I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed interested...

[Lewguitar]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

Looks like a lot going on to me but what do I know?

Here's a couple of gut shots of my PCE Aluminum Falcons - supposedly a very accurate recreation of the original Klon, right down to circuit board lay out and the aluminum enclosure.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

Looks like a lot going on to me but what do I know?

Here's a couple of gut shots of my PCE Aluminum Falcons - supposedly a very accurate recreation of the original Klon, right down to circuit board lay out and the aluminum enclosure.

I'll be looking forward to seeing how the EHX internals compare to that layout - hopefully high volume manufacture produces a prettier result.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

I'll be looking forward to seeing how the EHX internals compare to that layout - hopefully high volume manufacture produces a prettier result.

I've looked. Very different looking inside the SOUL FOOD. Very neat but very crowded and the circuit board has components mounted on both sides.

JHS also makes a really nice Klone of the Klon and Josh at JHS has said that the SOUL FOOD is definitely the Klon circuit.

 

[Kosh Naranek]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

I saw the ad for this and a few of the other new E H pedals in the new issue of Guitar World. I just got a chance to go on E H's site and check out the demos a couple of days ago.
The Soul Food is one new pedal that really impressed me. It's subtle, adds just a hint of grit to the tone, at least as they had it dialed in in the demo. A very cool tone when you basically want your clean guitar sound, but with a little added muscle.

The Glove OD also impressed me, when they dialed in a singing, sustaining lead tone.

The Lumberjack is also interesting. It almost sounds like the clean and fuzz signals are mixed together at the output, giving you your clean guitar tone with some added fur.

A number of these new E H pedals are ones I'm gonna consider adding to my arsenal at some point.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

I saw the ad for this and a few of the other new E H pedals in the new issue of Guitar World. I just got a chance to go on E H's site and check out the demos a couple of days ago.
The Soul Food is one new pedal that really impressed me. It's subtle, adds just a hint of grit to the tone, at least as they had it dialed in in the demo. A very cool tone when you basically want your clean guitar sound, but with a little added muscle.

It will get a very over driven sound if the DRIVE control is advanced to, say, the 3:00 position. I hadn't been using it that way ( I keep it set to around 1:00 O'clock) but my buddy Aj cranked it right up as soon as he plugged in and I liked that sound very much. Only drawback was that when I used my Strat's volume control to "clean up" the over driven tone it didn't get quite as clean as it did the way I had been using it.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

The EHX got it all...just with SMD parts, only caps are standard size.
Even the dual potmeter is incorporated, looks neat and tidy in the EHX...
^^^ Hehe those pedals up there looks like friggin' prototypes...sloppy stuff for sure!

Liked the Glove Od as well....
And they even reissued the old Hot tubes, with a 4049 cmos inverterchip.....quite a few have loaned that layout since then

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

Hehe those pedals up there looks like friggin' prototypes...sloppy stuff for sure!

They sure do sound good though!

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

^^^ Hehe those pedals up there looks like friggin' prototypes...sloppy stuff for sure!

You would have a heart attack if you saw the inside of my Hip Kitty Oxblood!

 

[Chris of Arabia]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

You would have a heart attack if you saw the inside of my Hip Kitty Oxblood!

Don't you just love modern art?

 

[LReese]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

There's a method behind the madness - The unique alignment reduces hum and prevents one component from interfering with another.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

I Like the Soul Food pedal videos I've seen and the price..Not sure I need this,but I like it..

 

[Inkstained]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

I Like the Soul Food pedal videos I've seen and the price..Not sure I need this,but I like it..

That was my feeling, as well, but for $62, my wife picked one up for me anyway. It's an inexpensive way to get the lay of the Klone land.

Plus, EHX throws in a Boss/Ibanez-compatible pedal power supply, a decent clean boost and buffer, as well (if you set the internal switch from bypass to buffer).

To me, it felt like a no-brainer.

 

[Frankly]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

Sounds perfect for Atmospheric Black Metal.

Thank you.

 

[MetalManiac]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

They sure do sound good though!

I know no one could care less what the He** I think, but IME, a real Klon is more ..MUCH more... about that elusive 10% of what is in the original than the 90% of what is in the fake/clone.
It may sound just fine, and call it what you want, but do NOT call it a Klon .People want to love to believe they can get a cheap pedal that nails the Klon . Well, you can't.Thats not gonna win me any popularity contests here ,but oh well. The "I can get close for so little money " argument doesn't begin to fly with the Klon Centaur.Totally different pedal ..totally different sound. "Based on Klon" perhaps.Perhaps.
I'll pass.Knock yourselves out.
P.S. Im sure its a fine sounding pedal; thats not the issue.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

And what are those 10% made of???
Air?

 

[crguti]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

I know no one could care less what the He** I think, but IME, a real Klon is more ..MUCH more... about that elusive 10% of what is in the original than the 90% of what is in the fake/clone.

like LTD vs ESP?

 

[Rich_S]

I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed inter...

I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed inter...

At last, my Soul Food arrived today. It took some experimenting to get a good tone out of my practice rig, a Vox Pathfinder 15. Here's what I ended up with:



In fact, this orientation was the only one that produced any sound at all. Seems that in their rush to meet demand, EH equipped mine with faulty stomp switch, which works fine in bypass but requires the pedal to be stood on its top corner in order to pass signal in the active mode. For what it's worth, it sounds absolutely brilliant but it just won't fit on my pedalboard this way.

Hello? Musicians Friend customer support?

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed inter...

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed inter...

At last, my Soul Food arrived today. It took some experimenting to get a good tone out of my practice rig, a Vox Pathfinder 15. Here's what I ended up with:



In fact, this orientation was the only one that produced any sound at all. Seems that in their rush to meet demand, EH equipped mine with faulty stomp switch, which works fine in bypass but requires the pedal to be stood on its top corner in order to pass signal in the active mode. For what it's worth, it sounds absolutely brilliant but it just won't fit on my pedalboard this way.

Hello? Musicians Friend customer support?

Ouch! But I'm glad you think "it sounds absolutely brilliant".

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

Looks like a lot going on to me but what do I know?

Here's a couple of gut shots of my PCE Aluminum Falcons - supposedly a very accurate recreation of the original Klon, right down to circuit board lay out and the aluminum enclosure.

Here's the latest from PCE. This is the new board. No more hand etched PCB's in the Aluminum Falcon.

 

[SongsForTheDeaf]

Re: I posted about the EH SOUL FOOD Klon clone a few days and no one seemed intereste

I'd try one... never tried a Klone before. I always associate Klones or Klons with middle aged men in their basement trying too hard to be their guitar heroes :9: