TC Electronic T2 Reverb review

The Trinity taken to infinity

  • £118
  • €178
  • $159
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Even 12 o'clock on the decay dial will be a bit much if you wish to stay on planet earth...

MusicRadar Verdict

While it sounds fantastic, the T2's modulated 'verbs could be a little over the top even for ambient fans.

Pros

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    TonePrint slot. Great for ambient and post-rock players.

Cons

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    Some settings are not so useable.

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Not content with the success of its Hall Of Fame Reverb, back in 2012, TC collaborated with Pro Guitar Shop on the Trinity Reverb, which added two exclusive ethereal sounds - the T2 reverb pedals is the sequel, and packs eight ambient reverbs.

As well as the usual controls, a pre-decay switch determines how long it takes for the 'verb to kick in, while a Roman numeral-encoded mode selector chooses between eight new PGS-designed voices, plus two ethereal settings from the original Trinity.

"The T2's 10 sounds take you on a voyage from heavily flanged 'verb to organ-like wobble"

A TonePrint slot lets you load a pro player-designed 'verb, or make your own using TC's TonePrint Editor. The T2's 10 sounds take you on a voyage from heavily flanged 'verb to organ-like wobble and painfully slow pitch-bending, but our faves are the cathedral settings, which beg for Buckley-style arpeggios, and the harmonic-laden ethereal 1 mode for icy soundscapes.

Brace yourself, though: even 12 o'clock on the decay dial will be a bit much if you wish to stay on planet earth. With a bevy of hi-fi, colossal reverbs, the T2 will be right up the street of ambient and post-rock players.

While the lack of pitch-shifted settings and sheer intensity of the modulation could have some guitarists looking towards more versatile ambient 'verbs, the T2's TonePrint slot means you can always keep a more conservative reverb in your back pocket.

Michael Brown
Michael Brown

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.