I'm not one of those pedal collectors nor do I rely on reverb. I play mostly heavy genres so most of the time reverb is out of the question, but recently wanted to expand my interests beyond whatever reverb happens to come with the amp.
This pedal is an excellent choice for those that want to use reverb subtly and sparingly, while maintaining some variety. Unlike other, highly regarded reverb pedals, the wet mix comes off as very natural sounding and not extremely modulated or the original tone drastically altered (eg. not much brighter or darker, etc.). The amount of level/effect/etc from the knobs is very usable which allows for subtle increments, but it can get very intense particularly with the Mash function.
A little reverb can sound great in some leads as well as the occasional cleans, but can also work surprisingly well for slower paced heavy stuff if used in moderation. I particularly like the Plate and Hall effects, and find them the most useful with distortion, but the others might also work for a variety of applications. Purists say the Spring emulation on the HoF 2 is subpar, and it might be the case but that's the least of my concerns.
Like other TC Electronic pedals this one has the ability to load Toneprints so the number of reverb types is huge. And just like the rest of TC pedals, this is more of a workhorse and not a highly polished boutique version of one specific effect type. With this in mind, I think this is a fine choice for anyone who wants some basic reverb and doesn't want/need hyper realistic emulation of vintage effects.
