Luciano C.
Great donner reverb pedal. Many different reverb settings for any taste in music.
ATM9165
My son loved this pedal. Sound was as expected.
David
Good reverb pedal for the price. Really happy with my purchase.
Clyburn
I'm a newer guitar player, but a long time musician. I've been thinking about what the sounds I want out of my guitar for specific songs and this reverb pedal has come up clutch a few times. I'm still working through all the sounds to pair properly with other effects, but so far after a couple of months, I'm pleased.
PeaPod
I like the ease with which I was able to add this to my board and how versatile it is. The sound is excellent.
Rabanete
According to my teen son, this was easy to use right out of the box, just plug-and-play (we did get a multiplug AC adapter). The box brings a nice, warm reverb (think Wicked Game) to his guitars. It appears sturdy and seems to be an excellent value for the money, at least for his first forays into effects pedals. And it has a great vintage look.
MacCaughey
The pedal is durable, sounds good. I like the ability to hold down the button and hold the sound. I feel it’s pretty versatile.
Sawyer
To sum: good variety of reverb settings, like spring, plate, etc, for a somewhat limited selection of genres.
ODGD
The classic types hold up very well in comparison to other digital reverb units. The spring reverb, while ok, is not going to make me want to choose it over my amp's (real) spring, but not a surprise there. (I use a stereo rig through two Peavey Classic tube amps.)
With so many options (including short/long pre-delay and delay control), there are a lot of sounds you can make and they are not all equally wonderful -- it is possible to wind up in some very over-digital and over-modulated places. But to appreciate what is actually on offer here, start with the suggested settings of mix, delay, and tone that they suggest as best for each reverb type, and you'll find that you have a great palette / starting place for sonic fiddling. These reference points actually A/B pretty well to my ears with reverbs costing twice as much. (The modulation and distortion reverb are somewhat in a category by themselves, and may or may not suit your musical ear.)
The "Freeze" function (not sure if that is the best name for it) brings a whole other performance angle into it, as activating it with the footswitch causes the effect to swell. It seems (with Freeze activated) that the signal has a feedback loop as well, as it can start to sound like a locomotive coming at you pretty quickly! Use lightly, and I think it will inspire further fine-tuning.
The package itself seems pretty solid and features a "silent" on/off switch that requires a mere foot tap (also functions with hold as "freeze" switch"). The stereo through aspect, for those who (like me) roll that way, is a great value for the money. Running it through the F/X loop seems to give it a cleaner sound, although not to imply that it is otherwise muddy.
If this is anywhere near your price point, you will be getting good value either side of it.
Client
Excellent reverb pedal, very versatile with 7 different modes. It is built securely and can be plugged in mono or stereo. The sounds obtained are rich and surprising given the price of the effect. It competes with much more expensive effects in my opinion. Very satisfied with my purchase.
ken
I bought this effect cause I felt my guitar sound was kind of thin and dry .After plugging in and switching on,a better sound was turned on,as well as my enthusiasm for this stuff.The sound become warm and velvety,and creats a sense of space around ,to my surprise,it doesn't cause any extra noise to my guitar amp when it's connected.A good stuff to bring the sound to other level.
Joshua
Upon receipt, I found the pedal to be packaged very well. It was packaged in a bubble-wrap lined pouch, and the box is very solid. My pictures show the nice high-density foam packaging inside the box. I was pleasantly surprised by this attention to detail, on an affordably priced pedal.
When I plugged the padal in and started playing around with the settings, I was again pleasantly surprised by the quality of tone, and the wide variety of sounds that I could get out of this pedal. You must be ready to spend a little bit of time adjusting the settings and finding that perfect tone that you are looking for, but the options are almost limitless. The selector switch allows you to change the delay time, effectively doubling the sound possibilities. The pedal also has dual inputs and dual outputs, but I am unfortunately not set up to test this functionality.
I will go through each knob and explain their function, to the best of my ability.
Mix - This knob, when placed at the 12 o'clock position, gives equal volume to the original signal and the mixed reverb. Turning the dial counter-clockwise reduces the amount of reverb inserted into the output audio stream, while maintaining the original signal at full volume. Turning the dial clockwise leaves the reverb at full volume, and reduces the original signal volume on the output stream.
Tone - This is a standard tone knob, 12 o'clock is neutral, counter-clockwise cuts treble and emphasises bass frequencies, clockwise cuts bass and emphasises treble frequencies.
Decay - Decay time is basically the amount of time it takes for the simulated room reflections to die away.
