I was in store yesterday to have a go at EHX's new (for late 2015) Crayon overdrive.
I was expecting an East River-esque response from this one but it has its leanings towards the Soul Food instead. Thanks to the 2-band EQ, there's quite a range of voicings to be had; a boomy tone would add some jazz vibe to any neck guitar pickup & I was impressed even at lower gain settings. A boosted treble response hear alludes to its Soul Food sibling in emulating the Klon tone. It's there but it's not refined. More importantly, it's good.
The gain range- no idea if EHX is trying to live up to the 'full-range overdrive' label there, has more to offer than the East River or Soul Food units. At maximum application, the Crayon has enough saturation to trigger harmonics easily but a Protone Dead Horse pedal this is not.
I'm saving some other bits for the subsequent entry but as it is, the Crayon is a fine inclusion in the EHX range.
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