looking for some dreamy shoegaze pedals? the kind that morph your guitar tone into something ethereal? the kind that sound like they're from a dream? well, same. we're shoegaze guitarists and we've spent years searching high and low for the best, even sharing the journey through films on pedal partners. we've tried everything from unheard of vintage pedals to popular modern effects. but still, there was always something missing.
so we started making the guitar pedals we always looked for but couldn't find. let me show you the guitar pedals we have specially designed for shoegaze guitar with guitar effects curated by shoegaze bands.
dreamgazer
let's start with dreamgazer, the shoegaze reverse reverb pedal. what makes it one of the most sought after guitar pedals in shoegaze? with dreamgazer, we wanted to fix a problem shoegazers have dealt with for decades. so, what was the problem exactly?
'how do you play in time with reverse reverb?'
the excess latency, the frustrating lag & the timing issues of reverse reverb. if you've ever played the effect, you know exactly what i mean. basically, when you'd strum a chord, there would be too long between your playing and when the effect would kick in.
dreamgazer has a sample rate control which controls the timing of the reverse reverb. it's truly groundbreaking. this answers the question we've got about a million times. 'how do you play in time with reverse reverb?'
mode 1: reverse
the shoegaze reverse reverb designed for shoegaze guitar. perfectly lofi & nostalgic.
mode 2: blossom
maybe, just maybe, our favourite. the reverse reverb of our dreams. a rising envelope blossoms into an ethereal encompassing reverb. it's the pinnacle effect for shoegazing.
mode 3: shallower
shallower is an nostalgic ambient forward reverb perfect for dream pop guitar. it's the final mode making dreamgazer so well-rounded.
soft nostalgia puts the dream in dreamgazer. it's a lofi multi-voiced modulation effect to blend in with the reverbs. to be completely honest, it's kicked off every other chorus on my pedalboard.
dreamgazer was the only guitar effects pedal used to make the song 'silk' by shoegaze band violet oscillation.
your very own dreamgazer awaits you here. dive into the in-depth demo here.
mesmeriser
mesmeriser reverb pedal holds a collection of shoegaze guitarists' favourite reverbs in one pedal, with a curated selection of other dreamy, ethereal guitar effects. mesmeriser's reverbs are truly unique, designed for shoegaze glide guitar to hazy, ambient guitar soundscapes.
mode 1: shoegaze
a non-linear gated reverb designed for playing with shoegaze glide guitar. it's a texturally rich reverb dreamt up by luca of shoegaze band violet oscillation. he loves the nuanced sound which enhances his heavy shoegaze distortion sound.
mode 2: blossoming
an enhanced & expanded version of dreamgazer's blossom reverse reverb for a hugely dense & lush reverb sound that has become highly sought after. in mesmeriser, this expanded version of blossom reverb can now be used with an eternal latching freeze & the reverb decay can be adjusted with the immerse control.
mode 3: infinite
a long, dreamy reverb with a vastness unmatched by any other reverb i've ever played. we've timed it past 20 minutes before. seriously. you can watch it here.
mesmeriser features one of our best shoegaze secrets: analog saturation. it's perfect for vintage warmth to unique distortion that warps the decay of the reverb beautifully. it's become one of our favorite distortion sounds to use when recording guitars for our shoegaze bands violet oscillation & abstract in sound.
infuse mesmeriser's reverbs with euphoria by blending in soft nostalgia modulation. mesmeriser is a stereo reverb pedal for full immersion, with stereo inputs and outputs.
mesmeriser can be heard on shoegaze band violet oscillation's song 'angel's kiss' which actually shares the same artwork as the pedal.
your very own mesmeriser awaits you here. dive into the in-depth demo here.
reminiscer
the dream pop pedal.
reminiscer is a lofi multi-effects pedal, designed to hold the sound of a dream pop pedalboard in just one pedal. reminiscer features lofi reverb, delay, reverse delay, modulation & pitch shift effects that can be used at the same time.
it's one of the best beginner friendly pedals out there for shoegaze guitar tone. its versatile and easy to use.
oh, & reminiscer has a sweet story behind it. while the pedal was still a prototype, i recorded a blissfully dreamy guitar track with it, which ended up inspiring the whole song 'reminiscer' by my band abstract in sound. you can hear that very track veiled behind heavy shoegaze distorted guitars in the song.
your very own reminiscer awaits you here. dive into the in-depth demo here.
blush
blush is the stereo panning, swirling, oscillating, pitch shifting, shimmering shoegaze delay pedal. it's actually violet oscillation's luca's dream stereo delay pedal, made to his exact specifications. recently spotted our blush pedal on slowdive's guitarist christian savill's pedalboard! i mean, it makes sense. the blush pedal has slowdive style effects like modulated delay & oscillation.
your very own blush awaits you here. dive into the in-depth demo here.
truly lofi
part of what makes these shoegaze pedals perfect for hazy, dreamy shoegaze guitar tone is that they have long-lost vintage coloration, character & warmth like gear from the 90s but with modern capabilities that would have only been dreamt of in the era. they're designed between 12-14 bit for truly lofi guitar sounds.