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dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:15 pm
by WeHuntKings
so, i'm looking for a reverb pedal that is super good at making me sound like i'm playing in a cave. nothing too 80s...something big, dark and with the capability to go 100 percent wet. i had a hof and i'm thinking about just snagging another one purely for the church setting, but i thought i'd check in with ilf first.

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:17 pm
by skullservant
RV-5's are cool. The Cathedral was alright but I noticed a volume increase that I couldn't get rid of. If you put a Holy Grail BEFORE your distortion thats where the magic happens. It doesn't even have to be a super long trail to sound like youre soaked in it, the distortion picks up all of the reverb artifacts. If I had to pick up another reverb I'd definitely do the RV-5 though. The shimmer on that pedal is nuts, and the trails are super long

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:19 pm
by Wes Mantooth
Dr. Sci Reverberator for sure :thumb:

I'm pretty sure it's 100% wet possible and even if it's not it sure sounds like it. I could whip up a clip for you if you want?

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:24 pm
by WeHuntKings
i really hate/love the rv-5. the modulate setting is amazing, but as a whole, the thing tends to get tinny when slamming it with fuzz. it's not washy enough for me either. the holy grail isn't cool enough for me :lol: not enough street cred.

while the dr. scientist is cool, its a liiittle out of my price range.

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:26 pm
by Wes Mantooth
Well if you're patient I've seen them pop up used for around $175-$185, or you could always use that birthday discount. It's so worth it, best verb there is.

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:29 pm
by WeHuntKings
yeah, i'm checking some demos out now. its gorgeous. can you have the trails continue after you disengage it?

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 9:14 pm
by bob the r0bot
WeHuntKings wrote:yeah, i'm checking some demos out now. its gorgeous. can you have the trails continue after you disengage it?

>implying you'd want to disengage it


on the realz thought, it does not

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:18 pm
by MEC
Tech 21 Boost RVB can do dark, full wet and has trails.

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:20 pm
by WeHuntKings
the demos i heard of the boost have that 80's style decay that makes me think it wouldn't be suited for a buttload of dirt. i know someone here has one for sale fer cheap though...

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:39 pm
by WeHuntKings
i guess 100 percent wet isn't that important though.

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:45 pm
by MEC
WeHuntKings wrote:the demos i heard of the boost have that 80's style decay that makes me think it wouldn't be suited for a buttload of dirt. i know someone here has one for sale fer cheap though...

I've never had any problems with it handling dirt and I definitely use buttloads. :idk:

Here's a noise demo I did with it set at 50/50 wet/dry + buttloads of Basic Audio dirt:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxuHQsWCcFI[/youtube]

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:57 pm
by WeHuntKings
that was a pretty rad demo :thumb:

i think the spring theory might be exactly what i'm looking for, though. they aren't crazy expensive used are they?

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:08 pm
by smallsnd/bigsnd
rv-5 i think is good for dark and big but doesn't necessarily get THAT huge in my opinion.
dr. sci reverb is great and huge but doesn't get dark... actually the opposite - it's pretty bright.

honestly, it's fugly and heavy and has the worst name but the verbzilla is pretty rad (until mine died after 2 years or so?). it's got a cave setting which is huge and dark, can go fully wet and has trails. DO IT

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 8:42 am
by skullservant
The only thing I didn't enjoy about the Verbzilla was the weak buffer, but if you threw it in a loop it wouldn't make a difference

Re: dark, brooding reverb

Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:33 am
by hatshirt
WeHuntKings wrote:that was a pretty rad demo :thumb:

i think the spring theory might be exactly what i'm looking for, though. they aren't crazy expensive used are they?


i was just gonna suggest the spring theory. i gets infinitely wet! :)
i havent seen many used, but its worth the $179!