A dude that makes/sells pedals going ham over other people’s pedals and how cool they are with massive amounts of positivity...yup, that classy right there. Classy.
@@michaelcraig9449 While most people use "ham" as an insult, I don't think Max meant any harm. And yeah, I think Josh is pretty classy, haters be damned.
What I love most about your videos is the blatant enthusiasm for pedals. You build your own great products and still share the love for others AND have a seemingly unending well of knowledge on the history of so many. Thank you.
One of the bonus features of reverbs with "evolving" sounds is that they discourage wanking. Yes, yes, I'm fully aware you can play as fast as you do. But the only way for you to actually HEAR the auditory miracles these things pull off is to *stop* playing for a bit, so you can hear them. I think that's a real gift to music.
Fantastic point. And this is coming from a self professed 80’s wanker. In a lot of the music I play these days (modern church music) I don’t need to try to be Edward Van Halen. So having more spacious reverb really forces me to slow down.
@@MrSpeed-lt8gr Different effects can impose a shift in focus on players. Whenever I hear from players who feel like they are in the doldrums, and need a kick in the arse for their playing and development, I will often recommend getting an envelope-controlled filter (autowah) of some kind, or a pitch-shifter/harmonizer. Autowahs push you to think like a drummer, syncing the sweep to the beat and general rhythm. Pitch-shifter force you to think about melody structure and movement more. Wanking of any kind sounds simply awful with either of those. Again, not to come down too hard on wanking. Sometimes one has to fill up space and time until a *really* good musical idea pops into your head and fingers. But when you want to go beyond wanking, it's good to have circumstances that force you to practice being creative and expressive even when you play fewer notes.
The dude just loves pedals. I like the way he shows so much respect and appreciation for his peers in the business. Reminds me a lot of the ethos of the craft brew industry where there is general agreement that more people making good beer helps grow the whole market. Plus it's just cool to be part of a community of people who love the same stuff. I guess you could say, Josh is like the Jim Koch (of Sam Adams) of boutique pedals --- the PR guy for the whole industry/community.
I used to have a blueSky and a Hall Of Fame 2 on my board but decided to sell my HOF and use only my blueSky. Best decision I made (mainly cause I use more delay than I do reverb).
One of the only entrepreneurs who openly endorses other companies' pedals. You are a class act, Josh, which clearly demonstrates your integrity as a business owner and a human being! Keep up the excellent work!
Oh-oh, dangerous topic for me. Non-ordinary delays and reverbs are my kryptonite. Josh, your channel (and your good vibes, humor and smarts, and love for pedals) are top of the line, elegant and educational, love it all! See, JHS pedals are expensive to import to Brazil (where I live), but I gotta have them, for the love that is put into them. Thanks endlessly.
It just goes to show you my friend. Great Tone know's NO BOARDERS! We are all in search of that elusive KINGTONE!!! NO MATTER what nationality, color or Creed we are all the same! Cheers my friend.
Bro let me know if I can get them cheaper here in N.Y. I live on Long Island. I could shop them DOWN to you. If I can be of any help let me know. I also have a bunch of old effects at me house I would let go dirty cheap for a fellow guitar player. Let me know my friend.
@@alexcampos7953 Brazilians are no different from anyone else just like up here in New York we all love great guitar tone just like you all. We are all the same! Cheers bro!
The Old Blood Noise Dark Star is my personal favorite reverb pedal. I've written full-blown songs around it, making it absolutely necessary to remain perpetually on my board. That, to me, is what makes a pedal truly special.
I couldn’t vouch more for the Old Blood Procession. Years later and it’s still my most inspiring wild card pedal. Every sound is so beautiful and being able to hold trails is magic.
I love the Afterneath, but also love the Meris Mercury7 reverb. I think the classic Jeff Buckley album Grace would not be the same without all the reverb, especially the beautiful and haunting classic Hallelujah. What a song.
So Real was also like a love song dedicated to reverb. The whole album is amazing. I saw Jeff play a solo show in Cambridge, MA, just him, a tele, and a Twin, and it changed me.
The Neunaber Seraphim is one of my favorite Reverbs. I love the ability to go from my more “normal” Reverb sound to the shimmer verb by just holding the foot switch down for a couple of seconds.
You're right that the RV-500 covering all of them and much more... I"ve had it for 5 years and still discovering new ways to use it... Biggest bang for the buck reverb, IMO...
@@leepshin Are you joking? $200 is standard fare for a reverb pedal. Strymon Big Sky is $450+, and the Blue Sky is around $250 used. Eventide Space goes for $300+.
I agree. Master Slave, Garden, Release, Oceans, Porch crazy middle section, all benefit from it. They hated it so much though, that VS was completely dry by comparsion. And when they remastered Ten, they removed most of the Parashar's work.
My favorite reverb is the Strymon Big Sky. I made the investment (it's a bit expensive) and never looked back. I think it will be the only reverb I will ever need.
@@davidmbeitler Dont think and get it. You wont be disappointed. DONT get it if you're only going to use basic reverb settings you can get from a more simple pedal.
Get one..... get it now.... yes its expensive, yes it probably has more tones than you'll ever need, but it sounds amazing, I haven't had a bad experience with it at all.....
