The Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight 2026 Limited Tour Edition is an opamp drive plus boost pedal, built as a collaboration with the post-hardcore band Touché Amoré. Guitar Pedal X reported it would supposedly be available only from the merch stand of the band, its long-term collaborators, during a worldwide tour1. It sits alongside the standard Limelight in the maker's range, and players interested in the regular version can read about it on the EAE x Touché Amoré Limelight page. The maker also builds other effects, such as the Electronic Audio Experiments 0xEAE Fuzz and the µ Blaster.
What it does
The Limelight combines an opamp drive circuit with a separate boost, so a player can use the drive on its own, the boost on its own, or stack the two. The controls cover the drive side and the boost side separately, with two footswitches so each can be engaged independently1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Output level |
| Tone | Tone shaping |
| Gain | Amount of drive |
| Focus | Mids / low-cut |
| Boost | Boost level |
| Drive footswitch | Engages the drive |
| Boost footswitch | Engages the boost |
The enclosure and the limited run
The 2026 Limited Tour Edition carries a 3D-printed enclosure with square-ish knobs, a look Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson described as a little reminiscent of Empty Head Effects' Output and Big Talker aesthetics1. His verdict on the appearance was warm:
"This is one of the best looking pedals of the year so far, and for me - a little reminiscent of my friend Nic at Empty H..."
As a Limited Tour Edition, this version was reported as supposedly available only from Touché Amoré's merch stand during the band's tour, rather than through normal retail channels1.
For players weighing it against other gain-stacking options, the drive side places it among overdrive pedals and the boost side among boost pedals.
Sources (1)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2026-04-15
