Hi fellas,
So I'm looking for a pedal that can do both reverb and delay for my small pedalboard. What I use 90% of the time is a plate reverb and an echoplex type delay (think EVH), but it would be great if the reverb side could do a bit more ambient and space'y stuff as well. Not hugely into those shimmery, crazy "larger than life" types of reverb that has this octave stardust thing going on.
I was considering the original Keeley Caverns (the V2 doesn't have plate reverb), but I've heard some mixed reviews. I have owned the Strymon El Capistan, which is absolutely brilliant but unfortunately the reverb part of it is not independent. There will always be a bit of slapback delay that you cannot dial out. I will definitely consider the El Cap again if no better options turn up, though.
If I had unlimited space on my board and unlimited funds I would definitely have gone with the El Cap and Flint, which I used to own, but I'm trying to fit my basic fx needs on a Pedaltrain Nano and one Strymon pedal is all I can fit on there unless I'm going go down the rabbit hole of trying to find smaller replacements for the other pedals... The Bogner La Grange is the largest one, and it's huge but it's totally worth the space it's taking up so I have no intention of replacing it.
Cheers guys!
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I wouldn't hesitate to get another one if I was looking for a delay reverb. @joetele will be able to give you a different type of use, but I know he's been impressed with it
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The Workstation series aren’t as big as you think at first glance, the footswitches are just a bit close together. Despite the name it’s one bank of delay and one of reverb.
Not cheap as chips new but you might turn one up used.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein