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Hey all,
So I got 5 EHX Nano pedals on Monday and have been playing with them since.
I have to say that EHX has been doing the right things. The pedals sound phenomenal, especially for the price.
1) EHX Big Muff Pi Nano:
Love this pedal, definitely keeping it. The size difference is huge and from what I can tell, it sounds no different from a NYC Big Muff Pi, I'm into that pedal moreso than some of the vintage muff's that everyone here on TGP raves about. Not much more to say about that. It can do Smashing Pumpkins, Pink Floyd and alot more. Definite Keeper.
2) EHX East River Drive:
A very nice OD pedal, it has tubescreamer qualities for sure, I'm not the biggest fan of TS9 pedals and found that it was lacking in certain areas but for those who like Tubescreamers, this would be a great choice. Won't be keeping this one but it was pretty quiet.
3) EHX Soul Food:
Awesome pedal, even if it was priced a bit higher. I had the Klon KTR and Voyager at the same time, and I really didn't like the KTR, maybe the price/quality ratio was the reason but I preferred my Walrus Audio Voyager to it. Well now comes out the EHX Soul Food and it outright bumps my Walrus Audio Voyager off the board. IMO it sounds better as a clean boost and a low gain drive, which is what I'm looking for. I think the higher gain settings aren't that great but I thought the same of the Voyager too, in fact I still prefer the Soul Food's high gain tones to the Voyager. The only downfall for the Soul Food when comparing the two is that the Voyager is a bit quieter at the same tone setting (ie: same treble/brightness setting), but then again 209 vs 59 bucks...! Keeper.
4) EHX Hot Tubes Nano:
Great recreation of the vintage pedal. I had an original awhile ago, and while this sounded the same to my ears, it also had the same tonal characteristic which just didn't work for me. The Hot Tubes is very woofy and bassy, but it sounds great through some rigs. It's definitely not for me though.
5) EHX Glove OD:
What a cool pedal. It's got a ton of gain on tap but sounds great as a medium gain pedal too. I'm keeping this pedal for an all around pedal when I want to just quickly set up and jam. It's truly a great sounding OD and can do low to high gain stuff. The toneshift is really useful, basically making the tone knob SUPER useable. It's one of those pedals that might not stay on my board, but it will stay with me for those times where I just want to play through an amp clean and not have to worry about setting up my pedal board. Keeper!
Well I'll try and make a video this weekend but usually never get to finding the time. Let me know if you guys have any questions or comparisons you want done!
So I got 5 EHX Nano pedals on Monday and have been playing with them since.
I have to say that EHX has been doing the right things. The pedals sound phenomenal, especially for the price.
1) EHX Big Muff Pi Nano:
Love this pedal, definitely keeping it. The size difference is huge and from what I can tell, it sounds no different from a NYC Big Muff Pi, I'm into that pedal moreso than some of the vintage muff's that everyone here on TGP raves about. Not much more to say about that. It can do Smashing Pumpkins, Pink Floyd and alot more. Definite Keeper.
2) EHX East River Drive:
A very nice OD pedal, it has tubescreamer qualities for sure, I'm not the biggest fan of TS9 pedals and found that it was lacking in certain areas but for those who like Tubescreamers, this would be a great choice. Won't be keeping this one but it was pretty quiet.
3) EHX Soul Food:
Awesome pedal, even if it was priced a bit higher. I had the Klon KTR and Voyager at the same time, and I really didn't like the KTR, maybe the price/quality ratio was the reason but I preferred my Walrus Audio Voyager to it. Well now comes out the EHX Soul Food and it outright bumps my Walrus Audio Voyager off the board. IMO it sounds better as a clean boost and a low gain drive, which is what I'm looking for. I think the higher gain settings aren't that great but I thought the same of the Voyager too, in fact I still prefer the Soul Food's high gain tones to the Voyager. The only downfall for the Soul Food when comparing the two is that the Voyager is a bit quieter at the same tone setting (ie: same treble/brightness setting), but then again 209 vs 59 bucks...! Keeper.
4) EHX Hot Tubes Nano:
Great recreation of the vintage pedal. I had an original awhile ago, and while this sounded the same to my ears, it also had the same tonal characteristic which just didn't work for me. The Hot Tubes is very woofy and bassy, but it sounds great through some rigs. It's definitely not for me though.
5) EHX Glove OD:
What a cool pedal. It's got a ton of gain on tap but sounds great as a medium gain pedal too. I'm keeping this pedal for an all around pedal when I want to just quickly set up and jam. It's truly a great sounding OD and can do low to high gain stuff. The toneshift is really useful, basically making the tone knob SUPER useable. It's one of those pedals that might not stay on my board, but it will stay with me for those times where I just want to play through an amp clean and not have to worry about setting up my pedal board. Keeper!
Well I'll try and make a video this weekend but usually never get to finding the time. Let me know if you guys have any questions or comparisons you want done!
