Building a Shoegaze Pedalboard with Modern, Boutique Effects | Reverb Tone Report

Shoegaze musicians are known for their pedal prowess, and the lush, aggressive sounds associated with acts like My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Slowdive, and so many others inspired Andy to build a compelling board for himself. What would be on yours?
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Andy's Setup:
Amp: Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb RI
Guitars: Reverend Club King 290
Recording Gear: Universal Audio Apollo 8 QUAD, OX Amp Top Box Attenuator, Royer R-121 Strings: Ernie Ball Slinky 010 - .046
Pedals: OBNE Excess, Flower Pedals Dandelion Tremolo, EHX Green Russian Muff, Walrus Audio SLO, Adventure Audio Glacial Zenith II, Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick

[@paoloverdini8374]

Glad you also wore the Kevin Shields look for the occasion!

[@atom_jack]

Paolo Verdini i’ve always though andy resembles a young kevin shields

[@zachi2901]

@@atom_jack i can't unsee it

[@manualofalternativemusic]

Do you people know the name of the first song played??

[@ab8817]

@@manualofalternativemusic Loveless

[@manualofalternativemusic]

Tnks! What’s the artist?

[@GarretGravink]

Mini shoegaze pedalboard is quite the oxymoron

[@rvfiasco]

Right?!

[@oxymoron296]

Agree.

[@MatthewGudenius]

I just made one... you gotta go as compact as you can, just like he did here. But I went with pedals that have more versatility than some of these. (JHS Muffaletta for 6 Muff models, for example) Mine is Muff-Walrus Julia-Boss DD-500-Source Audio Ventris

[@USSLIBERTYREMEMBERER]

my “mini” shoegaze board sits at a cool 12 plus a tuner😭

[@STRATMAN1969]

@@USSLIBERTYREMEMBERER Ah yes the bakers dozen I know it well ; )

[@psychedelicpikachu560]

Oh wow I'd never think Reverb would touch upon shoegaze, what a nice surprise!

[@Aurichu]

They did a MBV potent pairing contest a few months ago

[@psychedelicpikachu560]

@@Aurichu you're right however it wasn't a detailed and explained video by them like this video

[@Aurichu]

@@psychedelicpikachu560 Fair point !

[@Terrible_Peril]

Never. Doubt. Andy. Words to live by.

[@JeserNoob]

TerriblePeril and for the indie dream pedal Andy played Slowdive’s Sugar For The Pill!

[@dieseltechnician]

SHOEGAZE ANDY SHOEGAZE ANDY

[@tyler4girlz]

We need more shoegaze bands.

[@OHHnoYOUdidntMAN]

Ty Ty check out DIIV!

[@tyler4girlz]

@@OHHnoYOUdidntMAN Oh I love me some DIIV ❤

[@Iodine74]

@TyTy Deafcult, Flyying Colours, Fleeting Joys, Whirr, Nothing, Sounds Like Sunset, Ides of Space, Ringo Deathstar, The Brother Kite, Cheetahs, Static Daydream, Infinity Girl, Newmoon, Oeil, Spotlight Kid You're welcome

[@Wesleyd8]

check out my band Tara :) we're more dream pop but still some shoegaze vibes kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5CZh4aGoK2VhbM

[@johnsnider2956]

Check out Implodes, very cool psychedelic shoegaze band from. Chicago.

[@andreisidro6544]

I was expecting blues licks into a big muff and a reverb like every other major channel does when they attempt a shoegaze sound. I was pleasantly surprised!

[@quininde]

for most maybe…but this is Andy…

[@travish194]

Slipped right into the early Cure at 4:35 lol I love it

[@calvinrichards1663]

Play for today

[@travish194]

@@calvinrichards1663 Exactly! Lol

[@al_6229]

PLAY FOR TODAY I knew it sounded familiar I was going crazy trying to figure out what song he was to paying

[@aguynamedjosh1]

Thanks Andy, this is a video that I’ve wanted for a long time! Shoegaze rules, and you guys should do a Potent Pairings for My Bloody Valentine soon!

