[Harp-L] re:Boss RV5

[diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Hi Will,
I was looking at both the Boss RV-5 and the Hardwire RV-7 this past weekend.
I decided to buy the Hardwire since having bad experiences with off the shelf Boss's for harp use. 

Hardwire is the sister company of Digitech.
I'm glad I bought it.  Rather then go into details here you can find more info on the Guitar Center or
Musician's Friend websites.  The prices are the same at GC.  $150. 

The Hardwire has true bypass so you can tell how much tone is being sucked with the pedal on or off.
I found the Hardwire reverb acceptable as an off the shelf pedal for harp with no need to increase the vol. once I engage the pedal.  I tested it on a 1940's Flot a Tone amp. 
 
One nice feature is a cap to cover the knobs once you set them.  They never move and no one can screw with them.
I found the setting I liked and locked it in. 

mike

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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:49:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: Will duFauve <harpguild@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Boss RV-5 Reverb
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Has anyone got current experience w/the Boss RV-5, or can compare to the older 
Boss RV-3?

I'm currently using the Boss DD-3 Delay on the lowest settings to add a little 
reverb sound, and I'm happy with it, no noise & no loss of tone,  but thinking 
of trying the RV-5 for a different sound. (I use Fender Champ,Gibson and Epi 
5-watt valve amps, shure 545 and sm58 mics).

I've heard the RV-5 is an improvement over the RV-3, but others say it's a tone 
sucker. Also, has anyone tried the $69  Keeley RV-5 'analog' mod with harp? I know Keeley does great pedal mods for guitar, but has anyone 
tried his RV-5 mod specifically with harp? Thanks.