The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 is an Old Blood Noise Endeavors reverb pedal. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession V2 and the Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient. It pairs well with the Matchless Lightning Reverb and the Matchless DC-30.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3
Old Blood Noise Endeavors · pedal
The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 is an ambient reverb pedal built around two repitched delay lines, a fizzy bitcrusher, and an exceedingly resonant reverb engine, capable of huge, blissful, textural pads that fill the stereo field and can be held indefinitely with a slow attack. A Filter control lets the clean and reverb signals interact for dry/wet balance and tonal shaping, while a Multiply feedback control deepens and thickens the effect mix, and Pre-delay, Lag, and Spread controls shape the reverb's shape and stereo width further. Pitch controls spanning two octaves up or down plus bitcrushing add texture and grit on top of the core reverb. It suits ambient, post-rock, and experimental players wanting a huge, deep, endlessly sustaining reverb with real tonal and textural control beyond a simple decay knob.
What stands out
“Strengths: Reverb and gain combination delivers textured, gritty reverb at OBNE Oklahoma boutique quality with V3 refinements”
— from the reviews
“and experimental players wanting a huge”
— from the listing
“Its standout strength is the reverb and gain combination with V3 refinements at OBNE Oklahoma boutique quality”
— from the community notes
“Pitch controls spanning two octaves up or down plus bitcrushing add texture and grit on top of the core reverb”
— from the listing
“the old blood noise endeavors dark star v3 is an ambient reverb pedal built around two repitched delay lines”
— from the listing
- reverb
- experimental
- grit
- ambient
- shoegaze
- dark
- gritty
- attack
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 is commonly used in
- Ambient
- Post-Rock
- Shoegaze
- Experimental
- Electronic
cited
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 Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3
Matchless Lightning Reverb
Matchless
36% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)
Stacked with the Lightning Reverb's own onboard spring, the Dark Star's experimental wash adds a second, darker reverb layer rather than doubling the same sound.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Matchless DC-30
Matchless
36% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)
The Dark Star's gritty, shoegaze-leaning reverb gets real headroom from the DC-30's bright, boutique chime instead of turning to mud.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Amplified Nation Phoenix Fury 50W Head
Amplified Nation
7% matchRun Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 in Amplified Nation Phoenix Fury 50W Head's effects loop, clear of Amplified Nation Phoenix Fury 50W Head's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo
Gallien Krueger
6% matchPut Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 in Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo's effects loop, clear of Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Fryette Gpdi-IR
Fryette
6% matchPut Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 in Fryette Gpdi-IR's effects loop, clear of Fryette Gpdi-IR's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Crate VFX 5212
Crate
5% matchRun Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 in Crate VFX 5212's effects loop, clear of Crate VFX 5212's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Supro 1696RTH Black Magick Reverb 25W Head
Supro
5% matchKeep Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 in Supro 1696RTH Black Magick Reverb 25W Head's effects loop, clear of Supro 1696RTH Black Magick Reverb 25W Head's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
1964 Vox AC30
Vox
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Where this leans dark, 1964 Vox AC30 answers back glassy
Pedals that stack with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3
Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo
Wampler
32% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
The Latitude's tremolo pulse sits well ahead of the Dark Star's experimental reverb, chopping the dry signal before the wash smears it.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Free The Tone ODL-1A-CS Overdriveland Custom w/Ch Cont
Free The Tone
30% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)
The Dark Star's gritty, shoegaze-voiced ambient reverb gives the ODL-1A's glassy, Dumble-voiced drive somewhere strange to decay into, not real gain to stack.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Ibanez FL-9 Flanger
Ibanez
27% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Dark Star V3's experimental, gritty reverb pairs with the FL-9's vintage analog flange for a shoegaze-leaning wash of modulation.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1
pedal
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)
Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1 leans glassy right where the dark tone needs it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Schulte Compact Phaser
Schulte
7% matchRun Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 after Schulte Compact Phaser in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Schulte Compact Phaser
Comes earlier in the signal chain
W-LM Compression Fracture
W-LM
7% matchRun Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 after W-LM Compression Fracture in the signal chain, where it won't crowd W-LM Compression Fracture
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Wylde Audio MXR Phase
Wylde Audio
7% matchKeep Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 after Wylde Audio MXR Phase in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Wylde Audio MXR Phase
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Behringer VP1B
Behringer
7% matchRun Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 after Behringer VP1B in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Behringer VP1B
Comes earlier in the signal chain
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Alternatives
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession V2
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
60% similarity“Compared to the Dark Star it offers somewhat more standard reverb alongside its weirder modes”
Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient
Walrus Audio
57% similarityShared character: resonant, dark, one octave
EarthQuaker Devices Levitation V2
EarthQuaker Devices
57% similarityShared character: ambient, mix, reverb
EarthQuaker Devices Towers
EarthQuaker Devices
56% similarityShared character: resonant, filter, stereo
Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb
Alexander Pedals
54% similarityShared character: reverb, resonant, filter
Walrus Audio Slö
Walrus Audio
54% similarityShared character: reverb, dark, one octave
EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo
EarthQuaker Devices
54% similarityShared character: reverb, dark, attack
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath
EarthQuaker Devices
53% similarityShared character: delay, ambient, reverb
Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Reverb
Walrus Audio
53% similarityShared character: dark, one octave, ambient
Death By Audio Reverberation Machine
Death By Audio
53% similarityShared character: dark, gain, reverb
Keeley Memphis Sun
Keeley
53% similarityShared character: delay, ambient, reverb
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath V2
EarthQuaker Devices
53% similarityShared character: delay, ambient, reverb
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3?+
The closest matches in character are the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession V2, the Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient, the EarthQuaker Devices Levitation V2.
What pairs well with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Matchless Lightning Reverb, Matchless DC-30, Amplified Nation Phoenix Fury 50W Head — Stacked with the Lightning Reverb's own onboard spring, the Dark Star's experimental wash adds a second, darker reverb layer rather than doubling the same sound..