How to get a reverb tone — and 410 famous songs that use it, each with researched amp settings and gear you can adapt to your rig.
Dialing reverb: Reverb is space — the sense your guitar sits in a room, a hall, or a vast cavern. Spring reverb (built into blackface Fender amps) is the drippy surf and rockabilly splash; plate is smooth and dense for a singing lead sheen; hall is the long, washy ambient tail. Set DECAY for how long it rings and MIX to taste — a hint on rhythm keeps it real, drenched gets the shoegaze and post-rock wash. Reverb goes LAST in the chain, after delay.
Reverb is space — the sense your guitar sits in a room, a hall, or a vast cavern. Spring reverb (built into blackface Fender amps) is the drippy surf and rockabilly splash; plate is smooth and dense for a singing lead sheen; hall is the long, washy ambient tail. Set DECAY for how long it rings and MIX to taste — a hint on rhythm keeps it real, drenched gets the shoegaze and post-rock wash. Reverb goes LAST in the chain, after delay.
What songs use a reverb pedal?
Famous songs that use reverb include Hotel California by Eagles, Floods by Pantera, Everlong by Foo Fighters, One by Metallica, Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, Fade to Black by Metallica — and 410 tones on this page have researched settings you can adapt to your own rig.