The Catalinbread Cloak is a Catalinbread reverb pedal, currently around $178.49. Close alternatives include the Catalinbread Mountain edition Cloak and the Hungry Robot El Castillo Arpeggiating Reverb. It pairs well with the Marshall Bluesbreaker and the Laney LX35R.
Catalinbread Cloak
Catalinbread · pedal
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.
- reverb
- shimmer reverb
- shimmer
- natural
- overtone
- harmonics
- room reverb
- harmonic
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Catalinbread Cloak is commonly used in
- Post-Rock
- Shoegaze
- Ambient
Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Cloak
Marshall Bluesbreaker
Marshall
34% matchThe Bluesbreaker's round, natural tube breakup gives the Cloak's shimmering, harmonic reverb a warmer amp voice to swell into.
Laney LX35R
Laney
33% matchFeed the Cloak's lush shimmer into the LX35R's scooped, driven voicing for reverb tails that still cut through at bedroom volume.
Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head
Marshall
30% matchThe Cloak's shimmering, harmonic reverb belongs in the Superlead's loop, clear of the amp's own vintage, classic-rock breakup.
Park P50 Classic
Park
29% matchThe Cloak's shimmering reverb belongs in the Park Plexi's loop, clear of the amp's own British crunch.
Marshall JCM800 2203
Marshall
24% matchRun the Cloak in the JCM800's loop for shimmering overtone reverb behind that aggressive, metal-leaning crunch.
3rd Power Dragon 25 112 Combo
3rd Power
22% matchKeep the Cloak's shimmering room reverb in the Dragon 25's loop, after the amp's own natural saturation, not stacked before it.
Suhr SL68 MkII 100-Watt
Suhr
18% matchKeep the Cloak's shimmer reverb in the SL68's loop, after the amp's clean headroom and breakup do their thing, so the decay stays clear.
Laney Cub Super 10
Laney
17% matchThe Cloak's shimmer reverb sits well in the Cub Super10's loop, keeping its harmonics lush without getting caught in the amp's own EL84 compression.
Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Cloak
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
19% matchThe RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion gives the Cloak's shimmering, harmonic reverb a driven signal to trail off, not real gain to stack.
Beetronics Overhive
Beetronics
19% matchThe Overhive's transparent, medium-gain drive leaves room for the Cloak's shimmer reverb to bloom on top.
MXR Phase 90
MXR
15% matchRun the Phase 90's classic sweep after the Cloak's shimmering, harmonic reverb and the modulation colors the reverb tail directly.
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix
14% matchRun the Small Stone's vowel-y, psychedelic phase sweep after the Cloak's shimmering, harmonic-overtone reverb and the modulation colors the reverb tail directly.
Jackson Audio New Wave
Jackson Audio
7% matchKeep Catalinbread Cloak after Jackson Audio New Wave in the signal chain, clear of Jackson Audio New Wave's own gain stage
Catalinbread Tremolo 8
Catalinbread
7% matchPut Catalinbread Cloak after Catalinbread Tremolo 8 in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Tremolo 8's own gain stage
Source Audio Gemini Chorus
Source Audio
6% matchCatalinbread Cloak's shimmer voice goes after Source Audio Gemini Chorus in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Source Audio Gemini Chorus's own shimmer character
Laney TI-Boost
Laney
6% matchKeep Catalinbread Cloak after Laney TI-Boost in the signal chain, clear of Laney TI-Boost's own gain stage
Cheaper alternatives
TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2
TC Electronic
70% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano
Electro-Harmonix
68% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb, natural
Fender Hammertone Reverb
Fender
66% similarityShared character: ambient, subtle, reverb
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Neo
Electro-Harmonix
66% similarityShared character: reverb
Mr. Black Supermoon Chrome
Mr Black
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Electro-Harmonix Pico Shimmer Cosmic Reverb
Electro-Harmonix
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
EarthQuaker Devices Towers
EarthQuaker Devices
69% similarityShared character: ambient, subtle, reverb
Electronic Audio Experiments Mirror House V2
Electronic Audio Experiments
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Lovepedal HSR-3 Multi-reverb hall shimmer
Lovepedal
95% similaritysimilar tone character
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Catalinbread Mountain edition Cloak
Catalinbread
70% similarity“The Catalinbread Mountain Edition Cloak is a collector special edition of the Cloak shimmer reverb pedal”
Hungry Robot El Castillo Arpeggiating Reverb
Hungry Robot
67% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb, boutique_stuff
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath
EarthQuaker Devices
67% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb
Hungry Robot The Starlite V2
Hungry Robot
96% similaritysimilar tone character
NuX Ukiyo
Nux
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Keeley Hydra
Keeley
95% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Cloak?+
The closest matches in character are the Catalinbread Mountain edition Cloak, the Hungry Robot El Castillo Arpeggiating Reverb, the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath. Budget picks: TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2, Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano, Fender Hammertone Reverb. Boutique upgrades: EarthQuaker Devices Towers, Electronic Audio Experiments Mirror House V2, Lovepedal HSR-3 Multi-reverb hall shimmer.
What pairs well with the Catalinbread Cloak?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Bluesbreaker, Laney LX35R, Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head — The Bluesbreaker's round, natural tube breakup gives the Cloak's shimmering, harmonic reverb a warmer amp voice to swell into..
How much does the Catalinbread Cloak cost?+
Around $178.49 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
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