HardWire Pedals RV-7 Stereo Reverb

The Digitech [hardwire Series] RV-7 Stereo Reverb is a digital effects pedal that even though has the Digitech name, has teamed up with Lexicon to use their patented reverb tones.  The pedal has a 1/4 inch input for your guitar and has two 1/4 inch outputs and is powered by either a 9 volt battery or 9 volt power supply.  It isn't a rack mountable unit as it is a stomp box.


UTILIZATION

The make up of the Digitech RV-7 is quite easy to follow as it has pretty simple parameters.  The pedal has knobs for level, liveliness (which is like a tone knob), decay, and one to choose the mode.  You can choose between seven different reverb modes including modulated, reverse, gated, plate, room, spring, and hall.  This is really more than you could have asked for as it gives you all sorts of reverb tones that range all across the board.  I don't have the manual for the Digitech RV-7 but it is easy enough to use on its own that you don't need it if you don't already have one.


SOUND QUALITY

The sound quality heard from the Digitech RV-7 is surprisingly really good for a pedal that has the Digitech stamp, which probably has to do with the fact that it is part of their Hardwire series and they borrow the classic Lexicon reverb tone.  I'm a fan of pretty much all of the modes on this pedal, with the reverse and the modulated being my favorite as they are the most creative, but the others are just as good in terms of sound quality.  The three parameters are well placed as they definitely help to get a wide array of different reverb sounds within each of the modes.  This is probably the best reverb pedal made by Digitech.


OVERALL OPINION

I haven't been using the Digitech RV-7 all that long because it is a fairly new pedal, but in the time that I've been able to use it I've been pretty impressed.  The price isn't all that expensive and is actually the same price as the Boss RV-5 reverb pedal which is quite similar in make up.  I probably like the Boss version better because I've used it for longer and have gotten used to it, but the Digitech RV-7 comes pretty close.  If you are in the market for a versatile reverb pedal, I would recommend checking out the Digitech RV-7 as well as the Boss RV-5 and some of the reverb pedals of this type that are available on the market today.

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UTILIZATION

yes, pretty buttons 4 level / mix liveness and decay modes

no editing turn the knobs and then sees

Very serious massive construction

SOUND QUALITY

effects are relatively effective, although qu'écourtés, it lacks overall depth.

Supernatural The brand seems to go further even if i ballast less open in an almost systematic but more consistent on spacialisation shine.

guitar exclusively.

there are only 3 room flat spring classics valid modes, the rest is a bit of anything!

Pretty enough hall

OVERALL OPINION

10j from the lexicon label convinced me to take it.

After the restitution problem fairly typical degreased and cold a little digital but not only, since Supernatural is better overall consistency except the point of view or is this opening may be due to some comaprativement brightness RV7 (much like the strylon who fakes pleasantly refund but do not meet all the initial grain of the instrument), but especially in terms of pure musicality that I can not find my account.

And am not at all agree in the sense that some find the supernatural least neutral, in fact I think it is probably the opposite, it does not do too much to the contrary RV7.

There is a weird and not credible remote spacialisation and musicality that is not there for me.

It is true that I compare with solid references that are (x2 3 prices RV7) as a mad professor silver spring which is analog (185 €) or x2 rates & Neunaber Wet Yet digital (€ 189 mono & € 245 x2 and x3 stereo).
At the same time I think when you have a good reverb, I think custody indefinitely, and this may be the type of pedal that has the least restless for change over time and therefore worth the initial investment once you got it.

I do not like patterns, I prefer a continuous knob that goes from least to most significant e material resonance and pedal sounds so that arises questionse more about her and that in operating it sounds and that's all!

This model is an honest, it all depends on what we associate and quality research that

It is nevertheless one of the R / Q / P best especially at its current price to € 100/105 it's still unbeatable

I returned because decidedly not match my requirements as neither my tastes simply.

Well, I will not go into the features of this pedal because it is therefore essential to focus us what interests us is whether or not it effective and value for money, and he to go?

For soliditée and aesthetics, they kept the 80s or the pedal can collect today found a priorie this strength with aesthetics put to the taste of the day. Knob to light up against the plastic at the time, and ditto for the foot switch. So he first saw it's solid.

UTILIZATION

So to use, nothing special turning and assayed with the ear, I just wish more precise on a scale knobs, because there is no information on the evolution of the scale, I 'm was explained LEVEL, liveliness, DECAY, REVERB TYPE, and a graduation with no basis of reference so that mastery QQ1 for a bit, it will very quickly find and measure against the ear has to QQ1 novice who would like to setting a standart from baseline, inpossible to do visually. (To understand this, click on the photo of AF of the pedal, you will understand my explanation.) After it is true that many do not like that and METHOD pofine has the ear for THE sound so this is a very personal decision.

SOUND QUALITY

Qualitée is the reputation of the brand "Lexicon", a reference in reverb, it's been my argument aillor purchase this pedal, and I do not regret it, because they are at the height of my expectations. Reverb perfect ready inserted into the effects loop, once activated vraiement was able to control the printing of the "space of his Son" connoisseurs understand ... there are many possibilities vraiement if the dose with a good reverb delay, short a treat to find, test, fun, and above all have THE sound you want vraiement. For the quality / price ratio, I would say "Logic" as around € 130 seems expensive, in fact I am the first not necessarily have the budget to put as much into a single effect, but this is the price for an effect Quality and there on the spot I think we have a very very good vraiement product for the price. I do not regret having invested so much.

OVERALL OPINION

Then you will understand, in my opinion this is "THE" reverb that you must have and I will not be long in my opinion Overall, I took the risk (if we can finally say: p) for reverb is good I am more than happy.

I tested the board and make your own opinion but honestly I casi sure you will not regret it. The future will tell.

Lexicon does it mean anything? is the top rack of studio reverb, and Hardwire (Digitech high end) they teamed up to us to put that pedal format, not life beautiful ...

UTILIZATION

I use it on the Mini-Mesa Rectifier in the effects loop because this shit is not equipped with a Musicman Axis Reverb

SOUND QUALITY

It has reverb reverb discrete cathedral is very complete seven modes in all, I mostly use the flat ...
The sound quality is far Lexicon appointment is not very straight surgical breath is pure you can feel the studio side of the pedal, very transparent in the mix ... no problem of incompatibility with other fuzz pedal like the password or any other really well, I asked not so much nickel

OVERALL OPINION

I was lusting over the Strymon seen in the pedalboard of Lukather except that it uses to do with sound effects and not the effect of background, I regret that any purchase for now, to the pedal as they say, well Wampler better (they are not normal and even less Hardwire Strymon be careful!) for me the two have nothing to see there is a vintage reverb and the other modern, this pedal fits perfectly with the philosophy of my Mesa for rock modern and heavy ...