Best Surfy Industries Surfybear Compact SG Alternatives

Based on 9 reviews

I've been using this pedal for almost a Year by now, and I must say it wasn't till recently I've actually encountered his full potencial, since I started to use it at the church (as a relatively quiet place) I could listen to just about all nuances and frequencies it adds to my sound. Aside from the Room an Hall options, the Cathedral sound on option "Special -V1"; can get you very addicted once you stop playing with the shimmer on "Special -V2" and you also have the Dry Kill switch which if turned on you listen only to the Reverb frequencies without the pick of the strings, like a Swell... So, in one hand you get a pretty versatile Reverb pedal on a bargain price with a nice construction. In other hand, due to it's metallic surface the rubber pins that come with...

Based on 8 reviews

Can't recommend this pedal enough. It's the only thing I've bought in a long time that I've safely been able to say "I will not sell this". Very versatile controls with a wide range allow you to dial in the perfect amount of reverb for your needs. The trails of the notes you play modulate together into the distant splashy realms and create a real fantastic wash of special magical dust under (or over) everything you play. You really can dial in as little or as much as you want, but you're gonna want a lot of this - it is so good!

Based on 5 reviews

I probably have an unhealthy obsession with guitar pedals and building pedal boards I have three so far and they are constantly changing because although one pedal may do a few of the effects I need well, it may not do the effect I need right, so I tend to be particular in my choosing even if that means having two different types of spring reverb within my set up. This pedal has made it's way to my main board. I use it in a very simple chain, Compressor > Fuzz > Eq > Delay > Reverb. I use this pedal for gigging and recording, in studios and venues and it outshines every time. So far, it's the best emulation reverb I have ever used. Pros: -Sounds almost exactly like the Fender 6g15 the tried to emulate - Has great range within dwell and tone knobs. - Has a switch inside the...

Based on 3 reviews

It's amazing what a spring reverb can do. Adding this to my Blues Cube (digital reverb built in) really changes the character to a more vintage and organic sound with a real sense of space that digital reverb cannot produce. Taking into account the size of the pedal, the sound of the reverb is really good and offers a lot of options for tweaking. It can be a little harsh at times, even with the tone down, but that is likely due to the short springs. The tremolo, especially in brownface mode is beautiful and the combination with reverb magical. I sold my Mooer Trelicopter right away, no comparison. My only complaint is that the adjustments of speed and depth are not linear and it can be a pain to get exactly the settings you're looking for, but you learn to live with that. The build...

Based on 3 reviews

-great sounding spring reverb. very straight forward and it does exactly as it is supposed to. -works with 9v DC which is great compared with similar pedals on the market which use 12v AC. can be used with voodoo labs pedal power and similar. -the a and b settings allow you to switch between 2 completely different tones at the push of a button. -only problem was there was a slight hum when i had it on my pedaltrain with the voodoo labs power supply below. this sort of thing can only be expected with analog spring reverb, the electromagnetism from the power supply interferes with the springs. the problem was quickly fixed by moving my power supply to the other side away from the springs.

Based on 3 reviews

Reverb is not generally high in guitarist's consciousness. Most amps have a reverb of some type, mostly springs, and they are usually adequate for taking the edge off an other wise very dry sound and are generally just left at 50% or full on forever. The Mad Professor Silver Spring brings the attention to detail and whisper quiet operation that is somewhat of a hallmark with almost studio fidelity reverb. No booming 'sproing' here. Whether it is set to a short room sound or a huge hall with the reverb tone on maximum treble for a plate sound, the reverb sound really is very, very smooth and is top quality. The absence of ANY alteration to the original guitar tone, with the effect off or on, is also very noteworthy. I have had the experience with quite a few delay pedals recently that,...

Based on 3 reviews

The sound is as great as bigger version's. However, compared to the bigger version, mini HOF2 lacks stereo input/output, pre-delay long-short switch, and you have to reload toneprint each time you want to switch to another reverb sound. Also, unlike bigger version, this doesn't come with usb connector. Placement of mini-usb socket on the pedal is not the most convenient - right above power input. It is nice though that they went with same sized knobs instead of one huge knob and two tiny ones like on some other mini pedals.

Based on 2 reviews

This one replaced an FRV-1 digital spring reverb, which had started sounding too artificial to my ears after a few years. The Surfybear Compact has the perfect, organic sound. It can do everything from subtle ambience to full-on surf music / spaghetti western sounds. I though it would be a set-it-and-forget-it type of pedal, but the knobs are responsive across their whole range and a joy to play with. There's a footswitch to choose between two mix options (mixing the reverb with the dry signal). When the effect is engaged, it's possible to see which mix option is active, because the corresponding LED is on. When the effect is bypassed, no LEDs are on, so there's no way to tell which mix option is active. It's possible to switch between mix options while the effect is bypassed. The...

Based on 2 reviews

Since forever I always had two reverbs on my pedalboard. A dedicated long (church-like) reverb only for intros and slow songs and a short (club-like) reverb for rhythmical pieces where long reverb tend to make a mess. I had two reverbs so I wouldn't have to bend down to change the reverb length all the time. But still, I had to switch this one reverb off, and turn on the other one so they wouldn't interfere. So, I instead of bending down was constantly tap dancing :-D Now with the HOF 2X4 I have not two, but four reverbs (actually 8 since it's two banks of four) at any given time and I don't have to tap dance, since you press one and the other goes off. And all of them with Mash feature, meaning you can go absolutely crazy with the editor software and come up with very interesting...

Based on 2 reviews

Amazing pedal with massive flexibility (just like with their LVX) and sounds from this and other, undiscovered and unexplored universies. Using it both with my guitars (including baritones and 7 strings) and my synthesizers (Elektron family, SOMA Lyra-8, iPad synths). If you are looking for the usual "spring" and "plate" reverbs it can do them greatly but this is not the point. The point is to enter into a sonic adventure beyond anywhere other pedals can take you (including Strymon Big Sky, Chase Bliss, etc). I strongly recommend this pedal for the sonic explorers.