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Ambient Reverbs

Mooer Ocean Machine

Mooer got us used to tiiiiiny pedals, so the large stompbox called Ocean Machine stands out, to say the least, as an unexpected device from the Chinese manufacturer. The product is a collaborative effort with Canadian producer/guitarist Devin Townsend, and it has gathered a lot of fans since its launch…Click on the title for more

Mooer Ocean Machine

Updated Pedal: Cusack Resound V2 Stereo Reverb

Cusack Music first unveiled its stereo reverb Resound at Summer NAMM 2018. At the 2023 Winter NAMM show it unveiled a revamped version of the original with new algorithms, Expression output, and a slightly different look but similar functionality. Sporting eight modes, the Resound includes all the features you expect…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Cusack Resound V2 Stereo Reverb

2023 UPDATE! The Best Ambient-Shoegaze Reverb Pedals

Relevant pages for ambient/shoegazer guitarists are also the Best Reverse Pedals for Shoegaze article and the Modulated Reverb Category. For a more comprehensive article on all types of reverb see our Best Reverb Pedals piece. Updated on April. 28, 2023. Once upon a shoe-gazing time, guitarists had few choices when it…Click on the title for more

2023 UPDATE! The Best Ambient-Shoegaze Reverb Pedals

New Pedal: Lichtlaerm Audio Untiefe Modulated Reverb

The Lichtlaerm Audio Untiefe is a compact ambient (mono) reverb by a new Berlin-based company that's distinguishing itself for creative and tweakable hand-made pedals with a strictly black and gold look. At its heart, the Untiefe is a modulated reverb with 3 modes: phase mode offers a large room reverb and…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Lichtlaerm Audio Untiefe Modulated Reverb

Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb

The Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb is the first stompbox by the renowned Californian builder with an almost compact case. Presented as a pedal "unlike anything you’ve ever heard or played before," the Cloudburst is a reverb effect with a particular effect that goes beyond modulation, referred to as an "Ensemble…Click on the title for more

Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb

Walrus Audio Slö Multi Texture Reverb

The Walrus Audio Slö Multi Texture Reverb is a take on the creative atmospheric reverb device that has taken the stompbox scene by storm in the last decade or so, and at just $199 it represents a very intriguing option. We added it to our list of the 24 Best Ambient/Shoegazer…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Slö Multi Texture Reverb

Collision Devices Nocturnal Ambient Multi-FX

The Collision Devices Nocturnal is a three-in-one effect, designed in collaboration with artist Noli, combining Modulated Delay ("DUSK"). Dynamic Tremolo ("NIGHT"). and Shimmer Reverb ("DAWN") together to make an all-encompassing nighttime-themed ambient texture pedal. The DUSK delay is a vintage echo with fluttery modulation reminiscent of tape echo units. The…Click on the title for more

Collision Devices Nocturnal Ambient Multi-FX

EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny Octave Reverb

Ohio's EarthQuaker Devices is one of the pedal companies that pioneered the "creative" stompbox trend that has taken over the field in the last decade. In the last few years, they have been focused on more traditional "tone" pedals (like their incredibly successful Tube Screamer-style overdrive Plums or the Metal-inclined…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny Octave Reverb

Walrus Audio Lore Reverse Soundscape Generator

For those interested in experimenting with ethereal ambiance sounds, the Walrus Audio LORE Reverse Soundscape Generator represents something quite unique: the first multi-mode reverse pedal. The pedal has five different programs, each utilizing different combinations of delay and reverb that feed into each other for time-warping ambient creations. Using two…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Lore Reverse Soundscape Generator

Keeley + Pedal Partners Realizer Reverb

For those into the musical genre known as Shoegazer, "heavenly" pink is not a color like any other. It's the color of My Bloody Valentine's masterpiece shoegazer record, Loveless, a gritty yet mind-altering. avant-dream-pop experiment that took years in the making and pretty much invented a new genre - incidentally,…Click on the title for more

Keeley + Pedal Partners Realizer Reverb

Keeley Parallax Spacial Generator

The Keeley Parallax Spacial Generator is bound to become one of the favorite new pedals of shoegaze and ambient guitarists. The reason behind it is very simple: it expands the reverb section of a circuit that's already a favorite among that niche of musicians (the Keeley Caverns modulated delay +…Click on the title for more

Keeley Parallax Spacial Generator

Eventide Blackhole Reverb

Eventide just released a stompbox version of their popular reverb plugin - the Blackhole! The pedal is presented as an ambient device and features six knobs, all offering an alternate function. Gravity is the most original control here, affecting the direction of the decay (forward or inversed), and replacing in…Click on the title for more

Eventide Blackhole Reverb