The album that the use of reverb really got to me was Led Zeppelin 1. Back in 1969, this thirteen y/o kid was completely blown away. I know that by today's standards, some may scoff. Perhaps, this is just one of those cases where 'you had to have been there' for it to make sense. Great video! BTW, The way we look at horses? What a stellar piece of music! Thanks for the turn on.
Band: Sigur Ros, album: Agetis Byrjun. That clean reverb is to die for! They recorded the lp in a huge empty swimming pool! Best pedal was the Ventress by far. It sounded like you had a second player hitting harmonics in the background. I have the Afterneath but I can’t quite get the ambience I want out of it. It’s kind of a one trick pony and has VERY sensitive knob settings. I wish I could switch it with the Ventress.
I bought a gfi specular tempus recently. It was a lot of money for me (a student) but I am super happy with it. good value for money, easy to use, small size and low power output.
Jesus and Mary Chain "Just Like Honey" The haunted reverb of Phil Spector-in-Purgatory love songs reimagined reverb (and feedback, that "Psychocandy" album) for a generation
A lot of people diss the Zoom MS-50G but, after the update, you can get sims of the black hole, space, particle, reverbs, etc.. Plus you can stack with delays and filters and literally recreate what a lot of the 300-400 dollar pedals do. A lot of us just cannot afford these new pedal prices, ya know? That said, I did splurge on the Immerse MKII and find that good for long ambient reverb. The Hold function is really something different too...
@@bentackett6299 haha! As a result of watching this series, I have already bought a number of pedals! There's just no escaping it regardless of what you play!
I'm a guitarist and very mediocre keyboard player. I liked to use the keys to add a nice pad to some of my bands 4 track recordings back in the day. The first time I plugged my el-cheapo Casio keyboard into a pedal my first question was "why didn't you try this sooner, dummy!" An MXR 4 knob flanger was my favorite pedal to mess with. Took a bit of tweaking but the end results were worth the effort. Besides the obvious flanging it made a great chorus and doubling pedal. At a certain setting you could hear two almost distinct instruments/voices. It even emulated a steel drum sound pretty nicely. I still kick myself for selling it. Thinking of buying a new one but afraid it won't be quite the same.
As someone who comes from a small country of 10 mil its always fun to see words from my native tounge on things. Slö means lazy or slow to act/react or dull depending on context. Stay safe
Man I LOVE your channel and this video was a prime example of why. One of my favorite songs that I find myself always listening to the application of reverb is George Michael's "Jesus To A Child". 1995 and it's just brilliant. His vocals are so up front and crystal clear with beautiful touches of reverb that never seem intrusive. BUT if you pay close attention all of the vowels (but only those vowels) with a "splash" or an S "ssssizzle" have a loooong plate reverb on them so there's an intermittent tiny explosion of reverb from time to time that seems gone before you realize it was there. Took me years to figure out how he did it with low pass and high pass filters on a split signal. The guy could produce as phenomenally as he could sing.
Agreed, I have the Polara and the Orange/Yellow delay they make, and I love both. The sound great and have amazing build quality. Definitely punching in above what you pay for them.
I have to say how impressed I am that Josh puts out all these great, informative videos on pedals. He is more than just a fantastic builder, he is also a huge fan and historian on all things that make guitar sounds!
I've never been much into pedals and for the past 10 years I've been happy with my first three companions. Subscribed to your channel a while ago and my shopping list keeps growing. I think I've discovered a new purpose in life. Only thing I need now is a good guide how to convince my wife that I really need new pedals.
thank goodness the YT algorithm finally got something right and brought me here. subscribed. my reverb wipeout occurred with Slowdive's Souvlaki. It's still ringing.
my favorite reverb on any album is the effect John Frusciante used on After The Ending off of The Empyrean. There's some crazy non-linearness that I don't quite understand but I love anyways, as well as just the space that it provides and the emotion it conveys
Josh, talking nice about other brands is creating a bigger market for all and making guitar music alive by pushing it forward. Better music is more good! Thankx!
Went to see them the day it released in Nashville. Drove 3 hours and when I got there the record store was at capacity... still got to meet them after and I love that album.
It all started with an Alesis Midiverb 4 that I shoved in the upper portion of a suitcase with zip ties...I hauled that thing around for 3 decades until I discovered the Matthews Astronomer V2...
Dead Can Dance - The Host Of Seraphim - There are no words, you have to hear it. Personal fave reverb EQD: Ghost Echo. I'm not into complex reverb myself, I like pretty and simple... :)
In terms of albums there are 2(3) Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place The Appleseed Cast - Low Level Owl 1&2 These 2 albums are the ones that got me into reverb and delay. All those pedals sounded amazing. My favourite of all time is the RV3.
I have a Peavey SRP-16 reverb from the early 80's that still gets a spot on my board. It has a massive amount of selections and has all I ever needed in a reverb. It was designed to be a rack mount reverb in a pedal format. My only complaint is the colour they chose. Its Pink lettering on an eggshell background and is very hard to read. Fortunately, I've become so use to it, I can manipulate it without too much trouble.
My first standalone reverb pedal was the Behringer RV-600. Great pedal, but not exactly what I was looking for. Then I found the TC Electronics Hallmof Fame 2 - awesome Reverb pedal, great takes on almost all of the most usable reverb sounds. I then decided to treat myself to something more ambient, and picked up the Walrus Slöer (my Hall of Fame 2 ended up on my daughter’s board) and holy moly… that thing is awesome. Pads, shimmers, anything you could want, and even the Slö’s ability to sustain, and still better yet, can store 3 presets. Amazing machine. I’ve also been playing with all the reverbs and delays included in the HX Stomp. Running that in parallel with the Slöer and the possibilities seem endless!
I'm stoked to look into the Seymour Duncan Silver Lake. The Auto-Swell setting on the DL4 was my favorite so this seems to be my cup of tea. Also, the OBNE PROCESSION on the trem setting is my favorite from that pedal too. Love my Hardwire Supernatural Ambient verb. The plate mod and shimmer settings are amazing. Song that comes to mind is "Pretty Girl at the Airport" by The Avett Brothers. The reverb on the vocals makes the song all the more melancholy
Bought a RV-500 recently; cheaper than it's multi footswitch competitors and has some really unique features and sounds. Unfortunately not the most intuitive, but definitely a pedal tinkerer's playground.
one awesome intuitive thing about it though, once you get used to the menus, patch, control, save etc, the other pedals in the line, like my boss dd 500, as well as the boss ms-3, have the same menu layouts. So, once you can use 1, you can quickly use them all, and with the save patches, footswitch accessibility, and amazing MIDI recall, once you spend all that endless time perfecting your tones, they can be recalled live so easily. A lot of work up front, but amazing like Josh said, these pedals will do any sound on this Video. Keep tinkering, I promise you'll love it. I have other pedals I love, but when playing live, I set up those sounds in the 500's for ease\y recall, and it never disappoints!
My fave reverb out of the ones you played? Well, even though I own and adore the Afterneath, I'd say it was the Caroline, hands down. That sub-layer of grunge just grabbed me, as did the runaway filth with the 2nd switch. Great vid, Josh.
I love the Meris Mercury7. I had my eye on it ever since it came out and eventually got one. I highly recommend it. It's got (only) two algorithms, but they're wonderful and it has kind of its own sound. I like that.
I'm all about a Dispatch Master > Afterneath > Transmisser > Ghost Echo. I almost never use them all at once live, but when I'm just at home baked it's amazing.
Cool episode again. As for albums with great use of reverb, Tom Waits "Mule Variations" is brilliant, as is Joe Henry's "Reverie," which was recorded basically live in a room with the windows open. I don't personally own any reverbs that do weird sounds, but the Catalinbread Talisman is an impossibly good plate emulator. I like to combine it with other stuff to create all sorts of cool sounds.
Look, I know you prolly feel funny including one of your own effects but, The J.H.S. Alpine reverb is not only lush, beautiful and spacious but you included an effects loop in it! When I use my E.H. Pitchfork in the loop I get such a celestial sound that just floats there.. It's crazy beautiful!! Everyone should AT LEAST try one out! P.S. Since there is an effect loop in this pedal, the possibilities are endless! Unlike other reverbs you are NOT stuck with one sound (effect) besides the reverb itself. Great foresight on your part!
I just got a Boss RV-6, and I love it for the Shimmer primarily. The +Delay, Plate, and +Mod are pretty nice too. I've played for 25 years, and this is only my second Reverb pedal ever. The other was a Holy Stain.
The Police Secret Journey from Ghost in the Machine was one of the first times I remember hearing an ambient reverb effect that wasn't early Pink Floyd
It would be awesome if you could do other “Extraordinary...” videos for other effects, like “Extraordinary Delays, Extraordinary Chorus, Extraordinary Fuzz etc...”. This kind of video it’s groundbreaking for everybody interested in strange sound, even for a drummer like me! You’re great!
I couldn't resist, I ordered a Caroline Meteore. I think this will sound absolutely massive with my fuzz pedals (among other things). I appreciate that you highlight other makers, but now I need a JHS pedal lol. Your visits on That Pedal Show made me want to give your channel a try too
I'm a pretty staunch Eventide Space guy for synths, but I recently got a Mr. Black Bloodmoon reverb for my guitar board and it's never leaving. Fantastic verb.
I got the Slö the day it was released! Love that thing so much.. I haven't really figured out a good setting for Dark that I'm happy with, but the Rise setting is fun
I will say the afterneath sounds amazing but it can overwhelm very easily. I'm having trouble using it as my standard reverb, but some of stuff requires it.
I owned a v3 was like this is too much and I’ll never you the octave knob, bought a v2 and it’s still too much and not deep/dark enough so loving the fathom I just bought the Slo. Hoping that will end my quest and compliment well with my beloved fathom.
i absolutely love my mxr m300. it does all the classic reverbs well and has a really beautiful pad reverb that gets really shimmery and synthy, i use it all the time.
It’s a great reverb pedal. I just bought it for the second time and I plan on keeping it this time. Tried the Strymon Flint and the Keeley Caverns but I like the MXR more so those are gone and the M300 is back. ✌🏻
Reed Tard Eh, two of my three amps(all tube) have no reverb. Maybe that’s a personal problem on my part but regardless, there are still a significant amount of amps on the market with uninspiring or nonexistent reverb. Besides, sometimes a song may call for more than just the typical spring sound which unfortunately can only be achieved by this digital witchcraft.
