5 Reverb Pedals For Every Guitar Player

[@THEJADAN200]

You had me at reverb.

[@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)

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@BRAG450]

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

[@bennyharderguitar]

Universal Audio Golden Reverberator and the Strymon Nightsky.

[@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

[@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?

[@prrighstocktabergate2350]

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

[@kmcsounds25]

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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@spencerkoch1]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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 !

[@roybent4514]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@seanmckenna228]

Digitech Polara. Absolutely lovely Reverb.

[@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.

[@DougGoodwin]

Great overview and demos, Rhett. Shows the breadth and variety of reverb options, at different price points.

[@seank.2589]

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

[@paulmatulevich3623]

Any EQD reverb. Not necessarily because the tone stands head and shoulders itself, but because they will work on literally every board. A Dispatch Master is always a go to for delay/verb in a snap. The sound just sits right in any chain

[@gavinw5469]

EQD designs kinda suck a lot of the time, and many times are basically just clones where they replace a normal resistor with a potentiometer. They do that with the palisades for instance. They aren't really adding a whole lot to the circuit.

[@paulmatulevich3623]

@@gavinw5469 dunno man, their continued sales and brand rep seem to say otherwise. Plus the Palisades is a poor example given the number of parameters it controls compared to most literally everyone else who also clone Tubescreamers. I'm curious what the Rainbow Machine is a clone of? Haters gonna hate

[@gavinw5469]

@@paulmatulevich3623 I said many of them are clones, not all of them. Your right, the rainbow machine is a somewhat unique pedal. Its just built on a standard fv-1 chip platform with external EEPROM. Nothing that special honestly. It's cool, but all they really have to do is make a digital algorithm and load it on the EEPROM, and it's basically done. It's really not that complicated or innovative, it's just that they made some really cool algorithms to load into the EEPROM.

[@TheBurdenOfHope]

@@gavinw5469 I really take issue with your analysis. If it's so easy and not that complicated everyone would be doing it? EQD have built a really successful company making great products and that doesn't happen by accident. You sound like some one who hasn't played much of their stuff. The Avalanche Run is an epic pedal. The design of the algorithm is utterly unique. It's character is unparalleled. It has a power and depth not found elsewhere. And I've played them all. Stefan of The Pedal Zone knows his onions and you'll see it featured in loads of his videos. It's a unique pedal that flies in the face of your assessment.

[@cdbrown30]

Some of the best pedals I’ve tried.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Nick-qq2nq]

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

[@ZeBubba]

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

[@wazuhhDH]

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

[@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.

[@maseratination]

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

[@troublesomecorsair]

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

[@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.

[@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. :)

[@Studio8FX]

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.

[@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.

[@JoshuaHuntsWorld]

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

[@thekrevolution]

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

[@schocky0u]

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

[@nilsx3020]

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

[@SkinnyGeorge]

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

[@DarknessAtNoon32]

Rhett, I love love love how your tone is basically if red dead redemption decided to stop being a videogame and become a guitar player instead

[@chrisegg7936]

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

[@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!

[@markd2083]

The Flint is incredible

[@ethanabides]

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

[@levigarrett7931]

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

[@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.

[@michaelcraig9449]

Is the JHS series 3 analog or digital? Hard to tell sometimes, since I am listening through small computer speakers, not actual high quality audiophile speakers. The Vongon page is not there. Are they in business anymore? Can you post a video of the best analog reverbs, delays, and also a video of the best digital ones? Trying to see how much tonal difference there is anymore between analog and digital, so which is better to play using classic Fender and Marshall tube amps?

[@50Something]

I'm quite pleased with my Oceans 11.

[@DCJayhawk57]

Strymon Flint has replaced my Ventris Dual Reverb as my primary in my rig, which is kind of nuts. Just has such a natural sound and still very versatile. (Or you can stack them together like I do for wettt ambient drippp). Also, you can slow the harmonic tremolo all the way down and decrease the intensity to about 20% and it acts kind of like a compression/saturation/sweetener/boost? Hard to describe, just makes your guitar sound better, especially single coil. I've started leaving the trem side always on.

