How To Choose A Reverb Pedal - Types Of Reverb Explained - Which Is Best For YOU!

Reverb pedals are simple in principle, but over the years they've helped guitarists to totally transform their sound and sculpt some amazing music - everything from ambient soundscapes to chart-topping hits!

And though they CAN be simple enough, there have been some major changes and improvements to our much-loved reverb devices - these days options are plentiful and it may not be clear which delay pedal is right for you.

So in today's video, Sam shows us the key differences between some of his favourite reverb pedals from the likes of Electro Harmonix, Strymon and MXR. He also explains and offers advice on what reverb pedal may be most appropriate for your guitar rig.

What's your favourite reverb pedal? Are you all about analogue, or dead-set on digital? Let us know in the comments!

Rock the gear Sam uses in this video, available from PMT Online:

00:00 Intro
00:55 All The Gear Used In Today's Video
01:15 What Exactly Is A Reverb? & The History Of Reverb!
1:54 The Different Types Of Reverb & How They All Work
2:02 Spring Reverb Explained & Demoed
3:30 Plate Reverb Explained & Demoed
4:43 Digital Room Reverb Explained & Demoed
5:43 Digital Hall Reverb Explained & Demoed
7:00 Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Neo Tone Demo
7:49 MXR Reverb - Modulated Pad Tone Demo
8:45 Popular Reverb Pedals Available at PMT Online Today
9:10 Unique Reverb Tones - Strymon Big Sky Demo
9:52 Common Reverb Pedal Controls
11:45 Modulation Reverb Tones
14:10 Cool Unique Reverb 'Freeze' Function
15:25 Reverb Pedal Connectivity - Mono VS Stereo
16:36 Reverb Bypass Functions - How To Keep Reverb Trails
18:05 Sam's Top Tips When Using Reverb
19:54 Where To Place Your Reverb In The Signal Chain
20:59 Final Thoughts

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[ParaBellum]

Excellent presentation. I now know a bit more about reverb pedals than I knew previously. My amps have real spring reverbs in them, and the only time I've felt that digital would have been better was during a _very_ windy outdoors gig, when the wind blew so hard it vibrated the springs.

[patrickr]

I have a Neunaber Immerse Mk 2..It has a Sustain mode where you don't have to press anything for infinite sustain.. Amazing..

[dmcinnis]

Best video on reverb ever. Thank you so much!

[alexanderwheeler]

Fantastic video, I'm no closer to finding a pedal but at least I understand the concept! Anyone got a suggestions for a rock/metal reverb just to thicken out solos and melodic phrases?

[carlweiderick]

Great video. Very informative! I have a Big Sky and it is fantastic. Sam does a great presentation!

[StuartwasDrinkell]

Id love a strymon... to ecky for me at the mo...orange super crush 100 in my sights right now! I'll just have to make do with my mr black deluxe plus for now! Which is a lovely pedal with trem combo, im all about surf!

[michaelcraig]

Cost effective is cool, but only if it sounds better than the original one. So which sounds better for reverb, analog or digital ones?

[thornwivans]

Big Sky is nice but it costs as much as I paid for my Vox tube amp

[jeffmain]

Would have been nice to hear some thing for Rock and 80s Metal

[michelvondenhoff]

When reverb is the only pedal needed it might be a keeper 😀

[Stlie]

I'm waiting for a video that tries to use low end pedals and amps to get close to the delay stacked Ry Cooder sound

[Joeysue]

Would love to know what song you are playing at 7:23

[davidkelly]

About the freeze function: Can I use it to improvise over whatever chord is on "freeze"?

[prod_uh_g]

I realize this is a 2 year old video. I am hoping for some help.
I am a DJ with mixers that have no effect’s.
I have a wedding that the bride n groom want a solo saxophonist to freestyle with my DJ music sets.
The saxophonist wants reverb.
I will have a wired XLR mic or maybe use my lapel mic (for ceremony) to clip on his saxophone and walk around the dancing area as requested by bride and groom.
Any suggestions for making this happen without having to buy a new mixer?
Thank you.

[kierenmoore]

There ar pedals that emulate that thunderclap sound pretty darn well, actually …

[TheMetalVagabond]

You can get away with using a Canyon and having some of these effects even though it's for delay.

[bernardmartinand]

But for the voice whit xlr nothing good😢

[jeffreyodell]

WTF? I click on these videos for the great reviews and Dagan"s charm. This guy is like the dry setting on a pedal ;)