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I used the HOF in church a few years ago, and didn't have it on the church setting. Well, long story short, the church burned down that same evening. I think it was a message from you know who...
^this comment knows whats up...It's like that one time at church camp everything was fine...until the cat went missing. everyone started losing their sheet.
I was looking for a reverb for my synth and everybody was telling me to get the BlueSky. I had a chance to compare them both and to be honest only real difference I got was the shimmer mode. Rest was comparable because with Tone Print Editor you can really tweak the presets to the point they are very very similar. And if I want a "shimmer" I simply set 3rd oscillator 2-3 octaves up :D HOF is aboslutely amazing and nearly 1/3 of BlueSky price. Very happy with it.
i sold my HOF for a Blue Sky and i regret it. im sure if i had the time to tweak the crap of the controls i can get what i want from the Blue Sky but so far i havent been able to get the sound im looking for out of it.
for half the price, the HOF holds it's own like a champ. I think the Strymon does sound a bit better and a bit more settings but I still think it's overpriced for what it is. I'd pay $200~225 for the blue sky.
Ecxactly my point! To be honest ,unless one uses a pair of Bose headphones it's hard to tell a difference. The HOF is perfect for me as I'm playing SRV's Lenny or a similar clean straty sound. Add overdrive and other instruments and the comparison is less noticeable!
The Blue Sky is thin sounding with lots of shimmer but great for experimental music stuff. The Hall of Fame is more natural and warm sounding hands down!
How funny, I think the opposite. The Blue Sky sounds so much warmer to me and the verbs have a lot more depth to the algorithms. Each to their own I guess, but for me the blue sky completely outclasses the hall of fame.
exactly, as I wrote my response, I picked them out without knowing which was on, the Strymon is thinner toppier more shimmer. Going blind I picked the HOF every time.
I bought the Hall Of Fame. Tested it through some synthesizers in the shop, and I prefered the Hall Of Fame. But it's a matter of taste and opinion of course.
The hall of fame sounds so much more natural and more pleasant to listen to with my ears. I would much prefer the HOF, specially since it's cheaper and more compact. I am definatly going to purchase the HOF! It sounds fantastic
The differences are so minuscule. I think a lot of the appeal is also the look. The Blue Sky is just nicer looking, and the HOF comparably a little boring in the design department, but sounds great also...
I own both and each sounds great, but the HoF wins hands down. There is a slight tone loss when the Blue Sky is engaged. Also the HoF signal sounds more naturally blended with the guitars voice where as the Blue Sky feels almost like a separate track on top of the guitar tone. I think people are wow'd by the Shimmer effect which is arguably more of a novelty than actual real world reverb sounds.
Nice demonstration. I own many a reverb pedal including the Blue Sky and the HOF is my goto pedal in my main rig. It doesn't matter where it is built, TC stands behind their product line. I also have a Dreamscape and Flashback. Love them all.
Geesh folks, stop bitching about where the pedals are made. That only matters in the possible case of reliability and quality of circuit board making, soldering, etc. it's not like TC Electronic farms the reverb algorithm development to Thailand. At the end of the day you are paying for engineering and manufacturing. Whether the pedal is built in Denmark or Whogivesacrapistan, to not acknowledge that the developers at TC have some very snazzy reverbs is ludicrous! They have an illustrious history of reverb and delay design. Designed at TC and built elsewhere. Strymon are an awesome company and their stuff is top notch. Designed at Strymon and "assembled" in US with parts from elsewhere. Horses for courses. Pick what sounds the way you want to sound.
Strymon IS a deeper pedal, but if you're in your ensemble and you want to make the most out of the tone in a "closer" front, so-to-speak, Hall of Fame is not a bad option. I think the Shimmer is really cool on the Strymon, but honest-to-god I don't know I'll ever write a song or be a part of an ensemble where I need that much going on in the overtones of my guitar. But this, of course, is just my preference. Don't diss the HoF when it gives you a quality-ass reverb for $150. Worth every penny. And the small one is, too!
I’ve seen serval legends using the HOF. Recently I think it was a guitarist is Steely Dan...? I could be wrong on the band but point is I’ve seen many great guitarists using the HOF 1&2. I own a HOF2 and it’s great pedal but Strymon is hard to beat. I own a Mobius and it’s incredible and has great tone.
One thing I'm noticing is that no matter what he plays, the Blue Sky never gets in the way of his playing. It always compliments, never takes away clarity. The HoF seems to muddy his picking. I love the sound but I'm looking for a reverb that has great setting that won't get in the way of my playing. I think I'm getting the Blue Sky!
the strymon has a cleaner reverb, almost sterile, but I like it more for whatever reason. It isn't so heavy. Sounds like the kind of reverb on an old Cocteau twins song or something.
Seriously, can you compare one of these with a Behringer - maybe the Reverb Machine RV600... It would be good to get a sense of what you get for twice the price. Or in Strymon's case four times the price.
I've owned both. I ended up keeping the Blue Sky becuase it's A LOT easier to dial in a 100% wet reverb signal. I had to program the Hall Of Fame for this but it still didn't match up as well for me. Other than that they're both great pedals.
The Stymon is more expensive, but I just think of it as buying something that will probably last a lifetime. That's how I justify all of my pedals actually, now that I think of it.
