The Mr. Black TrancePortal is a Mr Black reverb pedal, currently around $222.32. Close alternatives include the Hungry Robot The Borderland Modulated Ambient Reverb and the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath Eurorack Module. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi.

Mr. Black TrancePortal

Mr Black · pedal

The Mr. Black TrancePortal is a reverb and ambient pedal from Mr. Black (Portland, Oregon), a US boutique manufacturer founded by John Michael Kutcher known for lush reverb, modulation, and ambient effects. The TrancePortal delivers deep, atmospheric reverb with trance-like ambient decay for expansive, long-tail reverb applications. Mr. Black boutique quality applied to a deep ambient reverb concept for ambient, experimental, and drone guitar.

What stands out

  • “Black (Portland, Oregon), a US boutique manufacturer founded by John Michael Kutcher known for lush reverb, modulation, and ambient effects”

    — from the listing

  • “Expansive ambient reverb from a respected US manufacturer”

    — from the reviews

  • “The TrancePortal delivers deep, atmospheric reverb with trance-like ambient decay for expansive, long-tail reverb applications”

    — from the listing

  • “and drone guitar”

    — from the listing

  • “Black Portland boutique quality”

    — from the community notes

  • reverb
  • ambient
  • trance
  • drone
  • decay
  • experimental

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship
Used$222.32View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 24, 2026

Genres the Mr. Black TrancePortal is commonly used in

  • Ambient
  • Experimental
  • Post Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Mr. Black TrancePortal

Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier

Soldano

11% match
$5499.99via Reverb

What Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the Mr. Black TrancePortal

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix

7% match
$74.89via Reverb

What Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Fulltone OCD

Fulltone

7% match

What Fulltone OCD brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Caroline Guitar Company Somersault

Caroline Guitar Company

7% match
$219via Reverb

Run Caroline Guitar Company Somersault after Mr. Black TrancePortal in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Mr. Black TrancePortal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Julia

Walrus Audio

7% match

Run Walrus Audio Julia after Mr. Black TrancePortal in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Mr. Black TrancePortal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo V3

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63% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, modulation, reverb

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Boutique & premium upgrades

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Parting

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Electronic Audio Experiments Prismatic

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Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII

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90% similarity
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Hungry Robot The Borderland Modulated Ambient Reverb

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67% similarity

Shared character: ambient, modulation, reverb

EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath Eurorack Module

EarthQuaker Devices

62% similarity

Shared character: ambient, reverb

Hungry Robot The Borderland

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61% similarity

Shared character: ambient, modulation, reverb

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession V2

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56% similarity
$209via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, reverb

Cusack Music Resound

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56% similarity

Shared character: ambient, reverb

Strymon Cloudburst

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54% similarity
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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Mr. Black TrancePortal?+

The closest matches in character are the Hungry Robot The Borderland Modulated Ambient Reverb, the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath Eurorack Module, the Hungry Robot The Borderland. Budget picks: EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo V3, Catalinbread Sinkhole, Fuzzrocious Afterlife. Boutique upgrades: Old Blood Noise Endeavors Parting, Electronic Audio Experiments Prismatic, Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII.

What pairs well with the Mr. Black TrancePortal?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, Fulltone OCD — What Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around.

How much does the Mr. Black TrancePortal cost?+

Around $222.32 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).

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