Walrus Mako R1 Reverb - Does it DRIP? yes, yes it does AND SO MUCH MORE!

[@danalacono2389]

Man, I got this pedal largely based on this demo, and while it "drips", this is not a good spring reverb. It's really thin sounding and while you can adjust it to get longer decay and a wetter mix, you can't actually get more reverb out of it. Longer decay and a wetter mix is not what the reverb knob on an amp or tank does. I might be as stoked as Ryan if I'd also gotten it for free, but for $350? Nope.

[@60CycleHumcast]

Im sorry it didn’t fit what you were looking, but thank you for checking in to help inform anyone that might be shopping for a reverb. I’ll pin this comment to the top. I try my best to demonstrate what I think is important in everything I film, obviously spring reverb drip is important to me and the fact that a version of that sound was included in what is otherwise an ambient style reverb impressed me. When/if you find a reverb that fits your needs better please check back in and let us know what you found. -Ryan

[@korryramone]

I agree. I got one of these, too, and mostly intended it for ambient stuff, but the drip is what clinched it for me. That really set it apart from the sea of ambient verbs. A couple of months in and I can't squeeze a good traditional sound out of it to save my life. Coming back to this video to try and see Ryan's settings because the drip he's getting out of it sounds quite good! Even in spring mode I find it almost impossible to get away from the trails sounding very digital and overly long. Plate - IDK what's going on but it's almost unusable with a very unpredictable trail that spikes out of nowhere. Not ready to ditch the thing, but really wondering if I should have just went Mercury7 for full ambient and then added a Surfy Bear. Also, I've always been open to this being operator error, but I can't find a forum where anyone shares their settings so I'm just experimenting.

[@bigtsshackfestival9563]

Damn dude me too. So glad I didn’t get rid of my topanga I immediately switched back after playing this one for about 15 mins. I’m planning on watching some more demos but spring is my fave for sure. Topanga beats any verb pedal I’ve ever tried as far as natural sounding, spring verb. This demo helped me a ton. The swell button is what was cramping my style This demo helped a ton. If u want a more traditional verb sound turn all the modulation off tweak knob all the way to the left for rate, depth and pre delay. Turn the swell all the to the left and turn the tune knob all the way left for the x switch. This worked wonders for me. Got mine used with no manual. This demo was great. This pedal is fabulous IMO.

[@docbobster]

Does ANYONE make a convincing spring emulation? The spring has always been the weakest link on any reverb pedal I've tried.

[@bigtsshackfestival9563]

Topanga. It’s unreal. Sounds like a fender deluxe. Maybe even better. I took this off my board and put the topanga on. It’s just too good

[@MJsap13]

This is the video I needed on this pedal. It was way too overwhelming my first crack at it, now it makes more sense. Thanks!

[@RedCarRecords]

This is one of those pedals you love and hate the existence of. I thought I was done buying reverbs for a minuet!

[@deadoctopi5070]

omg same. I might let this move my Nightsky. Not using the sequencing function as much as I thought. And it’s also huge 😂

[@klhilde]

Get it for a waltz.

[@1EddieDennis]

Thank You! Thank You for testing dirt pedals into this reverb pedal. This is like the one thing I want to see with most pedals.

[@ronniejacobsen3000]

Best reverb demo'er on youtube.

[@mindfall82]

That freeze feature is worth it alone! It sounds like wind on the spring setting too cool man!

[@pariahgaming365]

I was in between the R1 and UA reverberator but the truth is that they both sound just as good but the options and functionality of the R1 is vastly superior. Just the fact that you can only save one single total preset on the reverberator is an insult. Seriously, for what UA is charging, it should have at the very least the ability to do 3 saves per reverb. Also, it doesn’t come with midi. UA dropped the ball cause I really wanted to like their pedals and yes they do sound great but they’re missing key modern components that just make going with their Walrus counterparts a no-brainer. Great video man!

[@barb0za0]

i feel like you would be a good boss lol, you have a very easygoing personality

[@ravenslaves]

Where else in life can you say that dripping is a good thing? Certainly not when you're doing home repair, or dating.

[@mycromancer]

If someone is dripping on a date then I'd say it's going well 😅

[@ravenslaves]

@@mycromancer ...or off to the clinic... ...but I see your point. Yes. yes I do.

