Picked up one of these bad boys today. Decided I wanted it after 30 seconds of demoing it at the guitar shop. Now’s the time for my post-purchase research 😂

Kudos! This is the BEST review and demo of the Cloudburst that I've seen so far (and I've watched a LOT of them!). I added the Cloudburst literally yesterday to my Helix rig (running through an effects loop) and used it for the first time in church this morning (Easter Sunday). All I can say is . . . Oh....My....Goodness. The Ensemble mode was a killer. I always wanted the "Cloud" sound, but couldn't justify the cost and size of the BigSky. Cloudburst fits the bill perfectly.

Thanks for the thoughtful review! I ordered one and can't wait to start playing with it.

This is the best review on this pedal I have seen as yet. Thank you!

Probably one of the best videos on the Cloudburst. Thanks for your thoroughness.

I was wanting the cloudburst to take place of the flint on my board, but after seeing them together i think It'd make for a nice additional piece to the board with the flint!! Great video!

Great demo and review of this AMAZING pedal!! Gettin’ one!!

Thanks for so such an awesome video, so well done, I just ordered mine!

Dang. Cloudburst + Flint sounds like an absolutely killer combo!

Awesome demo. Thank you.

Best video ever. I got this pedal for valentine’s gift from my babe. 😮Sitting in a corner, I didn’t use it much. Until now!!! After seeing this video. Great content!!!

The CLOUDBURST has transformed my acoustic rig. It’s stunning on an acoustic.

That intro was beautiful!!!

great demo Mark thank you

Yes, the forte effect with tone down, fantastic!!!

Excellent advice and video

Incredible pedal, incredible review. Not usually a fan of long, overly thorough demos, but this pedal deserves a long demo, and this was amazing! I'm sold. Thank You!!

Thank you for this very intricate demo! I might have to just spend a few more Space Bucks & just get one of these things…

Thanks. Well done.

I like the quality of the high end........shimmer is not pitched noise .......small.....and sounds amazing!!!

Cloudburst is one of the coolest pedals in a long time. I'm attempting to communicate with Whales using it 🐳🐋

Mark, it took you long enough to put this one out. Better late than never 😮 I bought mine first day of release and love it! Even though I have the entire Strymon pedal collection, this one has it’s own special sauce.

Minus the Ensemble part of this pedal, how do you feel the Cloud sounds compared to Cloud on the Big Sky when set to the well known big ambient reverb style that Cloud does? Have you compared them next to each other, set to the same approximate sound?

Wonderful!❤

I appreciate that when Strymon drops a pedal, they release it for everyone at once. They don't just send them to the influencers and tease us or months.This truly is a great pedal, basically is the main sound that everyone had the Big Sky for.

Hi, for ambient work, cinematic sound escape, blade runner type, which one do you prefer: cloudburst or mercury or "night" sky ? Thanks!

Sweet Josh Williams!

Whoa the fully wet ensemble stuff is really cool - I haven't tried that yet.

So talented, your commend of the tones are matched by your technique. I expect mine in this week… are you going mono out to the flint?

What a great review. Thank you

Slightly off-topic, but where can we get that a cool 1981 Inventions pint glass like that? (Product placement is everything!)

How can you swap from chords delay to swells? You need midi pedal so you make presets? Or strymon switch?

What patch cables do you use? I use lavacable but its breaking after 4 years. I’m wondering if different cables will create less noise as well(?)

@markjohnstonofficial where are those stereo cables from that you have plugged into the cloud burst?

Strymon Cloudburst or Meris Mercury7 for someone interested in great spacey stereo reverb sounds first & other cool features second?

I love mine, fabulous pedal.

I just got mine and absolutely love it. I did find that the digital mode vs analog dry through works better for what I want it to do. Did you keep it in that default mode?

Hi Mark , really good to find your walk through on the pedal , for this demo are you running it in ambient mode ?

What patch cables do you use on your pedalboard?

to hear someone else who loves effects emphatically dislike shimmer makes me happy.

mine is waiting at my local post office !!!! going to get it tomorrow

Absolutely wonderful! What controller or midi switch do you use to select presets???

Mark, what guitar are you using, my man? What pick ups? Guitar sounds fantastic!

It might not be an issue considering the way you play but have you found it frustrating to not be able to get the mix set so the wet is louder than the dry guitar? It’s so close to perfect for me, but I’m gutted that when doing swells the volume drops once the dry stops

This is by far the best pedal that I have on my board... for both electric and acoustic.

It's a stunning reverb pedal with the added extra of a "String Machine" which may get a little over used. I sold a BigSky and got this... and love it.

I researched all reverb pedals. Features, quality, performance, price, value, etc. In the end... I bought the Neunaber Immerse Mk-II when they put it on-sale, which happens rarely. Totally happy with it. It does everything I need it to do. Very high quality algorithms.

