The Death By Audio Reverberation Machine is a Death By Audio reverb pedal, currently around $225. Close alternatives include the Caroline Guitar Company Meteore and the Fjord Fuzz Mime. It pairs well with the Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp 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.
- reverb
- experimental
- boutique
- tube
- gain
- cavernous
- dark
- dba character
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine is commonly used in
- Experimental
- Post-Rock
- Shoegaze
- Ambient
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine
Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp
Vox
31% matchRun Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright
Matchless Lightning Reverb
Matchless
29% matchMatchless Lightning Reverb's glassy balances out the dark tone
Victory Amplifiers V100
amplifier
9% matchKeep Victory Amplifiers V100's transparent voice out front: Death By Audio Reverberation Machine goes in Victory Amplifiers V100's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it
Blackstar Series One 45
Blackstar
8% matchKeep Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in Blackstar Series One 45's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Series One 45's own gain stage
Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Head
Blackstar
8% matchPut 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
Blackstar HT 5RH Head
Blackstar
7% matchPut Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in Blackstar HT 5RH Head's effects loop, clear of Blackstar HT 5RH Head's own gain stage
Ampeg Rocket Bass 210
Ampeg
7% matchRun the Reverberation Machine's experimental, tube-driven reverb in the Rocket Bass 210's loop, past the amp's own warm, articulate voice.
Traynor DH15H
Traynor
7% matchKeep Traynor DH15H's crunchy voice out front: Death By Audio Reverberation Machine goes in Traynor DH15H's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it
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Pedals that stack with the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine
Catalinbread Galileo
Catalinbread
26% matchCatalinbread Galileo's bright balances out the dark tone
Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo
Wampler
24% matchPut Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo after Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in the signal chain, clear of Death By Audio Reverberation Machine's own gain stage
Catalinbread Formula 55
Catalinbread
23% matchRun Catalinbread Formula 55 after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright
Ibanez FL-9 Flanger
Ibanez
21% matchKeep Ibanez FL-9 Flanger after Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in the signal chain, clear of Death By Audio Reverberation Machine's own gain stage
Blackstar HT-Metal
Blackstar
12% matchKeep Blackstar HT-Metal's warm voice out front: Death By Audio Reverberation Machine goes after Blackstar HT-Metal in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it
MXR Dookie Drive 30th Anniversary
MXR
11% matchPut Death By Audio Reverberation Machine after MXR Dookie Drive 30th Anniversary in the signal chain, clear of MXR Dookie Drive 30th Anniversary's own gain stage
Way Huge Electronics Green Rhino MkII Overdrive
Way Huge
11% matchRun Death By Audio Reverberation Machine after Way Huge Electronics Green Rhino MkII Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Way Huge Electronics Green Rhino MkII Overdrive's own gain stage
Catalinbread SFT Ampeg Flip-Top Style Overdrive
Catalinbread
9% matchRun Death By Audio Reverberation Machine after Catalinbread SFT Ampeg Flip-Top Style Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread SFT Ampeg Flip-Top Style Overdrive's own gain stage
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Cheaper alternatives
Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay
Boss
71% similarityShared character: digital, bright, reverb
Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-37
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
69% similarityShared character: dark, bright, reverb
Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander
Alexander Pedals
68% similarityShared character: dark, digital, bright
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano
Electro-Harmonix
68% similarityShared character: digital, reverb
EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo
EarthQuaker Devices
67% similarityShared character: dark, reverb
Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient
Walrus Audio
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Reverb
Walrus Audio
70% similarityShared character: dark, reverb, boutique_stuff
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
69% similarityShared character: dark, reverb, gain
Death By Audio Rooms Stereo Reverberator
Death By Audio
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII
Walrus Audio
92% similaritysimilar tone character
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Caroline Guitar Company Meteore
Caroline Guitar Company
70% similarityShared character: reverb, digital, boutique_stuff
Fjord Fuzz Mime
Fjord Fuzz
70% similarityShared character: dark, bright, reverb
Donner Digital Reverb
Donner
68% similarityShared character: digital, bright, reverb
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath V2
EarthQuaker Devices
68% similarityShared character: reverb, boutique_stuff
T-Rex Roommate D'luxe Tube Reverb
T Rex
66% similarityShared character: reverb, boutique_stuff
Death By Audio Dream Station
Death By Audio
65% similarityShared character: reverb, boutique_stuff
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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 Caroline Guitar Company Meteore, the Fjord Fuzz Mime, the Donner Digital Reverb. Budget picks: Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay, Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-37, Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander. Boutique upgrades: Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Reverb, Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3, Death By Audio Rooms Stereo Reverberator.
What pairs well with the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp, Matchless Lightning Reverb, Victory Amplifiers V100 — Run Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright.
How much does the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine cost?+
Around $225 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
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