[@luispereztasso]

digitech and a russian muff? or a musket (russian + lpb-1)

[@aguynamedjosh1]

@@luispereztasso I feel like the Muff lacks a bit of clarity that is needed for this type of music. I feel like a Boss Blues Driver, or a Boss Heavy Metal (discontinued) would work better.

[@luispereztasso]

@@aguynamedjosh1 that's why I recommend the blackout effectors musket, the preamp in the circuit brings a lot of clarity and dynamics, and if you can dial it correctly you can find a really juicy distortion (not fuzz) with good low end

[@aguynamedjosh1]

@@luispereztasso Sounds great, never heard of that effect, I'll be checking it out dude, thanks!

[@MichaelCluff]

This video makes a good case that the Boss HM-2 is the secret sauce for MBV tones: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXi0mndrqayCY68

[@killerotterelectric7624]

5:47 When the delay stops before self oscillating and it feels like you got away with something

[@larkintanner435]

My two favorite things in one video, Andy and Shoegaze.

[@johnberg1326]

Really fine, Andy. Very inspiring. That final passage was absolutely deadly. If our paths ever cross, I will happily buy the first four rounds.

[@luispereztasso]

I like it. It's not over the top, no reverse reverb, but still does the job

[@SonicCircuitry]

Reverse reverb is definitely the MBV sound, but tons of modern shoegaze bands use different methods. The band Nothing for example uses mostly an OCD and TC Hall Of Fame

[@luispereztasso]

@@SonicCircuitry thanks to you I got obsessed with The Great Dismal this year lmao. Thanks for the rec

[@thelastdolph1n]

Andy and shoegaze in one video deserve like, not a single second in doubt

[@imonlyfloating]

The EQD Aqueduct's Evelope-Pitch mode is nicknamed the MBV setting. It's amazing.

[@chadkelham5034]

He should have used the Aqueduct for this video...it’s pure MBV in a box

[@TheGreenKingdom]

Is there anything Andy can't play? This is cool

[@eduardoprieto5267]

I gotta say @ 62 I'd hadn't heard of this genre. Trip out to the heavens.

[@daneguitarist1]

man walrus audio slo is my favorite pedal i wish i had this years and years ago haha also, its cool to watch andy grow up lol ive been a fan for a long time, and hes a killer guitarist

[@lolobuggah2670]

Andy, you're the coolest.

[@natewall4500]

😰 When the shoegaze pedal guy isn’t playing a Jazzmaster

[@opwave79]

Really appreciate your demo of the distortion before vs after the reverb. Gives us nice tone options there!

[@-k-b-]

My personal favorite shoegaze setup is a Palisades running through an Afterneath, with an Aquaduct and Pyramids for modulation, and a Canyon for delay. All effects played through an Acoustic 140 Bass Head (great for guitar!) and a Sunn 1x18 Cab.

[@opwave79]

blood_ _money the Afterneath is my spirit animal

[@MinorInfluence92]

The dispatch master is a good one too.

[@e1ectricfee1]

It’s about time, yeah I know I’m late. To busy looking down.

[@scrummyvision]

my studio/mixing instincts have always told me to put reverb after distortion, but as a guitar player it's a different game. it's very interesting looking at that sidekick pedal now that i've built a few, clearly there's an FV1 in there for the reverb algorithms. dope that it's got BBD too. another great demo, thanks!

[@rawkzilla2319]

Just now took a Diiv 😉 into this genre. I know I'm extremely late. 😂🎶🎸 Great job Andy. I have an analog delay, reverb, flanger & a distortion pedal. I'll get it a shot. Loved the video...🎶🎸👍

[@stevensefton7180]

I absolutely loved the tones near the end. Great video!

[@Hen16]

Andy is looking a bit like Kevin Shields here too 😂

[@pstrokeslibsarctic]

Major Biggles i actually think he always does

[@Reverb]

We've never seen them in the same room together. Just saying. We're ready to start this conspiracy theory.

