Afford-A-Board reverbs VERSUS the EHX Oceans 11 - Can you cheat the system with cheap reverbs?

[@jralanmorgan]

I wish I found you as funny as you find yourself.

[@60CycleHumcast]

I don't think i'm very funny.

[@edmiller3786]

Pal, you follow Davie and Steve T. Sit down.

[@jralanmorgan]

@@edmiller3786 and then? (Obviously I follow people I'm not over the moon about.)

[@craigc8752]

Hey Ryan...is there any chance of you doing a Gokko pedal review? They make a range of affordable pedals. I’m very interested in the Kult Noisegate...but wanted your opinion before I buy one? Thanks! 😀👍🏼

[@nostro1001]

@Idiot...and there you have it, clearly an idiot can't see that Ryan doesn't find himself funny and that's totally hilarious. 😂😂😂 (The only channel the Mrs can watch cause she just cracks up most of the time).

[@zachary963]

Everyone whining about how you don’t do reviews “right.” You’re entertaining and you demo a wide variety of pedals in a predictable and familiar way that makes it easy for long-time viewers to get a handle on the tool. Love it. I always check your channel before buying a new pedal. My TC E Afterglow, JHS 3 Reverb, and JHS 3 Fuzz were all purchased based in part on your playing.

[@leperelamisere1368]

Personnally, I'm a regular viewer of Ryan's reviews, because : - I like the fact that he's smily - I appreciate his sense of humor - I really love to hear him pulling those surfy licks out of his guitars - the contents of the vids are most of the time quite interesting, pertinent BUT let's be realistic : if you want to kind of promote a $150 pedal, do it by comparing it to more expensive pedals, in order to demonstrate that it does match up with them while being cheaper. The comparison between the Oceans11 and the Atmosphere was unfair : he blew the Atmosphere demo. He did a far better job 2 years ago there : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHbIpoR6Zs2KrNE mostly, I guess, because he took the time. Here, he should have reviewed the most complex pedals first, and finish up with the simpler ones. He was obviously becoming more and more weary to compare Goliath to several Davids, when actually it would have been more interesting (for him and for us) to compare David to several Goliaths.

[@kingpotato48]

The Forest setting on the Joyo is a dope goth “The Cure” type setting

[@wychwoodmusic]

Everything about this channel - from the jokes to the playing to the budget - is so relatable. I feel like other channels are for rock gods or guitar techs, but this channel is for regular old human beings. (I actually found the Oceans 11 underwhelming when I bought it a couple years ago - and broke down and got the Empress Reverb, which I love no matter how much it hurt my wallet - but am still on the lookout for a good afforable 'verb, so enjoying the comparisons.)

[@elaw2414]

Seriously, that's what's compelling about it. It's like going over to a friends house who just bought a new effect.

[@JoelK]

I bought an Oceans 11 after your spring shootouts. So glad it stacks up! Thanks for the recommendation !

[@mattfleming2287]

Most of the cheap reverbs all have this massive high frequency content which you can’t dial back. I went with the Caline Snakebite because of all the control over the actual sound of the reverb, so I can dial in bright or dark textures. I, personally, don’t need any weird settings and just want a good sounding reverb and the Caline sounds good.

[@solomonsanchez79]

I agree 100%. The snake bite does everything I need a reverb pedal to do. Its the cheapest I own, but one of the most useful.

[@bryantwalley]

The Snake Bite has been one of the best reverbs since the day it came out. It gets no love because of the price. If they had slapped some boutique sticker on it and charged $300 people would be singing its praises everywhere you turn around.

[@Mr-Safology]

I love the caline snakebite pedal, but I have a huge phobia of snakes. So sadly I can't purchase it. Do you know any similar pedal to this, but without that name. Literally. I have a bad phobia. Thanks

[@mattfleming2287]

@@Mr-Safology I did some looking around and that pedal is an original design. I haven't seen anything quite like it in that price range. I suggest you have someone else order the pedal for you and re brand it. I actually painted a cloud over the logo and called it the Cumulus because Snakebite is the stupidest name for a reverb pedal I've ever heard. Seriously, it's a very unique pedal at that price point. I couldn't find anything similar.

[@Mr-Safology]

@@mattfleming2287 Oh thank you very much for looking around Matt. The pedal is fantastic, but the name is awful. Hair raising awful. Yes, I'll tell my father to buy it and cover the name with black tape. Thank for the advice and stay safe 👍🏼

[@springbloom5940]

My chief complaint with most cheap effects, is that they won't dry out. I like most of my effects to be very subtle.

