The level of video editing, the intros, the quality in general, the pop art touch with the texts, details, details, awesome work you are doing, by you I mean you and Leslie, in this times that all is very hard, is a little less hard if any of your videos pop up, thank you, for being there, and for being yourself. Keep safe, keep up!
I remember experiencing the 224 when I was 18 or so, in the pro recording studio of my friends dad. He was so proud of it and it cost a fortune back then. He had the huge Emt plate reverbs in the studio at that time ( which were also very expensive btw) and this was his jump into the digital age. !
What an amazing piece of hardware --- I kinda feel like most Chase Bliss pedals are overkill (but not overrated) but this one makes sense to me. I love devices like this that pay homage to a specific historical device yet retain and bring a unique, modern aesthetic to the table. :)
I really appreciate your efforts. Great demos, tips, and information. awesome personality and shirts. I've watched sooo many video's of yours. I just wanted to thank you. Keep up the great work.
I never posted this comment anywhere, but here goes: "Best review ever!". Down to earth, punched out honest, usable opinions at the end. I'm super close to buying this!
This. It's really more than a "pedal." More like a world class, studio grade reverb (that happens to have switches that _can_ be operated by foot) that sits equally as comfortably on my console as it does on my pedal board. One of the best studio tools I've ever purchased, period. In my book and uses, it sits among my vintage 70s Neve pres, and vintage Neumann (and other) tube mics. It's the Lexicon 224/480+ in a modern form factor with a myriad of applications. When one sees that it is truly more than "a pedal" it actually feels quite inexpensive for what you get from it. I am already expecting that Chase Bliss/Meris will eventually stop making these, and those that have them won't want to sell them. We may be witnessing a "modern classic" in the making. That's been my experience with it so far. :)
@@ImagineRecordingsdoes it have a kill dry option? How can you run it in a console in an aux if dry signal is be,I g passed through it and not get any phasing issues? Is there an internal switch you can flip and that would turn the mix fader into an output level control? (I have t made it through this whole video yet. I’m about halfway, and he might not mention this “option” if there even is one)
Gfi specular verb v3 $250 and is very high quality.... The meris mercury 7, the new walrus R1.... but I get it of course I love this pedal as well and I want it
What a great film trick ! HP has such psychokinetic superpower, he moves the faders without touching it ! 1978 was a great winter with lots of snow btw.
You totally forgot to touch on the "inspiration" factor. Any time I turn mine on the ideas simply flow and flood my brain. Obviously I wouldn't want to take it out to play straight ahead rock n blues, the verbs in my Helix will do a great job. However once my headphones are on... the gap between "normal" and CXM simply can't be swept away under the rug. (P.s.: I have the luck of being able to compare to my Lexicon PCM 81 and TC M300 units, both great in their own right, but NOWEHERE as intuitive to program....)
It's only sensible, and frankly, time that the 80s rack stuff begins to be ported onto pedalboards to the T. Part of me wants to complain about the price tag, but then I get it: top-tier specialised gear has always cost money and there has never been a true translation of the digital rack gear onto pedals before now. TL;DR: a new world has opened up!
The perpetual, My dream rig vs what I can afford to gig. Dream big! Or 🎶 I like big racks and I cannot lie, 54RU stacked to the sky with production gear from days gone by We got the Neve the Clark the Eventides we got H3000s mounted side by side Tube preamps and comps from far and wide We got Roland, ART and lexicon too come on let us record for for you...🎶🎶 ( sudden music change from 90’s hip hop to Bluegrass quick tempo shuffle) 🎶Nothing kills your business like a local commercial come on down to Poo Studios and see. You hand me 5 grand I spread the word across the land That ( your name here) can barely read but he’ll fix your toilet guaranteed*. *Poo studios does not in anyway agree with, endorse or understand any of this comment or any statements there in , implied or edited now or at anytime future or past or other applicable measures of time.
