Eventide H9, demo by Pete Thorn/Vintage King

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  • Опубліковано 8 тра 2014
  • A demonstration of the Eventide H9 effect pedal
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 182

  • @golf-freq
    @golf-freq 5 років тому +20

    There are so many things "right" with Pete's playing -- it's truly astounding. It's never overdone; it's always just what it needs to be when it needs to be. Thanks Pete!

  • @jeremyjohnson8844
    @jeremyjohnson8844 4 роки тому +1

    God, that perfect tone, Pete. You are amazing. That tape delay sounds so good in your hands. Such resonance and power.

  • @Jkaterchannel
    @Jkaterchannel 9 років тому +7

    Wow, Pete, just wow. What blew me away was how articulate you are. Not only with words (not a single word wasted) but your musicality is awesome! I subscribed to your channel half-way through this video and I'll check out your other vids after I hit the "post" button. Btw, I own the H9 and just maxed it out two days ago so you can imagine how interested I am in your tutorials. Thank you!

  • @alexnaturalis1179
    @alexnaturalis1179 2 роки тому

    Massive sound, just wow on the senses! On another note, I can't believe you were making videos like this almost a decade ago. You really deserve much more algorithm impact.

  • @thormusique
    @thormusique 8 років тому

    Thanks so much for this wonderful review! I think I've just met the pedal of my dreams. Seriously, it seems to have exactly what I'm looking for at the moment. Thanks again, and keep up the great work!

  • @hussmeister792
    @hussmeister792 5 років тому

    Pete you are a great musician and I appreciate your videos and knowledge of equipment and reviews. Thanks for your hard work!

  • @guitarlink79
    @guitarlink79 10 років тому

    Pete just Pete.... Too much awesomeness. Love your musical ideas to demo the pedals. Keep inspiring man.

  • @avgjoegat8126
    @avgjoegat8126 5 років тому

    Pete is an ocean. An ocean of ideas, every demo piece is record worthy

  • @robram2025
    @robram2025 6 років тому

    Thanks Pete! Amazing sounds and terrific playing! 😎

  • @basura
    @basura 10 років тому

    Keep rocking Pete! Awesome demo

  • @mudwiser1391
    @mudwiser1391 10 років тому

    I have a Time factor Delay from a couple years back and it is a rock solid great pedal. Always impressed by your playing Pete, I love your phrasing.

  • @kingdarko
    @kingdarko 10 років тому +2

    Stunning demo, you flat out sound amazing !!

  • @xchump
    @xchump 10 років тому +5

    I almost cried when it was over. Please do another H9 demo!!! Been waiting for this!
    Thanks a lot!

    • @mikehunt576
      @mikehunt576 3 роки тому

      🙄p-lease, he does not even mention if you plug this direct to an amp or loopback via the board...

  • @miamiuke
    @miamiuke 2 роки тому +1

    Wow to the flutterwow! Incredible sound.

  • @alexisalescio1562
    @alexisalescio1562 8 років тому

    thank you for your demostration it sounds amazing!!

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  8 років тому

      +Alexis Alescio thanks!

  • @hustonsingletary402
    @hustonsingletary402 7 років тому

    Pete Thorn is awesome. great sound.

  • @stuartnarduzzo4868
    @stuartnarduzzo4868 8 років тому

    Great Demo Pete. Your skill and knowledge is truly inspiring!! Keep up the great work. :)

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  8 років тому

      +Stuart Narduzzo thanks!

  • @jonpetit7063
    @jonpetit7063 10 років тому

    Pete, just wanted to say thank you so much for the quality videos. It's awesome that you take the time to share your knowledge. I've become a better player and overall musician just following your channel. THANK YOU!!! PS: You have the best write ups for Premiere Guitar!!!

  • @aloramirezd38
    @aloramirezd38 8 років тому

    Hi Pete, aprendo mucho acerca del tema de los pedales gracias a tus videos, me inspiran mucho a ser mejor cada vez que los veo, greetings from Costa Rica!!!!

  • @MarkLeonTanner
    @MarkLeonTanner 4 роки тому

    Dude... Great review and playing... Thank you...

