Overdrive Pedal

The Ibanez Tube Screamer is easily one of the most influential effects pedals in music gear history, used by wide variety of guitarists across several genre of music from Brad Paisley to The Edge, John Mayer and -- most famously -- Stevie Ray Vaughan. It has also been outright cloned numerous times, used as the basis for hundreds of overdrive pedals from several manufacturers and also enjoys one of the largest modding communities around. Today, we're taking a look at what exactly made the Tube Screamer such a success as well as taking a look at the differences between three of its popular iterations: the original TS808, the TS9 and the TS9DX.   Continue reading →

Famed stompbox creator Paul Gagon joined forces with Ozzy Osbourne / Firewind guitarist Gus G with the task of making the already great BBE Green Screamer even better. Their creation? The G Screamer Overdrive which takes everything players love about the Green Screamer, from its nice dynamic range to its smooth and warm overdrive tones, and adds a concentrated amount of kick! Continue reading →