I would quite like to hear the quality of the reverbs compared to the new universal audio golden reverberator. You can have the best ODs best mods, best delays, even best amps... but if your a reverb guy/girl and verbs are low rent... it’s all pointless I am having this problem with my own board. I don’t have spring tanks, I do have the h9 and all the options but honestly... I would like a spring that sounds like a spring, same for plate, same for environments. I would love this, but it doesn’t have spring, and I also can’t justify the price at my level... but maybe the universal?,! Thanks henning
@@bactareality yes, I watched all the reviews, I don’t know.. lot of party tricks for sure, I think I was more taken with josh smiths description of the universal audio algo on the JHS live stream a few nights ago, some of the sounds got under my skin, in a good way.
@@stevefearon9337 The UA reverb will be a better choice if you're after emulations of physical spaces and electromechanical devices as UAD is well renowned for the quality of their reverb plugins, which includes a Lexicon 224 plugin as seen in the video. The CXM is an emulation of 70's algorithms attempting to emulate such things. The CXM seems more of an extravagance than a viable solution to a problem to me beyond a 'moneys no object' approach to having the vintage Lexicon sound on your board. In the studio, the quality of plugins today render a lot of hardware unnecessary unless you're prepared to go all out and playing guitar live, the benefits of a high end reverb are very easily lost in a typical guitar setup with band limited amplifiers or cheap PA systems.
Danke für das Video, musste auch schon mit Bedauern feststellen, das Thomann kein CBA hat, hab sie sogar angeschrieben und darauf hingewiesen, das ich doch gerne das Geld bei ihnen ausgeben wollte. Schade, mittlererweile hab ich beide Tomatotones ( bzw das CXM ist zumindest bestellt) Wenn das nur halb so gut ist wie der Preamp, dann Halleluya sog I
These pedals with sliders scare me. How are they in a live gig & how about contact cleaner maintenance? At home in a controlled environment might be alright.
I’m looking for a reverb whilst this would bring my quest for reverberus reflections to a blissfully conclusion of freaky fun fader mit midi manipulation, I’ll keep chasing my bliss in a more ... afundable flavor. But Daymn that’s a sweet pedal.
I am sure that the audience will appreciate the sound of this pedal. But wait. Do people who spend that much money on a reverb have an audience? Not sure. Great review though.
You could get a new LEXICON MX400 for 300 euros at THOMANN. Now unfortunately no MX400 is produced. I think PCM 70 even belongs to a more expensive series. Better MX400 because the effects changed a lot in the 20s in terms of capability. I'm a guitarist and I only work with LEXICON in stereo on guitar amps. All the other reverbs I do not need. Only LEXICON.
Meris makes good stuff the Lexi reverb is awesome I have the real deal at home, but 900.00 for an unproven automated pedal on a pedalboard in bars and dirty places is unquestionably a slider that sticks. Fine for studio cool looking but no pedal is worth that money. Flying faders is cool but not road proven. As time goes on and processors get more powerful extreme high quality will get better and cheap.
@@alexmurphy5289 don't know about CBA, but I had two meris pedals and I think they were overhyped as well. Hedra had bad tracking forcing to play to the pedal (not fun at all) and Ottobit had that strange 6 step sequencer with no visual indication. None of them had presets, of course - you should buy big board with 4 buttons for 4 presets. 100$ as well and totally not pedalboard friendly. Heard Polymoon has some design flaws when working with midi controllers too. well..
I don't think that tells you what you need to know... I am not a normal guitar player and what stays and what goes is a bit different here. It says nothing about the quality of the products and more about the state of my refrigerator, which tens to be empty if I don't sell gear. I only need what I am currently reviewing.
@@EytschPi42 Fair enough but for that price if you'd kept it I would know if it was that amazing... Meris MercuryX is 30% less and might be "good enough" - I guess that's an idea for a video. ;-)
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No one does it better. Your demos are a combination of information, humour, tone, fantastic playing and fucking insane clothing. I salute you 👏
The level of video editing, the intros, the quality in general, the pop art touch with the texts, details, details, awesome work you are doing, by you I mean you and Leslie, in this times that all is very hard, is a little less hard if any of your videos pop up, thank you, for being there, and for being yourself. Keep safe, keep up!
i just bought this pedal last night. Can't wait to get immersed in quality reverb :)
Now for the months long wait (been 2 months for me so far)... unless of course you went secondhand.
