Practice. Take lessons. Learn songs. Expand your vocabulary. Become more conscious of your touch and dynamics when you play. That's all things that I need to do myself, but I've got another fucus right now.
Anytime I need a bit of inspiration while practicing. If I feel I’m playing extra bad I’ll put on an Anderton video with Pete or Rabea playing and it just makes me play better.
With the exception of the Spring, The hall of fame 2 is incredible. I think the Boss RV-6 is the best spring I've tried yet. If you put that spring in the hall of fame, to me it'd be a perfect reverb pedal.
Me2, i mean i could buy one of these if i really wanted but i use very little reverb in band situations because it gets too much easily. Maybe for solo playing at home some expensive hi-end reverb would be more fun but also sort of pointless, i rather save space on my pedalboard for other huge pedals and keep the Hall Of Fame 2
If you're spending this sort of money on a reverb and you can't take ease of use into account (because it's a blind test) then they'd better all be "perfect", or what's the point? They're trying to distinguish between the last 1% of tone, and by that point you're just talking about how you feel on the day.
Do this again, but for the best ambient pedal. Tones of decay, modulation, and mix at 60% or more. That's where the illumine shines best. Ventris-illumine-bigsky or cloudburst- Meris!
The Meris is definitely something special. A lot to explore but also a lot that I wouldn't use. Expense included, I'd probably pick the Catalinbread Soft Focus for usable ambience at easier price. Meris is king for options and quality but definitely take the Soft Focus over the Cloudburst.....I spent a lot of time with each and the Soft Focus is just in another league.
That was very interesting that the Blue Sky came out on top. I have one which I use with synths. It is also interesting that the BS has the least amount of chained effects thus making what it does have as almost pure. They reckon if you stack up a load of different patches together it can get muddy. So glad you went for Blue sky.
The best value pedal is the Boss RV-6. It is in the medium price range and sounds insanely good. Would have loved to see how it compares in the test and how cheaper pedals would have sounded too.
It does sound good. The EHX Oceans 12 is another good mid-price reverb. On the cheaper pedals, I have a Flamma FS02, and I like it as much as the Boss RV-6. Slightly above the RV-6 I like the GFI Skylar best. For guitar, my favourite overall is the UAD Golden Reverberator because it does extremely well all round, and is best for spring reverb.
RV6 is a great value. But I was able to get a Neunaber Immerse Mk-II for $20 more than the RV6, so I went with the Neunaber. Out of all the reverbs, I like the Nuenaber the best. BigSky is great, but I don't need a $500 reverb box. Cloudburst is also great, but again, it's more money than the Neunaber Immerse. Neunaber wins.
I think that considering all the knobs they give you, you could more or less dial them all in to sound like each other. Lee’s statement about going for features might be the way to go.
Strymon always seem to have some kind of magic hermetically sealed inside each unit...🎵🎸🎸🎵...my Flint arrived today from Andertons and it's awesome...!! ...🎶👍🎶
I took the plunge, spent a lot of time with these and a few more....SRV Strat neck pickup only & .14 LP Traditional w/ '59 reissue pickups. Strymon just sounded too thin. really like UA, but it came down b'ween Neunaber MKII and the Ventris.....both rich tones but the Ventris had more reverb options, more wways to sculpt different textures with each reverb option. I really love Neunaber but the Ventris is a perfect 10 of 10.....and still king of Reverb in my opinion. GFI Specular Tempus was awesome but not user friendly for quick changing and dialing on the fly.
Yep same here. I play a 50s reissue with late 50s pickups. It’s a beautiful pairing. Love the e-dome setting a lot. I am glad i went with the ventris over a big sky. It doesn’t effect tone, and love the treble control for that.
Blue Sky is pretty darn good and a bit less expensive. I can get most of what Big Sky can do with Blue Sky. No it’s not as feature rich as Big Sky but I love Blue Sky.
And the answer is.... they're all great - and at this price point, so they should be! It is a slightly weird idea to make different pedals sound the same and then pick the 'best' one. For me, in this group, its between the Blue Sky and Ventris, although as I have an Immerse (Mk1) I don't need any of them...Pete's playing is of course the real star!!
