Electro Harmonix Oceans 11 Reverb

L'Oceans 11 è stato scelto per riempire alcune lacune sonore e sono rimasto soddisfatto dalla qualità portata in ognuna delle 11 modulazioni di questo pedale. Di fatto ogni modulazione è personalizzabile anche con funzioni secondarie che permettono di esplorare in modo approfondito ogni suono, ma difficilmente arriva a superare la qualità raggiunta dai singoli effetti esterni.
Nonostante ciò l'Oceans riesce a dare un colore ed una presenza ottima alla chitarra e rappresenta un ottimo compromesso tra qualità e prezzo.
Pro: comodità e versatilità di un pedale "tuttofare" che risulta davvero utile in ogni pedaliera, tante funzioni secondarie e ottima manifattura.
Contro: impossibilità nel caricare o salvare dei propri settaggi, fabbisogno energetico non trascurabile (più di 200 mA).
Consigliato.

I suoni sono tutti buoni e usabili. Riverberi, eco, octaver, gate, duck... Si può anche "congelare" l'effetto e suonarci sopra. Insomma, si possono fare veramente tante cose. Purtroppo, in così poco spazio è difficile gestire tutte le opzioni che ci sono. Beninteso, hanno fatto anche un ottimo lavoro con i settaggi "nascosti", ma una buona lettura del manuale è obbligatoria, e anche qualche ripassino. Il manuale nella scatola era in tedesco, ma online si trova facilmente.

I bought this pedal after reading a lot of about it online and hearing that it's the best new thing, and honestly, it didn't disappoint.
It is my first standalone reverb so obviously I can't say it sounds better or worse than some other offerings, but it offers so much at this price point.
The plate and room reverbs sound great, and are what I mostly use. The secondary controls stay the same when set so you can set those ahead of time and just change the dial when you need a different setup (as well as the level, time and tone which can be easily adjusted). Here, though, is where you realize the drawback. If you want multiple types of reverb in one song, it can be a bit impractical to have to crouch down and change the mode via the selector, even more so if you have to change secondary parameters.
Thankfully, for some options which have heavily customizable parameters there are a few modes which all store their settings, so you can cycle between them if you need "hand presets" on the fly.
Shimmer verb also sounds great, can be a bit overpowering but it's all in the way you use it. Dyna modes are great for auto-swelling and some other niche uses. Echo is nice to stack with another delay. Poly is also really interesting but I think it's a "set up and use maybe once per set" type of thing. Mod stuff is also nice as an option for people who aren't huge fans of modulation (such as myself).
The auto infinite mode as well as the "hold for infinite reverb" switch is really great, I can totally see myself using it in a live context for some textures or song transitions. Great inclusion.
I'm mostly using it in a home studio setting currently, so I'm pretty blown away by the quality of the sound and the features.
However, I am concerned that if/when I start gigging, the usability will pose a bit of a problem. A secondary footswitch for a "favorite" setting like the Harley Benton D-Seed delay would be amazing. I do believe the best option will be to set up a few most used sounds and just switch between them on song breaks.
Overall, very impressed with this package, and blown away that you get so much for not that much money (compared to some other reverbs). It's probably my favorite pedal currently for inspiration and jamming. If you're looking for an all around great sounding reverb and can forgive it's awkward usability, I would definitely recommend trying it out.