Shimmer Shootout: Verbzilla Octo vs. Superdelay Reverse submode C vs. blueSky Shimmer

These are the three main go-to pedals for that shimmer/octave up reverb/delay effect, so I thought it would be useful for people to hear them side by side. They are:

Line 6 Verbzilla Reverb
Empress Vintage Modified Superdelay
Strymon blueSky Reverb

Pretty self explanatory, the subtitles tell you what exactly the settings are on each.

As a side note, this effect does sound pretty cool, but to be honest I still have not found a good musical use for it yet. But the Strymon has the best chance of having that happen, I believe.

I am playing a Fender American Standard Telecaster direct into Logic Studio 9 which is running an amp simulation, set as a Fender Blackface combo.

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[tootone76]

Can't think of a use? Have you ever heard of The Edge - guitarist in U2?

[tubescreamer]

@tootone76 who?

[demon2645]

Are these analog or digital, because they seem to reproduce every sound without running into each other and sounding bad. Thats what happens on my BOSS me-70 because its digital :s PLEASE REPLY!

[tubescreamer]

@demon2645 they are all digital.

[jamarwright]

did you have a ceiling fan when you recorded this?  i hear ceiling fan warble or something. nice demo!

[tubescreamer]

@jamarwright i don't think so... it was recorded direct to my computer anyway.

[snowypetrel]

Absorbed in nice pedals and an advert pops into it, 'Want a girlfriend?' and I'm thinking maybe I do?

[briankillebrew]

the empress sounded the coolest, to me.

[seagullssuck2]

so i want a reverb that does the octave thing but i dont think i can afford the blue sky. should i just go with the line 6 or is it that much more worth it to wait and get the blue sky?

[TheResonating]

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[snowypetrel]

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[TheResonating]

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[snowypetrel]

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[TheResonating]

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[Blairsden]

@SundanceHAJ

I just picked up the blueSky and it is perhaps one of the most musical reverb pedals I’ve ever used. Great Pedal!!!

[snowypetrel]

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[soulvibe2007]

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