[@keithwoznek3429]

Not long enough! I loved the comparison of so many pedals. I agree that the Oceans 11 is above all the rest. I can’t get enough of the surf sound. I grew up in the 60’s and the surf music was the best..

[@Iver-pr1wo]

I have Oceans 11, totally LOVE IT! , I think if I wanted to get a better pedal, I would go with Surfy Bear.

[@SeasonedSalmon]

I have the electro Harmonix ocean 11. Extremely versatile and great sounds reverb. Save the money and spend it on this. If you ask why it's the best value for money number one, and number two it just did what countless other pedals attempted to do.

[@comarastaman]

I have an Oceans 12 and after seeing this video, makes me want to trade it to an 11. The 12 has a lot of knobs and hidden functions. Reading the manual was a bit jarring and I'm still trying to figure it out!

[@zonkz6947]

I’ll trade ya ;)

[@christophernoia5197]

It’s cool to see Ryan’s never ending search for digital spring reverb that sounds real because it’s a quest I’ve never embarked on! All my amps have built in spring reverb including a couple solid state amps, so I’ve never really used spring reverb in a pedal. My favorite spring reverbs of my amps are my fender vibrolux 68 reissue and my peavey bandit 65 (the reverb in this is surprisingly killer and the amp is cheap and underrated with a pretty nice clean channel and tweakable eq). I usually use pedals for other types of reverb and let the real spring tanks do what their supposed to.

[@zachary963]

It’s cool to see that for me too, but in a different way... I never use spring reverb (I very much prefer room style reverbs) so it’s fun to see someone chasing something I would just watch go by

[@christophernoia5197]

@@zachary963 nice, I actually don’t use them that much either, but if if I do it’s from an amp. I prefer plate reverb sounds and weird modulated reverbs. Not a fan of shimmer verb, which just sounds like worship music or generic indie music from the 2010’s to me. Room and hall verbs are nice too, just depends on the situation.

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Peaveys have the best spring reverb tanks in the market, always have had. Many people back in the day used to buy cheap Peaveys to take the tanks out to put them in higher priced amps like tube Fenders and such.

[@christophernoia5197]

@@georgefromgreece4119 that's awesome to hear! If my Peavey amp ever craps out maybe I'll strip the reverb tank from it! Or look for another one to put in my ac30, which is a great amp, but the spring reverb is not very good at all. Decent trem through

[@georgefromgreece4119]

@@christophernoia5197 glad to help!

[@RicHSAD2]

I have the Joyo and what I noticed is that the Tone knob is very responsive and I tend to keep it low. If you set it too high, you start to get that high-pitched reverberation sound that is very present in this video, especially when the Mix knob is also above noon (!). You have to mind the Mod knob too as depending on the Reverb you pick it can add an extra effect that maybe you don't want. Now I'm pretty sure the Occean 11 is better overall based on what I'm hearing here, especially if you're after more "conventional" reverb sounds, but I think the Joyo is better than what this video would lead you to believe.

[@voiceofexperience]

It definitely is. See Josh's (JHS) review of it.

[@leperelamisere1368]

You said it all ; the Atmosphere is not just a Reverb pedal, it's an Ambient Reverb pedal, and channels such as Ryan Lutton and particularly Brett Kingman did pretty brilliant demos of it. That being said, the Ocean 11 is undoubtedly better, but it's also $60/70 more expensive.

[@briancherry8088]

I paid about $200 CAD for the Ocean's 11 and absolutely love it. I also own a Vintaverb, which cost $70 - and for almost 1/3 of the price is a pretty good replacement. The plate is really good in particular. I use the Oceans 11 or Vinta interchangeably, for certain settings - some aren't very useful. The stereo out is a really nice feature. I did notice the whine though.You had the Tone cranked the whole time - which doesnt help the weird tone. Bottom line though - Ocean's 11 is top notch.

[@sassycat]

O-11 has them all beat, but there are strong points to most all of those.

[@generalawareness101]

I was about to type the same thing but did you see the price of it? Two-four pedals in price.

[@DarthEcoli]

Ryan, you're the only demo guy I've ever heard make either a Caline or ENO sound good. I have the ENO and regret spending $30 on it. I wish I would have gotten the brown AZOR instead. I gotta say that you're kind of selling me on the Mosky though. Ocean's 11 is just a madman. All the Ehx 11 series are.

[@paulcantrell1615]

Really digging the oceans 11 pedal. So much packed into one pedal.