And that's the only way to get some great value for money products! And not only that...when you pay for the genuine product, you're supporting that company to survive and come up wit the next great product!
I think Strymon Blue sky has much headroom and deep sound than the HOF. The favourite switch is a great otion to choice 2 type reverbs when you play live. But HOF has a good sound too, very realistic. For me Blue Sky is very brillant, HOF is darker. Both have analog dry path/thru , both can be using in parallel setup, both have a stereo mode. Considering the price of these products I'll go to the HOF.
I see the gear snobs are out in force on this one. I use a HOF for my classical guitar set up. Every time I play it someone always comments on how 'nice' the reverb sounds - and a lot of these people know a thing or two about guitars and pedals so it's not like they're talking nonsense. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the people dissing the HOF would actually pick it as their favourite in a blind test. But hey.. if the Strymon costs that much money it MUST be better... Such is the way of the world.
I've had both. The blue Sky is BIG and beautiful, but not very real in my opinion. To me it seems to give an unnatural atmosphere to everything that you play that is the strymon sound, which is great if you want that BIG SKY effect to dominate everything, but the HOF is not as BIG but more neutral and natural. Combine that with the fact that the Plethora x5 is out now and you get all TC Toneprint pedals for $500. In the end, if you want reality and more of your own sound, go with TC. If you love the BIG SKY type sound, go with Strymon.
I've owned both, traded the HOF. The difference is subtle in a quick comparison, but you can hear it the more you play, obvious in modulation modes. Many won't care, it's a fricken reverb, adds ambient sounds, good enough right? TC Tone Print is cool I guess, I didn't have the time. I just want to dial something in and have it sound good, don't need help from some guitar hero signature tone to do that. Plus, the footswitch on the HOF was oddly not dependable, it would somewhat randomly, if rarely, just not work. Then it would work, maybe I got a lemon, but it actually happens around 2:08 with this demo. With tone in general the devil is in (or not in) these subtle details, not to mention the ear of the beholder. I could hear it in this demo, same as I did in front of my amp. If you are looking to just cover the ambient verb base, save the cash for something more important, go HOF. If you yearn for something beautiful across all settings, save up the cash, go Strymon.
so what makes the difference of more than 200 €uros, i can't hear it. Blue Sky 325.- € and Hall of Fame 99.- € , i think the TC is the mouch better Device ;-)
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Both are great pedals, but I sold my HOF and will have my Blue Sky tomorrow. If you don't do reverb driven ambient music, the HOF is the way to go. If having the best reverb is important to you, Blue Sky hands down.
+Noah McCoy my son uses the Hall Of Fame and he also plays ambient stuff at home at it works pretty good. He just got the TC Alter Ego Delay and he loves it, we got it at Spacetone Music (shout out) which is our beat used guitar shop in San Antonio TX for $189 and it's pretty much brand new. My son's dream delay is the Strymon Time Line but that will have to wait
Jamie Morgan I kept my Blue Sky for about 6 months and then went with the Neunaber Slate. I now have a helix, so I haven’t tried to the Immerse, but Neunaber is definitely the way to go. I recently got the Neunaber Wet plugin for my daw and it’s quite nice as well.
Thanks for this ... exactly the shootout I was looking for ... BUT WAIT! Where's the spring settings? That's the setting I would use most. Not a lot of real-world playing opportunities for the 4-6 second Cathedral sounds you had on almost all of this...
I've been using Hall of fame for like 2 years now and i fucking i hate it. It's noisy, and creates a really moodkilling latency at the attack. NO ANALOG FEELING AT ALL, can't belive those who are saying that Hall of fame sounds more natural.
For other types of pedals I understand it's a personal thing,but when it comes to reverb pedals I don't make compromises .Its the most obvious effect in the chain.And if it's top notch killer algorithm reverb,then everything shines trough.
HOF is a very very good little thing. I own mini and its my to go reverb, it never leaves my board for every job or every late night jam i do.... Strymon is one head above. Amazing unit, absolute killer. I still stick to HOF mini because it costs twice as low and takes next to no space on my board. But this is an beautifully beautifully sound piece of engineering.
The Strymon is the one, trouble is, give them a shimmer mode to play with and unfortunately they all make them sound like farts in trances ! How about setting up some realistic patches as tho playing the next gig 🙂
Just because a pedal is $399.99, does NOT make it a "professional," whoever said that on here is an ass. You HAVE TO hear them in person, the only other possibly better reverb pedal I've heard is the wampler faux spring, but I haven't A/B thrm, so who knows. But the strymon is definitely not as natural sounding as the HOF, sorry to pop your "professional" bubble!
I think the bluesky has a similar tinge to the reverb tail as the ProTools D-Verb, this pitch-rise type thing that indeed doesn't sound natural. Funny enough, I think the unnaturalness of the decay is exactly why so many people prefer it, people mostly think of these as simply effects, not as some type of realism-simulations. Strymon seems to be a bit synth like and the HoF seems to be more natural, different worlds altogether. I'm thinking of going for the HoF. Since I'll mostly be using it for jazzy clean sounds, I'd rather go for a reverb that is pretty natural sounding.
I owned 13 reverb pedals and units and had just about every high end reverb pedal all at once and the Hall of fame was the most natural sounding, rhe Van Amps reverb units are also great. I didn't think that that's why people make like them, because they don't sound natural, that's a goo point!
