Item Reviews for: Electro-Harmonix Silencer Noise Gate Effects Loop Pedal  -  EHX SILENCER LIST
Electro-Harmonix Silencer Noise Gate Effects Loop Pedal
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Silence

By: Jim      Submitted: 9/27/2023

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Product Rating Product Review If you have two or more pedals you should probably use this pedal you’ll be more than pleasantly surprised
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Silence is Golden

By: DustyD      Submitted: 5/25/2023

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Product Review This pedal works perfectly and does everything you can ask to keep the noise eliminated whether it be noise pedals or amps. And comes at a great price which is always nice.
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Does what it's supposed to very well.

By: Douglas J      Submitted: 5/24/2023

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I was having serious problems in our rehearsal space getting rid of that annoying buzzing. I hooked up the SILENCER through the effects loop and pretty much out of the box is worked great. Just a little adjustment on the threshold to get it to completely silence the rig when not playing and voila, silence. I've always been a huge fan of EH products and this is no different. It's a great guitarists noise gate at a reasonable price.
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Great pedal for the price

By: Alex S      Submitted: 11/11/2022

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review For under 100$ this pedal does the job. Its not that advanced but it will take away the hum sound from any pedal. I run mine through a les paul and use all kinds of pedals like big muff, od-1x, ds-1x, blues drive, etc and it covers them all
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Quiet those big bangs for little bucks

By: E      Submitted: 8/4/2021

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review This pedal definitely quiets the signal when using lots of gain or gain from pedal stacking and has an effects loop. Meaning, you can isolate the noisy pedals in the loop or run this pedal through your amps effects loop as well. The price can not be beat for the quality of production (build like a tank), warranty services available, versatility, and quality of sound. If this pedal doesn't work for you, then your guitar and or amp is the problem.
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Sucks the noise not the tone

By: Craig Alan      Submitted: 5/27/2021

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review This pedal is the the only noise gate/ noise reduction pedal I will use on my pedal board! EH is the bomb company and this pedal is 100 percent effective in getting rid of buzz , hum and crackle when you use a high gain amp and this pedal in no way shape or form effects your great tone one bit! I highly recommend this pedal!
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it works great i like the sound.

By: heidi      Submitted: 5/27/2021

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review it works great i like the sound. the price is what got me, i had looked elsewhere and couldnt find it any cheaper
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Works great !!

By: Gary A      Submitted: 4/16/2021

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Gets the job done on your loud as hell amps. Tames that noise and does it cheap.
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Awesome gate pedal.

By: Dnova      Submitted: 2/26/2021

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Product Review Awesome gate pedal. I have a mxr gate and I like this one better. The added reduction pedal lets me set my gate to get better sustain from notes without cutting out too early.
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May as well be 2 noise gates / buffer

By: Peebz      Submitted: 12/29/2020

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Puts a noise gate on my raw signal in, and then silences the hum from my pedals in the effects loop aswell!! this makes for a really nice clean signal out... And then the icing on the cake!! When it's not engaged, the effects loop is still there, and the buffer is engaged to push it down-the-line!!! You'll never need another noise gate unless you want one in the effects loop on your amp itself
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Great noise gate if set up correctly

By: buffytvs39      Submitted: 10/5/2020

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Product Review I found that this is a great noise gate when using the 4 cable method with the noise gate placed first in the chain. Takes a little tweaking to setup but once complete does a great job at clamping down with no noticeable tone loss or coloration. One issue I found is that you may need to tweak the settings when moving between guitars with big variations in pickup output. For the price I think it is a stellar value and I have purchased a second for my alternate pedal board.
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It’s a good pedal

By: Larry      Submitted: 9/17/2020

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Product Review For the most part, the Silencer does its job. I had a problem with pickup noise coming through the amp and Silencer silenced the noise. The issue I have is that you cannot set the Threshold past noon or else you will struggle to get sound out of your amp. Otherwise, the pedal does its job.
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Its garbage.

By: Jamie      Submitted: 7/4/2020

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Not worth 60. Gave out mindset. Better luck with something else.
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Works great

By: Brian      Submitted: 7/3/2020

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Does exactly what it should. I put my overdrive in the loop because of the noise and is silent. Works great.
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A gate is a gate, not noise eliminator

By: Steve D      Submitted: 5/14/2020

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10 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Electro Harmonix has or had a digital noise eliminator available. This Silencer is a gate. It works. As per Bogner Tech, I go into my MXR Super Comp, then into the Silencer input. My Drive, Fuzz, excetera...pedals are in the Silencer loop. And then the Silencer out, goes to my amp input. My delay and reverb pedals are running in my effects loop of amp. This gate kills noise present, when no notes from guitar are being played. Any time you are playing, the sound input from guitar overrides the dead signal, allowing signal to circuit to your amp. It does seem to also eliminate noise as effects trails and sustained notes fade. So it is a bit more than a gate. Compressor is first in line because, Silencer is buffered, and buffered circuits will effect a compressor's function...as per Bogner info, which definitely seems to be correct. Works great.
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Noise Gate with Options

By: Wade      Submitted: 5/12/2020

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review This was paired with a Marshall 2x12 and a PRS MT 15. Does the job well. USA made!!
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Does what it’s named

By: Kade      Submitted: 5/4/2020

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review For the price this thing has some serious weight and gets the job done in my effects loop.
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Works great

By: Adam      Submitted: 4/22/2020

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Works great with my 6505 and an overdrive pedal. Was getting tons of noise before from all the gain in my small room. That isnt an issue anymore.
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Great, inexpensive and neccessary addition to my board.

