The Strymon Bluesky packs in a plethora of reverb options with all the fantastic build quality one can expect from Strymon. This reverb pedal is in stellar condition with no notable signs of wear. The Bluesky offers three primary reverb of options, Normal, Mod, and Shimmer, allowing you to move between just adding a little wetness to your clean signal to full on Eno-like ambience. You can control the depth of your reverb with the Bluesky's other switch, allowing you to choose between Plate, Room, or Spring reverb. With knob controls for Decay, Pre-Delay, Low-Damp, and High Damp, this is an extremely diverse reverb that can satisfy all your reverberating needs. This pedal does not include the box.FeaturesHall, Plate, and Spring OptionsNormal, Mod, and DelayKnob controls for Decay, Mix, High Damp, Low Damp, Pre-DelayBox not included
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The Blue Sky finds a nice balance of delayed reverb effects.
The Blue Sky comes in 2 versions, the 5 knob V1, or the 6 knob V2. Both versions will provide pretty much anything you need for stage work. I prefer the Blue Sky’s big cousin the Big Sky for my home studio use. It has more features than the Blue Sky but is not quite as friendly for quick stage use.
In conclusion, you’re here, you know Strymon. The Blue Sky is a great versatile pedal that will give you all the effects you’re looking for.
I’m not sure which countries the other reviewers are in, but this specific Blue Sky pedal listing is being sold from a vendor in Japan and so you’re paying import fees and other additional costs on top of the pedals base price, which is why it’s so much higher than MSRP. If you’re a US buyer purchasing this from a US vendor, it’s $299. It’s an amazing pedal with a lot of value. You can essentially have two reverbs on tap by utilizing the pedals favorite preset feature and it covers quite a bit of ground for what it is. If you’re not a fan of the sound, you’re in the golden age of stomp boxes; go buy one that suits your tastes/needs. And as for critiquing the components of the pedal, I am not sure that holds much sway because the overwhelming majority of electric guitar tech is relying technology from the 50s and 60s so why is Strymon worse than other manufacturers who mark up their products for much higher. This is a good value and is very well designed regardless of when the components are invented. If you want to bargain hunt, you can find used ones on Reverb for $230. Do yourself a favor and try one out - I’ve had one for several months and use it live and can say it’s one of the best purchase I’ve made for my board.
The power supply doesn't work. I connected the pedal up to another 9v power supply and the pedal does work. So, send me a new power supply and I'll return this one. Thank you.
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2018
PROs -Studio quality reverb sounds -A couple additional dials to adjust the tone of the effect itself as opposed to just the typical delay/mix knobs (huge plus) -One preset, which is unheard of for pedals of that size -As alluded, nice compact size so it fits nicely on my board -Shimmer (kinda like a P.O.G.), which is a super awesome bonus effect
CONS -Doesn't run on my board's 9v system so I have to wire up its own dedicated PS -Pricey. If you can stomach the Big Sky, go for it and don't look back. However, the Blue Sky is still worth the coin IMO. The price on Amazon is ridiculous, though; so find an online retailer dedicated to music gear.
I am using this Reverb unit for my Vocals. It gives me this studio-like, almost endless reverb you hear on the Titanic song with Celine Dion. The unit lets me store 1 setting, which I use for this long reverb. The rest I adjust individually using the buttons. A fabulous unit!
I also have the El Capistan for my guitar. I've had many delays and echo units in my 40 year career as a musician, but this one is my favorite!