The Eventide Eclipse is an Eventide effects unit. Close alternatives include the TC Electronic G-Major 2 and the Eventide H8000. It pairs well with the Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W and the Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp.
Eventide Eclipse
Eventide · effects unit
The Eventide Eclipse is a rackmount multi-effects and harmonizer processor offering studio-grade pitch shifting, delays, reverbs and modulation with deep MIDI control. Used by Robert Fripp and other sophisticated rig builders, it provides lush, complex, programmable textures for ambient, progressive and experimental guitar. Its high-resolution algorithms and routing flexibility make it a centerpiece of advanced effects rigs.
What stands out
“A studio-grade rack multi-effects and harmonizer with high-quality pitch, delay, reverb and modulation algorithms and deep MIDI control, ideal for complex ambient and progressive rigs”
— from the reviews
“reverbs and modulation with deep midi control”
— from the listing
“programmable textures for ambient”
— from the listing
“the eventide eclipse is a rackmount multi-effects and harmonizer processor offering studio-grade pitch shifting”
— from the listing
“The community values the Eclipse as a powerful rack processor for pristine pitch shifting, delays and reverbs with extensive MIDI programmability, favored in complex rigs”
— from the community notes
- pitch
- midi
- studio
- delay
- reverb
- ambient
- complex
- harmonizer
Genres the Eventide Eclipse is commonly used in
- Experimental
- Ambient
- Post Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Shoegaze
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Electronic
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Lo Fi
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Eventide Eclipse
Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W
Hiwatt
tonal matchRun Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp
Orange
tonal matchOrange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Orange Terror Bass
Orange
tonal matchOrange Terror Bass leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchRun Orange Little Bass Thing after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Gibson GA-50
Gibson
tonal matchWhere this leans bright, Gibson GA-50 answers back warm
Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl
amplifier
tonal matchVictory Amplifiers V50 The Earl's warm balances out the bright tone
Park P45H
Park
tonal matchPark P45H's warm balances out the bright tone
Synergy OS module
Synergy
tonal matchWhere this leans bright, Synergy OS module answers back smooth
Pedals that stack with the Eventide Eclipse
SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive
Solidgoldfx
tonal matchSolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo
Dunlop
tonal matchRun Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes
Black Rabbit
tonal matchRun Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
NuX 6ixty5ive Overdrive Effektpedal
Nux
tonal matchNuX 6ixty5ive Overdrive Effektpedal's warm balances out the bright tone
T Rex T-Rex Mudhoney II
T Rex
tonal matchT Rex T-Rex Mudhoney II's warm balances out the bright tone
TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion
TC Electronic
tonal matchRun TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
ThorpyFX Fat General V2 Parallel Compressor
ThorpyFX
tonal matchRun ThorpyFX Fat General V2 Parallel Compressor after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
ThorpyFX The Old Timer
ThorpyFX
tonal matchRun ThorpyFX The Old Timer after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Alternatives
TC Electronic G-Major 2
TC Electronic
62% similarityShared character: delay, ambient, modulation
Eventide H8000
Eventide
58% similarityShared character: high end, delay, ambient
Eventide Clock Works H910 Harmonizer
Eventide
47% similarityShared character: studio
Eventide H9 Max Harmonizer Multi-Effects Pedal
Eventide
46% similarityShared character: delay, modulation, reverb
Digitech IPS-33B Super Harmony Machine
Digitech
45% similarityShared character: delay, studio
Neural DSP Archetype: Tim Henson
Neural Dsp
44% similarityShared character: delay, ambient, reverb
Eventide TimeFactor
Eventide
42% similarityShared character: delay, studio
Alesis MidiVerb II
Alesis
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Eventide Eclipse?+
The closest matches in character are the TC Electronic G-Major 2, the Eventide H8000, the Eventide Clock Works H910 Harmonizer.
What pairs well with the Eventide Eclipse?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W, Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp, Orange Terror Bass — Run Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm.