The Afterneath from EarthQuaker is by its own admission an ‘otherworldly’ Reverberator. The image of the wizard isn’t just for decoration, he lives inside the pedal and can turn even the most average guitarist into a surreal rock legend.

There are six knobs to play with (sounds like a good weekend): the Length allows you to adjust how long the reverb will stretch out for before it decays; the Diffuse is there to adjust the spread of the reverb, turn it counter-clockwise for a sharper sound that EarthQuaker describes as a ‘stuttering sputter of individual early reflections’, whilst a counter clockwise turn will give you a gentler, more ambient sound. The Dampen creates brighter tones with a twist to the right and, unsurprisingly, a twist to the left brings about darker, thicker tones with a smooth top-end. A fiddle with the Drag lets you separate the individual digital delay lines: a turn clockwise gathers up the delay lines close together for a fuller reverb effect and a turn counter-clockwise pulls the lines apart for a more scattered “ping-pong” delay effect. The Reflect lets you play with the depth and the regeneration of the reverb; it works as a feedback control: turn clockwise for more echoes and counter-clockwise for less. Lastly the Mix controls the balance between the input signal and effect, allowing you to blend the wet signal into the dry (it does not go full wet).

The Afterneath is true-bypass and if EarthQuaker is to be believed, is built one-at-a-time by a wizard, two bards, a paladin, a monk, a handful of rangers, a couple druids, a barbarian, a rogue, and a Dungeon Master in the Gelatinous Cube of Akron, Ohio, USA (I can’t see any reason not to believe them!) It uses silent relay-based soft touch switching and the audio will not pass without power. It measures up at 4.75″ x 2.50″ x. 2.25″ with the knobs, it has an attractive clean finish and a durable, solid body. There is a cheap and nasty little cloth bag included that we can just ignore.

The Afterneath is a wonderful pedal to play with. There are so many different and original sounds you can create, you will easily lose hours just having fun with it - well worth the money! RRP $229.00

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5 out of 5

Pros

Six effects to play with

Fun, unique sounds

High quality construction

Good value for money