Alesis NanoVerb

If you've ever used a stombox than you can master this very quickly and you don't really need a manual. Input volume-Turn and play until the Signal light goes red then back it off a hair. Output volume-Kinda pointless. I found it best to just max it. There's no output volume on a stompbox!?! Mix and Adjust-Pretty self explanetory. Ever heard of rate and depth? Same Thing. Pretty easy to fine tune. I use my mix at about 10 to 11 o'clock and the Adjust at between 10 to 12. I very rarely mess with these regardless of what effect I'm using.

I basically use a Gibson Les Paul Custom into a Marshall Jubilee 50 watt head through a 75 watt Celstion loaded Peavy. No it's not a 5150 just some old, solid, 4/12 Cab. I have an effects loop on the Jube that I, until now, have never used. I run this little beauty through it and I think it's a wonderful thing. There is no drop in volume because I never turn it off. I have though and never experienced a drop. All you fellow purists out there can trust me when I say that this thing is a very acceptable piece of gear. I use it mainly for reverb. I've actually started using the delay as my reverb. It's lovely. The chorus is good if you don't have one on the floor. The Flange is the biggest letdown but then again anything other than the reverbs were a bonus to me because that's why I bought it. There are 12 reverb selections on there and accept for the non-linear, they all seem really usable. A friend of mine with a Fender reverb tank a/b'd them and said it was an extremely close call on wich was the better unit. Well friends, anyone that has priced a Fender reverb tank would be very happy owning this little wonder.

This thing is built pretty solid. I wouldn't worry if it broke during a gig but I'm not really worried about it. Seems very solid.

Never dealt with them and I hope I will never have to.

I play in the style of Tom Petty meets AC/DC in the back alley during an S.T.P. show. I can get thick with this if I want. I can get simple reverb if I want. It inspires me and that will tell you if a piece of gear is worth owning or not. I would deffinately by another. At this price I really ought to go and get me two more for the heck of it. I bought this because I didn't want to spend alot of money but I didn't want to buy cheap junk either. I checked the reviews on this, the holy grail by E.H. and Boss' stuff and this was cheaper and I can tell you it is deffinately the best in the stompbox pricerange. I would pay about twice as much for a new one if I had to now that I know what it's all about. Quality gear!

This unit takes a little tweaking to get the sound your looking for. It?s still fairly easy to use. Since I bought mine used, the manual was not included. You can download the online version on the Alesis website.

The Reverb on this thing is just awesome! The chorus is also very sweet. It sounds exactly like my analog Boss CS-1 chorus pedal. The Flange, Delay and Rotary emulations are decent. I?m running it in a Peavey 5150 II effects loop and it?s noise free.

I have gigged with this thing with no problems at all. Alesis is a very well for quality products for there shouldn?t be a problem.

I think that for the money these things are amazing for the reverb and chorus. They rock! I have been playing for about 3 1/2 years.

How easy do you want? Five knobs, just plug in and go. Almost impossible to get a bad sound out of this thing.

The Reverbs are great, as good as I've heard. Chorus and flange are a bit weak, and the Leslie simulator needs a really wide stereo soundfield before it sounds any good.
Obviously designed for home recording, but works well live. I found that I had to turn the input level WAY down to take the output from my desks fx loop, but what do you want? You can plug a guitar straight into the thing.

Used it at every gig & rehearsal since I got it - not a hint of a problem so far.

I mainly use this unit to put reverb on live vocals, but it has been used as a bass fx/preamp, in home recording, and even plugged into my hifi (just had to know...). So simple to use, dirt cheap, compact little unit. You can't do better for the money, and I'm seriously thinking about getting another.

Pretty easy to use. Adjut the input until the green LED turns red, then back it off. Set your output and mix and you're ready to go. There's only one parameter adjustment knob and the effect selection know id well labeled. Very easy, never cracked the manual.

