Amps that pair well with the Meris Mercury7 Reverb

Into the 1959SLP's aggressive saturation, the Mercury7's shoegaze-leaning reverb builds a wash on top of the amp's own thick breakup.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Put Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Marshall DSL5CR's effects loop, clear of Marshall DSL5CR's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Keep Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Friedman Dirty Shirley's effects loop, clear of Friedman Dirty Shirley's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

The Mercury7's lush, shoegaze reverb finds a genuinely legendary home in the Dumble's responsive, transformer-driven blues breakup.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Put Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Mesa Boogie Mark Five:25 1x12 Combo's effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Mark Five:25 1x12 Combo's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

The Mercury7's ambient, shoegaze reverb belongs in the Hagen's loop, clear of the amp's own crunch gain.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Run Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Marshall JVM410H's effects loop, clear of Marshall JVM410H's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Keep Peavey JSX Mini Colossal Guitar Amp's full voice out front: Meris Mercury7 Reverb goes in Peavey JSX Mini Colossal Guitar Amp's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Keep Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Soldano Astro-20 Combo's effects loop, clear of Soldano Astro-20 Combo's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Meris Mercury7 Reverb's ambient voice goes in Fryette Deliverance 120H II's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Fryette Deliverance 120H II's own high gain character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Keep Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Suhr Hedgehog 50 Watt Head's effects loop, clear of Suhr Hedgehog 50 Watt Head's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Run Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Traynor YBA-200-2's effects loop, clear of Traynor YBA-200-2's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Keep Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Engl Victor Smolski Limited Edition's effects loop, clear of Engl Victor Smolski Limited Edition's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Meris Mercury7 Reverb's ambient voice goes in Laney Ironheart Foundry Dualtop 2-Channel 60W Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Laney Ironheart Foundry Dualtop 2-Channel 60W Head's own high gain character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Keep Peavey Invective MH Misha Mansoor Signature 20W Mini Head's tight voice out front: Meris Mercury7 Reverb goes in Peavey Invective MH Misha Mansoor Signature 20W Mini Head's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Run Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Hughes & Kettner TriAmp MkII Alex Lifeson's effects loop, clear of Hughes & Kettner TriAmp MkII Alex Lifeson's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Keep Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Hughes & Kettner Warp 7's effects loop, clear of Hughes & Kettner Warp 7's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Meris Mercury7 Reverb's ambient voice goes in Friedman RUNT-50's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Friedman RUNT-50's own high gain character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Meris Mercury7 Reverb's ambient voice goes in Randall RD20-112 Diavlo 20W 1x12 Combo's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Randall RD20-112 Diavlo 20W 1x12 Combo's own high gain character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Meris Mercury7 Reverb's ambient voice goes in Friedman Jose LTD's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Friedman Jose LTD's own aggressive character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Keep Egnater Tourmaster 4100 100w 4-Channel's high gain voice out front: Meris Mercury7 Reverb goes in Egnater Tourmaster 4100 100w 4-Channel's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Put Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Soldano Astro-20 Open Back Half Stack 3-Channel 20W's effects loop, clear of Soldano Astro-20 Open Back Half Stack 3-Channel 20W's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Keep Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Marshall JVM210C Combo's effects loop, clear of Marshall JVM210C Combo's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 → lush)

Run Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Mesa Boogie Mark Five:25 Head's effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Mark Five:25 Head's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain