Is there anything special about the RV3?

Teetonetal

I notice that they regularly sell for more than the RV5, any reason why?

Dopesick

They're not very versatile, but what they do they do INCREDIBLY well. Basically if you want post-rock in a pedal then this is it. The reverb sound is quite...lack of a better term...cold, but can get really cavernous, and the delay can get really glitchy if you max out the feedback as it doesn't self-oscillate.

Gadget

The RV-2 is very well thought of.

Winny_Pooh

AFAIK, its because it does full wet with no direct signal. I never used it like that and was glad to sell it at the time.

iheartreverb

yeah, I would say it’s the Post Rock thing too. Loads of bands particularly Explosions in the Sky were stockpiling RV3’s. I have a RV6 that I use for a full wet/ full decay “big” reverb (as apposed to my Holy Grail which is the “small”) and it sounds incredible and a million times better than my friends RV5

ICBM

It's a great pedal if you need delay and reverb in the same box - the RV-2, 5 and 6 only do reverb.

GavRichList

The RV-5 isn’t here to defend itself, behave. FWIW, the modulation setting on an RV-5 is wonderful. 

Fuengi

ICBM said:

It's a great pedal if you need delay and reverb in the same box - the RV-2, 5 and 6 only do reverb.

The RV-6 does have a delay setting. Sounds great. 

ICBM

Fuengi said:

The RV-6 does have a delay setting. Sounds great. 

Ah, I missed that. What reverb does it use in the delay setting?

Fuengi

ICBM said:

Fuenigi said:

The RV-6 does have a delay setting. Sounds great. 

Ah, I missed that. What reverb does it use in the delay setting?

Good question. I was going to check today but forgot.

From memory I think it's a plate reverb but might be wrong. It works really well with the delay which is controlled by the tone knob.  

Heartfeltdawn

Teetonetal said:

I notice that they regularly sell for more than the RV5, any reason why?

The Radiohead connection as much as anything. The RV-5 has such a lovely modulated setting. The RV-6 isn't bad either. 

longshins

It has a flaw in that the signal drops when switched on and off.