Why Was This Pedal Discontinued?
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- The Digitech Hardwire RV-7 is one of the best (and most slept on) digital reverb pedals available today. The pedal was released in 2008, and was largely a commercial failure. However, the RV-7 is unique in that it comes equipped with a Lexicon chip, giving it the lush sounds of Lexicon rack reverb units that were used on countless hit songs.
Today, I'm making a case for the Hardwire RV-7, explaining why I think this is the best digital reverb pedal money can buy.
Table of Contents
00:00 Introducing the Hardwire RV-7
00:50 Reverb as a Necessity
01:15 Reverb Trends
02:02 Why Did Digitech Discontinue the RV-7?
03:36 What Makes the RV-7 Special?
05:14 What Gear Are We Using Today?
06:02 Room Reverb
07:05 Room Reverb Sound Example
08:23 Plate Reverb
10:03 Plate Reverb Sound Example
11:11 Hall Reverb
12:17 Hall Reverb Sound Example
13:52 Spring Reverb
15:34 Spring Reverb Sound Example
16:45 Final Thoughts on the RV-7
17:18 RV-7 Alternative
18:07 Thanks For Watching!
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Looking for a Hardwire RV-7?
See listings below on Craigslist for RV-7, Polara, and Supernatural Reverb:
RV-7
- boulder.craigslist.org/msg/d/hygiene-pedals-pedals-pedals/7515374532.html
- sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/msg/d/san-diego-pedals/7514510604.html
- sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/msg/d/san-diego-hardwire-rv-stereo-reverb/7511857954.html
- kansascity.craigslist.org/msg/d/kansas-city-digitech-hardwire-rv-stereo/7507399809.html
POLARA
- inlandempire.craigslist.org/msg/d/patton-digitech-polara-reverb/7515770806.html
- newyork.craigslist.org/brk/msg/d/brooklyn-guitar-pedals-for-sale/7508843855.html
- nashville.craigslist.org/msg/d/nashville-pedals-pedals-pedals/7502540009.html
- www.ebay.com/itm/225092048342
- www.ebay.com/itm/224935723893
SUPERNATURAL
- tucson.craigslist.org/msg/d/tucson-digitech-supernatural-stereo/7509199872.html
- www.ebay.com/itm/125426783381
- www.ebay.com/itm/224459607889
- www.ebay.com/itm/325170709366
- www.ebay.com/itm/125094268521
- www.ebay.com/itm/324679755739
Many of you commented or emailed saying that Reverb was wiped out of RV-7, Polara, and Supernatural Reverbs since the video released yesterday. Above are some active listings (some with great prices) for all the pedals mentioned in the video. I have no affiliation with any of the sellers so take the proper precautions as you would for any online transaction.
Great review I heard about mr2 guyatone. Supposed to have lexicon chip
Everyone disses digitech and digital pedals in general then runs their signal into a daw lol.
Clearly they don’t understand digital pedals 🤣
Lol true 😂 👍
Wow you're so right. Listening to recordings is the only way people enjoy music..
A very well made presentation. Very informative and the playing is on point. I learned a lot about reverb from this. Congrats!
Glad it was helpful!
In your opinion, what is the best reverb pedal on the market? Is the RV-7 King? Let's talk in the comments below!
Supernatural and Polara! Somehow haven't tried the RV-7.
Neunaber Illumine. Perfect blend of power and user-friendly.
Boss Reverb RV-6, simple and reliable, only iffy setting is the shimmer (can get out of hand unless you just tone it way down). This is one of the few pedals i didnt put with an either/or for alternatives when shopping for, but i also never really looked at this digitech rv7 tbh so looking forward to the review.
@@nickgarber30 they both come from the RV-7 and are mentioned in the video.
@@dannyllerenatv8635 great but it’s no Lexicon!
just got the RV-7 two weeks ago, and I'm totally in love with the sound. Thanks for that great recommendation!!
Good choice!
Love videos like this about underappreciated gems. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like this episode! It helped me to understand how reverb effect work more (especially that Dann Huff part). Thanks for doing this, Mason🙏🏼
Glad it was helpful!
Giant "Stay"
Keep it simple is the message I picked up here. The four basic types are all we need, because they represent how we hear reverb in real life. Great video, I like hearing the examples that we already know!
Thanks for sharing!
