The Strymon Big Sky MX is a Strymon chorus pedal. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-52 and the Universal Audio Dream. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the Fender Bassman Combo Amp.

Strymon Big Sky MX

Strymon · pedal

The Strymon BigSky MX is the updated flagship reverb from Strymon (Westlake Village, California), delivering 12 reverb machines including room, hall, plate, spring, shimmer, bloom, cloud, magneto, nonlinear, reflections, chorale, and swell with MIDI control and expanded preset capacity. The BigSky MX is the successor to the iconic BigSky, regarded as one of the finest reverb pedals ever made, used by professional guitarists across every genre.

  • reverb
  • swell
  • digital
  • studio
  • ambient
  • midi
  • bloom
  • live

Genres the Strymon Big Sky MX is commonly used in

  • Ambient
  • Post Rock
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  • Shoegaze
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  • Experimental
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  • Lo Fi
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Amps that pair well with the Strymon Big Sky MX

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Fender

13% match

Fender Deluxe Reverb leans toward spring, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Fender Bassman Combo Amp

amplifier

13% match

Fender Bassman Combo Amp's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying

Pedals that stack with the Strymon Big Sky MX

MXR Distortion+

MXR

10% match
$169.99via Reverb

What MXR Distortion+ brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Beetronics Swarm

Beetronics

10% match
$249via Reverb

What Beetronics Swarm brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Empress Echosystem

Empress

7% match
$481.63via Reverb

Run Empress Echosystem after Strymon Big Sky MX in the signal chain, clear of Strymon Big Sky MX's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Keeley Halo

Keeley

7% match
$211.65via Reverb

Keeley Halo's ambient voice goes after Strymon Big Sky MX in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Strymon Big Sky MX's own pristine character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Alternatives

Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-52

Old Blood Noise Endeavors

70% similarity
$159via Reverb

Shared character: players, ambient, reverb

Universal Audio Dream

Universal Audio

69% similarity

Shared character: digital, studio, reverb

Boss CE-20 Chorus Ensemble

Boss

68% similarity
$304.19via Reverb

Shared character: players, digital, reverb

Ibanez CS Mini Compressor/Sustainer

Ibanez

67% similarity

Shared character: players, digital, studio

Mojo Hand FX Nebula Redux

Mojo Hand Fx

67% similarity
$142.31via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, reverb

Mojo Hand FX RVT

Mojo Hand Fx

67% similarity
$149via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, reverb

Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Harmonic Tremolo

Walrus Audio

66% similarity
$237.99via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, studio, live

MXR M134 Stereo Chorus

MXR

65% similarity

Shared character: ambient

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Strymon Big Sky MX?+

The closest matches in character are the Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-52, the Universal Audio Dream, the Boss CE-20 Chorus Ensemble.

What pairs well with the Strymon Big Sky MX?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, Fender Bassman Combo Amp, MXR Distortion+ — Fender Deluxe Reverb leans toward spring, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.

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