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This one is the old school granddaddy
of them all. Housed in a handsome black
enclosure, the holiest reverb of them
all has a control for input gain, a predelay section with time and feedback
controls, a reverb section with decay,
damping and diffusion controls, an
output mixer with dry, spring, and
reverb levels, the ability to store four
presets accessible via two dedicated
footswitches, midi capability, stereo
outputs,
and
expression
pedal
capability. It was one of the first fullfeatured stompbox reverbs, offering
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reverb junkies a chance to tweak to
their heart’s content. Need a subtle
spring sound with a low mix? You got
it. Want epic ‘verb with a long predelay and lengthy tails? No problem.
The ability to switch between subtle
and wacky presets is both useful and a
lot of fun, and you’d be hard pressed
to find a cooler looking reverb pedal
on the planet. Like the Holier Grail,
this is no longer in production, but
it can be found with some good oldfashioned Internet scouring.
Seek the Grail: The Reverb Evolution of Electro-Harmonix