The Boss DS-1X and OD-1X pedals were presented at NAMM last January and they have created quite a buzz since then. Thanks to Roland Australia, I have been able to test them and, well, the buzz i...
https://www.guitartoneoverload.com/2014/03/18/boss-ds-1x-and-od-1x/
First of all, Happy new year filled with cool guitar tones! The Soul Food from Electro-Harmonix continues to intrigue, the sub 100 dollars Klon Centaur clone has been attracting a lot of attentio...
https://www.guitartoneoverload.com/2014/01/09/happy-new-year-and-more-soul-food-action/
I have featured a number of expensive and less expensive Tube Screamer alternatives over the past year and I thought the Bad Monkey’s turn was long overdue. It is not really a secret: the Digit...
While doing some research for an upcoming post about Eric Clapton’s “Woman tone”, I ended up trying my 1978 Telecaster with a setup I had just previously used with a Stratocaster. It had no...
After the super boutique BB preamp and the more mundane Boss SD-1, the next Tube Screamer alternative to be featured on Guitar Tone Overload is somewhere in the middle. Born in the Boss factories...
https://www.guitartoneoverload.com/2010/10/24/tube-screamer-alternative-the-keeley-modded-boss-bd-2/
A good overdrive pedal is a must have for nearly every guitarist. You can use it against a clean amp to obtain blues and classic rock tones, or you can use it to push an already overdriven amp or...
https://www.guitartoneoverload.com/2010/07/08/tube-screamer-alternative-the-boss-sd-1/
Combining two overdrive pedals is a topic that pops up often in guitar forums. I suppose the fact that Stevie Ray Vaughan used that kind of configuration at some stage in his career has a lot to ...
https://www.guitartoneoverload.com/2010/07/01/using-two-overdrive-pedals-simultaneously/
Although the Tube Screamer is the king of overdrives, a few pedals that have come out in the past decade could have a claim to the throne. I have decided to start this series of posts dedicated t...
https://www.guitartoneoverload.com/2010/05/03/tube-screamer-alternative-the-bb-preamp/
In a previous post, I mentioned that Maxon was the company which made the Tube Screamer and other pedals for Ibanez in the 70s/80s. They are now producing pedals under their own brand and they ha...
https://www.guitartoneoverload.com/2010/04/26/maxon-sm-9-pro-super-metal-and-st-9-pro-super-tube/
I have received some feedback suggesting I should do more “beginner” posts about guitar tone and effects. I have also noticed some interesting questions in the google keywords leading to this...
I thought it was about time to write my take on the most famous overdrive pedal ever: the Ibanez Tube Screamer. This little green machine and its clones are ubiquitous because they do two things ...
https://www.guitartoneoverload.com/2010/03/23/timeless-classics-the-ibanez-tube-screamer/