[@pstrokeslibsarctic]

@@Reverb should at least use Jaguar or Jazzmaster ! great demo tho

[@ForeverChillMan]

Cool sounds Andy, I knew you had a shoegazer in you! Make more of these, maybe with vintage analog pedals for the next round! Real tape delays, maybe like an Electro Harmonix line of Memory man, Stereo Mistress, The Clone Theory, HOG, small stone, old muffs! Or maybe all Meris stuff would be awesome + dirts of your choice

[@wizardtooth666]

That mogwai jam was pulling at my heart Andy

[@muserhead22]

Always you made my day, thank you so much uncle Andy

[@dyamicorriveau9677]

just came here to say that the glacial zenith v2 is super versatile no matter what you plan on using it for.

[@DareBear2099]

Liked the second setup with the sidekick more than the first.

[@NoCoverCharge]

My next guitar will be a Reverend...semi hollow love em

[@orvalmcneeley2621]

No Cover Charge I’ve been eyeballing the Warhawk 390. I love their necks

[@SafelandingRecords]

I got myself a mulberry mist double agent a few months back...dude...its absolutely insane. I can not recommend Reverend enough. Thinking this won't be my last guitar from them

[@griffgoldsteinreference]

Would love to see more stuff about shoegaze from you guys!! :)

[@ryndanriley5348]

A great pedal for a mini shoegaze board is the obne procession v2. Reverb with mix and level up to 100% wet, a hold button that you can play over, trem, flanger, and filter you can all control by external expression or use expression for the reverb level. Pretty crazy box for how small it is.

[@aedenlebron8975]

Hyped to see Adventure Audio on a Reverb vid!!! NY Represent🤘

[@kevotheclone]

Keeley's Loomer is his Sheilds-in-a-box pedal. I love the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess (in parallel mode) pair with their Rever.

[@SuperCheckAvailibili]

I almost get a Pale Saints vibe from some of the licks you played. Really nice playing. Gives it a nice sound without the pick as well.

[@leslie.hoenig]

This whole time I thought the shoegazing genre was a modern play on "people watching," but about shoes. Ha! This makes way more sense. #Khruangbin

[@gazeunderthesunmusic]

You should definitely do another shoegaze video because it has inspired me to make a mini shoegaze pedalboard

[@kev5227]

Andy has never failed me once

[@Carlos-fz4md]

Never clicked so fast on a video, even though I don't like shoegaze xD

[@luispereztasso]

why? :(

[@shckltnebay]

@@luispereztasso We shouldn't have to explain it

[@Carlos-fz4md]

@@luispereztasso honestly I don't know, guess I never heard any bands that interested me

[@luispereztasso]

@@Carlos-fz4md hmmm if you didn't like the classics (MBV, Slowdive, Ride), you can go to the new ones: sweet trip, have a nice life, m83 (only the first album), deerhunter, sigur ros, and of course beach house

[@Carlos-fz4md]

@@luispereztasso thanks for the recommendations man! I'll give it another try :)

[@sangrantes7073]

Este tío ha tocado más pedales y efectos que yo en 100 vidas, una leyenda de los efectos!

[@djordjekovacevic7408]

I currently own the Slo and its one of my favorite pedals

[@camerontrevino8085]

Andy does kinda look like a young Kevin Shields

[@rdimaiojr]

Andy rockin' the pandemic long hair and kicking ass as per usual.

[@ResevoirDogg7]

That sidekick is one helluva pedal

[@nickolasecker9596]

The best reverse reverb I’ve used is the Keeley Loomer (or Realizer which only contains the reverb side of the Loomer). Another great reverb for shoegaze is the Earthquaker Afterneath. I’ve also found that blending tape echo and chamber reverb with a chorus and either light boost or compression really does a great Cocteau Twins sound.

[@HarmonyxRuLz]

Thank you Kevin...

[@darkforest3333]

good job Andy!

[@nicolasmateounigarroortega3246]

please please make how to sound like My bloody valentine or slowdive please or diiv please !

[@shepardgamer1445]

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[@andrewkoastephens210]

I am so stoked shoegaze has had renewed interest in the past few years. I loved it so hard when it was a new thing. Then everyone tried to distance themselves from it for a long time.

[@Stonloy]

why are people distancing themselves from it?