@@themattybags i didn't go second hand. Some sellers on Reverb and ebay got a few new in stock yesterday :)
@@xPanDaemonx How is it, any regrets?
While other you tubers sit,ive seen you go out in the cold,but your behind going that extra mile.And saving us money.Thank you my brother.🌚
I remember experiencing the 224 when I was 18 or so, in the pro recording studio of my friends dad. He was so proud of it and it cost a fortune back then. He had the huge Emt plate reverbs in the studio at that time ( which were also very expensive btw) and this was his jump into the digital age. !
What an amazing piece of hardware --- I kinda feel like most Chase Bliss pedals are overkill (but not overrated) but this one makes sense to me. I love devices like this that pay homage to a specific historical device yet retain and bring a unique, modern aesthetic to the table. :)
If an eventide H9 had this UI - now that would be a thing
Eventide and Chase Bliss need to do a pedal together
That would be a thing i would buy!
If eventide even sounded remotely good compared to this thing
I really appreciate your efforts. Great demos, tips, and information. awesome personality and shirts. I've watched sooo many video's of yours. I just wanted to thank you. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Matthew!!!
I never posted this comment anywhere, but here goes: "Best review ever!". Down to earth, punched out honest, usable opinions at the end. I'm super close to buying this!
Far and away the best "pedal" I own. It's pure inspiration. I don't think they are motorized faders. I think they are magnetically operated.
This. It's really more than a "pedal." More like a world class, studio grade reverb (that happens to have switches that _can_ be operated by foot) that sits equally as comfortably on my console as it does on my pedal board.
One of the best studio tools I've ever purchased, period. In my book and uses, it sits among my vintage 70s Neve pres, and vintage Neumann (and other) tube mics.
It's the Lexicon 224/480+ in a modern form factor with a myriad of applications.
When one sees that it is truly more than "a pedal" it actually feels quite inexpensive for what you get from it.
I am already expecting that Chase Bliss/Meris will eventually stop making these, and those that have them won't want to sell them. We may be witnessing a "modern classic" in the making.
That's been my experience with it so far. :)
@@ImagineRecordingsdoes it have a kill dry option? How can you run it in a console in an aux if dry signal is be,I g passed through it and not get any phasing issues?
Is there an internal switch you can flip and that would turn the mix fader into an output level control? (I have t made it through this whole video yet. I’m about halfway, and he might not mention this “option” if there even is one)
Gfi specular verb v3 $250 and is very high quality.... The meris mercury 7, the new walrus R1.... but I get it of course I love this pedal as well and I want it
Good job. Good real attitude and informative. Yes a purchase
What a great film trick ! HP has such psychokinetic superpower, he moves the faders without touching it ! 1978 was a great winter with lots of snow btw.
Terrific in-depth review, and I totally agree with your conclusions -- Thanks m8!
I love the life of its clarity
That was a really great demo for understanding everything. Nice job!!! Scored a crazy deal on a used one, can't wait to dig in 🍻
I'm sure it's a great verb. however for nearly a grand, I'd be looking at used rack gear beginning with an "L" or "R."
Listen to Henning. The CXM 1978 performs as well and is priced competitively with the stuff starting with "L" and "R".
What a great song on the intro
Amazing demo!
Sounds so amazing, but there comes a point where the price to get 'Lexicon-ish' is the same as getting a Lexicon.
the pedal is great, but the song at the intro is amazing!! The song isn't for sale, so I"ll have to buy the pedal.
I‘ve been waiting for this since i saw this thing in another video from you😃
I find your reviews so helpful. Truly. And enjoy the humour. TX!
Listen to reign of kindo
If you want these sounds but no need for flying faders, just buy a meris mercury 7. Best reverb pedal on the market
I would buy a analog EQ With flying faders. Why dont they make one?
The intro music is really good.
The last time someone said “it’s super high end shit” I woke up two days later wearing someone else’s clothes.
That's an impressive machine. Not half as awe inspiring as the sweater though.
You totally forgot to touch on the "inspiration" factor. Any time I turn mine on the ideas simply flow and flood my brain. Obviously I wouldn't want to take it out to play straight ahead rock n blues, the verbs in my Helix will do a great job. However once my headphones are on... the gap between "normal" and CXM simply can't be swept away under the rug. (P.s.: I have the luck of being able to compare to my Lexicon PCM 81 and TC M300 units, both great in their own right, but NOWEHERE as intuitive to program....)
