Eventide H3500 - Part One

[@brianhook]

Happy to support the channel and what you do for guitar gear nerds everywhere. Also, that Diary bit gave me goose bumps.

[@LeonTodd]

I'm at a loss for words. This thing is magic. Thankyou!

[@Fallingoverbackwards]

Thank you Brian !!

[@sheatanner9935]

Thank you, Brian!

[@scottchapman9004]

I suddenly have the urge to listen to Passion and Warfare

[@rockstarjazzcat]

My mind immediately jumped to Vai as well!

[@nikolavuksan2029]

Or slayer South of heaven

[@mofous]

Brian Hook, what a lad.

[@ronaldbacha7818]

Hey Leon awesome with the Eventide,,, quality from the 80s,,,technology has gone crazy from this, we as guitar players /songwriters can really appreciate this,,,.thanks Brian for sending it over to Leon,,,,,, -RJ.

[@billyarsenault1970]

You sir are getting extremely good at doing what you do and just being you. Leaving the pack behind with your good natured honesty, knowledge and your chops. Funny how it always comes back around full-circle to Eventide.

[@nikolavuksan2029]

Ohhh man! I'm in love! it's the vibe and essence in the box of my favorite teenage metal albums! Need one!!! Please, do a video of the diatonic harmonizer function! You're the man Leon!

[@LeonTodd]

I need to learn some vai tunes now!

[@jamesflack8624]

He's a good boy, that Brian is... Loves his Momma, respects his Pops, and has all the toys his friends love to borrow... Again, Cheers 🍻

[@seventhsealhere]

Thanks Brian! Great episode. There's a reason Eddie went with Eventide. Golden equipment. Detune sounds so lush, full and warm. Looking forward to the series on this jem. 👍

[@LeonTodd]

Couldn't agree more!

[@dan_perry]

Thanks Brian for all your contributions to this great channel!

[@jamesflack8624]

Can't ignore the tone of that amazing sweater... Now we know why Eddie had one of these by his side since 1979... 😁 Cheers 🍻

[@LeonTodd]

Hahaha tone is in the sweater

[@sebjulien3]

H3500 was made in the 90s, even the 3000s was in the 90s: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eventide,_Inc www.eventideaudio.com/products/rackmount/ultra-harmonizer/h3000-series

[@Shane-rj1dl]

Very impressed. The orchestra clean style sounds are beautiful.

[@LeonTodd]

They are!

[@Shane-rj1dl]

@@LeonTodd I have my mp1, alesis midi verb 4,and a peavey decal 528 digital power amp. I use f___k all effects. Reverb, delay and a bit of chorus on clean. Boring old 54 year old. 😂

[@kevincross8372]

It is the holly grail for shur! Thank you for what you do to show where the magic is and a shout out to all the eventide engeniers that made it possible! As well as Brian for sending it to you..you rock and it makes it cool to be knob Turner agan.can't tell you how many got sucked into the one knob fallacy that started not long after this piece came out but if anyone has a chance to hear what a wet dry wet rig sounded like with the h3500 on board, sales of the one knob wonders would plummet for sure!

[@michaeltoren]

You are the man Brian!!!! Leon, you always inspire!

[@LeonTodd]

How good is this thing!

[@jonathanmoran3512]

How awesome is Brian, right? Your scalloped neck will get some love today! Thank you for making this video possible!! And that sweater!! This is a holiday!

[@LeonTodd]

What a guy. how you liking the scallops?

[@jonathanmoran3512]

@@LeonTodd It's a small adjustment but it really does make you consider finger pressure and a very unique feel. Bending is a cinch!

[@Fallingoverbackwards]

Thank you Brian!!! I was so excited to see this episode I have wanted one of these since i was a young lad

[@RoccoPezzin]

That micro pitch shift is JUICY! So lush, just perfect!!

[@LeonTodd]

It's definitely THE ONE.

[@stevehawthorn8733]

What a piece of kit, sounds amazing, for a thirty year old bit of gear as the saying goes " if it ain't broke don't fix it " kudos to Brian Hook and thanks from little ole England

[@LeonTodd]

Like battered fish from the local chippy or vegemite on toast, nothing like it.

[@peterharvin2775]

I'm a sucker for detune, and I agree with you that this is the best I've ever heard. Lush, warm and gorgeous.

[@daveryan2148]

When you cut on the detune pitch shift at the beginning it was like holy tones that's nice and your face lit up to match.

[@saadshah7857]

Bryan you are da man. Thank you!

