Boss RV-5 Reverb Pedal Demonstration: Every Mode - 'Weird Fishes/Arpeggi' by Radiohead

[AmbientMW]

Hey dude. I know it's not conventionally attractive, but I totally love how all your pedals are just laying on your floor. Shows you're more about sound than aesthetics.

[Xevamir]

Nice Radiohead playing!

[smitty010493]

Thanks you for letting me listen to one of my favorite songs rather than boss's shitty marketing

[mewsic156]

what reverb would you recomend for ambient/shoegaze music style?

[Cheesecake2k]

2) Copy all of these steps.

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4) Paste it in the comments.

[benciano]

Wierd Fishes! Fuck yeah =D  GREAT sound, i really gotta get me one

[davidbrucemusicvideo]

beautiful radiohead chords in the beginning, bro! good demo!

[HIxAlchemist]

do you have to use an adapter for the RV-5?. Or can you just use a 9volt battery?

[craigmcarthur1]

You can do either. I run everything from DC

[barstia]

thank you very much!!!!!

[Beckett125]

i think the main difference i notice between boss pedals and electro harmonix pedals is that EH pedals act like an independent pedal that doesn't blend well with overdrive or other modulation pedals. Boss pedals blend well while paired with other pedals

[exitmusicforthefilms]

@Beckett125 i'd have to disagree, i love EH pedals they have a lot of great applications with or without other effects

[barstia]

Hi man! I dig your music very much! I saw the rehersal of vinyl future and i really liked it!

I want to know if you know the ehx cathedral and how you compare it to boss rv5.

Thanks!

[barstia]

Hi man! I really love your style of playing!!!! Seeing that you have many pedals, can you recomend most the rv5 or the electro harmonix cathedral? I think i like the cathedral better. i find it less robotic. But to know what you think about it will help me. Thanks

[craigmcarthur1]

I really like the RV-5, its definitely a digital reverb, but as a wide range of versatile tones. I love the modulation reverb, i use that setting around 95% of the time. I have never used a EH Cathedral so couldnt really offer any insight r comparitive view with an RV-5

[emmckinley25]

@barstia I've had the cathedral but sold it. It has some neat features and can get some weird sounds but i found that it was way too bright and sharp for my taste. I had to roll the tone down all the way to get a decent sound. It's still a pretty good reverb but I think the rv-5 is much better and the fact that it costs less is a bonus!

[serve4life]

nice vid, are analog reverb pedals much different?

[craigmcarthur1]

They can be yes. Depends on the type of reverb tone your after. Analog units will be more natural, but digital reverb units can be more versatile in their range of tones but can be abit sterile, depends what your looking for really

[biggerbigd]

Great demo. Great tune.

[sclogse1]

I'd like to know if this is a quiet pedal.

[craigmcarthur1]

Yeh its fairly quiet. Never had any issues with unwanted noise

[FreddyKoshMusic]

like your taste in music. I got this pedal for the "modulate" which is very ethereal to me. It reminds me of the spacey subway tube sound on Coldplay's Lovers in Japan track (although that is synth but the verb is very distinct and similar to this). Thanks for posting

[theShowStopper321]

@FreddyKoshMusic I really like modulation plus reverb, but the new Hardwires have Lexicon based verbs and the mod is more intense than this. I own this and want to trade for the Hardwire. I need an analog delay, I like mod. and its pointless to spend xtra if my verb has mod, but its gotta be stronger thats y i gotta figure out what to do.

[Revelry00]

@FreddyKoshMusic that is not a synth they are using, it is a guitar with reverb and probably pitch shifter.

[posiedonpowertrio]

does stereo have 2 black lines or i on the chord i can't remember

[DiobloHunter]

Its funny, I was looking for a demo of my favorite pedal and found one of my favorite songs being played with it

[Vilverin1]

i love diablo..

i was addicted to that game for so long

[Ashfurball]

seconded.

[MeinenMusik]

is it possible on this pedal to use the stereo output to send seperate dry and wet signals?

[WyldeKyle15]

I too have a tremoverb. i couldnt be more happy with it. sweet pedal collection. getcha a space echo haha

[hazardouskys]

hello im cool

[erwinvasquez]

i love your pedal colection ._.