Mason - Your review is fantastic. i love the combination of the subjective listening with the technical, and picking the best tracks to demo the different reverb types. I have subscribed!
Much appreciated!
Back in 2010 I got mine for $60 brand new from Musicians Friend, due to a misprint in their catalog. It's been on my board ever since. Best reverb pedal ever made!
Dude, I'm glad I watched this video! I had a hall of fame but it changed the tone of my guitar a lot. I bought the polara and I'm super happy
The DL-8 delays are monstreous too. They still sit at Steve Lukather’s pedal board. Hardwire was some of the best sounding time efx ever in a pedal. Great video, appreciate it Mason!
Totally agree!
Great video, the RV7 was already shooting up a bit in price when I grabbed the Polara. It works well with the HOF2 in my ambient rig, just before the mixer. Too easy to hear digital artifacts in many of the more "boutique" pedals out there. Yep, we are all looking at you, Strymon. 😉
I worked at Digitech/Harman SP for about 8 years. The team responsible for the Hardwire Series set out to build the absolute best pedals. They delivered big time, but then the company decided to move in another direction. As I recall, these weren't originally supposed to have the Digitech name attached, just "Hardwire". IMO, this series never got the attention it deserves and they all sound amazing. I still have mine and I will never sell them. Of course, Harman later sold everything to Samsung and that is that.
Are you in touch with any of them? I'd love to interview them more, maybe do another video on this series of pedals? Perhaps you can put me in touch? mason@vertexeffects.com
The DigiTech and DOD properties were just sold to Cor-Tek (makers of Cort), and they plan to bring the brands back. Hopefully these products find their way back into the market.
@@VertexEffectsInc I can put you in touch with Tom Cram. He now owns and operates Spiral Electric FX.
@@ue4058 That's a step in a better direction. I just don't know if that magic can be harnessed without having the same team. Those guys were amazing designers and amazing players, as well. I used to jam with many of them. It was so much fun. I miss them all so much.
@@evowire That gang put out some great stuff. I have the Supernatural and most of the Cram-era DOD pedals. The new owners at least say they plan to reissue the existing IP, so maybe we'll see lines like the Hardwires return.
This is nice to hear. I've had one for years that I bought used for $80 probably back near when they were released. I also have the Hardwire CM-2 Hardwire overdrive which is good also.
Thanks for sharing!
I bought one when they first came out, just for the reverse reverb. Wild to see that they are worth so much now
Thanks for the demo. Been looking for a good Reverb. Found one in a shop in Japan in new condition w/ the box and paperwork for $329.80. Bought it. Can't wait for it to get here.
found the dentist
The entire Hardwire series of pedals are fantastic!
Love that clean tone with the Hall and DC 2w
Yes! 80's Arena Rock Tones!!!
I have the Hardwire delay and overdrive and I love them both! Wish they were still around.
Love the delay too!
I cherish my RV-7 so much I bought a spare. It's like a Lexicon PCM60 in a stompbox.
Sooo good!
Glad this got featured. Have both RV-7 and Supernatural on my board.
Sooo good!
Spot on, Mason! :)) Great video, as always! I was extremely lucky to have recently bumped into an absolutely mint, like-new RV-7, and oh man I am loving it!!! If I wanna get fiddly and really play with knobs and expression pedals and what not - I have my Neunaber V2 with the EXP controller, and a Cooper FX Expression Genenerator to get crazy with shimmers, swelly wet reverbs and modulated delays. But when I need something "classy" - I step on this chunky square foot switch, and... the magic begins :) I agree on the hall setting: this is what I use most of the time on my RV-7, and it sounds darn good.
Such a great pedal!
Great vid Mason! Awesome sounding pedal. I've been using the TC Hall of Fame 2. I mainly use the Church setting and also made some custom settings for the User banks. One thing that I use a lot on it is the 'Mash' footswitch which works as an expression. I program it to increase the reverb level and also the decay. Great way to add in the middle of a solo or when doing swells. And it hardly takes up any room on my board. Probably better sounding reverbs out there but that mash option is very useful. I do think I need something with the Lexicon chip! Thanks!
I like the HOF a lot...I think it gets a bad reputation based on some misuses of its best settings and not fully understanding things like the pre-delay and short/long settings via the toggle.