This is a very versatile and transparent unit suitable for recording or in a guitar rig. I use one for vocals on the PA and for effects on my digital multitrack and I have another decicated to my guitar rig. Guitarists, listen up: you do not have to settle for a Boss digital reverb, this thing blows it away. This may be the very best guitar reverb out there. It is dead silent, virtualy transparent and won't suck your tone and sounds much warmer than you might think a digital unit could sound. I use this in the loop of my Triple Rectifier, and I set the loop on 100% wet and use the mix control on the NanoVerb...its THAT transparent. I take it out of the loop, and can't tell the difference. I also use a Fulltone ChoralFlante in front of this in the loop...WOW, what a combination. Truly the best of both worlds. Halls and Plated are best for guitar, but all of the effects sound great.

I've had NanoVerb units since they came out many years ago. They stand up to the rigors of the road and can take a beating. Mine isn't even in a rack, its either on my (very hot) amp or on the floor next to my pedals. No problems EVER!

Never had to deal with Alesis.

I play all syles of music, and often us plate type reverbs, some halls. I've owned just about every type of gear you could imagine, but nothing ever comes close to this unit as far as truly great reverb for guitar. I love the transparent quality of this unit. My tone comes through 100%, but with the addition of beautiful, prestine reverb and nothing taken away. I use a bypass footswitch with this unit, and I wish there was an LED indicator to tell you when the unit was active or bypassed. Not a big deal, but it would be perfect if it had that.

I find it really easy to use, who wouldn't, its just a few knobs, it don't get much simpilar than this.

Some sounds are great but others not so, of course, theres loads of choices when it comes to reverb, I often turn the adjust level to almost full to create God Speed You Black Emperor and Mogwai like guitar effects. The roatary is pretty cool, I don't think much of the flanger though. I like the delay and use it in a song with my band.

haven't had any problems

Its a good little, box, easy to use, some nice sounds and well built. I'll continue to use it but I'm sure there are better effect units out there than this but for the price you pay, its a good deal.

There are just a few knobs; you don't really need a manual.

I haven't had noise problems with mine. Two parameter knobs is not enough to get a lot of echo sounds. On reverb, I like the traditional fender three knob setup. The sounds you get are fine, but I prefer the ability to tweak over having presets. I only use the reverb and echo; I find all chorus pedals unlistenable, and the rotary sounds *nothing* like a leslie.

Seems solidly built. I've dropped it, etc. No problems.

NA; bought it on ebay.

I'm not going to pose as an expert on effects; the only ones I own are this and a sans amp GT. The reason I'm posting is to point out how versatile this thing is. You get reverb and echo in a small AC powered box. None of my amps (tweed bassman, ampeg V4, and dano nifty 50) have reverb, so it was worthwhile just for that.

But in addition, this thing is great for home PC recording. I have a minimal setup at home; PC with cooledit, stereo, shure SM57, and sansamp, with various radio shack adapter jacks to get the job done. Since this thing has a built in preamp and a pair of inputs and outputs, it serves as a minimalist patch board (ie, send the signal to your sansamp for recording, and guitar amp for monitoring, at the same time) and mike preamp.

It's very easy to get a good sound from the NanoVerb. The manual is good, but not really needed because the unit is so easy to use! If you ever do need the manual, you will be happy to find that it's not too big, but it explains a lot.

I use this unit mainly with my P.A., practice and gigging, and occasionally for recording. The reverb on it is great. The delay is nice also. The chorus doesn't really sound like chorus, and the flanger is pretty bad... But, I only need it for some reverb on vocals, so it's perfect for me. I'm using this along with a Mackie 1402 VLZ Pro Mixer, Mackie 1400i Power Amp, two Yamaha 115 speakers, and two shure SM58 Beta mics. The quality of the sound is great. When I first got it, I was using cheap cables with it, so there was a fair amount of hiss and hum. Now I use gold tip cables, and there's no hum or hiss at all. The only reason that I'm giving an 8 is because the flanger is so horrible.