I thought overall the Ventris is the winner. But, I'd be tempted to go with their Collider instead, for delays as well. Ventris had the lushest most complex sounding plate, and it's spring was very good. UAD had best spring, and plate was quite good - I notice these are good value second-hand now selling for around £250 and sound amazing for that almost 'mid-price' money. Illumine had a very good plate, but it's spring was the worst. I thought the Strymon honestly sounded a bit lo-fi, though it did have a pleasant warm character that merged with the guitar tone well - so it's still remains great choice after all these years. Illumine should think about improving their spring algorithm. Worth throwing a GFI Skylar into a mix, if testing Hall - great reverb at mid-price money, but don't think it does a Spring. Good plate though. Check out the Flamma FS02 too, love mine for £70. Had a Specular Tempus too and that had some lovely reverbs too - and so compact - with some reverb+delay and shimmer algos too.
I liked the Illumine the best on the Plate setting for its metallic tone. I wish Pete could of had a chance to dial in his favorite tone on each pedal. They're obviously all good pedals. Thanks
Can you include the H90 in one of these shootouts? I have 3 reverbs and love them all. Thanks for another great show. You guys are awesome! Much love for Boston!
They're all a little rich for my blood. Yes, they all probably sound better than my Plethora X5, but for around the same money as one of these pedals, I have 15 effects pedals plus all of the associated Tone-prints, the ability to tweak (if you're one of those people), plus a looper and a tuner. Is it going to sound as good as these ones, probably not. But it's good enough for me. Having said that, they do sound glorious! I need to spend some time with my X5 to see what it's capable of. Needless to say, Danish Pete is just a wonderful guitar player. He has mastered his tone, dynamics and style. For what it's worth, (which isn't much) which one was my favorite... arghh. In Plate mode, I'd say the Ventris or the Strymon, Spring mode, UA, Hall Strymon. Overall, I'd say Strymon wins.
Love the plate and the spring sound on the UA. Plate in the Blue Sky is also gorgeous. Honestly though I’m yet to hear a plate reverb that sounds miles better than the Catalinbread Talisman, if you don’t care for stereo, that can’t be beat.
Beautiful, but, to expensive, I’m boycotting these pedal prices. My TC pedal has kept me happy. Not a big enough difference to my ears. Running a stereo rig makes the biggest difference to me. Nice post!
on youtube with the compression difficult to take things into account but in real life I can reassure that it is really different from your TC. if you are looking for a very good cheap reverb the Nux atlantic is excellent.
Personally really was disappointed with the UA reverb. So hard to get a legit level with the reverb volume before the mix becoming to much but if you like subtle reverb with character it may be up your alley.
I'd have the UA personally but there's so many great reverbs at much lower prices so for my subtle acoustic they're overkill. I currently use a neunaber wet and it gets the job done admirably as well
When you guys switch to the lavs, and away from the amp mics, I can hear soooooo much more detail as everything trails away. I wish I could hear that detail "on purpose?".
I think you should just go ahead and always throw a Helix (or some sort of multi-fx) in the mix on these blindfold tests. I'm always eager to see how they fair.
I don’t know if I just haven’t bonded well with my Helix but I can’t get this type of reverb from it. I’ve seen others come close, I’ve duplicated their settings but it still lacks that little bit from getting over the top. It’s been a frustrating 4 years with my Helix but part of it is my fault. I haven’t put in the time that’s required I guess. I still like it and use it often but it’s a complicated beast.
@@DanielC__ I find that when I have that issue with reverb effects, it usually comes down to the room you are in, your playing, and just overthinking it and over-tweaking settings. Because It seems that no matter how good a reverb sounds in demos, when you are the one holding the guitar and it's in your room, it can be disappointing if you don't take your room's natural reverb into account. I can perfectly match the legacy 63 spring to my favorite setting on the Strymon Flint Spring with minimal tweaking. At first I through it was bad and then I put them side by side and tested them and realized I was just overthinking it on the HX... which is easy to do when it gives you so much.
For the price of a new Katana Artist Combo (with maybe some left over…), I can buy a reverb pedal! Oh, and I still need a power supply, pedal board, case and more. Wow! Yeah, these sound cool, but seriously….
