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Gear Review: DigiTech Hardwire RV-7 Stereo Reverb
Back in September of this year, DigiTech released a line of high-end pedals under the “Hardwire” brand. These are high-quality, true-bypass pedals, and I have to say that I’m very impressed....
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Gear Find: Valve Train Spring Thing
In my search for a new reverb unit, I ran across this interesting unit by Valve Train. I know, it looks like an amp, but it’s a tube-driven reverb unit with a dedicated reverb tank – very cool. There’s...
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Gear Find: Plush “The Verbrator”
I dig interesting pedals. in my search for a decent reverb, I came across the Plush Verberator that is a tube-driven effects loop and a 24-bit reverb in one pedal. I’m not too sure about the effects...
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Gear Review: Hardwire RV-7 Reverb (Follow-up)
Summary: With seven (7) licensed Lexicon reverb models, this is one bad-ass reverb pedal, and a great value proposition given the relatively inexpensive price of $149.99 for a true bypass pedal. With...
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Gig Report: BOSS RV-5
What? No formal review? Well, being that the pedal is less than 24 hours old, and I gigged with it before doing a full review, I thought that I’d share how it performed first before giving it a rating....
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Gear Review: ToneCandy Spring Fever Reverb
ToneCandy Spring Fever Reverb Summary: Just about the sweetest spring reverb pedal I’ve ever heard, plus the pedal sports a nice, transparent clean booster that you can even use on its own! Pros: I’ve...
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Greasing Your Sound
As I do practically every Friday night, I did my solo acoustic gig last night. Normally, I use a PedalTrain Nano board on which I put my modulation effects so I don’t have to lug around a big board....
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First Impressions: TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb
If you’re like me and you’ve played a lot of reverb pedals (I’ve got 4 – though I only use two actively), then your reaction to the Hall of Fame might be similar to my own: “Ho-hum, another reverb...
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Gear Review: TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb
TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb Summary: This is a super-versatile reverb that gives you tons of flexibility with reverb tones, whether you want to add a little “grease” or slather on the ‘verb thick...
View ArticleThree Must-Have Effects Pedals for Acoustic Guitar
…and a few others to consider I know, I know… A lot of people wouldn’t ever think about doing this, but I’ve used them for years, and actually got the inspiration from one of the greatest acoustic...
View ArticleThat Feeling You Get When Gear Breaks Down…
That feeling is a mixture of sadness and sickness. After many years, and literally, thousands of gigs, my trusty Hardwire RV-7 Reverb finally stopped working. I remember that before I got this pedal, I...
View ArticleGig Report: TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb
Yesterday, I wrote an article about how my beloved Hardwire RV-7 Reverb had finally gone on the fritz, and I was going to try out the TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb, which I’ve had now for a few...
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