Strymon Big Sky vs. Blue Sky - Can they sound the same?
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In this video, I try to match the Strymon Big Sky to the Strymon Blue Sky as close as possible to see if we can get exact, identical sounds with both.
I focus on the Normal Plate, and Modulated Room sounds.
What is the answer to the question? No, I couldn't match them identically.
Maybe I could have tweaked more. But I found it more difficult than I thought to get the same sounds with both. The knobs reacted differently on each pedal. And maybe the algorythms are different (though I can't confirm).
I hope this video will help some of you decide on your next purchase.
To Blue or to Big Sky? That is the question!
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I own the Big Sky, and I have Never become " So Lost " in the Amazing Sounds. I have spent hours & hours & hours just Basking in those Thick, Lush Soundscapes. It's more then a Reverb Pedal - it is: An Inspiration Machine and like an Instrument unto itself.
That's what I think too!
@Club Soda What a waste of a good pedal then... Praise the engineers of the blue sky, not some imagined magic man in the normal sky ;)
Does it have a "freeze" / "hold" feature?
@@angrysasquatchmusic Yes. The Big Sky has everything.
This is really helpful - thanks for posting!
The blue sky is so easy to use and sounds so good. The big sky is hours of working and less playing I’m not a fan of that at all. Less is more. Play your instrument. I’ve owned both. I prefer the blue sky.
Could not agree more. The features of the Big Sky are nice but it just takes too long to learn how to use the pedal properly. The blue sky is so simple it isn't distracting. I prefer the blue sky too.
I am in the throws of deciding myself and your comment hit on the nose for me. As long as I can get that great Strymon sound. I don't need 300 versions of it. Thanks for saving me 200.00!
A eise man once said: "how can less be more? More is more".
There you go
Same for the El Capistan over the Timeline for me. El Cap is like a familiar pocket knife that clips to my pocket and I can find it in the dark. The Timeline is like a Wustof 17-piece chef's knife block in a backpack.
Great comparison. Glad I bought the Big Sky.
Great job, very helpful. Thank you
Big fan of the bluesky! got one on my guitar pedal board. I just don't need 200 reverbs, 2 is fine
the way its design,compactness, sounds ,am so happy to choose BlueSky!
When i close my eyes and listen. I feel i am playing on a big stage with bluesky. Big sky sounds like i am meditating in nature. Btw i loved the way you say Modjuulation 😁 great job.
I use the BigSky for my Moogs, incredible effect-unit!
I see the them with specific use cases. The BlueSky is for gigging and the BigSky is for the studio and experimental work
They both have some beautiful characteristics
I have the bluesky on my board. I use it with a mix of reverb from my SuperSonic. I'd only consider a Bigsky for recording purposes.
thank you ! now l can make the right choice ! very happy ! thanks again !
I’d use one of these as a send/return effect on a DJ mixer. And the ability to recall multiple presents is worth the extra money alone.
Me pregusto si los dos tendran las mismas configuraciones y sonido?
Good comparison Antoine! One small correction is that while the Big Sky appears to have only one tone knob on most of the modes one of the parameter knobs controls low end. So I think you get the same amount of eq fiddling on either pedal.
Great observation!
good sound both, thank you :)
I love the big sky, I've turned off reverb completely on my amp just cause the big sky is phenomenal
very nicely done video, but your playing was the star of the video, great job man
Tes vidéos sont super inspirants, Antoine! J'ai commandé la Big Sky aujourd'hui après avoir écouté tes compositions et tes reviews. Big Sky - Big Price...mais j'ai l'impression que ça va valoir la peine!
Super, laisse-moi savoir comment tu la trouves lorsque tu l'auras reçue! Merci d'écouter mes vidéos, David :-)
I have them both.Both sound super lush.But they sound very different.Blue sky has super realistic reverb types,where BigSky has more lush endless sounding with artefacts trails reverbs.
Great video! Greetings from Brasil!
How might one attempt to get a "Cloud" sound from the BlueSky?
Blue Sky is better to my ears. Love it! I enjoy your tutorials, Thanks
I regret I bought the big sky. Great pedal, but way too complicated for me. I don't really know what to do with it, I end up using always the same 2 or 3 presets.
