Catalinbread Cloak vs Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Neo
The Catalinbread Cloak and the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Neo are both pedals sharing lush. The Catalinbread Cloak leans shimmer. Current prices: $178.49 vs $106.51.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.42% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- lush
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$178.49via Reverb
$106.51via Reverb
The Catalinbread Cloak is a shimmer reverb pedal inspired by a paper from the Stanford University acoustics department that pairs room-style reverb with a shimmer effect for haunting, harmonically rich ambience. The Cloak is fundamentally a room-style reverb that sounds natural on its own, but with a twist of the Shimmer knob, rich harmonically-laden overtones creep in, emphasizing three different orders of harmonics within the reverb trails. Boutique construction in Portland, Oregon.
The Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Neo is the most compact version of EHX's long-running Holy Grail reverb line, offering Spring, Hall, and Room reverb modes through a single Reverb knob that blends dry and wet signal. The spring mode captures the boingy, splashy character of a real spring tank, while hall and room modes add smoother, more spacious ambience without the metallic edge cheaper digital reverbs can have. Despite its minimal single-control interface, it delivers the same core Holy Grail voicing that made the original a pedalboard staple, in the smallest possible EHX nano-style enclosure. It suits players wanting simple, reliable, good-sounding reverb without deep programming or a large footprint.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Post-Rock
- Shoegaze
- Ambient
- shimmer
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Live
- Studio
- Busking