[@caro_lam]

This would be an excellent addition on a board with an HX Stomp! And with its presets and MIDI functionality, it would integrate incredibly well. I'm starting to get some wild ideas! This is definitely on my 'to-buy' list! Edit: Holy moly, that baritone jam at the end!! Incredible stuff Ryan!

[@97guitarzan]

Good review...love the drippy surfy reverb!

[@budgetgearguru4211]

Man when you kick the fuzz on you automatically just made this face like you were enjoying yourself lol. Ryan loves fuzz

[@TheRareDirt]

Can we isolate that sick AF quote in the beginning and put it in some sort of montage?...." That sounds like a drip to me guyz!" You the man, ...man!

[@AQ-sy9nu]

Great demo! Cocteau Twins in a box! Very tempting...

[@luismendo]

So many settings you'd never get tired of this pedal!

[@billy2129]

I think I need this. Kool Demo!!!

[@christopherrusch]

just yelled “IT DRIPS” at 1am

[@georgebarry8640]

..and then the cops come.

[@Saycheeseanddie84]

Thank you Tone Lord

[@robertrinker2167]

Ryan, Love the channel... Hands down my go to for the latest. Whether its product or style related, I enjoy watching. Wanted to ask this for a while though. For those of us that need to dial it down on the cost I would love to have your ultimate "afford-a-board list. From left to right how would you line it up. Look forward to your thoughts. Bob

[@tothefinlandstation]

I'd love a Strymon Iridium vs. ACS1 shootout. I want to hear how they both take a gnarly loud fuzz pedal. Can either do "amp about to blow up" sounds?

[@perekman3570]

Henning (HP42) has such a comparison up right now on his channel.

[@tothefinlandstation]

@@perekman3570 he only puts some mild overdrive in front

[@skidudek2]

I guess 350 before I even checked the price, ton of options on this one. I've been holding out for a pedal just like this.

[@skidudek2]

yup nailed it

[@sub-jec-tiv]

The Mk1 version of this is currently on sale for 50% off. I bought one immEDiately. That said, this pedal isn’t for everyone: it’s all about the wild weird modulated stuff. It’s for psychedelia, dream pop, shoegaze, ambient stuff. It’s not a reverb for playing normal rock or country or blues. It’s mental. It just sounds so pretty 🥰

[@joellebrodeur1015]

I just ordered it from Amazon (yay gift card money). I have until January to return it in case I don't care for it.

[@changestrangers]

What's the plate mode like - can that suffice for a rock tone at least?

[@nkozi]

I'm not a reverb snob or super into them myself, but this sounds phenomenally good. Looking forward to mod and trem pedals from them in the format!

[@78thandSynth]

Did it last week. It’s fantastic stereo through jcm and plexi studios. Yes. Very good.

[@lzryd]

"Push it real good"- Shimmer&Plate (featuring Ryan 1 aka R1) with the abundantly ambient music jokes. I see you Mr Surfy🐻. That's my rude comment...lol. And yeah I'm impressed. Thanks for demo of the controls as it made zero sense before. Glad I'm not the only one who got confuzzled. I got the Topanga and Keeley Caverns 2 already on my board... but this thing... "Damn."- Sophie B Hawkins or WWE Ron Simmons. Seems you could dial it in pretty fast into great tones. Never heard anyone express the washing out issue with certain pedals and reverb. Usually people are concerned about drives playing nicely. They blended very nicely though which makes it even more interesting. Twin peak-ing on the baritone made me wish to score an imaginary spaghetti western or *r1 clicks fuzz on* A doomsday sci fi flick. B from Detroit...where every day is a doomsday flick.

[@O.W_Films]

My favorite review! It Drips!

[@matthewmp111]

You’re a real drip, bud!

[@BonafideToolJunkie]

Good to the last drop

[@BradSheasby]

$350 is a lot, but it feels like a bargain compared to the CXM 1978. I’m digging it.

[@bullwinklemoose8291]

$350 retail...ouch! Probably worth it though as the last reverb you'd ever need.

[@Steven_SK]

$350!? That's like 8 Harley Benton guitars........ Nice demo Ryan it is an awesome pedal.