[@stevenmgyori3826]

Well done Brother! Thanks for sharing Brian! Love that you suprise Leon with Gear! Great to have such a generous Friend! Fine demonstration and Tutorial Leon! Be Well All!!

[@LeonTodd]

Thank you kindly! Can't wait for you to hear this with the Strat!

[@jimshomestudio]

I knew you would get along with it, and the Axe would become the perfect interface to it. A lot of this is already built into the Axe. Eventide kicked it up a notch with the Orville, 8000, & 9000 for the fact you can load up 2 or more presets and utilize the sampler. Again, a lot of this is covered in the Axe. Series/Parallel has always been the Achilles heel, and the Axe should let you route both methods easily. Pre/Post. Where you would benefit is to have your effects going in/out of your interface with plugins on that channel, so you can control the levels accurately and possibly EQ the wet side independently. Again, inside the Axe this should all be possible. Proud of you. Congrats.

[@LeonTodd]

It made me smile to read this comment as I'd been thinking of you this week. How are you mate?

[@jimshomestudio]

@@LeonTodd Have been following your Discord server discussions and poking my nose into the various conversations. Also we are watching all of the seasons to Masterchef Australia, we are on Season 9. We watch everyday, sometimes for hours on end. It’s probably the best cooking competition show we have ever seen and we love the wonderful people of AUS. Still keeping up with GT as well, and the Axe trends from various places. New identity. Have new health insurance so I can get my eye treated, going through tax returns, all focus is on debt management and paying off my auto loan promptly, work has upped my income, and my home state of FL has finally seen reprieve from the crud. I’ll just call it crud. So, I guess I’m doing better than ever, with a much reduced free time for music. Facing the music. That’s slang for confronting the consequences for the things I’ve done. Health, #1. You look healthy yourself. Hope all is well with Bill, El, and of course, the kitties. You play guitar incredibly, love to watch your pick hand. Such fluency. 😊

[@LeonTodd]

This made me very happy to read mate. Here's to less crud for the foreseeable future!

[@harleyhexxe9806]

Hey Leon! Much appreciation to Brian for sending you one of his Eventides, Very cool of him to do that! Now you know why I said I'd never sell my H3000 a few months ago. I upgraded the firmware to this model, and it is everything you described here, and more, as you'll find out soon enough. While today's pedals have really come up in quality, and can do much more than they could back in the 80's, they are still a far cry from this kind of fidelity. You should really give this beast a go with some of the ADA preamps. Then you'll have an idea what my world sounds like. (For parallel effects loops, I use a Rane SM-26 to split to three stereo loops. I can run those to three separate stereo power amps, or sum them back to two channel stereo with another SM-26).

[@LeonTodd]

Totally. The ADA 3TM sounds so epic through this!

[@harleyhexxe9806]

@@LeonTodd The Stock MP-1 sounds just as good too! That's the first one I got to try the H-3000 on when I got it in 1988!

[@wakjob961]

THANK YOU BRIAN!!!! Dream piece of kit right there.

[@cliftonwright7081]

Love, primarily for the sweater, but also for the glory of this cool as eff video. I’d love to get one of these

[@LeonTodd]

I'd love to hear this sprinkled like truffle oil over your Lexicon wagyu

[@cliftonwright7081]

Roflcopter. Oof, I’ve been playing bass lately for some gigs coming up. Need to get back into guitar

[@Peter_Stoops]

Leon, Awsome!!!!!! I was wondering if an h3000 was going to happen for you!!! I would like to hear the Steve Vai presets....and any “weird” oddball patches that are not just standard delay and pitchshift....the sitar simulator, the backwards delays, etc...

[@LeonTodd]

Definitely!

[@tommygunrva]

Took me back, man. Smiling ear-to-ear.

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks mate! It's a machine filled with joy

[@waldiewave]

Amazing unit. I have a H3000 D/SE and it is truly inspirational. The controls are harder to navigate compared with eg a H800OFW. So you should not feel like a moron when you were trying to adjust the parameters on the H3500. Any way, thanks for doing the demo. Much appreciation to you for the demo and to Brian for lending his unit to you.

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

0:51 - don't blame ya. I would cried, pooped'em, and gone turgid all at once. Not a the first time the mail lady has seen me in such a state.

[@garybeaudette4208]

Hi Leon, i have a H3000S that i have upgraded to a D/SE with the conversion chip set. Then i added the HS395 sampling board and the additional ROM, it has the 3500 presets. Preset 292 "3D DUAL DUCKED DLY" is just amazing and Micro Pitch is great for fixing that out of tune vocals or guitar in an otherwise great recording!!! Great video like usual, thanks!!!

