The Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword is an Electronic Audio Experiments overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Keeley Manis Iconic Overdrive and the J. Rockett Broverdrive. It pairs well with the Bad Cat Cub and the Cornell Romany 10 Tweed 10 watt Tube.
Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword
Electronic Audio Experiments · pedal
The Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword is an overdrive pedal from EAE and the brand first product, released in 2015 when EAE began handcrafting boutique drive devices in Portland, Oregon. As the flagship introduction of the EAE product line, the Longsword established the brand design philosophy of characterful, reactive overdrive with boutique component quality and medieval weapon naming conventions. The Longsword delivers overdrive character suited to players who want a boutique, personality-driven drive voice with the reactive feel and tonal character that EAE has built its reputation around.
What stands out
“The Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword is an overdrive pedal from EAE and the brand first product, released in 2015 when EAE began handcrafting boutique drive devices in Portland, Oregon”
— from the listing
“Used by EAE followers who want the brand foundational overdrive character from the 2015 origin product”
— from the community notes
“personality-driven drive voice with the reactive feel and tonal character that eae has built its reputation around”
— from the listing
“EAE founding product establishing the brand boutique OD voice, delivering a characterful, reactive overdrive suited to blues, rock, and classic rock applications where a personality-driven boutique voice is preferred over mass-market altern…”
— from the community notes
“The Longsword delivers the foundational EAE boutique overdrive voice that established the brand in 2015, with the reactive, characterful quality that has defined the broader EAE lineup across subsequent products”
— from the reviews
Trade-offs
“The boutique construction and EAE house overdrive character are the most cited appeals”
— from the community notes
- overdrive
- driven
- tonal character
- boutique
- more extreme characters
- reactive feel
- classic rock
- rock
Genres the Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword is commonly used in
Amps that pair well with the Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword
Bad Cat Cub
Bad Cat
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Bad Cat Cub's own harmonically rich character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Cornell Romany 10 Tweed 10 watt Tube
Cornell
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Cornell Romany 10 Tweed 10 watt Tube leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes later in the signal chain
Ceriatone British Style 2525
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a dynamic tone, Ceriatone British Style 2525 brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Vox AC30S1 OneTwelve 30W 1x12 Combo
Vox
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a dynamic tone, Vox AC30S1 OneTwelve 30W 1x12 Combo brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Fryette Power Station 100
Fryette
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Fryette Power Station 100 leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Kustom HV30 Tube
Kustom
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Kustom HV30 Tube leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Friedman PT-20
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Friedman PT-20 leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Pedals that stack with the Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword
Orange Kongpressor
Orange
25% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Both lean toward dynamic and compressed respectively — close enough in character that they complement instead of clashing
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Origin Effects RevivalDrive
Origin Effects
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, Origin Effects RevivalDrive brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Keeley Super AT Mod Overdrive Limited Edition
Keeley
16% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Keeley Super AT Mod Overdrive Limited Edition leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Catalinbread Valcoder '70s Collection
Catalinbread
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Catalinbread Valcoder '70s Collection after Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Echoplex EP-3
Echoplex
8% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Echoplex EP-3 after Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS Lucky Cat Delay limited edition
JHS Pedals
8% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep JHS Lucky Cat Delay limited edition after Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
DigiTech DOD Compressor 280
Digitech
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
DigiTech DOD Compressor 280 leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
DigiTech XBS Bass Squeeze
Digitech
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
DigiTech XBS Bass Squeeze leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Keeley Manis Iconic Overdrive
Keeley
59% similarityShared character: tonal character, overdrive
J. Rockett Broverdrive
J Rockett
58% similarityShared character: classic rock, overdrive
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MKI
Catalinbread
53% similarityShared character: classic rock, overdrive
Crazy Tube Circuits Triptychon
Crazy Tube Circuits
53% similarityShared character: alternative, overdrive
Death By Audio Interstellar Overdrive
Death By Audio
50% similaritySimilar role and voicing
Cusack Music Screamer V2
Cusack Music
50% similarityShared character: overdrive
EarthQuaker Devices Blackout Gary
EarthQuaker Devices
49% similarityShared character: overdrive
Greer Amps Royal Velvet
Greer
49% similarityShared character: alternative, classic rock, overdrive
JHS Kirkland Custom Boost
pedal
48% similarityShared character: tonal character
Crazy Tube Circuits Crossfire Overdrive Combo
Crazy Tube Circuits
48% similarityShared character: overdrive
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Fault V2
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
47% similaritySimilar role and voicing
Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone
Audiocade
47% similarityShared character: tonal character, classic rock, overdrive
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword?+
The closest matches in character are the Keeley Manis Iconic Overdrive, the J. Rockett Broverdrive, the Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MKI.
What pairs well with the Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Bad Cat Cub, Cornell Romany 10 Tweed 10 watt Tube, Ceriatone British Style 2525 — Bad Cat Cub's own harmonically rich character is the real reason this is worth trying.
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