Boss RV-6 Reverb

“I own and have had both Flint and RV-6 on my board. They work great together. I did however get a Walrus Audio Slotva and that's now getting more use than my RV-6 for more ambient sounds.”

“Had the RV-6 at one point, but found it too metallic. All Boss reverbs are like that to my ears though. Modulated is the best algo on the RV-6, but it seriously pales in comparison to Mercury7 modulation.”

“In the end I tried the RV-6 again, fiddling the knobs with fresh ears and the occasional Slö thrown in the mix and I wasn’t even sure anymore what my problem was in the first place :D”

“That said, you can't go wrong with the rv6. Beyond the zillion actual reverb options, its also got a and b inputs and outputs which gives you some real room to fuck around.”

“I sold the EHX and bought the boss instead. Oceans 11 isn’t bad but I found the hidden options annoying and had to refer to the manual way too often. RV-6 is way more intuitive”

“The RV-6 was one that I tried, and while each setting was fine, none were especially interesting. I likely would have kept it except I also had noise issues (surprising, because I have other very quiet Boss pedals).”

“If you aren't doing big huge reverb in your tones, and it's an always on kind of thing - the RV-6 is more than adequate, so it's kind of a toss up on which modes you think you'll use the most.”

“I have the Flint and RV6. They are both different but excellent pedals. I use the Modulate setting on the RV6 and the 70s reverb on the Flint and am very happy with that combo.”

“I have an find it very underwhelming and digital sounding. It does a job but it isn't inspiring. It covers many bases but is the master of none.”

“I too was sadly disappointed with the RV6. I wanted to love it but it always left me feeling like it was just ok and I wanted something different. I ended up selling it and getting an MXR reverb and haven’t looked back.”

“I've gone through a few reverbs but have stuck with the RV-6 for a long while now. As other posters noted, it's got very usable sounds, very easy to dial in any variety of sound you want.”

“Not overkill but although the shimmer and mod sounds on the RV-6 are really good, there are other options that might have more experimental stuff for the same price, or similar options for less.”

“I've had a few reverb pedals and the RV-6 is definitely my favorite. It's really easy to get good sounds out of almost every reverb type in the pedal. It's versatile and very good for the price.”

“The RV-6 does have modulation and shimmer modes, but there isn't a lot of tweakability with them. I actually bought the RV-6 specifically to use the shimmer and mod, and ended up going with other reverbs for more ambient stuff.”

“The thing is I am not planning to sell the rv-6. The modulate and dynamic modes awesome. But I'm using mine for more than a year and that feeling never left me so I'm thinking of trying something new”

“I’ve had similar feelings regarding the RV6. But I’ve also tried other Reverb pedals that do way more than what I want or need…and end up coming back to the RV6.”

“It does a lot of different types of reverbs -- but they all sound heavily digital / full of artifacts.”

“I love my RV-6. Pretty much all the sounds are fantastic, though I don't like the shimmer setting at all. The modulate, hall, and room settings are so good sounding I neglect the other channels.”

“However, the RV-6 is my traditional reverb. I think if you’re going for experimental weird reverbs there are better options than the Boss or the Strymon.”

“To me, its either too much or too little and I can't find a good sweet spot.”

“the modulated reverb on the RV-6 is really special and very little comes close at that price point, especially with the bullet proof reliability of Boss pedals.”

“I tired the Oceans and it was cool but I live the Boss. Ended up pairing it with an afterneath to get weird ethereal stuff but Rv6 will forever be on my board.”

“The shimmer is alright with tone all the way down. I use an expression pedal to lessen the ice pick screeching. I don't really use that setting tho.”

“The shimmer on the RV-6 can be pretty abrasive but one trick I love with it is to turn the tone knob all the way down and use a short decay time.”