[knikk77]

He has major G.A.S. :-)

[CRperro]

nice =D

[TacooGrill]

which moog pedal is that in the back?

[craigmcarthur1]

Its a Moog Moogerfooger 12 stage analog phaser

[TacooGrill]

oh, thats really cool, does it sound better than a phase 90 or small stone? cus i think those two are among the best anolog phaser pedals on the market, but i don't know how the moog on compares for the price

[craigmcarthur1]

They are all good to be honest. Very subjective personal opinion to choose between them

[strabbs1]

nice playing, sounds good but i realy like the holy grail

[lukesteele1]

My Boss rx-100 spring reverb eats the digital one for breakfast.

[bigskymind81]

is it a noisy pedal? does it color ur tone? how does it behave with other pedals i.e fuzz and distortions?

[craigmcarthur1]

Its digital so generally its quiet. I don't find it colours my tone either on or off. As with most reverb pedals it works well with fuzz/overdrive etc with subtle settins, but if its up too high it aint so great

[sportsportsport]

Please tell me where you learnt this? I got the tabs from UltimateGuitar... but i think you play it differently to me..

Thanks if you reply.. and nice tone/playing dude.. 5 stars

[craigmcarthur1]

Just worked it out by ear im afraid.

[craigmcarthur1]

Haha its true, I play in a few bands, one of which is a wedding covers band, so I get alot of practice working things out by ear.

[robwyattfan]

Why don't you believe him? It's not exactly a difficult song to figure out: the notes are entirely clear and it's pretty damn simple and clean melody line. Craig was totally honest about it, because it's not a big deal. What I find absurd is you doubting he could find it out by ear when any decent guitarist (which Craig is) could do so.

[insertbadname]

Tabs do not matter, it is your skill and your heart that you put into your playing that makes the sound better

[sportsportsport]

Thanks for your oblivious yet startling near sarcastic comment which diverted attentions from a simple answer.

[sleepingundrtree]

nice playing. Beautifuly done.

[catpigshadow]

is that raidohead?? the song

not this person

[Yiroooo]

Just read the title :)

[craigmcarthur1]

Its in the video title, video description and annotations. yes it is Radiohead

[yorkism]

I prefer the modulate :)

[bigskymind81]

hi..can you get the octo sound with this reverb like the line 6 verbzila?thanks

[Smajtastic]

side chain a harmoniser pedal set an octave up, if you don't have an effect loop on your pedal I don't think you can do it to be honest.

It's probably cheaper to buy a verbzilla unless you want to control the actual reverb harmonics.

[bigskymind81]

do you have a demo of that nova system?

[craigmcarthur1]

Its not the Nova System, its a G-Natural which is the acoustic equivalent. And im afraid I havent got round to demoing it yet. Sorry

[tensago]

beside the purpose of this video, i love this piece RH IR WF

[INOTproducciones]

Hi. I have an amp hot rod deluxe -fender- and a boss delay - octaver. One person offer me this pedal RV-5. What do you think? It's enough whith the amp reverb and delay pedal or the rv-5 give me a lot of possibilities?

Thanks, and congratulations for your demos.

[craigmcarthur1]

Your amp reverb will almost certainly be a standard spring reverb, which will sound nice. The RV-5 will offer you deeper and more varied reverb sounds, but it repally depends on the style of music your playing and whether u need big reverbs.

[ivaneu]

rv-5 adds noisy? great demos man¡¡¡

[craigmcarthur1]

The RV-5 isnt too noisey actually, in comparison to a few other digital reverbs

[FINCHster]

i spy with my lil eye, a tonebone. which one is that?

[craigmcarthur1]

Its a ToneBone HeadBone VT, valve head switching unit.  I use it to switch between a hiwatt and a mesa boogie

[brenton1986]

This demonstration would have been a far more useful demonstration of the reverb effect if you had let the notes ring out instead of playing continuously. Great song though. I love Radiohead.

[craigmcarthur1]

Yup it is a Radial Tonebone Headbone VT valve head sitching unit I use to plug my Hiwatt and my Mesa Boogie into one Mesa Boogie Stereo Recto cab

[caiaum2]

heey maan

greetings from Brazil

you did a fuck*ng nice work!

best pedal collection i've ever seen!

keep it up

[paldenno1]

Does anybody know if this pedal has true bypass?

