Good, cheap reverb pedal?

[northernguitar]

Hey there! I'm giving my son my Peavey Bandit to learn on. Works great, except the reverb tank went kaput and has been removed. Instead of installing a new one, I figure on giving him a reverb pedal to run in the loop. Any recommendations that won't break the bank, including cheapies like Joyo, Donner, Behringer, et. al. are appreciated.

 

[schmee]

The Reverb is the best side of this pedal: Delay is pretty good.
Got mine on sale for $30 but they are a bit more now I think.

 

[blowtorch]

i always mention this one, when someone needs verb on the cheap

 

[1 21 gigawatts]

The pink Mosky reverb pedal seems to win a lot of budget reverb shootouts on YouTube. It is a Malekko copy.

 

[scottser]

I've had the tc electronic sky surfer and the biyang tri reverb. I couldn't fault either, to be fair.

 

[Chiogtr4x]

The Reverb is the best side of this pedal: Delay is pretty good.
Got mine on sale for $30 but they are a bit more now I think.
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Love mine!

I have a small pedalboard (all cheap) for my Monoprice 5-watter amp, and this works great for both good Reverb and slapback Delay ( rockabilly).

 

[ClashCityTele]

I have an Eno TC-18 reverb that's pretty good. Much better than the Mooer ShimVerb which costs more. Couldn't get a decent sound out of that & sold it.
I also have a Marshall Reflector RF-1. It took me 2 mins to achieve the same sound as a Fender spring reverb.
But it's heavy, really heavy. Don't drop it on your foot!

 

[northernguitar]

I have an Eno TC-18 reverb that's pretty good. Much better than the Mooer ShimVerb which costs more. Couldn't get a decent sound out of that & sold it.
I also have a Marshall Reflector RF-1. It took me 2 mins to achieve the same sound as a Fender spring reverb.
But it's heavy, really heavy. Don't drop it on your foot!

The ShimVerb and SkyVerb were the absolute worst sounding pedals I’ve tried.

 

[ClashCityTele]

The ShimVerb and SkyVerb were the absolute worst sounding pedals I’ve tried.

Thanks for the heads up on the SkyVerb. I almost bought one to replace the ShimVerb!!!
The 'Shim' setting was horrible. I still have pedals I bought in 1980/81. The ShimVerb lasted 3 months!
I bought the RF-1 instead then the Eno for my mini pedalboard.

 

[Hoodster]

I thought the Biyang was cheesy. In this category you can’t beat buying a Hall of Fame mini used and just choosing among the dozens of first rate tone prints available.

 

[northernguitar]

I thought the Biyang was cheesy. In this category you can’t beat buying a Hall of Fame mini used and just choosing among the dozens of first rate tone prints available.

That's what I'm leaning towards. I also see EHX Nano Holy Grail pedals selling used for prices the same as these cheaper pedals from Amazon.

 

[mountainhick]

I have a Donner Verb Square Evolution reverb. For a wee touch of reverb OK, for heavier effect, not impressed.

 

[jackal]

I don't know what style of reverb you are looking for, but for an inexpensive single knob spring sound the "Tiny Spring" by Tone City is a really good sounding pedal.

 

[Wildeman]

The ShimVerb and SkyVerb were the absolute worst sounding pedals I’ve tried.

Yes!!! Stay away from these, also the TomSline OceanVerb, which is cut from the same cloth.

 

[Wildeman]

That's what I'm leaning towards. I also see EHX Nano Holy Grail pedals selling used for prices the same as these cheaper pedals from Amazon.

Can't go wrong with EHX. How hard would it be to just fix the amp, pans aren't that expensive right?

 

[northernguitar]

Can't go wrong with EHX. How hard would it be to just fix the amp, pans aren't that expensive right?

I looked at tanks and they are anywhere from CDN$45-100, so, in the same ballpark as a good used reverb pedal. If I can find a HoF Mini for <$100, it'll provide a whole lot more than a tank.

 

[Tele-Meister]

Hey there! I'm giving my son my Peavey Bandit to learn on. Works great, except the reverb tank went kaput and has been removed. Instead of installing a new one, I figure on giving him a reverb pedal to run in the loop. Any recommendations that won't break the bank, including cheapies like Joyo, Donner, Behringer, et. al. are appreciated.

EHX Holy Grail

 

[bluesfordan]

I was going to suggest the Boss Fender Reverb '63, except they ain't exactly cheap. Holy smokes, Batman

 

[northernguitar]

Thanks for the heads up on the SkyVerb. I almost bought one to replace the ShimVerb!!!
The 'Shim' setting was horrible. I still have pedals I bought in 1980/81. The ShimVerb lasted 3 months!
I bought the RF-1 instead then the Eno for my mini pedalboard.

If used as a subtle effect, it was ok. Anything more had awful digital artifacts.

 

[robt57]

I was hoing to say the Fender one sounds just so good. Googled to get model # right.

FRV-1, when the he!! did these get so expensive? ? WTF, I paid like 50 for mine, years back granted..

SMOKES!