EHX Crayon

lincolnblue

I've been looking this evening at the EHX Crayon and think it sounds good. I can't find though what the differences are between the two versions...anyone able to help?

Magnetic_Effects

I believe the graphics are the only difference. 

jpttaylor

Just different graphics on the front - same internals.

lincolnblue

Anyone got any experience of them? I have the Soul Food already, not sure whether the Crayon will be a good addition

Jonathanthomas83

What kind of OD is it?

lincolnblue

Jonathanthomas83 said:

What kind of OD is it?

According to EHX it's a " Full range overdrive" http://www.ehx.com/products/crayon ;

Jonathanthomas83

I don't get what a full range OD is really. Is it their take on a Timmy? I guess Timmy is full range, right? As it's quite transparent and can accentuate certain frequencies to your tastes. A Klon is more mid based, is that correct? I'm probably really wrong!

jpttaylor

Jonathanthomas83 said:

I don't get what a full range OD is really. Is it their take on a Timmy? I guess Timmy is full range, right? As it's quite transparent and can accentuate certain frequencies to your tastes. A Klon is more mid based, is that correct? I'm probably really wrong!

I think that's basically it. Haven't played a Crayon myself but the consensus online seems to be it's the EHX take on a Timmy. It seems like it doesn't boost mids or cut bass like a lot of overdrives tend to do, which makes the independent bass and treble controls more useful.

The Soul Food tends to stack well with most things so I can't imagine there being any problem with the Crayon, but it won't be drastically different in terms of gain range.

Jonathanthomas83

Nice one @jpttaylor ;

PeterOne

lincolnblue said:

Anyone got any experience of them? I have the Soul Food already, not sure whether the Crayon will be a good addition

I've had one for a few months and I'm really happy with it. I've got an SD1 for more mid-boosted sounds but I find myself using the Crayon most of the time - it's a lot 'fuller' and 'crisper' sounding, and the 2-band EQ is useful if you're using it as a boost rather than overdrive.

When I first plugged into it I thought "this sounds exactly like it did on Youtube", so if you like how it sounds in demo videos then you should be happy with it.