Reverb became so popular that it actually got it’s own website
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they started selling things to use reverb with at some point. instruments and stuff. we'll see if that ever takes off...
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A dude that makes/sells pedals going ham over other people’s pedals and how cool they are with massive amounts of positivity...yup, that classy right there. Classy.
HAM? WTF? No he is just being a normal regular guy that likes different pedals.. This is how it is supposed to be, not tooting your own horn.
Literally every pedal builder that has a youtube channel does this. Also Josh H. Scott is not without his fair share of well deserved controversy.
@@michaelcraig9449 While most people use "ham" as an insult, I don't think Max meant any harm. And yeah, I think Josh is pretty classy, haters be damned.
@@PleiadeezNutz "well deserved controversy" since when?
@@PleiadeezNutz sounds like you're not really a fan of Josh?
JHS UA-cam is the definition of a rising tide lifts all boats
Felix Falcon + ❝𝗝𝗛𝗦 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲-𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿; 𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘, 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀...❞
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@@patrickscheidegger3714 What?
@@patrickscheidegger3714 Well done.
Should ask Devi Ever if she agrees
What I love most about your videos is the blatant enthusiasm for pedals. You build your own great products and still share the love for others AND have a seemingly unending well of knowledge on the history of so many. Thank you.
One of the bonus features of reverbs with "evolving" sounds is that they discourage wanking. Yes, yes, I'm fully aware you can play as fast as you do. But the only way for you to actually HEAR the auditory miracles these things pull off is to *stop* playing for a bit, so you can hear them. I think that's a real gift to music.
Fantastic point. And this is coming from a self professed 80’s wanker. In a lot of the music I play these days (modern church music) I don’t need to try to be Edward Van Halen. So having more spacious reverb really forces me to slow down.
@@MrSpeed-lt8gr Different effects can impose a shift in focus on players. Whenever I hear from players who feel like they are in the doldrums, and need a kick in the arse for their playing and development, I will often recommend getting an envelope-controlled filter (autowah) of some kind, or a pitch-shifter/harmonizer. Autowahs push you to think like a drummer, syncing the sweep to the beat and general rhythm. Pitch-shifter force you to think about melody structure and movement more. Wanking of any kind sounds simply awful with either of those.
Again, not to come down too hard on wanking. Sometimes one has to fill up space and time until a *really* good musical idea pops into your head and fingers. But when you want to go beyond wanking, it's good to have circumstances that force you to practice being creative and expressive even when you play fewer notes.
What a great point! Thank you
The dude just loves pedals.
I like the way he shows so much respect and appreciation for his peers in the business. Reminds me a lot of the ethos of the craft brew industry where there is general agreement that more people making good beer helps grow the whole market. Plus it's just cool to be part of a community of people who love the same stuff.
I guess you could say, Josh is like the Jim Koch (of Sam Adams) of boutique pedals --- the PR guy for the whole industry/community.
Every person that plays guitar at a church already has two of these reverbs.
church is gae
TwoYs wow how edgy
I am thinking of a tiny, (160 square feet) anechoic room. I will be needing to create a space using my FX.
I used to have a blueSky and a Hall Of Fame 2 on my board but decided to sell my HOF and use only my blueSky. Best decision I made (mainly cause I use more delay than I do reverb).
yeah, I get the impression 'worship' players account for a huge slice of the US guitar equipment market
One of the only entrepreneurs who openly endorses other companies' pedals. You are a class act, Josh, which clearly demonstrates your integrity as a business owner and a human being! Keep up the excellent work!
Oh-oh, dangerous topic for me. Non-ordinary delays and reverbs are my kryptonite. Josh, your channel (and your good vibes, humor and smarts, and love for pedals) are top of the line, elegant and educational, love it all! See, JHS pedals are expensive to import to Brazil (where I live), but I gotta have them, for the love that is put into them. Thanks endlessly.
Same here, man. Guess Brazilians just love JHS... Must be the Whitey Tightyes... =P
It just goes to show you my friend. Great Tone know's NO BOARDERS! We are all in search of that elusive KINGTONE!!! NO MATTER what nationality, color or Creed we are all the same! Cheers my friend.
Bro let me know if I can get them cheaper here in N.Y. I live on Long Island. I could shop them DOWN to you. If I can be of any help let me know. I also have a bunch of old effects at me house I would let go dirty cheap for a fellow guitar player. Let me know my friend.
@@alexcampos7953 Brazilians are no different from anyone else just like up here in New York we all love great guitar tone just like you all. We are all the same! Cheers bro!
Oh by the way I can't seem to stop buying effects either! Lol I'm lucky I have an understanding wife!!!
The Old Blood Noise Dark Star is my personal favorite reverb pedal. I've written full-blown songs around it, making it absolutely necessary to remain perpetually on my board. That, to me, is what makes a pedal truly special.
I couldn’t vouch more for the Old Blood Procession. Years later and it’s still my most inspiring wild card pedal. Every sound is so beautiful and being able to hold trails is magic.
I love the Afterneath, but also love the Meris Mercury7 reverb. I think the classic Jeff Buckley album Grace would not be the same without all the reverb, especially the beautiful and haunting classic Hallelujah. What a song.
