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TOTAL GUITAR MAY 2018

bit of spring reverb is all

well and good, but there

are plenty of players who

lust after just a little bit

more. From maximalist ambient

textures to modulated, ﬁ ltered,

horror soundtrack-like oddness,

the boutique pedal revolution

has brought with it a reverb

pedal for every taste imaginable,

especially as powerful dedicated

delay ICs have been successfully

deployed by boutique builders.

In this issue, we’re digging a

little deeper into several

compact units that are ideal for

characterful, ambient

soundscapes. From the slapback

and long decay of Paris metro

tunnels to the event horizon of a

black hole, these lean, mean

reverb machines can do it all...

SOUNDSCAPING REVERBS ROUND-UP

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ased on the venerable Spin FV1 delay

chip, a favourite of boutique builders, the

Transmisser weirds it up by adding two

ﬁ lters on top of a modulation and pitch shift

to the core reverb sound. With a fair bit of

tweaking, there are some more standard-type

digital reverb sounds on oﬀ er here, but in

general, the Transmisser shines when you try

to exploit its strangeness, and then blend the

ideas it helps you create into your playing.

With the Rate down, and both Freq and

Darkness pulled back, there are some truly

unique alien whale sounds to be enjoyed – and

isn’t that what we all need from time to time?

uilt around the ever-popular Accutronics

reverb belton brick, this unit has more of

a spring-like feel to it, delivered by a

range of controls that allow ﬁ ne-grained

control over the tone, decay, pre-delay and

dirt put out by this gritty beast. The short

slapback pre-delay helps separate the reverb

from your dry signal and really does evoke a

series of reﬂ ections in a subway tunnel –

hence the name. The Havok control allows for

gorgeous runaway oscillations to be conjured,

which certainly add to the expressiveness of

the unit. As a lo-ﬁ reverb it lives up to its

name – pristine this isn’t, for better or worse.

EarthQuaker

Devices Transmisser

A SPACE ODYSSEY

Caroline

Météore

SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK ALIEN

£219

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