Help me buy the right reverb!
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The Empress Effects Reverb Pedal. A Stereo Multi-Mode Reverb Pedal with MIDI, Presets, Control Voltage and more. Save presets and create unique signature sounds. Delay modes include tap tempo. Modes include Lo-Fi, hall, plate, spring, room reverb, shimmer (sparkle), ambient swell, reverse and...empresseffects.com
+1. I have the Empress on my board and love it. I was expecting to land on using it for the ethereal stuff, but I predominately use the traditional verbs. The pristine studio verbs in there are great, with halls and plates based on the 224 and 144 etc.
That pedal
dronerstone
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There's also the Digitech "Digiverb" for those who can't live with the Polara artwork but want (most of) the algos. Maybe @Tom Von Kramm can chime in?
PS: Oh, and the Supernatural, of course. Best-looking of the bunch, but also steep pricing nowadays.
PS: Oh, and the Supernatural, of course. Best-looking of the bunch, but also steep pricing nowadays.
SillyOctpuss
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I was a superficial twat who never got past the over eager graphic designer who did that. Sorry, Tom.
Me too. It sounds great but damn it's ugly.
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Both the Hardwire RV7 and the Polara have analog dry through.Cool. Pretty sure those qualifications/features are met by the RV-7/Polara, too. You know, just in case
you get to spin the Pedal Roulette Wheel again.
That analog dry thru is a necessity for me, too. I don't want a chain of 3 or 4 A/D/A conversions in
play even when a pedal is effectively off/bypassed. That's one of the other reasons I dig the lowly TC HOF.
It does that, too.
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metropolis_4
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I thought about that Empress. I decided against it because it’s overkill for what I need and would take up a lot of real estate for something that is my least used pedal.
Good to hear the RV7 and Polara are analog dry thru. I’ll keep that in mind if the Evermore doesn’t work out!
Good to hear the RV7 and Polara are analog dry thru. I’ll keep that in mind if the Evermore doesn’t work out!
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Don't you have the 4 foot long Surfy Bear thing? Did that not end up working out for you? I always think of you as a traditionalist so that seemed like it should have done the trick.
metropolis_4
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I do! That fully covers most of my reverb needs, but the other reverb I sometimes need is a plate or hall for acoustics.
I’ve got an OBNE Dark Star and Sunlight and I’ve tried a Walrus Slo, but I’m realizing they’re not the right sound. I want something simpler and more “80’s studio reverb” sounding
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Come on man. It's only 3' 6".
Besides, I have always heard that it is not the size of the tank that matters, but how you use it.
JiveTurkey
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The hypocrisy was thick as I typed while looking at my 8ft wide Mesa Boogie switchesCome on man. It's only 3' 6".
Besides, I have always heard that it is not the size of the tank that matters, but how you use it.
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He even has the COMPACT Surfybear, and since he "forced" me to buy one, I know how big it really is. Anyone claiming it is over 40" or a meter wide is definitely exaggerating. Next to the EMT 140 plate reverb he really wants, the Surfy compact is tiny and light. I put the surfy on my pedal board and I don't even need a forklift truck to move it around!
