Sorry I've been out bit,
Here's how I have shimmer set up:
1. Guitar signal split at my Valvulator. One side goes through the effects and amps, the other to my Boss SE-70 for the shimmer effect.
2. Send the shimmer signal to a volume pedal to control when/how much you get.
3. Shift the signal up one or two octaves. I then adjust the pitch shifts so they are ever so slightly out of tune. It's 100% wet on the shimmer channel, so you only here the high pitch octaves.
4. Feed the octaves into a long delay - about half a second if my memory serves correctly.
5. Delayed signal goes into a really lush reverb setting.
This creates a shimmering, high octave wash that follows your playing. It's easy to confuse it with a synth...