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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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 Posted - 06/30/2008 : 20:36:15
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I've just bought an EH-2. More because I was curious than to fill any particular need (real or perceived).
After cleaning and maintenance (pot lube, etc) I put it on my pedalboard to test it before putting it away. Surprisingly, it adds something more interesting than I'd expected. It has stayed on the board, at least for a while.
If you own an EH-2, what have you found? Is it on your board long-term, or is it a curiosity that gets boring?
Laurie. |
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Mesjoggah
Gold Member
Netherlands
595 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2008 : 22:27:47
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| I recently bought one too, had it on my board for a couple of days but since i bought it together with a bunch of other pedals i'm not sure what it does exactly so i took it of my board.. |
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ChristoMephisto
Platinum Member
Canada
1288 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 14:09:23
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Haven't played mine in a bit, got a mint boxed one.
They're pretty cool, 'specially with long chain lines, to clean it up at the end,
or add a certain something-something to my od/dist.
Since its and envelope follower based pedal, place it before your delay and 'verb.
Or even after/before your od/dist to act as a EQ of sorts.
Play with it on your board, and see if you miss it later. |
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controlfreak
Silver Member
Ireland
337 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 14:20:06
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i just couldn't find a single use for mine!!
my sound was never like "a blanket over my amp" so i didn't really notice much difference with most settings. all it seemed to do was make the tone a bit fragile and brittle sounding at certain settings. i doubt its usefulness for me in a band context where frequencies are flying around all over the place.
i think you're signal path would have to sound very muffled to get the most out of this pedal.
do people find it changes the characteristic of certain pedals if placed before them? i only ever used mine at the end of the chain. can it be used as an eq pedal of sorts? |
Edited by - controlfreak on 07/01/2008 14:20:46 |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 14:45:27
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Hi Laurie
Here is an interesting test-experiment.
Connect up, & turn the EH-2 on, no other pedals, into clean channel on amp.
Play with it for at least 20-30 mins... 
Then turn it off.... 
Now do you hear the difference?
It takes your ears a bit of time to acclimatize to the EH-2. (10 mins or more).
(Unless you have calibrated - Zentropa Ears).
A lot of people say that it sounds like someone just lifted a blanket (or wet blanket) off your amp-speaker/s.
A few people use this as their secret weapon. works really well wit acoustics as well.
In fact some members here on the forum,
use just a guitar -> EH-2 -> Amp.
Like a really good compressor pedal.
The EH-2 is money well spent.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 16:52:35
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I played with it a bit last night. I've found a chain that it sounds excellent in...
Strat -> CS-3 -> BF-2 -> DM-2 -> EH-2 -> CE-5 -> DR100 -> DD-7 -> clean channels on amps
The signal splits to stereo at the CE-5. The RD100 is a Behringer true stereo reverb. DD-7 is set to stereo ping-pong delay.
I can really (I mean REALLY) hear the difference when the EH-2 isn't there. Sounds awesome when it's there.
Haven't found a distorted/overdriven setup that it works in yet.
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ronster
Gold Member
Australia
645 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 17:07:06
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I agree with Dr Bob, definately an effect that sometimes cannot be heard until you turn it off. I think it helps to understand what the knobs do on it too.
I love using it on my accoustic! Don't really use it much with an electric.
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zentropa
Gold Member
USA
837 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 17:34:11
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It takes your ears a bit of time to acclimatize to the EH-2. (10 mins or more).
(Unless you have calibrated - Zentropa Ears).
haha, i never know if those references are a compliment or insult :)
i can hear a significant difference immediately after turning one on or off but i haven't owned one in a long time (12 years or so) but it never got much use. i picked up a couple cheap at pawn shops in the $10-15 range in the mid 90's.
i always felt they were designed to balance off the frequency loss of a high impedance signal. used one a bit when i was doing live sound for people w/ acoustics that had high impedance pickups and had to run a lot of cable to the board (we usually mic'd it too, but blended both the pickup and mic). seemed to liven up that and especially help to fill up old dead sounding strings on an acoustic.
for an electric i found it really only was useful with a LONG pedal chain... like more pedals than i would usually use (2-3). i found its enhancement to be a little one-sided though. i know the treble tends to bleed out earliest but it seems like the EH-2 only really tried to balance off the treble and didn't do much for bass loss (although i've only found this to be a factor with single coils). the nice thing is that it can be dialed in to be fairly mild, although it seems to add some "edge" to the sound/dynamics in an unnatural way.
keep in mind these are all going off memory from 1998 and before heh.
i keep passing on the ones i find (although if they were $10-20 cheaper i would probably get one) and i've been meaning to grab another one just for kicks when i find the right deal. |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 17:44:49
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Originally posted by zentropa
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It takes your ears a bit of time to acclimatize to the EH-2. (10 mins or more).
(Unless you have calibrated - Zentropa Ears).
haha, i never know if those references are a compliment or insult :)
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Hi Zentropa
Always as a Compliment...
So now you can sleep easy.
Regards Dr. Bob
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 18:00:49
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Originally posted by zentropa
quote:
It takes your ears a bit of time to acclimatize to the EH-2. (10 mins or more).
(Unless you have calibrated - Zentropa Ears).
haha, i never know if those references are a compliment or insult :)
We are just jealous.... |
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Konrad
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
76 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 20:22:28
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I've got good ears - I heard it straight away and bought another one.
One thing I noticed very quickly is that it makes those 'pinched' harmonics squeals happen without even trying. |
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4evrnewB
Silver Member
Canada
322 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 22:32:28
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| Huh. Must try mine sometime. Have a mint one in the box and will have a verrrrryy long pedal chain... |
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zentropa
Gold Member
USA
837 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 23:19:11
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Always as a Compliment...
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We are just jealous....
thanks heh. it's more of a curse than anything. the first time i noticed tone degredation through a few pedals (that no one else in the room could notice) i went out and spent $200 on high end spectraflex cables. that fixed it about half way, which wasn't good enough so i went out and spent $60 on some high quality 1/4" to 1/4" plugs to completely minimize the length between pedals. when it was still noticeable after that i took a few pedals out until it was barely noticeable. no one else in my band could tell the difference. $260
later and i was the only one that could tell.
i learned later that a lot of it was due to impedance change and there wasn't really anything i could do about it.
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One thing I noticed very quickly is that it makes those 'pinched' harmonics squeals happen without even trying.
agreed here. that was part of the added "edge" i was talking about.
i've given it some thought and i think if i had an EH-2 i probably would only use it during solos. |
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the-destructor
Silver Member
USA
334 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 00:42:49
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I recently acquired this pedal & what I was told of the pedal holds true. It's one of those mystery pedals. You don't miss it or realize it's there until you turn it off after playing awhile. I took a stab in the dark to get it, planted it on the board & there it will stay.
Although I'd prefer aural excitement of a different spelling, I'd be weak in the knees without this.
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 08:30:02
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I use EH-2 a lot, alone or in chains. I like the sound it produces, that aforementioned �magic�, it adds something nice to the tone. I like it both with clean and dirty guitar tones.
With a good Fender amp EH-2 would probably (alongside a nice overdrive) I would be the only thing needed to get a killer sound.
I have two EH-2 just in case one of them explodes 
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 08:49:27
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Hi the-destructor
Welcome to the forum from Australia.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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EH-2 ... your experiences?
