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TOTAL GUITAR OCTOBER 2018

s the compact pedal

arms race hots up,

multi-function pedals

are increasingly

becoming the norm, even from

smaller manufacturers. This

means that when you’re

choosing a reverb pedal, you’re

likely to get at the very least a

hall, plate, spring and maybe

even a shimmer into the

bargain. Though most reverbs

are digital, you’ll be surprised to

learn that they’re not just for

space cadets, and you’re as likely

to ﬁ nd a decent spring or room

reverb to liven up a practice amp

as you are a patch to casually

throw out huge post-rock

crescendos.

Bearing all of that in mind,

we’ve brought together a few of

the hottest multi-function

reverb options for springs,

rooms, halls and cavernous,

oceanic verbs.

Let’s dive in...

COMPACT REVERB PEDALS ROUND-UP

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here some digital reverbs can feel low

on headroom, the Immerse is

expansive, and can also be run at 12V.

Five controls on the front panel govern level,

time, depth, reverb type and an additional

parameter that changes depending on the

patch. You can kill the dry signal and you can

run it in stereo. In mono, it’s a formidable

beast, particularly in wet, hall and shimmer

modes, but in stereo it’s peerless. The

shimmer setting is huge but it’s the wet mode

that we return to, with varying levels of

modulation and depth for underlining clean

arpeggios, or accenting sparse melody lines.

lthough this is the largest pedal out of

the group, it is far from the most

feature-rich. Luckily, the sounds are

exceptional. From in-your-face reverbs with

the damping rolled oﬀ , to completely ambient

verbs that sit below the guitar signal, it’s

eﬀ ortless to ﬁ nd a good tone with the Marine

Layer. The three modes on oﬀ er are hall, room

and special, with an alternate algorithm for

each that can be accessed via a toggle switch.

The shimmer and modulated ’verb are

excellent – but the room is the most fun.

Balanced between subtle and biting with a

lightly dirty practice amp it’s heaven.

Neunaber

Immerse

TAKE THE PLUNGE

Fender Marine

Layer Reverb

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