As others have said here, I think the HOF is more organic and warm, the Strymon has more of a fabricated/experimental, thin sound. So "better" is purely an opinion or preference, not something based on or justified by the price difference.
SuperFreedomRock The Strymon uses top-flight analog input and outputs, and I can't think of a single pro who would say it sounds "thin" or "fabricated". Hands-down a better and much more versatile reverb. If you can't afford a Strymon, the HOF would be a great pedal, but it isn't in the same league. But I get it, most people can't afford to pay that much for a pedal. When you get older, you'll be able to afford better equipment. I bought both. I use the HOF for playing regular gigs, and use the Strymon with my VOX 50th Anniversary solid cabinet AC15H1TVL for all recording.
Ive got the hall of fame and recently purchased the walrus audio descent and I gotta say they're both pretty awesome. They both have awesomeness in their own right. The descent is very unique but is more limited (no spring or plate modes) in variety but the hall of fame is more "normal" in my opinion. The descent sounds like your in a huge cavern. Hof is more like a cathedral sound.
I must be in the minority here, but the HoF is much nicer (natural sounding) to my ears. There's something about the Blue Sky that I just don't warm to, possibly that it's a hyped sound and not as natural. I do use TC M3000 in the studio so perhaps that's why - the TC sound.
I just bought the blue sky and I am now selling it after two days of trying to get it to sound natural. The spring doesn't sound much different than the room. My old holy grail sounded better for spring and my old T Rex sounded warmer. I have the TC products and think they are warmer. $300 for this strymon crap no way. Remember they were Line 6 guys and we know what that crap sounds like.
That's total crap man,either your guitar or amps is shittie but BlueSky sounds wamer ,deeper and larger than life.HOF is a crappy reverb,mushy sounding there's no detail to the reverbs.Cheap way to go if you're on a budget but for recording I'll always use the BlueSky and BigSky.
HOF is very good reverberator for the price,I personally have the BlueSky and immerse reverberator ,now I'm thinking of getting the BigSky and will combine them three of them.
hey. what do you think would be the best reverb of them all? i had my eyes on the strymon flint, but now seeing these two i'm thinking again. and keeping in mind you noticed about the bluesky i'm even more confused. ^^ thanks
Suo Mynona IMPO, there is no greatest reverb pedal of them all. A reverb pedal is only great for the musician if it produces the sound to his/her liking. There will always be a pedal that will have more features than the other. However, the one pedal with less features may just sound as good as the other pedal with the most features. So it all depends on the sound you are looking for. HTH.
yeah I was quick to throw a stupid question... I honestly believe the same thing. actually the thing that I want out from my reverb is to be as real and as warm sounding possible. that's why I tend to like the Flint a bit more, it's a bit more darker specially on the 80's setting. thanks for your coo reply, mate!
Yes i wish i could adjust the rate but im sure there are tone prints out there with slower modulation, i have not really looked into tone prints that much
The biggest difference is the most obvious -- THE PRICE!!! The HOF is way, way, Way more affordable than the overpriced Strymon. Just bought an HOF for $80. I can get 2 more pedals for what the Strymon Costs. In fact, I got the "Old Blood Noise "Reverb as well. It has some unique and wild features that are truly inspiring. Now, combine the cost of those 2 pedals and I have spent $250. So I have $50 left to add another pedal. Oh Yes, I can get a decent Distortion , overdrive or boost pedal for that. -- Wait a minute; Let me back up, Just saw the Strymon for $240 ($225 + $15shipping) on Reverb. My point is this -- Yes Strymons are nice and they look good on a board, but why copy everyone else (Unless you are into that)? Be original and be frugal. That just my opinion and opinions are like (censored), everybody has one (or two, or 3, or...)! Take Care!
HOF, best reverb pedal for the money, ask Robben Ford! Strymon, best reverb pedal period but you will pay for it. Compare the Strymon to a Lexicon PCM90 rack mount reverb, that would be a challenge!
Mmmm no,don't think so.I have the bluesy and the immerse.The immerse is just as good as the BlueSky ,just different algorithms.IMO they stay on one level when it comes to quality of sounds and versatility.No one of them is better or worse than the other,just two different mighty monster reverberators.Man when I stack the bluesy with the immerse in my stereo amp setup,oh man I'm in heaven.
Strymon seems consistently attentive to giving people the power to tweak. Their Time Line box is a definite a must but this reverb kinda challenges my favorite - the EH Cathedral [which is good for instant variety and useable presets]. TC is hard working and hold them in good favor - 'have a voice pedal from them.
Completely agree with the comments below- I LOVE Strymon! But the price is just toooooo high- YES it sounds a bit clearer to my ear maybe that's a personal taste but I think that it can be manageable with the toneprint option. Check out the compartment with the TC EL T2 ;)
Strymon if you want the Ambient aka Robin Guthrie/Eno modulated verb...It sounds pretty effortless for that application.The HOF is a bit grainier but still good for more normal verb as mentioned in a post and it is less money if your needs are not reverb up front
I hate Bills sound its garbage…this pedal blows…trust me…when u play some other pedals there is no comparison..this is a weak thin fake sounding reverb Peace:)
I just bought a blue Sky for my Mesa boogie Mark 2B the reverb on my 1983 amp is not loud enough for me so I'm hoping the Blue helps me with this amp both these pedals are great but I like the fact that I have a few more settings with the blue sky.
