Rainger FX Reverb-X (incl. Igor) – Digital reverb with post-reverb distortion, gate and Igor pressure pad

Experimental digital reverb · Up to 6 seconds · Distorted reverb · Pre/Post gate · Bright/Dark · Igor pressure pad · True bypass · 9V 76mA

The Rainger FX Reverb-X is a deeply creative mini digital reverb built around something that should be “wrong” in theory: placing distortion after the reverb. The result is not a traditional reverb pedal, but a machine for burnt atmospheres, huge textures, chopped tails, gated ambience and reverbs that can move from bright and clean to dark, dirty and almost sample-like.

In terms of sonic family, this is not a strict recreation of a classic spring, plate or hall unit. Reverb-X sits closer to the world of experimental FV-1-style digital reverb, but with Rainger FX’s unmistakable twist: mini format, immediate controls, weird-but-useful character, distortion applied only to the reverb signal, an integrated gate and the Igor controller for expressive real-time reverb sends.

The key idea is that your dry signal stays clean and present at all times. The Distn control does not distort your direct guitar; it distorts only the reverb. That means you can keep a clean tone, or use your favorite drives upstream, and then add a layer of gritty, burnt or fully destroyed ambience without turning your core attack into mush.

The Gate is another essential part of the pedal. In its subtler setting it helps keep hum and noise under control; in post-reverb/distortion mode it cuts the reverb tail hard when you stop playing. That opens the door to 80s gated reverb, edited-guitar-sample effects, dramatic stops, musical glitches and the feeling that someone is live-editing the depth of the room.

The included Igor pressure pad turns Reverb-X into a much more performative effect. When Igor is plugged in, the pedal stays dry until you press it; as you apply pressure, your signal is sent into the reverb path. Release Igor and you go back to dry, while the reverb tail decays on its own. Perfect for reverb blooms, ambient bursts, spatial hits and phrases that appear and disappear like a studio send under your foot.

Key features

• Experimental mini digital reverb pedal
• Up to 5–6 seconds of reverberation
• Distortion placed after the reverb
• Distn blends clean reverb into fully distorted reverb
• Original/dry signal remains clean and present
• Built-in Gate for noise control or dramatic post-reverb cuts
• Covers clean bright reverb, dark pre-delayed ambience, live bootleg reverb, 80s gated reverb and space-rock overload
• Dark switch for bright/immediate or darker pre-delayed reverb
• Input control with Overload LED for signal-to-noise optimization
• Out control with plenty of spare output
• Includes Igor pressure pad controller
• Igor works like an expressive momentary send with trails
• Mini format with top-mounted jacks
• True bypass
• Made in the UK

Controls

• LVL: amount of reverb heard; dry signal is always present
• Size: reverb size/decay, up to around 5–6 seconds
• Distn: blends clean reverb into fully distorted reverb
• Input: input level; also affects the gate threshold
• Out: overall output volume
• Dark: switches between bright immediate reverb and darker pre-delayed reverb
• Gate: changes the noise gate behavior; subtle or post-reverb/distortion for abrupt cuts
• Igor: pressure-sensitive controller for sending signal into the reverb path in real time

Technical specifications

• Type: experimental digital reverb
• Controls: LVL, Size, Distn, Input, Out
• Switches: Dark, Gate
• Included external controller: Igor pressure pad
• Maximum reverb time: approx. 5–6 seconds
• Bypass: true bypass
• Power: 9V DC center-negative
• Current draw: approx. 76mA
• Approx. dimensions: 10.4 × 4.1 × 5.1 cm
• Approx. weight: 189 g
• Format: custom steel mini-pedal
• Jacks: top-mounted
• Made in the UK

Find the Rainger FX Reverb-X (incl. Igor) at onemorepedal.com.

Not a reverb for decoration — a reverb for setting the room on fire.