Why Guitarists Still Love the Tube Screamer
Ask almost any electric guitar player what overdrive pedal they’ve owned at some point, and odds are good the answer is: Tube Screamer.
From blues players to metalheads, the Tube Screamer remains one of the most popular — and widely copied — stompboxes ever made. But why? What is it about this green box that has stuck around for over four decades?
Pedal Profile: The EHX Op-Amp Big Muff — Fuzz With Bite
If you're into heavy fuzz that cuts through the mix without turning into a mess of low-end mud, the Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff should be on your radar. Made famous by Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins during the Siamese Dream era, this version of the iconic Big Muff circuit trades the usual transistor-based gain stages for op-amps — and the result is sharp, punchy, and undeniably aggressive.