[@unsoundmethodology]

Nice work on the comparisons! I only have a Verb Square - a $7 thrift store find, so even more afforda- than usual - so it's nice to see it contrasted with similar units. (My other reverb options are ones built into Zoom, Korg, and Vox multieffects and a homebrew spring tank in a cigar box.)

[@onerandombruh]

I have the Zoom GFX-5 and it sounds great to me... The only downside I think about it is the fact that it needs a lot of time to be set up nicely, quite a bitch.

[@fuckgoogle8661]

$7 pedal? Congrats good score. I’ve never even seen a pedal in a thrift store.

[@tokingreens]

These kinds of comparison videos are vey helpful - thanks

[@patrickjmolloy]

Is that the Spinal Tap signature model of the Ocean’s 10?

[@cjscarff6453]

Haha

[@Dressagevids]

@@cjscarff6453 11

[@williamo1938]

Yup. Like most anything, there is no "bad" sound here. It's just what tis your personal preference. With a bit of tweaking, any one of them will sound awesome. For my money, I'll go with the Oceans. Even thou it's a large $$$ upfront, it's does everything I'm looking for in a multi-verb. And for us cash-strapped guitarists, we try to get as much out of each piece of gear, as we can. Thanks for the Review Mr. Ryan, subscribed & clicked the notification bell. TL

[@digitalsea9147]

love what your doing man, not every kid has 300 bucks for a pedal..

[@robertsikkema8505]

This video is the Encyclopedia of Reverb and her off-spring 📚. Great survey of the myriad possible uses!

[@digitalsea9147]

I love ur content my man. Not everyone can afford a board full of strymon and keeley & 700$ In Distortion. Not everyone can go ask Dad for 400$ everytime they want a new pedal. So thsnk you my bro for doing this, someone had to, and your doing a great job bro. 🤘🏻

[@howardmaryon]

I have several low end reverb pedals, and on the “shimmer” setting, they all place the notes of the shimmer at an unpleasant relationship with the original note, sounding discordant (literally). The Oceans 11 sounds in harmony and is much nicer, I could actually see a situation where that effect would be useful. I expect you sometimes use it in your church playing, it sounds “heavenly”.?

[@organjoe]

I just got a SubDecay Spring Theory (older 2 knobber), and I must say it sounds great! I also had the Super Spring which was nice but sold it a while ago along with a dozen others (Neunaber Wet, Topanda, Kosmos, Hardwire, HOF, Boss FRV-1 Flint, etc). If you want a decent Spring Sound for low dough, buy a used one for $100 like I did - I think you may love it too.

[@WesF_Personal]

I bought the Oceans 11 after watching this video. What a great pedal!

[@zachary963]

I plan to pick it up. The Canyons from the same EHX line is my go-to delay.

[@guitfidle]

I love the disclaimer at the beginning 🤣 That Oceans 11 is one of my favorite pedals, it hasn't left my signal chain since I bought it. Oh, and got it for $100 used, bringing it closer to afford-a-board territory.

[@AmpApps]

I love your channel. Production value, color pallet, content, personality, and someone that plays surf style! I’ve told you before and I’ll keep telling you; you turned me on to clean sounds. I’m a Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, ZZ Too, child of the 60’s and 70’s and now I have twice as much to explore than before. Thanks, stay happy, and my best to you and the family.

[@voiceofexperience]

The Joyo Atmosphere is a great choice for an "airy" 'verb. The Wonderland is beautiful, and also sounds great with the "shimmer" dialed right back. The O11 only wins out as a drippy spring reverb. And I can't stand drippy spring reverbs lol.

[@DravenxEyeless]

this is such a fun idea. You should make a series of comparing other boutique/high end pedals with other cheap pedals and see how they perform. Everything from delays to distortion pedals

[@onlyusernameleft2]

I'm not an affordable pedal guy necessarily. I own a lot of them but that's because I own a lot of pedals, ones from every price range. I just like pedals because I wanted them when I started playing but I had parents who didn't buy me stuff. I had to learn to play the guitar on a banjo that belonged to my grandpa. So buying a pedal for the cost of a large pizza is cool to me. But on the subject of affordable reverbs, one of the best verbs I own (and I'm a huge reverb junkie, even more than fuzz) is the Caline Snakebite. It's so refined and understated. It takes familiarity to dial in a good tone. And it's under $50. Close second goes to the Sonicake Levitate. It's a plate reverb with a digital delay each with their own controls. The dry/wet volumes are independently controllable for the delay and you can add quite a bit, but not all, of the wetness into the reverb. There seems to be a hint of modulation on the decay/feedback and it has tap tempo. And it's under $60! These pedals are on my board next to an RV-6 and DD-8, a Wampler, an HX Stomp and a bunch of other stuff many times their cost. And they earned it!

