Mr. Black SuperMoon

The Mr. Black SuperMoon is an ambient modulated reverb pedal designed by Jack DeVille and built under the Mr. Black name, a subdivision of Jack DeVille Electronics¹. Premier Guitar's reviewer described its digital circuit as built for "vast-sounding, lo-fi reverberation with precise control over decay rates"¹, and Mr. Black's own copy calls the sound "Cavernous, vast and orbital"². What sets it apart from most reverb pedals is its Sway control, a modulation section that pitch-shifts the reverb tail for an eccentric, atmospheric character¹.

The pedal is hand-built in Portland, Oregon¹, and the current product pages state it is made in the U.S.A.². Premier Guitar listed its street price at $179 at the time of its review¹; the current Mr. Black product page lists a regular price of $219.95, with B-stock units sold at $149.95 as final sale².

What it does: a cavernous modulated reverb

The SuperMoon is built for big, ambient reverb. Its digital circuit is aimed at lo-fi, spacious reverberation with control over how long the tail hangs in the air¹. The three controls are simple:

The pitch-shift character of the Sway control is the pedal's signature. Premier Guitar's reviewer called the pitch-shifting tones one of the pedal's strengths, alongside how easy it is to dial in sounds and its small footprint¹. That reviewer auditioned it with a Fender Classic Player Strat and a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, with the pedal connected through the amp's effects loop¹.

The pedal has found its way onto pro boards. In a 2026 Premier Guitar interview, Jack DeVille noted that Keith Urban uses a SuperMoon for a couple of songs, calling it "such a unique, cool-sounding 'verb"⁴.

Power and connections

The SuperMoon runs on a 9VDC 2.1mm negative center-pin power supply, the standard pedalboard connector, or on an internal 9VDC battery, which is not included². Premier Guitar's review confirms both supply options, describing it as powered "by either a 9V battery or a Boss-style power supply"¹. Current draw is under 60mA², light enough that it shares comfortably with other pedals on most supplies.

Electrically, the pedal presents a ~500KΩ input impedance and ~2KΩ output impedance, with a frequency response of about 15.6Hz to 22KHz². It uses true-bypass switching, so the dry signal passes untouched when the pedal is off²¹.

History and versions

The SuperMoon began as a small run that outgrew itself. DeVille initially planned to make only 100 pedals, but those sold in five days and demand continued to grow, so a second batch of 100 followed and also sold fast⁴. In the same interview DeVille said the pedal was priced low enough that he felt he could have charged more for it⁴.

The family has since grown into several versions:

The SuperMoon Chrome takes the original circuit further, with Mr. Black describing it as "a haunting expansion of the legendary, coveted SuperMoon Modulated Reverberator," adding brighter early reflections and a staggering 30-plus-second reverb⁵. It can be dialed back for a touch of space or extended into a lush wash of micro-reflections, and Mr. Black says it sounds phenomenal with distortion⁵. It lists at $219.95 regular price, $199.95 on sale, with the same true-bypass switching, 9VDC power and <60mA current draw as the original⁵.

The SuperMoon Eclipse is the stereo member of the family, with a true-stereo audio path of two fully independent channels, full-wet capability on the Chrome side, and daisy-chain-friendly 9VDC power⁶. Unlike the others it uses buffered bypass so reverb trails ring out after the pedal is switched off⁸.

The SuperMoon began as a small run: Jack DeVille initially planned to make only 100 pedals, but those sold in five days and demand continued to snowball, so a second batch of 100 followed and also sold fast⁴.

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