The Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain is an Electro-Harmonix reverb pedal, currently around $131.82. Close alternatives include the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath and the TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe.

Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain

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The Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain is a multi-effect reverb pedal from Electro-Harmonix, combining reverb, tremolo, pitch shifting, and distortion in one unit with a mode selector for choosing between effect combinations. The Holy Stain offers spring reverb, hall reverb, tremolo-plus-reverb, and pitch-shifted reverb modes. A four-knob design with Mode selector covers all the integrated effect combinations in one pedal.

  • tremolo
  • reverb
  • distortion
  • pitch
  • ambient
  • combined multi effect character
  • spring reverb
  • hall reverb

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
$131.82View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

Genres the Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain is commonly used in

  • Ambient
  • Post Rock
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  • Indie
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  • Shoegaze
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  • Experimental
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Amps that pair well with the Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Fender

13% match

Fender Deluxe Reverb's own spring character is the real reason this is worth trying

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe

Fender

13% match

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying

Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain

Electro-Harmonix Small Stone

Electro-Harmonix

9% match
$239.58via Reverb

Run Electro-Harmonix Small Stone after Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain's own gain stage

Nobels ODR-1

Nobels

9% match
$105.59via Reverb

What Nobels ODR-1 brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around

Paul Cochrane Timmy

Paul Cochrane

9% match

Paul Cochrane Timmy leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble

pedal

8% match
$577.02via Reverb

Put Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble after Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain's own gain stage

Cheaper alternatives

Behringer DR600 Digital Stereo Reverb

Behringer

91% similarity
$43.90via Reverb

similar tone character

Mr. Black Supermoon Chrome

Mr Black

90% similarity
$115via Reverb

similar tone character

JHS 3 Series Octave Reverb

JHS Pedals

90% similarity
$99via Reverb

similar tone character

TC Electronic Skysurfer Reverb

TC Electronic

90% similarity
$37.74via Reverb

similar tone character

Boutique & premium upgrades

Fender Tre-Verb Reverb/Tremolo

Fender

73% similarity
$222.06via Reverb

Shared character: reverb, pedal, signal_chain

Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss

Electro-Harmonix

68% similarity
$417.88via Reverb

Shared character: reverb, tremolo, ambient

Electronic Audio Experiments Prismatic

Electronic Audio Experiments

67% similarity
$399via Reverb

Shared character: reverb, ambient

Fender Acoustic Preverb

Fender

63% similarity
$179.99via Reverb

Shared character: reverb, pedal

Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale V2

Crazy Tube Circuits

91% similarity
$309.69via Reverb

similar tone character

Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale

Crazy Tube Circuits

91% similarity
$309.69via Reverb

similar tone character

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EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath

EarthQuaker Devices

70% similarity

Shared character: reverb, ambient, distortion

TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2

TC Electronic

69% similarity
$129via Reverb

Shared character: reverb, ambient

Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano

Electro-Harmonix

68% similarity
$119.64via Reverb

Shared character: reverb, pedal, ambient

Keeley Verb-O-Trem

Keeley

68% similarity
$126.65via Reverb

Shared character: reverb, signal_chain, tremolo

Hungry Robot El Castillo Arpeggiating Reverb

Hungry Robot

68% similarity

Shared character: reverb, ambient

Strymon blueSky Reverberator

pedal

66% similarity

Shared character: reverb, pedal

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain?+

The closest matches in character are the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath, the TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2, the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano. Budget picks: Behringer DR600 Digital Stereo Reverb, Mr. Black Supermoon Chrome, JHS 3 Series Octave Reverb. Boutique upgrades: Fender Tre-Verb Reverb/Tremolo, Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss, Electronic Audio Experiments Prismatic.

What pairs well with the Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe, Electro-Harmonix Small Stone — Fender Deluxe Reverb's own spring character is the real reason this is worth trying.

How much does the Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain cost?+

Around $131.82 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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