Best reverb on Reddit

372 reviews from r/guitarpedals, r/pedals, r/shoegaze and 10 more subreddits

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Boss

4.3

(46)

"Really can’t go wrong with the boss rv-6"

"I use the RV-6 and don’t really think twice about it."

"Boss is great, particularly the modulate mode for big ambient sounds."

"Boss Rv-500 used. Mine ran me around $230 used, and it can do just about everything you could ever need for reverb."

"You can’t go wrong with a Boss RV-6."

"RV-6 is the best reverb option if you often use a daisy chain or batteries."

"Is the default answer here."

"It sounds amazing and is full of sweet spots with the Rickenbacker."

"I use a Boss RV-6 for reverb and a vintage DM-2 (bucket brigade) delay - plus Zoom MS 70CDR + Boss RC505 Looper for the synched note devision delay"

Neunaber

4.7

(27)

"Has some cool shimmer and detune reverbs."

"Neunaber Immerse is incredible, plus has stereo."

"It sounds fantastic and it’s easy to dial up a sound."

"Does everything you want OP, plus super easy to use, stereo, top-tier algorithms."

"I would go for Neunaber Immerse or Wet if you like just one kind of reverb."

"Nunaber Immerse. You’re done for life."

"I’m here to shout out for the Neunaber Immerse mkII if you want shimmer and the UA Golden if you don’t."

"My neunaber immerse mk2 was my favorite reverb before i moved onto the mercury x."

"For what it’s worth the Immerse is what put an end to my search for a more traditional, always on reverb."

"Does the best basic reverb and best ambient reverb."

Strymon

4.7

(23)

"If you can find a used Strymon Blue Sky you’ll achieve shoegaze nirvana."

"I love my Strymon Flint (v1) and my Catalinbread Talisman."

"I have a Strymon BlueSky and I love it."

"I love it."

"I’m using my big sky for my sub 37 and it honestly sounds amazing."

"BigSky has a killer reverse reverb as well."

"I run my Subsequent 37 through a Microcosm and then a Strymon Big Sky."

"It is an amazing huge reverb."

"Strymon BigSky is very good obe to own if you have room in your board."

"My favourite to date."

TC Electronic

4.4

(20)

"The Hall Of Fame 2 has a lot of great algorithms."

"It's extremely versatile too."

"Has a better shimmer."

"TC electronics T2 is amazing and affordable, is incredibly versatile and under $150 bucks on average."

"TC Electronic T2."

"TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2."

"Save some pennies and get a Hall of Fame 2. Does a ton. Everything but reverse basically."

"The most versatile cheap reverb I’ve ever used is the Hall of Fame 2."

"I love my TC electronics Hall of Fame. It's the first 4 dial one."

"Hall of fame reverb is my go to and has been for a long time."

Electro-Harmonix

4.4

(19)

"EHX Oceans 11 is shockingly good."

"Is a pretty great and very versatile reverb."

"It's become a desert island pedal."

"Is great."

"Holy Grail Neo is the shit."

"Check out ehx oceans 11."

"I love my oceans 11."

"EH Oceans 11"

"Another popular one known especially for its spring reverb is the EHX Oceans 11."

"One knob, 3 settings (4 if you get the max) sounds great & doesnt take up a lot of room."

Earthquaker Devices

4.4

(16)

"I run a EQD Afterneath in front of my drive section."

"It will turn you into a cave wizard."

"Three highly usable reverb types, 6 preset slots, easy WYSIWYG layout."

"All day."

"My earthquaker levitation is awesome."

"Eqd ledges"

"Earthquaker makes great pedals. I haven’t used that specific one but I’ve liked the ones i have."

"Earthquaker Afterneath has a mix control and a tone knob that make it really effective on bass."

"Dispatch Master."

"Used EQD Dispatch Master."

Keeley

4.3

(16)

"I highly recommend you check out the Keeley Omni."

"I highly recommend."

"It’s the cb dark world plate algorithm."

"Super easy to use and sounds amazing."

"Keeley Omni, is cheap and super underrated."

"Came here to suggest the Omni. I love mine."

"I’d also second checking out Keeley Omni for a simple reverb that sounds great."