@@VertexEffectsInc Yes, the predelay toggle can get you into some trouble depending on the size of the room you're playing in.
That 'Hall' gives me a "Bop 'Til You Drop" Ry Cooder vibe, love it!
Back in the day I had a Digitech GSP2101 multi effects processor tube preamp…it was amazing and ahead of it’s time!
For sure!!!
Have a supernatural reverb on my board - it’s fantastic
I have the rv-7 but yes the Supernatural is awesome - the shimmer is killer!
Yes, great pedal!
Happy to say I still have mine. Got it used for $99 in 2013. It isn't on my board because I use a more specific reverb sound that I really like with my Keeley Nocturner. That said, this was my reverb for a bunch of years. I don't think I'll ever sell it. It would go back on the board in a heartbeat if I ever play with a cover band.
Great deal!
I've never played the hardwire but the polara is great. I've loved seeing you shout it out in a few different videos now
They are both great
I remember shopping for a good reverb and played lots of them, but none of them touched what I wanted like this pedal did. I remember thinking "Am I getting a Digitech?!", and it's still in my rig to this day. Wonderful.
Thanks for sharing!
After trying too many reverb pedals including my outboard authentic fender spring unit (as the gold standard for spring) … the Polara is the best pedal I’ve found. The built in Lexicon algo’s are the best I’ve found on a pedal.
Great video, and very informative. Unfortunately I missed out on the RV-7. At the time that these pedals were introduced, I wasn’t really using reverb. But I DO have the Hardwire DL-8 delay which I purchased new mostly for the tape echo and I think it sounds great. I now have the Boss RV-6 as I was playing in a P&W situation for a while and needed that modulate setting. But I agree that the other types of reverb settings on the Digitech unit are a step above the Boss.
They're the high water mark IMO!
Bought one today for a really good price on Ebay 👀 just because of this Video!
Beautiful Tones. Keep up the good work ✌🏽
Rock on! Enjoy!
Nice,always informative..the slo by walrus is very cool with their low octave tail setting....guitar,keys..and my favourite drums..sound wicked..strymon liked it so much they put it in their new version of the blue sky...always love when I hear "like the reverb found in the deluxe reverb"cause thats my favourite..the boss 63 reverb pedal I have and is very good too..low brow i like the holy grail.
Cool!
I love my Mercury7 because it has _only_ two, but great-sounding algorithms and a cool to me feature set. I use the RV-7 if I want double reverb.
Cool!
Highly underrated! Also the Digidelay was one of my favorites.
Great pedals!!!
I have this pedal, and love it!
It's amazing!
Thanks for the review! I got my RV-7 new. The sales man said this is the best reverb pedal made. Trust me get this one. I was thinking he was just trying to make a sale. I liked the way it looked and sounded so I got it. I’m so glad I did! I got a buddy on it. And his buddy said “his Holy Grail reverb is the best!” After hearing the RV-7 he dumped the Holy Grail and got a RV-7. Lol
I don't agree because only the Spring setting is acceptable.
I bought a Polara, based on your use of it in another pedal/amp review - use it to open up my (non-reverb) TS-1 …. amazing! Thanks!
I bought a digiverb a year ago and it's awesome.
Very cool
Excellent pedal Mason. I’ve had one in the past and really loved it. The Lexicon chip really sounds authentic. Definitely one one of the best sounding. But ur right the look didn’t help it
Using the EQD dispatch master now for my reverb and sometimes add a bit of delay too. Kinda wish I’d kept it. Don’t even want to say how cheap they were a few years ago
Right on!
Fabulous pedal. Very easy to use . It works great on vocals and percussion too. Sucks quite a lot of power; I use a dedicated power supply for it. Well worth it.
Great pedal, no doubt!
The Fender Reflecting Pool Delay/Reverb pedal is exactly like what you are describing in this particular video. Although it doesn't offer the spring Reverb setting b/c Fender believes that you should be using one of their amps with their classic spring Reverb already included. It does offer 3 different Hall & 3 different Room types plus a gated & reverse reverb & a shimmer setting & they also include a fixed modulation setting. It's a great pedal that does offer more than just a few frigging awesome sounds.
It's great for the money...doesn't do Lexicon style delays however which is really the high-water mark.
@@VertexEffectsInc could you do a video that shows the difference between how the lexicon delays & the chip that's in the Reflecting Pool really sound?