The blue sky on the other hand seems much more compact and practical, I think I'll buy it.
hey antonie. is it possible that the reverb of the big sky fades out when turning the preset off. its so damn dry when i turn it off :) i think the timeline can do it. thanks for the help
It depends if the pedal is setup on True Bypass (kills the sound when turning it off) or Buffered Bypass mode (reverb continues to ring even if you turn it off). You can find that in the global settings, I think!
I can change it in my El Capistan. You just need to press the Bypass switch down unplugged and then plug the power chord in while keeping the button pressed for like 15 seconds, then release it, play something and turn it off to see if you keep the tails.
Bonjour Antoine, je suis curieux. Tu est de quel region? Est ce que tu donne des consultations personnalisées? Merci et bravo pour ton chanel
Great video! About the algorithm situation, Strymon actually states that the algorithms of the two pedals are completely different from the bottom up!
Makes sense!
There is a subtle difference, but for regular audiences they would never know or care. These differences are only noticeable by those that use these pedals on a regular basis.
As a guy whose had many pedals over 40 years- I really like the blue sky for is clarity and simplicity. The big sky has a number of options, such as the chorale which are great options. However if you’re looking for a quick and excellent ambience. Blue sky. Thank you for the comparison. It is hard to compare the settings without a spectroscope.
I miss the compare of the spring-reverbs! They are so different, big sky has 3 options, the most heavy is the tube-mode with a lot of dust. The blue sky has only the decay-knob, on its max-position the spring start to work with a pretty nice metal-sound, its so natural and charming, i love it!! Very nice for dirty blues stuff, with a little bit overdrive e-guitar or an acoustic guitar.
Amazon vender for Big Sky is almost $600.00, where can I get it cheaper. Which is the direct manufacture?
store.strymon.net/bigsky/
Have you considered other reverb options? Example : Boss RV500? I'm unsure about buying the Big Sky as even though it is an excellent pedal, the market has a lot of new options.
scottiboi1983 OMG!! Please Don't get The Dumpster Fire That Is The Rv500 lol it is Trash Compared too the BigSky Trust!!
The RV500 is underrated. I was able to get VERY lush and comparable tones to the Big Sky. Try Fast Decay mode on the RV500.
Good video. Really enjoy your channel!
Thanks man :-)
Can I load big sky presets into blue sky?
Salut, quels guitare et ampli utilisés dans cette demo ? Le son est sympa
Guitare: Suhr Classic Antique Stratocaster
Amplis: Suhr Badger 30 et Vox AC15
Hi ! Great vid u got a new sub here ! Might u share the preset ure using (for bluesky) between 0.09 and 0.24 ? Thank you very much :)
preset or settings i mean !
It really seems like it was just the Big Sky, stock preset, Bank 30 Patch B! Thanks for the sub by the way :-)
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar Thanks man ! I've got the litte one so I can't use banks :) Keep doing that kind of videos its cool
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar In fact I try to get a reverb sound like in this Rick Graham's video czcams.com/video/55DrS9K15Go/video.html
Would you have tips of settings to get that kind of sound with blue sky ? :- )
it feels like the big sky is the guys who is friends with everyone & the blue sky has only 3 friends but loyal as fucks.
Both pedals are great but, that gear Is it just only for an Acoustik guitar.? Somebody can tell me please
Oscar Mejia
the demo sounds like an electric guitar to me, which is probably what someone would buy these for.
Oscar Mejia most people buy these for electric guitars
It is for both electric and acoustic, to hear acoustic of Bigsky watch Maneli Jamal instagram
I watched 2 videos of this. For more style of reverb, i more like bigsky. But for sound the best solid and tone, bluesky is the best. Bluesky is the winner!
I wanna get 6 big sky's for DTS
I plan to buy one with the timeline. I cant decide, it gets pretty pricey to buy the timeline and the big sky /:
I'd get the volante and blue sky, another option for you
I has bluesky for a long time, never yet try bigsky. It really doing the job well. Ofcourse bigsky better than bluesky. Sometime you need to consider pedalboard space.
I have BlueSky and the tone/sound is as you see here, a very solid, understandable range of tones. I think BigSky could do some of the same and can obviously do more other things, but BigSky is not a BlueSky++ to me. They are different.
Yup
Whats the guitar amp you are using? thanks.
Suhr Badger 30 and Vox AC15 played at the same time!
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar thanks a lot!
When did BigSky come out? Ten years ago? Wonder if Strymon is not thinking about an update ...
Zorionak2010 I doubt so.When Syrymon make pedals they make them perfect,their pedals dont need improvments,updates.