[mattkilloran]

No, all Boss pedals are buffered but not true bypass.

[vance111]

Their buffers are not that bad though.

[soulsruleall]

ok what is a buffer and wth is true bypass??

[paldenno1]

A true bypass pedal preserves the original signal when the pedal is off. A buffered pedal will still influence the original signal even though it's turned off.

[Renga488]

I love my RV-5. I bought a DD-3, but for some reason when I got the pedal out, it was an RV-5. I called BOSS and asked them what to do and they said I could either trade it or keep it (they were really nice about it). Man am I glad I stuck with it...it's a tad more complicated to learn, but it has so much potential.

[amarr1]

How does this compare to the Verbzilla?

[craigmcarthur1]

Personally I think its alot better, not a huge fan of the Line 6 Tonecore range. I bought a Line 6 Tremolo to use in the studio last year as I need a tremolo with a tap tempo and very square wave sound. It was awful very noisey. Replaced it now with a TC Electronic Nova Modulation Pedal. Would also recommend looking at the Nova Reverb aswell, very good unit.

[jackoownsyou]

I'm gonna buy a reverb pedal soon, trying to decide between the electro-harmonix holy grail+, RV-5, and the Line6 Verbzilla. Verbzilla seems to have the most features by far, but which do you recommend? I play indie music with some ambient stuff, looking for some great ambient sounds and some more subtle reverb as well. Thanks!

[craigmcarthur1]

Check out the TC Electronic Nova Reverb, has the most flexible and in depth interface and range of sounds.

[jackoownsyou]

Thanks, might be a little out of my price range but it looks awesome

[MuppetMower13]

w00t Radiohead <3

[paldenno1]

nice song, nice sound

[AndrewConfides]

youre so good man teach me haha

[FootyBrain]

Hey man. Nice choice of riff! :P

By the way. I know you use quite a bit of delay in your vids but do you use it live and when rehearsing? I've got an RV-5 but it tends to mud my tone a bit. Any tricks up your sleeve?

[craigmcarthur1]

I use lots of delay dude, I have a Keeley modified DD-3, TC Electronics Nova Delay and DL4 on my board + the RV-5 and TC Nova Reverb as my reverb.

Make sure your using your amps effects loop for the delay and reverb and thatyou have things in the correct order. If you aint sure about this stuff email me, I have a 'how to' email!

Cheers

[FootyBrain]

Hey. Yeah I've kinda got everything sorted when it comes to order. Problem might be that the effects loop on my amp is reeaaaaally bad. In a bad way. But then agian I have a really cheap amp. My delays sound fine but the reverb just keeps messing up. Anyways I'll be getting a new amp after christmas (probably a Vox AC 30 :D )

[craigmcarthur1]

Try dialling down the amount of reverb your using dude, its largely a subtle effect for me.

Your amp might be the problem as you said dude. Nice tube amps sound great. (You probably already intend to do this but...) My advice would be to do your research and play any amp u intend buying a few times with your own guitar and your own pedal setup, even if it means lugging stuff to the local store with you.

[FootyBrain]

Thanks for the advice man. My current amp is a solid state high gain, great gain channel but everything else is awfull so it'll be nice to get something new in for clean sounds. I'll definetely be bringing my own guitar and at least some of my pedals to the store a couple of times before handing over the cash. btw, how's EP and pedalboard coming along?

[craigmcarthur1]

Cool nice one. EP is done, we are still sourcing the best folk to duplicate and print the EP so we can seel it for as cheap as possible but without compromising the sound or the artwork etc. Floorboard willbe finsihed early next year, still playing about with certain effects and positions etc. Want to get it right before I spend money on a custom build board!

[FootyBrain]

Just make sure it'll be lightweight and "carriable". Ive got a nice stonecastle board. It's great but carrying it really sucks sins it's so heavy...but I guess you figured that already..

[craigmcarthur1]

Yeh Im gonna split mine in two dude. Wahs, volume pedal, whammy pedal etc on a small board. Then have the 20+ stompers + gig rig etc on main board. Gonna be a custom build so will get wheels put on it like keyboard cases so I can drag it. It will weigh a ton!