So Real was also like a love song dedicated to reverb. The whole album is amazing. I saw Jeff play a solo show in Cambridge, MA, just him, a tele, and a Twin, and it changed me.
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room wouldn't be the same without that massive reverb on that thump in the intro riff
Another excellent Vlog! "Observator" or "Pe'ahi" by the Raveonettes - great reverb records. Thanks for plugging into the Ventris, Josh!
woohoo!
Absolutely!
I want a full length track if the Ventris song from this video. It's so chill.
It is on my board.Love the Ventris.
The Verve's A Storm in Heaven is so much soaked in reverb that you could almost wring it out of the record and drink it up...
I love getting home from work, having a cup of coffee, and watching JHS. Look forward to it, so thank you.
The Neunaber Seraphim is one of my favorite Reverbs. I love the ability to go from my more “normal” Reverb sound to the shimmer verb by just holding the foot switch down for a couple of seconds.
Totally. I use that in my rig too. The ability to turn the shimmer on and off with my foot is why I went with that pedal.
Agreed, use it all the time. Great pedal
You're right that the RV-500 covering all of them and much more... I"ve had it for 5 years and still discovering new ways to use it... Biggest bang for the buck reverb, IMO...
I really like the neunaber immerse.. check it out Josh
That pedal is ridiculously expensive.
@@leepshin Are you joking? $200 is standard fare for a reverb pedal. Strymon Big Sky is $450+, and the Blue Sky is around $250 used. Eventide Space goes for $300+.
I sure like mine. I've had it for several years and it's a keeper
You're telling Josh to check out a pedal... I guarantee he already has one. XD
Love mine
I love how this channel continues to be absolutely Strymon free! Great vid
Pearl Jam's 10, the use of reverb on that album gave it its mystical feel...
hmm, that's interesting..gotta relisten and pay attention
I agree. Master Slave, Garden, Release, Oceans, Porch crazy middle section, all benefit from it.
They hated it so much though, that VS was completely dry by comparsion.
And when they remastered Ten, they removed most of the Parashar's work.
Pearl jam 10 is One of the best modern rock albums of all time. Recorded on a sound craft mixing board
My favorite reverb is the Strymon Big Sky. I made the investment (it's a bit expensive) and never looked back. I think it will be the only reverb I will ever need.
Christopher Connelly I’m thinking about picking one up, do you still stand by this statement? Was it worth it?
@@davidmbeitler Dont think and get it. You wont be disappointed. DONT get it if you're only going to use basic reverb settings you can get from a more simple pedal.
Get one..... get it now.... yes its expensive, yes it probably has more tones than you'll ever need, but it sounds amazing, I haven't had a bad experience with it at all.....
David Beitler brooooooo, i can’t express enough how much I love mine.
Loved the Dark World! Also, I own a Boss RV-5 and I think that the modulate setting is amazing.
Agreed, I've the RV5 for the modulate and the DarkWorld is the pedal I want so hard. Sounds amazing!
The album that the use of reverb really got to me was Led Zeppelin 1. Back in 1969, this thirteen y/o kid was completely blown away. I know that by today's standards, some may scoff. Perhaps, this is just one of those cases where 'you had to have been there' for it to make sense. Great video! BTW, The way we look at horses? What a stellar piece of music! Thanks for the turn on.
Chris Issak - Wicked Game
I bought a Carl Martin Headroom Reverb because the demo had someone playing that song to absolute perfection.
I just ordered the OBNE procession and I couldn't be more stoked. Probably wouldn't have been on my radar if not for this video so thank you!
I like the OBNE Dark Star Pad Reverb for layers upon atmospheric layers of goodness!
Dark Star is freaking amazing! Just got mine this week. Loving it!
Nice! It’s otherworldly to me! Very cool pedal!
Band: Sigur Ros, album: Agetis Byrjun. That clean reverb is to die for! They recorded the lp in a huge empty swimming pool!
Best pedal was the Ventress by far. It sounded like you had a second player hitting harmonics in the background. I have the Afterneath but I can’t quite get the ambience I want out of it. It’s kind of a one trick pony and has VERY sensitive knob settings. I wish I could switch it with the Ventress.
Faux pas missing out on the Beer mode of the Empress Reverb! Great episode none the less!
I was just here to say "no Empress beer mode?!"
I bought a gfi specular tempus recently. It was a lot of money for me (a student) but I am super happy with it.
good value for money, easy to use, small size and low power output.
Jesus and Mary Chain
"Just Like Honey"
The haunted reverb of Phil Spector-in-Purgatory love songs reimagined reverb (and feedback, that "Psychocandy" album) for a generation
Reverb... vital to Every worship album since 2004
This Mortal Coil- Song To The Siren. Definitely wouldn't be the same with out the reverb.
A lot of people diss the Zoom MS-50G but, after the update, you can get sims of the black hole, space, particle, reverbs, etc.. Plus you can stack with delays and filters and literally recreate what a lot of the 300-400 dollar pedals do. A lot of us just cannot afford these new pedal prices, ya know? That said, I did splurge on the Immerse MKII and find that good for long ambient reverb. The Hold function is really something different too...
Man.. I'm not a guitarist.. i play keys.. but this is the best pedal series on the toob! Awesome job yet again.
