A Tale of Two Reverb Pedals

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This is a story of my HardWire (DigiTech) RV-7 and my recently acquired Boss RV-6. So about 7 years ago, I got the used HardWire after I installed a solid state effects loop on my old JCM800 combo. I wanted the amp to have Reverb capabilities thru an effects loop. Both are very simpatico and I became very happy with the amp mod and the excellent sounding reverbs of the RV-7.

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But a couple of weeks ago, the selector function for the 7 reverb modes began malfunctioning. Instead of 7 modes, it will now only provide 6... the "Spring" mode was gone. Are you kidding me? Got to have the Spring! If I had a choice, I easily would sacrifice the Reverse mode since I could never figure out a good use for it. Anyways, there is so much crap inside this pedal, and I'm not going to be able to fix it, so I contacted DigiTech and they directed me to look up an authorized service center. Crunched the numbers in my head, and it would have been $90 plus shipping... for a pedal that cost me about $100. New ones, which are now called the DigiTech Polara, are $150.

I went shopping for another used reverb pedal. Ended up purchasing a used Boss RV-6 for $110, that is in excellent condition and also gets great reviews like the HardWire pedal did... and deservingly so.

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Right after I committed to purchasing the Boss RV-6 thru a classified at The Gear Page, I found a slightly obscured post about someone who had received and repaired two HardWire RV-7s from a friend that had the same problem with the reverb selection process. The repair involved replacing only the selector pot... I can do this! I never thought it would have been this simple. Contacted DigiTech parts at 801-566-8800 and ordered two of the special pots. Part number: 40-0085. $1.12 each plus $5 for shipping... total $7.24

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So now, I have two very excellent reverb pedals with some interesting differences between them.

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And they lived happily ever after... :cheers:
 
Nice job syscokid....love happy endings...I mean stories with happy endings. Well, both I guess.

I have a Marshall JVM410hjs head, with no reverb. I've been thinking of getting a tc electronic hall of fame. I'm waiting for a deal on a used one.

I've heard nothing but good reviews on the boss RV-6 too, so that's on my radar.

Nice fix
 
I have two reverbs as well. A Boss RV-5 and an EQD Ghost Echo. I use the modulated reverb on the Boss.

I actually have reverse mode set on my Boss DD-7 Digital Delay. Haven't heard of a reverse reverb before. Reverse delay is pretty cool.
 
lookit cheer ya'll if’n ya got talk like dat then the owner of this here place needs him one of those interpolators for those of us’ns who only speak the english.
 
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all ya need right there.and your dirt. i actually got a combo VHT Delay/Reverb pedal and i use the delay alot,fattens up the sound or somethin.
 
Bocc69 said:
Si, anch'io.
ma sono al muto e pigro!!
tuttavia, sono grande a mangiare! Si si !!
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Ho speake inglese, americana e google translate - lol - così, speriamo che questo dice ciò che sto scrivendo in americano ;)

Mi chiedo quale chitarra assomiglia alla chitarra di lingua - cool -...
 
JohnnyGoo said:
all ya need right there.and your dirt. i actually got a combo VHT Delay/Reverb pedal and i use the delay alot,fattens up the sound or somethin.
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I've been looking at the VHT Temolo/Reverb pedal for a while now. How do you like the reverb section of your VHT pedal?
 
syscokid said:
So now, I have two very excellent reverb pedals with some interesting differences between them.
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^ that got me thinking about it, and now I'm very confused...

Reverb is good. So, two reverbs must be very good; especially when a modulated reverb is played into a hall reverb (feels like you're playing Wembley Stadium in your bedroom/lounge/shed).
 
Mr Grumpy said:
Reverb is good. So, two reverbs must be very good; especially when a modulated reverb is played into a hall reverb (feels like you're playing Wembley Stadium in your bedroom/lounge/shed).
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That's what mine is set up like at the moment. Boss RV-5 on modulate going into an EQD Ghost Echo. You can tweak the Ghost Echo to get spring, hall, or echo sounds
 
Yeah, I remember you explaining that before over on the other place - I'm sure you get a great sound. I had a couple of nice reverbs set up in the same way and it was loads of fun, such a huge sound.
 
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