 😌

[@spammburgers78]

@@bluepedalsrock9271 I'd like to give that one a try one of these days. Heard good things.

[@mr.d.572]

I'd love either one !

[@peaelare]

Before I went 100% into Fractal Audio universe (from which I won’t be coming back), hands down my favorite reverb was the Neunaber Stereo Wet. That guy moved things forward in a huge way and still doing great things.

[@70mcnevin]

Never say never. I’m on my first board build since 2019 when I bought Axe FX. But there’s something about two amps and a pedalboard that hits a different spot for me live and in the room.

[@BRAG450]

Favorite Reverbs of mine: GFI Specular tempus on spatium setting Earthquaker Dispatch master Old Blood noise sunlight freeze reverb Earthquaker Afterneath

[@blackmoses846]

EQD Dispatch Master for me. Desert Island pedal because you can set the knobs anywhere and it always sounds tasty

[@frankgreco]

The Dispatch Master is surprisingly good. I tried it at their booth at a trade show when it first came out and I've used it ever since. Even the delay on the DM is decent.

[@seanmckenna228]

Digitech Polara. Absolutely lovely Reverb.

[@spencerkoch1]

Agree Ultrasheer is one of the best pedals of the years. It's just amazing.

[@Erock503]

hehe, you're a madman, you started playing that Meteor pedal like it was part of the instrument, lol. sick.

[@kasakka]

Huge fan of the Flint. My only wish is that Strymon updated it to be MIDI controllable with more presets. Also great idea for a video! I would love to see a similar one for delay and modulation fx.

[@canigetachannel]

Roland DEP-5, T.C.Electronics G-Major. These are the only reverbs I have. Thanks Rhett !

[@twelvedaysinjune]

My go to reverb as of late has definitely been the Walrus Audio Slö. I mostly use it for the dreamy ambient textures, but I’ve also been experimenting with it coupled with fuzz to produce some killer early 90s shoegaze tones.

[@BeepBoopReBoot]

Love the Slo. Try a big ambient reverb sound into the Slo’s sub-octave mode. That’s an awesome texture

[@littvay]

I really like the reverb and trem that are on the original Milkman The Amp. I understand he made a pedal out of it too. I also understand Keeley helped making it happen.

[@chrisegg7936]

had to pause the video 4 minutes in to go find an endless summer, sounds incredible!

[@nicgundy]

I found an MXR Reverb pedal at Arthur's Music Store in Indianapolis 3 years ago. 6 different reverb sounds, decay, blend, & tone knobs. Add a loop station or freeze on your board to make ambient pads!!! Icing on the cake

[@zollicreative894]

Yes this pedal is outstanding.

[@rickc2102]

I love my Flint, and would also recommend the Red Panda Context. I've been to Meteora in Greece already, so now I just need that pedal...

[@kevinjsim]

"Final Cut" is one of my favorite Floyd albums. That last pedal was something else. I use a Mosky Audio Spring Reverb Pedal. I like it a lot, a very clean reverb sound. I use it mostly if I'm playing live acoustic through a PA

[@mojoi_iv_v7_i975]

I think it's just you and me on that island WRG to The Final Cut, but couldn't agree with your more.

[@thesimulations8900]

Coming right after The Wall was tough for any album, but I've dug The Final Cut since I was young. Now 53. There are some great songs on there. Some filler too, but that's with any album.

[@timcrawford9119]

I’m still a huge geek for my GFI Specular Tempus, the Tremble algorithm is so awesome

[@50Something]

I'm quite pleased with my Oceans 11.

[@jamesnichols5998]

My man loves him some spring reverb 🔥

[@JiminTennessee]

I recently got a True Spring from Audio Source. Pretty cool and lot's of dial ins :)

[@danjack-son4871]

Love the shirt.

[@michaelbowyer5222]

I got the OBNE Procession a couple weeks ago on a bit of a lark. I don’t think I’m their target market but after watching painfully pretentious demos I realized that tone and circuits don’t make hipster judgements and there’s a lot in the pedal I like. Tremelo option is very good.

[@averyschick9011]

Great vid

[@redlespaul8139]

I had no idea the 3 series was such a good ambient pedal !

[@mr.d.572]

Me neither! It sounds good 👍

[@CristianSurvive1]

I always tell people that reverb is an essential part of tone. It brings everything together and gives single notes/chords life, like a "breath".. Also my local guitar shop has a used Vongon pedal for about a 3rd of the price. Consider it mine.

[@glne2]

Love my Keeley Caverns!

[@jacobbrown1690]

I like the Eventide space the best. I have many reverbs. I also like tc nova reverb for an amazing ducked plate reverb

[@lazarus-lake]

Don't hit me with that D'Angelo now! You're about to give me them tone butterflies

[@curefan28]

I love the UAD Golden Reverberator. Got it last week. I feel it beats the Strymon stuff in sound quality.

[@germarhoffmeister2752]

Great video. You need to check out the Mercury7 from Meris. Greetings from the good old Germany!

[@Theylieohio]

My favorite effect…Reverb! I just got the x-space by Ikmultimedia. Insane pedal!

[@mr.d.572]

I'd love one of those.

[@stormboy-official7261]

Electro Harmonix Oceans 12 is my staple reverb. I'm considering adding a Neunaber Immerse to my rig. I've never had the chance to use an Immerse, but after hearing it's versatility as used by Vaudlow (especially songs like Blue Desolate or Mend), I know what to do with it.

[@markd2083]

The Flint is incredible

[@nickolasecker9596]

The Universal Audio Golden is my favorite reverb pedal of all time. While it doesn’t do the more ambient reverb tones, it excels at offering the absolute best emulations of spring, plate, and hall reverbs I’ve ever heard. The source audio ventris is also worth a look, as it offers both stellar emulations of spring/plate/hall, along with some beautiful ambient reverb, such as the reverse and e-dome modes.

[@Thomaslcpk]

Awesome video! Your caroline meteore seems to have a lot less pre delay when cranking the gain than mine. How did you do that? Could it be different for each pedal?