Yeah, when you start thinking about things that way, the best deal ends up being something like an HX stomp, a decent pair of headphones, and a good PA speaker.
it's so much better to play on a tube amp with good pedals. the katana artist I tried it and it's a disaster, it lacks roundness, dynamics, warmth .... I would recommend it for a beginner because his ears are not yet developed
@@quoimagueule628 I appreciate your response but the key point here is not about what amp set up you are using but that fact that these boutique pedals cost as much as an entire amp - that may also contains many reverbs and delays and control options. You could indeed get a good tube amp and some pedals for the cost of 2 of these pricey pedals.
@@rnegtr a good tube amp you have to put more than $ 1300 below it will be amps with low-end components. fender blues jnr, vox ax15, marshall origin 20 .... all these tube amps are mounted with poor quality components (power supply, capacitor, etc.) which will affect the sound. I have a jtm45 wired point to point and a fender super reverb but these are amps over $3000 the pedals are the same, for a long time I bought mid-range overdrives in the $150 range and I ordered a king of tone from analogman, it's a very expensive pedal over $1000 but it sounds really good, I I would keep her for life. a good united vibe that sounds good you have to pay the price it's the same thing. argenziano effeti gypsy vibe is one of the best on the market but it costs $1000 (sorry for the translation, I'm French, I don't know if you understand me well)
Slightly outside the scope of this shoot-out I suppose, but shame they didn't demo the plate shimmer setting on the Strymon BlueSky. Sounds other-worldly; absolutely gorgeous, ethereal trails of warm, sparkly reverb in stereo. Start messing around with it and you'll lose hours of your day in bliss. I love my BlueSky, especially when mated to the El Capistan tape delay pedal. Strymon never disappoints!
Strymon cloudburst (not included) and the golden are the best reverb pedals these days..........the first has the best up to date sound,the golden has the best lexicon sound.......
Finding a good spring reverb that actually drips and sounds like a real tank or something with actual springs is the toughest effect to find in a pedal. Room/Hall, plates, and shimmers are easier to simulate digitally. For that reason alone I would go with either the UA, the Strymon Flint, or an Oceans 11.
Great shootout. All great pedals but I thought the Strymon was a bit better all around too. Can’t go wrong with any of them though, this was a great choice of reverb pedals. Nice work mates. Keep the videos coming!
I hate to be "that guy" especially because I'm not that nerdy, and I don't care that much, but if you're stacking digital pedals without true bypass (which presumably, some of those are) you're probably stacking some buffers and/or redundant AD/DA conversions. I have no idea how big of a difference this makes (if any, at least in a practical sense) but it might make "some". I know that stereo loopers are a bit less common than mono ones, but since you used a loop switcher for the overdrive shoot-outs, digital pedals could probably benefit even more from using one. You know, just as a due diligence/insurance policy/defence against "nerds who care". EDIT: After watching the summary, this becomes even more relevant. Now, just to be absolutely clear, I highly, highly doubt that this mattered, but there's like a miniscule chance that Strymon got a leg up in the shot-out, simply because it wasn't affected by the buffers/ADDA conversion of the other three pedals (it was first in the chain).
They all sound great, but the Illumine has a trump card. the Wet algos are stunning. and the bloom algo is in a similar ballpark to Strymons cloud. It isnt as tweekable as the Strymon but the relative lack of parameters to play with doesnt hold it back.. I had it and the BigSky at the same time and sold the BigSky.
Hmm. This is a bit peculiar. It's like an advert for what Pete noodling through a stereo reverb sounds like and not much else. Not really useful, but it sounds nice and all. May as well buy the cheapest Behringer reverb pedal after sitting through this. Because what YOU sound like in whatever musical context YOU are playing in is unlikely to be the same as Pete doing demo/sales videos for Andertons on UA-cam. Or go to a shop and try some pedals yourself. Which won't sound at all like Pete does in this video either. But it might save you hurting your wallet.
Pete asks for less mix- then Lee turns down tone! .... and I also have to say- why did Lee keep changing them without saying which was which- you could see Pete trying to figure out if he liked one of them- meanwhile it was really 2 or 3 of them at a time being played back and forth... it drove me nuts watching Lee doing that constantly!
