Cloak Room Reverb with Shimmer Pedal Review

Very Good Pedal

Like all Catalinbread pedals, the Cloak has excellent build quality and fantastic sound. I've always been a fan of Matthew's Effects' Astronomer, so I was intrigued by the thought of that kind of shimmer combined with a "room" type reverb. While I initially didn't like the room reverb on its own, I now love how it sits in certain mixes without cluttering up the upper mids the way… read more some long-tail reverbs can do. It also sounds fantastic on keys.

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The graphic is my favorite part

To be brutally honest the graphic on this pedal is what sold it to me. A few video demos seems really promising to me as well, and granted the actual reverb sounds great! However to me shimmer is not my thing, and it's really a one trick pony. I think Catalinbread makes excellent products and I plan to try their other reverbs for sure. If you are not into shimmer reverb then… read more I would suggest looking at the Talisman or Topanga reverbs because those are sure to please for the reverb lovers out there.

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Disappointed at first...

To be honest, I was somewhat disappointed when I first plugged the Cloak into my pedal board, for it really didn't sound any different from some of my other pedals, especially the Catalinbread Talisman. So I tried it at the end, the middle, then up front, still mush, not worth the extra price when I felt the Strymon reverborator could actually do some of the same. So I called for… read more an RA to send it back, but while waiting, I decided to turn all other affects off, including the speed and depth on the Princeton amp. So now I was only hearing the Cloak, and kept twisting and experimenting, finally discovering that less is actually more with the rightside buttons turned almost off, with the left side at 1 and noon. Couldn't stop playing! Even the wife said, "What sounds so pretty?" And that's when I decided to hang on to it. I also found I could gradually add some pedals back in, such as the compressor and a couple of others, even the amp. But to be totally honest, now that I'm going to keep it, I don't need some dark arts figure staring at me, so I'm going to look for the best images on all the free address labels I keep getting, and give the pedal some authority over that pathetic looking fellow!

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Shine like the sun

This is a quality-made pedal that fountains a shimmering array of glorious harmonics! Inspiring and easy to use, the Cloak is only limited by your imagination. With simple sound-shaping controls, it's easy to shape the tones and effects you're looking for. It works well with all the different guitars I've tried but will present as other-worldly if you feed it the right one! Innovative… read more and different, I am really enjoying this pedal! It's currently my go-to for praise/worship music.

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