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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

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

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 iton 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.
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
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
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!