[@pointreyespedals4057]

The oceans sounds crazy good. I just stick with my spring tank

[@Bob-Whiting]

Spring tanks are available everywhere for pretty cheap too. Only prob. is I have a solid state amp with an effects loop which never had a tank. How could I install it AND control it?! Any ideas?

[@pointreyespedals4057]

@@Bob-Whiting you'd need something to drive that tank. The diypedals Reddit/discord has a diy design in their archive!

[@Bob-Whiting]

@@pointreyespedals4057 Really?! Thanks PRP! I have 45 years electronics exp. All's I need is a Nudge in the right direction. I'm grateful.

[@duncanmaccoll8336]

Very helpful thanks 👍 I got a good deal on Fender Marine Reverb having looked at the Oceans amongst many. I'm not disappointed with the Marine which is probably more limited but compliments my vibrolux amp with its classic spring 👍

[@mindfall82]

The Marine Layer is my main reverb at the moment it's great!

[@elliottsidewater1288]

Indirectly, Ryan has done me a great service with his series of afford-a-board videos. Once I figured out that I needed to cross the hundred dollar pedal threshold, guitar life changed for the better. Now I've got too many junk pedals that I'll possibly end up giving away. This video just reinforced that for the "too-many-ith" time. Live and learn, but now I have effect pedals that I absolutely love, and they have helped me advance in my playing. For the record I've only gone over $200 once; for the Line 6 DL4 Mk 2. My sleeper $100 plus pedal is the Keeley Hooke Reverb, the (bank A) trem-verb and (bank B) pitch bending vibrato over spring reverb are both terrific effects. I didn't love the Oceans 11 in the video, but it easily crushed the cheapos and wannabes it was up against. My personal favorite reverb is the GFI System Skylar, it has the best of the reverbs from their Specular Tempus and is as close to the perfect reverb pedal as I ever expect to get. With a little bit of boost and a splash of chorus added, you're in heaven. Thank you Ryan.

[@billyscarbrough]

My line for “affordable pedal” is if it’s the price of a new video game or less. So generally around 60 bucks

[@daddyosink4413]

I'm probably several years older than you, but that seems like a good place to stop..... I was going to say a tank of gas. 😂 It costs about that to fill up my work truck.

[@billyscarbrough]

@@daddyosink4413 hey that works too! lol I’m in my early 30s but still a child comparing it to video games 😂

[@daddyosink4413]

@@billyscarbrough what I would do to have my 30s back! I've got a kid in college, so I cant justify spending over $60 on a pedal these days.😂

[@MalcolmO]

I thought the Joyo was a high quality product. They've done some serious work there. I take your point about the effects but also consider them subjective. I think others might differ with you on that point and they would likely place it a couple slots higher. Also, IMO, you should have turned the trails on at _some_ point, preferably for the Spring setting. BTW, I'm grooving on that Cyclone! 3 singles with individual switches. You can get 7-way without spending for the Gilmour mod.

[@oneeyedlittleman]

I think this validated my oceans purchase for $100 years ago. Great pedal. It's important imo to factor the used market in when looking at adorable Amazon pedals. Even if you buy it for $100 and sell it for worst case $60 to guitar center it was still only a $40 pedal. You don't get that with these which is fine but that means the $20 tube screamer clone makes more sense than the $60 no name shimmer reverb when you sell both for $15. I know a lot of people are serial pedal flippers and these may be more expensive for them. Good to get basic sounds you don't use much (for me a TS is that) or effects not in a multifx you have access to but want to have forever for occasional use but not great if you're spending DS1 or RAT money on a reverb that won't be permanent. As the price goes up the resale doesn't and that is the afford-a-board curse.

[@60CycleHumcast]

Yeah resale on cheap pedals is hard because it’s tough to even justify shipping

[@nhayes927]

Would guitar center offer 60? I feel like it would be more like 40

[@billgrabbe9992]

I liked the Donner room effect. Brought to mind when I was mixing a song that I wanted to sound like a garage band in a basement. Maybe everyone's goal is to stop sounding like that, but it brings a physical space to my mind.

