Product: Fishman AFX Acoustic Reverb Pedal
Price Paid: USD 250.00
Submitted
09/27/2009
at
10:34pm
by
smilindanyellowvan
Ease of Use
:
10
Very easy to use, nice selection of reverbs. No spring reverb which is ok- plenty of very nice sounds in this pedal. I love the 'level' knob, it mixes in the effect in parallel to the normal signal- it's capable of a very subtle effect, which is key with acoustic guitar. The plate reverb is great, as is the canyon setting; they're all usable. The Decay knob controls the length of the reverb tail, and works well. The pedal is stereo in/out, and it also has an input gain selector switch that lets you control the gain as it relates to your pickup output- very nice. Oh yeah, you can set it so that when you hit the switch to turn the effect off, it will leave the 'tail' intact, so you get a nice fade of the effect, not an abrupt cut off. Great feature! The manual is nice and easy to read.
It's a nice solid metal box, feels sturdy and road worthy. Powers by 9V or common power supply, boss type. I use a power-all daisy chain and it has no issues.
Sound Quality
:
9
I'm using this pedal in conjunction with the AFX Acoustic Delay pedal, an LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI, an EHX POG, an EQ and a tuner; I'll have the AFX Chorus soon as well. I'm playing a Blueridge BR-160 with an LR Baggs M1 pickup, into a Hartke KM200 keyboard amp. The amp was bought to amplify my guitar midi synth setup, but I'm playing acoustic through it for now...
The sounds that this pedal can create are very nice- airy, crisp sounding, reminds me of Michael Hedges' sound. It's easy to get a great sound from it. It has tons of useful range, and not a lot of trashy sounds that you'd never use. I keep the mix dialed kind of low though- I don't want an obvious, thick reverb sound that clutters up the tone of the guitar.
Reliability
:
9
I've only had it for a week or so, but it feels like it will last a lifetime. I've already used it at a gig with no backup and had no issues; I'll keep doing that.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Haven't dealt with them yet so no rating...
Overall Rating
:
9
I play a mix of bluegrass, rock, folk, some jazz and various other stuff. I'm mainly an acoustic player who's just gotten into playing out with acoustics over the last year or so, even though I've played for 28 years. I like this reverb a lot. It's made for acoustic music and sounds clear and clean, subtle but you can dial more overt reverbs in if you need them. It's a little expensive but I've learned the hard way, you get what you pay for. This sounds great and is worth every penny IMO.
