Revv G2: From boost to crunch, a “touch-sensitive” Green Channel drive pedal
The Canadian company聽Revv is above all known for its聽Generator tube heads.聽In 2018, the company released its first pedal, the G3.聽It went on to introduce the G4聽at NAMM this year, a high-gain pedal aimed at metal and hard rock players. The G2 is a different, perhaps tamer, animal and captures a particular Revv amp sound in a stompbox.
Revv G2
The sound of the聽G2聽is based on the Green Channel of聽the Revv amplifiers.聽It’s all about dynamics聽and a “creamy” crunch.聽When used in conjunction with the volume control your guitar, it should get you a wide range of sounds. I suppose it would behave more as though it’s part of your amp, like having another channel available. This pedal might be most attractive for those running a rig with a one-channel amp, or those needing another聽tonal option.
Amp in a box?
The G3 has three different drive modes, going all the way from聽boost聽to “amp in a box”. Listening to the demos, it sounds transparent聽in the low gain settings but you can also get some high-gain聽lead sounds, too. Revv has included a 3-band EQ with聽bass, mids聽and聽highs.聽The audio examples in the linked videos sound delicious!
Value for money?
The聽Revv G2聽costs USD聽229.聽Compared to the new Robert Keeley ‘modded’聽Maxon OD808-40K 40th聽Anniversary pedal this聽is a bargain! It聽also聽appears to be more flexible, with its 3-band EQ and various gain聽settings, potentially making a lot more聽versatile.
If you are looking for a neat, medium gain overdrive pedal with amp-like tones then the new Revv G2 is definitely worth checking out. Watch the videos below to hear it in action.
RRP – USD 229
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