Wampler Faux Spring Reverb review

Digitally generated spring 'verb

  • £219
  • €270
  • $229
Reviews
By
published
The Faux Spring may lack an actual spring reverb circuit, but it is all-analogue

MusicRadar Verdict

As spring-like as you'll get in a small footprint.

Pros

  • +

    Great spring-like tones in a practical format. All-analogue dry signal path.

Cons

  • -

    Not much.

MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and producers spends hours testing products to help you choose the best music-making gear for you. Find out more about how we test.

Using a real spring is not always practical, so Wampler's Faux Spring reverb pedal is a digital stompbox designed to deliver a faithful recreation of the sound.

"This may be as close as you'll come to spring reverb in a practical format"

It features an all-analogue dry signal path, so your basic tone doesn't get messed with, and cloaks your sound with authentic spring-like ambience.

The three knobs do pretty much the same as those on the recently reviewed Fender '63 Tube Reverb (an authentic outboard spring reverb): shade is tone, depth is dwell, and the sound comes pretty close, too, albeit lacking some of the randomness of a real spring.

If it has to be spring reverb and the real thing isn't doable, this may be as close as you'll come in a practical format.

Guitarist
Guitarist

Guitarist is the longest established UK guitar magazine, offering gear reviews, artist interviews, techniques lessons and loads more, in print, on tablet and on smartphones Digital: http://bit.ly/GuitaristiOS If you love guitars, you'll love Guitarist. Find us in print, on Newsstand for iPad, iPhone and other digital readers