EarthQuaker Devices launches Ledges Tri-Dimensional Reverberation Machine reverb pedal

August 3, 2023 · 3 sources

EarthQuaker Devices has launched the Ledges Tri-Dimensional Reverberation Machine, a reverb pedal the company calls its "most customizable reverb ever"¹. It is available now for $199¹².

The pedal offers three reverb types, Room, Hall and Plate, selected by a central toggle switch¹³. Controls are knobs for Length, Damping and Mix, a six-way rotary knob for presets, a Preset button and a single footswitch¹³. Six presets can be saved and recalled¹³². The Preset button also switches between Preset and Live modes: Preset defaults to the saved settings of the chosen slot, while Live gives manual control of the three parameters¹³. A TRS jack accepts a third-party expression pedal to control any of the three parameters¹³; within each preset, the expression pedal can be assigned to different parameters².

MusicRadar reports the pedal is buffered bypass, uses Flexi-Switch Technology for momentary or latching operation, runs on 9V DC from a pedalboard power supply and has top-mounted jacks². It describes Room as the smallest of the three reverbs, able to go from subtle and "boxy" to large room settings, and Hall as having more range on the Length dial². EarthQuaker describes Hall as "big, boomy and echoey with distant reflections" and Plate, at extreme Length settings, as "bouncy reflections that recycle and reverberate forever"².

Guitar World notes the Ledges is one of the few reverb pedals in the company's range with preset saving, though it says the Afterneath has the more comprehensive control set¹. Gearnews lists a European MSRP of EUR 249³; the US price given by Guitar World and MusicRadar is $199¹².