The Mr. Black Black LTD. Plates is a compact digital reverb pedal built to recreate the sound of a studio plate reverberator: the large suspended sheet of steel that studios have long used to add dense, smooth reverberation to an instrument. Mr. Black describes it as recreating the sound and feel of an 18 square-foot slab of metal, vibrating with the instrument, using a proprietary algorithm that models the movement and behavior of a large piece of steel.1
The pedal was sold as a limited run of 65 pieces at a regular price of $219.95, with a sale price of $199.95 at the time of listing. It is a Jack Deville original design. As of 26 October 2026 the pedal is listed as sold out on Mr. Black's product page.1
The Black LTD. Plates was a limited edition of 65 pieces and is sold out. Mr. Black also states that all limited edition sales are final, with no returns, exchanges or refunds.1
What it does and how it is controlled
The Plates does not aim to directly mimic any one specific outboard plate reverberator. Instead, Mr. Black says it was designed to capture the sound and operation of a plate reverb in the general form, using digital modeling to recreate the behavior of these electromechanical devices in a box.1
The pedal carries three controls:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| WET/DRY | Controls the ratio of your instrument to reverberations |
| DECAY | Controls the length of time the reverberations will continue |
| HF DAMP | A gentle high-frequency dampening circuit for softening the treble response as desired |
The HF Damp control is worth noting for players dialing in a plate sound: because plate reverberation tends to be dense and bright, a treble-dampening circuit lets you soften the reflections to taste rather than living with a fixed tone.1
Power
The pedal runs on what Mr. Black calls industry standard 9V pedal power, meaning a standard center-negative 9V supply like those used on most pedalboards, or on an optional internal 9V battery.1
Where it sits in the Mr. Black reverb range
Mr. Black has built a range of reverbs around different mechanical and studio designs, including the SuperMoon, the Super Swell spring reverb, the Mini Reverb Universal Reverberator and the Eterna Gold Modified. The Black LTD. Plates sits among these as the brand's take on the studio plate, released under the Black LTD. limited-edition banner alongside pedals like the Black LTD. Necropolis and Black LTD. Ambience. For more on the effect type, see the Reverb Pedals page.1
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Can the Mr. Black Black LTD. Plates run on a battery?
Yes. Mr. Black says the pedal is powered by what it calls industry standard 9V pedal power, or by an optional internal 9V battery. That means it can run either from a standard pedalboard power supply or from a battery fitted inside the enclosure, which is unusual for a digital reverb pedal.
Is the Black LTD. Plates still available?
No. The pedal was a limited run of 65 pieces, and Mr. Black's product page listed it as sold out as of October 2026. Because it was a limited edition, the maker also stated that all limited edition sales were final, with no returns, exchanges or refunds.
Who designed the Black LTD. Plates?
Mr. Black describes the pedal as a Jack Deville original design. Jack Deville is the designer behind the Mr. Black pedal brand.
What does the HF Damp knob do?
HF Damp controls a gentle high-frequency dampening circuit that softens the treble response of the reverb as desired. In practice it lets you darken the reverberated signal, which is useful for taming bright digital reflections or sitting the reverb behind the dry instrument.
What is a plate reverb?
A plate reverb is a type of reverberation unit that uses a large suspended sheet of metal driven by a transducer, with pickups capturing the vibrations as the plate resonates. Mr. Black describes the Plates pedal as recreating the sound and feel of an 18 square-foot slab of metal vibrating with the instrument.
Sources (1)
- Black LTD. Plates, Mr. Black (www.mrblackpedals.com)