@@MAP448 I think they were going for a different vibe altogether, not sure it would be so comparable.
Thank you-really nice HALL reverb for my tastes.
Glad you like it!
I agree. I had numerous Rack processors in my studio: Roland SDE1000, Yamaha SPX90II, Alesis Q 20, Lexicon MPX-1, Aphex Aural Exciter, DBX 163x (we always mixed vocals with the Lexicon) = nothing sounded like-it !!! . . . It also did the Landau 80's rack Tri-Chorus thing . oNe LovE from NYC
It’s a great pedal!!!
I bought this in 2008 and it’s still on my board after countless gigs. Very underrated series of pedals but for those who know they know that it’s top class!
One of the best out there!!!
I've had an RV-7 for a LONG time. Still sounds as good as new. I think it, and the Polara are sneaky good. You forget, put them up. Then get them back out one day and you go "whoa, these ARE good!" Reverb is my nemesis. I've chased it all over, never satisfied - thank you Chris Isaak. I must have surf, so I must have "drip" - the True Spring, Topanga, and Surf Rider do it for me. Shermy (Surfrajettes) gets fantastic tone out of an offset, a Surf Rider and an Excelsior. The Flint is great because it's Reverb Plus. Love my RV-500 too. I have a Blue Sky but it is a butter knife of reverbs to me - very competent but not exciting. I think the RV-7 and Polara are its equal. The True Spring also has a good tremolo and I have an older Immerse. So, no one pedal is enough. Gotta have one for surf/drip and another for basics and ambient/wash. I liked the Cropper tone best. Croppertone?!
They're great!!!
I run straight into dry amps in full harmonic distortion or with a fuzz face on full tilt and work the volume knob for clean crunch and lead all the time.
Cool!
I got one of these after hearing many people say good things about it and the whole Lexicon thing, and your recommendations Mason. Man, it's a fantastic sounding reverb in 2024. I have the Strymon Flint as well, and the RV-7 kills it IMO for realistic sounding reverbs. The RV-7 Reverbs sound more like actual spaces to me, rather than the Strymon verbs which sound more like an effect rather than an actual space. The pedal seems to blend really well with my playing too and doesn't get in the way of the attack. I've never had a reverb pedal that performed quite like it. Glad I bought it because it's staying for sure!
I've had this pedal forever and never found a reason to upgrade. it just sounds right. the spring reverb sounds better than my onboard fender spring verb. boutique snobs are fools for not scooping this one. the lexicon dsp is choice.
I love digitech. I jump at the opportunity to pick up any of their pedals! The Turbo Flange is a favorite.
Yes, they have several classics!
I have a Digitech RP360XL multi effects. Amazing pedal for 2015 these amp and cab sim are top notch for a almost 10 yrs
👍👍👍
Greet review and playing- getting a WET though. It is better.
I am sooooooo subscribed, bro.
Thanks for subbing
I love my Digitech Bass Synth Wah pedal, so I'm not surprised that they make other great pedals too!
Nice!
I use digitech Polara, The best Reverb imo specially the Plate Reverb
My next verb is going to be the Poly Verb, it's not as pricey as I thought it was going to be but it's still pricey. I've just odered the Digitech Supernatural and the DigiTech Hardwire RV-7 Stereo Reverbs as I like a bit of vintage in my pedals. I also have the Polara too. The latter pedals are my Digitech collection of verbs as of today. The RV-7 verb purchase was down to viewing this demo... Excellent demo Mr Vertex...
I have used Digitech effects for years whether rack effects or foot pedals and they were always reliable and sounded great.
Yes!!!
I’ve used this RV-7 pedal for a decade and love it. I favor the “Reverse” setting which was not featured in the video. It’s fantastic for ambient shoegaze music.
Yes, for Shoegaze it's key!!!
I have the Reverb, Delay, Overdrive and the Tuner Pedal.
Very good quality
Agreed! 100%
I'm always swithing between my Flint and RV-7, depend if I need a tremolo in gig, because both are killer reverb unit.
Both are great!
Had the hardwired tuner at one point. Only got rid of it for a smaller footprint tuner. Good pedal
A bit different than the reverb, but they were good pedals.
