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For those of us that could not afford the classic Roland Chorus unit of the day, the Boss CE-300 was a much more affordable alternative. These things are pretty well build, sound good on guitar and keyboards. Given their current prices not a bad buy.

As I’ve stated in my other reviews on this site, I’m a bit of a reverb collector, so this was a natural acquisition to go for. I bought my M7 from a guy who spent £50k on his studio and went only for top end gear. So why did I go for the M7 when I have pretty much all the ‘classic’ units from the list, including Multiple big Lexicons, AMS, Eventide, Yamaha and Roland’s… Simply answer: intrigue! Every review of the Bricasti on YouTube shows many top engineers and producers getting wet mouth’s just talking about the M7 and they just go on about how impressed they really are with this unit. It’s coming up 10+ years since it was introduced, and here in the UK, an M7 will set you back £2.5-3.5k depending on luck. I was lucky…. very lucky! So, I bought the M7 a few months ago and here’s my breakdown….

Firstly, this thing is just So quiet, it’s ridiculous! Compared to vintage reverbs the M7 is top of the list! Its signal processing is also way better than the (‘classic’s”). Imagine a very soft mellow string sound from and analogue synth. It doesn’t take much input to clip the reverb and start to hopelessly distort. The M7 is far mor patient and that I love. The Quality of algorithms in V2.0 is as good as I think you’ll get. Some are scarily realistic, while others are ‘clever’, but I’m not sure where or how you’d use them. As a whole, the presets and plentiful and there ‘will be’ ones you can use.

My favourites are the plates. The presets are excellent, but I tend to find a little short in decay. Editing is fairly straight forward and the menu system is very easy to navigate. As for the quality (which is what we’re really interested in). I have to say, the M7 is amazing! The only presets I thought were a little poor, were the ‘non-linear’ stuff and I have to say, my RMX is still my favourite for those. Halls, Rooms, Wood Floors, Churches, Stages and a ton of others are very high quality and I can see why people rave about this as a studio “must have”. Build quality is ‘ Bentley/ Mercedes’ quality and the U/I is pretty easy to grasp.

My only gripe is the 4 quick access user locations (more would have been nicer). Absolutely love the display and boot up time is pretty quick too. Is it worth getting? I “hummed and aahh’d for quite some time before I finally went for one, but if prices come down to a level of your affordability, my advice is grab one!

Just one awesome vintage reverb. Nothing modern comes even close, especially not the plugins…just my opinion.

The AMS is simply beautiful sounding. When they came out, I used one in a studio and fell in love with its warmth and versatility along with the simplest UI ever designed. Its so simple to use, its silly! For me, it will always be my “go to” reverb and I have a ton of other reverbs from Lexicons to Eventides, etc… While they are a dream to use, there is a well know flaw in their design and reliability. There are 14 slotted boards inside the unit and they are very delicate! AMS’s don’t like to be roughly treated and beware if you buy one and its shipped to you! Prices seem to be steady, but like most vintage gear, possibly on the up….

This is a killer reverb and nothing else really sounds like it which is why it is still sought after, but be very careful buying one and having it shipped. This is not a really well built unit and with so many internal boards, one heavy drop and it will fall to bits, mine did! Get one for it’s great sound, but collect it, do not ship it.

This is a studio legend that is still in use the world over and for good reason, there is no other reverb that sounds like it. Internally it is a complex beast and does not stand up to being roughly handled during freight so be careful when buying one. Pick it up if you can.

Excellent for vocal widening and thickening.

Have it in the studio right now. Same core as the Alesis Wedge, which I owned prior to this unit. You get a lot for the budget. Mine seems to be an early unit with no MIDI Clock recognition. I’d recommend to aim for a Wedge as a desktop version. Issue I have with the Rack version is that the display, hence it shines bright, is not readable from any angle.

This thing is excellent if used sparingly. It does wonders for drum machines.