Style selector - The style selector gives you 7 different effect options, Room, Studio, Hall, Plate, Spring, Mod, and Dsverb. I am not familiar what all of these mean, but they do all give a different sound.
freddy
I recently got a stereo looper and was looking for a stereo reverb to accompany it and this checked all the boxes. I was using some old stereo rackmount reverbs which were nice but could be clunky and complicated, definitely no good for gigging. This pedal filled the role nicely. All the reverbs sounds good, I especially like the spring reverb. I have a real spring reverb in my studio and as great as it sounds its big, old and fragile. I feel like you could through the Vintaverb down a flight of stairs and have no issues, its solid metal with nice components.
Cherry
I am really impressed with this pedal for the price of it. This is a heavy-duty metal pedal, with a textured finish bound to resist scratches. The feet come separately, so if you are mounting it on a board you can forgo adding them. It’s a really nice little touch. It features stereo input and outputs, which is unheard of for this price. Room, Studio and Hall modes seem like slightly different models of space – Hall seems a bit more cavernous, and studio is a bit brighter. This pedal shines in the subtlety. I can dial in the right amount of reverb I want in a really effective way. The plate delay has been a particular delight when playing ghost notes. Mod and Dverb add some processing to reverb that adds some fun ambiance, but never too in-your-face. I like the endless reverb, but wish it would capture and hold one sample, rather than collecting more as you play more notes. This is a great verb for bass players. The reverb can be turned up to help shake the room, and with the dry sound off it can sound almost like a bowed instrument. Be aware this is a 200A pedal, and requires an adaptor (not supplied). My power brick only has 2x +200A spots, so I need to choose them wisely. This one is going on the board.
Pixxelfriend
The effect pedal is well processed and it has convinced me so far absolutely.
The operation is quite self-explanatory and intuitive. The sound is extremely satisfactory.
alden
All in all I'm really happy with the purchase. Wasn't sure it was gonna preform for the price but man does it sound awesome. I'll be trying out some more of their pedals for sure.
Andrew
There is a slight volume boost when you engage the pedal, which didn't bother me. I did notice that there was some clipping on extreme settings for some of the reverbs, but I would never run those settings. I didn't test the stereo capability, but it's cool that they included it.
Overall, I'm really happy with this pedal, especially for the price!
ansbergs
Solid reverb pedal
Ross
Great reverb pedal for the price. I typically run my amp with a little spring reverb thrown in so being able to kick on something a bit more dreamy (the hall setting, for example) is super convenient.
The pedal itself gives you four knobs- the one on the bottom right lets you select which reverb you want, while the mix and decay knobs let you choose how much reverb and how long you want the reverb to last, respectively. The tone knob functions like any other tone knob to let your adjust how much treble/how bright it is.
Couple things to be aware of- as other reviewers have mentioned the spring reverb isn't the greatest on this. Since I get my spring reverb from my amp this isn't much of a problem for me, but it should be noted. This is more of a personal thing but I also wish the footswitch had a bit more "click" to it. I bought the Donner DT deluxe tuner a week ago which has a pretty solid click to it, but this one feels a bit mushy under the foot.
Despite these things you can't beat it for the price- really looking forward to messing around with reverb a bit more now that I have it on my board.
Edward N.
I love this little pedal. It gives me all of the sounds I need without having to give it all of the money in my bank account. The sounds are crisp, and does not muddy the sound or steal the volume.
oTTo
Love this pedal! Such a wide variety of reverb. From an almost not there subtle sound to such overwhelming and sonic noise sound. The hold feature to let the last reverb continue is a cool feature and I can using it in a few ways. I like the trail of reverb when you turn the pedal off but also like to be able to turn if off for use with synth. Mainly used with guitar and bass so far but the little time I used it with my synth setup I can tell this is going to be useful!
Steve
I bought this pedal to use with my Fender Pro Junior amplifier; which sounds great but lacks reverb. The pedal works great for this application, but can do so much more.
As well as "spring" reverb (as is often found built-in on guitar amplifiers), this pedal also offers an array of reverberation effects usually found in a recording studio. There are room and hall reverbs, plate reverb, modulated reverb and more. All sound really good.
Eren
Donner makes a great line of affordable pedals. This is from their full sized line (they also have a number of slim-line) and is built like a tank. Advanced or professional musicians may want more versatility, but this reverb is a great value for the money. It’s versatile with many different sound profiles (spring, plate, room, studio, hall, etc). Other control dial in the effect, tone, decay rate, and reverb delay.
On the downside, there is no battery, so you’ll have to run it off a 9v adapter.
In the video, I put an arpeggiated chord sequence on a loop and went through settings. It was just a phone mic—so hope you can hear differences.
In summary, glad I purchased and I’d recommend!
