DigiTech X-Series Digital Reverb

easy to use and understand

somehow I can't get used to it and I do think it sounds metallic even plate and spring. I used it (sold it today)before a Marshall 1959SLP Amp.

Strange enough the diecast metal is making "microphonic noises" on the 9v input and the bass player came over my amp. Disconnected this thing and the problem was gone. Put it in place again and you can almost sing into it....

Never dealt with them

Nice one if you play pop or anything but blues.....
I play Blues Rock and I like the natural analog sounding of a spring or plate reverb. I just don't like this digi sounding one.

mix, tone, decay, mode

This is tricky because you really sould not use a reverb pedal in front of most amps. If your amp has an effects loop that operates at instrument level that's where it should go. Preferably the loop should be the parallel type and the pedal should be set to 100% wet.

That said this is a really nice sounding reverb. It avoids trying to emulate real room sound and instead offers a few very colorfull verbs with lots of character that sound great with guitar.

This puts any Boss reverb pedal to shame. It shouldn't be such a huge surprise considering Digitech is a division of Harman and Lexicon is also a division of Harman. Everyone knows there is no comparison between a Roland reverb and and Lexicon reverb. I'm not saying this is as good as a Lexicon verb, but the apple doesn't fall from the tree.

The spring reverb is cool but it's got to much "sproing" in the initial attack. I think they overdid that setting but it's still pretty cool and does sound fairly convincing.

For what these go for used you can do no wrong. My go to reverb pedal.

pretty simple actually. only four knobs.

(see my review for digitech df-7 for rig details). not noisy. the room, church, and spring settings are my favorites so far. I used it in church for the 1st time this past sunday; i ran it and my acoustic straight into the system, and it sounded pretty sweet.

i've only had it a few days, but it seems like a nice little brick. i'd gig with it without a backup (although two might be cool, reverse and church together....hhmmm).

see df-7 review

nice pedal. i tried the EHX holy grail, but it was too big (clunky), flimsy, and noisy. digiverb=nice. get it. it helps me want to make music. need i say more?

Very easy to use. Manual is very easy to understand.

I rate the sound quality a 9 just because the unit sounds excellant with no hiss-after-effect and is very clean and transparent when you put it next to the Boss series reverbs. My son has a Boss and I think the DigiTech sounds a lot more natural. I play a Fender Custom Shop American Strat, maple neck, custom-shop pickups, running through a DigiTech RP-20 Multi-effects unit and I run that into a Boss DD-6 Digital Delay then to the Digitech X-Series Digital Reverb. Finally, to a 1970 Fender Super 6 Reverb All-Tube Amp and the sound is...well...it's simply amazing, and very clean even when using distortion, and you know how noisy distortion can be unless it is a very good processor/preamp to start with.

No problems, but I really have only owned it for 3 or 4 months, but again, it has no problems at this time. I think though, the pedal is very dependable and should hold up for extended playing at home or on stage.

Customer support is very bad. I have not delt with DigiTech on this new reverb pedal, but I have purchased 2 brand new Digitech JamMan's and they both quit working in less than a month. I took both of them back to the dealer and bought a Boss RC-20XL Phrase Recorder/Loop Station, it's FANTASTIC and no problems to date. After contacting Digitech, and routed to some other company Digitech contracts with regarding the JamMan, I filled out and submitted their request info page twice and sent the requests in. I have yet to hear from them and it's been a month and a half.

I have played guitar for 30 years and I would give it an 8.5 to 9 rating for "Overall". I would give it a 10 but I have delt with DigiTech customer support to many times and it really is BAD.....BAD......BAD. For my style of playing which is Jazz Progressive, Ambient Soundscapes and Jazz Fusion, with some Progressive Rock, I have to have clean EFX's with almost no noise after-efx's and it must be very transparent. This DigiTech Reverb does the job. I like it, and I'm going to use it till it quits or I do, whichever comes first. Other gear I own is a Roland GR-33 Synth, DigiTech RP-6 Guitar Multi-Effects Processor, DigiTech RP-20 Multi-EFX processor, a B.K. Butler/Tube Driver w/a 12AU7 Tube (it's warmer) instead of a 12AX7 Tube, Roland GR-1 Guitar Synth, Boss DD-6 Digital Delay, Lexicon MPX-110 24-bit Digital Reverb and Delay, a Korg AX1B Bass Synth Effect Module to play guitar through which gives me a synth/fretless lead guitar effect for ambient atmosphere type sounds during lead assages...and many many more effects.

It is easy to use. Only four knobs. And the EQ knob is very helpful!

I bought it because its outputs can be use D.I outputs. I often record demo directly into the computer and its outputs helps me a lot! It is not noisy but it demands 9.6V adaptor. It has 7 reverb sounds but I mainly use the Plat and the Spring. It can produce very real reverb sound. I compared this with the Boss RV-5 and finally chose this one! Boss doesn't sound better at all but cost more!!