  • @wickedvoodoo77
    @wickedvoodoo77 6 років тому

    Fantastic Demo. I want. Your a great player dude.

  • @MarkCoffin
    @MarkCoffin 3 роки тому +3

    Insane stuff Mr. Thorn. I am literally YEARS late to the H9 pedal? Haha, I guess I'm saving up all of my allowance for this now. I kind of want two. BTW, that first guitar is quite possibly the coolest T style guitar I have ever seen. Rock on man!

  • @cjlectronics
    @cjlectronics 10 років тому

    Freakin' killer demo!! I want an H9!

  • @judecapone7651
    @judecapone7651 9 років тому

    Great tutorial! I love the first effect. Could def hear a tele with a b-bender swamping out fogerty! The shimmer setting reminds me of a first generation quadraverb setting I used to love back in the eighties you may remember lol! Sold, subscribed, peace!

  • @dapperdanman1956
    @dapperdanman1956 10 років тому

    Really great effect

  • @kasnitch
    @kasnitch 10 років тому

    I could listen to that device through your gear for hours. In fact, a couple hours of your rocking out on your material would kick ass Pete. Dannnng you can play.

  • @mjones53
    @mjones53 10 років тому +2

    A M A Z I N G great job Pete.

  • @dabrooz
    @dabrooz 10 років тому

    Hey Pete, once again, top class demo. to be honest i mostly watch your videos for the incredible music and guitar riff ideas that you come up with and your way of utilising the effects, certainly one of the best open all rounder guitarist that does many styles exceptionally well. many thanks for sharing Pete and i hope to see you live in france in the near future.
    Talaat

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  10 років тому

      I basically lived in France, last year, for 4 months! :)

    • @dabrooz
      @dabrooz 10 років тому

      Pete Thorn shame i missed it mate i'll definitely keep an eye on the your site for next time, in fact northern france, Belgium, Holland and i'll pushed all the way to germany to see you play live.

  • @kingkpin100
    @kingkpin100 7 років тому

    Amazing!

  • @drkam6
    @drkam6 7 років тому

    Excellent player indeed!

  • @marshallwade6434
    @marshallwade6434 9 років тому

    Fn awesome playing fella!

  • @terrypussypower
    @terrypussypower 7 років тому +3

    Love those Trussart guitars.

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 7 років тому

      Yeah, that was a Trussart 'Tele', right? Looks and sounds awesome!! :D

  • @kaurgarshnek
    @kaurgarshnek 9 років тому +33

    Great tone! Most of it comes from your fingers and musical ideas though :) Could you perhaps demo a Pete Thorn-izer someday?

  • @ThrashRoC
    @ThrashRoC 10 років тому +1

    Bought it today and i`ve played several Hours ...
    Its INSPIRING and Easy to use
    5:00 min Cool song

  • @diegoignacio4923
    @diegoignacio4923 10 років тому +5

    In the flutterwow preset example i can hear Billy Idol singing :) what a great pedal! you rock Pete !!

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  10 років тому +3

      Thanks Diego! a that riff is super 80's, ha!

  • @guitarwhores753
    @guitarwhores753 9 років тому

    I need oone, but they're so expensive. Awesome channel Pete. I enjoy your videos.

  • @Matthew_Scan
    @Matthew_Scan 9 років тому

    I just got one also I love it :)

  • @Petrpans7
    @Petrpans7 10 років тому

    The sound of your demos, are amazing Pete, I want to buy a H9, ha! Pete in the H9 I have to buy the presets?

  • @Roddo731
    @Roddo731 7 років тому

    Thanks Pete I got an H9 awhile back and you really help me see it's potential...and yes I'd like to here those tunes in their entirety!!
    Rod

  • @ryancapelli
    @ryancapelli 7 років тому +4

    Whenever I look for videos on new gear, seeing "by Pete Thorn" in the results list makes me let out a firm "YES!!!!" then I click and get schooled. Thanks Pete.

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  7 років тому +3

      Thanks Ryan!

    • @xthexadvantagex
      @xthexadvantagex 7 років тому

      Pete Thorn you like this or the g system more?