I own the HOF but I feel like the blue sky has more ways of controlling what sort of settings you want. The presets on the HOF and the toneprint are cool and all, but I feel as though the blue sky is a tad beefier.
hi shnobel my name is hans playing fender strat 62 my question is do you think the strymon is better than the other boxes ?? i listening on all yours compares of all does boxes in my ears its strymon big sky as you say its lifting it to another dimention but have you seen any parts of it that they could doing better with this strymon big sky??? my hearts going nuts when you puts out that sound from big sky and blue sky thx for an excelent demonstration of those effects lovely best wishes your way hans in sweden
I love how BlueSky sounds, but after buying a HOF 2, I don't really think i would invest a few more dollars to buy a Bluesky. HOF has a lot of reverbs types on tone print App, and a lot of settings opition on Tone print Software, i think the only pedal that would exceed HOF2 that much, is the BigSky... but you know the price. So yeah, HOF is not that beautiful like BS, but it's the best opition for the price.
Hello, yes the strymon is twice the price, but it think its twice the pedal :) you get what you pay for, it has some of the best reverbs in a compact pedal.
I have no desire to get into a war. I like the amount of control that the Blue Sky gives and I like the amount of "air" in the sound. Someone else described that "air" as cold. To each their own. I preferred the Strymon.
Strymon Blue Sky! …I've A/B'd both against a Fender Twin's Reverb, and the HOF just falls flat. In a loud mix, you might not even notice the difference or even care but for effects purposes, Strymon Blue Sky is the best reverb pedal I've come across.
Do you have both of these on your board?. Wondering if I can get away with just the blue sky (cuz of added shimmer). I'm thinking having both is convenient, yea? The HOF is only $100 and great pedal. If anybody with both can respond that is great. I'm building a board for worship.
Both pedals a great, especially the when you think about the Hall of Fame's price point, but there is something about the Blue Sky's reverb that sounds so natural to me.
I used the HOF in church a few years ago, and didn't have it on the church setting. Well, long story short, the church burned down that same evening. I think it was a message from you know who...
^this comment knows whats up...It's like that one time at church camp everything was fine...until the cat went missing. everyone started losing their sheet.
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I was looking for a reverb for my synth and everybody was telling me to get the BlueSky.
I had a chance to compare them both and to be honest only real difference I got was the shimmer mode.
Rest was comparable because with Tone Print Editor you can really tweak the presets to the point they are very very similar.
And if I want a "shimmer" I simply set 3rd oscillator 2-3 octaves up :D
HOF is aboslutely amazing and nearly 1/3 of BlueSky price.
Very happy with it.
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i sold my HOF for a Blue Sky and i regret it. im sure if i had the time to tweak the crap of the controls i can get what i want from the Blue Sky but so far i havent been able to get the sound im looking for out of it.
for half the price, the HOF holds it's own like a champ. I think the Strymon does sound a bit better and a bit more settings but I still think it's overpriced for what it is. I'd pay $200~225 for the blue sky.
FastRedPonyCar Keep your eye out on the used market and you'll get lucky. I got mine for $200!
FastRedPonyCar i think that with the toneprint stuff hof has a lot of setting more than the blu sky
+FastRedPonyCar i'm not buy a reverb effect, make your guitar sound so wetttttttttttttt hate it
+AftershockPS3 well it all depends on what type of music you are doing. If you do mainly rock/ metal, you won't need it.
Ecxactly my point! To be honest ,unless one uses a pair of Bose headphones it's hard to tell a difference. The HOF is perfect for me as I'm playing SRV's Lenny or a similar clean straty sound. Add overdrive and other instruments and the comparison is less noticeable!
The Blue Sky is thin sounding with lots of shimmer but great for experimental music stuff. The Hall of Fame is more natural and warm sounding hands down!
How funny, I think the opposite. The Blue Sky sounds so much warmer to me and the verbs have a lot more depth to the algorithms. Each to their own I guess, but for me the blue sky completely outclasses the hall of fame.
Ahhh sure it's all subjective lads !!:)
exactly, as I wrote my response, I picked them out without knowing which was on, the Strymon is thinner toppier more shimmer. Going blind I picked the HOF every time.
Totally agree! I’ve been looking at getting a reverb pedal and keep coming back to the HOF
I bought the Hall Of Fame. Tested it through some synthesizers in the shop, and I prefered the Hall Of Fame. But it's a matter of taste and opinion of course.
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The hall of fame sounds so much more natural and more pleasant to listen to with my ears. I would much prefer the HOF, specially since it's cheaper and more compact. I am definatly going to purchase the HOF! It sounds fantastic
The differences are so minuscule. I think a lot of the appeal is also the look. The Blue Sky is just nicer looking, and the HOF comparably a little boring in the design department, but sounds great also...
It's such a poor mono recording there's no way of knowing.
I own both and each sounds great, but the HoF wins hands down. There is a slight tone loss when the Blue Sky is engaged. Also the HoF signal sounds more naturally blended with the guitars voice where as the Blue Sky feels almost like a separate track on top of the guitar tone. I think people are wow'd by the Shimmer effect which is arguably more of a novelty than actual real world reverb sounds.