[@daddyosink4413]

WHAT?!? Ok... I dont even need to finish watching this review on that case. I will however let it finish playing so that Ryan gets the watch time and ad revenue.... going to go change my oil or something😂

[@Xxmeca421xX]

That sounds pretty awesome. Price keeps me away unfortunately

[@nickm6001]

$350? You could literally get a real spring tank! The surfy bear

[@earthmachine1]

Come on Ryan, thanks to you I pulled the trigger on a SURFY BEAR compact... quit it with the drippy reverb reviews. Quit fuelling my G.A.S.!!! I thought we closed this chapter with your last drippy reverb shootout. SURFY BEAR wins. We get it (....so, are you going to do another reverb shootout? Cuz I cant wait to hear the comparison!! LOL) Love your channel dude. Keep em coming. Surf's up!!

[@60CycleHumcast]

Stay tuned ;-)

[@MakoGo]

I need this drippy beauty. It's literally got my name on it! 🤩 Great demo, Ryan - 5 drops! 💧💧💧💧💧

[@MakoGo]

Drip with no trail is so rad. I have to plug my reverb unit into a separate channel because the trails get so loud and harsh when I play solos. Nothing will replace a real tank, but this pedal comes close, and has a ton of awesome features 🙌

[@DigitalSubset]

Hey man can you do a review on monoprice guitars. I think they are some of the best guitars for the money and would love to see your take one it

[@redseadiver43]

So does the "swell" option as its maximum level replace the use of a volume pedal??

[@teslapete4461]

this pedal sounds so damned good...then i saw the price! it costs about half as much as a fender reverb tank...but then again, this pedal may mean i don't even need to buy another tank either!! tuff decisions, but i'm really leaning towards this pedal hard.

[@Subtle-System]

Iridium vs Acs1 ... Please! Also, have you noticed a weird top end fizzle that the iridium makes when playing a very touch sensitive drive or complex harmonics pedal... it’s like a metallic sound. Only henning pauly has addressed it I think... sounds like the acs1 doesn’t do that... that would be amazing...

[@60CycleHumcast]

I’ll be doing a comparison soon

[@wesmitchem825]

Damn in sold on the just the spring setting been searching for a good pedal for it was gonna get a danelectro spring king but it doesn't get drippy enough for me and the kickpad is kinda weaksauce too hell I'd run my not so great spring reverb on my amp and put the mako over it and just kick the amp if I want a crashing sound got that plate is great on that too

[@flogginga_dead_horse4022]

$350 is a bit high... I get a pretty good drip from a Oceans 11 :)

[@Mr.Steve-O]

have the Ocean 11 too, the only other Spring drip pedal that is a potential buy is the Audio Source True Spring ( but if you put a boost in front of the Oceans 11 it pushes it even further )

[@jdg5468]

@@Mr.Steve-O I didn't discover the boost into the 11 for 2 years!

[@Mr.Steve-O]

@@jdg5468 whenever I buy a pedal I run every test possible to find every little detail that I can. A good pedal boost like the DOD 250 can take your pedals to the next level

[@BradSheasby]

Feels like a bargain compared to the CXM 1977 (at least that’s how I’m justifying it)

[@Mr.Steve-O]

@@BradSheasby it absolutely is but that Walrus is pretty interesting. All I can say I won't be selling my Oceans 11 anytime soon.

[@CedricSatterfield]

At :45 how did you get that fuzz like sound?

[@Gellert]

Great video. That tank drip really sounds legit. So much so, I may end up selling my Surfybear. If Walrus would have added a third footswitch to act as a "kicked reverb tank splash effect", I can see surf guitarists eyeballing their reissue tanks with sadness in their eyes. I haven't heard a digital reverb pedal with drip this good. Do you think you could take it over the top (drip-wise) with a clean OD boost or compressor in front of it?

[@chrismosquad1056]

Love it! $349 is a little steep, but it’s up there w/ Strymon in my opinion. 👍🏻

[@w.rustylane5650]

At $349 you'd betters believe I'd have to go $1 more and get a SurfyBear Metal reverb.

[@smiley.exe.5928]

I wonder what would happen if you stacked this with the surfybear or the oceans 11. Ultimate drip!

[@shckltnebay]

Hey Ryan please give me your thoughts on the fender tre verb, just sold my Flint and need to replace it was something

[@60CycleHumcast]

I think the verb on the tre-verb is kind of murky... I’d skip it.