  • @einsteincreative
    @einsteincreative 9 років тому

    Great demo. I think I would like to add this to my arsenal. Plus I'm a mobile app dev so its cool you can change up your settings with IOS.

  • @CharliePutz
    @CharliePutz 10 років тому

    Maybe you already did a video about this, but could you do one where you explain your process to record these really cool backing tracks you rock on? Keep up the good work!

  • @kyfisher3662
    @kyfisher3662 5 років тому

    Would love to see it side by side to the mimiq pedal to see how close it can get to the same effect

  • @SuperEdge67
    @SuperEdge67 3 роки тому

    Love that Flutterwow preset.

  • @brianpatrick6102
    @brianpatrick6102 10 років тому

    A friend of mine has one and indeed, they are quite amazing. Hard to make a demo of something that even after an hour just barely scratches the surface. Nonetheless, great demo as always Pete. And to follow up: I did get the Disnortion last month. I love it. Ive yet to run out of cool new tones. Thanks for the demo on that one as well.

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  10 років тому

      Yes, so many tones!!!!

  • @886343
    @886343 9 років тому +2

    Pete, do you run the H9's in the amp fx loop or in front?

  • @BarkingWalter
    @BarkingWalter 9 років тому

    Great demo! I'm curious about that blue led on the strat you used during the last sound clip. Can you tell me more about it?

  • @cwiseman2
    @cwiseman2 9 років тому +1

    Great demo/review Mr. Thorn! What kind of pick ups do you have on that beautiful Tele?

  • @fjordbluesrock
    @fjordbluesrock 7 років тому

    Hi Pete,
    great demo, great tones - as usual!!! Could you post the settings of the "ultra tap" algorhythm you used between 5:18 and 5:31?
    All the best!
    Frank

  • @Bubu2012100
    @Bubu2012100 9 років тому

    BRILLIANT!!!, as usual Pete. Just couple of questions: 1) having two H9 with plenty of delay capabilities, what does the Strymon Delay add to the previous Eventide delay algorithms? 2) how do you get the looping of the rythm guitar to play over the solo parts -sound on sound? Thank you so much. Best

  • @dopydon
    @dopydon 10 років тому

    Pete you play so nice sometimes I forget to analyze the products and get lost your tone +feel ! G8 job bra!

  • @TheMarkusHK
    @TheMarkusHK 7 років тому

    Great demo and playing! Thanks a lot :) The video is about three years old now, would you prefer the H9 or the Strymon Big Sky, regarding their reverbs? Thanks again!!!

  • @lucianowisni
    @lucianowisni 7 років тому

    Hello Pete, do you know if actually H9 have Vibe Effect. I looking for a Vibe FX for Gilmour songs and the best that I found was MXR Phase 90. Thanks.

  • @markfinucane955
    @markfinucane955 10 років тому

    Sounds great, really good, but then again, I have yet to hear you make anything sound less than fantastic ;-) does it have rotary/leslie tone options/setting

  • @ThrashRoC
    @ThrashRoC 10 років тому

    This unit is DAMM Cool and i Understand why Pete Thorn has two of em ..

  • @danilomg100
    @danilomg100 10 років тому

    Great review as usual Pete. Do you think the H9 could be a good replacement for my three "regular" pedals, a chorus, reverb and delay?

  • @MrEmohdee
    @MrEmohdee 10 років тому +1

    ROCK ON

  • @pwnEdge1
    @pwnEdge1 10 років тому

    Hey Pete
    So how where you running the guitar signal,guitar in and out to 2 amps, effects loop and running right of pedal into another amp? thanks

  • @lukewinship84
    @lukewinship84 7 років тому

    Anyone struggling with using these in the loop of your amp? I have a Diezel D Moll and i have to use the Serial/Series loop as thats where my ISP Decimator works the best. The Eventide keeps clipping when i use a distorted sound (channel 2or3), i have reduced the input gain on the pedal right down. Am i right in thinking the Channel Volume will act as my effects send signal? This may be what is causing it to clip. Any help would be appreciated.