I have gigged with it many times without a backup. It's great!

I e-mailed them once about rack mounting the nanoverb and they replied pretty quick.

The NanoVerb is one of the best reverb units out, in my opinion. It's also one of the cheapest, which is great. If you're looking for a great reverb or delay unit out, get the NanoVerb. If yu're looking for an all around effects processor, this probably isn't for you. There's one thing that I don't like about the NanoVerb... I wish it came with the rack mounting kit. I don't like that I had to pay extra to get it into my rack. But the NanoVerb itself is so cheap, I can see why Alesis charges extra for it...

Not as easy as a normal stomp box, but not too hard either.
You just tweak your volume knobs right, choose your effect, adjust right mix of wet and dry, and tweak your preset parameter.

I use my NanoVerb with a Tascam 424MkIII portastudio. It sounds great on delay and especially reverbs. I have tried it through my amp, but I need the optional footswitch for that to really work right. The chorus isn't too impressive compared to my Boss CE-5. The Rotating speaker is pretty good too. The manual says to keep MIX on full for the Leslie, but if you adjust it down, you can control the intensity. (The ADJUST knob selects speed.) If you need reverb for anything, get this.

Metal casing should last. This is a great product, and at $99 dollars you can't beat it.

I play oldies and originals, with the occational modern cover. There is one complaint with this product...theres no power switch. It turns on when you plug it in. I compared it to a Boss Reverb/Delay, and Danelectro Corned Beef Reverb (nasty). This was the obvious choice. the Dan-o sucked and the Boss was $160 for only 2 effects. (the delay was great, but the reverb lacked) This is really good for reverb. Rotary Speaker and delay are good too. Flange and Chorus are best left for stomps to do.

It really does not get any easier: no LED readout, no menus, no user manual the size of the Greater New York phone book. Plug it in and go! If running through a mixer, using the Aux send and returns are highly recommended. The manual is easy to use (as easy to use as the unit itself). The wall wart is a pain, as usual. (When are companies going to do away with those things?)

I am using the Nanoverb for vocals mainly, but occassionally keyboard and bass. The real quality of the unit is the reverb (NanoVERB, get it?). The hall, plate and room sounds are wonderful, and the adjust knob allows you to change the effect drastically. The reverbs are lush and sweet. For the price, there is no excuse not to have a reverb unit anymore. The chorus is OK, but the flanger is definitely nothing to write home about. If you have your heart set on a good flanger, look elsewhere. Nevertheless, the reverbs are so good, I can't fault the unit. Maybe they should have just left off the flange and put another room or chorus sound on.

It's a sturdy little metal box. It should hold up about as well as any stomp box.

No experience. Website has all the manuals.

If you want a reverb unit, not a multi-effect processor, but just a good reverb unit... You can't go wrong with this. Many of the other reviewers attest to the same, but I just had to add my 2 cents. I use this unit primarily for practice and live. Nevertheless, the reverbs are highly adjustable, and fit for classical, jazz, and rock. Again, for the price, there is no need to complain that you can't afford a reverb unit. With only four knobs to choose from, you won't spend hours adjusting paramaters. You'll just tweek and play.

This little unit only has 4 knobs - just tweak them until you get the sound you like! There is only one adjustable paameter for each effect.

I use this with a Tascam 424 MKII 4-track as an effects loop. I like it so much that I bought another one. I haven't used the flanger or non-linear stuff at all, but I am very happy with the reverbs, esecially the hall and plate reverbs. I put "Hall 3" on the digital piano and "Hall 1" on the vocals. I use the second processor to put delay on the guitar or chorus on the backup vocals. I am impressed by how quiet this thing is. I produce a solo artist who sings and plays the guitar or piano and am quite happy with the results.

I have had no problems with it so far, and do not expect any! It has been plugged in for several days straight by accident with no adverse effects.

Great performance for the price!