The Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT is an Electronic Audio Experiments overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Strymon Riverside and the Carl Martin TOD High-Gain Overdrive. It pairs well with the Hiwatt DR103H and the Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet.
Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT
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The Electronic Audio Experiments Model feT is an amp-style distortion pedal from EAE, handmade in Portland, Oregon, designed to replicate the saturation character of a tube amplifier using FET transistor technology that approximates the behavior of vacuum tubes in a solid-state circuit. EAE describes it alongside their transistor overdrives and JFET preamps as a complete amp-style distortion rather than a conventional pedal distortion. The Model feT produces a distortion character with the harmonic depth, compression, and natural feel associated with cranked tube amplifiers, aimed at players who want amp-like saturation in a compact pedal format.
- fet
- transistor
- distortion
- hard rock
- saturation
- amp simulation character
- classic rock
- organic
Genres the Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Metal
- Hard Rock
- Electronic
- Alternative
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT
Hiwatt DR103H
Hiwatt
23% matchFeed a saturated signal into Hiwatt DR103H and it comes out closer to tight
Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet
Laney
23% matchLaney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet pushes a saturated tone toward tight
EVH 010
Evh
tonal matchEVH 010 takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Friedman JEL-Junior (Jake E. Lee Signature) 20W Head
Friedman
tonal matchStack Friedman JEL-Junior (Jake E. Lee Signature) 20W Head on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Gallien-Krueger MB108
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchStack Gallien-Krueger MB108 on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Hiwatt HB210HN
Hiwatt
tonal matchStack Hiwatt HB210HN on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Hiwatt HB410HN
Hiwatt
tonal matchHiwatt HB410HN takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Laney Digbeth DBV212-4 Cabinet
Laney
tonal matchLaney Digbeth DBV212-4 Cabinet takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Pedals that stack with the Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT
Shin's Music Dumbloid
Shins Music
19% matchShin's Music Dumbloid takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
MXR Micro Amp
MXR
17% matchMXR Micro Amp takes that saturated character and pushes it toward clean boost
Origin Effects Cali76 MK2 Bass Compressor
Origin Effects
16% matchOrigin Effects Cali76 MK2 Bass Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Anarchy Audio Flutterby Tremolo
Anarchy Audio
9% matchRun Flutterby's optical tremolo pulse after Model FeT's hard-rock FET saturation settles, so the modulation moves a defined tone.
TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay
TC Electronic
7% matchKeep TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay after Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Mooer A7 Ambience
Mooer
7% matchMooer A7 Ambience's pristine voice goes after Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT's own saturated character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Laney TI-Boost
Laney
tonal matchInto Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT, Laney TI-Boost is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Mooer Flex Boost
Mooer
tonal matchMooer Flex Boost is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT gives it exactly that
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Strymon Riverside
Strymon
66% similarityShared character: pick_attack, preamp
Carl Martin TOD High-Gain Overdrive
Carl Martin
66% similarityShared character: compression, hard_rock, natural
Benson Amps Preamp
Benson Amps
65% similarityShared character: preamp, boutique_stuff
JHS Clover
JHS Pedals
65% similarityShared character: preamp, natural
Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost)
Benson Amps
65% similarityShared character: preamp, boutique_stuff
Crowther Hot Cake
Crowther
65% similarityShared character: distortion
Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus
Dunlop
64% similarityShared character: compression, hard_rock, classic_rock
Fender Pugilist
Fender
64% similarityShared character: pick_attack, hard_rock, distortion
Electronic Audio Experiments Citadel
Electronic Audio Experiments
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Fortin Amplification Kali Pre-Amp
Fortin Amplification
93% similaritysimilar tone character
MXR M264 FET Driver
MXR
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Electronic Audio Experiments Citadel JFet Master Lead
Electronic Audio Experiments
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT?+
The closest matches in character are the Strymon Riverside, the Carl Martin TOD High-Gain Overdrive, the Benson Amps Preamp.
What pairs well with the Electronic Audio Experiments Model FeT?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Hiwatt DR103H, Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet, EVH 010 — Feed a saturated signal into Hiwatt DR103H and it comes out closer to tight.