Tone aficionados kept telling EHXs Mike Matthews about a pedal that had achieved a lot of buzz because it was only obtainable at an exorbitant price. That pedal was the KLON CENTAUR.A believer in bringing great tools to starving musicians, Mike taske...
I use it in the chain that goes straight into my JCM900 (not the fx loop) and i use it to do two things - A) to provide a third-option drive tone (set amp's channel A to v almost clean and kick this in for a moderate amount of transparent overdrive) and B) to beef up the Channel B lead high-gain tone, which it does subtly but brilliantly
I use it in the chain that goes straight into my JCM900 (not the fx loop) and i use it to do two things - A) to provide a third-option drive tone (set amp's channel A to v almost clean and kick this in for a moderate amount of transparent overdrive) and B) to beef up the Channel B lead high-gain tone, which it does subtly but brilliantly
It provides dynamic overdrive that can be used as a boost
How about $60-70 instead?The Soul Food is a wonderful transparent overdrive
I use it in the chain that goes straight into my JCM900 (not the fx loop) and i use it to do two things - A) to provide a third-option drive tone (set amp's channel A to v almost clean and kick this in for a moderate amount of transparent overdrive) and B) to beef up the Channel B lead high-gain tone, which it does subtly but brilliantly
In that setup I can dial in more gain without getting harsh overtones and with a little clean volume boost as
The remaining volume is additional headroom to boost your signal
Great box just to boost your clean signal, add a touch of grime or go into thick bluesy overdrive
And thanks to the unique range in available gain, you can boost your signal in ways that range from almost completely clean to bright and raunchy.
On the gain channel of my super sonic 60 combo, it really helps those mids punch through, drives It a little bit more but with a good degree of transparency, boosting the signal
I love the small lightweight box, and the basic tone, and plan to improve upon it by sending it to a shop that does those standardized modifications.
It is in an unpainted strong metal box box with a decal on top thus reducing production costs
The barely-protected pedal box was unsurprisingly crushed, however no apparent effect on the pedal, seems to be working fine.
Great box just to boost your clean signal, add a touch of grime or go into thick bluesy overdrive
I use it in the chain that goes straight into my JCM900 (not the fx loop) and i use it to do two things - A) to provide a third-option drive tone (set amp's channel A to v almost clean and kick this in for a moderate amount of transparent overdrive) and B) to beef up the Channel B lead high-gain tone, which it does subtly but brilliantly
I was looking for a low gain, transparent overdrive that would give my signal a bit of dirt without going into full blown snarl territory, and the Soul Food does well here
Highly recommend the Soul Food, provided they're ever in stock!
Klon type pedals like the Soul Food work particularly well for people like me, who use tube amps and don't generally use pedals to add dirt to your tone
My little 25W solid state amp now sounds (to my ears) like the tube amps my other band mates have
I would not expect this pedal to make a solid state amp growl like a high gain tube amp, but at the same time it might give some nice overtones and grit that could be exactly what you're after.
I did notice it doesn't "pop" when used on my Line 6 solid state amp but that amp has so many effects built in I don't need a separate pedal
I have not tried it with a solid state amp, and I believe that the sound with solid state will be quite different.
Just the thing to boost the volume and break up the amp just a little more.
The transparent gain adjustment is a nice feature (it really is transparent to my ears)
And thanks to the unique range in available gain, you can boost your signal in ways that range from almost completely clean to bright and raunchy.
In that setup I can dial in more gain without getting harsh overtones and with a little clean volume boost as
On the clean stacks, at low volumes you really gotta crank the drive to get a nice light sensible gain
I use it in the chain that goes straight into my JCM900 (not the fx loop) and i use it to do two things - A) to provide a third-option drive tone (set amp's channel A to v almost clean and kick this in for a moderate amount of transparent overdrive) and B) to beef up the Channel B lead high-gain tone, which it does subtly but brilliantly
I did notice it doesn't "pop" when used on my Line 6 solid state amp but that amp has so many effects built in I don't need a separate pedal
My little 25W solid state amp now sounds (to my ears) like the tube amps my other band mates have
I would not expect this pedal to make a solid state amp growl like a high gain tube amp, but at the same time it might give some nice overtones and grit that could be exactly what you're after.
I'm running it through my Crate solid state amp, and am playing an Epi Dot, BC Rich Mockingbird, and a New York Pro (Strat copy), with many other pedals in the chain.
I have not tried it with a solid state amp, and I believe that the sound with solid state will be quite different.
There are lots of choices out the now when it comes to overdrive pedals, but a good sounding overdrive for such a great price is a nice surprise for sure.
There is no company that puts out pedals as reasonably price as EH.
I have never used a Klon, but even if one was available at a sane price, It's hard to imagine that it could be much better than this pedal
So this is it: Mike Matthews' take on the legendary Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive, that famous, and famously overpriced, low- to mid-overdrive and clean boost of yore, found at incredibly exorbitant prices on Ebay and big city pawnshops
So what does it sound like?It sounds like a fantastic pedal that comes at a great price.
and I love it - great build quality, great sound, great functionality
I have modded tube screamers and didn't like the sound,The reason I started modding one because I didn't like the sound and even though I made it better, someone else owns the pedal now
My main overdrive is a Green Rhino, which has a great grainy sound, but this is very different from that.
It's definitely not a Klon Centaur but this baby does have a great sound
My main overdrive is a Green Rhino, which has a great grainy sound, but this is very different from that.
But there's a terrible pop when turning the pedal on and off, and the push button is a bit finicky
but still I love this pedal, I may see if I can dropanother type of switch in it to see if it prevents the popping, its more like the Pop from the switch as opposed a POPcaused from the boost
sounds great but, like a lot of electro harmonix pedals, you get a really loud pop when you first turn it on.
The problem is that this great sound is essentially unusable due to the very loud "pop" that is produced each time the pedal is switched on or off.
The only negative is that the very first time you engage the pedal, there is loud "pop" sound, but after that first time it doesn't make the sound
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Tone aficionados kept telling EHXs Mike Matthews about a pedal that had achieved a lot of buzz because it was only obtainable at an exorbitant price
That pedal was the KLON CENTAUR.A believer in bringing great tools to starving musicians, Mike tasked his trusty team to create an affordable alternative, and that is how the SOUL FOOD was cooked up
The SOUL FOOD delivers transparent overdrive with great touch and response
Its circuitry features boosted power rails to provide abundant headroom and increased definition
Best of all, you don't have to be a rock star to own one! Features/Specs: Transparent overdrive Boosted power rails for extended headroom and definition Super responsive Compact, rugged design Selectable true bypass or buffered bypass modes 9.6DC-200 power supply included
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