Stick with keys and don't buy a guitar and some pedals! It's a dark dark hole..
@@bentackett6299 haha! As a result of watching this series, I have already bought a number of pedals! There's just no escaping it regardless of what you play!
@@spiderfingers2005
Uh oh..
Have you checked out the Boss SP-1 Spectrum? Its sort of spendy but I heard that Keyboardists used them. It's my favorite guitar pedal.
I'm a guitarist and very mediocre keyboard player. I liked to use the keys to add a nice pad to some of my bands 4 track recordings back in the day.
The first time I plugged my el-cheapo Casio keyboard into a pedal my first question was "why didn't you try this sooner, dummy!"
An MXR 4 knob flanger was my favorite pedal to mess with. Took a bit of tweaking but the end results were worth the effort.
Besides the obvious flanging it made a great chorus and doubling pedal. At a certain setting you could hear two almost distinct instruments/voices.
It even emulated a steel drum sound pretty nicely. I still kick myself for selling it. Thinking of buying a new one but afraid it won't be quite the same.
As someone who comes from a small country of 10 mil its always fun to see words from my native tounge on things. Slö means lazy or slow to act/react or dull depending on context.
Stay safe
When we gonna talk about that white amp?
think its a milkman made for them
you see.... loud.... is more good. you follow?
@OrganicEcstasy what's the name of the episode? Thanks
Buy it at sweetwater.com
Man I LOVE your channel and this video was a prime example of why. One of my favorite songs that I find myself always listening to the application of reverb is George Michael's "Jesus To A Child". 1995 and it's just brilliant. His vocals are so up front and crystal clear with beautiful touches of reverb that never seem intrusive. BUT if you pay close attention all of the vowels (but only those vowels) with a "splash" or an S "ssssizzle" have a loooong plate reverb on them so there's an intermittent tiny explosion of reverb from time to time that seems gone before you realize it was there. Took me years to figure out how he did it with low pass and high pass filters on a split signal. The guy could produce as phenomenally as he could sing.
The Particle Verb on my Line6 M9 is something I'd call extraordinary, specially with an expression pedal. I can spend hours and hours with it.
I have the OBNE Procession and it can make some wild noises. I love the tremolo layer.
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room wouldn't be the same without the reverb filling the space between John's chord stops.
Gotta say, from a brass player's perspective reverb pedals are a gift from god. They're like a concert hall in your pocket.
I dig my DigiTech Polara the Halo mode has super lush cascading octaves.
Agreed, I have the Polara and the Orange/Yellow delay they make, and I love both. The sound great and have amazing build quality. Definitely punching in above what you pay for them.
Agreed. Wish the Reverse didn't cut out all the dry signal though.
These are fantastic. I like that you bring out these pedals that a lot of us didn’t know existed.
Galaxie 500..Blue Thunder....drenched in reverb
I have to say how impressed I am that Josh puts out all these great, informative videos on pedals. He is more than just a fantastic builder, he is also a huge fan and historian on all things that make guitar sounds!
I really like the Empress Reverb. It's feature rich and sounds glorious. & That's all I got.
I was surprised not to see it.
@@kurtneighbors7356 it's too ordinary. Many of interesting reverbs were not featured
I was also surprised not to see it. The most elaborated one I know. My life has never returned to the same since I got that Pedal!
Beats the Strymon Big Sky, imho.
Dude the ghost setting on the Empress! It kills the ambient game. I love mine with my whole heart.
I've never been much into pedals and for the past 10 years I've been happy with my first three companions. Subscribed to your channel a while ago and my shopping list keeps growing. I think I've discovered a new purpose in life. Only thing I need now is a good guide how to convince my wife that I really need new pedals.
although a cliche by this point, never clicked a notification so fast. already sure it's gonna be a great video
The Way We Look At Horses is really nice! Great use of reverb, as you said. Thanks!
My Verby Album: Neko Case's Fox Confessor
My Pedal: Strymon Flint
Love yer vids, Josh. Keep 'em coming.
I second both Neko Case and the Strymon.
Killer Album
thank goodness the YT algorithm finally got something right and brought me here. subscribed. my reverb wipeout occurred with Slowdive's Souvlaki. It's still ringing.
my favorite reverb on any album is the effect John Frusciante used on After The Ending off of The Empyrean. There's some crazy non-linearness that I don't quite understand but I love anyways, as well as just the space that it provides and the emotion it conveys
Josh, talking nice about other brands is creating a bigger market for all and making guitar music alive by pushing it forward. Better music is more good! Thankx!
Love the Afterneath, big fan or EarthQuaker's stuff...but that Specular Tempus! I've always loved the reverb on Duane Eddy's Rebel Rouser.
The specular tempus is the greatest pedal I have ever owned....I will keep it forever...so intelligently designed!!
Such a good episode. Great choices. Surely Dan and Mick at TPS are jealous of how well this was produced.
A Black Mile to the Surface by Manchester Orchestra has the best verb on it!
Andrew Yarbrough one of the best albums
@@spookywharton definitely in my top ten!
Went to see them the day it released in Nashville. Drove 3 hours and when I got there the record store was at capacity... still got to meet them after and I love that album.
