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  • #78329
    InvaderCC
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    This is one great pedal..I have always been a huge EHX fan in fact without a doubt i will say they are my favorite pedal manufacture..But the Soul preacher goes above and beyond…It isn’t transparent but with that said i wouldn’t want it to be it adds tone to your tone if that makes any sense..It brightens fattens and polishes everything..I know someone will say how can a Compressor fatten tone..All i can say is try it..this pedal is a 10 plus in my book.

    #97529
    jubb
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    it’s my favorite pedal compressor by far.. much better than the mxrs

    #98668
    andtrea
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    About the vintage SP

    Whick kind of power supply and tip needs?

    Is the switch true-bypass? (I guess not….

    #100737
    andtrea
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    Quote:
    About the vintage SP

    Whick kind of power supply and tip needs?

    Is the switch true-bypass? (I guess not….

    BUMP

    #100738
    andtrea
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    Quote:
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    About the vintage SP

    Whick kind of power supply and tip needs?

    Is the switch true-bypass? (I guess not….

    BUMP

    ..and i would appreciate some general info and comments on this pedal ;)

    #100743
    Fender&EHX4ever
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    About the vintage SP

    Whick kind of power supply and tip needs?

    Is the switch true-bypass? (I guess not….

    BUMP

    ..and i would appreciate some general info and comments on this pedal ;)

    The vintage Soul Preacher requires a 9v positive tip power supply. I think I’ve tried both 300ma and 500ma, and both worked fine.

    I don’t recall looking to see if they were true-bypass by default, but I can’t imagine it would be difficult to mod it.

    It’s not my favorite EHX compressor, by a a long shot, but it’s good for some specific applications, like using it in front of fuzz or distortion for leads. It also does a fine job of being a bit of a treble booster.

    If you’re looking for a great overall compressor, I would recommend the BlackFinger or WhiteFinger compressors first.

    #100873
    st.bede
    Member

    the SP is a very nice comp pedal…it does something a little different then the other comp pedals I have and it is very musical….I like what the OP said “adds tone to tone”…

    #109249
    eniacmike
    Member

    I have the nano soul preacher. I love it for clean sounds, finger picking, flat picking, etc. It sounds really good doing some wilco type stuff with chords and little country twang fills in between. Most of the time I run both knobs at noon and keep the attack time on fast. You can boost the volume up if you want to send the amp into a little overdrive, very sweet sounding.

    This sounds really good on my acoustic too. I do alot of high capo stuff on the 5th-7th fret and play open chords kind of like a fake mandolin, and the sustain and “sweetened” tone sounds great for that kind of stuff.

    It does color the tone a little bit I would say it is brighter than any regular clean boost like the lpb1.

    This pedal is noisy, and I was worried about it, but I was watching eric johnson go through his rig and when he hits his compressor (i think it’s an older mxr dynacomp) I heard the same kind of noise that I get with the soul preacher. I did adjust the trim on the inside and it seems to help the noise though. Just don’t stop playing! or you could run a gate or something before it. The noise does stop if you turn down your guitar, so it isn’t really the pedal making noise on it’s own.

    #104700
    chev
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    It’s my next EHX…I would use it with the LPB-1.

    just don’t know in which order yet? LPB-1 in front or SP?

    thanks for the review.

    Is there more reviews of the SP with Big Muff TW, Graphic Fuzz or Bass Big Muff that’s what I would use it with…

    #106657
    pencil-in
    Member

    I’d say use SP > LPB > amp otherwise the SP will pretty much cancel out the effect of the LPB

    #102698
    chev
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    I’d say use SP > LPB > amp otherwise the SP will pretty much cancel out the effect of the LPB

    ok yes I see, thanks for the info.

    for now I’m investing on a pair of hotter pick-ups maybe that will throw out the LPB-1 because of the extra boost…? but SP would be good to control the range of the attack but would that screw the enveloppe filter of the Graphic Fuzz!? because I use it a lot. perhaps the SP would be good only on clean without the GF?

    thanks!

    #102681
    jawa
    Member

    who can answer is the pedal analog? couse i can’t see the info anywhere

    #102537
    electro-melx
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    who can answer is the pedal analog? couse i can’t see the info anywhere

    yeah it is.

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