I saw Leslie.... HI!!! 💜💙
Excellent intro
The infamous Tomato 🍅 Tone! Very cool pedal... some day! Great video Henning! 😎🎸❤️🐦
It's only sensible, and frankly, time that the 80s rack stuff begins to be ported onto pedalboards to the T. Part of me wants to complain about the price tag, but then I get it: top-tier specialised gear has always cost money and there has never been a true translation of the digital rack gear onto pedals before now. TL;DR: a new world has opened up!
The perpetual, My dream rig vs what I can afford to gig. Dream big!
Or
🎶 I like big racks and I cannot lie, 54RU stacked to the sky
with production gear from days gone by
We got the Neve the Clark the Eventides
we got H3000s mounted side by side
Tube preamps and comps from far and wide
We got Roland, ART and lexicon too come on let us record for for you...🎶🎶
( sudden music change from 90’s hip hop to Bluegrass quick tempo shuffle)
🎶Nothing kills your business like a local commercial
come on down to Poo Studios and see.
You hand me 5 grand
I spread the word across the land
That ( your name here) can barely read
but he’ll fix your toilet guaranteed*.
*Poo studios does not in anyway agree with, endorse or understand any of this comment or any statements there in , implied or edited now or at anytime future or past or other applicable measures of time.
I would quite like to hear the quality of the reverbs compared to the new universal audio golden reverberator. You can have the best ODs best mods, best delays, even best amps... but if your a reverb guy/girl and verbs are low rent... it’s all pointless I am having this problem with my own board. I don’t have spring tanks, I do have the h9 and all the options but honestly... I would like a spring that sounds like a spring, same for plate, same for environments. I would love this, but it doesn’t have spring, and I also can’t justify the price at my level... but maybe the universal?,!
Thanks henning
Game changer light pedal ?
@@bactareality yes, I watched all the reviews, I don’t know.. lot of party tricks for sure, I think I was more taken with josh smiths description of the universal audio algo on the JHS live stream a few nights ago, some of the sounds got under my skin, in a good way.
@@stevefearon9337 The UA reverb will be a better choice if you're after emulations of physical spaces and electromechanical devices as UAD is well renowned for the quality of their reverb plugins, which includes a Lexicon 224 plugin as seen in the video. The CXM is an emulation of 70's algorithms attempting to emulate such things.
The CXM seems more of an extravagance than a viable solution to a problem to me beyond a 'moneys no object' approach to having the vintage Lexicon sound on your board. In the studio, the quality of plugins today render a lot of hardware unnecessary unless you're prepared to go all out and playing guitar live, the benefits of a high end reverb are very easily lost in a typical guitar setup with band limited amplifiers or cheap PA systems.
This sounds really good. But my new desk has empty rack slots so I guess I have to buy the real lexicon version for $2500.
Closer to $5K.
Unless you go for the Lexicon L300..
Which I had and is pretty sweet.. It came out after the 480, and was 1/2 processor version of the 480.
will hide my rusty 480XL from you
get the Bricasti - it's amazing
I'll wait until they make a Pcm 70 version...with display, decay time and everything else ;)
How are you connecting your cxm ?
Danke für das Video, musste auch schon mit Bedauern feststellen, das Thomann kein CBA hat, hab sie sogar angeschrieben und darauf hingewiesen, das ich doch gerne das Geld bei ihnen ausgeben wollte. Schade, mittlererweile hab ich beide Tomatotones ( bzw das CXM ist zumindest bestellt) Wenn das nur halb so gut ist wie der Preamp, dann Halleluya sog I
Much sheeper!
Yes, I love Dark World, too.
These pedals with sliders scare me. How are they in a live gig & how about contact cleaner maintenance? At home in a controlled environment might be alright.
I’m looking for a reverb whilst this would bring my quest for reverberus reflections to a blissfully conclusion of freaky fun fader mit midi manipulation, I’ll keep chasing my bliss in a more ... afundable flavor.
But Daymn that’s a sweet pedal.