[@LeonTodd]

Can't wait to get the preset EPROM put in and try those!

[@garybeaudette4208]

@@LeonTodd Preset 292 was using the Mod Factory algorithm and the ROM chip that came with the HS395 sampling board was installed into the open slot on the mother board on the H3000. If you don't have this preset, maybe i can find a way to sent it to you!!!

[@cunjoz]

thanks Brian!

[@antioche6276]

all hail Brian for the algorithm gods. Also for the guitar goods.

[@JedWunderli]

I'm guessing the weather is getting cold down under, hence the cool sweater??? Another great video with some tasty tones.

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah we're just getting hit by the first blast of winter here

[@d-mack7053]

@LeonTodd Starting at 6:04 on the time bar Liking the "Sensitive Sunday's" since you were (EHEM!!!) Insensitive yesterday....HaHa!!!!!

[@courtney2018]

I was hoping you were going to say you bought it. Still, awesome seeing/hearing you going through it. I have a H3000 and love it.

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah I can totally see why. It really is "the one".

[@gitarman666]

How are you dealing with the xlr wiring config? Did you make your own cords due to the hot - neutral wiring? And then how do you run it? Separate Mixer? Daw patch bay?

[@Swanlord05]

Evh Approved

[@irishplucker]

Great tones from that unit....Detune is killer...nice to hear some Closer to the heart too!...

[@LeonTodd]

Rush forever!

[@joshuasydnee]

Love your rack video’s but not many of us have an axe 3 so can you please demo these units through a power and pre-amp?

[@LeonTodd]

Hoping to find the time when everyone is out to crank the 100W Plexi with this!

[@joshuasydnee]

Looking forward to that day Leon 👍

[@mentoneman]

He still hasn’t fully “explored the space” of 80’s strat clean tone rack glory with the boogie clean (studio pre or markIV) or even synergy twin/deluxe module using real tube cleans and analog compressor into these hypnotic Tide/pcm boxes. I love fractal stuff but it for fendery clean tone the top end break up is raspy and it doesn’t deliver that breathy fat dynamic analog core that tubes just DO-however LT’s heavy tones on the Axe III are perfectly fine! But for future rack videos I’d love to hear the cleans minus fractal.

[@LeonTodd]

@@mentoneman trying to find a dBx 160 atm so i can work comp/Studio pre into the mix!

[@mentoneman]

@@LeonTodd Brilliant!!

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Thank you Brian Hook. You be da man dude! What a nice effect!. Very cool. This is perfect for a series. These things are the ultimate to me. They just sound sooooo damn good. Great video man.. Leon. Does the axeFx8 or the one you use have anything close to this may I ask kind sir? I'm still waiting on tax rebate money to spend on gas, and I keep seeing axe8's for sale and I really like the layout of the same and wondering if has any algorithms such as the pitch detuned? I'm sure it's not like this, but even being close would be cool..

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah the AX8 has a killer detune!

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

@@LeonTodd Cool. Thanks brother.

[@BasVogelpoel]

Good one, Brian Hook! But you too Leon, because you showed the essence of the H3000 there; that point where your guitar feels like a more powerfull weapon all of a sudden. I've collected a reasonal number of units by now, but very few units zempower' like that (pcm81 if well programmed / TC M5000/ Orville) but the H3000 is the king of that. So whatever algoritm you're going to do, please try to find a way to explain / show / let us hear that magic somehow. I think you did a good job at it with this video in any case! Ps: the function generator is the most eleborate of any effects machine (untill eventide brought it back in an update of the H8000. It's not even in the Orville), so definitly do one episode on all the tremelo/pan/modulation options there! Uu

[@LeonTodd]

Agreed, and I love that angle. It takes things you already like and makes them easier & better

[@JulesDBN]

For what I know the difference between H3000 and H3500 or SE was memory and the expanded ROM. All the rest was identical. In fact you can expand the H3000 to SE with added ROM you can find on Reverb or Ebay

[@guitarxplorer2022]

You're doin' great!

[@ssdravidian]

Phenomenal unit....

[@BenBreard]

I think I heard a Leo Brouwer etude in there at one point. Great vid!

[@ladirectorguy]

That’s the opening of Diary Of A Madman, which Randy lifted from Brouwer.

[@BenBreard]

@@ladirectorguy wow! You're totally right. I haven't heard that intro in twenty years and wouldn't have been able to put that together. Thanks for that! It's almost identical to the etude.

[@rockstarjazzcat]

Festivus in Perth? Leon’s got his happy sweater on, Brian’s supplied the unobtanium, and I’ve learned the answer to a question in the last five minutes I didn’t know I’d have in the thirty years it’s existed-“Soft keys” go woooo!