By: Ron D      Submitted: 4/7/2020

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Great, inexpensive and neccessary addition to my board. Easy dial in to eliminate all of the unwanted noise from my chain.
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Good for the price

By: Jor      Submitted: 3/30/2020

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Product Review Does what it suppose to do best for the price can’t beat it
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Love EHX!

By: Harry C.      Submitted: 3/30/2020

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Product Review Terrific pedal! What I like most is that it cuts the unwanted noise without cutting your volume or forcing you to increase your pick attack. I highly recommend a nose gate and HIGHLY RECOMMEND this one from EHX!
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Best bang for your buck!

By: Paul Smith      Submitted: 6/6/2019

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Product Review I've tried a couple of other noise gates. But the Silencer using the loop has put a end to the noise. I have 8 drive pedals in the loop and I can stack pedals and kill the noise. I haven't noticed any transparency issue since this is a buffered pedal. I don't miss the hiss either. This is great pedal and the best bang for your buck. You can spend more but you'll get less.
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EHX quality

By: Josh      Submitted: 3/29/2019

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Product Review Solid, great controls, as expected from ehx
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Great for the cost!

By: Ty zembery      Submitted: 3/25/2019

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Product Review This does everything I needed for 150.00 less then a decimater. Very happy with it. Plus it's a cool looking design.
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Works for "my rigg"

By: mikey      Submitted: 3/6/2019

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Stoked on the Silencer! Ive tried alot of gate/suppressors and this works with my rigg! Thanks AMS!! 6505+/EVH 2×12
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Well worth the money"

By: Tim Smith      Submitted: 2/8/2019

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Product Review This does a better job than my G-string.
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Simplistic but with options it's on my pedalboard to stay

By: Chgo dave.      Submitted: 1/25/2019

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Product Review I will use this for my single coil guitars through the front of the amp after the effects on the pedalboard amazing pedal extraordinary price $ I have an old eh linear power booster 2 from long ago I use it on the back side of the head to push my leads in the small clubs rock-solid pedals ?????, There's a reason they been around so long ! FYI.
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I'm very Happy with this pedal!

By: Rich Charles      Submitted: 1/23/2019

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Product Review I really like this pedal. I'm a huge fan of Electro Harmonix gear and this silencer is perfect for my pedalboard, cuts down on the hiss from noisy other pedals.
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well worth the money.

By: david grant      Submitted: 12/27/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review using two guitars this is the perfect N.R for my set.
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best noise supressor for the money

By: Vic      Submitted: 9/19/2018

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I run two of these in a bi amp rig and when you dial em in just right WHOA EHX knocks it outta the park again! Doesn't cut you off like the NS2 from Boss does and has more ajustments. This thing is more durable than others like the sentry from tc my guitar players tc crapped out its digital and the EHX silencer keeps chuggin right along!
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Works great

By: Greg      Submitted: 9/5/2018

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Product Review Can't go wrong with this brand of petals. Does what it's supposed to
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worth the money

By: Jared      Submitted: 7/27/2018

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Product Review I enjoy this pedal. it cuts down on some of the noise. the pedal related stuff. most guitarists are hearing the amp noise and pedals don't cut that out, or from what I have read the stuff like the decimator may, but it has been said to mess with the tone. this seems to keep my tone intact. I have the knobs, from left to right, at like 9-10 o'clock, the middle lower knob at about 10-12 o'clock, and the right knob at about 10, that is where it stops the pedal noise. it can lend itself to a slight warbling sound like when a record is warped, kind of slightly up and down at the end of notes ringing out, I tend to like that, but it means one of the knobs is set too aggressive. worth it for the money before you think of getting the icp line, or whatever they are called. the decimator ones
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Works well with DI

By: Steven      Submitted: 7/22/2018

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Product Review I got this to quiet down my signal direct into my usb interface. Works great, only noise gate I've owned so can't compare.
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Works well

By: Arlie      Submitted: 5/17/2018

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Product Review Works good takes feed back out of my rigg
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Does nothing for high gain use

By: Doode2000      Submitted: 7/30/2017

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Bought this in hopes of taming the noise, like everyone else. Running a compressor into a high gain distortion into the gate and to the amp. Tried straight thru, tried thru the gate, tried putting all in the FX loop, every configuration you can think of, I tried... It just doesn't do the job. Either the gate has to set so hard to stop the noise nothing goes thru no matter how hard you pick, or if you set it where you can strum and the signal goes thru so does all the noise and it won't cut it off. No way this pedal can handle being used with any high gain rock/metal.
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Totally works

By: Michael      Submitted: 10/29/2016

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review I have a noisy guitar with a p 90. I plugged in with this peddle, it totally fixed the noise and didn't mess with any sustain.
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Sounds Great! Excellent Value!

By: Matt      Submitted: 2/6/2016

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Works like it should, simple to use. I am able to silence any combination of noisy pedals, and make them usable!
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Does It's Job Very Well

By: Bob E.      Submitted: 1/7/2016

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review The Electro Harmonix Silencer is a beautifully designed and very capable piece of equipment. It is wonderfully adjustable, making it capable of being very subtle and natural sounding which is exactly what a musician needs. I would strongly recommend one to anyone wanting to enhance their audiences experience of their performance.
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real good pedal

By: Kenny Gore      Submitted: 9/15/2015

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review this pedal is very good and just as good as a gate in rack