01—EarthQuaker Devices
Avalanche Run V2
The single-pedal answer to 'I need a long stereo delay with a long stereo reverb' — the canonical shoegaze pedalboard fixture.
EarthQuaker's most ambitious pedal and a genuinely original take on delay+reverb. Worth the price as a one-pedal time-effects rig.
02—On the bench
EarthQuaker's flagship stereo delay and reverb. Avalanche Run V2 takes the original Avalanche Run formula — long digital delays with a hall reverb wrapped around them — and adds tap tempo, six modes (normal, reverse, swell, sweep, low-pass, high-pass), stereo I/O, and an expression input for time and mix. The delay alone goes to 2 seconds; the reverb is voiced as a long, washy hall that complements rather than competes with the repeats. The Avalanche Run sits in the same conceptual lane as the Strymon TimeLine plus BigSky, but EarthQuaker tuned it for ambient and post-rock players — the wet signal can drown the dry, the modulation can run wild, and the reverb tail can outlast the song. Lives on a lot of dream-pop and shoegaze pedalboards.
- 01delay and reverb voiced as one continuous instrument
- 02reverse mode is more musical than most
- 03swell mode adds attack-shaping to repeats
- 04stereo image is wide and stable
- 05tap-tempo finally added in V2
03—In the room
Where else this pedal lives.
- Adam Granduciel
- Sarah Lipstate
- Steve Albini
Strymon TimeLine + BigSky if you want both separately and have the board space; Avalanche if you want one box.