The Internet Has Thoughts About Guitar Player's Strymon BigSky MX Review.

The Suede Read

Guitar Player did not hedge on the Strymon BigSky MX. The reviewer wrote that it would be replacing the original BigSky as his go-to reverb pedal, crowned it the champ of multi-reverb pedals, and in the cons column reported nothing except a price that may deter some users. The price is $679, so that except is doing real work.

We pulled the receipts. On Long & McQuade, one buyer was absolutely blown away by the depth of options and the quality of sound. Another said it sounds so good it will bring tears to your eyes and called Strymon the Ferrari of effects pedals, which covers the sound and the invoice in one line. On Thomann the pedal sits at 4.8 out of 5 across 16 ratings, and the distribution is the story: fifteen five-star reviews, one two-star, nothing in between.

That one dissent is worth reading in full. The buyer called the MX 90 percent old algorithms in new packaging and said it is ridiculous that a ten-year-old reverb costing half the price still beats it. Notice what the fight is about. Not the sound. The number on the tag.

Guitar Player said the only thing standing between you and this pedal is the price. The owners who love it talk about the sound. The one who is angry talks about almost nothing but the money. When the harshest receipt we found agrees with the magazine's con column, the press called it.