Any guitar, amp, pedal combo is always up to you and choice is king but... for me it will always be Gibsons are made for fuzz pedals and dirty, dirty amps. Fenders for reverb, tremolo and clean amps.Beautiful sounds Mr Pete.
Pete's playing makes me want all of these, but then I realise what I really want is his skill.
Practice. Take lessons. Learn songs. Expand your vocabulary. Become more conscious of your touch and dynamics when you play.
That's all things that I need to do myself, but I've got another fucus right now.
Anytime I need a bit of inspiration while practicing. If I feel I’m playing extra bad I’ll put on an Anderton video with Pete or Rabea playing and it just makes me play better.
The plate verb on the Illumine (and Pete's playing with it) was stunning.
I think this shows you can't go wrong with any of these! They all sound fantastic
Incredible blindfolded playing from Pete! It's great to see Neunaber in the mix. I use their Immerse Reverberator Mk. II and love it!
Reverb is one of the few effects where you can’t really go wrong with most of the major brands.
UAFX nailed the spring reverb .
The Ventris allows two reverbs to be used at the same time easily (parallel or serial) and to save presets.. boom. Game Over :)
I mean, they'll all do the job more than adequately, but for some reason I preferred the Ventris myself
Number 3 sounds absolutely tremendous!
The fact that all of them are over £300 and one is over £500 I think I'll just stick to my TC Electronic Hall Of Fame 2😏🤘
Hall of fame or skysurfer (I think it’s called) for me. TC are sweet!
With the exception of the Spring, The hall of fame 2 is incredible. I think the Boss RV-6 is the best spring I've tried yet. If you put that spring in the hall of fame, to me it'd be a perfect reverb pedal.
Me2, i mean i could buy one of these if i really wanted but i use very little reverb in band situations because it gets too much easily. Maybe for solo playing at home some expensive hi-end reverb would be more fun but also sort of pointless, i rather save space on my pedalboard for other huge pedals and keep the Hall Of Fame 2
Nothing wrong with that! Those are fantastic sounding
I thought i liked one more than another, until Lee changed settings. In conclusion, they probably all do a great job if you know how to set them up.
If you're spending this sort of money on a reverb and you can't take ease of use into account (because it's a blind test) then they'd better all be "perfect", or what's the point? They're trying to distinguish between the last 1% of tone, and by that point you're just talking about how you feel on the day.
They barely scratched the surface of that Neunaber Illumine.
Do this again, but for the best ambient pedal. Tones of decay, modulation, and mix at 60% or more. That's where the illumine shines best. Ventris-illumine-bigsky or cloudburst- Meris!
The Meris is definitely something special. A lot to explore but also a lot that I wouldn't use. Expense included, I'd probably pick the Catalinbread Soft Focus for usable ambience at easier price. Meris is king for options and quality but definitely take the Soft Focus over the Cloudburst.....I spent a lot of time with each and the Soft Focus is just in another league.
The fact that he’s playing beautifully blindfolded is amazing
the golden is great, bit the blue sky too... if I had to choose I'd go for the golden...
I find most digital spring reverbs a bit off, but the UA pedals does it very well. Thanks.
I have a blueSky but I never use it anymore, my surfybear reverb kills it.
@@kikomarty4337 Can't go wrong with real springs. 👍
That was very interesting that the Blue Sky came out on top.
I have one which I use with synths.
It is also interesting that the BS has the least amount of chained effects thus making what it does have as almost pure.
They reckon if you stack up a load of different patches together it can get muddy.
So glad you went for Blue sky.
The best value pedal is the Boss RV-6. It is in the medium price range and sounds insanely good. Would have loved to see how it compares in the test and how cheaper pedals would have sounded too.
It does sound good. The EHX Oceans 12 is another good mid-price reverb. On the cheaper pedals, I have a Flamma FS02, and I like it as much as the Boss RV-6. Slightly above the RV-6 I like the GFI Skylar best. For guitar, my favourite overall is the UAD Golden Reverberator because it does extremely well all round, and is best for spring reverb.