For any of those here that really enjoy reverb, how do you guys like Earthquaker Devices reverb pedals -like Aftermath and the Dispatch Master (or any other)? In particular, is their overall tone warmer/thicker or brighter with nice clean chime? Also, is their fidelity as good as Strymon or ChaseBliss' CXM reverb?

What are you using for that reversed Delay? That’s a crazy effect!

Sounds amazing! Might have to pick the Cloudburst up eventually, those string sounds are incredible. Mark, any chance of a Secret Weapons episode on the Eventide H90?

Great video. New to the channel. Liking it a whole lot. Question if you don't mind. I have a GFI Specular Tempus and was wondering if it would be better to add a reverb pedal or a delay pedal as a compliment to the GFI. Thank you for any suggestions. Have a wonderful day.

Yeah but they advertise it as an ambient reverb. I know this is my second post on your pages questioning what's so ambient about it. And I'm sorry for being so critical. I also agree shimmer is over used and you can't make me like it. Some pedals do it better but it's still a shimmer. But hall and plate shouldn't even be a consideration unless you're doing low attack based sounds. It's about the decay. Foreground the reverb. The decay is everything. That sound is what changes everything. If it's just an infinite decay without a unique character it just does what every infinite decay does. The difference is how the pedal sounds with an infinite or long decay. I wanna hear the reverb not the guitar. The mod, MP and Forte, Ensemble Full Wet section of your review has parts that help a lot. Thank you for that. I love Strymon products but so many of these reviews don't show different types of washes you can get. No attack. If you want hall or plate sounds they're so many different pedals that excel at that. The Big Sky, you're right, is great for that. But ambient? I don't wanna be the ambient police but I'd love to see reviews that showcase just what the reverb sounds like, not the balance between arpeggios and trying to listen to the decay with a Chase Bliss pedal thrown in. Frustrating for someone who has used guitars to make ambient music since the early 90s. Not slow attack Explosions in the Sky music, but soundscape based ambient music. The wet control is what it's about for me, not a balance between my guitar and the reverb tail. I know you're trying to do reviews for a large range of musicians and I should be more understanding of that. So, sorry for the rant.

What patch cables do you use and is the stereo cable on the cloudburst custom?

Has anyone tried this pedal pre-dirt?

It’s a bit of a pain to have to have a mini switch connected to invoke Freeze mode but other than that it’s a winner at the price point

Bros I just got the lore and fable they sound so cool together

I love that first guitar - the pink one. What is it?

I think the next pedal I want is the time line I think it's called

On the topic of shimmer reverbs, my absolute favourite of all time is the boss rv6. You'd think it's nothing special as it's boss, but my god the shimmer mode cannot be beat. It's simply because of how the tone control works. It can roll off the harsh high end even to the point that you barely notice it's a shimmer anymore. If you Mark, or anyone reading this hasn't tried it yet, I beg you to. It will change your mind about shimmers. My personal favourite setting is with the tone at about 10 o clock since that's where you get only a slight bit of the shimmer sound poke through the really dense reverb and it's just so inspiring! And if you turn the tone all the way down you get basically no shimmer and just this super dense dark reverb!

Best pedal investment I've made in a long time. So versatile

was going to get this but a minty nightsky came along for the same price!! :) i'm guessing a lot of church musicians will over use the cloudburst! like they do with shimmer and put some musicians off!! over time

Pretty sure when you use the freeze feature with a mini switch you can’t use the rest of the pedal features. It’s either all freeze or not.

Nice demonstration...Articulate and to the point

Fantastic pedal.I have one and i love it with my TC_QUINTESSENCE HARMONIZER PEDALFrom Quebec Canada.

by the end of this, im convinced Mark needs a church organ.

Great video. I find shimmer reverb to sound a bit cringe these days. I remember when it was all the rage but now I can't stand it.

Is this also a mono reverb in a stereo housing or is this their first true stereo reverb?

I love it but $259 is steep. So I bought an M-VAVE Mini-universe for about 1/10th that price that sounds good.

Thank you for being anti-shimmer. It's good to know I'm not alone on this planet :)

@ 32.45 😍🤩

Oh my God, is it the next TOP MOST FAVORITE Mark's pedal, right?

Why does strymon make so many reverb pedals

Hey great review but Blade runner rocks !!😂

Looks a bit like the sky blue

Dammit Mark I wanted to dislike the cloudburst so badly and then you go and do this to me.

But, do you like it😂?

They're asking to much 💲 for this. Not worth it.

Please stop saying raucUos. The U is after the O (raucous) and not pronounced.

So many contradictions in your review/complaining, just let everyone make their own decision about it & just show it’s capabilities. Sorry but it’s a tad annoying

YEAH ☺️ FAKE Review 😮

no presets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!