  • @Eduaro2U
    @Eduaro2U 9 років тому

    Wow - I love it. Thanks Pete. I gotta have two too... 😎

  • @Gruhak
    @Gruhak 10 років тому

    I don't understand one thing, and this might be a silly question, but does the pedal have banks so you can dial trough the various presets, how many presets can you upload to this thing?

    • @xchump
      @xchump 10 років тому +1

      You can make as many preset lists as you want. A preset list consists of 99 presets and you can load one preset list at any given time onto the H9.

    • @heliobluesrock
      @heliobluesrock 10 років тому

      xchump But, can we load more than one effect at the same time in one preset?

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  10 років тому +4

      heliobluesrock In the 1st example, you hear an algorithm that is spring verb AND tremolo in one. There's also an algorithm called modechoverb that is a mod (chorus or flange), a delay, and a verb, in one. there might be more, I'm not sure. Those two are cool though! It's not really a "bunch of fx at once" box though, it's a one at a time but HIGH QUALITY one at a time kind of box. that's why it sounds so damn good.

    • @heliobluesrock
      @heliobluesrock 10 років тому

      Thank you, Pete Thorn!

  • @darrylweller6143
    @darrylweller6143 10 років тому

    How do you record the effects?
    Are they direct or just using a mic?

  • @antoniocaetano491
    @antoniocaetano491 10 років тому

    Hey Pete, your tone are pretty good. Please what is the back guitar with a blue led? thank you.

  • @benworrell4412
    @benworrell4412 8 років тому

    Awesome video! that tape flange sounded just like Stone Temple Pilots! must get this pedal

  • @JedWunderli
    @JedWunderli 10 років тому

    I love the song idea you did with the Flutterwow sound. Can't wait for your next CD.
    Does the H-9 allow for android programming or just iOS? Thanks and keep up the great vids.

  • @aixpert291
    @aixpert291 6 років тому

    Awesome video. By the way, the new hair suits you so much better.

  • @TomGoldsmithguitar
    @TomGoldsmithguitar 6 років тому

    Sweet

  • @mydogspet
    @mydogspet 8 років тому

    Remind me to beg you to produce my album someday if I ever become super rich. I will start buying your albums - I owe you that much.

  • @jordanshindle4425
    @jordanshindle4425 9 років тому

    Awesome demo! Are you using the first H9 to split the signal? How's the stereo image?

  • @kurtdmay
    @kurtdmay 10 років тому

    What's the noise floor like in front of the amp? I've had a few of the factor pedals and the hiss was simply unacceptable for a product marketed as a pedal. I always concluded these were designed to run at line level. It's what has kept me away from the H9, but damn that sounds killer, Thorn effect aside! :-)

  • @thebagy
    @thebagy 4 роки тому

    Hello Pete i wasn’t very clear on the effect on minute 5:02. Can i download that effect ?

  • @sihoonkim2926
    @sihoonkim2926 6 років тому

    anyone know what les paul brand is played short time

  • @maxratliff9284
    @maxratliff9284 9 років тому

    Pete, Wow! great playing and such great ideas. Thank you so much for these demos. I own the H9 and SPACE. Incredible tools.BTW what are some albums you've played on I'd like to hear some more.
    Max Ratliff Nashville, TN

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  9 років тому

      my album is "Guitar Nerd", it's on Itunes etc, also played on "As I Am' by Alicia Keys, Daniel Powter's 2nd album, Forty Foot Echo (band I was in 10 years ago", Ben Jelen's album, etc

    • @SeattleGenXDude
      @SeattleGenXDude 9 років тому

      Pete Thorn Your song Guitar Nerd rocks sooo hard...

  • @Stratomacaster
    @Stratomacaster 10 років тому

    Oh man .. That FlutterWow is incredibly cool sounding. I'd pay to just have that effect by itself.

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  10 років тому

      agreed, it's super cool

  • @charlespickford8665
    @charlespickford8665 6 років тому

    Hey Pete: For the octave/fuzz sound, which Pitchfactor effect did you use on the H9? Is the fuzz coming from your 69/another fuzz pedal?

