MASSIVE Shoegaze Tone! Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetrys | Secret Weapons Demo & Review

The Black Hole Symmetry is beautiful and angry. Within this VERY pretty pedal layout is a dusty, broken sounding modulated delay, and serene pitch shifted reverb, and a one knob fuzz that will leave your amp a smoldering ruin. In that order. I really love this thing. I love being able to dial up a non pitch shifted reverb and long, flowing, white noise laden delay repeats for clean and beautiful ambiance. I love that I could use the one knob fuzz without the wet effects in front for something more articulate and traditionally brutal. Most of all, though, I love how well all three pieces fit together to create something truly otherworldly. The Black Hole Symmetry, when properly dialed in, is an all-in-one tone shaper for huge, splattery shoegaze tones. So lets dig in.

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Signal Path:
Jennings Voyager / J Mascis Jazzmaster
Origin Cali76
1981 DRV
Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry
Harmony H620
Strymon Volante
Neunaber Illumine
Strymon Iridum

Timecodes:
00:00 Intro Song
03:24 Review
07:57 Signal Chain / Dry Tone
09:15 Ergosphere / Delay
19:18 Event Horizon / Reverb
24:11 Singularity / Fuzz
30:06 Combining All Effects

Recorded in Universal Audio LUNA

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