Long before digital simulations – including reverb pedals – became sophisticated enough to blur the lines between actual and artificial ambience, studio engineers and electric guitarists were obliged ...

Reverb is one of those effects that’s a must-have on any guitar player's pedalboard – it's essential and inspiring. Use it to subtly add warmth, or just launch your guitar tone to the far reaches of ...

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When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Hey there, fellow music lover! Are you on a quest for the best reverb pedals to add that extra magic to your guitar sound? Well, ...

Canadian guitar effects ace Empress is known for its superlative stompboxes - including the Superdelay, Nebulus and MultiDrive - and now it's added a similarly multifaceted reverb pedal to its stellar ...

Launched in October 2020, JHS Pedals’ 3 Series proved an immediate hit among beginners and budget-conscious players, with its Overdrive, Distortion, Fuzz, Compressor, Chorus, Delay and Reverb guitar ...

What started off as a desire to have recordings sound more ‘real’ and less flat has become a 60-year obsession. Given the design of concert halls and religious buildings, clearly reverb is a ...

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A couple of years ago, popular YouTube guitar nerd Paul Davids visited a nuclear power station in search of the ultimate guitar reverb. Now an effects pedal inspired by these sonic discoveries has ...

Without wanting a multi-fx pedal, many players are still in a constant search for ways to save pedalboard real estate. As well as using dedicated mini pedals, a common way of maximising the space on ...

PRODUCER WEEK 2025: Reverb is one of the most-used effects in the music producer’s toolkit. Indeed, it’s rare to encounter a song from the last 70 years or so that doesn’t involve reverb in some way.

In country music, effects aren’t thought of as the focal point of the tone. If 90% of it comes from the playing, then 4% is from the guitar, 4% is from the amp, and the last 2% comes from the pedals.