The H9, Blue Sky and more - Five Amazing Reverb Pedals

Today’s episode is all about my five favorite reverbs. But to be honest, I'm going to end up showing you a lot more reverbs, because that’s how I roll. I'm not apologizing for it.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:23 My Five Favorite Reverbs
1:16 Spring Reverb
3:06 "Rattlesnake Jones"
3:53 Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail
4:45 "Small Town Sleuth"
5:26 Eventide H9
7:35 "Wizard Canyon"
8:10 Blue Sky
9:17 "There's a Spaceship in the Barn"
10:35 Verbzilla
11:38 "I Can Teleport Now"
12:39 Honorable Mentions
14:14 Record Time
Gear in this Episode:
EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master
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Keeley Caverns
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Boss RV-3
reverb.com/p/boss-rv-3-digita...
JHS Morning Glory
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Source Audio True Spring
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Anasounds Element
reverb.com/p/anasounds-elemen...
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano
reverb.com/p/electro-harmonix...
Eventide H9
reverb.com/p/eventide-h9-max?...
Strymon Big Sky
reverb.com/p/strymon-big-sky-...
Strymon Blue Sky
reverb.com/p/strymon-bluesky-...
Maris Mercury7
reverb.com/p/meris-mercury7-r...
Line 6 ToneCore Verbzilla
reverb.com/p/line-6-verbzilla...
Caroline Guitar Company Meteore
reverb.com/p/caroline-guitar-...
Cooper FX Arcades Multi-Effect Console
reverb.com/p/cooper-fx-arcade...
Boss RV-500
reverb.com/p/boss-rv-500-reve...
Boss DD-200
reverb.com/p/boss-dd-200-digi...
JHS "Loud Is More Good Amp"
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Bilt Relevator
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Record Time:
Mono - Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined
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Josh’s record player is by U-Turn Audio:
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Josh's T-Shirt - shop.merchcentral.com/collect...
The jams from this episode are on BandLab! Head over to the link below to jam with us, download the stems, and create your own samples from our sounds... or all of those things.
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#jhs #thejhsshow #reverbpedals

[@tylermarshall6180]

Josh: "I like spring reverb because it's subtle" Also Josh: "lets shake the springs like 50 times so everyone knows it's a real spring reverb"

[@joshuamessenger]

Josh: "The rule is it has to be a pedal" Also Josh: *pulls out spring reverb tank that attaches to a pedal* LOL

[@joermnyc]

Danelectro had a pedal that I think had the tank inside the pedal (it also had a “kick” pad for that fun “sploing” sound of hitting the tank.

[@teleios]

Omg I just posted this exact comment almost word for word!

[@againthewiz]

And an Eventide unit with a thousand other effects. Love this show :)

[@iakirov]

Question is if that's a pedal with an attached tank or a tank with a pedal hanging from it? I don't know, maybe a lawyer or a phylosopher around here to set this thing...

[@MrJeffcondit]

Yea. A reverb tank is run essentially like a miniature amp fed through a spring. Is it a pedal to have a foot switch for my amp? I think not JOSH!

[@GuinnessGal75]

Need a “Cool is not cool, good is cool” on a shirt immediately.

[@jacksoncloward7651]

Still waiting….

[@dougpowley3749]

The older you get the less you obsess with gain and obsess with reverb more.

[@hennydarmse]

I am getting old to the point of not caring about vintage or boutique gear anymore and stick to a 2019 Fender Vintera Tele into a 2021 Fender Blues Junior amp haha.

[@FlyingsCool]

Ummm, that's a really profound statement. And it didn't totally go over my head.... 😏

[@barryaquino1201]

I used to love heavy metal distortion ut now im into od getting there i think

[@naylor2006]

So true, I never gave a crap about clean tone in my teens and early 20’s, now mid 30’s have a Series 3 Reverb on all the time and I run my tubes on the edge of break up. I love hearing the guitar.

[@robertross9074]

Not me. Reverb is easy. OD and distortion are still much harder to perfect. It is a lifelong search.

