MICROVERB I
I know, this isn’t a pedal. However, it can be!
There’s a “Defeat” jack on the back of the
unit that accepts a footswitch, this becomes
the unit’s bypass function. The Microverb
was released in 1986, and this decade exemplified the height of digital reverb units.
For how much space the unit occupies, there
sure is a lot crammed in here: there are knobs
for Input gain, Mix and Output, as well as a
rotary switch where the user may select 16
different reverb types. There are six “Small”
settings, seven “Large” settings, two gated
reverbs and one awesome reverse reverb,
which isn’t found on the Microverb II,
the unit’s next incarnation. Trey Anastasio uses one of these, and while
his is in a rack, the housing is certainly robust enough to where another
pedal (or the Microverb’s own defeat
switch, or both) can be placed atop
it with little concern or difficulty. The
only drawback is the strange power
plug. It’s a nine-volt AC “headphone
plug” type. Thankfully, there are many
replacements available should a unit
not come with one.
“THERE ARE KNOBS FOR INPUT GAIN, MIX AND OUTPUT, AS WELL AS A ROTARY
SWITCH WHERE THE USER MAY SELECT 16 DIFFERENT REVERB TYPES.”
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