Strymon upgrades BlueSky and five other pedals to V2 with new ARM DSP

November 29, 2022 · 3 sources

Strymon has released V2 versions of six pedals, the DIG, Flint, El Capistan, Deco, Lex and blueSky, Guitar World reported on June 29, 2022¹. Guitar.com published a review of the BlueSky V2 on November 29, 2022².

All six pedals now carry a new ARM processor, which Guitar World says consumes less energy while offering more power than previous versions, along with a JFET input circuit, USB-C connections and a TRS MIDI jack for bidirectional communication with onboard storage for up to 300 presets¹. Guitar.com describes the chips as "new generation ARM DSP chips, offering enhanced sonic fidelity over the previous units"².

On the BlueSky, the Shimmer effect gets its own knob, paired with new Shimmer behaviors, alongside a new Spring algorithm and a Mod switch that selects modulation depth for each reverb type¹. Guitar.com lists the controls as Decay, Pre-delay, Low, High, Mix and Shimmer, a three-way Verb switch for spring, plate and room, a three-way Mod switch for off, light and deep, an on/off footswitch, a favorite footswitch and a mono/stereo input switch². The review notes the layout moved from five knobs and three three-way switches on the original to six knobs and two².

Delicious Audio, in a page updated January 12, 2023, lists the BlueSky V2 at $379 retail and describes 24-bit 96kHz converters with a 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response³. Guitar World gave $349 as the price for the new V2 pedals¹.