[@AnasoundsPedals]

A massive thanks to all of you at JHS for featuring our pedals 😍 We are so proud to be your selection for analog spring reverb with the Element 💪🤘 Merci ❤️

[@toniozi666]

et merci pour palf :)

[@Boomsterblak]

Your pedal is very cool never seen before,will have a look ,nice job eh!

[@teleios]

“Rule number 1, it has to be a pedal” Immediately pulls out a pedal that runs into a tank

[@titansky]

Yeah and I'm pretty sure he broke rule no 2 with the h9

[@rickc2102]

Josh could be a Senator like that.

[@stevelark9840]

Nobody tell Josh that the h9 has tons of delay algorithms, he'd have to redo the episode

[@conorfowler]

I feel like this episode taught us more about Josh's obsession than about reverb pedals.

[@joermnyc]

Nah it was missing his whole, "i don't have this pedal, it's okay" speech and then Nick's jingle.

[@f33fifofum]

And I'm 💯 ok with that

[@MoeruHoeru]

Always has been

[@Dylanfalconer2000]

the drumming was on another level today

[@WBlake01]

riiight?

[@jorhay1]

Yep!

[@r0flgal0re]

As always though...

[@gsmeeuwsen]

Always is!!!

[@casonedwards5986]

Dudes my kind of drummer

[@Momentum88]

This is my favorite sitcom.

[@22ddo]

I am so fortunate to be an early fan of Mono. My friend was friends with them back in Japan and gave me their very first demo. I remember thinking "instrumental rock? LAME." But from the very first notes I was hooked and became a rabid fan. Favorite show was attending the concert in NYC with an orchestra they recorded for the DVD, one of my favorite all time concerts. Makes me really happy to see them get some love here!

[@markyd02]

I'm getting back into guitar after many years. I was a straight-into-the-amp guy back in my punk/indie days, but I'm looking forward to exploring pedals now as a home player. Your videos are fantastic. You're very generous with your knowledge and in giving airtime to different makers. Thank you!

[@matthewdavis473]

DUDE the drums were so perfect on the ducking reverb song. Go Nick

[@Theaquaponic12345678]

I was going to say the same thing. Great job Nick.

[@anonymousforensic]

The snare is always so snappy!

[@sandervisser790]

It's such creative drumming. Very musical. How do you learn that stuff?

[@nickwilson9210]

@@sandervisser790 how do you mic them nick what kids are you using

[@grizelda4526]

Such a talented dude.

[@0b11000100]

Josh: demonstrates the fingerprint feature of the gold H9 Me: curb stomps my smartphone

[@mattnunnelly6321]

Half expected a Gollum impression there... “my precious”

[@EMWoodworking]

Got the Series 3 Reverb for Christmas. Straight forward great reverb is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for your hard work.

[@lukemason7842]

Great episode, keep up the great work booooyyyysssss!

[@thepotto8175]

I was called the Flerb in Highschool. I also didn’t have any friends... it was more of a title than a nick name. It was more like: here comes the flerb

[@BobMaulucci]

How did you become the Potto? Was that an upgrade?

[@edphaze6550]

So, do you like The Potto better than the Flerb?

[@buzzcrumhunger7114]

Not much of an upgrade at that.

[@jacobpittman1996]

Get over it, dude; it’s soo in the past. (Man, what a flerb.)

[@JaredWilliamsAldwin]

I want a “We Speak Not of Flerb” t-shirt...

[@MrKulturembargo]

That

[@bentackett6299]

Yeah that

[@kaff_1o169]

Agreed!

[@joshualebowitz2758]

Make it happen Josh!

[@KEViNston7]

Came here to say the same thing

[@shankrl1]

Finally some love for the Blue Sky. Was my first serious pedal and will never leave my board. It's just so good.

[@manurodriguez2321]

Oh yeah, Ive been waiting for this for soo long

[@grounded279]

Sometime’s I cant tell if Josh is kidding about things. Then he goes and shakes that spring tank and I about lost it

[@davidtomkins4242]

He has a wonderfully British sense of deadpan humour

[@gsmeeuwsen]

As always, I watch mainly for the guitar stuff and Josh, but am always blown away by Nick's KILLER TASTY drumming (ghost notes, single hand rolls, and that drum tone...)

