Simple-ish reverb pedals

[Boudoir Guitar]

Looking for a simple pedal that can do three things and that I can preferably get for under $120 used at the most:

(1). good basic room light reverb -- could be large room, small hall, or plate. Needs a tone control, but prefer it to just be a tone control and nothing more rather than various hi/low eq and/or dampening knobs.

(2). A bigger "ambient" thing...nothing crazy, just something that sounds fairly natural with longer decays of 4s or more, possibly light modulation.

(3). An okay spring (preferably more amp like spring rather than excessively drippy standalone reverb tank).

TC HOF; MXR M300; Boss RV-6; JHS 3-series(?); What am I missing here? I'm fine going Mooer, Joy, whatever on this one I just know nothing about those lines at this point.

Use is with the Synergy rig into my cab. I'm not nearly as picky about reverbs going into guitar cabs as I am going direct and there I have the FM3 and Helix.

 

[Orvillain]

RV-6 is a good shout. MXR Reverb is really good too. The HoF is a good pedal, but their algo's are a little metallic sounding sometimes when you're doing the large ambient thing.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I LOOOOOOOOOOVE the MXR verb.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

RV-6 is a good shout. MXR Reverb is really good too. The HoF is a good pedal, but their algo's are a little metallic sounding sometimes when you're doing the large ambient thing.

Thx, that’s my recollection of HOF too

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

MXR it is. While this may sound dumb/arbitrary, the decider between it and even-6 was that I’d rather tap through modes than using the Boss rotary. Both sound good.

The Moore, etc. stuff…meh. Given how simple this signal path is, I don’t wanna be cluttering things up at the end with a reverb that does everything in the digital domain and/or has questionable circuitry. Placebo or not, I love me a sugar pill when it doesn’t break the bank.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Sounds like a HoF to me. I still have the original version and use it, and having a tone knob makes it very useable. It can do a nice spring reverb if you take the time to really dial it in. Subtle knob adjustments make a big difference. I have a Twin Reverb and a separate tube/spring reverb unit to compare with so dialing in is easier. I like the hall, room and plate algos too.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Digitech RV-7/polara seems hard to beat, the algos sound really good, simple controls, fairly cheap. I think they hold their own against anything for room/plate/hall sounds. Spring seems ok, ambient stuff isn’t bad either

Maybe neunaber immerse too?

TC are sat on tons of good algos, probably a safe bet too

 

[paisleywookiee]

I fucking hate the TC. I had a HoF2 I couldn’t get rid of fast enough. I’d do the RV-6, MXR M300, or even better, a Polara if you can find one.

DigiTech Polara Reverb 2010s - Standard | Reverb

Pedal only!! No box and manual. It works well and sounded great!!

reverb.com

Plenty online, actually.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I fucking hate the TC.

 

[paisleywookiee]

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Additional props for making that image just for me.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Additional props for making that image just for me.

Had to, couldn't get the image outta my head.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Had to, couldn't get the image outta my head.

I mean, I think it’s more like this though.

 

[Orvillain]

Digitech RV-7/polara seems hard to beat

I was gonna recommend one of these, but they're a bit pricey versus OP's budget.

 

[paisleywookiee]

I was gonna recommend one of these, but they're a bit pricey versus OP's budget.

Just barely though; I found one for $140.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

I mean, I think it’s more like this though.

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Looks like a solid room reverb to me?

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Just barely thought; I found one for $140.

That extra $20 better be worth it!!!!!

 

[MirrorProfiles]

I was gonna recommend one of these, but they're a bit pricey versus OP's budget.

was hoping they’d come in a bit cheaper in America. I think Polara’s can be found around that price with a bit of luck….

 

[la szum]

RV-7s fetch well north of $200 on the used market. I can still recall when they blew out ALL of the
Hardwire lineup ($49!!), because no one seemed to want them. Now everyone is like "Lexicon! Lexicon!"
and losing their minds.

Why were they not that good in 2007 and now they are borderline iconic?

 

[paisleywookiee]

RV-7s fetch well north of $200 on the used market. I can still recall when they blew out ALL of the
Hardwire lineup ($49!!), because no one seemed to want them. Now everyone is like "Lexicon! Lexicon!"
and losing their minds.

Why were they not that good in 2007 and now they are borderline iconic?

Because people are dumb. And the Polara is not much different, if at all to the Hardwire. It’s just prettier.

 

[la szum]

Hey! I am people, too!