[@shckltnebay]

@@60CycleHumcast Ok thanks think ill get a HYDRA?

[@shckltnebay]

@@60CycleHumcast Bummer this sounds great

[@Klocaine237]

Sold

[@RyanMarchand]

I just bought one and patched it into my boards and my initial reaction was kind of shock because I thought this would achieve a plethora of traditional reverbs AND ambient. I was lead to believe this from a post I made on a large pedal group on Facebook. This pedal would seem OK to compose underscore material but would be horribly unusable as a live-looper like myself. Or rather it could be used for a heavy effect but it is expensive and would take up valuable space on my boards. I need the best traditional reverb in a regular form factor like this. Money is not an obstacle. Any suggestions? Love your videos!

[@JonathanKillstring]

Check out the UAD reverb pedal. "best traditional reverb in a regular form factor" is kind of the elevator pitch.

[@sweetmotash]

thats sweet sounding fuzz! what is it?

[@thetextpistols7354]

Designed and manufactured mere blocks from my house

[@youssefkasim7556]

Man that stereo is really amazing.

[@Gibson1976uk]

I don't get the reverb snobs!! it's either not real enough? or some must have shimmer obsession!! :) I personally find experimental reverbs more interesting! if you want real spring! fo buy a Fender amp :)

[@antoniojimenez4407]

Where’s the oceans 12 demo ;(

[@granap]

How can a reverb have both a "decay" and "room size" control? Isn't that basically the same thing?

[@nathaniellarson8]

Bigger rooms will be more "boomy" and yes, have a longer decay time.

[@Andy_Yates]

I always think of it like this. Decay is how long the sound lingers. Room size determines how long it takes for the sound to reflect, and probably influences how washy/ambient the sound gets

[@Saycheeseanddie84]

Ryan, for under $400 would you say Surfybear Metal is king of the spring reverb pedals? You sold me on it on one of your videos, I love your surf playing, man! It’s on par with Dick Dale’s, and more recently: Josh Tove. Second question: can I hear your music anywhere or do you just sit around all day crafting tones and noodling around in ethereal audio bliss like I do?

[@60CycleHumcast]

The surfy bear is the closest reverb to a real fender unit, i know people who preffer their sound to their fender units. They aren't always convenient size wise vs modern pedals. but the sound is excellent. I used to have a band, check it out here: dinosaurghost.bandcamp.com/album/dinosaur-ghost

[@thomasgrail]

I mean that reverb pedals just getin more ridiculous than anyone need.

[@nonservitium]

Put this on the shoegaze board!

[@TIMExBANDIT]

This seems very versatile but not that inspiring, which is wild because walrus seems to only do SUPER INSPIRATIONAL shit

[@nathaniellarson8]

These Mako pedals are just trying to compete with the Strymons and other do-it-all pedals. A lot of people want stuff like that. I thought I did, but all the options on my RV-500 get my head spinning.

[@grz66]

Some nice sounds but I'll take a much simpler pedal, most of the sounds on this thing you will never use.

[@dejanostojic5496]

Jel te nije sramota sto ne znas da sviras😎?

[@sanozfamily]

Do you even drip Bro?

[@mindgoblin7068]

It does sound great but honestly for $350 I’m paying for so many features that I’m absolutely never going to use, be nice if they had a simpler multi reverb for around 150-200 that could still drip and have some other stuff (you know, like virtually every other big pedal company makes)

[@jonhansen174]

Like the Walrus Slo, Fathom, or Descent? They already have the 200 dollar simpler reverb covered

[@sassycat]

Ethereal.

[@capacitiveguitarresistance]

I got the drips from my first girlfriend.

[@Stoffendous]

What a ridiculous price.

[@BAND-MAID-USA]

2 things. How good is it if not in stereo? Also. Anyone who thinks $350 is expensive for this pedal, you're a cheapskate, for real. Ppl don't understand what it takes to be able to manufacturer something like this and still try to make a profit. $350 isn't expensive at all. You're all just cheap AF.

[@JSmith-mu3fq]

The Stereo is phenomenal! I A/B’d both inputs and it’s was by far Well worth everything their asking! Great pedal. Paired the R1, D1 and M1!! Is insane