A friend of mine is looking for an OD pedal, so we lined up a bunch of boxes and had a great time:
Boss BD2
EHX Soul Food
Jekyll and Hyde
Fulldrive 2
Fender Santa Ana
Tried them through a Fender Princeton and a Egnater Tweaker 15.
Used a Fender Telecaster and a Chapman Tele as well.
The BD2 is by far the most scoopy of the bunch. Not a smooth, warm sounding unit. Loads of character. Makes for a great, crisp clean boost, and the mid cut + hi-fi highs can change the character of a boxy sounding combo. Loved it. Used to own one and wish I still had it.
The Soul Food I'd never tried before and I absolutely LOVED it. Great bark in the mids, made a Telecaster sound HUGE. Very dynamic, excellent under both low and high gain. Can sound creamy and fat, or spanky and pushy. A fantastic dirt pedal. I genuinely loved it.
The J&H is extremely flexible and it sounds excellent, but it's a bit too complex for me. I like straightforward units. It must be excellent if you'll play through God knows what amp in any given gig.
The Fulldrive 2 left me absolutely flat. Nothing wrong with it, but it didn't catch my ear. The EQ just sounded neutral and thr guitar disappeared a bit when on compared to the other boxes.
The Santa Ana sounded very good, but the boost isn't adjustable and it can't be used independently. For the price it should have a bit more possibilities.
I'm not really into dirt pedals that much anymore, but the Soul Food truly got me thinking a bit... That **** is good.
Boss BD2
EHX Soul Food
Jekyll and Hyde
Fulldrive 2
Fender Santa Ana
Tried them through a Fender Princeton and a Egnater Tweaker 15.
Used a Fender Telecaster and a Chapman Tele as well.
The BD2 is by far the most scoopy of the bunch. Not a smooth, warm sounding unit. Loads of character. Makes for a great, crisp clean boost, and the mid cut + hi-fi highs can change the character of a boxy sounding combo. Loved it. Used to own one and wish I still had it.
The Soul Food I'd never tried before and I absolutely LOVED it. Great bark in the mids, made a Telecaster sound HUGE. Very dynamic, excellent under both low and high gain. Can sound creamy and fat, or spanky and pushy. A fantastic dirt pedal. I genuinely loved it.
The J&H is extremely flexible and it sounds excellent, but it's a bit too complex for me. I like straightforward units. It must be excellent if you'll play through God knows what amp in any given gig.
The Fulldrive 2 left me absolutely flat. Nothing wrong with it, but it didn't catch my ear. The EQ just sounded neutral and thr guitar disappeared a bit when on compared to the other boxes.
The Santa Ana sounded very good, but the boost isn't adjustable and it can't be used independently. For the price it should have a bit more possibilities.
I'm not really into dirt pedals that much anymore, but the Soul Food truly got me thinking a bit... That **** is good.
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