The Guitar Magazine – July 2019

IN USE

The first problem we run into with the
Tre-Verb is how to pronounce it. Tree-verb?
Tray-verb? Trevor? Luckily, that’s about
the only problem we do run into, because
this is a great little pedal. On the ‘Tre’
side, the choice is between optical, bias
and harmonic tremolo and they all sound
spot-on: opto pulsates with rhythmic clarity,
bias rises and falls with a more gentle sway,
and the Brownface-style harmonic mode
adds a chewy dimension that also recalls
the vibrato on an old AC30. You can’t go
to drastic extremes with rate or depth, but
there is a tap-tempo function, accessed by
holding down the footswitch.
The ‘Verb’ half of the pedal offers a
choice between Brownface and Blackface
spring reverbs, plus a plate type. The
difference between the two springs is
subtle – ’63 is a touch bolder than ’65 –
but the plate sound ditches the wobbles for
something much more pure and even. Note,
though, that reverb trails are set to ‘on’ and
we can see no way of turning them off.

The boost on the MTG

Tube Distortion is

footswitchable

The Lost Highway

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