This........
I totally agree.....the RV6 is immense!
RV6 is a great value. But I was able to get a Neunaber Immerse Mk-II for $20 more than the RV6, so I went with the Neunaber. Out of all the reverbs, I like the Nuenaber the best. BigSky is great, but I don't need a $500 reverb box. Cloudburst is also great, but again, it's more money than the Neunaber Immerse. Neunaber wins.
UNTIL YOU TRY THE BAYBOOM TRI REVERB !
RV-6 is nice and also the main reason we haven't seen an RV-200 yet.
I think that considering all the knobs they give you, you could more or less dial them all in to sound like each other. Lee’s statement about going for features might be the way to go.
I love the Big Sky, but all of these are great pedals.
Pete is so good. Geez. What an understated personality + fantastic player.
Strymon always seem to have some kind of magic hermetically sealed inside each unit...🎵🎸🎸🎵...my Flint arrived today from Andertons and it's awesome...!! ...🎶👍🎶
That Golden Spring is CRAZY good.
I gave the hall and the spring to the Reverberator, they all sound amazing though
Yeah I just purchased the reverberator, as my first pedal. It gets delivered today cant wait to try it out.
Petes playimg is on such a Jedi level I forget he's blindfolded!
For the budget conscious I'd recommend the Foxgear Rainbow
Love my ventris. More proof that Pete can play anything without seeing the fretboard
I took the plunge, spent a lot of time with these and a few more....SRV Strat neck pickup only & .14 LP Traditional w/ '59 reissue pickups. Strymon just sounded too thin. really like UA, but it came down b'ween Neunaber MKII and the Ventris.....both rich tones but the Ventris had more reverb options, more wways to sculpt different textures with each reverb option. I really love Neunaber but the Ventris is a perfect 10 of 10.....and still king of Reverb in my opinion. GFI Specular Tempus was awesome but not user friendly for quick changing and dialing on the fly.
Yep same here. I play a 50s reissue with late 50s pickups. It’s a beautiful pairing. Love the e-dome setting a lot. I am glad i went with the ventris over a big sky. It doesn’t effect tone, and love the treble control for that.
Would have loved to see a big sky in this. Strymon always kills it.
Blue Sky is pretty darn good and a bit less expensive. I can get most of what Big Sky can do with Blue Sky. No it’s not as feature rich as Big Sky but I love Blue Sky.
I have a Big Sky and Flint and it covers all the sounds I need to cover and does it superbly
@@DanielC__ Sure, why not if that fits what you need
The Wet algorithm on the Illumine wins every time. I always use that on mine.
Pete's playing is superb. Very musical. Bravo bravo
And the answer is.... they're all great - and at this price point, so they should be! It is a slightly weird idea to make different pedals sound the same and then pick the 'best' one. For me, in this group, its between the Blue Sky and Ventris, although as I have an Immerse (Mk1) I don't need any of them...Pete's playing is of course the real star!!
Pete’s playing is absolutely heavenly
I thought overall the Ventris is the winner. But, I'd be tempted to go with their Collider instead, for delays as well. Ventris had the lushest most complex sounding plate, and it's spring was very good. UAD had best spring, and plate was quite good - I notice these are good value second-hand now selling for around £250 and sound amazing for that almost 'mid-price' money. Illumine had a very good plate, but it's spring was the worst. I thought the Strymon honestly sounded a bit lo-fi, though it did have a pleasant warm character that merged with the guitar tone well - so it's still remains great choice after all these years. Illumine should think about improving their spring algorithm. Worth throwing a GFI Skylar into a mix, if testing Hall - great reverb at mid-price money, but don't think it does a Spring. Good plate though. Check out the Flamma FS02 too, love mine for £70. Had a Specular Tempus too and that had some lovely reverbs too - and so compact - with some reverb+delay and shimmer algos too.
I liked the Illumine the best on the Plate setting for its metallic tone. I wish Pete could of had a chance to dial in his favorite tone on each pedal. They're obviously all good pedals. Thanks
Ventris absolutely favorite🖤
Love Ventris. ❤
"It's long enough, but not big enough. Two things I've never heard before." ***spit take***
Can you include the H90 in one of these shootouts? I have 3 reverbs and love them all. Thanks for another great show. You guys are awesome! Much love for Boston!