[@DiogoBianchi5]

Shoegaze was 25 years too early. Especially Slowdive, which was hated at the time and the seed they planted made them one of the most influential bands for the last 10 years of indie music

[@j.hammer573]

Beautiful playing Andy! I'll play this one over and over just to learn what you were doing. You sounded great! If this Reverb thing doesn't work out for you, You can give MBV and Swervedriver a run for their money :)

[@Gottisoi]

Those were some tasty riffs

[@SadockH]

More Shoegaze please, thanks...

[@skyborax5159]

Clicked as soon as I saw it

[@ralphk.j7809]

Same

[@MrJmawiseman]

Very cocteau twins in the latter part of the video 👌

[@OW79]

Gorgeous guitar too!!

[@rockstarr9000]

That Fender really takes the pedals well

[@edadpops1709]

Very cool demo magik

[@jaguarandi2]

wow first shoegze video I've seen done with p90s

[@VitaEx]

Yeah great vid I’m A huge fan of the eqd nightwire Trem you can effect the speed with how hard your attack is super trippy and I also really love the Caroline kilobyte it has a momentary switch that goes To infinity when pressed and distortion as an option on the repeats of the delay I use the two of those all the time with other pedals and reverb to make them feed back into infinity I have a ton of pedals and change them around a bunch but those two are never leaving my board

[@bigredfarhat]

Awesome one Andy!

[@leoz96]

dammn that sounded great

[@Diamond_Eyes_24]

Ride: Vapour Trail.....

[@Winterharbourmusic]

A great song but their must overrated. My favourite is probably OX4 or Dreams Burn Down or In a Different Place

[@manualofalternativemusic]

Do you people know the name of the first song played??

[@dissonantdreams]

Such a gorgeous guitar sound on that song ❤️

[@SpartanLaserCanon]

I could see lofi and hifi effects mixed together being good for shoegaze.

[@marluneth]

4:32 sounds exactly like a section from the cure - play for today

[@rodocornejo]

You literally look like Kevin Shield´s son, thanks for the info!

[@owlsonik37]

Reverb, have more Andy videos or I’m not buying anything else!!!

[@dd52161]

please could you test some of the new pooquik pedals ??

[@C-Los138]

Is there any alternative to crazy tube circuits sidekick? Wondering if there's any other pedal that combines those effects.

[@1dkappe]

Isn’t this against the spirit of the thing, like CBGB’s with clean bathrooms?

[@markferguson3745]

Thank you.

[@KneedleKnees]

I don't know if anything Andy recommends here is that excessive (pun intended). You don't need these pedals for shoegaze, but these pedals (mostly) have many more features than say a Boss DD-7. I'd imagine it might be less headache than tracking down those old rack units and discontinued pedals that MBV and Slowdive etc. used also. But, you should check out the Zoom CDR. You can stack up to six effect types and create some really cool gazy/ambient tones. I discovered a patch on the Zoom reddit forum that emulates the Soft Focus patch in that old Yamaha unit Slowdive used on record. For $100 new it'll certainly do the job, though you may may want to upgrade later.

[@McGarveymusic210]

This may be a dumb question but can make the shoegaze sound with just my boss and mxr pedals

[@McGarveymusic210]

@Gupster 23 thank you

[@derbusfahrer5761]

He even looks like Kevin Shields by now.

[@MrJmawiseman]

Yes!!!

[@dollarsaurus01]

Pretty new to pedals; how much of an effect does the guitar he’s using have on the sounds produced? Wondering how these same pedals will sound with my guitar compared to his

[@loganfinn2728]

These pedals should work similarly with any guitar you use. You'll notice minor differences in tone, but honestly you can get a good sound with almost any guitar

[@kebin.mp4]

Building a shoegaze pedalboard without fender guitars

[@davidjameschamberlain]

One of Belinda Butcher's favorite guitars was a Charvel Surfcaster

[@kebin.mp4]

DaviJay Chamberlain Billinda guitar doesn’t sound shoegaze

[@davidjameschamberlain]

@@kebin.mp4 I mean, she is the other guitarist in MBV

[@TheChadPad]

I use a Gibson, am I allowed to Shoegaze??

[@Joshua-sp1kd]

That tone at 6:49 mmm

[@chadkelham5034]

Kevin Shields, is that you? Oh wait, it’s Andy!!

