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visserman
Platinum Member
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 Posted - 01/25/2006 : 15:07:50
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No real questions today, just some observations I have discovered about the "not all that much talked about" Boss reverbs.
In one word, they are sound fantasitic, each of them individually, and they all have their own unique sound and features.
Collectors may like the idea that the RV-2 and 3 are no longer being made, while players may dig the idea that the RV-5 is still being produced.
The prices of these pedals go up with their numbers, so you should be albe to get the RV-2 for less than the RV-5, and the RV-3 sits pricewise in between those two.
Okay let us now go to some of their sounds and features:
RV-2: mainly reverb sounds with one delay sound which sounds very unique [ I do not have a DD-2 or 3, but do know about the DD-5, DD-6 and the PS-3 --which also contains delays---].
RV-3: delays and reverbs, at some settings you can combine delay and reverb. In a way this is really a simple pedal: The reverb's strenth just goes up in stages, so all in all you have 4 different reverbs, and their sound is the same, but as you progress through the different settings you get the experience that the seize of the room goes up.
A cool feature of this pedal is the balance knob: Put the effect to max while you are using a drummachine and you will no longer hear the beats of your drummachine, but just the effected sound. None of the other pedals can do this. Applications for this could be to emulate that steamtrain sound, great stuff. Overall this particular sound reminds me of some of the Smiths recordings, where they have that sound as well and it is usually featured at the end of songs.
RV-5: This pedal has the strongest output from all of the RV pedals. Sound is very good and clean, no delays here, just reverbs, pedal does have two in- and outputs which could be very useful for recording applications. |
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Briggs
Copper Member
USA
40 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2006 : 18:49:54
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cool post
I may have to get the rv-3
rv-5 trick:
the rv-5 will go into a feedback loop if you run A into B.
it sounds pretty cool, but the volume is uncontrolable at times (be careful of your ears)
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2006 : 20:39:08
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Briggs are you sure you would not do any damage to the pedal as you are feeding signal from A to B in order to get feedback?
The connection idea sounds like what you get with the feedback-, or regeneration control on a delay pedal. Can see how it will work but not sure if you would not cause any damage. |
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Briggs
Copper Member
USA
40 Posts |
Posted - 01/26/2006 : 00:50:56
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I'm not sure I will do damage but the pedal still works.
if thats any indication
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 01/26/2006 : 16:19:11
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indytone
Bronze Member
USA
124 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2006 : 00:11:28
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I have an RV-2 and like it. My friend has an RV-5. The -5 is okay if you only use cleantone, but when you click on the distortion, it sounds really bad.
We've tried different amps (ampeg J12t, Silvertone 1484, Fender Pro Reverb[silverface]), guitars (Jazzmaster, Yamaha 30t, Dearmond M75t), and distortion pedals (MT2, DS1, Fulltone Fulldrive, NVN DinoFuzz, Big Muff[US]), and it didn't seem to make a difference.
The RV-2 and -3 handle distortion just fine though. |
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Briggs
Copper Member
USA
40 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2006 : 00:34:57
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indytone wrote "The -5 is okay if you only use cleantone, but when you click on the distortion, it sounds really bad."
that depends... if the distortion is the metal type I would turn down the effect level one the rv-5 (to make more of a background sound)
metal and/or high gain distortions, by nature, will make the rv-5's sound turn into mudd. Compensate with the level and tone controls.
overdrives however sound great... I like: od-3 > rv-5
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moffias
Copper Member
Sweden
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Posted - 01/27/2006 : 10:46:57
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Hi long time since i posted here.. 
I recently aquired a boss RV-2 and i can say that i feel that it sounds much smoother and warmer then the RV-5 which has alot more cleaner and what some people would say "better" reverb.. but i get this really really digital feeling that i dont have with the rv-2 so i say rv-2 is the best choice.. (at least for my rigg)  |
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2006 : 18:47:02
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I start to feel guilty to hype the price of RV-2's .
Com'on people let us be honest: All the RV's sound good, and second hand one should be albe to get the all for about the same price. The differences between these pedals is just up to your own experiences with reverbs and your own applications and taste, any pricedifferences between these three pedals is unjustified!!!!! |
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Briggs
Copper Member
USA
40 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2006 : 21:58:56
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excuse my cynicism, but I'm thinking the rv-2 is overated just like some of the other hyped boss pedals out there.
If the rv-2 is really "that good" I think boss should reissue them. But, they havent, and probably aren't going to any time soon.
most of their new digital pedals are super clean and sound pristine.
oops, am I hyping the new stuff? <----sarcasm
party on
Briggs
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ace
Bronze Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 01/28/2006 : 16:57:30
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| Boss has NEVER EVER re-issued a pedal so you cannot use that as a measure to judge how good or bad a pedal is. |
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Briggs
Copper Member
USA
40 Posts |
Posted - 01/30/2006 : 18:37:05
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quote:
Originally posted by ace
Boss has NEVER EVER re-issued a pedal so you cannot use that as a measure to judge how good or bad a pedal is.
I agree
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stahlhart
Platinum Member
1318 Posts |
Posted - 01/30/2006 : 19:20:10
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Is there an advantage to using a reverb pedal, compared to getting reverb from a digital or analog delay?
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phostenix
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 01/30/2006 : 20:24:24
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If you mean, is there a difference between setting a delay pedal to a short delay & using a reverb pedal, I'd say yes. The reverb pedal will create more than one delay, usually of varying times to replicate sound bouncing off multiple surfaces like it would in a real room or hall.
Grace and peace,
Steve
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2006 : 12:13:52
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Overal delay sounds different to reverb. The RV-3 will give you the ability to use both effects at the same time.
Reverb sounds a bit more like tonecolouring to my ears whereas delay can be quite pure, just a delay in your sound before your notes fade away.
I think you can recreate reverb in a natural way by playing in a large room, you will get a similar idea as what a pedal with a large-room reverb could create. |
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Basstyra
Gold Member
France
523 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2006 : 20:28:14
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Just got a RV-3. Yep, those delay + reverb settings are fun.  |
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RV-2, RV-3 and RV-5