Blake Mills Gold Coast Sinkin' Verb on the drums, guitar, trem, there's verb on the verb and its fu*cking glorious. watch
Great song! Listening to Heigh Ho atm hehe, what a record.
@@ForeverChillMan yea he can write some weird sh!t but when he nails it it's sublime
Meteore owner. Absolutely love the pedal. The chaos switch is both more fun and useful than you might imagine.
It all started with an Alesis Midiverb 4 that I shoved in the upper portion of a suitcase with zip ties...I hauled that thing around for 3 decades until I discovered the Matthews Astronomer V2...
Dead Can Dance - The Host Of Seraphim - There are no words, you have to hear it.
Personal fave reverb EQD: Ghost Echo. I'm not into complex reverb myself, I like pretty and simple... :)
saw them live - was pretentious
@@jackbenson8228 They make some extraordinary music... just ignore Brendan Perry's other interests.
I REALLY can understand now your fascination with pedals. Who would have thunk that an effect as simple as reverb could be so... deep
The Empress Reverb...The ghost and beer settings. Have you tried it, Josh?
Song: Wasyeland, Baby. Hozier. Vocal has a trem/verb.
Totally agree. Empress Reverb Ghost is my favorite reverb ever. ....Also just saw Hozier live and it was the best.
In terms of albums there are 2(3)
Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place
The Appleseed Cast - Low Level Owl 1&2
These 2 albums are the ones that got me into reverb and delay.
All those pedals sounded amazing. My favourite of all time is the RV3.
I have a Peavey SRP-16 reverb from the early 80's that still gets a spot on my board. It has a massive amount of selections and has all I ever needed in a reverb. It was designed to be a rack mount reverb in a pedal format. My only complaint is the colour they chose. Its Pink lettering on an eggshell background and is very hard to read. Fortunately, I've become so use to it, I can manipulate it without too much trouble.
I love that you are just as enthusiastic if not more so about gear that in essence competes with you .
Shout out to Digitech Polara, it's pretty cheap, great build quality, its stereo, and the halo setting sounds incredible.
I completely agree, the halo is great, but the other effects are cold, cheap.
Came into this video with some concern having recently purchased the Neunaber Expanse setup. No regrets. I love my Expanse.
Ventris is gold, lovely playing Josh...
My first standalone reverb pedal was the Behringer RV-600. Great pedal, but not exactly what I was looking for. Then I found the TC Electronics Hallmof Fame 2 - awesome Reverb pedal, great takes on almost all of the most usable reverb sounds. I then decided to treat myself to something more ambient, and picked up the Walrus Slöer (my Hall of Fame 2 ended up on my daughter’s board) and holy moly… that thing is awesome. Pads, shimmers, anything you could want, and even the Slö’s ability to sustain, and still better yet, can store 3 presets. Amazing machine. I’ve also been playing with all the reverbs and delays included in the HX Stomp. Running that in parallel with the Slöer and the possibilities seem endless!
I just love my slö ... im just a bit overwhelmed because of the variety of settings
I'm stoked to look into the Seymour Duncan Silver Lake. The Auto-Swell setting on the DL4 was my favorite so this seems to be my cup of tea. Also, the OBNE PROCESSION on the trem setting is my favorite from that pedal too. Love my Hardwire Supernatural Ambient verb. The plate mod and shimmer settings are amazing.
Song that comes to mind is "Pretty Girl at the Airport" by The Avett Brothers. The reverb on the vocals makes the song all the more melancholy
Bought a RV-500 recently; cheaper than it's multi footswitch competitors and has some really unique features and sounds. Unfortunately not the most intuitive, but definitely a pedal tinkerer's playground.
one awesome intuitive thing about it though, once you get used to the menus, patch, control, save etc, the other pedals in the line, like my boss dd 500, as well as the boss ms-3, have the same menu layouts. So, once you can use 1, you can quickly use them all, and with the save patches, footswitch accessibility, and amazing MIDI recall, once you spend all that endless time perfecting your tones, they can be recalled live so easily. A lot of work up front, but amazing like Josh said, these pedals will do any sound on this Video. Keep tinkering, I promise you'll love it.
I have other pedals I love, but when playing live, I set up those sounds in the 500's for ease\y recall, and it never disappoints!
My fave reverb out of the ones you played? Well, even though I own and adore the Afterneath, I'd say it was the Caroline, hands down. That sub-layer of grunge just grabbed me, as did the runaway filth with the 2nd switch. Great vid, Josh.
I love the Meris Mercury7. I had my eye on it ever since it came out and eventually got one. I highly recommend it. It's got (only) two algorithms, but they're wonderful and it has kind of its own sound. I like that.
ooh that's a pedal I REALLY want
@@ExperimentIV Yes, yes you do! ;)
I love your videos, man!
For the record, the Offspring started in the 80s, and is still playing today... they ain't just a 90's band!
I really like my Strymon Flint! The plate is my personal favorite...
I second that! Great pedal with a lot of functionality in a small foot print.
I'm all about a Dispatch Master > Afterneath > Transmisser > Ghost Echo.
I almost never use them all at once live, but when I'm just at home baked it's amazing.
love my Red Panda Context, has great classic sounds but also has some freaky sounds on it.
asparagusman yessir. The cathedral setting is my favorite because of the gritty chorus-y sound, what’s yours?