[@mattdoliver1984]

Every time I watch one of your vids it brightens up my day, your just a good guy 👍🏼😁

[@markharwood7573]

Nice one again, Ryan. I have just realised that I have seven reverb units. Four of them do shimmer. The Joyo and the Hall of Fame 2 do it well. The TC Fluorescence only does shimmer and to these ears it does it less well. The surprising one is the £30 M-Vave Mini Universe. The shimmer there is terrific. If you review one, Ryan, be sure to do so before the selector knob starts to go wrong. I leave mine on shimmer and if it keeps on working that way I'll call it good value.

[@DannyLavaHead]

I’d love to see a series where you search for the cheapest reverse reverb possible, and be as dedicated and discerning as you were with finding a spring drip. Really finish the shoegaze board with a reverse reverb.

[@titusalfaras2941]

I got the caline wonderland and it's amazing for ambient soundscapes especially when you paired it with a tape echo, compared to tc electronics fluorescence reverb the shimmer is kinda offkey

[@christophernoia5197]

I love the color and art of the wonderland!

[@wesleyzimmerman94]

I know for a fact that the Oceans DOES have a Flanger Verb mix. EHX just calls it a flerb right in the manual. It's the red mode on the mod setting

[@60CycleHumcast]

That pedal has so many extra settings

[@cjscarff6453]

@@60CycleHumcast it’s so sick, I got one the other day

[@niclastname]

would love to see the Oceans 11 compared to the TC Hall of Fame 2! I'm trying really hard to decide between those.

[@MrPhins]

Did you decide? I've been going back and forth with those plus the keeley caverns. It's $40 more than the ocean's but also has a nice delay section.

[@niclastname]

@@MrPhins Nope sorry. Still haven't pulled the trigger :/ lol.

[@ricmel8008]

@@niclastname TC Hall of Fame is the best shimmer for the price

[@williedeuel]

I think the Oceans 11 is still the best all-in-one reverb out there for the money. The spring is quite good, especially for drip. The specialty reverbs are good enough for most applications. I love playing nylon-string guitar with a little shimmer reverb with the level very low but the time quite long - it adds a "haunting" sound to even finger style hymns or Taize style music that really rounds it out. And the drippy spring is more than good enough for my surfy tendencies. It's just a darn good investment in an all-in-one reverb solution. I'd recommend it over the HoF even with all its crazy toneprint options. Good hall reverb? Check. Good drippy, surfy spring? Check. Excellent, controllable but simple shimmer? Check. Fun specialty reverbs like reverse? Check. Heck, I'd like one for my electric board and one for my acoustic board. Just a good unit!

[@MotoMarios]

Excellent comparison video. Thank you very much. Something i noticed is that the Ocean's 11, compared with most -if not all- of the other pedals retains the dynamics of the note attack much better. The others kind of compress the sound and rmeove some of its liveliness.

[@BabylonSun]

Killer demo!!! Sorry apparently I was part of that 65.5% that wasn’t subscribed so sorry buddy I watch all the time but I subscribed now!!!!

[@Stratisfied22]

I have the Flamma reverb and it’s very impressive for the $70 I paid for it. I was going to buy the O 11 but ended up with this and with no regrets. Beautiful lush reverb sounds from this unit and for a very fair price.

[@marlin2131]

25:27 I actually really like the shimmer on that reverburg and might get it just for that sound, not that it sounds good as a shimmer at all but just this ringing metallic noise when you dime everything lol could be cool for some harsh industrial pads

[@wychwoodmusic]

Agreed, it's at least a really interesting, different sound. The shimmer on the Oceans 11 sounds boring and plasticky to me, as someone who owns the pedal

[@charlie-obrien]

Nice video comparison of what we all need and want....and what we can afford and make use of. BTW, I appreciate your disclaimer in the beginning (Lol), but seriously, your channel is the most fun, informative and least cranky on the KZbins. So you have my OK to go ahead and get filthy rich by exploiting us rubes!

[@meschadarc141]

thanks again, ryan. i always enjoy your videos, and i've sat through some by now. i find your stuff entertaining and informative, and i use it to discover and decide. tons of fun to me, and it looks like you're enjoying yourself as well. kudos.

