SRV-1

Very good sounding pedal! I play blues rock and classic rock. It fots my style perfectly. I use it with my American Strat and Ibanez with humbuckers. It takes the place of my DigiTech XRV. The DigiTech XRV has 7 reverb modes and the Arion SRV-1 has only one, but SRV sounds much more natural. It cannot produce extreme reverb like digital effect, but this's what I like and this is what a reverb should be. I'd been looking for a natural sounding reverb that don't color my tone that much for a long time. That's it! It's not noisy at all. I use the SRV-1, a Arion SAD-1 analog delay(for short delay) and a BOSS DD-6(for long delay).

Reliable. The good thing is that I can use my Boss PSA, ACA, or DigiTech adapter with it and it keeps working quietly.

This is an vintage analog reverb made in Japan. It's easy to get the reverb you like. The knobs are Leveel, Color, Feedback and Delay Time. Stereo outputs. It has only one reverb type.

Never try.

I've been playing for about 20 years and I'm working in a bar playing rock music now. For my style, it beats the digital reverb effects like my DigiTech or my friends' Boss RV-5. If it were stolen or lost, I don't know where to get one. I heard that Arion in Japan is closed. It's pity. If you find one and want a warm and natrual sounding analog reverb, don't let it go.

The sound quality is good.  Nice analog sound on "delayed" processed signal from the effect.  It's not noisy, I tested it with a Roland Cube 30, dry , no effects.  I find a pleasing room type of "slapback".  When you really dig in , you kind of hear the "skelator" effect from the delay.  (Anyone who remembers "he-man" knows how they used a doubled analog delay to get the voice of the cartoon villian). Let me be clear, this is way before modeling; so the effect is a very non flexible analog "reverb" based on a delay or slapback approach in it's qaulity of replication.  The presence is very nice providing a minimal "sustain" quality that's only acheive through the use of any type of reverb.  This surely isn't a "spring" reverb, or any other new types of digital reverb.  I think this is a reverb sound from the mid-80's when plate reverb was the "new" type of reverb found on lots of recording.  Definately a 80's classic plate or room type of reverb that's based on echo.  This is probably right up the classic heavy metal type of reverb/mild echo.  However, the effect is very subtle "plate" type of reverb.  The effect sounds great with all other pedals, I've got 3 other Arion effects on the Arion pedal board.   I'm trying to out fit a whole arion set up.  I really think most of thier effects are good.  ( I didn't like the compressor or the stereo delay by arion, but I don't like any compressors, so that's biased )

Well, the reliability must be decent since the unit is at least 20 years old or maybe 15.  It is like all the other arion pedals, made from high impact molded plastic.  This unit is older so it was made in japan which is probably better than sri lanka/indosnesia.  I've used arion pedals on gigs, no problem!

The pedal is fairly easy to use.  It has 4 knobs, a level, feedback, regeneration, and one more that I can' recall.  I purchased this used so there wasn't a manual. 

Never dealt with Arion , they are probably OK.  Like most companies , if you really want to get somewhere, try using the phone!

I like Arion effects, classic 80's effects.  I probably won't replace if it's stolen since it would be difficult.  This is a rare pedal these days; I don't think Arion will make this pedal again.  If they come out with a new reverb pedal it will digital reverb like everything else on the market.  This is a one of kind reverb pedal, it's very unique; I could really see a metal player really desiring this pedal to achieve the classic 80's sound! I never tried this unit in stereo, I really should!  All the other Arion pedals I've tried in stereo have been stunning stereo presence.  I've got a feeling this pedal really could do some damage in the dual amp/stereo set up.  The pedal does possess a inherit tone and presence like no other "reverb" pedal, classic "plate/room" reverb sound from the 80's!