"Keeley Hydra."

"Keeley Caverns."

"The best slap back known to mankind."

EHX

4.7

(12)

"Is a pretty great and very versatile reverb."

"It's become a desert island pedal."

"Is the shit."

"I love my EHX Ocean’s 11, can get really beautiful and ambient."

"EHX Holy Grail Max ended my reverb quest."

"The knob goes from 100% dry to 100% wet."

"The electro harmonix Holy Grail Max is pretty solid."

"Holy Grail seems to be good for most people."

Catalinbread

4.5

(10)

"The Talisman is a huge, echoey plate reverb that is awesome for atmospheric soundscapes."

"It has an amazing sound."

"Is super great."

"If you like plate."

"You might want to check out a Catalinbread Topanga Burnside."

"Catalinabread Soft Focus is based on the patch Slowdive used for most of Souvlaki."

"I use it as a pre-dirt reverb."

"What does everyone here think of the Topanga spring reverb pedal?"

"If you are looking for a pedal with shoegaze written in the name, I recommend one that I saw, the soft focus."

"Its a plate reverb, but it sounds awesome."

#10

Digitech

4.0

(11)

"Digitech Polaris does everything you need has a shimmer and reverse reverb and sounds amazing."

"Or hardwire rv-7/Digitech Polara."

"Digitech polara is also great."

"Another to consider is the Digitech Polara."

"Digitech Polara!"

"I love it."

"Is one of the reverb I own."

"Digitech Supernatural."

"Bang for buck: Digitech Polaris & EHX Oceans 11 are totally fine, if not great."

"Used Digitech Digiverb. Sounds amazing for a variety of styles."

#11

MXR

4.0

(10)

"Please try the MXR m300."

"It perfectly fits into your description."

"MXR M300 - good variety of usable sounds."

"Look at the MXR reverb."

"I was pretty impressed with the MXR M300 when I demoed it."

"Used MXR Reverb. Gorgeous pedal."

"The one on my board is the MXR-M300 which has mod & pad options."

"Mxr reverb."

"Don't pass by the MXR reverb - the M300. Six different kinds of reverb."

"Those i tried (from worst to best to me): - MXR M300"

#12

JHS

3.9

(10)

"I like the 3 series better than all of them."

"The JHS 3 Series Reverb is great."

"Jhs reverb and ehx holy grail are two good options."

"JHS 3 Series Reverb is very approachable and has decent range."

"That 99$ JHS is good for the money."

"Gets the job done."

"Is pretty nice."

"I have a JHS reverb. Works great with my 40cr."

"It's very simple and I like that."

"Prob not the answer you’re looking for but you could try Jhs or walrus audio budget line reverbs."

#13

Eventide

4.9

(7)

"I would go for an Eventide Space. It's an amazing reverb for your money."

"Go to for bass and leads."

"Is pretty good sounding in everything."

"Are my favorites."

"The Space pedal really shines with massive creative sounds. Excellent for sound design."

"Can’t go wrong with Eventide Space, Meris Mercury7, or Meris Polymoon."

#14

Empress

4.7

(7)

"Amazing quality, classic and crazy sounds, and very much turn on and play."

"Anything with Empress, Evetide or Strymon won't disappoint you."

"The empress reverb is incredible."

"Is amazing. Does it all and does it well"

"I bought the Empress Reverb so I'd have all my bases covered. It's awesome."

"I prefer the empress reverb to big sky for big reverb computers."

"Which does mostly everything."

#15

Alabs

4.4

(7)

"It's exactly what you are looking for."

"Is definitely the best bang-for-the-buck reverb."

"The [Alabs Cetus](https://amzn.to/3WHN6ed) is definitely the best bang-for-the-buck reverb."

"The alabs cetus looks really interesting to me."

"Alabs Cetus is the answer."

"Check out Alabs Cetus on amazon. It has raving reviews."

"Does great basic reverbs plus some of the trippier ambient ones."

#16

Walrus

4.4

(7)

"Walrus slo and/or walrus fathom."

"The Walus Slo is the best in class for that."

"Walrus is great, had a friend that swears by the slö."

