Crayon 69 Full-Range Overdrive : Crayon EHX. I didn't realise what I got. Until I realised! (edited after 10 months of use)

8 years ago

I don't know a lot of tone-shaping for electric guitar. I just think I have some how good taste. I bought this ONLY thinking about a not so harsh- high gain overdrive pedal with more than a "tone" knob for EQ. So this made the first filter only by the looks. Then, I didn't want to spend more than 100 dlls. Filter two check. OK. I got it. I started trying it. I liked it. It has a tone of volume - (headroom - whatever that is) - and the bass knob adds nice low, tight end. After a couple of months, I started trying to understand a bit more of this freaking addictive never-ending interest for OD pedals. Eventually I bumped into certain claimings of individuals saying this is the take of EHX on the TIMY. I didn't find a straightforward statement from EHX saying it is their take on the TIMMY, but I did a google search saying "EHX take on the TIMMY" and hundreds of links about the Crayon 69/76 popped up. Now I have a Timmy. The timmy is a wonder, and the Crayon is nothing like that. What I have found agis, though, that this Crayon sounds very similar to the J.Rokkett THE DUDE, which is the Rockett effects company's take on the DUmble tone. To be honest. I don't like the Dumble videos I've watched. But the couple of videos I watched certainly show the pedals sounding very alike. So, you'll get a TONE of headroom, and great tight bass, and a wide-range of gain with a quite controllable treble on the Crayon, and for very reasonable bucks. Ok, off to play my crayon :-)

4 stars because the footswitch feels as cheap as the pedal is cheap actually. :-P

And the tone is great but not aaaas we wish it really was. Also this doesn't offer different clippings as others do.

Still super good product.

Image Electro Harmonix Crayon 69 Full-Range Overdrive

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Electro Harmonix
  • Released in 2016
  • Average price : $87
  • Dimensions : 7mm x 11.4mm x 5.3 cm
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