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

I have the Atmosphere and an EQD Transmisser (I know it's actually an oscillating modulated delay that acts like verb but verb) The Atmosphere Spring kinda reminds me of the Rockerverb100MKII verb which I like. The Joyo is all about the modulated verbs. Forest is my fave but if you keep mix at noon and decay longer it sounds much better. Also the forest Really does sound like a morning dew wet forest, I live in one! I love that, its chorus on verb, but does conjure up a dewey and moss covered forest bouncing from tree to tree. I also also have an eq and preamp before it when playing. But the mix needs to be dialed back to sound better

[@leperelamisere1368]

Agree, particularly about the fact that the Forest mode may remind one of the atmosphere of tropical forest (let's say a south american jungle). I think the Rewind mode is the most original one, because it sets up a cosmic atmosphere. Reminds me of some scenes in the "2001 : Space odyssey" movie. That mode is to me the real "Comet" mode, the actual Comet mode is only reverb+flanger, it has nothing to do with cosmos stuff.

[@JosephCompton66]

The oceans 11 does have a flange sound, it is hidden in the mod setting. There is a chorus in first setting and chorus flange in second setting and a flange in the third setting

[@shaft9000]

oh noes ....not the infamous _Flerb!_

[@usgolf95]

I just picked up the Oceans 12 and really dig it. Was wondering if you’re planning on picking it up and if you’re gonna do videos on it?

[@osmarkeiroz7304]

60 Cycle hum is the best channel that has reviews of cheap pedals on You tube and Ryan is a really nice guy with a good vibe!

[@doctorscoot]

An A/B pedal might be good for these sorts of comparisons to allow seamless switching back and forth?

[@dahmc59]

yep. i have one. sure would simplify

[@ambarmarie7891]

The way the Wonderland pedal makes my ears feel 🥲

[@arsenicjones9125]

I love the idea of an afford-a-board auction for charity. Or a giveaway for young players. Idk just spitballing and typing for the pleasure of the algorithm

[@pspbsb]

Hey Ryan! Thanks for the great content, as always. I've actually got a little addicted to your videos recently and I think I might have gone through most of them already. I have two questions if you or any of the other viewers might answer: 1 - you tested the Nux Atlantic a while back, but it hasn't appeared again recently. Did you get rid of it? And if so, why? 2 - I can see an Orange Micro Terror there in the back of the room. Do you have any videos testing it? Cheers!

[@mindfall82]

I just noticed that too and I've not seen him do a video on it

[@Xxmeca421xX]

I've only had one reverb pedal.. the pink one you have. So I can't compare to anything else. Oh and don't abuse the wiggle stick too much, I stripped out the block in 3 months on my cyclone. Had to drop a cheap Wilkinson with pop in trem. Turns out to be made better anyways.

[@YellowstoneCountryFlyFishing]

Snake Bite sounds great for what I want it to do. QC sucks. First one DOA. Sent back. Second one sounds good for 45 seconds and then causes some sort of feedback/distortion/noise in the signal chain (thought it was a power tube going out at first). Won't give it a third chance.

[@fuckgoogle8661]

I had one that did a couple of weird things, it just made noise, which wtf it’s reverb. Just the pedal off made the noise floor 10-30x’s higher minimum. Than when engaged that went up another little bit with picking up radio or some kind of interference along with making this fluctuating flange sound. Trust me that sounds better then it was.

[@reverbchorusdelay]

I just got one of those Cyclones, can’t tell you how much I love it. I’m in the process of selling another guitar so I can get a second one in the other colour.

[@Xxmeca421xX]

I love mine after swapping pickups for hot Wilkinson's, Wilkinson trem after stripping out the factory block and switch craft white switches like ryan's. Oh and silver dome pop on speed knobs like teles have. The only bad thing is I can see the lines through the paint where the body is glued together in about 6 pieces.

[@reverbchorusdelay]

@@Xxmeca421xX I quite like the stock pickups actually. It’s a shame about your finish, I can’t make out any lines on mine

[@Xxmeca421xX]

@@reverbchorusdelay my pickups sounded so dark when I had 2 on at once. The hot pups I put in are about the same output as regular strat pups. Idk why mine sounded so muddy.

[@randalljones4370]

One thing I didn't hear mention, but I hear clearly... the time-to-onset of the octave (shim) effect on the Wonderland is very fast, at about 0.2-.3 seconds, while the Oceans 11 is defaulting to about 0.7-.8 seconds. Also, the Oceans' octave has a slower ramp-up ... you can hear it running up the volume, as it were... the Wonderland almost 'slaps it on'... not quite, but it hits full volume really fast. The oceans sounds a bit more like a pipe organ when the organist brings in the upper stops on an expression pedal and the Wonderland sounds like you just pulled on the stop, full volume (sorry, Used to work at Rodgers, many decades ago).

[@thachnnguyen]

For me, who own a TC Electronic Hall of Fame, the Oceans 11 is worth the money. Just that one should cover most sound I'm after. Instead of buying a whole bunch of reverb pedals.