[FootyBrain]

Haven't actually though about wheels. Good idea. My next project will be kinda similar to yours. I'll be splitting up into one preamp and one "loop"-board. Looking forward to the demo of the full rig! :P

[craigmcarthur1]

Yeh should defo look into the Gig Rig products dude. I use the Pro 14, but the midi 8 is also very handy. It means u can connect all your pre amp and fx loop pedals to one unit and it will turn them all on and off with the switch of only one button. Just removes all the tap dancing from pedal use. Also improves your tone as any pedal that isnt being used is removed from the signal path = no loss of signal. Would highly recommend it, has changed my playing, tone and setup massively!

[jebas1322]

would u say the Boss RV-5 is worth buying and would it be like the reverb they used back in the 70s well like it ? and if not can u tell me wat is ??

[craigmcarthur1]

I like the RV-5 for deep heavy reverbs dude, not very 70's. Most 70's reverbs were probably produced using amp spring reverbs or whilst recording using post effects or natural room and hall reverbs with regards to ambient mic placements. I am not a big fan of the RV-5 for such reverbs it sounds too digital and sterile for those natural organic reverb sounds in my opinion. Try something like the T-Rex Room-Mate reverb or the spring reverb on a good tube amp.

[no0b3y]

The reverb was a drowned out by your delay. I couldn't really tell you had any reverb on cuz you kept playing multiple notes from a chord.

[Morethanl1f3]

hey giving any pedals away for free haha =] i would like to have anything u have that would be cool if u shipped it in the US =D

[MichaelW1919]

yah super nice, i really liked the radiohead cover, good one, can you try play house of cards

[sl4rvid]

nice vid man, sounds pretty awesomee. Listened to a demonstration called rv-5 tone demo - Bass 2 on Boss Us website. Sounded pretty weird compared to whats in this vid but just wondering if you can get a sound like that on guitar aswell as on the bass. Or something like it atleast. yea

[JesusveraIsBack]

you don't deserve all those pedal boards man

[craigmcarthur1]

Whys that?

[JesusveraIsBack]

i was just kidding man -.- i would love to have all that stuff ;D

[guitarhead429]

dude, ur playing radiohead, right? weird fishes/arpeggi? like ur pedal board. how much did all that cost? looks expensive.

[craigmcarthur1]

Yup, big Radiohead fan. My pedalboard wasnt cheap. No idea how much it cost in total, but it sounds awesome.

[guitarhead429]

no doubt it sounds awesome. Me jealous now :)

[theamazingflyingpony]

hi, thanks for the vid :)

I have a boss dd3 delay pedal and I want to upgrade my pedalboard. What do you think i should buy next? Boss dd6 delay pedal (I want the loop function) or this reverb rv-5?

thanks

[hadookin22]

good choice on song :)

[iairboy72]

Which pedal combination to get an ambient feel is the best for the least expense?

Because I'm hearing a lot of the sound I want to play, but I can't afford something very expensive.

[craigmcarthur1]

Just look into getting a cheap reverb and delay pedals. You dounfortuntely get wht u pay for when it comes to fx. But no reason why u cant squeeze decent tones out of cheaper gear with practice, then build up to bying higher end stuff later.

[mikbank]

true that!, in my band, i'm getting mogwai'ish tones & sounds just with an Boss ME50 multi-effects unit! :P - the delay and reverb on that thing is waaaay better than the amount of money you pay for it

[lazychump]

modulate mode is definately killer.

[savemoon2008]

Don't again and again,ok?another piece of music!

[craigmcarthur1]

Thats the whole point so u can hear the same riff with the different settings. The sound is dependant on the notes u are playing, so if I play a different song for every mode its hardly a comparison is it. Post some videos then I might acknowledge ur opinion.

[savemoon2008]

Of course not,well done on the one you played.I just said what i what to say before,which is only an opinion.

(*^__^*)

[flownomis]

savermoon seems to listen to much sailermoon.your opinion is stupid. its great that craig puts up all these different vids, so i have an opprtunity to get knowledge about the different pedals and to know which one i should buy, thx again craig

[SonicYouth808]

what???

Weird Fishes/Arpeggi played through the best peadls around!You suggest a better way to spendyour time on the computer! :)

[FootyBrain]

hey man. brilliant pedal the rv-5, I have one myself.great stuff. are you gonnademo the moog you have back there? and quesiton number two. is that a NOVA system standing by the chair? what's it like? I mean compared to their other stuff/other multieffects and stompboxes? (and hey, how's the record coming on?)

