The Small Gray Pedals Europa Reverb is a compact reverb pedal, reviewed by Pedal of the Day in August 2016. Alongside the usual reverb controls, it carries a second footswitch dedicated to Feedback, which lets a player push the effect into self-oscillation or use it as a rhythmic counterpoint to the wet signal. Pedal of the Day summed it up as a pedal that "provides a great deal of, well, FUN, and sounds great as well," adding that "Small Grey Pedals has a great name, a unique look and some great sounds."1
Controls
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Level | Sets the level of the pedal, with what the reviewer called a nice range to dial in1 |
| Tone | Shapes the tone of the pedal, likewise with a wide usable range1 |
| Swell | Works with the Feedback footswitch to set how the oscillation or rhythmic effect behaves1 |
The Feedback footswitch
The Europa's second footswitch is what sets it apart from a straightforward reverb pedal. Its behavior depends on where the Swell knob is set1:
- Swell counter-clockwise: depressing the Feedback switch sends the Europa into self-oscillation. Pedal of the Day described the result as "a huge wall of noise and experimentation."1
- Swell turned up: the same switch becomes "a rad, rhythmic effect to counter-balance the reverberated sounds," in the reviewer's words.1
"when the Swell knob is turned counter-clockwise, depressing the Feedback switch sends the Europa into awesome self-oscillation, creating a huge wall of noise and experimentation"
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Questions
What does the Feedback footswitch do on the Europa Reverb?
The Feedback footswitch works with the Swell knob. With Swell turned counter-clockwise, pressing the Feedback switch sends the Europa into self-oscillation, which Pedal of the Day described as a huge wall of noise suited to experimentation. As Swell is turned up, the same switch instead produces a rhythmic effect that counter-balances the reverberated sounds.
Sources (1)
- Small Grey Pedals Europa Reverb, Pedal of the Day, 2016-08-30