I still gig with my Hardwire Tuner. I have always had my eye for this reverb pedal but since I gig with a Deluxe Reverb I never really saw the need to buy one.
Nice!
I totally agree with the sentiment. I'm looking for my first reverb pedal and have experience mixing and recording in professional studios. The reverb pedals coming out at the moment sound beautiful but are totally gimmicky. As a trained engineer I just want my dry/wet, decay time, size and room type on a guitar pedal.
Something I find incredible is that I haven't been able to find a single pedal that let's you change the early reflections, diffusion or pre delay. Yet, there are dozens upon dozens of pedals with these ridiculous settings that no professional ever actually uses. Why? Those parameters are just as important as the others and aren't hard tk understand. Guitar pedal manufacturers seem intent on selling over the top products which inflates the prices and just creates a load of confusion for consumers.
Thanks for watching!
I had one of these and felt it was a great pedal. I went with original HOF and decided on that one and parting with the Digitech but maybe if I truly A/B’d hem now I might have kept it! That said the Collider by Source Audio is pretty solid and the True Spring is great.
Thanks for sharing!
Those Hardwire pedals were super solid
False!!! The internal switching of the DC jack is very fragile and subject to failure on the Hardwire series. When that happens, the pedal will not work anymore using a 9v battery.
Sounds great. 👍👌💯🎸
Thanks for listening
I guess I’ll dig mine out and give it a shot.
It's great!
Supernatural is my favourite reverb and never will it leave my board, had mine for 6 or 7 years, also have a Polara which is good.
I actually like the way the RV7 looks, and the Supernatural is a very pretty looking pedal
I have the Digitech Supernatural! Always on on Spring reverb, and i don't buy this pedal for Spring... but is amazing!! Don't like Spring with drive sounds or high gain... i preffer Plate on this case...(but i play clean most of the time)... Waiting for Digitech to re releaseeee some of this Lexicon loaded pedals...!! 🎸🛸🛸🎈😘🎶🔊🔊🔊🎈😘
Great video, I've been looking for one for a while now and just not paying some of the prices guys are asking. It's like the Boss HM-2. I have one, but would never sell it for the market going rate.
Keep a "watch notification" on them. I find them on Craigslist a lot for $100 ish.
@@VertexEffectsInc wow , I honestly never see them that low. I'm in Central Canada and it's doesn't seem to be a lot of local gear up for sale either here lol. Thanks for the notice, Cheers!
Depending on the application for Lead my favorite is Tc electronic nova reverb that has the rare Ducking feature!!
Thanks also a great one!
In the Hall of Fame's toneprint feature you can add ducking (and a lot of other stuff!)
WoW I didn’t know that about the hall of fame/ I forgot to mention the build quality & aesthetic of the Tc electronics Nova series is probably one of the best in the history of pedals!!
Thanks!
Here’s a weird reverb just for those who like ambient stuff is old blood noise sunlight. Favorite pedal I bought last year. But for basic reverb tones is specular tempus is my go to. It stacks well with my amp reverb without it getting too muddy.
Cool, you should try the RV-7!
I’ve had this pedal for around 10 years and when I first came across it, it was definitely the best on the market by far (hall of fame was all the rave). Not long after came the strymon reverbs, which have been hugely popular and obviously came a staple on most pedalboards. I never have the hardwire off when playing and still think it’s got one of the best sounding reverbs on the market. I like that I can leave it on all the time (regardless of genre) and never have to worry about it too often, I imagine that would not be the case with the strymon. I love the over the top strymon reverb sound as much as the next person, however, Ithink overly complicated pedals are not necessarily always great in a gigging situation where you need to change things on the fly in a moments notice. I don’t think the pedals perfect sonically and I have looked at others over time. Recently I was setting up a second pedalboard for smaller gigs and decided to use my boss RV5 that a friend gave me, I changed it out VERY quickly to the hardwire as sonically it didn’t compare. I think the design is good, I like any pedal that could get hit by a truck and survive. The only fault I would say is the battery option never worked. The reverse and mod reverbs are cool also (not covered here)
It's a great reverb pedal no doubt!
I’ve been meaning to educate myself on reverb techniques as I think it’s a subject that isn’t as intuitive other fx
Very true!
