Tone Chasing with a Real Tube Guitar Pedal
Finding a real tube guitar pedal that actually runs at high voltage can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack these days. You walk into a music shop, see a glowing glass bottle behind a little window on a stompbox, and think you've found the secret to "that" tone. But the truth is, a lot of those pedals are just using the tube as a marketing gimmick—running it at a measly 9 volts where it isn't doing much more than acting as a fancy light bulb. To get the actual feel and response of an overdriven amp, you need something that treats the tube with a bit more respect. ...