[@brendanjay9798]

This is quite the endorsement for a Strmon Flint... The Ventris is a beast of a pedal.

[@nickspann20]

I find alot of reverb pedals dont sound great if u play with alot of distortion. Two that do sound good for me with distortion is the Holy Grail (I like the older ones) and the Boss Digital Reverb. These are more subtle plate style verbs.

[@mr.d.572]

I agree, with Distortion a lot of the modulation effects sound crappy.

[@MobileMusicMaker]

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

[@canigetachannel]

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

[@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 🙂

[@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.

[@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!

[@lazarus-lake]

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

[@YM_82]

Hi. Rhett great video. How would you compare the flint to the fender Tre-verb?

[@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

[@jacobbrown1690]

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

[@darthstrings1]

Was that a D'Angelo tune at 11:30?

[@samwisegrangee]

“This reverb is built like a tank.” Nice pun. 👏🏼

[@jamesdickinson4186]

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

[@sunnyclimatemusic]

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

[@redlespaul8139]

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

[@mr.d.572]

Me neither! It sounds good 👍

[@JonahKrullMusic]

Eastside Music Supply always has the wildest guitars/pedals you can find in Nashville! Never bored walking into that place

[@glne2]

Love my Keeley Caverns!

[@jamesgroat5992]

What’s best for a Ventures tone? Don Wilson is the king of spring reverb.

[@Khaled-Amir]

I am surprised and happy in the same time as you did not mention the UAFX Gold Reverberator

[@BSutes]

Love the Untitled - D'Angelo snippet ;)

[@simondavid2519]

Great video as always !!

[@jamesnichols5998]

My man loves him some spring reverb 🔥

[@curefan28]

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

[@joefranz6285]

Almost a crime against humanity that you didn’t show off the Flints 70s plate or especially the 80s hall with near infinite decay. One of the only pedals I own two of. It’s just perfect.

[@66numero]

I use the One Control, Prussian Blue. Very small foot print (mini pedal that carries a 9V battery) and great sounds, without being too deep or experimental.

[@jazzercise300]

It's so simple and as much as I love the UA Golden, the Prussian blue did one thing perfectly. It was all the best parts of a hall and a spring reverb put together. Wish I had another one. Everyone who heard it loved it too.

[@timcrawford9119]

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

[@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.

[@johnstizza5135]

This is a dope video. Reverbs are so cool.

[@josed2828]

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

[@jazzercise300]

Gotta recommend UA golden. Best plate ive ever heard. Idgaf about midi and i like boring fx tbh so its perfect if you like simple things.

[@Jeffy2n]

The Fender reflecting pool reverb/delay pedal, I think you would love it.

[@Theylieohio]

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

[@mr.d.572]

I'd love one of those.

[@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

[@carlrudd1858]

Not trying to be mr. know-it-all, but "unique" does not mean special. It means ONE OF A KIND.

[@brianjennings7644]

Duane Eddy used an empty grain silo.. ..I always wanted one of those.

[@xaviertayo6208]

Should I get a reverb pedal even though my amp has spring reverb?

[@vparikh08]

UAFX Golden Reverberator -- ended my search for reverb pedals

[@chopper4484]

Catlinbread Topanga, Kirk Fletchers spring reverb pedal of choice and I’ll rest my case on that. Doubt if it will ever come off my pedal board.

[@dancunningham7268]

"Ambient Swellabration"....hey that was the name of my first band! Kidding......

[@JoshuaHuntsWorld]

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

[@nickmartin812]

Does that mean its good!

[@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.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

I recently got the new JHS the Hall reverb. The videos feature it used with all that ambience modulation thing. How many Sci Fi tunes does anyone do??? The big deal with me is you can set up a sound technically wetter than you would think and just use the dampening knob to tighten the tune. You get a big reverb that is always sitting well behind the guitar that is 100% mud proof but still wet. It is the kind of thing I thought could only be done with a wet, dry 2 amp rig.