Lequel preferes-tu?
8:37 is my favorite modulation ever on a pedal! Puts the Formant on the mobius and Chorale on the Big Sky to shame... sounds almost human!
nice
Big Blue Sky
Big Blue Night Sky
@@MaTTheWish Big Blue El Capistan Night Sky
If you also use keyboards, Big Sky rules!
I've been listening to this video without looking and for me, it's as simple as this: even if they are in the same ballpark, I like the sound characteristics of the Big Sky, I don't like the sound characteristics of the Blue Sky. But I don't love either. Great new VST reverbs have ruined me
My angel conscience: If you really need it just go with the Blue Sky. It's just as good and it won't hurt your bank
Me devil conscience: it's just a $200-$300 dollar difference. you know you can hear the difference in the pedals go big or go home kid!
My own conscience: AUGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just got the blue sky tonight . It seems nice and simple and sounds amazing with my acoustic guitar . The shimmer is incredible
Lol yep my thoughts exactly
Big sky like my eventide way to big. To much time pissing about rather than just playing guitar. Blue sky all the way
I agree, you can spend too much time pissing about with too many knobs, reverb should be ideal with knobs at 12 o' clock.
Just spend time play and fiddling 🤔
Another poor person here smh
that's funny, when I use my Big Sky I literally select a Reverb, then twiddle a knob for about 3 seconds, then I play. never twiddled for more than 20 seconds total.
To me the big sky sounds more fresh. The blue sky sounds just a bit more course. A purist will like the big sky better, I think.
Honestly, a purist wouldn't buy anything digital in the first place.
Light Warriors What’s wrong with digital? I bet if Hendrix were alive now he would be looking for something new to try digital or analog. And besides practically everything analog has been done. Everything being done now is just copies of copies, but, with digital that’s where we start innovating again.
@@route6666 He said a "purist" which is what my response was in response to....It seems you don't know what a purist is. A purist doesn't compromise purity of tonal composition at all costs. My friend who passed away was an electrical and audio engineer and true audiophile purist who was analog only in regards to music. He had 1970s 8ft tall acoustat speakers that had Kimber cables on stands running across the floor so the signal coming through the cable wouldn't interfere with the carpet and then Ruby bit this and that lps and lots more. He built studio monitors and repaired studio equipment here locally in Nashville. I learned a lot from him but still use digital pedals like my boss rc-50 looper and ehx freeze but the comment was regarding what a purist would choose and a true purist would not buy a digital effects pedal period....ever..that's all.
Big sky sounds like your playing in a bigger room but I like simple so blue sky would surfice
Bluesky is the frist padal（MONO INPUT---STEREO OUTPUT）Bigsky is the second（STEREO INPUT----STEREO OUTPUT）Is that different because of this？
No, they both are being played in stereo, no difference, but I had to put the Blue Sky first for the reason you stated.
For me the Big Sky sounds more richer and cleaner for about %30-40
From my pov the Big Sky wins. This is an excellent head to head, thank you. 💯
It is not possible to make an objective comparison of two pedals by connecting them that way (in series). An A / B pedal is needed for a truly objective comparison
Sounds lol ke I could sing thru some of these presets on either
High Damp, Low Damp... the BigSky has more EQ controls in the Menu parameters, not just the Tone control on the top panel. You didn't mention this.
he did
The Big Sky sounds so much deeper and richer. The Blue Sky sounds thin.
The big sky barely costs more than the blue sky where I live. It's like $100 more.
BlueSky sounds better to me (in terms of eq)
one sounds like stereo another one sounds mono. my opinion
Blue sky better has a more analog sound to it warmer and fuller. The big sky sounds very digital.
Get a mobius and bluesky. Fixed
The big Sky has an organic sound.
What does that actually mean?
@@adamalexanderray sorry...I use this term to say good balanced sound
It’s pronounced dee-kay, not dee-jay. 😉
Your comment is so helpful maybe now he will start saying it “right”
Toi tes clairement québécois
Crissement pas, de quoi tu parles, man? ;-)
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar Nice review Btw on dirais que j'aime mieux le son de la bluesky avec le preset "room" que la big.
Ps : si tu en a une des deux à vendre j'suis preneur
La Blue Sky est déjà partie sous d'autres cieux (pun intended), et la Big Sky ne bougera pas de d'là :-) sorry!