reverb pedal

[JJretroTONEGOD]

totally forgot, the absolute HOLY GRAIL for me has to be electro harmonix reverb pedals, because of their analogue warmth! they're expensive but trust me here, they really are the holy grail of reverb pedals. I mean, Radiohead use them for reverb on thier tracks, have u ever noticed how nice the reverb sounds on all thier stuff?!

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totally forgot, the absolute HOLY GRAIL for me has to be electro harmonix reverb pedals, because of their analogue warmth! they're expensive but trust me here, they really are the holy grail of reverb pedals. I mean, Radiohead use them for reverb on thier tracks, have u ever noticed how nice the reverb sounds on all thier stuff?!

Holy Grail, great pedal, but you may need a noise gate.  :roll:  I remember when they came out, I tried one in Fret Music and thought it was a bit noisey. I hope they've rectified that since....

[JJretroTONEGOD]

[/quote]Holy Grail, great pedal, but you may need a noise gate.  :roll:  I remember when they came out, I tried one in Fret Music and thought it was a bit noisey. I hope they've rectified that since....[/quote]

noise is only a problem when you use shite leads and amps, they wont give u the best leads and amps in a little shop, they dont care about quality, they're in it for the money and it pays low.

Now that I use George L leads there is no noise whatsoever on any amp or effects that I've used. Electro harmonix pedals are not noisy at all from my experiences, as long as you use a decent adaptor, aka one that isnt noisy, or a 9v battery. the actual pedal wont make the noise, it's what's connected and how. That's for sure, that's how electonics work! look out for ground looping, a major cause of most hum in the world.

[JJretroTONEGOD]

besides if you use a noise gate with it, you'll sound like phil collins in the 80s only on guitar. Gated reverb sound rubbish on guitars, but ok on snare drums and percussion. dont get a gate, get better leads to stop the noise so you wont even need a gate in the first place. spend your money wisely.

[DeanS]

For me it was a toss up between the holy grail and the verbzilla - I chose the verbzilla due to its low noise and extra versatility.

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Holy Grail, great pedal, but you may need a noise gate.  :roll:  I remember when they came out, I tried one in Fret Music and thought it was a bit noisey. I hope they've rectified that since....[/quote]

noise is only a problem when you use shitee leads and amps, they wont give u the best leads and amps in a little shop, they dont care about quality, they're in it for the money and it pays low.

Now that I use George L leads there is no noise whatsoever on any amp or effects that I've used. Electro harmonix pedals are not noisy at all from my experiences, as long as you use a decent adaptor, aka one that isnt noisy, or a 9v battery. the actual pedal wont make the noise, it's what's connected and how. That's for sure, that's how electonics work! look out for ground looping, a major cause of most hum in the world.[/quote]

Hey mate!  :D

Been using Van Damme cables for years (top of the line oxygen free that I could afford, cost about 15 quid for 2 meters) and I still get noise from EHM. I'm not the only one who has noticed this, I've read in various guitar mags over the years that they experience the same, and they use much better amps than mine (mines still a great amp - I've shocked a lot of people with it and the sounds I get)

Like I said before though, this was a couple of years back (the reviews as well) so it may all be cleared up by now.  

I am a massive EHM fan though, I've got to say, and nobody makes chorus like them.  :P

[JJretroTONEGOD]

Van Damme are not the most noiseless leads though, that's my point. I'm not exagerating when I say that George L leads are actually noiseless. I've just been around to a mates house today and with his leads and effects his Vox AC30 sounds like a hum monster. As soon as I pluged my guitar in with the George L lead, there was literally no hum and noise whatsoever, which just shows you really that leads really do make a big difference, he still thinks his leads are better but mine are quieter. George L are very expensive but well worth the price, like all the best things in life.

I wouldnt be surprised if there is hum there, another issue is wheather the pedal by ehx is true bypass or not, this can also alter noise levels. It must be in the circuit and the way it was designed perhaps, recently I've got into boutique effects pedals and noise is never an issue anymore, but the downside is how much they cost!