Electro Harmonix Soul Food 5-stars Reviews

Unbelievable price for a great pedal

A very good quality price for a pedal that is present in many important pedalboards. Super versatile, does its job. It can be a great booster but also an overdrive with particular characteristics and voices.

Great Klon Clone :)

EHX - affordable and durable OD pedal, based on the most expensive one on the market - sounds great!

Maybe not a Klon but at least it has some Horsepower!

It delivers mostly on its sound especially when considering the price. For those who for. Always have the luxury of having that special amp they desire, this puppy handles every Amp I’ve tried it with quite well. For the price you really can’t go wrong. Aesthetic-wise it might not be the prettiest however, that shouldn’t really matter.

Great

I bought the Soul Food to my Marshall DSL5, which has a gain channel that i dont like that much. The Soul Food alters this channel to a crispy sound, that works for me just fine. It provides a wide variety of sounds, from light push, to insane gain with wild tops. I can´t compare to other klon clones, only with my Dark Matter and MojoMojo Paul Gilbert OD, and this one wins by a mile.

On the clean channel it sounds somewhat screamy, at least on my amp.

It is very sturdy build, like a tank. You get a power source, which is nice for the price of this pedal.

Perfect for the price point

I think it's hard to find a klon this good. I took a star for the sound only because it doesn't break up nicely once you put the gain past 2 o clock.

If you want a klon like pedal and don't want to spent more than twice as much, this is perfect!

Bang for the buck!

I have had one EHX Soulfood for a few years and I bought it for its great quality as a low gain OD. In this role I use it as an “always on” pedal and it enhances the tone of my JTM 45 set at slight breakup greatly, rendering a fat base tone with loads of harmonics and nice sustain.

I have now bought this second Soulfood to use as a slightly dirty solo-boost after my other ODs just before the amp. And it excels in this role as well. Plenty of gain to push the Marshalls input-stage and the ability to add more grit and bite with the tone and drive knobs. 5 stars for sound and versatility.

And it’s cheap as chips!

Standard sturdy EHX construction have held up for the 4 years I have had the first one. I hope this new one does the same.

I have heard that this is EHXs take on the legendary Klon Centaur but I have never tried that one out. It doesn’t matter neither. This pedal sounds great!

If you’re after a low gain OD and/or boost look no further! Get some Soolfood!

A+

A nice, subtle pedal. I use with humbucker and single coil guitars. nice useable sound, subtle in nature and a true by-pass switch.

Great for edge of breakup, nice crunchy tone, terrible distortion.

Preis/Leistung stimmt hier!

Um einen Klon ähnlichen Sound zu bekommen, hab ich diesem Treter von EHX eine Chance gegeben.

Leider ist der Schaltkreis nicht zu 100% der des Klons, das merkt man vor allem an dünneren Bässen und vielen Höhen.

Doch die Basis stimmt, und so habe ich die "fehlenden" Bauteile kurzerhand eingelötet und komme nun näher an meinen Wunschsound heran.

Im Netz kursieren sehr gute Vergleiche und Modding-Anleitungen.

Für leicht gezerrten Rock wie AC/DC und Konsorten funktioniert der Sould Food hervorragend und auch als Volume Booster verwendbar. Bleibt sehr vielseitig, auch wenn man ihn nicht dauerhaft nutzen kann.

Klon clone that sounds great.

Sound wise it is really lovely. You get a very klon like drive with this pedal. It goes from clean to quite dirty but usable tones.

Suits most of my needs. I boost it with another drive when needed.

The only complaint is that the knob is quite noisy and hard to push without shoes on. But that is just nitpicking.

It's Klon

Sounds exactly like Klon Centaur. No more, no less. Perfect pedal.

in case you want to safe € 5000

This pedal comes close to the famous Klon Centaur. It's also just a good overdrive pedal.

Wonderful creamy tone

Clear, rich sound on each drive level.

Super affordable Klon Clone

You could argue that it shows flaws in a side-by-side comparison with other "transparent overdrives", but during a gig as a light overdrive or boost it totally rocks and enriches your sound so so much.

Amazing pedal

I use this pedal with my Epiphone Les Paul Standard and Vox AC30 and the sound is amazing. It just makes your guitar come alive and punch through the mix. I am just amazed by the sound of the pedal. It should be noted that for that amazing sound you need to push the gain a bit harder (around 70%) otherwise it functions as a great boost/light overdrive pedal.

Fantastic

Real good overdrive.

I've been using it with a Marshall valve head for about two years, and with the pedal alone you can get HUGE sounds, perfect for juicy riffs and powerchords.

The only blemish is the lead sound, which may require another pedal like a treble booster to cut through the rest of the band.

Taking account of the price, I'd say it's a wonderful product.

Affordable K sound

This is so good you don't even know its on. I use and IKON as my always on drive sound and the Soul Food is used for what I call a "drive boost". Basically I kick it in for solo's or if I want a little extra uumph without using the boot setting on my amp and it fits the bill perfectly. As a stand alone drive it also goes head to head with anything out there.

Nice overdrive pedal

Totally love it, it gives a warm gentle, natural sounding overdriven sound.

Sometimes I use it to simply colour or distort my sound, and sometimes even to match single coil (Fender American Strat) with humbucker (Epiphone Model Special, Eastwood Airline TwinTone), which have different level and tone.

Definitely very happy with it. It's simple, small, sturdy and good quality.

What an overdrive

What an overdrive pedal. I like the sound you can get out of this little pedal.

Many features and really easy to use. This is a very versatile pedal.

From little boost to this nice overdrive sound we all like.

One of my favourite pedals I used so far.

Next to this, it is quite cheap as a pedal but you will have one of the best quality-price ratio you will find on the market.

This is a solid pedal and a nice addition to any pedalboard.

Great expressive overdrive for blues

I use it with a stratocaster, I'm mostly playing blues and so far I really like it.

It's a versatile pedal, depending on the overdrive level, from adding a little color to the sound when playing rythm guitar to adding a nice fat crunch when playing lead. Overall I've found the sound warmer and more pleasant compared to other pedals I've used before.

If I had to add one cons it would probably be the switch which can feel a bit "stiff" .

It's great value for the price, I guess it will stay on my pedal board for a while !