@@ronaldbronco6387 I like the plate reverb a lot. sounds like old recordings. But I couldn't believe a reverb pedal could sound that lush.
Love my Context, too! Its input does overload pretty easily, so it sits pretty near the front of the effects loop.
I'm a hardcore shoegazer. this episode opened my ears to amazing new things. thanks josh, you're the man!
Cool episode again. As for albums with great use of reverb, Tom Waits "Mule Variations" is brilliant, as is Joe Henry's "Reverie," which was recorded basically live in a room with the windows open. I don't personally own any reverbs that do weird sounds, but the Catalinbread Talisman is an impossibly good plate emulator. I like to combine it with other stuff to create all sorts of cool sounds.
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that dude Eric Haugen does a bunch of demos on Marc Ribot, Tom Wait's guitarist (and HUGE part of his sound) they're amazing. Marc Ribot is a genius.
I am definitely a reverb addict. A small bright room is something I have going always.
Look, I know you prolly feel funny including one of your own effects but, The J.H.S. Alpine reverb is not only lush, beautiful and spacious but you included an effects loop in it! When I use my
E.H. Pitchfork in the loop I get such a celestial sound that just floats there.. It's crazy beautiful!! Everyone should AT LEAST try one out!
P.S. Since there is an effect loop in this pedal, the possibilities are endless! Unlike other reverbs you are NOT stuck with one sound (effect) besides the reverb itself. Great foresight on your part!
The Mooer Ocean Machine falls right into this category. It even plays itself!!
I've got the Walrus Slo. It can add some great sounds to any song me and my guys are playing. They live how it sounds too! I'd love a Ventris someday.
I just got a Boss RV-6, and I love it for the Shimmer primarily. The +Delay, Plate, and +Mod are pretty nice too. I've played for 25 years, and this is only my second Reverb pedal ever. The other was a Holy Stain.
The Police Secret Journey from Ghost in the Machine was one of the first times I remember hearing an ambient reverb effect that wasn't early Pink Floyd
That Afterneath pedal sounds a little like my Supermoon silver by Mr. Black. Very nice.
It would be awesome if you could do other “Extraordinary...” videos for other effects, like “Extraordinary Delays, Extraordinary Chorus, Extraordinary Fuzz etc...”. This kind of video it’s groundbreaking for everybody interested in strange sound, even for a drummer like me! You’re great!
I couldn't resist, I ordered a Caroline Meteore. I think this will sound absolutely massive with my fuzz pedals (among other things). I appreciate that you highlight other makers, but now I need a JHS pedal lol. Your visits on That Pedal Show made me want to give your channel a try too
I love my Hungry Robots Stargazer V2. A beautiful modulated dual reverb
Dan Johnson came down here to suggest the stargazer and starlite, hungry robot makes some absolutely killer stuff
I enjoy my Wash (V2). I want to pick up a Stargazer and a Moby Dick.
I'm a pretty staunch Eventide Space guy for synths, but I recently got a Mr. Black Bloodmoon reverb for my guitar board and it's never leaving. Fantastic verb.
I got the Slö the day it was released! Love that thing so much.. I haven't really figured out a good setting for Dark that I'm happy with, but the Rise setting is fun
Afterneath hands down the most unique pedal out there!
I will say the afterneath sounds amazing but it can overwhelm very easily. I'm having trouble using it as my standard reverb, but some of stuff requires it.
I find that if you put the drag way up and the mix fairly low, you can actually get a fairly subtle and nice reverb that's not too overwhelming...
@@adustypiano2449 good to know
@@adustypiano2449 any other sggested settings
I owned a v3 was like this is too much and I’ll never you the octave knob, bought a v2 and it’s still too much and not deep/dark enough so loving the fathom I just bought the Slo. Hoping that will end my quest and compliment well with my beloved fathom.
i absolutely love my mxr m300. it does all the classic reverbs well and has a really beautiful pad reverb that gets really shimmery and synthy, i use it all the time.
It’s a great reverb pedal. I just bought it for the second time and I plan on keeping it this time. Tried the Strymon Flint and the Keeley Caverns but I like the MXR more so those are gone and the M300 is back.
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I need that chase bliss dark world. I need it!
Say it like a hundred times to believe it... That's what I'm doing
I need the amount of money it takes to buy it! 😂
I have to say..I just love your pedal demos.... Your casual,chatty style..really great....thanks!!
Now do best reverb pedals under $100 🔥
Reed Tard A lot of amps don’t have reverb 🤷♂️
Carlos8520 I got my Danelectro Spring King for $90, it uses a physical spring tank.
Don't you mean "Best Reverb Pedals under $100 ... until after my video, when their prices will skyrocket on Reverb?" ;)
Ammoon Pockverb
Reed Tard Eh, two of my three amps(all tube) have no reverb. Maybe that’s a personal problem on my part but regardless, there are still a significant amount of amps on the market with uninspiring or nonexistent reverb. Besides, sometimes a song may call for more than just the typical spring sound which unfortunately can only be achieved by this digital witchcraft.
Great video but I think Shift line astronaut V3 and Flux liquid ambience are worth mentioning for sure! Check out those beautiful reverbs out!