The mf’ing H90

You have the goldest of gold ears.
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Everyone likes what they like but you’re not in the minority in knowing the H9 and H90 doesn’t sound like shit. I’m no pro but I have a good friend who’s played on quite a few albums and he still does session work out Nashville and remotely as well. He has an H90 on his board and he uses it quite a bit and never gets told his sound sounds like “glossy digital shit”. It may not be your thing and you can certainly prefer other units who do the same effects but to say it sounds like shit? Laughable.
I play on tracks I compose professionally (though there are plenty of occasions when I hire a better player). I know a lot of players who use, and like, the H9 and H90.

We see them on Tim Pierce's and Pete Thorn's board, among others. I mention them because I sometimes watch their videos and am always amused when they use gear I like.

My son's used his on every project since he got one - he's played on, mixed and produced several records that went gold, and toured the US and Europe with one on his pedalboard.

I point this out mainly to slip in a dad-brag about him, of course. :rofl

Eagle's opinion about the H9 is as valid as anyone else's. It's interesting to hear what other people like, dislike, play through, etc., but it doesn't change my decision to have two of them on my pedalboard.

My choice is tempered by 34 years of sitting in front of studio monitors listening to crazy little details no one else cares about. But I'd love to hear what Eagle is using on his board. Might be some cool stuff!

We live. We read. We learn. It all helps, even when we disagree.

Incidentally, I used to argue about gear as passionately as anyone else. But then I realized none of it matters. What sounds right to a player is a very personal choice and you can't really make a mistake if your music makes you happy.

If your music also happens to make other people happy? Go party! It's a bonus!
 
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