[@Matt_Turner]

I absolutely adore Mono! I remember seeing them live in 09 and a kid fainted during the big moment in “Yearning”. Best show I’ve ever seen.

[@scottyhehehe5367]

Love your show, dude. Please keep it up!

[@jamesswift580]

i loved the infinte plate joke! My "favorite" reverb sound are the spring tanks in my amp, but I love my OBNE Dark Star, since it can do all the crazy long ambient reverb stuff, with modulation, and has a footswitch to hold the reverb infinitely, it's just really cool for big ambient pad reverb. I almost think of it as an overtone device sometimes more than a reverb

[@daveclinton4945]

I love the MXR reverb. Lots of sounds in a standard enclosure.

[@vitamindminormusicalwander6630]

I like the digitech Polara except for how difficult it is to read anything labeled… sounds great though for a reasonably priced unit 😊

[@patrickdossantos2725]

Awesome show. Engaging, informative, actually funny. Love the record time segment.

[@karim_bouchouchi]

Always so much fun to watch your videos guys! Big hugs from Berlin😀🍻

[@beelbrother1648]

MONO was one of the loudest bands I've ever heard. And one of the most serene and beautiful. Their lead guitarist wept during my favorite song of theirs. Saw them on tour once with Pelican, and another time with Boris.

[@lf170]

I agree. I saw them way back when they toured behind "Walking Cloud and Long-Ass Title" as I like to call it, and my ears are still ringing.

[@beelbrother1648]

@@lf170 lol I forgot about this post. I have a brief update, I saw Sunn O))) in February...sorry MONO, but you've been dethroned.

[@lf170]

@@beelbrother1648 Nice. Thinking back, a Godspeed You Black Emperor show back in 2002 is probably tied with Mono for loudest!

[@beelbrother1648]

@@lf170 Man I feel like a moron. I bought tickets for Godspeed this year, and I completely forgot to attend. Being a father has given me brain damage.

[@lf170]

Parenthood will do that!@@beelbrother1648

[@JakeCuster]

Flerb might be one of the most hated settings of all time, but that really goes to show you how well the other 2 settings are because that pedal is everywhere

[@Ramiroocampo]

The Holy Grail had no rivals for a long long time. That's why.

[@seang4]

Unpopular opinion: the flerb would be cool if there was a mix control for it. Give me a tiny drop of flerb

[@StampyDog99]

@@seang4 The cathedral has a flerb setting that can control. Think the oceans 11 can as well actually.

[@jasyynnoe8392]

I got the Neo specifically because it ditched flerb and added plate (my personal favorite type). Mine is always on, though I adjust the knob a little bit here and there.

[@coreyw5981]

Why does no one talk about neo holy grail? That comes with plate instead of flerb. Way more useful

[@davidmorgan9106]

My first was also an RV-3, that I bought new in the late eighties or early nineties (whenever it was that it was released) and I still use it! I also have an Ocean’s 11, and it’s really all most folks would need. Awesome selection of types, and the spring and shimmer are standouts!

[@edvinjimenez1962]

Very impressed from the first pedal and the drummer compliments the sounds of those reverbs! Thanks. Love to see more vids like this!

[@JohnOverturf]

Recently got an Electro Harmonix Oceans 12 and it's pretty darn killer. It's a feature rich stereo, dual reverb with a bunch of cool, fun, and inspiring sounds - the hall is great and I personally have a ton of fun with reverse reverb.

[@MadsenMister]

Empress Reverb. I love it. I have been chasing delay for years, buy it was really reverb that I needed. I heard the 'dark spring" setting demoed, then immediately sold my Blue Sky for the Empress. No regrets. But the Blue Sky is cool.

[@theyearsshallrun6641]

Blooming love my Marshall Reflector. Straightforward, easy to use, all the sounds sound great.

[@billmalloneemusic]

Great video. Great info. Thanks for keeping it real! Appreciate, as always, your passion for your work. Peace, Bill

[@notplaying2379]

I like it when one of my pedals is featured on this show, especially when it’s one I got cheap. I’ve been into Line 6 tonecore for a while, it looks like the days of getting them cheap are numbered.

