T-Rex Engineering ToneBug Reverb

This digital reverb pedal is as simple as one can imagine:
- Battery power or 9v (small hatch a single finger can open)
- Input / output
- A footswitch to enable / disable the effect (pretty sweet, without any 'click') and a led
- 'decay' knob (duration of effect)
- 'depth' knob (from a shoebox to a tiled cavern)
- small 'modern' / 'spring' switch
- A metal box with a pastel yellow color that combines well with the fake bakelite of my amp

UTILIZATION

No license needed to use this pedal. it is quite trivial and that's the main reason for what I choosed it. I did not want to spend hours on settings.

Note that the pedal comes in a small neat box, with a clear and concise manual suggesting some examples of settings: not a big deal for t-rex and the Customer feels like existing and being considered.

SOUND QUALITY

I have a single channel amp with no reverb effect nor integrated loop, I just wanted something to "moisten" my sound : I'm not disappointed.
The decay and depth settings are quite progressive allow an interesting range of reverb sounds for those who want to get it fast.
The pedal is not transparent, according to the setting and the type of guitar:
- 'spring' mode : the sound is a slightly scooped and the decay / depth settings are very progressive
- 'modern' mode : is a bit more focused on trebble though global eq sounds a little flatter. Spring and decay settings are more pronounced.
Globally, bass and mids attenuation seems more pronounced with humbuckers than with single coils. Anyhow, the pedals gives a little bit of life to the sound. It surely doesn't turn to be clinical.

OVERALL OPINION

I have this pedal for 1 week and I have not tried other reverb (I have tried those integrated in Vox or Mesa amps).
For the price, it meets my needs in terms of sound and ease of use, all in a light and pretty looking solid metal case.
Taking into account the previous reviews, I also bought a filtered power supply and there is no hum when it's on.
The tone and the effects don't behave the same way according to the mode ('modern' or 'spring'), you have to proceed to a new setting when switching from one mode to the other.
I appreciate this easy to use pedal and both of it's two modes. However, extreme settings are not my "cup of tea", especially for the 'depth' which then drowns the sound in a cavernous blur (some may still like it, it's still musical).
For less than 100 euros, I can buy it again if needed.

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UTILIZATION

A switch, three knobs, very simple, RAS.

SOUND QUALITY

I bought this pedal for use ONLY LIVE WITH ANALOG SYNTH, in addition to an echo pedal (Danelectro Wasabi) 6 months ago. I play psychedelic rock.
I was looking for a pedal that can drown my sound in a huge reverb sound and a nasty crash (it's a bit silly and extreme, but I'm a bit stupid and extreme) while being capable of more subtlety.

At first it was mad love. With my Korg MS20 and acid sounds that I used, I liked his contributions dark and inviting all at once. I think this synth was well highlighted.
But I changed my synth for live and I went on a little phatty.Le moog keyboard sound is punchy, a bit fatter, but much cleaner and smoother. And then I think the reverb does not serve much and is even less pleasant compared to my echo adjusted in their slap echo. Pedal drown my instrument more than it highlights in soft settings, and used with extreme settings, it was a very unpleasant loss of volume.
More importantly, the delicate sounds of the Moog are found to saturate so not very musical when she is engaged. And that, that happens at all.

So, since one or two months, it clutters my pedal board that I do not use it. It now remains at home to accompany her boyfriend and my little guitar MS20, with whom she gets along much better.

To redo this choice is a complicated issue. I keep it for the MS20, but for the phatty, I orienterai to an extreme reverb without saturation or loss of volume.Ou a delay / reverb spring of very good quality.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 6 months. I used quite a few others before reverb: small Danelectro all rotten, very cool boss, electro harmonix funny and rather stylish and whatever else.
What's on, is that not have not gone around the issue.

What I like most is its ease of use, strength (a real tank!), The small switch that can switch from one extreme to effect a more subtle effect.
For sound, I like his character a little violent, but very warm and tormented.
One little problem, if you search a little clean sound, it does saturate. Not glop (ATTENTION GUITARIST FRIEND, I CAN SPEAK FOR SYNTHE NO GUITAR, I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW IT REACTS WITH YOUR INSTRUMENT).

Bought 150 euros in my music store. Value priced.
With experience, I orienterai to a delay or a spring reverb. For live performances, this is not the purpose I needed.

For cons, I keep it for the studio!

This is a rverbe, everything is simple, a rglage of decay, a rglage for depth, a toggle switch to select between a rverb "spring" or "modern "

UTILIZATION

is very simple, no need manual, even if there is one ...

SOUND QUALITY

AWESOME

I was looking for a simple rverbe rgler I can as I want. I test with a Digitech Digiverb prrgls modes, but most did not. It's like a volume knob Crant when you have the choice between 2 or 3 and want to put 2.5 ... can not, it sucks!

L can rgler as you will, of the chamber, to the bathroom at the station hall, the church, the cathedral, the caves of Padirac .. you can do anything.

I shuddered dja costing just vidos on youtube, the sound of that really attracted me rverb ear and once in my hands, it's nirvana!

I rather play with a guitar in the spring for a lgre rverbe, and rather in a modern mandolin to play Baroque music and traditional feel of playing in a large room chateau m Dival ... it's up!

In addition I love the look and color that reminds me of the Chevrolet Bel Air 1950 (dja said I was somewhere else, but it's true that the look is superb)

Small note for future buyers: The photos show the knobs often completely smooth with just a black dot on it to show where the position of the button. This is what I have, but I think it's the old version because the version I reurcemment Tonebug Overdrive that she has the star handle (I think it is a said as a), and a sort of dark red Arrows whose line descends along the button. And the site of T-rex, new photos are like a. I thought it was ugly at dpart, but use it more visually to see rglages standing, and there is less risk of slipping fingers on the buttons to turn them. So be careful if you buy without seeing the picture but just MODEL gnrique you may be surprises ..

OVERALL OPINION

I highly recommend that anyone who pedals not want to be stuck in the select rverbe prfaites.

If c'tait again, I do it again this choice without hsiter.