Best Reverb of 2018

Eventide Audio

UltraTap Pedal

UltraTap is a unique multi-tap effect pedal capable of rhythmic delays, glitchy reverbs, huge pad-like volume swells, and extraordinary modulation. It’s the perfect tool for staccato leads, swelling chords, and other evolving effects — everything from reversed reverbs to the sound of ripping it up in the Grand Canyon! Think of UltraTap as the mother of all Echoplexes and you won’t be too far off. That’s basically how it operates but with the flexibility to add as many ‘tape heads’ as you want and expressively control their positions and levels. UltraTap's controls make possible new and unexpected effects. The controls that you would expect in a multi-tap delay pedal—Number of Taps, Delay and Feedback—are just the basics. Controls for Spread, Slurm, and Chop open up a new world of possibilities.

Old Blood Noise Endeavors

Sunlight Dynamic Reverb

Playing on the relationship between pedal and player, input and output, OBNE presents Sunlight dynamically held reverb. Sunlight features three new reverb algorithms unique to the OBNE lineup, each with the added ability to freeze the reverb trails when the player stops playing.

TC Electronic

Hall of Fame 2 Mini Reverb

The first HOF Mini was an instant hit. To this day, so much tone in such a small and simple package is a rare thing. HALL OF FAME 2 MINI REVERB picks up where its predecessor left off, taking all the tricks you’d expect from a member of the Hall of Fame family and cramming it into a tiny pedal. The tone-to-weight ratio is simply out of this world! Drawing from our long history of crafting the finest, most natural studio reverbs for professionals, we’ve put our best minds to work on making HALL OF FAME 2 MINI sound every bit as exquisite as its heritage suggests. With an updated layout giving letting you adjust Decay, Tone and Level, we’ve managed to make HALL OF FAME 2 MINI even more useable while keeping the same pedalboard-friendly footprint.

JHS Pedals

Alpine (Reverb)

The Alpine is JHS’s spring reverb-esque offering. An evolution of Sky Pedals’ Cloud 9, the Alpine sports the same spacious ambience in a simple-to-tweak stompbox. If you want a realistic spring reverb or washed out layers, the Alpine does it and more. The pedal’s most potent weapon is its Shift control, which lets you switch between two reverb settings on the fly. We then sprinkled on a heaping serving of JHS magic, adding an onboard effects loop, optional true bypass switching, and more. In a world full of reverb pedals, we are proud to offer up a highly tweakable, versatile, and inspiring solution for ambience fans everywhere. Vast array of tones with straightforward control With the Alpine, you’ll get a springy reverb with a sound all its own. Dialing the sound in couldn’t be easier, thanks to a straightforward set of controls. And we think you’ll especially dig the Depth knob - taking you from a small room to a cavern with the twist of your wrist. - Controls for Reverb, Highs, and Length take your tone from subtle springiness to more enveloping ambiance - We added a Depth control. Think of it this way: it lets you change the depth of the canyon you are playing guitar in - Highs control has been slightly re-voiced to add a touch of sparkle The all-powerful Shift control What sets the Alpine apart from a crowded field is its ability to deliver two different reverb settings with the tap of a footswitch. The top-mounted Shift control lets you instantly go from mild to cavernous on the fly. - Shift control dials in a second reverb setting that is accessed with an onboard footswitch - No menus here. Setting up your two sounds is as easy as turning a few knobs - LED indicator tells you which sound is active A few additions that we think you’ll appreciate Ok. We admit it. When we see a great design, we find it hard to leave well enough alone. But we’re pretty sure you’ll love our tweaks and additions that take the Alpine to the next level. - EFX Loop (via TRS splitter) that allows placement of any effect on reverb tails only - Internal switch changes from buffered to true-bypass operation. In true bypass the trail will cut off when the pedal is disengaged - Depth control adds weight and dimension to your reverb tails

Nux

Atlantic (NDR-5) Delay & Reverb

A New Horizon for the Delay & Reverb Experience! One of the best Delay and Reverb algorithms in a metal box. Special select 3 classic Delays & 3 classic Reverbs... and we added a bonus “Shimmer” effect which lets you create a dreamy waterfall shimmer-especially handy for intros, interludes, and endings. And now, because of NUX’s latest Core Image Technology, the new Verdugo Series effect pedals offer pro-level sound enhancement.