Nice demonstration. I own many a reverb pedal including the Blue Sky and the HOF is my goto pedal in my main rig. It doesn't matter where it is built, TC stands behind their product line. I also have a Dreamscape and Flashback. Love them all.
Geesh folks, stop bitching about where the pedals are made. That only matters in the possible case of reliability and quality of circuit board making, soldering, etc. it's not like TC Electronic farms the reverb algorithm development to Thailand. At the end of the day you are paying for engineering and manufacturing. Whether the pedal is built in Denmark or Whogivesacrapistan, to not acknowledge that the developers at TC have some very snazzy reverbs is ludicrous! They have an illustrious history of reverb and delay design. Designed at TC and built elsewhere. Strymon are an awesome company and their stuff is top notch. Designed at Strymon and "assembled" in US with parts from elsewhere. Horses for courses. Pick what sounds the way you want to sound.
DigiArc I agree, man. While, I didn't really like my Hall of Fame, I have a Ditto and Polytune 2 that I enjoy very much. Very good pedals.
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Strymon IS a deeper pedal, but if you're in your ensemble and you want to make the most out of the tone in a "closer" front, so-to-speak, Hall of Fame is not a bad option. I think the Shimmer is really cool on the Strymon, but honest-to-god I don't know I'll ever write a song or be a part of an ensemble where I need that much going on in the overtones of my guitar. But this, of course, is just my preference.
Don't diss the HoF when it gives you a quality-ass reverb for $150. Worth every penny. And the small one is, too!
If the hof is good enough for Robin Ford then It's good enough to me.
Yeah. Robin Ford is my favorite
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I’ve seen serval legends using the HOF.
Recently I think it was a guitarist is Steely Dan...? I could be wrong on the band but point is I’ve seen many great guitarists using the HOF 1&2. I own a HOF2 and it’s great pedal but Strymon is hard to beat. I own a Mobius and it’s incredible and has great tone.
It’s just a reverb why pay more
One thing I'm noticing is that no matter what he plays, the Blue Sky never gets in the way of his playing. It always compliments, never takes away clarity. The HoF seems to muddy his picking. I love the sound but I'm looking for a reverb that has great setting that won't get in the way of my playing. I think I'm getting the Blue Sky!
the strymon has a cleaner reverb, almost sterile, but I like it more for whatever reason. It isn't so heavy. Sounds like the kind of reverb on an old Cocteau twins song or something.
Sounds like a studio reverb and it is.Not thin at all.
Seriously, can you compare one of these with a Behringer - maybe the Reverb Machine RV600... It would be good to get a sense of what you get for twice the price. Or in Strymon's case four times the price.
I've owned both. I ended up keeping the Blue Sky becuase it's A LOT easier to dial in a 100% wet reverb signal. I had to program the Hall Of Fame for this but it still didn't match up as well for me. Other than that they're both great pedals.
The Stymon is more expensive, but I just think of it as buying something that will probably last a lifetime. That's how I justify all of my pedals actually, now that I think of it.
And that's the only way to get some great value for money products! And not only that...when you pay for the genuine product, you're supporting that company to survive and come up wit the next great product!
I use the HOF as the verb for my PA system - aux in - I used to use a Lexicon rack unit - HOF is great. And I'm pretty fussy about that stuff.
I use HOF and love it! Besides its got the tone print feature which makes it more versatile in my opinion
Hall of Fame....... (seems to sound better)
to my taste
I like the sound of the HOF a little better. It sounds much warmer and full to me on most of the settings. Both sound great though.
That can easily be compensated for if you drop the high damp to before 12 o'clock and bump up the low damp
The HOF sound so much more natural and not so digital as the blue sky.
The shimer on the blue sky is very great.
Exactly
I use a blue sky but I would totally use both! Definitely getting a HOF next year
I think Strymon Blue sky has much headroom and deep sound than the HOF. The favourite switch is a great otion to choice 2 type reverbs when you play live. But HOF has a good sound too, very realistic. For me Blue Sky is very brillant, HOF is darker. Both have analog dry path/thru , both can be using in parallel setup, both have a stereo mode. Considering the price of these products I'll go to the HOF.
Both great pedals, but the Blue Sky is way too expensive. Considered quality and price, the Hall of fame wins doubtless
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Best part of comparision 😁 8:00 For Worship Guitarrist
I see the gear snobs are out in force on this one. I use a HOF for my classical guitar set up. Every time I play it someone always comments on how 'nice' the reverb sounds - and a lot of these people know a thing or two about guitars and pedals so it's not like they're talking nonsense. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the people dissing the HOF would actually pick it as their favourite in a blind test. But hey.. if the Strymon costs that much money it MUST be better... Such is the way of the world.
You do not have to call anyone a gear snob.If you work you can afford it.
2 different characters. Both of em are awesome.
I've had both. The blue Sky is BIG and beautiful, but not very real in my opinion. To me it seems to give an unnatural atmosphere to everything that you play that is the strymon sound, which is great if you want that BIG SKY effect to dominate everything, but the HOF is not as BIG but more neutral and natural. Combine that with the fact that the Plethora x5 is out now and you get all TC Toneprint pedals for $500.
In the end, if you want reality and more of your own sound, go with TC. If you love the BIG SKY type sound, go with Strymon.