[@rockstarjazzcat]

MPX100 shootout! ;-)

[@LeonTodd]

IT SHALL HAPPEN

[@MarzLast]

EVH used a H3000 RANDY Used a AMS dmx15s in studio ,on the microshift app theres a AMS DMX setting and the H3000, Diary sounds so good on the h3500 i have heard the eventide H9 sounding close, the H35000 sounds more modern than the AMX and H3000 still seen in studios so expensive still with good reason .

[@mattcamacho5570]

Killer Vid!! , The H3K series is an absolute legend. Would you be able to demonstrate how Ed Van Halen got that 90's Balance detine sound?

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah it lives up to the hype. I keep thinking "Balance EVH" every time I plug into that detune.

[@HellBatDC]

It might be the soft focus talking, but that thing looks fresh out of an unopened box.

[@Simeon_Harris]

i loved my H3000 when i had it, especially the keypad. i wish more fx units had them!

[@LeonTodd]

Bring back the keypad!!!

[@guitarxplorer2022]

Fantastic!

[@peterknicked]

I love the H3500. Crazy good still. The Steve Vai patches from passion and warfare would be fun to hear.

[@LeonTodd]

I just ordered an update EPROM to get those patches so I'll do a video when they arrive!

[@peterknicked]

@@LeonTodd fantastic. Love his tone back then.

[@techniqueswithtodd]

PURE AWESOME!!!!

[@ewaldnickl8866]

love it !!

[@rockostiffredi4276]

Nice one Brian

[@psycofdo]

Hey Leon.... since you are having the chance to spend time with such a gem... can you take a look at the h3000 plugin version?

[@benjamintuula722]

"Look at me be a moron". Quote of the video 🤣 great video!

[@LeonTodd]

Always!

[@ExpatZ266]

I've had a couple pass through my hands, I will probably have another one at some point. Worth it

[@RockmannMusic]

Same here. I had different generations from the Yelloface to D/SE. All of them factory presets upgraded to the max. In the end I always sold them when finally realising that their "slow" lush-yness [wool-yness] FXs sound nice on their own but doesn't fit with my modern mixes. I'm sticking now with the DSP7000, AES/EBU In & Out into RME HDSP aes

[@frankpaws]

I don't know what is cooler. The Eventide or the sweater.

[@LeonTodd]

The sweater is, ahem, definitely warm :p

[@mthao1832]

I don’t like tweaking but I want top notch effects only , would you recommend the smaller eclipse for a non tweaker ? or the g force or other eventide

[@Yupppi]

That Boogie in the corner looks like it wants to be played :)

[@LeonTodd]

Soooon!

[@mentoneman]

2 minutes in and I love this video!

[@joeydego2]

If I had cancer in one hand and that sweater in the other and could only kill one, I’d have a really hard time killing cancer. Love the vids and playing still!

[@LeonTodd]

:D

[@dan_perry]

Hmmm, what would I do if I had this box of awesome for a bit? Well, I'd try a get Vsig up and running, then build some custom algorithms and nerd out.

[@LeonTodd]

I don't think the 3k series supports vsig unfortunately

[@dan_perry]

@@LeonTodd Ooops! You're right, only available on 4000 and up class processors. Well, there are still several built in "designer factory" modules to play with...I'm really jealous BTW. 😀👍

[@frankpaws]

This is cool. I have a 4000B+ in my rack that gets turned on every other year.

[@JesseN1976]

I’ve always associated these with a bit more wild Steve Vai sound. How about looking into that in one of the videos?

[@LeonTodd]

I just ordered an EPROM with all the Vai presets which should be fun

[@sebjulien3]

Maybe one day you can compare the real deal with the VST counterpart. And what I wanna hear, is how the guitarist of Blind Guardian made his harmonized tone with these units.

[@LeonTodd]

Blind Guardian! killer, killer band

[@sebjulien3]

@@LeonTodd Seriously if one day you find out how they made their sound you will hit the million subscriber. Because nobody ever did.

[@glennmiller8021]

LT, lets have lots of strat in there when we do cleans!

[@LeonTodd]

Ooooh yes. Those Landau pickups fit this perfectly.

[@glennmiller8021]

@@LeonTodd eagerly awaiting!

[@MikeSalopek]

You know, I have had the h3000 as a hand me down not working for 20 years... I know shame on me. I think it's time to get it working after seeing this lol

[@LeonTodd]

So worth getting it repaired!

[@ssdravidian]

Any chance you doing a review of the DIgitech GSP 2101?