Lovepedal

Rotary Reverb

The Rotary Reverb pedal gives you the ability to select from 3 types of modulation and combine it with a medium decay spring reverb. The user can “shut off” or “turn on” any effect by it’s control knob. It can function as just a REVERB when turning the (MIX) rotation control OFF. It can also function without REVERB by turning REVERB control OFF

Foxpedal

Magnifica Deluxe

The Magnifica Deluxe is everything you love about our Magnifica Reverb, only doubled up on everything (except the size). Stacked for more, more more: The deluxe allows you to stack both reverb circuits (Reverb 1 feeds into Reverb 2) so you can subtley flavor the tones on each wet separately for lush full trails, or you can crank both to the max for some seriously out-of-this world wetness. Presets: With two full sets of controls, you can dial in two different verb settings, simply press and hold on the corresponding footswitch to "focus" that channel (turns on the channel you are pressing and turns off the other channel). Feedback 1&2: Dial in the amount of reverb that's fed back into itself. Even into self-oscillation in some cases. Tone 1&2: Control the tone of the reverberated signal. From dampened warmth, to pure unadulterated glassy-ness. Reverb 1&2: Adjust the amount of wet*. Under the hood: Crack this baby open to reveal an additional feedback trim pot for each reverb channel. These trimpots allow you to adjust the maximum range of the feedback knobs so you can tone them down, or crank them all the way into self-oscillation.

Source Audio

Soundblox 2 Dimension reverb

Twelve distinct reverbs, nine adjustable parameters, and two programmable presets give the Source Audio Soundblox 2 Dimension Reverb gives you all the digital reverb you could need in one small box. Room reverbs, plate and spring 'verbs, modulation reverbs, and echoes comprise the large array of 'verb effects contained in the Dimension Reverb. Plug in a Source Audio Expression Pedal or Hot Hand Motion Sensor to the multi-function in for extra precision and control.

AC Noises

Ama (reverb w/ oscillator + bit crusher)

AMA means "love" in second person imperative (tu, ama! = you, love!). This effected pedal is a spring reverb with an analog oscillation + bit crusher an it works perfectly with guitar, bass, synth and basically every kind of instrument (human voice included). If you consider yourself as a “purist”, MAYBE the AMA could offers too much atypical shades for your idea of spring reverb pedal, but if you’re always excited to create new soundscapes, atmospheres and solutions, you could definitely fall in love with this first ambient-related AC noises pedal. When the AMA is turned on (bypass: upper white led engaged) with both the bit crusher and the oscillator turned off (toggle switch: OFF position - OSC switch: upper white led not engaged), the pedal works as a spring reverb with a maximum of 2,85” decay’s length. In this case, you can control its two dedicated parameters through the related knobs MIX and REVERB. MIX The MIX knob controls the balance between the dry and the wet signal. Turn it clockwise and the reverberated portion of your original signal will increase. Turn it counterclockwise and and your original signal will be directed to the output in its entirety. REVERB The REVERB knob controls the amount of reverb (and its relative decay’s length). More you'll turn it clockwise, bigger will be the reverb size (and longer will be the decay). Turn it counterclockwise and the amount of reverb will decrease. EXTREME REVERB SETTINGS Turning fully counterclockwise both the MIX and the REVERB knobs, you’ll have no reverb at all. In case you’ll set the REVERB knob up to 8 o’clock, you'll notice a reverberated portion of the signal (even if the MIX knob is set at its minimum). If you turn both knobs fully clockwise you’ll hear just the reverberated portion of your original signal. In this case, you’ll notice a sort of very fast swell-reverb effect, which could be very interesting to create atypical soundscapes. OSC If you turn the oscillator on (OSC switch: upper white led engaged), you'll add a fully analog oscillation which will be generated immediately after each note you’ll decide to play. That means that when you’ll leave the note/s, the oscillation will be noticed as a feedback mixed to the reverb decay, creating a gently modulated waveform and making a cinematic-style soundscape, especially with the reverb knob at his maximum. In fact, the amount of oscillation has been calibrated during the development process of the AMA’s circuit to make something simple to understand and to deal with for every musician out there: more you’ll turn the reverb knob clockwise, more the oscillation will be audible. BIT CRUSHER Speaking about the AMA's internal signal chain, the bit crusher is located AFTER the reverb. Turning it on (toggle switch: ON position) it will be added to your tone and it can be controlled by its two parameters: RESOLUTION and SAMPLE RATE. RESOLUTION It controls the amount of the oscillation pulse (we're speaking about the internal one of the bit crusher, not the switchable one). Turning it clockwise, pulses will be wider and the signal will be noticed as less crushed (and viceversa of course). SAMPLE RATE It controls the bit crusher internal oscillation frequency. Turning it clockwise, the oscillation will be more focused on high frequency and the bit crushed sound in general will be noticed as brighter. True bypass by relay + soft touch switch (same for the OSC switch). Standard 9V DC negative power. Current draw 68mA

Fender

Marine Layer Reverb

Reverb is an essential element in nearly any rig. Whether you’re adding dimension to your sound or drenching your signal in sparkling reflections, our Marine Layer Reverb can do it all. Multiple reverb types, including classics like Hall and Room along with modern marvels like Shimmer, make this an indispensable pedal in your signal chain. The reverb tails continue when the effect is muted, ensuring a smooth and natural decay.

Mantic Conceptual

Proverb

Simple, unique sounding, spring-style reverb with subtle modulation and the ability to self oscillate in creative, user controlled fashions. Create euphoric and meditative textures with character and tact, or drown out your thoughts completely in a sea of gaussian noise. Hold down the momentary oscillation footswitch for self-oscillating nirvana! The Proverb also provides the user with the ability to dynamically control the "Dwell" amount via an expression pedal (Moog EP or equivalent). Notable users include: Ikey Owens, Ed Rodriguez, Nick Reinhart, and Simon Francis

Danelectro

Spring King Reverb

Yes, it has a REAL SPRING REVERB TANK INSIDE! Great 50's era reverb with the convenience of a pedal. "Kick pad" for over-the-top reverb explosions, just like you get from kicking your reverb combo across the stage. Way fun!

Symphonic Devices

Symphonic Resonance

The Symphonic Resonance is dual channel, parallel-stacking reverb that brings new meaning to the words "expansive" and "dimensional." The Symphonic Resonance brings two flavors of reverb that can be used independently or stacked in parallel with one other. Parallel stacking allows for a reverb trail with more texture and depth than other reverbs on the market. The "black" circuit is full of low-end and provides an atmospheric drone. The "white" circuit is more delicate and treble-heavy that provides a glittering top-end. Both circuits have their own fully independent "mix" controls as well as interacting "decay" controls.

Deadbeat Sound

Reverberation Station

The Reverberation Station makes it possible for the average deadbeat musician to have 9 different reverb effects encased in one sleek pedal. Whether its Plate, Mod, Church, Hall, Room, Spring, Lo-Fi, Gate, or Reverse reverb that you're looking for, the Reverberation Station has you covered.

Industrial Electric

RM-1N

- LITE SPRING/ROOM TO MASSIVE AMBIENT CHAOTIC REVERB - BOOST-OVERDRIVE-DISTORTION-FUZZ GOING INTO AND OUT OF THE REVERB, THE GAIN KNOBS CAN BE USED ON THEIR OWN AS WELL AS WITH THE REVERB - UNIQUE MASSIVE CHAOTIC DRONE - DARK AND LITE FREQUENCIES FOR UNIQUE REVERB TEXTURES - INFINITE REVERB AT THE FLICK OF A SWITCH - MASSIVE REVERB DEPTH WHICH INTRODUCES EXPLOSIVE GAIN WHEN TURNED ALL THE WAY UP - MOMENTARY FOOTSWITCH FOR OSCILLATION ON THE FLY OR CREATING LONG BEAUTIFUL TRAILS - YOU CAN SELECT BETWEEN THE TWO DISTINCT OUTPUTS OF THE REVERB MODULE OR BOTH - FEEDBACK TO TRAIL INTO MADNESS - TONE CONTROL FOR DEEP REVERB - MASTER LEVEL TO TAME EVERYTHING - MIX FROM DRY TO WET AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN - TOP MOUNTED POWER AND JACKS - POWERED WITH A STANDARD (-9V) BOSS, ONE SPOT, ADAPTER - EVERY ENCLOSURE FINISH IS COMPLETELY UNIQUE - BUILT ON A PROFESSIONAL PCB, COMPLETELY HAND MADE FROM SCRATCH - REVERSE POLARITY CIRCUIT PROTECTION - ENCLOSURE SIZE: 5.5'' L X 3.5'' W X 2'' D

