I'm a synthesizer nerd. Colleague at work is a guitar guy. We have fun trying to get the other to invest in some crazy piece of gear.
Which brings us to the Empress reverb pedal. Absolutely mind blowing. My buddy bought it, and let me take it home for a few days to play with. I cannot heap enough superlatives on this thing. Best sounding straight up reverb I have ever heard. But the built in 'alternative' algorithms are mind blowing. Instantly expressive, intuitive. This thing is following you around, and trying to make you around great.
Yeah, its $ for a pedal, but if you want to skip the BS, and go for the (IMHO) best, this is it.
https://empresseffects.com/products/reverb
(Strymon Big Sky is damn close, but I think the empress is better)