They're all a little rich for my blood. Yes, they all probably sound better than my Plethora X5, but for around the same money as one of these pedals, I have 15 effects pedals plus all of the associated Tone-prints, the ability to tweak (if you're one of those people), plus a looper and a tuner. Is it going to sound as good as these ones, probably not. But it's good enough for me. Having said that, they do sound glorious! I need to spend some time with my X5 to see what it's capable of. Needless to say, Danish Pete is just a wonderful guitar player. He has mastered his tone, dynamics and style. For what it's worth, (which isn't much) which one was my favorite... arghh. In Plate mode, I'd say the Ventris or the Strymon, Spring mode, UA, Hall Strymon. Overall, I'd say Strymon wins.
I own all of these and more, except illumine, and can say its all the same, plethora is the same as these... really...
Love the plate and the spring sound on the UA.
Plate in the Blue Sky is also gorgeous.
Honestly though I’m yet to hear a plate reverb that sounds miles better than the Catalinbread Talisman, if you don’t care for stereo, that can’t be beat.
Eventide H90 beats it
Exceedingly thankful for this! Please consider doing a high-end tremolo shootout 🤞🏻
Beautiful, but, to expensive, I’m boycotting these pedal prices. My TC pedal has kept me happy. Not a big enough difference to my ears. Running a stereo rig makes the biggest difference to me. Nice post!
on youtube with the compression difficult to take things into account but in real life I can reassure that it is really different from your TC.
if you are looking for a very good cheap reverb the Nux atlantic is excellent.
@@quoimagueule628 I check it out, thanks very much!
Personally really was disappointed with the UA reverb. So hard to get a legit level with the reverb volume before the mix becoming to much but if you like subtle reverb with character it may be up your alley.
I own the Blue Sky, but the Ventris and Illumine sounded fantastic to me.
number 3 for the plate mode, num 4 next mode, num 1 on the 3rd mode mega guys.
thanks m.
I love listening to Pete. What a great player he is.
I'd have the UA personally but there's so many great reverbs at much lower prices so for my subtle acoustic they're overkill. I currently use a neunaber wet and it gets the job done admirably as well
it's just hard to concentrate on comparing stuff because I enjoy Pete's playing and the whole video.. :)
I use a cloudburst for board space! really nice! the strymon I think deserves more credit is the nightsky!! use to have one, its really good
Whoah, I DID pick #3 for the first one!
Golden.
Yes indeed a hall is a big room 😂 Never thought about it that way before
You'll be happy with any of this pedals :)
Vongon Ultrasheer gets my vote. I've owned the Neunaber, UAFX and Ventris...for a long, silky, lush reverb, Vongon beats them all
man did I like this comparison! if you's could do more like these, it would be great! really liked Pete's playing and zeroing in on those reverbs!
I thought the Ventris killed it but Strymon has it's own great sound
When you guys switch to the lavs, and away from the amp mics, I can hear soooooo much more detail as everything trails away. I wish I could hear that detail "on purpose?".
UAFX
PS my favourite is the Illumine but then I already use the Immerse!
I'd watch any video with this guitar in it! Even one where Pete runs British chocolate into the ground for an hour. I need that Hansen!
I think you should just go ahead and always throw a Helix (or some sort of multi-fx) in the mix on these blindfold tests. I'm always eager to see how they fair.
I don’t know if I just haven’t bonded well with my Helix but I can’t get this type of reverb from it. I’ve seen others come close, I’ve duplicated their settings but it still lacks that little bit from getting over the top. It’s been a frustrating 4 years with my Helix but part of it is my fault. I haven’t put in the time that’s required I guess. I still like it and use it often but it’s a complicated beast.
@@DanielC__ I find that when I have that issue with reverb effects, it usually comes down to the room you are in, your playing, and just overthinking it and over-tweaking settings. Because It seems that no matter how good a reverb sounds in demos, when you are the one holding the guitar and it's in your room, it can be disappointing if you don't take your room's natural reverb into account.