I have the plethora....extremely happy with it.
Got me the hall of fame mainly because I don't do too much ambient stuff. HOF is more than enough for me unless you like to go crazy.
I've owned both, traded the HOF. The difference is subtle in a quick comparison, but you can hear it the more you play, obvious in modulation modes. Many won't care, it's a fricken reverb, adds ambient sounds, good enough right? TC Tone Print is cool I guess, I didn't have the time. I just want to dial something in and have it sound good, don't need help from some guitar hero signature tone to do that. Plus, the footswitch on the HOF was oddly not dependable, it would somewhat randomly, if rarely, just not work. Then it would work, maybe I got a lemon, but it actually happens around 2:08 with this demo. With tone in general the devil is in (or not in) these subtle details, not to mention the ear of the beholder. I could hear it in this demo, same as I did in front of my amp. If you are looking to just cover the ambient verb base, save the cash for something more important, go HOF. If you yearn for something beautiful across all settings, save up the cash, go Strymon.
so what makes the difference of more than 200 €uros, i can't hear it. Blue Sky 325.- € and Hall of Fame 99.- € , i think the TC is the mouch better Device ;-)
The TC Electronic Hall of Fame may be a little more natural sounding.
Take the Strymon any day...Oh wait, I already did :)
I used to have the hall of fame years ago and regret selling it..probably the best pedal they make IMO
Sorry, $299.99
Hello Great Demo..!
May I kindly suggest The Flux Liquid Ambience Pedal....OMG...! Shimmer would be a gross understatement to discribe its capabilities...kindlyresearcxh it here on youtube...best always
JG
I much prefer the HOF, it just sounds better than the Strymon.
Both are great pedals, but I sold my HOF and will have my Blue Sky tomorrow. If you don't do reverb driven ambient music, the HOF is the way to go. If having the best reverb is important to you, Blue Sky hands down.
Noah McCoy It definitely would man
+Noah McCoy my son uses the Hall Of Fame and he also plays ambient stuff at home at it works pretty good. He just got the TC Alter Ego Delay and he loves it, we got it at Spacetone Music (shout out) which is our beat used guitar shop in San Antonio TX for $189 and it's pretty much brand new. My son's dream delay is the Strymon Time Line but that will have to wait
If you want the best ... Buy a Neunaber Immerse ll....
Jamie Morgan I kept my Blue Sky for about 6 months and then went with the Neunaber Slate. I now have a helix, so I haven’t tried to the Immerse, but Neunaber is definitely the way to go. I recently got the Neunaber Wet plugin for my daw and it’s quite nice as well.
The modulation preset is HOFs weakest point. Its very organic,sturdy and reasonably priced and it doesnt take much space on your pedal board.
Thanks for this ... exactly the shootout I was looking for ... BUT WAIT! Where's the spring settings? That's the setting I would use most. Not a lot of real-world playing opportunities for the 4-6 second Cathedral sounds you had on almost all of this...
I've been using Hall of fame for like 2 years now and i fucking i hate it. It's noisy, and creates a really moodkilling latency at the attack. NO ANALOG FEELING AT ALL, can't belive those who are saying that Hall of fame sounds more natural.
For other types of pedals I understand it's a personal thing,but when it comes to reverb pedals I don't make compromises .Its the most obvious effect in the chain.And if it's top notch killer algorithm reverb,then everything shines trough.
I have the TC Hall of fame and I love this pedal and I use it for Worship!!! can't be more happy!!!
Strymon is a King of reberb's. but the cash of the people its very important. For me Strymon. no dude.
I'm a reverb snob and I like the hall of fame
HOF is a very very good little thing. I own mini and its my to go reverb, it never leaves my board for every job or every late night jam i do....
Strymon is one head above. Amazing unit, absolute killer. I still stick to HOF mini because it costs twice as low and takes next to no space on my board. But this is an beautifully beautifully sound piece of engineering.
The Strymon is the one, trouble is, give them a shimmer mode to play with and unfortunately they all make them sound like farts in trances ! How about setting up some realistic patches as tho playing the next gig 🙂
Just because a pedal is $399.99, does NOT make it a "professional," whoever said that on here is an ass. You HAVE TO hear them in person, the only other possibly better reverb pedal I've heard is the wampler faux spring, but I haven't A/B thrm, so who knows. But the strymon is definitely not as natural sounding as the HOF, sorry to pop your "professional" bubble!
I think the bluesky has a similar tinge to the reverb tail as the ProTools D-Verb, this pitch-rise type thing that indeed doesn't sound natural. Funny enough, I think the unnaturalness of the decay is exactly why so many people prefer it, people mostly think of these as simply effects, not as some type of realism-simulations. Strymon seems to be a bit synth like and the HoF seems to be more natural, different worlds altogether. I'm thinking of going for the HoF. Since I'll mostly be using it for jazzy clean sounds, I'd rather go for a reverb that is pretty natural sounding.
I owned 13 reverb pedals and units and had just about every high end reverb pedal all at once and the Hall of fame was the most natural sounding, rhe Van Amps reverb units are also great. I didn't think that that's why people make like them, because they don't sound natural, that's a goo point!
