The Death By Audio Reverberation Machine is a Death By Audio reverb pedal, currently around $225. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 and the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath V2. It pairs well with the Marshall Bluesbreaker and the Matchless Lightning Reverb.

Death By Audio Reverberation Machine

Death By Audio · pedal

The Death By Audio Reverberation Machine is a digital reverb pedal, not a fuzz, with Volume, Altitude, and Reverb Blend controls plus switchable Bright and Dark reverb modes. Rather than recreating a specific spring tank or hall algorithm, it's a wholly original reverb character that ranges from intensely shimmering to dark and cavernous, with drippy, saturated spring-like tones alongside vast, cavernous expanses. The Altitude control adds warm, tube-like gain into the reverberated signal, pushing the pedal and amp into gorgeous overdrive territory, and the Reverb Blend control can push the wet signal past 100%, up to 125%, for reverb-drenched extremes. It suits experimental and avant-garde players wanting an original, extreme, non-traditional reverb character rather than a conventional spring or hall emulation.

What stands out

  • “The Reverberation Machine delivers DBA-designed reverb tones with the experimental character of the Death By Audio lineup, producing spatial reverb effects suited for players who want reverb with boutique Brooklyn personality”

    — from the community notes

  • “The Altitude control adds warm, tube-like gain into the reverberated signal, pushing the pedal and amp into gorgeous overdrive territory, and the Reverb Blend control can push the wet signal past 100%, up to 125%, for reverb-drenched extrem…”

    — from the listing

  • “The Death By Audio Reverberation Machine is a digital reverb pedal, , with Volume, Altitude, and Reverb Blend controls plus switchable Bright and Dark reverb modes”

    — from the listing

  • “, it's a wholly original reverb character that ranges from intensely shimmering to dark and cavernous, with drippy, saturated spring-like tones alongside vast, cavernous expanses”

    — from the listing

  • “Use-case wise it suits experimental, shoegaze, and post-rock players who want reverb with a DBA character”

    — from the community notes

  • reverb
  • experimental
  • gain
  • cavernous
  • boutique
  • dark
  • dba character
  • spring

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship
$225View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine is commonly used in

  • Experimental
  • Post-Rock
  • Shoegaze
  • Ambient
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Electronic
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine

Marshall Bluesbreaker

Marshall

30% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Run Marshall Bluesbreaker after it and the dark edge settles into something more glassy

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Matchless Lightning Reverb

Matchless

30% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Matchless Lightning Reverb's glassy balances out the dark tone

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Laney LV100

Laney

10% match
$369.99via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Laney LV100's crunchy voice out front: Death By Audio Reverberation Machine goes in Laney LV100's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Blackstar HT 5RH Head

Blackstar

8% match
$428via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in Blackstar HT 5RH Head's effects loop, clear of Blackstar HT 5RH Head's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Bad Cat Ocelot 20 Watt Tube

Bad Cat

7% match
$1299via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Put Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in Bad Cat Ocelot 20 Watt Tube's effects loop, clear of Bad Cat Ocelot 20 Watt Tube's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Head

Blackstar

7% match
$717.24via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Head's effects loop, clear of Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Head's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Spirit of Vintage Nano

Hughes & Kettner

6% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in Hughes & Kettner Spirit of Vintage Nano's effects loop, clear of Hughes & Kettner Spirit of Vintage Nano's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

PRS SE 20 Head

PRS

6% match
$677.39via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep PRS SE 20 Head's crunchy voice out front: Death By Audio Reverberation Machine goes in PRS SE 20 Head's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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Pedals that stack with the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine

Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo

Wampler

23% match
$169.95via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo after Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Death By Audio Reverberation Machine

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1

pedal

22% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Run Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1 after it and the dark edge settles into something more glassy

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Catalinbread Galileo

Catalinbread

22% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)

Catalinbread Galileo's bright balances out the dark tone

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Ibanez FL-9 Flanger

Ibanez

21% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Ibanez FL-9 Flanger after Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Death By Audio Reverberation Machine

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive

Vox

13% match
$150.68via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Death By Audio Reverberation Machine's ambient voice goes after Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive's own smooth character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff

Electro-Harmonix

10% match
$64.08via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff's scooped voice out front: Death By Audio Reverberation Machine goes after Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Dunlop MXR Dookie Drive 30th Anniversary DD30

Dunlop

10% match
$169.99via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Death By Audio Reverberation Machine's ambient voice goes after Dunlop MXR Dookie Drive 30th Anniversary DD30 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Dunlop MXR Dookie Drive 30th Anniversary DD30's own scooped character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper

Mooer

tonal match
$81.56via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper leans glassy right where the dark tone needs it

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Cheaper alternatives

EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo

EarthQuaker Devices

51% similarity
$149.99via Reverb

Shared character: dark, reverb

Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient

Walrus Audio

51% similarity
$99.99via Reverb

Shared character: dark, reverb

Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-37

Old Blood Noise Endeavors

47% similarity
$159via Reverb

Shared character: dark, bright, reverb

Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano

Electro-Harmonix

47% similarity
$115.30via Reverb

Shared character: digital, reverb

Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander

Alexander Pedals

45% similarity
$189.99via Reverb

Shared character: dark, digital, bright

Cusack Music Reverb SME

Cusack Music

45% similarity
$185via Reverb

Shared character: reverb

Boutique & premium upgrades

Death By Audio Rooms Stereo Reverberator

Death By Audio

60% similarity
$395via Reverb

Shared character: reverb

Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Reverb

Walrus Audio

44% similarity
$349.99via Reverb

Shared character: dark, reverb

Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII

Walrus Audio

92% similarity
$318via Reverb

similar tone character

Similar charactersee all similar tone character →

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3

Old Blood Noise Endeavors

53% similarity

Shared character: dark, gain, reverb

EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath V2

EarthQuaker Devices

52% similarity

Shared character: reverb

Fjord Fuzz Mime

Fjord Fuzz

50% similarity

Shared character: dark, bright, reverb

Caroline Guitar Company Meteore

Caroline Guitar Company

49% similarity

Shared character: reverb, digital

Chase Bliss Dark World

Chase Bliss Audio

49% similarity
$279via Reverb

Shared character: dark, digital, reverb

EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath Eurorack Module

EarthQuaker Devices

49% similarity

Shared character: reverb

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine?+

The closest matches in character are the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3, the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath V2, the Fjord Fuzz Mime. Budget picks: EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo, Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient, Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-37. Boutique upgrades: Death By Audio Rooms Stereo Reverberator, Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Reverb, Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII.

What pairs well with the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Bluesbreaker, Matchless Lightning Reverb, Laney LV100 — Run Marshall Bluesbreaker after it and the dark edge settles into something more glassy.

How much does the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine cost?+

Around $225 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).

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