[@jeewilly321]

I just ordered a used verbzilla a week ago. Glad I found one before this video came out. Haha

[@notplaying2379]

Well played sir. I'm on my second Verbzilla, bought just weeks ago, I let the first one go in a swap.

[@Whiskeyklone]

My first amp was a Marshall Valvestate. I used to kick it to make that sound where Josho-boy shook the springs here. I thought it was the speaker shaking that made that sound for many years.

[@mbeliv3763]

Love u so much guys. You are so funny and plenty of good advices. Since I am following u, my saving is going down dramatically. loll

[@professormindless]

Awesome ! Keep doing what you do!

[@JeighNeither]

Reverb might be the most important effect because It can really evoke emotion, & tune your tone, but you can also turn it into other effects with a bit of manipulation. Tremolo, Reverse, Rotary, etc...

[@strangequark420]

Verbzilla is the first verb pedal I bought (with gift money, too). I keep it on basically one setting, where it's similar to the Barton Hall sound from Grateful Dead's 5/8/77 show. With an envelope filter into it, I can pretend to play a Jerry line or two. To me it's like my favorite local pizza joint. It's perfect.

[@marketingdisaster]

This one was extra great. Thanks guyz

[@summerbrainrock]

Thank you for jamming with the BlueSky. The Verbzilla sounded awesome too!

[@scottkoverman1152]

C3PO wants his Eventide back. JHS sayin'.

[@alexminney8039]

doesn’t the H9 break the rules about Reverb + Delay??

[@Whiskeyklone]

100% yes

[@DerRufProductions]

Nah -he just said No Reverb plus Delay...never said anything about Reverb plus Delay plus everything else...:-)

[@christopherrusch]

340% yes

[@retch4292]

Rules do not apply to those who make them.

[@LGFaler]

Had the same exact thought and it is driving me crazy. Not only does the H9 have a ton of delays (and every other effect) in it, but the Blackhole algorithm actually even has a multi-tap delay within it. LOL

[@Haze763]

Nick is such a damn good smooove drummer! Never over plays. Always in the pocket.

[@bend1499]

Great video and amazing sounds...also, props to the drummer he sounded fantastic, love his snare sound!

[@miekgenklefin9616]

JHS being a sound engineer/designer/musician and very small tubes available, please design a real tube, real spring , real small reverb tank/unit/pedal. Love the topic(s), love the show!

[@sonorational6521]

Stick in a mini steel plate there somewhere and we'll call it a deal

[@FlyingsCool]

And then name it "The Fake"... I almost said "The Fake News", but then said "Nah" to that...

[@AlbertScoot]

Most of the people spending this kind of money on music gear already have large pedalboards anyways. You could easily mount the spring tank to the front or bottom.

[@kroadster3249]

Amaaaaazing as always.

[@Backyard_Motorsports]

I love this show please keep making more!!

[@randallhutchinson907]

Ever try the Stargazer by Hungry Robot? It’s my favorite reverb. It’s a dual reverb that does real nice sounds from subtle to ambient reverb. The two reverbs in the pedal are exactly the same circuit. So the common thing to do with this pedal is to set one as a subtle/always on reverb, and set the second reverb to a more extreme/lush ambient reverb. Now you have two very different sounding reverbs that you can switch between very easily. The ambient style reverb that it does is very nice because it’s not like a lot of the other ambient reverbs that you commonly hear. It doesn’t have those higher octave undertones like most others, which makes the Stargazer more musical and useful in my opinion.

[@Guitar_Ted]

Starlite user here. I can concur. A very cool ambient verb.

[@jasonsteiger1186]

plot twist , the wall behind him is his pedalboard

[@joermnyc]

It's not just that wall, that whole room is like that, and he has more in drawers under the shelves and in his office (which also has the Sovtek amps), they used to also do the jams in a different room with all of Josh's guitars and amps on the wall, as well as his private collection at home. You watch this channel enough and you see just how much gear acquisition syndrome Josh has. 😂

[@emptypromises2962]

😄👍🏻

[@ribbonsofeuphoria5744]

Love Josh and the crew. Just the biggest and most knowledgeable pedal nerds AND give us cool jams

[@vincet68]

Hats off to the jams this week, gentlemen - very, very enjoyable.