"I think the Fathom is for you."

"I think it’s great."

"The two different ones I use are walrus fathom and Empress reverb."

#17

EQD

4.4

(7)

"I love the EQD Ghost Echo."

"Super easy to dial in."

"EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master."

"EQD Afterneath all day"

"And has Delay to boot."

"Dispatch master is worth looking into."

"EQD Afterneath. Or Ledges if you like your reverb missionary style."

#18

Valhalla

5.0

(6)

"VintageVerb and ConvologyXT for my most used."

"VALHALLA."

"If you’re looking for versatility, Valhalla VintageVerb is hard to beat."

"All of the Valhalla stuff sounds great in my opinion!"

"Valhalla. Majestic reverbs."

#19

Source Audio

4.8

(6)

"Easy to use, can do all."

"Source audio Ventris is probably the best for this."

"Is goated for containing both standard and ambient reverbs."

"Source Audio Ventris gets my vote."

"The Source Audio Ventris is ridiculously versatile and powerful."

"If you liked the sounds from the Collider but only wanted reverb."

#20

Meris

4.7

(6)

"My all time favorite reverb is the Meris Mercury7."

"Is does modulated Cathedral and Plate reverbs better than anything else out there."

"Meris Mercury 7 is good for everything from a bog standard always on reverb."

"Meris Mercury 7 tickles my ambient cochlea."

"Did everyone just forget about it?"

"Out of the ones they carry I'd go either Meris Mercury7 or SA Ventris."

#21

Mr. Black

4.7

(6)

"I really love the Bloodmoon from Mr. Black."

"Gets me everything I need out of a reverb."

"And DBA Rooms."

"Mr. Black Supermoon. It’s not versatile, but what it does it does the best."

"Don't sleep on the Mr Black Bloodmoon, modulated reverb that sounds dark and huge."

#22

GFI

4.5

(6)

"GFI Skylar!"

"GFI Skylar sounds excellent, and the menu system and secondary controls are easy to use."

"The one that is almost always on is the Skylar."

"Is good."

"Can do extremes and everything in between."

"I say this pretty often, but the GFI Skylar. Has a ton going for it, fits that genre, and is affordable."

#23

Red Panda

4.5

(6)

"Is great."

"I’m a fan of the Red Panda Context V2."

"Red Panda Context v2."

"Compact, great traditional reverb sounds."

"If you can get a red panda context used, it’s simple with several very different, strong, unique types of reverb."

"For example I use on my gigging board red panda context because it has presets."

#24

Walrus Audio

4.3

(6)

"Amazing combo"

"It does the ambient thing, but you can get some nice and subtle sounds out of it."

"The Slö is really cool and beautiful but not nearly as versatile as the RV-6."

"My reqs would be the Walrus Audio Slo, EQD Afterneath, or Fender Marine Layer."

"The two different ones I use are walrus fathom and Empress reverb"

"Has a great hall mode and can get very ambient."

#25

Zoom

4.2

(5)

"🤘🔥"

"Zoom MS 70CDR for sure."

"Zoom ms50g...just update the firmware so you can have reverse reverb."

"Zoom MS-70CDR or used Neunaber Wet."

"A lot of good options in this thread tho. Imma echo what others said, get a multi verb like a hall of fame."

#26

UA

4.8

(4)

"I also have the UA Golden, and it has the best sounds."

"UA Golden for stunning hall, plate and spring sounds."

"The UA and the bluesky were much better."

#27

Caroline

4.5

(4)

"Caroline meteore"

"Cuts through the mix the best for me."

"Caroline meteore, can’t really explain it."

"Caroline Météore, if you can find a second hand one within your budget."

#28

Line 6

4.5

(4)

"I’ve never found another pedal that does the Particle Verb setting on the M5/9/13 and it’s a cool effect."

"I’ve never found a reverb that I’ve liked more."

"Gets real ambient real quick."

"Had TC hall of fame was solid. I use my line 6 m5 for reverb mostly now."

#29

Flamma

4.5

(4)

"I would recommend getting a Flamma Ekoverb. It's way better than it has any right to be!"

"Just got it a few days ago, extremely happy with it."

