The Strymon BigSky is a Strymon reverb pedal. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession V2 and the Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12. It pairs well with the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (Multi-watt) and the Fender Rumble 25 Ivory.

Strymon BigSky

Strymon · pedal

The Strymon BigSky is a flagship reverb workstation offering twelve distinct reverb personalities, from realistic Room, Hall, Plate, and Spring to expansive ambient voices like the smeary, dreamy 1970s-style Cloud and shimmer-laden textures. Its ambient tone is exceptional despite being digitally modeled, ranging from extremely subtle to fully engulfing the dry signal in a deep, ethereal trail. The Hall offers diffused reflections and slow-building density, the Plate is rich and fast-building, and the algorithms can recreate real spaces or go far beyond physical possibility while staying musical. Crucially, its analog dry path stays untouched and transparent, with only the reverb algorithms coloring the sound, and a programmable mix control. With deep editing, presets, and stereo, it is widely considered the complete reverb package, suiting ambient, post-rock, worship, and studio players wanting the ultimate range of high-quality reverb tones.

  • reverb
  • ambient
  • analog
  • dry
  • shimmer
  • stereo
  • subtle
  • ethereal

Good for

  • Live
  • Silent Stage
  • Studio
  • Worship

Genres the Strymon BigSky is commonly used in

  • Post-Rock
  • Rock
  • Ambient
  • Shoegaze
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Experimental
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Indie
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Strymon BigSky

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (Multi-watt)

Mesa Boogie

16% match
$2999via Reverb

Run the BigSky in the Rectifier's loop so its ethereal shimmer sits after the amp's high-gain distortion instead of getting mangled by it.

Fender Rumble 25 Ivory

Fender

10% match

Keep the BigSky in the Rumble 25's loop for ambient, shimmering reverb beyond the practice bass combo's own clean voicing.

Quilter Aviator CUB

Quilter

8% match

Keep the BigSky in the Aviator CUB's loop for ambient, shimmering reverb beyond the amp's own reliable, pedal-platform clean.

Milkman 85W Pedal Steel Amplifier

Milkman

7% match

Put Strymon BigSky in Milkman 85W Pedal Steel Amplifier's effects loop, clear of Milkman 85W Pedal Steel Amplifier's own gain stage

Boss Asc-Live

Boss

7% match
$649.99via Reverb

Put Strymon BigSky in Boss Asc-Live's effects loop, clear of Boss Asc-Live's own gain stage

Roland JC-22

Roland

7% match

Keep Strymon BigSky in Roland JC-22's effects loop, clear of Roland JC-22's own gain stage

Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 18

Hughes & Kettner

7% match
$329.26via Reverb

Keep Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 18's transparent voice out front: Strymon BigSky goes in Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 18's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 112

Gallien Krueger

6% match
$1204.59via Reverb

Put Strymon BigSky in Gallien-Krueger Legacy 112's effects loop, clear of Gallien-Krueger Legacy 112's own gain stage

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Pedals that stack with the Strymon BigSky

Suhr Rufus Reloaded

Suhr

31% match

The Rufus Reloaded's high-gain fuzz-distortion gives the BigSky's own ambient, shimmering reverb a real gain stage to trail rather than just space.

Fjord Fuzz Berserk

Fjord Fuzz

31% match

The BigSky's ambient, shimmering reverb doesn't stack gain with the Berserk's extreme fuzz — it just gives it somewhere spacious to decay.

Electro-Harmonix Bad

Electro-Harmonix

22% match
$58.84via Reverb

The BigSky's ambient, shimmering reverb gives the Bad's resonant phase sweep somewhere spacious to color into.

MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase

MXR

21% match
$125.99via Reverb

Put the Wylde Phase before the BigSky in the chain so its metal-voiced sweep gets carried by the reverb tail instead of racing ahead of it.

JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4

JHS Pedals

12% match

Keep JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4's transparent voice out front: Strymon BigSky goes after JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4 in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

Orange Two Stroke

Orange

11% match
$149via Reverb

Put Strymon BigSky after Orange Two Stroke in the signal chain, clear of Orange Two Stroke's own gain stage

Lovepedal Purple Plexi

Lovepedal

9% match
$129.99via Reverb

Keep the BigSky's ambient shimmer after the Purple Plexi so the reverb trails the natural breakup instead of muddying it.

Keeley Seafoam Plus Chorus/Vibrato

Keeley

9% match
$160.65via Reverb

Run Strymon BigSky after Keeley Seafoam Plus Chorus/Vibrato in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Seafoam Plus Chorus/Vibrato's own gain stage

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Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession V2

Old Blood Noise Endeavors

71% similarity
$209via Reverb

Shared character: unique_soundscapes, standout, ambient

Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12

Electro-Harmonix

70% similarity
$235.16via Reverb

Shared character: unique_soundscapes, stereo, ambient

Keeley Vibe-O-Verb

Keeley

70% similarity
$126.65via Reverb

Shared character: unique_soundscapes, dry_signal, ambient

Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss

Electro-Harmonix

69% similarity
$417.88via Reverb

Shared character: unique_soundscapes, stereo, ambient

Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander

Alexander Pedals

69% similarity
$189.99via Reverb

Shared character: standout, wide_range, ambient

Wampler Ethereal

Wampler

69% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, subtle, reverb

Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11

Electro-Harmonix

69% similarity
$151.08via Reverb

Shared character: wide_range, ambient, reverb

SolidGoldFX Ether

Solidgoldfx

69% similarity

Shared character: infinite_sustain, ambient, reverb

Electro-Harmonix Pico Oceans 3-Verb

Electro-Harmonix

68% similarity
$138.63via Reverb

Shared character: unique_soundscapes, reverb, ambient

Strymon blueSky Reverberator

pedal

68% similarity

Shared character: wide_range, stereo, mix

Walrus Audio Descent

Walrus Audio

68% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, mix, reverb

TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb

TC Electronic

68% similarity
$129via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, reverb, natural

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Strymon BigSky?+

The closest matches in character are the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession V2, the Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12, the Keeley Vibe-O-Verb.

What pairs well with the Strymon BigSky?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (Multi-watt), Fender Rumble 25 Ivory, Quilter Aviator CUB — Run the BigSky in the Rectifier's loop so its ethereal shimmer sits after the amp's high-gain distortion instead of getting mangled by it..

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