GEAR REVIEW
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“SPACE” REVERB
EFFECTS PEDAL
Review By Dave Celentano
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everb is arguably the most universal
tone-enhancing effect used in virtually
every type of recorded music. Creating
wonderful space, depth, and dimension, it
breathes life into any dry and dull tone. The
cavernous effect backdrops nearly all we
hear in music, television and movie themes
and soundtracks. Jefferson Airplane’s “White
Rabbit,” the Rolling Stone’s “Under My Thumb,”
Metallica’s “Sanitarium,” and anything in the
surf genre are fine examples; and I can’t
imagine a Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western
movie without it. Early Van Halen’s huge sound
is partly attributed to reverb added to the
whole band and vocals during mixing stages.
John Bonham’s gigantic drum sound on Led
Zeppelin’s “When the Levee Breaks” was
recorded in the hallway stairwell of Headley
Grange with the mics placed at a distance
from the kit, thus capturing the live reverb of
the room. Whether produced electronically or
naturally, in the studio or live, reverb is here to
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