Broughton Audio

Synth Voice

This original analog octaver has extraordinary tracking, huge headroom, and heavy-hitting synthesized tones. So how does it work? The Synth Voice detects your input signal frequency, and generates a synthesized tone at the same fundamental frequency. The volume of this signal is controlled by the SYNTH knob. The synth signal is perfect for adding heft to your clean signal, or changing your clean signal to a completely different voice. The synth tone is also used to create the sub signal one octave below the fundamental frequency. The volume of this signal is controlled by the SUB knob. The tone of this signal is fat and bassy, compared to the typical glitchy video game sounding tones you tend to get from other octave designs. Mixing in your input signal with the CLEAN knob, you can beef up your regular tone, add a sub octave for extra low end, or cut out your clean signal entirely, creating a completely synthesized signal.

T-Rex Pedals

Fat Shuga Boost and Reverb

NOW ADD YOUR ROOM (OR HALL) So you’ve got the heart of vintage - a gorgeous tubey sound with just the right amount of overdrive cream. Now all you need is some classic ambience to create the right setting. T-Rex Fat Shuga delivers this in abundance with a gorgeous-sounding built-in reverb. Add a touch of room or hall ambiance, and feel the magic kick in, bringing your tone to life and recapturing everything that’s best about the pre-digital world. COMPACT, RUGGED DESIGN Stranded as you are on a desert island (or on stage, or in the van on your way to a gig, or in the studio…), you’ll want to be sure you can depend on your stompbox, no matter what kind of stormy conditions arise. Fat Shuga is a compact, but ruggedly built unit that can withstand just about anything you can throw at it. So visit your local music store today and take Fat Shuga for a spin. Trust us: You won’t leave the store without one. BOOST & REVERB Combination of creamy overdrive/boost and reverb Dynamic, touch-sensitive nature of the overdrive/boost Amp-like breakup and overdrive, and cool ambience Great for solo Boost Real warm vintage Reverb

Walrus Audio

Slö Multi Texture Reverb

The Slö Multi Texture Reverb allows players to create lush, modulated, sleepy and ambient soundscapes. Stocked with three different algorithms specifically designed to invoke textures for bringing dreams from your subconscious to reality. The toggle switch allows three different reverb modes, Dark (Lower Octave), Rise (Ambient Swell) and Dream (Latching Pad), while secondary functions on the switch change between different wave shapes for the modulation on the reverb trail. Combine deep modulation with long washy trails and experience, the Slö. ALGORITHMIS: DARK – Add a lower octave to your reverb trail. Here you'll create deep and wide atmospheric sounds and channel nightmarish soundscapes. X knob sets the level of a -1 octave signal that feeds the reverb. RISE – This is an auto-swell reverb for beautiful cinematic swells. Don't rush it. Let it breathe and gently wake up. X knob sets the amount of time it takes the reverb to swell in after a note is played. Set lower for shorter rise times and higher for longer rise times. DREAM – Here is a lush reverb with a latching pad function. Press the sustain switch to latch signal. Experiment with the X knob to add vibrato over the pad. Press sustain again and pad will decrescendo according to where decay knob is set. X knob sets the depth of vibrato applied to the reverb trail. The Slö also features 3 different wave shapes accessible by holding down bypass while switching the algorithm toggle. SINE – Smooth and even pitch up and down modulation. WARP – Asymmetric pitch up modulation similar to a warped record. SINK – Asymmetric pitch down modulation for sinking detune similar to a Bigsby. MOMENTARY FUNCTIONS: Bypass: When the switch is in off position, press and hold to temporarily activate the effect to add a moment of reverb texture. Releasing the switch turns the effect off, and fades it out. Sustain: When pressed, the decay switch ramps up the reverb trail to maximum creating long dreamy reverb trail and then ramps back down to the decay knob setting when released. In the “Dream” algorithm, the sustain switch is latching. Press it once to capture and sustain the current reverb decay for extremely long pad-like sounds. Press it again to let the reverb trail taper off, based on the position of the decay knob. TRAILS MODE: The Slö can run in trails or no trails mode. In trails mode, when you turn the pedal off, the reverb decay dies off naturally. In no trails mode, the decay is abruptly cut off when you turn the pedal off. To toggle between either mode, hold down the bypass switch for 1 second while applying power to the pedal. Unplug power and repeat to toggle to the other mode.