The strymon is obviously the better sound but for the most affordable verb pedals on the market the HOF is the best option
As others have said here, I think the HOF is more organic and warm, the Strymon has more of a fabricated/experimental, thin sound. So "better" is purely an opinion or preference, not something based on or justified by the price difference.
SuperFreedomRock The Strymon uses top-flight analog input and outputs, and I can't think of a single pro who would say it sounds "thin" or "fabricated". Hands-down a better and much more versatile reverb. If you can't afford a Strymon, the HOF would be a great pedal, but it isn't in the same league. But I get it, most people can't afford to pay that much for a pedal. When you get older, you'll be able to afford better equipment. I bought both. I use the HOF for playing regular gigs, and use the Strymon with my VOX 50th Anniversary solid cabinet AC15H1TVL for all recording.
@@NotUrBiz wow you're an asshole
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Ive got the hall of fame and recently purchased the walrus audio descent and I gotta say they're both pretty awesome. They both have awesomeness in their own right. The descent is very unique but is more limited (no spring or plate modes) in variety but the hall of fame is more "normal" in my opinion. The descent sounds like your in a huge cavern. Hof is more like a cathedral sound.
I must be in the minority here, but the HoF is much nicer (natural sounding) to my ears. There's something about the Blue Sky that I just don't warm to, possibly that it's a hyped sound and not as natural. I do use TC M3000 in the studio so perhaps that's why - the TC sound.
I just got a HOF2 a few days ago, love the sound of it. The BS sounds noisy in comparison
I just bought the blue sky and I am now selling it after two days of trying to get it to sound natural. The spring doesn't sound much different than the room. My old holy grail sounded better for spring and my old T Rex sounded warmer. I have the TC products and think they are warmer. $300 for this strymon crap no way. Remember they were Line 6 guys and we know what that crap sounds like.
If you really just bought it two days ago then why don't you simply return it ?
That's total crap man,either your guitar or amps is shittie but BlueSky sounds wamer ,deeper and larger than life.HOF is a crappy reverb,mushy sounding there's no detail to the reverbs.Cheap way to go if you're on a budget but for recording I'll always use the BlueSky and BigSky.
BlueSky sounds much better than most if not all reverb pedals. I'm buying mine soon after testing out many.
Line 6 did not only make crap. The Verbzilla was one of the nicest sounding reverb pedals ever made.
sometimes it seems like bluesky gets more attention, maybe? except at the end.
Halle of fame pour sa qualité et facilité à trouvé ce que l'on cherche et aussi son rapport qualité prix y' à pas mieux
Good video. Personally I own both of these pedals, and let me tell you, the possibilities are endless when combined. But that is just me.
HOF is very good reverberator for the price,I personally have the BlueSky and immerse reverberator ,now I'm thinking of getting the BigSky and will combine them three of them.
hey. what do you think would be the best reverb of them all? i had my eyes on the strymon flint, but now seeing these two i'm thinking again. and keeping in mind you noticed about the bluesky i'm even more confused. ^^ thanks
Suo Mynona IMPO, there is no greatest reverb pedal of them all. A reverb pedal is only great for the musician if it produces the sound to his/her liking. There will always be a pedal that will have more features than the other. However, the one pedal with less features may just sound as good as the other pedal with the most features. So it all depends on the sound you are looking for. HTH.
yeah I was quick to throw a stupid question... I honestly believe the same thing. actually the thing that I want out from my reverb is to be as real and as warm sounding possible. that's why I tend to like the Flint a bit more, it's a bit more darker specially on the 80's setting. thanks for your coo reply, mate!
Suo Mynona You are most welcome! Cheers!
Yes i wish i could adjust the rate but im sure there are tone prints out there with slower modulation, i have not really looked into tone prints that much
I have the hall of fame and it is magnificent. I have the Blue Sky coming today and I cannot wait. The two best reverbs out there
Scored a blueSky last year, haven't looked back since!
Strymon always sounded artificial to me where the HOF sound natural
Strymon always sounded artificial to me where the HOF sound natural
The biggest difference is the most obvious -- THE PRICE!!! The HOF is way, way, Way more affordable than the overpriced Strymon. Just bought an HOF for $80. I can get 2 more pedals for what the Strymon Costs. In fact, I got the "Old Blood Noise "Reverb as well. It has some unique and wild features that are truly inspiring. Now, combine the cost of those 2 pedals and I have spent $250. So I have $50 left to add another pedal. Oh Yes, I can get a decent Distortion , overdrive or boost pedal for that. -- Wait a minute; Let me back up, Just saw the Strymon for $240 ($225 + $15shipping) on Reverb. My point is this -- Yes Strymons are nice and they look good on a board, but why copy everyone else (Unless you are into that)? Be original and be frugal. That just my opinion and opinions are like (censored), everybody has one (or two, or 3, or...)! Take Care!
Super video! Congrats abaut your video! Nice plau nice job
I just love the favorite button!
HOF, best reverb pedal for the money, ask Robben Ford! Strymon, best reverb pedal period but you will pay for it. Compare the Strymon to a Lexicon PCM90 rack mount reverb, that would be a challenge!
A Neunaber Immerse will blown a Strymon out of the park for half the price.
Mmmm no,don't think so.I have the bluesy and the immerse.The immerse is just as good as the BlueSky ,just different algorithms.IMO they stay on one level when it comes to quality of sounds and versatility.No one of them is better or worse than the other,just two different mighty monster reverberators.Man when I stack the bluesy with the immerse in my stereo amp setup,oh man I'm in heaven.