[@mandersen45]

Pretty sure the Mod setting on the Ocean can do flanger (and chorus, and flanger + chorus) when you press the mode

[@mindgoblin7068]

I am really grateful to you for making this video so next time someone tries telling me they want literally any "cheap" reverb pedal that's not the Oceans I can just send them the link to this

[@60CycleHumcast]

reverb is one of those effects where you dont get great results when you go budget, you can find decent cheap dirt pedals and even delays, but reverb just suffers when its cheap.

[@mindgoblin7068]

@@60CycleHumcast it’s true. Honestly the cheapest pedals I’ve ever gone for have been boss and electroharmonix pedals, and the ehx ones usually stay firmly planted on my board. With boutique reverbs I feel like you have to really be in love with the sound otherwise I just can’t justify anything over the Oceans 11 anymore 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@matthewthomas6472]

I'm not one to keep manuals and papers for pedals, but I definitely needed to keep it for my Ocean's 11.

[@murph1017]

The Oceans 12 is even more intense. I literally have my manual sitting on top of my amp when I'm at home.

[@bryanwalter5752]

Yeah, I don't take out my EHX Canyon without my manual. & a drawing I made to ID assorted settings and other tiny writings. Still working on trying to memorize the settings, but the manual is, for me, mandatorily nearby. Thatsva lot of choices! Just like the Ocean 11! Both multi function, but no simple adjustments to get to the place you want...maybe I'll memorize them in another year👍🏼

[@prisonmike4971]

You normally really know your pedals but I have the oceans 11 and you make it seem like it's all shimmer..this and the astral destiny are my favorite reverbs. That being said, the others you showed were great

[@1973larryrichardson]

I absolutely love the Mariana

[@LuisRFeliu]

The Reverburg should be thrown from the same bridge as thatcheap blue Epiphone from the early videos

[@1mihayes]

The Caline Snake Bite is an amazing reverb pedal. If you want a really good, no frills, adjustable tone reverb, it’s the one for you. I love using it! It just sounds like a real reverb and for half the price or more of the others. It sounds way better than what he showed in the video trust me!

[@60CycleHumcast]

I had a snake bite. It doesn’t sound like a spring reverb at all.

[@fuckgoogle8661]

I’ve had real reverbs including reverb tanks built into my amps, which I love, love the sound of. The snake bite doesn’t sound anything like a real reverb. It’s a reverb and it’s definitely not the worst but a real reverb, which would involve a chamber or tank, probably have tubes? Nope clearly not close. That’s not even up for debate. Please enjoy it. Just no.

[@1mihayes]

@@fuckgoogle8661 No, it doesn’t sound like a spring. But it does have a great plate, hall, or room sound. Only real springs can give you that spring sound. But for a cheap reverb this sounds great.

[@louisfryzel4618]

I have 12 pedals right now. All but two cost me $25 to $40. Easily the most expensive was the Oceans 11, although I did get it 15 percent off. I tried the HOF, the Mosky, TC Electronic Skysurfer, a Tom's Line, a Boss RV-5. a MXR .... and the O11's spring was just easily so much better. Yes, it was more than I wanted to pay for a pedal but I'm glad I "sprung" for it.

[@budgetbarista]

Thanks for this! I just bought the Snake Bite off Amazon for $45 because of this video.

[@Andrew-bn7rr]

Damn, that squire cyclone is looks rad AF

[@jorgetome7089]

I have a cheap Marshall reflector, it suits my needs. 6 reverb types with damping/ tone control. It's ok for my practise needs

[@popsfereal]

My Joyo Atmosphere adds volume no matter the setting. That's fine if you leave it on all the time, but I don't. Snakebite for the win.

[@johnnyennis9864]

I own an Oceans 11, but I think the Flamma/Mooer sounds way better in the comparisons! Woah!

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

It does!!! Flamma do a $40 mini with 3 basic but really usable sounds ..plate, church and studio. Perfect in a band context where all those scfi sounds are useless.

[@mattsweetland9579]

I had the ocean’s 11, but I found the options way too overwhelming and I could never settle on what I thought was a good reverb sound. Ultimately, I booted it off my board and went with a deadbeat effects reverb.

[@iaoshua]

listening on iphone speakers and can tell the 11 smashed them all. i actually shot out that cuvave and the atmosphere and ya the cuvave had away nicer tone

[@mudsh4rk]

NGL that Donner Vintaverb sounds amazing, every algorithm is completely weird. If they were a little cheaper it would be a no brainer for using in feeback loops if nothing else.

