Eventide Blackhole Standalone Pedal Demo | Tone Report 

Truly, this is the golden age for reverb pedals.

I feel like Andy has to have been on soooooooo many records and I haven't realized. Dudes chops and taste are impeccable.

That old Greco has been transformed into a beautiful beastie

Beautiful.....perfect soundtrack for Cloud based Lifeforms on Venus...

About time they did this!

I've been using the Blackhole as an audio plug-in for a few years and it's definitely my go-to for weird, dark reverbs on a variety of sources. Not a useable everyday reverb so much as a fantastic special effect reverb for when you wanna get strange. Cool to see it as a pedal, though at that price point I'm not sure I would justify having it on my board. Wishing it was a little cheaper, though still pretty great sounding nonetheless. (For the record the plugin is $199 but I purchased it when Eventide runs their sales for a mere $40 and it was worth every penny!)

That sound at 9:57... I’m sold

$279 is actually a decent price for a unit like this. Sounds like an alternate reality Strymon blueSky. edit: I stand corrected. I was comparing to competitor’s pedals, not the h9.

Got my used Space pedal in the mail and saw this today... it’s really about the knobs and midi connectivity for me.

I can hear the "Velvet Texture" in this Engine; the soft and deep Reverb that embraces the tone. Waited so long: HOF 2 LEXICON 19" (Budget - Reverb f. 300€) SPECULAR TEMPUS SOURCE AUDIO VENTRIS CARL MARTIN HEADROOM NEUNABER IMMERSE 2, even SURFYBEAR METAL... Now Time has come 4 something REAL...! My EVENTIDE BLACKHOLE will arrive the next days, then i'll be back here to let you know... CHEERS!

Flexing with that Expandora on the shelf

The only decent review of this pedal I've seen.

Love your reviews Andy. cost me a pretty penny in pedals but hey gotta spend it somewhere

Listening on headphones that sounds epic

Awesome job Andy, thanks.

9:57 heavenly

Can’t wait to try one of these things! The plugin is so amazing

Fuck it, I’m making an “Andy’s New Balances” Twitter.

I was just about to pull the trigger on a Blue Sky...and then this.

OK, so maybe this has been asked before, but the trick with palming the pick. Its like magic. I can watch Andy make the pick disappear and re-appear as he switches to finger style playing in video after video and can't see how its done. It's literally one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. So firstly, Andy - well done, whatever is going on here is mesmerising. Secondly, can you do a video on how you do it? Thank you.

Does the H9 have all these algorithm's?

And yet another pedal I must have in my arsenal Thanks A lot Andy!!! "No Really Thanks"

Where the hell is Chris Isaak ? And David Lynch ? and Werner Herzog.... Andy your playing is perfect for these great people

Great job Andrew!

Was that the wiggle finger tremolo technique!?

I bought the Blackhole app for my iPad and it’s awesome! I wonder how the Blackhole would compare to the Blue Sky?

God that Greco is beautiful

Thanks for reminding me. I need to spend more time with the VST. Thx!

Is there any reason for Eventide for not releasing pedals like this Blackhole or the Space or the H9 or the Pitchfactor, etc... in Eurorack form? They cannot say they don't have a market for them! Maybe they are being cautious because of their first module in Eurorack, the Euro DDL, not making big sales, but hey, Why do You release a Delay Module in a market where there is a lot of competence (= Intellijel Rainmaker, Strymon Magneto, MakeNoise, 4MS, etc.). Just stick to what no other do better than you: Reverb, Pitcshifting, Combined FX and start making money RIGHT NOW!

Great pedal!

Sounds great but six knobs, each with a dual function is a lot of user friendliness to deal with. When pedals have this many options/adjustments IMO a display is called for. I had a GFI Specular Reverb but switched to their Specular Tempus so I could see what I was doing.

Ronald Jones would love this.

wow Brian Greene doesn't just do string theory, but string instruments, too!

No! My wallet doesn’t need this, Andy!!!

This, the Dark Side or the Walrus Audio R1? Anyone have a major preference? Because I'm buying 1 of them.

this is good...but just cannot see much progress...considering strymon, chase bliss, hologram, meris, source audio, etc... are keep inventing completely new product

Beautiful guitar. I never saw that, what's the name of it? (The red one)

is this the first in a new line of pedals? i assume the delay one will come next?

Sweet guitar :). Nik FTW!

I wanna know what that guitar is in the opening?!

Andy is a great guitarist

What guitar is that? Beautiful!

Can it do standard verbs like plate and hall?

What guitar is that?

What is that guitar!! Beautiful

How does the pitch go down at 1:14??

How would you typically set up a pedal like this to record it in stereo?

Is there delay as well?

does it have trails?

Andy rocks

Is this better than dark sun?

What guitar is that? It's gorgeous.

What is that guitar? I need one!

Tell me about the guitar...

Dammit i just got the eventide space like for the double of the price🤪

Like it alot

My profits have been a blackhole since the seller fee increased from 3.5% to 5% and PayPal payments were removed.

WOW 😳

That guitar looks and sounds great, what is it?

Nice Twangmeister

This pedal is more shoegazy than the NightSky.

Hey Andy, my question has nothing to do with this video but I respect your knowledge & your opinion. What advice do you have on some *(me) that will be converting a small bedroom into a studio. Electrical concerns, soundproofing etc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thnx - keep Rocking! 🎸🎶🤘

Thanks for the demo, but the blackhole doesent turn me "On"

almost may buy ??????????????????

The notes played and the guitar and amp settings were a bit grating on my head, I guess I have sensitivity in the 1.4 to 1.6 Khz range, those areas caused me to turn down my speakers to not bother other rooms, the pierced out so much. There's not much at all in the mid to low frequencies in this video.

While this sounds amazing. I think I'll wait until I can find it for a good deal, not because the price is too high, I actually think it's pretty inexpensive, but mostly because on my list of pedals it wouldn't be a high priority one. The soundscapes it's capable of is amazing, but I think some of the Strymon, and the Mercury7 by meris, and the Dark World by Chase Bliss, are better options for a couple of bucks more.

Go ahead and take my money already.

The anti clockwise gravity sounds so drunk

Oh God please don't make me regret the slo that's coming in the mail

Sounds best with sad tones…longing… my take

I know “Blackhole” is kind of Eventide’s signature algorithm now, but why not just save up for a Space and have waaaaayy more reverb algorithms? This just seems like a lazy way to repackage a sound from a pedal they made 10 years ago.

Well hello

Strymon night sky.

It looks like it’s not analog dry through which makes it a no go for me.

Yo mama.

No moreeee please...reverb temptation again

The pedal sounds good but c'mon guys in 2020 is not really possible to see a freeze function that does not allow you to play over a reverberate guitar...so in this case if you want to play over a freezed sound with sounding ridiculous you have to use another delay or reverb next to the eventide to stay in the mood. I say No no no.

I didn't hear anything special! I'll stick to my big sky 🌈

Just 1 algorithm? Mmm

What’s up with this guys guitar tone. The brightness/EQ alone is so harsh that you really can’t get a grasp of the reverb pedal itself because the guitar is harsh thus creating a very harsh reverb sound. I own this pedal and it’s very smooth and big. The wrong person to showcase reverb.