Couple quik notes about the EH Soul Food.

[ArtieToo]

The first "note" will probably make me look like an idiot. So be it. Been there, done that before.

I hadn't noticed anyone mentioning it, and the pedal didn't come with an owners manual . . . so I didn't see it 'til I took the bottom cover off. There's a "buffer/true-bypass" micro switch hidden inside. Very cool. That will be, of course, the first mod. Bring the switch to the outside.

The next note, is interesting. I always like to look inside a new pedal just to see what makes it tick. There's a couple of TL072 op-amps, and a TC7660 chip. That last number rang a bell. It's a chip that generates a negative voltage so that the pedals' op-amps can run from a true +/- 9-volt bi-polar power supply. Very cool. This chip is a newer version of a chip I saw in an old Yamaha bass many years ago. The chip allowed the Yamaha to run 18-volt pickups from a single 9-volt battery. Sweet!

Anyway . . . inquiring minds want to know.

Artie

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: Couple quik notes about the EH Soul Food.

Thanks for the technical up-date Artie !

Do you really think this is a GOOD 'poor-mans-klon' ???

[ArtieToo]

Re: Couple quik notes about the EH Soul Food.

Hey SirJack; I've never heard a Klon, so I can't say. But I can say that I like the sound of this pedal. The thing is, I'm not sure that I can't dial in these same tones with carefull settings of many of my other pedals. I just need to play it with it some more. Regardless, it's a pretty good deal with the included power supply.

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: Couple quik notes about the EH Soul Food.

Hey SirJack; I've never heard a Klon, so I can't say. But I can say that I like the sound of this pedal. The thing is, I'm not sure that I can't dial in these same tones with carefull settings of many of my other pedals. I just need to play it with it some more. Regardless, it's a pretty good deal with the included power supply.

OK, understood - thanks !

[Matt42]

Re: Couple quik notes about the EH Soul Food.

The magic with this pedal is in it's responsiveness to picking dynamics and volume knob adjustments. I can get similar tones out of a few other pedals (not quite the same, but similar enough for most situations), but none of them really react the way the Soul Food does when I lighten up the pick attack or roll back the volume knob. It also reacts really well to different guitars. It sounds totally different with my strat than with my tele.

[Gone_Shootin]

Re: Couple quik notes about the EH Soul Food.

How would you guys compare the responsiveness of the Soul Food to an OCD?

[BrianS.]

Re: Couple quik notes about the EH Soul Food.

How would you guys compare the responsiveness of the Soul Food to an OCD

I have both these pedals on my board, and recorded an a/b type test. You can find it if you search for it. I found that the OCD was more "transparent" than the Soul Food. The Soul Food seems more sensitive to pick attack, and maybe more responsive to the use of the guitar's volume control.

[Matt42]

Re: Couple quik notes about the EH Soul Food.

I have both these pedals on my board, and recorded an a/b type test. You can find it if you search for it. I found that the OCD was more "transparent" than the Soul Food. The Soul Food seems more sensitive to pick attack, and maybe more responsive to the use of the guitar's volume control.

I would agree with all of that. It cleans up a lot more than the OCD does when the volume knob is rolled back.