[@rockbme]

I had an atmosphere and returned it within a month. Got a used oceans 11 for just a little more and it was totally worth the extra price. This video def would have helped make the decision if it were out at the time. Thanks Ryan for quality content.

[@TheElrondo]

Another great competition! As a reverb and delay addict i enjoy it every time. I own about 15 Delays and Reverbs and last week i received a definite keeper on the Afforda Site: It's the Ammoon Pockverb, it has to go to your collection Ryan‼️ It does great Reverb sounds and you can mix a Delay to every of it. Worth a try!

[@Louis_Rain]

I had the Mariana for a few weeks and sold it, The Oceans is probably a good pic for the price. One you don't have here that is really good it the NUX Oceanic Reverb. If I am going to spend $150 though I would probably throw a little more $ in for a used Walrus Audio Slo.

[@Bob-Whiting]

I just asked this very question above. The 11 or the Slö? I NEED to Know!

[@Louis_Rain]

@@Bob-Whiting the 11 is modulated reverb I believe. The Slo is a bit of a different beast but would be my pick.

[@Bob-Whiting]

@@Louis_Rain Hey Lou, thanks man, I appreciate it very much.

[@Louis_Rain]

@@Bob-Whiting For sure Robert, glad to throw my two cents in!

[@SisterRose]

Wonderland is kind of doing a trippier shimmer which is cool but it also is a little grating I feel, not the best for chill ambient stuff

[@11000038]

I like my Biyang Tri. It's stereo so works with synths. Quite a fe settings but just one I use but it is lush and usable for guitar.

[@Mr-Safology]

I love the caline snakebite pedal, but I have a huge phobia of snakes. So sadly I can't purchase it. Do you know any similar pedal to this, but without that name? Literally. I have a bad phobia. Thanks

[@doboltalis]

Mariana is probably more suitable for some kind of unhurried slow search for a synthesizer or guitar in the LO-FI style

[@isaiahfurrow7414]

Please do a video or set of videos, on the headrush MX5... I will likely get separate pedals someday, but I think a multi-effects unit is where I will start... I'd love to hear your take on the MX5 vs $400 worth of pedals.... not to mention tuner, looper, etc... and no power supply, cables, and all that goes with using a handful of pedals.

[@ck-ck]

The oceans eleven i buffered, even with the trails setting to “ off” , ( confirmed by ehx) , so if you are comparing then it might be better to not chain through the oceans eleven, because it can make other reverb’s ( and fuzz’s too ) sound worse or weird …,

[@nicolasaguaisol7829]

Wow, in Southamerica ocean 11 costs $320 dollars and flamma reverb less than $80. Gamechanger! Would you consider flamma more attractive living here? 🤣 Thanks for the awesome review!

[@jpsatre]

A lot of your commenters are meanies. I enjoy your video. Keep it up.

[@Ripprock1]

Everytime you use the Cyclone I get the itch for 1. Looks like no more scratching since I have the scratch for 1. Thanks Already have the 11.

[@Gekiko7167]

Right now the Ocean 11 retails for around 180€ while the Flamma FS02 retails for around 70€. That's an 110€ price difference that I am not willing or able to cover.

[@anthonycutt8854]

Loving the Chuck Lorre style intro card.

[@lynnglidewell7367]

Since most of us who would listen to a reverb demonstration to start with are most likely looking for a good moderately priced Spring Reverb sound I think that should be the first setting you tryout instead of going through a bunch of settings that aren't the reason we came here. It's boring and monotonous that way. Plate, Hall, Room, that's not what brought me here. I want to hear the pings and the crash and the trail out, you know Surf!

[@TroyNaumu808]

Joyo Atmosphere is the only one that remotely.comes close to the versatility and quality of the Oceans 11 to my ears.

[@halvach1998]

Bought the Mosky reverb & also their Golden Horse Klon clone - they sound great, but may need some fixing, they aren't earthed properly internally. I added 2" of wire from the empty GND hole on the pcb to the input jack earth, and a star washer between each jack and the case. FFS, saving 2" of wire????

[@Marimba7]

If you’ve not given it a go yet Ryan, the Biyang Tri Reverb (Baby Boom series) is great for around $50 I’d guess (cost me £33 in Britain) 👍

[@judehanley9980]

Yes! It’s not too flexible but what it does, it does really well. Best reverb tone of any pedal under $149. Ryan! You NEED this pedal!!!