[craigmcarthur1]

Yeh man al get round to demoing the Moog eventually! Its a G-Natural in the background, for my acoustic rig, cool pedal. EP is pretty much finished, delayed as our engineer broke his collarbone so we havent been able to get back in2 the studio to finish it yet.

[butoyonly]

excellent demo. looking forward to here more demos from you..i envy you for having lots of stomps!

[flearulz]

just the song we should to hear when regarding a reverb review, nice work

[Floppygreenwood]

Are you using a Boss delay with your Boss reverb. Or is there a slight delay in the RV-5?

[craigmcarthur1]

There is no delay on the RV-5. I am using a TC Electronics Nova delay to add some analog delay. The details are listed in the video description and in the video annotations. Cheers

[pacoymarquez]

where do you place the rv-5? before the delay or after? thanks

[craigmcarthur1]

I always place reverbs last in my signal path dude. Delay tends to be second last, I do however have a phase pedal before and after my delay pedals so I can add phase to the delayed signal.

[pacoymarquez]

it still doesnt go well with my ibanez ad9... I like the setting you have used btw, do you have any other that you think sounds good

[ScapeGoatMusic]

wierd fishes ;)

[Fulcher28050]

where do you buy all your boss pedals? do you go on musicians friend?

[craigmcarthur1]

Buy most stuff from my local store guitarguitar in Glasgow. Dont really go on muscians friend no.

[emotrashkiddo]

You're skills are fantastic!

Could you send me a tab for this if you have one? The ones online seem too high pitched

[craigmcarthur1]

I dont have a tab dude, just playing it from ear. Its not that difficult a song to work out. Its played entirely on the A, D and G strings. First chord shape is, u pick the notes individually using upstrokes:

G:7

D:5

A:7

[Fulcher28050]

You're awesome man. I've watched so many of your videos and they've all inspired me. Keep up the posts they're really helpful.

[spikelive]

yeah pal RADIOHEAD reverb demonstration!j love this song!!

great as always!!

ciao cheers from italy

[stc423]

Dude, Boss pedals should totally sponsor your or endorse you or something, seeing as you have so many :D

[craigmcarthur1]

I agree, I must help them sell quite a few pedals!

Alot of them are being replaced on my board tho. My BD-2 and DD-3 are being modified by Keeley elctronics. My MT-2 has already been modified by Keeley. And my OD-3 and CE-5 are being replaced by a Fulltone OCD and TC Electronics Nova Modulation. So only remaining stock Boss Pedals will be PH-3, TU-2 and RV-5. Plus the FS-6's I use for switching stuff.

Cheers

[StanwoodSpartans]

why are you modifing them?

what/who is keeley?

[craigmcarthur1]

Robert Keeley Eelectronics is a company that builds high quality guitar effects. They also modify, as I mentioned, other companies pedals including Boss. The add extra features, improve the components and overall improve the quality fo the pedal. Check out their website dude. You will find their pedals on most pro players pedalboards.

[KIDiotequeA]

wierd fishes..good tune.

[craigmcarthur1]

Awesome tune...went to see Radiohead on friday night, they were tremendous. Had this song stuck in my head since, hence its appearance in the video!

[JByrne01]

well i ask lost of strange questions to people

because thats just the i am lol.

[craigmcarthur1]

Ok then.

[JByrne01]

just asking thats all lol.

[craigmcarthur1]

Strange question.

[JByrne01]

when did you record this video?

[craigmcarthur1]

Last night. Why?

[Ocelot911]

Do a vid on the tc electronics please while your at it.

[craigmcarthur1]

Not yet man. This vid was done as request for someone in a hurry. When I have more time I will do a series of Nova Delay videos dude, like I have with the Line 6 DL4. Should be up this month.

Cheers

[Ocelot911]

sweet cant wait

[PortGuitarPlayer4]

Great sound!!

I can´t wait to see your pedalboard constructed and putted all together!!

Keep rockin' !!

[craigmcarthur1]

Yeh me too!! Will save time haha. Got one or two more things to buy then I will have it built. Will demo the entire rig when its complete.

Cheers