The Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight is an Electronic Audio Experiments distortion pedal. Close alternatives include the ThorpyFX Electric Lightning and the DOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive. It pairs well with the Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head and the Marshall JCM900 2100.

Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight

Electronic Audio Experiments · pedal

The Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight is a dual-channel overdrive pedal developed in collaboration with the LA punk band Touche Amore, starting from a Bluesbreaker-inspired circuit reworked with mods borrowed from Marshall's classic Bluesbreaker and Shredmaster designs, where one pot changes the gain of two cascaded stages together, blended with a Tube-Screamer-influenced voicing for a unique combination of aggression and chime. Independent boost and drive circuits, up to 21dB of clean boost, and a Focus toggle for low-end cut give real range, all through relay-based true bypass switching that defaults to bypass on power loss. The response stays open and dynamic with a bright, chiming top end that never turns brittle and a low end that stays tight even at higher gain, responding strongly to picking dynamics. It suits players wanting a Bluesbreaker-family overdrive with more gain, clarity, and articulation than the classic circuit typically offers.

  • high gain
  • low gain
  • drive
  • overdrive
  • grind
  • gain
  • boutique
  • subtle

Genres the Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight is commonly used in

  • Electronic
  • Punk
  • Alternative
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  • Rock
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  • Blues
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  • Indie Rock
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Amps that pair well with the Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight

Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head

amplifier

30% match

Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Marshall JCM900 2100

Marshall

29% match
$1216.84via Reverb

Feed a high gain signal into Marshall JCM900 2100 and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210

Gallien Krueger

tonal match
$1849via Reverb

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head

Magnatone

tonal match

Stack Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Ampeg V-4

Ampeg

tonal match
$599via Reverb

Ampeg V-4 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Synergy SL2 Module

Synergy

tonal match

Into a low gain tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings the high gain it's missing

Vox MV50 Rock with 1x8 Cabinet

Vox

tonal match

Run Vox MV50 Rock with 1x8 Cabinet into that low gain platform and it finally gets some high gain

Mesa Boogie Mark Five:25 Head

Mesa Boogie

tonal match
$1800via Reverb

Mesa Boogie Mark Five:25 Head's high gain fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own

Pedals that stack with the Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight

Beetronics Swarm

Beetronics

18% match
$249via Reverb

Into a low gain tone, Beetronics Swarm brings the fuzzy it's missing

ZVEX Fuzz Factory

Zvex

18% match
$199via Reverb

ZVEX Fuzz Factory's fuzzy fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own

Walrus Audio Julia

Walrus Audio

15% match

Run Walrus Audio Julia after Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight's own gain stage

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio

Crazy Tube Circuits

13% match

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Boss RV-6 Reverb

Boss

12% match
$143.15via Reverb

Put Boss RV-6 Reverb after Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Electro-Harmonix Canyon

Electro-Harmonix

12% match

Put Electro-Harmonix Canyon after Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Friedman Buxom Boost

Friedman

tonal match
$169via Reverb

Into Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight, Friedman Buxom Boost is right at home: it's built around a high-gain amp's front end

Spaceman Effects Atlas IV

Spaceman

tonal match
$179via Reverb

Spaceman Effects Atlas IV takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

ThorpyFX Electric Lightning

ThorpyFX

73% similarity
$494.94via Reverb

Shared character: high_gain_settings, articulation, boost

DOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive

Dod

71% similarity

Shared character: high_gain_settings, high_end, articulation

Origin Effects M-EQ Driver

Origin Effects

70% similarity
$283.46via Reverb

Shared character: high_gain_settings, high_end, boost

Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft

Boss

70% similarity
$171.78via Reverb

Shared character: high_end, boost, bright

Crowther Hot Cake

Crowther

70% similarity
$213.51via Reverb

Shared character: high_gain_settings, articulation, boost

MXR Timmy Overdrive

MXR

70% similarity
$145.80via Reverb

Shared character: high_end, clarity, gain

Horizon Devices Precision Drive

Horizon Devices

69% similarity
$149.99via Reverb

Shared character: high_gain_settings, boost, bright

Catalinbread Karma Suture

Catalinbread

69% similarity
$179.99via Reverb

Shared character: high_gain_settings, articulation, boost

Catalinbread Galileo

Catalinbread

69% similarity

Shared character: bright, high_end, response

EarthQuaker Devices Buffer/Preamp

EarthQuaker Devices

66% similarity
$78.99via Reverb

Shared character: high_end, combination, true_bypass

DigiTech DOD Overdrive Preamp 250X

Digitech

65% similarity
$127.76via Reverb

Shared character: response, high_gain_settings, true_bypass

Joyo Hot Witch

Joyo

65% similarity
$33.90via Reverb

Shared character: aggressive_playing, high_gain_settings, gain

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight?+

The closest matches in character are the ThorpyFX Electric Lightning, the DOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive, the Origin Effects M-EQ Driver.

What pairs well with the Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head, Marshall JCM900 2100, Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 — Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight.

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