The Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5 is an Electronic Audio Experiments overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Klon KTR and the Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the Ceriatone 2202H.
Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5
Electronic Audio Experiments · pedal
The Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5 keeps the same circuit topology and CMOS-based switching introduced in V2, refining rather than redesigning it: smoother Pre and Depth potentiometer tapers for finer control response, plus roughly 3dB more maximum gain on tap. It's not a new hardware revision so much as a polish pass on the 2021 V2 redesign, retaining the same 125B enclosure, Post/Pre/Tone/Low controls, and 3-way Voice toggle (Clang/Standard/Deep).
- response
- gain
- headroom
- tonal character
- smoother control feel
- transparent
- overdrive
- electronic
Genres the Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5 is commonly used in
- Indie Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Electronic
- Post-Punk
- Rock
- Blues
Amps that pair well with the Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Soldano
23% matchThe high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier gives it saturated to fill it with
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchThe high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Ceriatone 2202H gives it high gain to fill it with
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchThe high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Synergy SL2 Module gives it high gain to fill it with
Blackstar HT20 Mk. II 20 Watt Combo
Blackstar
tonal matchInto a high headroom tone, Blackstar HT20 Mk. II 20 Watt Combo brings the high gain it's missing
Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head
Peavey
tonal matchInto a high headroom tone, Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head brings the high gain it's missing
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchInto a high headroom tone, Friedman BE-Mini Head brings the high gain it's missing
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchThe high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 gives it high gain to fill it with
Bogner Ecstasy Mini 30W
Bogner
tonal matchInto a high headroom tone, Bogner Ecstasy Mini 30W brings the high gain it's missing
Pedals that stack with the Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5
Beetronics Nectar
Beetronics
25% matchBeetronics Nectar's fuzzy fills in what this high headroom tone doesn't make on its own
Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive
Fulltone
24% matchInto a high headroom tone, Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive brings the fuzzy it's missing
Electro-Harmonix Bad
Electro-Harmonix
16% matchRun Electro-Harmonix Bad after Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5 in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5's own gain stage
Lab Ratz 3D Boum Warming Unit
Lab Ratz 3d
11% matchLab Ratz 3D Boum Warming Unit's own low gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Meris Polymoon
Meris
8% matchMeris Polymoon's modulated voice goes after Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5's own high headroom character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
pedal
8% matchPut Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5 in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchElectro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5 gives it exactly that
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
tonal matchInto Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5, Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Klon KTR
Klon
67% similarityShared character: headroom, transparent, gain
Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive
Greer
66% similarityShared character: subtle, transparent, gain
Carl Martin DC Drive V3
Carl Martin
66% similarityShared character: circuit, headroom, subtle
Friedman IR-J Jake E Lee Boost
Friedman
66% similarityShared character: transparent, gain, overdrive
ThorpyFX Electric Lightning
ThorpyFX
66% similarityShared character: subtle, transparent, gain
Electro-Harmonix Soul Food
Electro-Harmonix
65% similarityShared character: headroom, subtle, response
Analog Man King of Tone
Analog Man
65% similarityShared character: headroom, response, transparent
Strymon Riverside
Strymon
65% similarityShared character: transparent, gain, overdrive
Boss OD-1X Overdrive
Boss
90% similaritysimilar tone character
TC Electronic MojoMojo Overdrive
TC Electronic
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Warm Audios Throne of Tone
Warm Audio
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Diezel Zerrer 2-Channel Preamp
Diezel
89% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5?+
The closest matches in character are the Klon KTR, the Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive, the Carl Martin DC Drive V3.
What pairs well with the Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd V2.5?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Ceriatone 2202H, Synergy SL2 Module — The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier gives it saturated to fill it with.