Strymon seems consistently attentive to giving people the power to tweak. Their Time Line box is a definite a must but this reverb kinda challenges my favorite - the EH Cathedral [which is good for instant variety and useable presets]. TC is hard working and hold them in good favor - 'have a voice pedal from them.
thanks so much for your great reviews!
Completely agree with the comments below- I LOVE Strymon! But the price is just toooooo high- YES it sounds a bit clearer to my ear maybe that's a personal taste but I think that it can be manageable with the toneprint option. Check out the compartment with the TC EL T2 ;)
I got the blueSky few months ago, I chose it because I like ambient sounds and it was really the one! Great pedal
Strymon if you want the Ambient aka Robin Guthrie/Eno modulated verb...It sounds pretty effortless for that application.The HOF is a bit grainier but still good for more normal verb as mentioned in a post and it is less money if your needs are not reverb up front
AHahah yes Rocco Astoria it sound like shit in your hand maybe... It's a great pedal... and many guys use it ... Bill Frisell for example... ;)
I hate Bills sound its garbage…this pedal blows…trust me…when u play some other pedals there is no comparison..this is a weak thin fake sounding reverb
Peace:)
Rocco Astoria it,s like your playing on your vid...maybe or better ??
When comparing the cost, do not overlook the Blue Sky added value, the Favorite switch stores your go to setting on the fly.
You can load a bunch of your favs in the toneprint editor. Actually, in the saving favorites catagory, HOF2 wins.
I just bought a blue Sky for my Mesa boogie Mark 2B the reverb on my 1983 amp is not loud enough for me so I'm hoping the Blue helps me with this amp both these pedals are great but I like the fact that I have a few more settings with the blue sky.
The blue sky sounds soooooo dreamy and bad ass but for 300-400 bucks?! I'll go with the HOF, Ima bout to order one this week
Hi there, does anyone know whether an acoustic guitar works with them or those work only with an electric guitar?
Obviously BlueSky is going to sound better. (At least in my opinion.) But the Hall of Fame is pretty good for its price.
I own the HOF but I feel like the blue sky has more ways of controlling what sort of settings you want. The presets on the HOF and the toneprint are cool and all, but I feel as though the blue sky is a tad beefier.
hi shnobel my name is hans playing fender strat 62 my question is do you think the strymon is better than the other boxes ?? i listening on all yours compares of all does boxes in my ears its strymon big sky as you say its lifting it to another dimention but have you seen any parts of it that they could doing better with this strymon big sky??? my hearts going nuts when you puts out that sound from big sky and blue sky thx for an excelent demonstration of those effects lovely best wishes your way hans in sweden
Thx for this review! Really useful.
Why go back to church again!! try something else FFS...why not Spring and Plate??
I love how BlueSky sounds, but after buying a HOF 2, I don't really think i would invest a few more dollars to buy a Bluesky. HOF has a lot of reverbs types on tone print App, and a lot of settings opition on Tone print Software, i think the only pedal that would exceed HOF2 that much, is the BigSky... but you know the price. So yeah, HOF is not that beautiful like BS, but it's the best opition for the price.
Compare the spring an plate reverbs! Man how can you compare two pedals and not at least hear everything they have in common!
HoF is definitely better the strymon is all hype
Yessss, thank you very much. Especially unnecessary in a reverb demo such as this.
Hello, yes the strymon is twice the price, but it think its twice the pedal :) you get what you pay for, it has some of the best reverbs in a compact pedal.
I have no desire to get into a war. I like the amount of control that the Blue Sky gives and I like the amount of "air" in the sound. Someone else described that "air" as cold. To each their own. I preferred the Strymon.
HOF hands down . I’m not trying to sound like a bunch of space alien stuff
Go to the end of this review with both pedals on max decay. It's pretty clear which pedal brings something special to my board. Well...?
Strymon Blue Sky! …I've A/B'd both against a Fender Twin's Reverb, and the HOF just falls flat. In a loud mix, you might not even notice the difference or even care but for effects purposes, Strymon Blue Sky is the best reverb pedal I've come across.
The only reason the Hall of Fame wins it for me is the price and the tone print capability.
well the TC is half the price , and about half the the pedal ...
so im unsure which to get now ...but leaning towards the Strymon thou
@shnobel. Do you use both on your board? Wondering if i should get both or just the blue sky for the added shimmer. Btw awesome videos many thanks.
Do you have both of these on your board?. Wondering if I can get away with just the blue sky (cuz of added shimmer). I'm thinking having both is convenient, yea? The HOF is only $100 and great pedal. If anybody with both can respond that is great. I'm building a board for worship.
Relatively newly released HOF2 has shimmer
The TCE is half the price of the strymon so anyone who has a budget to adhere to TCE all the way
300 vs 160 and not much difference to me. I like the HOF just fine.
Both pedals a great, especially the when you think about the Hall of Fame's price point, but there is something about the Blue Sky's reverb that sounds so natural to me.
The Strymon is very controlled, smooth, and pleasant, where as the HOF just sounds really washy, and all over the place.
I had the TC HOF traded it for a TC T2-- then got the BSR--no regrets-I am happy even at the price difference--