![]() ![]() This pedal is based on the older CMOS Hot Tubes from the early 1970’s. And while this pedal is more expensive it provides a lot more tone shaping, thus the appropriate name of the Vintage Tube Monster! Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes Nano Overdrive Even the smallest of tubes can help give it that warm sound that you may be searching for. This is the next step up and worth the extra money as it uses an actual small 12AX7 vacuum tube to give it the real feel. It doesn’t allow for much tone shaping, but it sure gives a nice and warm overdrive. With the more expensive preamps you will get real tubes, but this little model here does a great job as a tube screamer. The Green Mile is one of their more affordable options. Mooer audio makes a variety of tube amps and modeling pedals. The pedal doesn’t provide much ability to shape the tone, but at least you get a 12AX7 tube! Mooer Green Mile Like other pedals on this list it uses an actual small tube to give it the proper boost and warmth. This 80’s classic is simple and affordable, yet it provides some decent tube-like overdrive. You’ll learn a lot about your own playing when using the Acapulco Gold. This pedal brings “openness, clarity and punch that only a dimed tube amp can provide, at a fraction of the size, and without expensive maintenance costs.” This pedal is a top pick because of its simplicity. With one big knob controlling the output, it’s entirely up to you how to make it sing. This pedal is designed for the tone and drive to be controlled by you. Of course, it will not be a perfect copy as the lack of analog circuitry does change the signal processing, but many pedals can make the tone sound quite accurate, especially if they use small tubes or analog components. The whole point of the tube amp pedal is to mimic the effects of the overdriven valves, so any good emulation will need just the right distortion. As cool as it is to play through classic tube amps, there are simply times where it is better and more practical to have a pedal. Some pedals are meant to emulate only tube amps, while others can handle a variety of amplifier simulations, so you can get your guitar chords to sound crunchy and warm without a completely new rig. Guitar pedals began getting popular around the same time, as they used the same new transistor and solid-state technology.Īnd now thanks to digital technology emulating analog circuitry, it is possible to find smaller effects units that provide the feeling of a real tube amp. By the 1970’s transistor and solid-state technology had taken over, but there has still always been the need for that original tube warmth. As the guitar amp tube technology increased it became suitable for bass and perfect for rock bands of the 1960’s. It was initially harder to amplify lower frequency sounds, which is why you see stand-up bass in early rock music. ![]() The vacuum tubes provided a memorable and warm vibe, especially with the gain turned up. These valve or tube amplifiers provided a very gritty and distorted tone which allowed the guitar to finally compete with other instruments. Genres like jump blues, R&B, and rock n roll were helped along by the introduction of vacuum tube amplifiers after WWII. ![]()
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