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REVERB PEDALS

Spaceman Orion Spring Reverb

The Spaceman Effects Orion is the smallest reverb pedal with real springs in it, fitting two springs in a case that's only 6 ¼' wide by 4 ¾' deep. Entirely hand soldered in Portland Oregon, the Orion features three standard controls like Tone, Mix, and Volume, while the Dwell knob…... Click for more

Spaceman Orion Spring Reverb

JHS Pedals’ VCR becomes the Space Commander

The VCR, now retired (but keep reading...), was a collaboration between JHS and North Carolina's alt-country star Ryan Adams. Its name was an acronym for Volume, Chorus, Reverb and it was said to be inspired by the tones of The Smiths, The Cure, and other angsty bands of the '80s - which is…... Click for more

JHS Pedals’ VCR becomes the Space Commander

Mastro Valvola Area Multi Reverb

It turns out Italian "tube master" Mastro Valvola (that's what the company's name means) excels also at designs lacking tubes, like the Area Reverb, a digital reverb featuring 4 mono reverb flavors: Reverb (Room, Plate, or Hall), Mod (chorus with reverb), Shimmer 8th (2 octaves higher) and Shimmer 8th/5th (higher…... Click for more

Mastro Valvola Area Multi Reverb

Laney Black Country Custom Secret Path Reverb

UK manufacturer Laney has been at the top of the heap of amp manufacturers for decades, building a name for themselves since 1967. Founder Lyndon Laney was playing in a band with Robert Plant and John Bonham (pre-Led Zeppelin) when he decided to dedicate his time to building guitar amplifiers.…... Click for more

Laney Black Country Custom Secret Path Reverb

Humboldt Electronics Mountain Reverberator

Humboldt Electronics is a Chilean company that manufacturers quality, streamlined effects pedals easily recognizable for their woodentop enclosures. The Mountain Reverberator is their latest release presented at NAMM 2019 at our very own Stompbox Booth. It's a three knob reverb that delivers (through the Height control) anything from small spring reverbs to room…... Click for more

Humboldt Electronics Mountain Reverberator

Hungry Robot – The Wardenclyffe LoFi Ambient Modulator

Hungry Robot Pedals is one of the few new pedal manufacturers who's been able to catch the attention of both guitarists and synth players through a growing range of imaginative stompboxes that are at once musical and edgy. The company just unveiled a new Lo-Fi modulation pedal called the Wardenclyffe, after…... Click for more

Hungry Robot – The Wardenclyffe LoFi Ambient Modulator

Shift-Line Everest M Reverb + Delay

A Reverb + Delay pedal by Russian manufacturer Shift-Line, the Everest features a "psychedelic mode" that can be activated by selecting the Moonshine symbol on the three-way toggle switch. In Moonshine mode an octave up is added to filtered delay repeats, while the dry signal bypasses the filter. High frequencies…... Click for more

Shift-Line Everest M Reverb + Delay

Chase Bliss Audio Dark World Reverb

We woke up this morning to an invasion of videos of the new Chase Bliss Audio Dark World, a two channel digital reverb pedal created in collaboration with Keeley and Cooper FX. As feature-rich as any other stompbox by this manufacturer, the Dark World features a "World" channel created by Keeley…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Audio Dark World Reverb

Rocket Surgeon Ice Caves Ambient Reverb

Inspired by a visit to ice caves formed by a glacier in Austria, the Rocket Surgeon Ice Caves is an ambient reverb/delay pedal with some original features, like the Ice and Ambiance knobs, which interact to control the amount of feedback from subtle background to oscillation madness. It also has a toggle switch that transforms…... Click for more

Rocket Surgeon Ice Caves Ambient Reverb

Dr. No Effects Moon Canyon

The music of NYC experimental guitarist Noveller is not for everyone: focusing on sonic texture and favoring the pure enjoyment of (heavily effected) sound composition over songwriting, the project of Sarah Lipstate is bound for a niche audience of patient and sophisticated listeners. Mysterious Dutch manufacturer known as Dr. No obviously belongs…... Click for more

Dr. No Effects Moon Canyon

Keeley unveils Verb O Trem and VoT Workstation

Fans of the surfy tremolo/reverb effect combo now have two more options to consider when shopping for a stompbox that offers both effects (the list has been growing quite a bit lately). Keeley just unveiled a pair of new Tremolo + Reverb pedals that are identical in color and share…... Click for more

Keeley unveils Verb O Trem and VoT Workstation

Seymour Duncan Silver Lake Dynamic Reverb

Seymour Duncan unveiled at NAMM 2018 their first take on the multi-mode, fully programmable digital reverb, called Silver Lake. The pedal's unique feature consists in the company's trademarked "Dynamic Expression" system, that allows the player to interact with the effect using the performance's dynamics. Here are a few videos of this…... Click for more

Seymour Duncan Silver Lake Dynamic Reverb