The effect is no-nonsense
and delivers a reliable,
warm, and chimey overdrive.
In the lower settings,
the signal breaks up with
subtlety; it’s an effect that
is meant to color the signal
in this setting. High up, the
Morning Glory is loud and
clear. Its overdrive sizzles
but never goes so far that
it obliterates the signal.
It’s a tastefully restrained
overdrive in this respect,
because it doesn’t fall victim
to the tendency toward
overdrive excess.
tone that will turn ears as
it recreates the sounds of a
now-gone era of rock n’ roll.
It’s almost as if the pedal
comes with its own vinyl
crackling effect, so true is
it to the tones of the great
stadium rock guitarists of
the ‘70s. From subtle sustain
to a full-on, grimy, waverly
squashing, the Steak & Eggs
is going to please the ears.
WHAT WE LIKE
Useful combination of
classic compression and
classic overdrive makes for
wonderful listening.
CONCERNS
None.
Curiously, the Steak and
Eggs comes packaged in
a JHS box, and appears
more at home, at least
visually, with JHS’s other
pedals rather than Keeley’s.
One wonders if this design
was by choice or by force
(perhaps a JHS engineer
won an arm wrestling
contest against a Keeley
engineer). Regardless, the
pedal features the same
solid construction and
quality components for
which both JHS and Keeley
are known.
In combination, the Steak
& Eggs pumps out classic
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