Metal jacket! I don't need a backup! If there were 11, I would rate 11!!

Good! I used to ask them about the AC Adaptor and they repied me soon.

I play 80's metal. I like shredding. It is a good match. I feel like I were shredding in a large concert hall when I turn it on! But I come back to the reality and notice that I am just playing at my bedroom when I turn it off. If it were stolen or lost, I would go and buy another DigiTech X-Digital Reverb!

Just mess around with it!!

A great mix of color to your sound. Use it at the end of your chain..

Keep the level at about 8-10 oclock and the decay at about 12-2 oclock. Set the eq low at about 7-9 oclock - perfect reverb. This IS a natural sounding reverb..better than the crap Spring King that almost has a delay decay or the Boss RV3(sounds like a detatched reverb).

Bring your batteries...or get a power supply

The best pedal for reverb. The spring setting is real and accurate. I have an old Marshall head and this is the icing on the cake for my sound.

Its easy to get a good sound out of this thing. mine didnt come with a manual, but you have to be a dumbass if you dont know how to work a pedal. You shouldnt even play guitar if you cant figure this out.

Sounds pretty good, my only complaint is that pretty much all the effects sound the same. Setting 1 is basically settings 3 and 4 with shorter decay times, and setting 2 is basically the same as 4. The Gated reverb sounds exactly like the Reverse, the only difference is the reverse fades into the swell. I didnt really try the spring reverb, didnt interest me much. I might go for a Boss. I've never tried one, but for some reason I think it might give you more varitey. 7 settings doesnt really mean 7 different sounds... you get 3 slightly different ones.

They sound good though......

pretty tough... just dont put velcro on the rubber pad on the bottom, it will just rip off. Take off the rubber first.

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Sounds good, but doesnt really give you 7 unique 'verbs like it should. Theres really only 3 because they all sound similar. Its a great effect for just closing your eyes and imagining your playing in a big church by yourself of something.

Seemed straightforward to use, and manual was clear to understand.

Tried this with a tokai firebird and a roland cube 30 amp. It sounded absolutely terrible. It had a horrible metallic edge to the reverb. It sounded really thin too and had a limited range to the length of the reverb. It was a shame it took so much tone out of the sound as it sounded really good before the reverb. There is no way i would buy this pedal, especially for the retail price (?99). The reverb on the amp sounded far, far better

Seemed reliable- apart from abysmal sound. So because of the sound there is no way i would gig it.

I didnt buy it, so i wouldn't know. It did seem fairly sturdy and reliable however.

I would not use this pedal. Bad sound quality, too expensive.

It's pretty easy to use, and it's easy to get the setting to the prefect spring reverb effect for surf rock. The manuel gives you 4 suggested settings, but you are free to alter them to your preference. It basically doesn't take a rocket scientist to get it to work.

I bought the digiverb for the sole reason of playing instrumental surf rock by using the Spring Reverb effect and I'm very satisfied. I use a pretty cheap set up (squier strat, fender 15g amp) and it still sounds great. The spring reverb setting has the little splashy "boink" sounds just like a real fender reverb unit, except it's a heck of a lot cheaper, and easier to carry around. I'm not going to go as far to say it's better than a real tank, or any other reverb pedal, since I haven't really tried anything else...well other than that crappy Dano corned beef reverb pedal, which was a piece of crap. If you are a surf rocker on a budget, this is the perfect pedal for you, without sacrificing quality.

Has worked great for a year now. I can't see any reason to doubt it's peforming ability. If by some chance it broke, I'd go out and buy a new one on the spot.

I haven't had any problems yet.

This pedal is PERFECT absolutely PERFECT for an aspiring Surf guitarist who can't afford to dish out over $400 for a Fender reverb unit. I bought mine for $100, and did feel reluctant to pay even that much...but once you take it home and give it a try...you realize that it was worth it. What made me buy it, was the sound samples offered on digitech's website. Check em out before you make your decision. Go to www.digitech.com and check out the X-series Digiverb. You won't be sorry.

Surf's Up!

Very easy to use. Manual is good and explains just about everything you need to know.

Excellent! I tried out two different Boss RV pedals and while good they didn't come up to the quality of sound that the Digiverb provided. Seven very good different reverb sounds. I use the hall, plate and surf settings the most. I own both the Eventide Orville and Lexicon rack units and in my opinion the Digiverb comes close and that saying something. For surf sounds (think Dick Dale)the Fender Reverb Tank is of course tops but then again the Digiverb comes close and even has the "bonk" that is mentioned in a few of the reviews.

Construction is very good. I have quite a few Boss pedals and I would say the Digiverb's quality is equal.

I haven't used them so I can't say.

Very good pedal, excellent sounds and very well made. If lost or stolen I would buy another.