I can perfectly match the legacy 63 spring to my favorite setting on the Strymon Flint Spring with minimal tweaking. At first I through it was bad and then I put them side by side and tested them and realized I was just overthinking it on the HX... which is easy to do when it gives you so much.
@@DanielC__ try the new “Dynamic” reverbs in the HX, they’re quite a bit better than the reverbs HX has had in the past.
@@DanielC__ I as well, I’ve found you have to have your verbs go off on their own separate signal path without your drive and other dry effects
Multifx tend to do pretty good with delays and verbs, it’s drives that it becomes more apparent but only to the player, not so much the listener
For the price of a new Katana Artist Combo (with maybe some left over…), I can buy a reverb pedal! Oh, and I still need a power supply, pedal board, case and more. Wow! Yeah, these sound cool, but seriously….
Yeah, when you start thinking about things that way, the best deal ends up being something like an HX stomp, a decent pair of headphones, and a good PA speaker.
Exactly. And this is only a reverb. Then add another similarly expensive delay and you are approaching $800 to $1000 just for those two sounds.
it's so much better to play on a tube amp with good pedals.
the katana artist I tried it and it's a disaster, it lacks roundness, dynamics, warmth ....
I would recommend it for a beginner because his ears are not yet developed
@@quoimagueule628 I appreciate your response but the key point here is not about what amp set up you are using but that fact that these boutique pedals cost as much as an entire amp - that may also contains many reverbs and delays and control options. You could indeed get a good tube amp and some pedals for the cost of 2 of these pricey pedals.
@@rnegtr a good tube amp you have to put more than $ 1300 below it will be amps with low-end components.
fender blues jnr, vox ax15, marshall origin 20 .... all these tube amps are mounted with poor quality components (power supply, capacitor, etc.) which will affect the sound.
I have a jtm45 wired point to point and a fender super reverb but these are amps over $3000
the pedals are the same, for a long time I bought mid-range overdrives in the $150 range and I ordered a king of tone from analogman, it's a very expensive pedal over $1000 but it sounds really good, I I would keep her for life.
a good united vibe that sounds good you have to pay the price it's the same thing.
argenziano effeti gypsy vibe is one of the best on the market but it costs $1000
(sorry for the translation, I'm French, I don't know if you understand me well)
The uafx was the least "colored" of the 4 so it's my favorite.
Ventris is KING, Golden is QUEEN. BLIESCKY is the daughter.
Maybe I’m hearing it differently or have dramatically different taste, but the Illumine absolutely crushed all of these in every comparison.
Is anyone going to mention that Pete is playing all this amazing stuff blindfolded?
Slightly outside the scope of this shoot-out I suppose, but shame they didn't demo the plate shimmer setting on the Strymon BlueSky. Sounds other-worldly; absolutely gorgeous, ethereal trails of warm, sparkly reverb in stereo. Start messing around with it and you'll lose hours of your day in bliss. I love my BlueSky, especially when mated to the El Capistan tape delay pedal. Strymon never disappoints!
I'd like to see y'all have a go at some of the Alexander pedals, namely the Rewind delay and Space Force reverb.
Their sugarcube chorus is crazy awesome
I'd love to see this for delays!
We’ll have to wait for that…..
Strymon cloudburst (not included) and the golden are the best reverb pedals these days..........the first has the best up to date sound,the golden has the best lexicon sound.......
The UAFX does it for me. The Strymon is good but, to me, sounds a little harsh. Still wouldn´t swap my Moore reverb though! 🙂
Finding a good spring reverb that actually drips and sounds like a real tank or something with actual springs is the toughest effect to find in a pedal. Room/Hall, plates, and shimmers are easier to simulate digitally. For that reason alone I would go with either the UA, the Strymon Flint, or an Oceans 11.
The Boss/Fender 65' Reverb pedal has a lot of drip. Essential for surf music. Though they're oop and expensive. I'll check those other ones out.
Great shootout. All great pedals but I thought the Strymon was a bit better all around too. Can’t go wrong with any of them though, this was a great choice of reverb pedals. Nice work mates. Keep the videos coming!