  • @luisgoregonzalez7394
    @luisgoregonzalez7394 5 років тому

    Nice

  • @Clopezl01
    @Clopezl01 7 років тому

    What is that last strat? The one with many knobs and a led

  • @IvorThomas
    @IvorThomas 5 років тому

    Anyone with this pedal... how viable is this idea I have? I have a PRS baritone and am thinking of using the pitch shift feature in the H9 to drop it from low B to low E (standard bass) so I can use the PRS as a regular bass when I want. Would the sound quality be good enough most non-pro uses? I.e., demos, song writing, jamming.

  • @absinha6209
    @absinha6209 8 років тому

    Pete, what pedal switcher are you using with this pedalboard?

  • @davidhenrylake2047
    @davidhenrylake2047 5 років тому

    Is there a nylon setting for this pedal?

  • @godnoii
    @godnoii 6 років тому

    Who knows? What brand of tele guitar in the beginning of the VDO ?

    • @MrBothandNether
      @MrBothandNether 6 років тому +1

      Trussart, I believe :)

    • @godnoii
      @godnoii 6 років тому

      Bothand Nether Thank you:)

  • @Roddo731
    @Roddo731 7 років тому

    Thanks Pete for the awesome demonstration of the musicality of H9. I didn't catch which version you were using, if it was the harmonizer or the max? I really want to get one obviously the core it's my budget for free just doesn't have enough of what i really want, By the time I pay for the app upgrades I have one money than just buying a full blown Max. I found some pretty good deals on used H9 harmonizers on reverb, just wondering if that's going to be a pretty well loaded pedal? It's hard to believe that every possible algorithm is going to be useful to me… What do you think Bro I super value your opinion
    Way to go continuing to give us some super great playing demonstrating year in a way that really makes sense to players
    Rod

  • @3dsman
    @3dsman 8 років тому

    Hi Pete! Can't find Tremspring in my presets ANYWHERE. I see from your vid that it's in the SPACE section, but after scouring it, no luck. A) Where is it (maybe it's one I have to buy and haven't bought yet?), or B) is there a search feature on the H9 to help find algorithms when you know the name but not sure where it would be classified/stored? I have a standard H9 (not Max) and there seem to be ZILLIONS of categories.. can't imagine how many will be in there once I get it 'maxed out'. Thanks and oh... what's the latest on your next solo CD?! Please please!! We need more Monster Movie, Paid By The Note, and Big Mistake(s)!!! Tasty Stuff!!

  • @w1wang
    @w1wang 8 років тому

    Hey Pete love this video! How are you powering both H9's? Thanks!

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  8 років тому

      +w1wang G-lab supplies!

  • @keithmurray5470
    @keithmurray5470 8 років тому

    Is that a Palir? Shore looks like one!!

  • @jfranciskay
    @jfranciskay 9 років тому

    Nice Job Pete, great tones and playing and song ideas (as usual)!! What load box are you using? I have wanted to try recording like this, but have not trusted using something like a load box, but if you trust one to your Suhrs then I want to try it.

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  9 років тому

      Hi, I use a Torpedo Live from Two Notes, but I also use a new one that is not out yet, a prototype that someone made for me. Ask me in a few months- it should be available then! :) The Two Notes is great too

  • @uugr3
    @uugr3 9 років тому

    sounds groovy

  • @juliocezarpereira7830
    @juliocezarpereira7830 9 років тому

    Pete, first of all congratulations for the good taste in compositions and guitar sounds.I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.Please, tell me how you record the guitars in the video, if the amp is miked, through a simulator, which you use for these videos.Thanx, sounds and all of good.Thanks.

  • @AJTB5
    @AJTB5 9 років тому

    Hey Pete, just wanted to check if u got both H9 or one is H9 Core. Reason is I already have an H9 n I want one more so would buying the H9 Core enable me to transfer all my purchases from the original H9 to the Core?
    Thx guy always enjoy ur work!

