The Mr. Black TrancePortal is a Mr Black reverb pedal, currently around $231.18. Close alternatives include the Strymon Cloudburst and the Electronic Audio Experiments Mirror House V2. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the Bad Cat Cub.
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.
- reverb
- ambient
- trance
- boutique
- drone
- decay
- experimental
- lush
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Mr. Black TrancePortal is commonly used in
- Ambient
- Experimental
- Post Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Shoegaze
cited
Inferred 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% matchWhat Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings here leans toward saturated — that's worth building a pairing around
Bad Cat Cub
Bad Cat
11% matchBad Cat Cub leans toward harmonically rich, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Pedals that stack with the Mr. Black TrancePortal
ZVEX Fuzz Factory
Zvex
8% matchWhat ZVEX Fuzz Factory brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Nobels ODR-1
Nobels
8% matchNobels ODR-1 leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
7% matchKeep Mr. Black TrancePortal's ambient voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress goes after Mr. Black TrancePortal in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it
EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird V2
EarthQuaker Devices
7% matchKeep EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird V2 after Mr. Black TrancePortal in the signal chain, clear of Mr. Black TrancePortal's own gain stage
Cheaper alternatives
Fuzzrocious Afterlife
Fuzzrocious
74% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb, modulation
Hungry Robot The Borderland
Hungry Robot
73% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb, modulation
TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb
TC Electronic
71% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb
Catalinbread Sinkhole
Catalinbread
93% similaritysimilar tone character
EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo V3
EarthQuaker Devices
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Mooer Modverb
Mooer
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Hungry Robot The Borderland Modulated Ambient Reverb
Hungry Robot
74% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb, modulation
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Parting
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
73% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb, boutique_stuff
Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII
Walrus Audio
91% similaritysimilar tone character
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Strymon Cloudburst
Strymon
75% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb, modulation
Electronic Audio Experiments Mirror House V2
Electronic Audio Experiments
73% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb, modulation
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath V2
EarthQuaker Devices
71% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb, boutique_stuff
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
70% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb, boutique_stuff
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession V2
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
92% similaritysimilar tone character
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath Eurorack Module
EarthQuaker Devices
92% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Mr. Black TrancePortal?+
The closest matches in character are the Strymon Cloudburst, the Electronic Audio Experiments Mirror House V2, the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath V2. Budget picks: Fuzzrocious Afterlife, Hungry Robot The Borderland, TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb. Boutique upgrades: Hungry Robot The Borderland Modulated Ambient Reverb, Old Blood Noise Endeavors Parting, 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, Bad Cat Cub, ZVEX Fuzz Factory — What Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings here leans toward saturated — that's worth building a pairing around.
How much does the Mr. Black TrancePortal cost?+
Around $231.18 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
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