My old plate reverb only had one big fader, well lever or whatever but it was never gonna fit on a pedal board.
Does this pedal have moving faders?
It does. You ass!
Right , come on Behringer 😉
I love chase bliss but I wish they would do away with their “noisier” algorithms - most people won’t have use for them
shhhshhhh dont you dare. :D
I just want this for the lofi algorithm. For me it's selling point
I got a Reverb Boner. I play bass. I already have the MKII Automatone pedal, which I love! Thanks for what you do!!!!
I am sure that the audience will appreciate the sound of this pedal. But wait. Do people who spend that much money on a reverb have an audience? Not sure. Great review though.
For a second I thought the knobs had been stop motion animated and was wondering why... Not really a feature I need...
I know any effect is working as designed when I notice I’m drooling on myself and the guitar in a Jimmy Page stupor.
That is some serious cabbage but no doubt it is a very cool pedal.
Is that a tiny bed under the desk? Does Henning sleep under his desk??
the dogs do
You could get a new LEXICON MX400 for 300 euros at THOMANN. Now unfortunately no MX400 is produced. I think PCM 70 even belongs to a more expensive series. Better MX400 because the effects changed a lot in the 20s in terms of capability. I'm a guitarist and I only work with LEXICON in stereo on guitar amps. All the other reverbs I do not need. Only LEXICON.
So sad there’s just NO stock of this incredible pedal anywhere in the UK make more ffs
💪
I hate playing guitar on swivel chairs with arms. You end up just sitting on the edge every time.
I'll be darned, a real HP42 video, I see you in the thumbnail and think it is Quentin James clickbait...🤣😂🤣
4:05 wtf !?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I miss Murple :(
I wanna hear this on drums
it’s not too bad
the fact you cannot record fader movement without midi is very sad.
Meris makes good stuff the Lexi reverb is awesome I have the real deal at home, but 900.00 for an unproven automated pedal on a pedalboard in bars and dirty places is unquestionably a slider that sticks. Fine for studio cool looking but no pedal is worth that money. Flying faders is cool but not road proven. As time goes on and processors get more powerful extreme high quality will get better and cheap.
they sell 79$ «shields» for those who on the road. ridiculous price for the thing that should be there initially.
@@jat5am $79 for a piece of plastic that cost literally 50 cents to make at most. What an overpriced pile of shit
@@alexmurphy5289 don't know about CBA, but I had two meris pedals and I think they were overhyped as well. Hedra had bad tracking forcing to play to the pedal (not fun at all) and Ottobit had that strange 6 step sequencer with no visual indication. None of them had presets, of course - you should buy big board with 4 buttons for 4 presets. 100$ as well and totally not pedalboard friendly. Heard Polymoon has some design flaws when working with midi controllers too. well..
I have to sit down, I am getting dizzy from looking at the shirt.
hmpf - my old LARC doesn't have flying faders
time to buy a pedal then!
@@EytschPi42 it will be jealous...
Reverb Boner... Ich bin sprachlos, und bald ärmer 😂
I saw in a different video this guy has a glowing colon behind him. Odd.
I would rather have your shirt for $900
LOL, the GAS sufferers are just being hosed at this point. More money than brains... or talent more than likely.
OVERPRICED!!!!!
Just get max 4 live.
I could buy a better mattress for the amount the cxm1978 costs
do it
Costs 800 E too much, is x4 too big and has x6 too many moving parts. If some one gave me one I'd sell it :)
I don't believe you 🤣🤣 :)
Nar! Flying faders = Gimmick! What do you do when it goes wrong? It will clap out at some point. Cost a fortune to repair.
Love the idea though.
My question is.... @EytschPi42 Do YOU STILL have it? I think that will tell me what I need to know....
I don't think that tells you what you need to know... I am not a normal guitar player and what stays and what goes is a bit different here. It says nothing about the quality of the products and more about the state of my refrigerator, which tens to be empty if I don't sell gear. I only need what I am currently reviewing.
@@EytschPi42 Fair enough but for that price if you'd kept it I would know if it was that amazing... Meris MercuryX is 30% less and might be "good enough" - I guess that's an idea for a video. ;-)