If you're here, you probably already know. But if not, the Longsword is an op-amp based drive from Boston's Electronic Audio Experiments. It's seriously flexible and versatile—I think it could easily be the only one on your board, and it also has some of the finest build quality I've seen in any pedal.

Big thanks to EAE for sponsoring this demo!
https://www.electronicaudioexperiment...

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// HEARD HERE
Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster
EAE Longsword
EAE Halberd
Boss BF-2
Keeley Eccos https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/...
Red Panda Context V2 https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/...
Marshall Origin 50C
Two Notes Torpedo Captor X

0:00 // Intro Track
1:45 // Overview
3:08 // Drive & Boost
6:02 // Diode Toggle
7:15 // EQ & Shift Toggle
7:31 // High
8:00 // Low
8:30 // Mid
9:01 // Shift
9:48 // Low Gain Sounds
10:32 // High Gain Sounds
11:15 // Stacking w/ Halberd
12:09 // Stacking w/ BF-2
12:55 // Shoegaze w/ Context V2