tc electronic Skysurfer Reverb

I saw a lot of reviews about this product (positive and negative).
To be honest I was kinda disappointed the first time I plugged it in, but after some time and some experimenting I learned how to use it to maximize it's full potential. People need to realize that this is a basic reverb and nothing else beyond that. In my opinion it works best as some kind of short bluesy reverb. Personally, I like to use it with my Boss SD 1 and neck pickup to get those nice mellow bluesy sound. Furthermore, it has 3 modes (hall, plate, spring) which you can control with 3 knobs (one of them is a tone knob which I like very much and it's very hard to find on even more expensive units than this one). From my experience mix knob works the best between 9 and 12 o'clock and I couldn't find any use for any position beyond that.

Simple and concise.
I didn't expect this sturdiness for a product at this price. Really well done.

Does what it has to do, no more.
It can not be said that the differences between the 3 types of reverb are beyond tenuous, but still, they all sound good.

I mostly use it for fretless bass and it works perfectly, also having great results on spaghetti guitars and things like that.
I set the knobs at 3 o'clock and the effect is already very generous. If you set everything at maximum, the level of "wetness" is something uncontrollable and almost funny to mess with.

Not having a myriad of options that others may have, I doubt there is any better option at this price.

The only "snag" is perhaps the size, especially if you have a pedalboard that's already very full.
But that's kinda a first world problem anyway.

TC Electronic Skysurfer Reverb pedal review.

I got this to add reverb to a guitar amp that is great, but doesn't have a reverb built in. I've used TC Electronic items before and been very happy with them. This looks well built, easy to understand the controls, and the price was very good indeed.

Sound: I haven't really been able to get the sound I was after, which is simply a basic one setting reverb to compliment a guitar amp, such as a spring reverb. I don't need or want anything with hundreds of options, really just one sound that works, and then perhaps increase / decrease the reverb level, depending on how reverberant a venue is.

Pros: very easy to use, reputable brand, great price!

Cons: nothing wrong with this, but I'll perhaps upgrade to a 'Hall of Fame' type pedal at more money, as this may give me more chance to find a reverb model that works for me and this amp. But for the price, it is really very good!

Summary: a good budget option, although it didn't get the sound I personally would prefer