Boss launches RV-200 reverb pedal, a downsized RV-500

November 9, 2023 · 5 sources

Boss released the RV-200 on November 9, 2023, a compact reverb pedal that the company describes as a pedalboard-friendly version of the larger RV-500, which launched in 2017¹. It is the latest entry in Boss's 200 series, which began almost five years earlier with the DD-200 delay and MD-200 modulation¹².

The RV-200 offers 12 reverb types: Room, Hall, Plate, Spring, Shimmer, Arpverb, Slowverb, Modulate, +Delay, Lo-Fi, Gate and Reverse³. Arpverb is newly developed for this pedal¹². Processing is 32-bit AD/DA with 32-bit floating-point processing at a 96 kHz sampling rate⁴¹³. Boss claims each algorithm offers "true studio-grade performance with outstanding detail and definition"¹.

Controls include reverb time, effect level, pre-delay, high and low filters, a density control with six stages, and a parameter knob whose function changes with each reverb type¹³. There are 127 memory slots and two assignable footswitches, which can call up Hold, Warp, Twist and Fade functions⁴³. Rear connections include stereo inputs and outputs, a CTL 1,2/EXP jack, and mini TRS MIDI in and out³. The pedal runs on three AA batteries or a 9V DC supply drawing 260 mA, measures 101 x 138 x 63 mm and weighs 610 g³.

Reported US prices differ. Guitar.com, MusicRadar and Gearnews give $269¹⁵⁴; Guitar World gives $270²; Guitar Pedal X lists a MAP/RRP of $297³. All describe the pedal as available now⁴¹²⁵.