[@pwebbler]

I’ve always wanted to see what Andy’s thumbnail looks like? Andy?

[@edadpops1709]

Check his personal you tube channel andydemos. He shows his technique

[@joellebrodeur1015]

I'm looking into trading two pedals for the Sidekick.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Will Reverb delve into the Tom Scbolz/Boston formula? I myself have discovered through tinkering with my Boss ME-80 that the Metal Zone and its unusual range of EQ is capable of emulating the early Boston guitar sound and elements of the Scholz Rockman Sustainer module p, just by rolling back the gain to somewhere between 3 and 5. The chorus and delay speak for themselves. Haven’t totally squared away the compressor envelope, but I’m getting closer. I bet you guys/gals at Reverb could do better than me at assembling the sound.

[@maggieo]

Just get a Rockman!

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Love the sound, but it isn’t that simple.

[@TotallyNuss]

Where's the Boss VB-2 vibrato type pedal? Mainstay.

[@alexharbin4124]

do they mean Slowdive in the description instead of Dive?

[@lunchpin403]

Or DIIV?

[@antiochiagok2702]

Nope. Asian shoegaze band Dive.

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

4:33 damn, what Cure song is this? It's driving me mad.

[@ianlastra763]

Do a video about the wah-fuzz pedals.

[@cjscala87]

I feel like whenever shoegaze is mentioned it mainly just means “how to sound like Kevin Shields” as a pose to sounding like a genre as a whole.

[@markferguson3745]

It's" as opposed" , friendo.

[@sleeepingpills]

>as a pose to

[@markferguson3745]

@@sleeepingpills yeah,- unless you're inventing new English,- not a actual word or term; just so you don't sound like another semi educated, U tube , idiot.But by all means,- your call. (Meaning" in opposition to", or "alternatively".Look it up.)

[@CFChristian]

YESSSSSSSSSSS.

[@mauriziom989]

Luckily enough the empress reverb has a reverse and gate setting as well

[@axelbergstrom3644]

Hey, what happend to that my bloody valentine potent pairings competition

[@comajoebuck999]

Please don’t laugh. I love this kind of Curish modern stuff. But I still love Nugent’s style, too. Hopefully, I can meld it into ‘my’ style...

[@quanicle101]

*dut dut dut dut* VREEEEEE VROOOOOO

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

Is there any chorus+reverb pedal?

[@kirabarsmith9353]

Ride is the ultimate shoegazer band IMO.

[@alper6928]

can someone please tell me what the last song andy played was?

[@chadlong1109]

Does Andy have music out?

[@paulhiggins4051]

What is that guitar looks awsome 😀

[@Zwidawurzn]

Reverend Club King kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIWyhYaNl5qIe9E&ab_channel=ProGuitarShopDemos

[@nitrogennick123]

Anyone know what the song at the beginning is?

[@Messier31NGC224]

Here because I have no idea what the shoegaze genre is, I keep hearing that word.

[@madmac66]

iDemandU90 early 80s post punk stemming from the work of Jesus and Mary chain. Bands that played long long mid tempo often instrumental songs with loads of FX, and the audience - enjoying some merry weed - would sway along heads down gazing at their shoes. Bands like Loop, Spacemen 3, Ride, My Bloody Valentine among many others

[@TapeCollageForEloise]

Surely it's a genre more associated with the late 80's and early 90's than the early 80's? But I guess you could definitely argue that early stuff by bands like The Cure and (as you mentioned) The Jesus and Mary Chain planted the seeds for shoegaze with the washy effect laden guitars. I think dream pop as well as US indie rock bands like Dinosaur Jr and Husker Du were also big influences on the genre. There's also influence from psychedelia and EDM in there too I think, especially with the likes of MBV.

[@madmac66]

David Cassette Yeah, you’re right. I was misremembering. Thinking back I didn’t graduate college until ‘87 which was when I saw Spacemen the first time. And ‘85 was the height of goth. So yeah had to be more late 80s early 90s. Thanks for clearing my mind for me :)

[@serenemachine9110]

What's the red guitar on the back wall there and what's it's scale length please!

[@TheChadPad]

*gazes at shoes*