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Why Pedal Partners Mesmeriser Reverb is So Good for Shoegaze

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we’re shoegaze guitarists & we’ve tried countless guitar pedals searching high and low for the best shoegaze guitar tone. there’s one thing we know for sure: mesmeriser is one of the very best reverb pedals for shoegaze, and countless of you from all over the world have told us the same thing.

so, what makes the mesmeriser pedal so good for shoegaze guitar? let’s dive in...

shoegaze guitarist holding pink mesmeriser reverb pedal in front of guitar amp

a collection of reverbs for shoegaze in a pedal

mesmeriser holds a curated collection of our favorite unique reverbs in one pedal with reverbs designed for shoegaze glide guitar to hazy, ambient guitar soundscapes.

the kind that take our breath away and we come back to time and time again. timeless.

mode 1: shoegaze

a unique non-linear gated reverb designed for shoegaze glide guitar & mesmerizing texture. the perfect hidden gem effect on my shoegaze pedalboard. this reverb sounds just like 1991 & the peak of shoegaze music.

mode 2: blossoming

that shoegaze reverb that blooms. first appearing in a pedal within our dreamgazer, in mesmeriser this effect is now stereo & 14 bit (still very lofi for authentic 90s style sounds)!

a rising envelope blossoms into an encompassing ethereal reverb.

it’s the guitar effect of our dreams. a reverse reverb with adjustable timing, something we’ve never found anywhere else (besides our dreamgazer pedal, of course).

mode 3: infinite

the longest ambient reverb i’ve ever tried, with a vastness simply unmatched in anything else i’ve ever played. normally the longest reverbs you can get are 20 seconds, we’ve timed this one past 20 minutes. minutes. i always turn to this for easy dreamy guitar tone.

but there’s so much more...

soft nostalgia

soft nostalgia is a signature shoegaze modulation, lush & ethereal. unlike normal modulated reverbs this is an authentic multi-voiced modulation with the authentic vintage voicing that takes you straight to 1993!

for the first time ever you can blend this dreamy modulation with non-linear gated reverbs & blossoming shoegaze reverbs!

essence

the essence control sets the mood. control the essence of the entire pedal by adjusting the sample rate, length & tonality for a fully customizable sonic aesthetic. lower settings will create slower & more lofi sounds which are perfect for hazier dreamscapes. 

analog saturation

here’s a secret of ours revealed in mesmeriser. analog saturation. it’s perfect for vintage warmth to unique distortion. it’s become one of our favorite distortion sounds to use when recording songs for our shoegaze albums with our shoegaze bands abstract in sound & violet oscillation.

eternal

the eternal footswitch is a freeze function for musing. it’s a latching freeze in infinite & blossoming modes. 

truly lofi

mesmeriser is 14 bit like guitar gear from the 90s for long-lost vintage coloration, warmth & character. it’s truly lofi, made with actual vintage engineering and analog filtering for 90s shoegaze nostalgia. 

all in stereo

mesmeriser features stereo inputs and stereo outputs for full immersion. a feature curated for atmospheric, cinematic guitar sounds. 

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what does mesmeriser sound like in a song?

you can hear our mesmeriser pedal & our other shoegaze pedals in ‘angel’s kiss’ by shoegaze band violet oscillation which shares the same artwork. the aura. 

music video

overwhelmingly positive response

to know mesmeriser is to love her. we are over the moon with the overwhelmingly positive response we receive for our pedal partners x maneco labs pedals. it means the world when people describe our guitar pedals, such as mesmeriser, as "the best pedal i've ever tried" & "even better than the classic shoegaze rack units."