I have the Polara. Great Pedal Verb. It’s not quite PCM (I have a pcm 80 and pcm 90). Even the plug-in version of the pcm doesn’t sound as good as the actual pcms. Exponential Audio (designer of pcm stuff) has great plugins too. I have used every lexicon verb in hardware and software. There is nothing quite like them.
No pedal will fully replicate it, but it's derivative of that sound in a pedal format. I have a lot of experience with the PCM series delays and reverbs as well...in my mind they're the gold standard.
This pedal does have reverse reverb and modulation also btw. It is a reverb you can use in a band not just the bedroom cuz its tasteful and not too overbearing.
Was targeting a "new" reverb with superior tone and oriented towards manually dialing the settings without flipping through menus. Ended up narrowing my search to the Dr. Scientist Atmosphere (yes... it has complex menus, but is also easy to dial in) and the Digitech Hardwire RV-7. Atmosphere finished a very close 2nd to RV-7. How close 2nd? I ended buying one of these too.
The RV-7 will be my primary front-end recording reverb for electric guitar. The Atmosphere will replace the Strymon Big Sky on my acoustic board. I highly recommend both of these under-the-radar pedals.
I agree with you Mason, that Lexicon chip has no comparison in terms of sound quality and consistency. I don't know much about the Rv7, I just have the TR7, but I owe a Polara, which actually displaced the HoF and the Boss RV6 from my main pedalboard. Though, a bit cumbersome when you want to change the algorithm, but I don't think I will go back now. The other thing is that for the HoF and the Boss you have to plug it into a good amp to hear all the best they can do. The Polara I can plug it into my car speakers and still will give me the studio reverb sound you are trying to demonstrate here. Thumps up BTW.
I also owe the Ventris, which I consider more than a swiss army, still high quality considering it is digital. Actually I like all that Source Audio makes, me owing several ( Ventris, Nemesis, Programmable EQ, Gemini. and hopefully soon the Zio), even the old Soundblox series from which I got the OFD, the Orbital Modulator, Dimension Rvb, Neuro Hub and Hothand Wah.
I agree fully! The Polara is really the same basic platform, also has the Lexicon algorithms.
I have the RV-7. Bought it brand new - let me tell you - the Catalinbread Talisman is the BOMB! it has only plate and it sounds like a record. This is highly overlooked and is no doubt the very best plate for a guitar pedalboard.
It's a great pedal too, no doubt, but doesn't sound like the rack reverbs of the 80's.
Nice hat tip to the Supernatural. Although I have relegated it to desktop use for recording (to limit the footstomps); I'll never part with mine.
Supernatural is also great!
I traded my Boss GE-7 for this pedal about 6 months ago. I came out on top on that one! Buuuut... This reverb left me feeling very underwhelmed. It does NOT go into huge or ambient territory. I don't play ambient, but it feels great to have that option. This pedal is just useable, sublte reverb. Although, I found the reverse and gated settings utterly useless, the modulation reverb is very subtle, the hall reverb doesn't even go huge... I sold the pedal fast and bought the MXR M300 Reverb. Now, THAT reverb pedal is something else! It goes subtle, and it goes huge! The modulated reverbs in that pedal (Pad and Epic settings) sound amazing, and any setting can really go huge!
As the video states, for core reverb sounds, this is unbeatable. It very closely resembles the gold standard rack reverbs of the 80's which is the high water mark for guitar with reverb (outside of a spring reverb tank). If you want really exaggerated reverbs, as the video says, this isn't for you and you'll want a super modern reverb pedal to do that.
@@VertexEffectsInc Oh, I totally agree with that. Sorry I left that out in my original comment. 🙂
I had the digital delay from the x-series and always wanted one of these or the polara's tbh
They’re great!
DOD/Digitech have always had amazing sounding pedals/effects units. Their Achilles heel has always been the hardware, mainly their footswitches wearing out/breaking.
The newer stuff, like the Hardwire and the later Digitech stuff before the Samsung buyout was all pretty good.
@@VertexEffectsInc All the stuff I had was pre-Hardwire (excluding my Whammy pedal reissue) and by then I was sick of their repair policy. You had to send to them and be without it for up to a month and any software upgrades had to happen whether you wanted them or not.
I love my GFI systems specular reverb v3, it's small, simple to use and has presets.
It's very nice too, but it's no Leixcon.
@@VertexEffectsInc Lukather's pedalboard had a lot of the hardwire pedals. Good stuff.
