GEAR SPOTLIGHT
USB and MIDI inputs for
deep effect editing on a
computer. Oh, yes, and
the unit also accepts
two external control
switches or expression
pedals, as if these other
features weren’t sufficient.
Moreover, the pedal can
assign different functions
to external pedals via the
edit switch. And, the pedal
has true stereo inputs and
outputs.
I’ve only touched on the
features of this powerful
reverb unit. Given the
48
GEAR SPOTLIGHT //
sheer number of its
about the reason the TAP/
strengths, my intuition
CTL setting didn’t act as
tells me that Boss’s RV-500 expected.
will soon garner the praise
which places it, too, among
the pantheon of pedal
greats.
WHAT WE LIKE
Excellent, ultra-high quality
AD/DA converters; lifelike
reverbs; unusual reverb
modulation effects.
CONCERNS
Although the interface is
generally very intuitive, I
was sometimes confused
Boss RV-500