[@gearsofsounds]

By the way, the drum sound is also astoundingly good

[@rycoach]

I'd like an episode on how to get that drum tone!

[@stringpluckman]

I've never made it to an episode within a minute of upload hell yeah

[@pj_day]

this came at a great time as i am looking for a new reverb. bless you and your research.

[@nickose4687]

Amazing episode and great jams, and i also love Mono too!

[@jjjjasonnnn]

MONO is great! Their collab with World’s End Girlfriend is potentially my favorite post rock album of all time.

[@FieryBiscuits]

Man I'm pretty sure their World's End Girlfriend collab is the album I'd reach for if I knew I had 80 minutes left to live

[@deanarnold6284]

HOF Mini with Jonsi’s preset using an ebow, I won’t lie, it’s awesome......

[@stratonarrow]

Holy cow the jam and tone for the Holy Grail might be the best thing you’ve ever played on this channel. Tasty tone!

[@NewGoldStandard]

This video is exactly what I was looking for; thanks!! Also, your drummer is on point.

[@igordemoraeslenzi]

Waiting for the “Cool is not cool; Good is cool” amp.

[@heavybrett-al4082]

When no one's around,do the gold H9 and Nick's microphone secretly hangout together?

[@aidanbriggs8624]

love the editing on this one!

[@pabloocampo477]

The jams on this video are soo goood!

[@robertsiskaii5111]

Wow I haven't seen an Ebow used since youthgroup praise and worship from the early 2000's

[@timchalmers1700]

Phil Keaggy has used an Ebow a lot.

[@tomkatalenich8811]

Wasn't it just yesterday that Nick was ranking on a scale of Turquoise to Mustard Yellow...and then today he shows up in a turquoise hat and mustard yellow hoodie? Are there no rules?

[@edphaze6550]

The only rule is, there are no rules…

[@r0flgal0re]

... and no delay combos in this episode.... except for the h9.

[@joshjenkinson1929]

Glad that a pedal maestro has given the thumbs up for the holy grail. I’ve had one for about 15 years and it’s finally given up the ghost. I’ve ordered the same one again. Most others seem to have too many options and would take a load of faffing / adjusting between sounds live. This one instantly sounds great and you can just flick between spring and hall depending on the song. No messing

[@headlandfestival3237]

Watching from in front, listening from behind :) Mixes sound great and the perspective shift keeps giving me ear candy

[@jesseanderson4865]

Please tell me that the song title, “There’s a Spaceship in the Barn” is a reference to Back to the Future.

[@mediocreboi]

Or the astronaut farmer

[@ericlayton8888]

Or Superman?

[@RobertFisher1969]

At first I read “There’s a spaceship in my BRAIN”, and then I was disappointed to realize it was BARN. 😄

[@Joe-tl2sz]

The "Walrus" Audio - "Slo" is pretty B.A. for a Reverb pedal.

[@Magmoormaster]

Mine should be showin up tomorrow!

[@slimkt]

@@Magmoormaster hope you have a blast with it, dude! I got one a couple months back and can’t get enough of it

[@Magmoormaster]

I wasn't able to spend a ton of time with it but WHOOOO BOY!!! It's great!!

[@DIGITAL7Media]

Yeah even the Fathom. Really unique stuff always from Walrus.

[@shearfury147]

Yeeeeees! Shake that spring! So awesome. I would buy this just for that alone. Killer!!!

[@skinnykarlos710]

This is like an episode of "JHS Pedals". You're all very satirically humorous. Downplayed and undercut yet... infinite. btw that Line 6 pedal was/is just how you billed it. Awesome pedal !!

[@SteveJamsEcono]

"Small Town Sleuth" had some Deep Sea Diver vibes going on.

[@BobsToneReview]

In my opinion Surfy Industries Surfybear would have definitely deserved a mention

[@dennismoes7281]

⬆️

[@dennismoes7281]

@@user-rx4nm4vd6w polara has been on my board for years.

[@ericwilson5520]

You’re absolutely right about the plate setting on the Blue Sky! I’ve used it for years! And another hell yes to a ducking reverb. Ducking delay. Everything ducking. The only way to use time based effects with fuzz or high gain. Cheers!

