To continue with the Reverb pedal test, I did a 3 way score card for the three pedals
Boss RV-6 - FLAMMA F202 - Ammoon PocketVerb.
Notes:
-I wrote up every type between the three pedals, not all pedals are on all types because they donât all have the same types.
-All types are rated with all settings in the 12 oâclock position
- I am just listing and adding up the scores for each pedal to rate at the end of the score card. I will go over some additional notes about the test
FLAMMA - F202
BOSS - RV-6
AMMOON - PocketVerb
SPRING - 1 - F202 - 8/10
2 - RV-6 - 7/10
3 - AMMOON - 6/10
PLATE 1 - RV-6 - 8/10
2 - F202 - 7/10
3 - AMMOON - 4/10
HALL 1 - F202 - 8/10
2 - AMMOON - 6/10
3 - The RV-6 Hall did not sound anything like the other two, it was tested against the others Church, that was what it was equal to
ROOM 1` - AMMOOM - 8/10
2 - RV-6 - 7/10
3 - F202 - 6/10
MODULATE 1 - F202 - 8/10
1- RV-6 - 8/10
3- AMMOON - 5/10
CAVE 1 - F202 - 9/10
Exclusive to the Flamma F202, one of the coolest verbs tested
CHURCH 1 - F202 - 7/10
1 - RV-6 - 7/10
1 - AMMOON - 7/10
REVERSE 1 - AMMOON - 8/10
DYNAMIC 1 - RV-6 - 6/10
SHIMMER 1 - RV-6. - 2/10
SPRING / DELAY 1 - RV-8 - 6/10
2 - AMMOON - 5/10
FLAMMA - F202 - 7.5714
BOSS - RV-6 - 6.375
AMMOON - PocketVerb - 6.125
I will say, overall sound,
The RV-6 is Warmer
The FLAMMA is colder, stiffer
The AMOON is more generic and modulated all around.
To be fair to the Ammoon PocketVerb, I believe that the settings at 12âoclock are exaggerated to be more around 3 oâclock, maybe even 4-5 oâclock. This is because when you toggle on Delay + Reverb, you need to turn the controls down, left, CCW to have the delay be useful in most circumstances.
I did some playing around with Reverb + Delay, and with the controls down, the dalay was manage able and the reverb was much less modulated overall, is this is why the pedal, out of the box, at neutral sounds too tweaked out and needs to be toned down.
Also, highlights of the Pocketverb are the Reverse. This is pretty cool.
- RV-6 is warmer, and a little richer at neutral. I can dial in the others to get close, but the RV-6 seems warmer, but to me, it seems to be changing my tone. I think the FLAMMA does the best job of adding reverb to my tone, and leaving it alone. With reverb on, my tone sounds just like it is, but with the added type of reverb. IMHO, this is best. But this is me, I like the colder, subtler reverb, like the sound of EMPTY HALLS and Rooms and what not.
- I did rate these with the controls at neutral. I can make each of them more to my liking then how they are at neutral, and I have had best success dialing in the Flamma in to the reverb I like.
The RV-6 is a great pedal, I just canât fall in love with it.
I think for now, I am keeping the Flamma, and will get the HOF2 and see if I like it better, enough more to keep the pedal over twice the cost. But I do love me some TonePrints @PamPurrs. I will try and keep the boss around to do some side by side, but I know it is not the one I am gonna keep.