@@arielista yes, the delays for sure!
Thanks for this Mason. The minute you made it I went out to get it. It sounds great. I also report your patch cables make my rig sound much better. Question: I know you recommend putting the reverb in the FX loop. I have an old style Marshall that doesn't have one. What do you recommend?
If the amp is set clean then just use the reverb in front. If the amp is overdriven then best to avoid reverb
this is my reverb (when i need one).. the hardwire series is awesome. believe to your ears…
It really is!
You're a good player Mason, really cool pedal.
Wow, thanks!
@@VertexEffectsInc You make some cool pedals, ever thought of doing a budget line? But way cooler than the other guys.
@@mrredritehand Nope...we haven't.
This pedal is so good that I hardly ever used it, lent it to someone whom I can't remember, and totally forgot that I ever owned it.
Time to get it back!!!
I love my BOSS RV-6 for all of this and way more!
The RV-7 murders the Boss RV-6, no contest. If you've played any Lexicon rack reverbs the Boss doesn't compare to this.
BOSS RV-6 ia avarage , it's not even true stereo ....check Meris Mercury 7, best sounding reverb ever
But what if you don't care about stereo?
I have Mike Landaus old one. Got it from dave his pedal board guy. It's the best reverb pedal hands down
Really loved the video. Nice sounds! Thanks. I wish I could have the RV-7 or Polara. How do you compare the Neunaber Inmerse room, hall and plate to the RV-7?
If you like 80’s rack reverbs, this is the move
Alga, I have & absolutely love the IMMERSE V2, got it when it first appeared. I'D best describe it as having a crisp, clean, jewel like quality. I run it 2 ways, either into a Strymon DIG, or into a Dawner Prince Boonar. Its my tip top number 1.
@@returnofthenative it's a great reverb no doubt, it's just not the Lexicon thing. If you want the 80's Rack Reverb tone, nothing will do it like the Hardwire.
Love it! Have a Polara since you first talked about it a few years ago...considering this pedal as well? Any reason to have both?
They're very similar...sorta the same basic algorithms. I don't think you need both. In some ways I like the Polara for smaller boards since it's a bit more compact.
Great overview, Mason. I'm a fan of the Hall setting on the Flint. I also love the tremolos on the Flint, but in some/most situations I just want a Hall reverb in a smaller size. I owned and didn't love the Supernatural as it tended to be too big/washy. Does the Polaris nail the Hall? If not the Polaris, what's a great Hall pedal in a small format?
Polara is basically the same pedal, super similar.
Digitech Hardwire line was great. I have the DL-8 delay, the SP-7 Stereo Phaser and the TR-7 Tremolo/Rotary. Also, I have the Digitech Polara which is similar to the RV-7. Would like to have the Hardwire Supernatural, too. It's a real shame. DOD and Digitech were turning out some great gear when Samsung/Harmon pulled the plug on the business.
Soo good! It was a sad day when they stopped making them!
I"ve managed to pick up everything but the TR-7 and the TL-2. The whole line was criminally underrated. Even the V10 power supply was good for the time. I'll get around to finishing the set one day
I have a supernatural on my board and had a DL-8 but forgot it at a rehearsal and lost it. I regret losing the DL-8. Got them on a stupid deal of the day for $69 each. The supernatural isn't as good as a strymon blue sky, but it does get into the same neighborhood.
Yes it is one of the top 3 STEREO reverb pedals without all the unessarry options. Tried and owned many others.. although there are some nice mono-verbs out there..
Love the mini-plate and super/bloodmoon of Mr.Black , talisman catalinbread and neunaber pedals
Cool!
I have owned an RV7 for many years. I use the plate setting.I don’t think I have ever taken the rubber knob cover off once I set the controls. The Blue LED doesn’t work any more. I just leave it on, wish it had an on switch. The setting is I use is barely perceptible not in your face . Dynamic range is not a problem unlike my factor series pedals.
It's a wonderful pedal!
Digitech RP360/RP360XP have Lexicon 'verbs also. Usually about $100 used.
Awesome videos thanks for sharing I've been a follower for years, and I'm looking for a new volume pedal for swells can you offer any suggestions?
Check out our video on Volume Pedals...lots of good info there.
@@VertexEffectsInc thanks for the 411.