[@djloertscher]

"Night, night little buddy." Oh my... that's awesome!

[@anybody2501]

Flerb is the best reverb of all time, change my mind

[@bentackett6299]

Nope. Did that work?

[@christofyre]

I’m a big fan of flerb. I use it all the time on bass for post-punk tones. All this flerb hate has me almost canceling JHS...

[@bentackett6299]

That's cool that you like it! I was just joking.. Embrace the Flerb!!

[@samobruce701]

I like flerb too

[@krekcabnow2910]

The Holy Grail Max is better. Maybe if they could put the Holy Grail Max in a nano size 🤔...

[@ebeep]

Agreed!

[@grizelda4526]

The Cooper FX Arcades needs its own episode! I love it. Killer music as always.

[@markaochoa2017]

The verbzilla still to this day is SUCH a good pedal. Love the cave setting

[@logannelson6784]

Well... I was saving up for a bluesky but looks like I’ll need to double down on my savings. Anyone else been personally victimized by Josh’s market influence? Haha

[@georgebarry8640]

"I'm not feeling comfortable!!!!" :Nick

[@joshw9736]

This was a great video.

[@j.r.242]

The editing on this is amazing.

[@m.malina6797]

Are you going to invite everyone to the Gold-Plated Eventide H9 turn-on party?

[@justafrog7997]

the unimaginable pain when the presenter but multiple fingerprints on that gold h9...

[@chemtrailsunset]

I use my BlueSky in a very similar way to your “infinite hall” setting. Love it!

[@romanoforsale]

Spring Reverb is so far my favourite style. As for MONO I heard "Yearning" 10 years ago and completely fell in love with the band and the general vibe of post-rock.

[@CharlesRobert1]

In French, “météore” is approximately MAY-TAY-ahr. [meteɔʀ]. So like the English noun “meteor” only without the silly English sounds.

[@Twannnng]

Also, those are acute accents (French) - umlauts are German.

[@CharlesRobert1]

@@Twannnng Did they say “umlaut”?? oh my god, come on. “On today’s episode…” Americans learn about other languages’ diacritics.

[@joegoliver3]

I love watching Josh. However he is starting to show signs he is sick of our shit and may stab Nick by years end. Oh yeah and great reverbs

[@hectorvader4436]

Yo stop with the spoilers of season 23... You people already ruined the reveal that Addison was replaced by pedal bot 5000 on season 17! Honestly this attitude is ruining the show for me

[@kevinhess9245]

Hey guys I just wanted to say the tittles of your jams are killer I get a chuckle out of them .

[@lorenzosada7950]

Incredibly awesome shirt Josh.

[@maggieo]

Actual spring reverb pedal has to be Van Amps' "Sole Mate." It's a wee Fender tank, basically. I am also in love with my Caroline Guitar Company Meteore, which is, I dunno, magic or something.

[@jonathanwapner6262]

If the Morning Glory is "always on", why not just get a Blues Breaker styled amp?

[@ScipioAfricanus100]

Probably because they're not made by Sovtek.

[@zachary963]

Because the Morning Glory

[@Telorchid]

To avoid delay + reverb into OD.

[@stevenpeterson8444]

volume

[@Aphercotropes]

Essentially, you're saying, "Why don't you just spend a lot more money, haul around heavier gear, and sacrifice flexibility for your pedalboard?" Am I understanding you correctly?

[@FestivaGuy]

great editing

[@zenzozenzo]

Very nice episode, thank you Josh (and the whole JHS team!) I'm deeply involved in reverb and I think is my favorite kind of effect for guitar. I like a lot the wall of sound reverb permits, or the atmospheric hints it can give. My favorite sound right now: - Reverse reverb (ok, it's a bit like cheating as it's a kind of delay, but the full wet shoegazy reverse reverb is incredible) - Plate, with its striking precision, is a go-to for any reverb sound. Like when I think of a reverb, it's plate reverb. - Reverb before the drive. The purist will eyeball for the wrong order, but I became a better person after putting the Cathedral (my main reverb unit) before my ODs. The tails are so sweetly enhanced by light overdrive or completely crushed by a high gain distortion. Every sound is better, my whole person is better.