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Shoegaze guitar is a wall: heavy modulation, cavernous reverb, and layered drive that turns a single chord into a tidal wave. The pick attack disappears and the tone becomes pure texture.
These presets stack the drive, modulation, and reverb the way shoegaze needs, ready to load. Use one as your wall, then add your own pedals or layers on top.
Hyperview 2015 signature - JCM800 gain laidback (Jamie kept it down intentionally), Green Russian Big Muff sustain (boostType 9 = warmer mids than Ram's Head), CE-2 chorus heavy, Aqua Puss BBD, Holy Grail hall pushed. Fuzz to Chorus to Reverb order
Hyperview album opener - PH-3 phaser foundation, Green Russian Big Muff dirt (boostType 9), CE-2 chorus, hall reverb. The flanger-foundation Jamie talks about
Hyperview clean cousin - same JCM800 + heavy CE-2 + hall wash but no Big Muff. The shoegazey clean side of Hyperview - Liars Love, Hypernight
2013 EP between Floral Green dirt and Hyperview wash - middle gain, light Green Russian Muff push (boostType 9), CE-2 chorus, hall verb. The transitional Title Fight tone
Shoegaze feedback melody lead - Fender Twin clean platform into Big Muff, Electric Mistress flanger, long plate wash
Shoegaze glide wall - JCM800 edge-of-breakup into Big Muff, Electric Mistress flanger, long ambient wash
Slowdive-style swirling wall - Fender Twin clean into Big Muff, Dimension D chorus, massive ambient wash
Ride-style layered jangly chime - AC30 chime clean with Roland chorus, hall wash, subtle slap
Late-era dream pop with first-ever fuzz - Fender clean with Big Muff boost, heavy plate reverb, subtle tremolo throb, cassette saturation
MBV-style reverse reverb wall - JCM800 edge-of-breakup + Big Muff, Electric Mistress, SPX90-style reverse wash
Slowdive-style ethereal shimmer - JC-120 clean with JC chorus, granular shimmer reverb long wash
Title Fight-style post-hardcore shoegaze - Orange into Big Muff, JC chorus, hall wash
Transparent rhythm shoegaze - right-side layered rhythm anchor, tight OD with subtle wash
Whirr/Nothing-style grinding fuzz wall - Orange crunch into Big Muff, Electric Mistress sweep, oceanic hall wash
Nothing/Deafheaven-style modern wall - Orange crunch into Big Muff, slow deep chorus, sustained hall reverb
Lap steel meets shoegaze wall - gauzy fuzz with slow attack, big plate verb and bend-friendly sustain
Bedroom Pop · Indie / Alternative · Lo-Fi · Dream Pop · Midwest Emo · Classic Rock · Ambient · Dynamic · 90s Alternative · Psychedelic · Funk · Clean · Surf · 80s Rock · Country
Shoegaze guitar is a wall: heavy modulation, cavernous reverb, and layered drive that turns a single chord into a tidal wave. The pick attack disappears and the tone becomes pure texture. Every preset above lists its exact amp settings and effects.
Roomtone ships 16 Shoegaze presets, all listed above with their settings.
Yes, as a VST3 / AU plugin and a standalone app on macOS and Windows.