The Strymon Big Sky MX is a Strymon chorus pedal. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-52 and the Ibanez CS Mini Compressor/Sustainer. 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.

What stands out

  • “The Strymon BigSky MX delivers flagship reverb at Strymon premium quality for ambient, studio, and professional live players who want the most comprehensive reverb available from the most respected digital effects maker”

    — from the community notes

  • “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 …”

    — from the listing

  • “Strengths: 12 reverb machines spanning the complete reverb palette (room through swell) with expanded preset capacity at Strymon flagship quality”

    — from the reviews

  • “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”

    — from the listing

  • “Its standout strength is the 12 reverb machines spanning the complete reverb palette with expanded preset capacity at Strymon flagship quality”

    — from the community notes

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

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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  • Electronic
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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 bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Fender Bassman Combo Amp

amplifier

13% match

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

Comes later in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the Strymon Big Sky MX

MXR Distortion+

MXR

10% match
$155via Reverb

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

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Fulltone OCD

Fulltone

9% match

Fulltone OCD leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay

Walrus Audio

7% match

Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay's analog warmth 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)

Comes later in the signal chain

Caroline Guitar Company Meteore

Caroline Guitar Company

7% match

Keep Strymon Big Sky MX's pristine voice out front: Caroline Guitar Company Meteore goes after Strymon Big Sky MX in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Alternatives

Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-52

Old Blood Noise Endeavors

56% similarity

Shared character: ambient, reverb

Ibanez CS Mini Compressor/Sustainer

Ibanez

54% similarity

Shared character: digital, studio

Mojo Hand FX RVT

Mojo Hand Fx

51% similarity
$149via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, reverb

Alexander Dynaflanger Model 213

Alexander Pedals

46% similarity
$229via Reverb

Shared character: digital, ambient, reverb

Universal Audio Dream

Universal Audio

45% similarity

Shared character: digital, reverb, studio

Boss CE-20 Chorus Ensemble

Boss

42% similarity
$293.02via Reverb

Shared character: digital, reverb

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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 Ibanez CS Mini Compressor/Sustainer, the Mojo Hand FX RVT.

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 bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.

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