"Flamma Ekoverb. They rule."

"Flamma Fs02. 100$. Just get it a proper 500ma psu all for itself n it's very reliable and quiet."

#30

Joyo

4.0

(4)

"Inexpensive recommendation - Joyo Atmosphere."

"I love my joyo atmosphere."

"Joyo Atmosphere from their R series has tons of options."

"Check out the Joyo Atmosphere and Aquarius, reverb and delay respectively."

#31

Crazy Tube Circuits

5.0

(3)

"Really hard to beat the Crazy Tube Circuits Splash Mk IV"

"It's a phenomenal Reverb that's perfect for ambient and shoegaze"

"Crazy Tube Circuits Splash Mk IV. It's perfect for your needs."

#32

UAfx

5.0

(3)

"You'll be hard pressed to find a better sounding reverb."

"Is the king of all reverbs imo."

"Has really good spring reverb."

#33

Raum

5.0

(3)

"Raum is absolutely stunning."

"I always liked Raum especially considering it's free, and a mandatory mention of Valhalla Supermassive (reverb + delay)"

#34

Pure Plate

5.0

(3)

"Pure Plate goes on just about every project I do. Simple, sounds great and pretty versatile for what it is."

"Pure Plate is great for a classic vocal reverb."

"Basically the EMT algos w/ simple controls."

#35

Death By Audio

5.0

(3)

"Is my favorite after trying many."

"If you want something more extreme go for the death by Audio Rooms."

"More options, definitely gets weirder."

#36

Flint

4.7

(3)

"Flint has the best spring hall plate around IMHO."

"I would just go for the Flint, it's one of those pedals you will find on a lot of pro boards."

"Not as weird, as you know, but I’m much happier now."

#37

Marine Layer

4.3

(3)

"Keep the Marine Layer."

"I have a marine layer reverb that my wife got me for my birthday."

"How do you like the marine layer as a 'standard' reverb?"

#38

OBNE

4.0

(3)

"Something different to check out."

"Has some cool features not seen on other verbs."

"OBNE Sunlight. I don’t even have one yet, but I suspect you will fall hard for it after watching demos."

#39

UAFX

5.0

(2)

"I just got a UAFX Evermore reverb and it sounds bloody excellent."

"They’re also half off at about 99USD right now."

#40

Strymon Big Sky

5.0

(2)

"All reverbs have generally sounded bad to me, except for things like the strymon big sky."

"I've had good luck with the Quilter Illumine and Strymon Big Sky for pedals for loop use."

#41

Mr Black

5.0

(2)

"Makes amazing ambient, modulated reverbs."

"I use the Supermoon Chrome and love it."

#42

Walrus Audio SLO

5.0

(2)

#43

Spacer

5.0

(2)

"Spacer is awesome and free."

"I've been using Spacer by spectral plugins since they made all of their plugins free."

#44

Anasounds

5.0

(2)

"Check out the Anasounds reverb pedal. I got one with all three spring sizes and I LOVE it."

#45

Chase Bliss

5.0

(2)

"Buy a chase bliss mood and tell me how it sounds with the Shallow Water so I don’t have to."

"I find the CBA MOOD to be playful as hell."

#46

PedalPCB

4.5

(2)

"Was playing my Levitation clone earlier, sounds really freakin’ good IMO."

"I like the levitation a slight bit more."

#47

Universal Audio

4.5

(2)

"I settled on the UA Del Verb as it had all the sounds I wanted."

"I settled with the del-verb cause I can get any of three reverbs I."

#48

Little Plate

4.0

(2)

"I like Little Plate and also Raum."

"Little Plate is nice for a big bus that i send most tracks to a tiny bit."

#49

Native Audio

4.0

(2)

"5 reverb types, mix and depth controls."

"Perhaps check out a Native Audio Ghost Ridge."

#50

Mad Professor

4.0

(2)

"Mad Professor Silver Spring Reverb."

"I still rock a ... mad professor silver spring reverb as my main reverbs."

#51

TC Helicon

2.0

(2)

"You would be better off communicating what you want to your sound engineer."

"I would not recommend getting a Tc helicon. It is always a shit show."

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