That hansen is so beautiful
I hate to be "that guy" especially because I'm not that nerdy, and I don't care that much, but if you're stacking digital pedals without true bypass (which presumably, some of those are) you're probably stacking some buffers and/or redundant AD/DA conversions. I have no idea how big of a difference this makes (if any, at least in a practical sense) but it might make "some".
I know that stereo loopers are a bit less common than mono ones, but since you used a loop switcher for the overdrive shoot-outs, digital pedals could probably benefit even more from using one. You know, just as a due diligence/insurance policy/defence against "nerds who care".
EDIT: After watching the summary, this becomes even more relevant. Now, just to be absolutely clear, I highly, highly doubt that this mattered, but there's like a miniscule chance that Strymon got a leg up in the shot-out, simply because it wasn't affected by the buffers/ADDA conversion of the other three pedals (it was first in the chain).
My choice is ventris and strymon
I think Danish Pete (Great name go Danish!) knows full well when he was playing through the Golden and it’s superb sound.
Illumine for plate and UA for spring
The Ventris is special.
They all sound great, but the Illumine has a trump card. the Wet algos are stunning. and the bloom algo is in a similar ballpark to Strymons cloud. It isnt as tweekable as the Strymon but the relative lack of parameters to play with doesnt hold it back.. I had it and the BigSky at the same time and sold the BigSky.
You’ve got a lot on your plate but not enough to displace a stand alone ‘63 Fender Tank.
Hmm. This is a bit peculiar. It's like an advert for what Pete noodling through a stereo reverb sounds like and not much else. Not really useful, but it sounds nice and all.
May as well buy the cheapest Behringer reverb pedal after sitting through this. Because what YOU sound like in whatever musical context YOU are playing in is unlikely to be the same as Pete doing demo/sales videos for Andertons on UA-cam.
Or go to a shop and try some pedals yourself. Which won't sound at all like Pete does in this video either. But it might save you hurting your wallet.
So fun to watch!
UA would be worth it for the spring alone, assuming you absolutely cannot have real spring reverb for some reason.
If it just had midi..
@@jsauce311just connect it to a mixer
Pete asks for less mix- then Lee turns down tone! .... and I also have to say- why did Lee keep changing them without saying which was which- you could see Pete trying to figure out if he liked one of them- meanwhile it was really 2 or 3 of them at a time being played back and forth... it drove me nuts watching Lee doing that constantly!
The blue sky doesn’t sound bad AT ALL, but even the v2 doesn’t hold up in quality to the rest of these pedals.
The knob tweaking is anemic, and there seems to be a lack of understanding about Decay and Mix when comparing pedals.
How about blindfold tests of Univibes?
I felt exactly the same. The blue sky and Big Sky have always lacked that "drip", so it lost spring reverb, but it dominated the other categories.
Agreed. I have both and it’s the only area Strymon doesn’t win hands down but lack of drip can be handled
@STI I plan on getting a Surfy bear eventually. Can't beat the real deal.
@@Bairov Of course the best of the best, wish I had one but I couldn’t fit it in my budget. $$$$$
@Bairov I never use my BlueSky anymore, the surfybear is so much better than any of these.
@kiko Marty The Surfy Bear excels at spring and sprong alone. I gotta have my Plate too!
No Flint?
You kind of told him which was which when you listed them off in order, and kept them numbered in accordance with your perspective.
Nice video but I wish you had included the Echo Fix.
It would be cool to do the same video but with reverbs under $100
I think the settings arent well matched at all :(
The source audio spring (true spring) was the best spring verb until I heard the UA. Holy shit.
Hilarious video 😂
The Strymon effect is good but there is a brightness to the tone it adds which hurts my ears tbh.
Any guitar, amp, pedal combo is always up to you and choice is king but... for me it will always be Gibsons are made for fuzz pedals and dirty, dirty amps. Fenders for reverb, tremolo and clean amps.Beautiful sounds Mr Pete.
Ventris wins
Beautiful Reverb Sounds ♥️🎶🔊 as always Pete's Guitar playing is Awesome 🎸🎶🔊♥️ what make is The Guitar Pete's Playing?
No CXM 1978???
Strymon all the way! brilliant guys!👌🏻