Joyo R-14 Atmosphere Reverb

This pedal is a nice versatile reverb pedal which even has a bit of use as subtle versions of other pedals like a flanger/phaser mixed in with a few of it's effects. I especially like that it has a good amount of control over the mix level (goes from full dry to full wet signal) and complete control over the modulation details, from effect strength to trail lengths and "speed" of the beats. When you have it dialed in nicely it sounds great.

It would be a 5/5 pedal for sure apart from one issue. It has pretty serious issue where a good portion of the settings aren't particularly useable as the effect strength becomes too strong and "feeds back" on it's self too much. The sweet spot seems to be at a slightly dry mix with a short trail and most of the tone and modulation dialed out, at least on my particular one. It does need a bit more for the shimmer setting to really work, but everything else has a very brittle and "feedback" sound to it.

All in all it's a good pedal and I'd still recommend it, however it might take some dialing in to get it where you want it.

Personally, I love most things about this pedal. All the different options are great and can get dialed into a really nice sound no problem, with the spring and shimmer settings being my favourite. The pedal also has a trick up its sleeve with the Eko-verb setting, where if you lower the Mix knob all the way down to only have a dry signal, the delay effect is still present, which, in an unconventional way, allows this to act as a delay pedal as well. However, this trick doesn't work with the other modulated reverb settings, and is more limited that just having a separate delay pedal.

That being said, the pedal is not without its flaws. some modes, namely the Eko-verb setting, cause a volume drop. This seems to be a common occurrence in more budget-minded reverb pedals, and this is no different. I find that keeping the mix below 50% helps with this. While the case feels good and sturdy, the knobs aren't up to speed, most of them feeling quite cheap, with the exception of the mode knob, which has a nice click.

Overall, if you're willing to work with (or look past) the quirks of this pedal, it's a very good choice with a lot of versatility and variety.

It’s luscious, it’s deep and it’s so malleable to whatever sound you desire. Having control over the modulation is amazing and I especially adore the shimmer, having an octaver mixed in to really exaggerate that chimey sound.
One problem. The volume drop.
It’s so so frustrating, because it’s not a huge drop like you’d notice it immediately but it’s enough that you’d need a volume boost or something to compensate live otherwise that beautiful 80’s-like reverb-drenched solo of yours is going to get lost in the mix.
Beyond that? I love it. It’s gonna be a long time before I even consider a new reverb, let alone actually buy one.

I use this in my FX loop for ambient clean tones and to spice up distorted leads and for that this pedal works well enough.

PROS:
Has some nice usable effects, though some aren't so much.
The lights are super cool, and the pictures only show a slight glow, which in person is super bright and I really like that.

CON:
Turning the pedal on/off makes a loud click go through the signal which is a bit annoying. It could just be the old wiring in the building I rehearse with my band in, but still, other pedals don't make anywhere near as loud clicking noise as that.

It's an overall nice reverb, I like Comet, which is basically a reverb tail with a flanger. The Shimmer is OK, but can sound harsh and fake. It's better to keep it at subtle settings. Plate and Spring also sound nice, Church sounds a bit fake. Eko-verb (delay+reverb mode) lowers your dry signal by a LOT, and the volume drop makes me avoid this setting.

This works best as a silent reverb with a long-ish tail. Dialing the Mix knob beyond 12 o'clock starts to lower your guitar volume, so you can't get the full dry signal followed by a big, full reverb. Also, the decay knob has a spot at around 9 o'clock, where it jumps from short to medium decay, without a lot of settings in-between.

It's a nice pedal that looks great on the pedal board (IT GLOWS!). I will keep this for the end of my chain, just to add some reverb to sweeten up my dry sound. However, I will also buy another reverb to get big woowing sounds for leads and epic cleans (have my eyes on the NuX Atlantic).