I'm a big fan of Eventide gear, and have been ever since the early '90s, when I got an H3000 for my studio. It was a more lush and natural sounding box than any other digital processor then on the market, including my Lexicon stuff and my TC M5000, which were also expensive boxes I liked and used. But they didn't sound as warm.
When the H9 came out, I wound up buying two. I still use them both. I got one for my son as well; it's a permanent fixture on his board, too, and he's used it on a few records that went gold, both to process guitar signals and in the studio for other things. So, money well-spent.
Why two? Simple. The H9 could only do one effect at a time (but sounds great doing it), plus my pedalboard has an insert patch bay point so I can insert other processors between the two H9s, or run them into two different amps, or use the 4 cable method at the insert point, etc.
Now there's the H90. It has more knobs and a better screen, so there's a lot less guesswork if you want to adjust things without a bluetooth app (I happen to like the bluetooth app, it means no bending over while strapped into a guitar and headphones, etc, but YMMV on that). The bluetooth app for the H990 isn't ready yet but will be part of an update, and there's also a USB C port to program it with a free computer app now.
The H90 seems to be able to do all that my two H9s will do, with only one pedal, it looks easier to program on the fly without an app, can handle two algorithms at once, and it has some new effects programs.
They've also taken the SHARC processor used in their $8,000 H9000 studio processor, and they use the same programming language for it, which they say makes the thing both easier and more flexible to program (it isn't a user thing on the H90 though, as it is on the $8000 box).
The drawback? Well, it's $900. Maybe they shoulda called it the H900...
BUT my two H9s were not cheap either.
I absolutely love my H9s, and they'll stay around, because...well, why not? Used digital pedals are worth bupkis. Might as well hang onto them. But when the bluetooth app is ready, I'll add the H90. Somewhere. Just like I'll add a couple of the new PRS pedals, somewhere. Thing is, I don't want to get rid of any pedals I've already got.
This brings me to getting a second board, which would have to be another Schmidt Array! Yeah, I know, $$, but I like what I like.
My wife is gonna kill me.
On the other hand, who's afraid of mere death, when there is tone to be had?
When the H9 came out, I wound up buying two. I still use them both. I got one for my son as well; it's a permanent fixture on his board, too, and he's used it on a few records that went gold, both to process guitar signals and in the studio for other things. So, money well-spent.
Why two? Simple. The H9 could only do one effect at a time (but sounds great doing it), plus my pedalboard has an insert patch bay point so I can insert other processors between the two H9s, or run them into two different amps, or use the 4 cable method at the insert point, etc.
Now there's the H90. It has more knobs and a better screen, so there's a lot less guesswork if you want to adjust things without a bluetooth app (I happen to like the bluetooth app, it means no bending over while strapped into a guitar and headphones, etc, but YMMV on that). The bluetooth app for the H990 isn't ready yet but will be part of an update, and there's also a USB C port to program it with a free computer app now.
The H90 seems to be able to do all that my two H9s will do, with only one pedal, it looks easier to program on the fly without an app, can handle two algorithms at once, and it has some new effects programs.
They've also taken the SHARC processor used in their $8,000 H9000 studio processor, and they use the same programming language for it, which they say makes the thing both easier and more flexible to program (it isn't a user thing on the H90 though, as it is on the $8000 box).
The drawback? Well, it's $900. Maybe they shoulda called it the H900...
BUT my two H9s were not cheap either.
I absolutely love my H9s, and they'll stay around, because...well, why not? Used digital pedals are worth bupkis. Might as well hang onto them. But when the bluetooth app is ready, I'll add the H90. Somewhere. Just like I'll add a couple of the new PRS pedals, somewhere. Thing is, I don't want to get rid of any pedals I've already got.
This brings me to getting a second board, which would have to be another Schmidt Array! Yeah, I know, $$, but I like what I like.
My wife is gonna kill me.
On the other hand, who's afraid of mere death, when there is tone to be had?
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