Or use an analog delay pedal with modulation to add warmth and movement to the reverberated delay trails. Try a digital delay pedal after a reverb pedal to delay your reverb trails and extend the reverb decay even further.

However, interesting results can be achieved by reversing the order to reverb then delay.

This combo will create repeats of your playing while the reverb creates a space for it all. It’s common to use reverb & delay pedals together, typically with delay coming first and being fed into the reverb. These effects are similar in application as they’re both typically used at the end of a signal chain or in an effects loop to create an ambient guitar sound that has more presence in a mix. A reverb pedal produces ambient reflections of your guitar playing. A dry guitar sound will be up close and have an “in your face” presence adding reverb will create an ambient atmosphere and a sense of your guitar being pushed to the back of the mix.Ī delay pedal produces repeats of your guitar playing. While stereo panning moves your guitar placement on a horizontal field of left and right, reverb creates a sense of depth by moving your guitar closer or further away in a mix. Reverb is an essential tool for creating a “space” for your guitar to exist within a mix, live or in the studio. I like to say that Reverb is the sound of space. Think of it as the sound that lingers in the air after it originally occurs. Reverb is the persistence of a sound after it occurs as it reflects off of surfaces in the environment until its amplitude (audio volume) reaches zero. (Spoiler: you probably do.) We’ve also rounded up the 19 best reverb pedals and will provide some insights to help you decide which one is best for you. The purpose of this article is to explain what reverb is, what it’s for, and help you decide if you need a reverb pedal in your guitar effects arsenal. Welcome to Best Guitar Effects’ Top 19 Best Reverb Pedals for 2020.

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