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Spring Reverb Pedals

Strymon BigSky MX Reverb Workstation

Strymon just announced the successor of their super popular reverb workstation BigSky: it's the Strymon BigSky MX. Among the new features, there's Impulse Response technology and dual reverb patches, allowing the layering of two different effects on top of each other. The IR/Convolution Reverb addition allows for editing of parameters…Click on the title for more

Strymon BigSky MX Reverb Workstation

New Pedal: Wampler Catacombs Stereo Delay/Reverb

The Wampler Catacombs is the Martinsville, Indiana company's take on the multi-algorithm stereo Delay+Reverb combo, popular among ambient and shoegaze guitarists - something also evident by the name chosen for this device. As is often the case with this brand, the pedal's user interface is rather straightforward, and the emphasis…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Wampler Catacombs Stereo Delay/Reverb

Alabs Cetus Multi-Mode Stereo Reverb

Alabs is a relatively new, Singapore-based pedal company focusing on building affordable but not necessarily streamlined, multi-algorithm, full stereo, compact effects. The Alabs Cetus is their take on reverb. It packs 9 high-quality effects running on a 32-Bit DSP, including Hall, Room, Church, Spring, Plate, Swell, Shimmer, Cloudy, and Wave,…Click on the title for more

Alabs Cetus Multi-Mode Stereo Reverb

New Pedal: Anasound + Third Man La Grotte Mechanical Reverb

Jack White of the Black Stripes' fame has regularly collaborated with several pedal companies to manufacture a variety of rigorously black and yellow stompboxes exclusively sold through his label Third Man's store. The latest collaboration is with French boutique brand Anasound, known for their beautiful wooden enclosures, and for a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Anasound + Third Man La Grotte Mechanical Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Jr.

A shrunken version of a 2019 pedal popular among shoegazers and any other guitarists inspired by the guitar tone of the '80s, the Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Jr. is a 3-in-one stompbox that (quite remarkably) combines delay, reverb and modulation into one compact enclosure. Loaded with 6 reverb modes, 3…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Jr.

Echo Fix EF-P2 Real Spring Reverb

The Echo Fix EF-P2 is the latest release in the rather restricted niche of real spring reverb pedals, i.e. stompboxes utilizing the spring + tank technology found in the reverbs embedded in vintage amps like the Fender Deluxe. The Australian company was already well-known for its authentic (and not exactly…Click on the title for more

Echo Fix EF-P2 Real Spring Reverb

Joyo Atmosphere Multi-Mode Reverb

Chinese builder Joyo has been making pedals for a very long time but their super-affordable devices were somewhat frowned upon by stompbox connoisseurs, until Mr. JHS posted, in May 2020, this video declaring their 2018 Revolution Series "the perfect budget pedals." Selling well under $100, the Atmosphere Reverb is -…Click on the title for more

Joyo Atmosphere Multi-Mode Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuit White Whale V2 Spring Reverb

The Crazy TTube Circuit While Whale V2 is in all likelihood the most tweakable real spring reverb out there (and by "real" we mean to say that it has actual springs under the hood, hence the size). It has three different spring tanks for varied reverb characters. It also features a…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuit White Whale V2 Spring Reverb

NativeAudio Ghost Ridge Reverb V1.5

Red House Electronics recently changed their name to NativeAudio, here are a few demos of their Ghost Ridge, a multi-function digital reverb. It's a two knob/two footswitch multi-function reverb (Hall, Spring, Plate, and Room) with modulation and preset capabilities in a compact case. Check out the videos below and the notes…Click on the title for more

NativeAudio Ghost Ridge Reverb V1.5

New Pedal: Blue Colander Astronomy Domine Reverb + Distortion

With its early Pink Floyd-inspired name, the Blue Colander Astronomy Domine can't possibly be a regular pedal - and it's not. Not only does this effect blend a great-sounding spring reverb with a dirt circuit, but it also provides several coloring options to create tones ranging from the classic to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Blue Colander Astronomy Domine Reverb + Distortion

2024 UPDATE: Best Spring Reverb Pedals | Analog & Digital

This is an article exclusively focused on the best spring reverb pedals. For a wider-angle article on all types of reverbs, read this: Best Reverb Pedals organized by type. Reverb is arguably the most useful effect in music, allowing musicians and producers to create a sense of space for individual…Click on the title for more

2024 UPDATE: Best Spring Reverb Pedals | Analog & Digital

NUX Verb Core Deluxe Stereo Multi-Reverb

The new frontier of multi-algorithms pedals is managing to fit a full stereo signal inside a compact pedal, and the NUX Verb Core Deluxe does just that - for $99! Although not a small feat engineering-wise, that's not that surprising from a company that was able to create a line…Click on the title for more

NUX Verb Core Deluxe Stereo Multi-Reverb