[@LeonTodd]

Been on the hunt for one

[@jpegitaar6874]

Great video, again. How did you connect it to the axe fx? Did you put in mono as In3 Out3 routing? Or in a different manner? Thanks

[@LeonTodd]

Pair of XLR's from out2 to the inputs of the H35000, pair of XLR's back to in2.

[@MrPittsbrother]

I got a 7000. I find the midi interface very difficult to operate though and It really needs +4 dB or a digital input to get the best sound from it. Kind of unwieldy.

[@LeonTodd]

The 7000 supports Vsig right?

[@rubenhernandez4522]

@@LeonTodd yes

[@karenarrowsmith5612]

What is that amazing sounding riff at 8.16 please??

[@DerekJones]

Awesome

[@MrSpike7590]

Ooooo La La!!!!

[@gitarman666]

Still have my h3000 original black yellow soft button

[@LeonTodd]

Audio gold!

[@luisreneventura]

So for VH tones, do the +/-9cents have a slight delay on them or not? Also would you set it up different for 5150 (specially the Live Without A Net concert tone) vs the Pouncake tone?

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah 3 and 25 ms on each side I believe.

[@shaharbar]

Can you please compare this to the H9? i.e. try to emulate some of the iconic presets on the H9.

[@LeonTodd]

For sure!

[@shaharbar]

@@LeonTodd Thanks chief!

[@jimzeleny7213]

I have an HD3500 and am trying to find the patch to get that Pretenders "Back on the Chain Gang" sound. Any suggestions?

[@LeonTodd]

My understanding is they used an Eventide H949 for that, so try one of the Microshift presets like #231

[@frankpaws]

Bob Clearmountain uses micro pitch shift to tune vocals. Manually.

[@LeonTodd]

I need to look up this technique, that sounds wild

[@ch3nz3n]

11:24: When the tone starts breathing...

[@mcarse]

You really going to tease us with Diary of a Madman like that?

[@LeonTodd]

"Oh crap the next bit is 9/8" syndrome kicked in :D

[@mcarse]

@@LeonTodd Awesome!

[@frankpaws]

And don't forget, SoundToys are the guys from Eventide who created the H3000

[@LeonTodd]

Yep, the Soundtoys suite are my favourite plugins ever.

[@Fallingoverbackwards]

What other gear are you using along with the Eventide ? Where is the overdrive coming from

[@LeonTodd]

Everything else is coming from the Axe-Fx

[@SDH2023]

Bloody hell. Thought I was done buying gear.

[@LeonTodd]

Some things live up to the hype.

[@daijununo]

Pewview Request ･BOSS SE-70 (Analog DS/OD) Reverb is sooo great!! ･BOSS GX-700 (Analog DS/OD) ･Digitech GSP2101 (not 2112, 2120) ･Digitech Valve FX (Tube&Solidstate DS/OD)

[@daijununo]

not Pewview Request, Preview Request...

[@LeonTodd]

It's like you read my ebay watch list :P

[@daijununo]

@@LeonTodd lol add "ART SGX 2000" please!!

[@bluesyrebel]

Ciao... per la distorsione cosa usi? Grazie

[@amonster8mymother]

👍

[@amonster8mymother]

It's so beautiful.

[@prasanthselvadurai3450]

Brian Hook MVP

[@LeonTodd]

B.H.G.O.A.T

[@ShreddingFinn]

Leon, do you think the H3500 still beats modern production units like helix or QC in terms of effect quality?

[@LeonTodd]

This is weeeeeeeeet

[@JedWunderli]

So how different is the detune on this vs. the Eclipse?

[@LeonTodd]

I'll do a H3500/Eclipse/Micropitch Delay comparison vid soon!

[@JedWunderli]

@@LeonTodd Thanks. I’ll keep my eye out for it.

[@waylong25]

When I hear an Eventide pitch shift, or harmonizer model, whatever, all I can think is Chris DeGarmo 🥴🥴🥴

[@LeonTodd]

*Operation Mindcrime riff plays*

[@waylong25]

@@LeonTodd As it should haha 🤘🤘🤘

[@lore88824]

I hate you, kind of...you are feeding my GAS for the two RU Tides...I already have an Eclipse but the 3500 series have "that thing"...also, crank out those harmony presets please!

[@LeonTodd]

The Eclipse definitely scratches the itch, AND lets you run two algo's at once. Eclipse in the streets, H3k in the sheets.

[@lore88824]

@@LeonTodd show us the money, let's kick out some diantonic harmonies!

[@danielrose703]

Everything is better when wet