• Reviews around gain (4.45 of 5)

    Electro-Harmonix Soul Food Distortion/Fuzz/Overdrive Pedal

    • On the clean stacks, at low volumes you really gotta crank the drive to get a nice light sensible gain
    • You will hit unity gain (output level equal for "on" vs. "bypass") with the volume knob at about 10:30.
    • 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
    • Highly recommended, low to medium gain overdrive
    • It gives an amazing clean boost, and can get a little dirty gain on a clean setting amplifier that sounds amazing
    • A clean boost, as well as a lower gain Fuzz
    • 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.
    • Great low gain drive
    • The transparent gain adjustment is a nice feature (it really is transparent to my ears)
    • In that setup I can dial in more gain without getting harsh overtones and with a little clean volume boost as
    • I have tested both the buffered and unbuffered signal options (as well as on other pedals) and I can not tell a huge difference between the two, though this is almost certainly due to my personal rig rather than any benefit or flaw of the pedal.