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  9 років тому

      2 H9's, the regular ones

  • @Serfanto
    @Serfanto 10 років тому +1

    I have a question (hope it's not that stupid).
    Is it possible to change in real time with my foot a preset on the H-9?
    I mean, is it a pedal that can be anything but once you programmed it it remains that thing or can it work as a little multi-fx too?
    For instance, with my band, made except for the dry distortion tone, I only use ONE delay sound and ONE reverb sound... A single H9 would be enough for me to have both this sounds on stage?
    Thanks to who will anser :)
    Cheers!!!!

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  10 років тому

      Yes Simone- it's possible to step through presets on the H9

    • @Serfanto
      @Serfanto 10 років тому

      Thanks very much Pete!!! I'll definitely look more into it, I'm starting touring with my band, and in these situations I can say that less is more :)
      Thanks again!
      Cheers!!!!

  • @louski331
    @louski331 9 років тому

    hey pete what effect is eddie van halen using on the 1984 album 1984 girl gone bad?

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  9 років тому

      H949 I think? Eventide harmonizer! Set to pitch shift a bit

  • @nogoogleplus
    @nogoogleplus 10 років тому

    Hey Pete tech question for you: Can you please share how you tracked the H9? Did you mic a left and a right cab for stereo? Or track the dry guitar tone mono through one cab, and then run the H9 to a stereo aux track? Curious how you approach recording a stereo pedal like this....Thanks in advance....and for all your great vids.

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  10 років тому

      I'm using 2 PT 100 heads, with the H9 in stereo. I use the preamp of one head then fx send out to H9, stereo out to 2 PT 100 fx returns. Speaker out of each head to a load box, into my interface.... pull up a Mellowmuse IR1A plug in (IR host) in logic on the channel I'm tracking to, and add a stereo speaker sim (IR). I'm using an Ownhammer IR. I could of course just go speaker out of both heads out to 2 cabs and mic both cabs. But this sounds great and it's easier :)

    • @nogoogleplus
      @nogoogleplus 10 років тому

      Pete Thorn Thanks for sharing. Makes sense. I need a load box!! I track W/D/W a lot. I usually run a bus from my miked cab track to studio rack fx set to 100% wet then out of the fx to a stereo track. (But have yet to do that with stereo pedals.) I may try your method, thanks again man.

  • @yuvaloz5871
    @yuvaloz5871 10 років тому

    Great demo !
    can you do a Space and Timefactor demo??

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  10 років тому

      There's really no point- you are hearing Space, and Timefactor, algorithms in this video! The H9 is like having a Space AND a Time Factor. Same sounds.

    • @yuvaloz5871
      @yuvaloz5871 10 років тому

      Pete Thorn You'r right...And anyway eventually I decided to buy the H9

  • @steveiliev8912
    @steveiliev8912 3 роки тому

    OK! Which Joyo pedal is this one!?
    😆
    🍻

  • @rolfgeerlof9733
    @rolfgeerlof9733 10 років тому

    awesome stuff Pete :D one question though;
    What's up with the blue LED on the black strat you play at the end of the video? some active electronics inside the guitar or something?

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  10 років тому

      It's a Roland strat, a G5- it has modeling stuff in it. I used it on baritone setting in the clip.

    • @rolfgeerlof9733
      @rolfgeerlof9733 10 років тому

      I did not know Roland build guitars, cool :D

  • @josemorales3279
    @josemorales3279 10 років тому

    Why do you have two of them? Great pedal!

  • @amonster8mymother
    @amonster8mymother 2 роки тому

    Does the H9 have bluetooth in it?

  • @jamesyanks7460
    @jamesyanks7460 3 роки тому

    That thing at around 7:26 was SIIIIICK!

  • @seansrecords
    @seansrecords 9 років тому

    What make of guitar is that?

  • @JamesRussoMillas
    @JamesRussoMillas 10 років тому

    If you bought the H9 Core and created all of your patches, would you theoretically never need to "buy" a preset? It seems a bit much to charge for more effects on a pedal that's already pricey.

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  10 років тому +1

      You don't buy presets- you buy algorithms. So, if you just needed a tremolo and a reverb (maybe you don't need a delay or phaser or whatever), you could buy H9 core and just get a trem and verb algorithm.