EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master MKIII vs Eventide Blackhole

The EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master MKIII and the Eventide Blackhole are both pedals sharing ambient. The EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master MKIII leans pristine. Current prices: $199 vs $279.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

53% — moderately similar

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Ambient
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • ambient
Citation fame
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Price

$199via Reverb

$279via Reverb

Description

The EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master MKIII (V3) is the latest revision of the brand's combined delay and reverb pedal, adding EarthQuaker's Flexi-switch technology on top of the same unchanged circuit and sound found in v1 and v2. Flexi-switch allows both momentary operation, pressing and holding the footswitch only for as long as the effect is needed, and traditional latching on/off operation, giving players more real-time control than either earlier version offered. The reverb remains a digital hall-style design built for lush, ambient soundscapes, paired with nearly two seconds of delay time and near-infinite repeats, identical to the original circuit.

The Eventide Blackhole is a legendary reverb pedal from Eventide, based on the original Blackhole algorithm from their H8000/Eclipse rackmount processors. The Blackhole creates vast, infinite reverb spaces using a Gravity control for negative or positive feedback sustain - enabling infinite or self-generating reverb that grows without input. Controls include Gravity, Size, Pre-delay, Low/High EQ, Mix, and Mod. Used extensively in cinematic and ambient music.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Shoegaze
  • Experimental
  • Post-Rock
Tonal lean
  • pristine
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Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship
  • Live
  • Silent Stage
  • Studio
  • Worship
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