MXR M300 Reverb Electric Guitar Effect Pedal

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It seems that 2018 has very significantly been a Year of and for Reverb - with half of these featured recent additions to the category. I have rarely seen as well coordinated a campaign as for the very recent Chase Bliss Audio Dark World launch - which has somewhat overshadowed the slightly earlier release of Dr Scientist’s long-awaited Atmosphere. We’ve also seen Neunaber’s second incarnation of the Immerse, two very highly versatile 11-mode pedals from Electro-Harmonix and Mad Professor, and a properly Spacey Reverb from Alexander Pedals. Pushing down on the Tone knob does mean you could potentially switch between different reverbs using your foot rather than having to bend down and use your hand. While that sounds handy, I don’t really see many situations where it would be important to change reverb types in a song. But it does mean there are fewer buttons and knobs to deal with so it’s a nice feature. We always like to say there are no hard and fast rules on where you should place your pedals, but if you’re new to reverb, we’d start by placing it at the end of your chain. Reverb creates a sense of space in your sound, so if you place it before certain effects it can end up sounding mushy and distant rather than tight and focused. Of course, this may be the effect you’re going for but for the majority of styles, reverb works better at the end of the signal chain.

Mod: a modulated plate reverb. If the Plate reverb sounds too plain or dull, try Mod instead. I feel it adds a nice amount of color into the effect without it feeling overwhelming.As for Sweetwater itself ? I can't say enough glowing adjectives about this company. What people say about them is very true. They are my sole musical vendor. The M300 is set to True Bypass by default, which isn’t ideal for a reverb pedal. While True Bypass may suit some situations, it’s generally better to use the Trails Bypass mode so your reverb will never cut off unnaturally if you bypass the pedal. A reverb pedal simulates a space for the sound of your guitar to occupy. When you clap your hands in a large room, you’ll hear the sound of your clap bouncing off the walls and surfaces of the area around you. A reverb pedal does the exact same thing for your instrument, artificially recreating the sound as it if it were happening in that space. CONTROLS Decay, tone, mix. Tone control doubles as reverb style selector cycling through plate, spring, epic, mod, room and pad modes Spring: a classic guitar amp reverb instantly recognizable by guitarists. If your amp doesn’t have a spring reverb and you want to get that vintage sound, it’s a really fun reverb to use.

I thought this pedal by MXR to be quite worthy to write about. I received this pedal a few days ago. Shimmer is an ethereal, octave-up reverb effect with a long, sustaining tail that produces a synth-like texture, and the polyphonic reverb applies two programmable pitch shifts to the reverb tail to also generate complex, synth-like sounds. First and foremost, we are musicians, and we want other players to find the right product for them. So we take into careful consideration everything from budget to feature set, ease of use and durability to come up with a list of what we can safely say are the best reverb pedals on the market right now. There are three main modes. Sparse is a tap-delay-based reverb, Dense is more of a plate-style reverb, and Diffuse, as the name implies, is more of an ambient reverb. The tap delay mode can put you in the ballpark of more standard delays as well, further adding to the versatility of the NightSky. The below video is an excellent showcase of the different reverb effects you can achieve with this pedal.

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If you want a simple reverb pedal that covers all the main types of reverb, then the M300 should suit you. The pedal is easy to use and sounds fantastic. The types of reverb available are inspiring and give you plenty to play around with. Who isn’t the MXR Reverb for? DESCRIPTION Six-voice digital reverb pedal with mono or stereo operation, true or buffered bypass, analogue dry path A close alternative worth considering is the TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb pedal. It’s worth comparing to the MXR M300 as it has a wider range of features and a lower price. So if you want more flexibility, features, and control, it’s a good alternative.