A Celestial Trio of Vintage-style Plate Reverbs
Clocking in at a compact and pedalboard-friendly size, the Universal Audio Heavenly Plate Reverb sports a studio-grade trio of celestial-sounding plate reverbs inspired by UA’s Golden Reverberator pedal. Vintage Bright, Vintage Dark, and Modern Full: Heavenly’s three plate reverb voices offer a distinct flavor of 1950s-style studio plate reverb, with ultra-authentic tails and extraordinary sonic depth. And while this pedal is packed full of studio-quality reverb sounds, the Heavenly is built for straightforward operation — reverb-standard Decay/Mix/EQ controls allow for instant sonic sculpting, while the Predelay knob and Modulation section give you the means to tweak your tone from a touch of echo to lush and ethereal soundscapes. Finally, the Heavenly also boasts two top-mounted switches, including a Bypass mode to swap between trails mode and true bypass. In contrast, the Mod Rate switch gives you enhanced control over the Heavenly’s modulation section.
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Endless sonic possibilities
Heavenly delivers a sweeping range of ways to shape your reverb tone, and it all starts with a trio of 1950s-inspired studio plate reverbs inspired by UA’s Golden Reverberator pedal. Vintage Bright and Vintage Dark grant you two decidedly old-school takes on studio plate reverb, supplying a shimmering wash of cavernous ’verb. In comparison, Sweetwater guitarists find that Modern Full provides a slightly more transparent sonic signature, but its sound still dwells well within the classic 1950s plate reverb realm.
Switch up your sound
Flip over to the front side of your Heavenly pedal to be greeted by two additional control features to tweak your tone: Trails/True and Mod Rate. First up, the Trails/True switch allows you to configure your Heavenly to either completely cut the reverb trail when you bypass the pedal (True mode) or let the trail continue to decay (Trails mode). Next, if you’re after just a bit more control over Heavenly’s ghostly modulation, the Mod Rate switch offers Slow and Fast settings to set your modulation speed.
The power of the studio on your pedalboard
Universal Audio’s legacy lies in the studio, and that fact often shines through its pedals’ predilection for diverse and complex sonic sculpting possibilities. Frankly, few pedals can match the sheer depth of UAFX designs, but sometimes, a slightly more straightforward design can be preferable. Universal Audio’s scaled-down UAFX pedals pack the same studio-grade sound as their bigger brothers — often with the same algorithms — but with an intuitive knob-per-function design that’s just at home on the stage as it is in the studio.
Universal Audio Heavenly Plate Reverb Guitar Effects Pedal Features:
- A pedalboard-friendly addition to the UAFX series, with 1950s-style plate reverb inspired by UA’s Golden Reverberator
- Includes a trio of reverb voices based on a classic 1950s studio plate reverb unit from Germany: Vintage Dark, Vintage Bright, and Modern Full
- Straightforward and intuitive control section, including Decay, Mix, Predelay, and EQ
- Modulation knob imparts a moody hue to your reverb, and you also get a 2-position switch to determine the speed of your modulation
- Trails/Bypass mode allows you to switch between true bypass operation (reverb cuts off when deactivated) or Trails mode (reverb trail continues to decay even when the pedal is disengaged