Mr. Black

SuperMoon

Imagine your sound, drifting boundlessly through the galaxy. A celestial body warps its trajectory as planetary gravitational pulls steer it into momentary orbit. Millions of microscopic echoes converge into fluid dark matter, then gently evaporate into the black abyss.

TC Electronic

Arena Reverb

Arena Reverb is a customized take on the successful TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb. This pedal features four exclusive Toneprints that were custom-modeled after classic reverbs, including TC' Cathedral, Hall, Room and Spring Reverbs. Each customized toneprint captures the totality of tonality. Spacious, bold, versatile, dynamic, creamy and more. Step out of the garage and step into the Arena!

Neunaber Audio

Immerse Reverbarator MK II

With richer reverbs and a Mix knob that goes 100% wet, the Immerse Mk II is our best-sounding reverberator to date. Delivering the same no-nonsense flexibility as its predecessor, it’s more user-friendly than ever before. Experience studio-quality tone in a pedal that can be used with instruments of all stripes. The Immerse Mk II is packed with eight versatile reverb effects, including the new W3T™ and Sustain effect.

Native Audio

Ghost Ridge

The Ghost Ridge is multi-reverb pedal designed with simplicity in mind. The Ghost Ridge offers four unique reverb algorithms: hall, plate, room, and spring. In addition, the Ghost Ridge includes up to four programmable presets. Each reverb algorithm features controls for mix, depth, and modulation.

Quiet Theory

Prelude

The Prelude is a dreamy delay & reverb unit capable of both subtle ambience and washed out atmosphere.

Mr. Black

Deluxe DeluxePlus

Reverb on the Right, Tremolo on the Left! One at a time, or two in tandem for the double whammy, Deluxe. Splish-spash with dripping-wet spring reverb, ride the motion of the ocean with buttery bias-modulating tremolo, and cruise easy as the Deluxe DeluxePlus features two independent effects all in one compact pedal! Deluxe model now features independent switching and reverb trails!! This is Deluxe, dude. Truly Deluxe.

Wampler Pedals

Faux Tape Echo v2

Now in it’s second incarnation, the Faux Tape Echo v2 brings you everything you want from a standard delay pedal in the ultimate gig friendly package. Based on the hugely popular best seller of the previous models, the v2 offers the same purity of signal path, the same depth of tone on the repeats and most importantly, the addition of sub divisions on the tap tempo. With this, you can now have your delays come at ¼, 1/8, dotted 1/8 and triplet based on your tap tempo. With our hybrid design (completely pure analog dry path with the digital delay layered on top) approach, you get the best of both worlds. You get the note clarity, much lower noise, and longer delay times from digital delays... You also get the lovely warmth and little exquisite touches that are usually reserved for analog delays. Nearly every part of the pedal, all of its major functions, are analog. The “delay line” is the only digital part of the signal path. It alone being digital brings clarity and focus to the task in a way that analog delay line chips can’t really match. But everything else, all the absolutely vital filtering to carefully finish the sound is pure analog. Every aspect of the modulation that gives the Faux Tape Echo pedal a unique function and tone and makes it desirable for people who want their delay tone to sound as good as tape delay units but without all the maintenance, supplies, and hassle. Your all-important fundamental dry tone is 100% analog, too. So when we say it’s the best of both worlds, we absolutely mean it. From country slap-back to ambient washes to straight-ahead rock and metal delay, the hybrid approach lets Brian make one pedal that can do it all. The Faux Tape Echo takes everything great about the original, and adds to it that much-requested tap tempo with sub-division functionality that users have been asking for, as well as our well known emulation of the elusive and beautiful character that people look for in classic tape echo units.