Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes

Easy to use. Parametric EQ offers a huge range of sounds.

When I first checked this pedal I was really pissed on its sound. I really expected something different when I ordered this very potential Baby. It sounded harsh and "cheap" like a transistor pedal.
I was close to sell it.....
My last idea to make it a good one was changing the tubes. And that's it ! KICK THE ORIGINAL TUBES !
I tried some old Mullards and some Fenders. Now it sounds awesome. Warm creamy sounds, still with Bottom and Punch. Even the typical "Big Muff" Settings sound really "tubedriven" now. It's a complete different pedal now. Amazing ! Check it out, I promise you'll be surprised !!!

No probs. Very realible.

Haven't dealt with them....

I've been playing for 20 years. I play Jazz, Pop, Latin, Phunk and Rock. I compared it after changing the tubes to the Fulltone Fulldrive II, Hughes & Kettner Tubefactor and Tubeman. The HT is the best choice and I would certainly buy it again.

It's pretty easy to deal with this pedal. Pretty straight forward... It takes a little while to figure out how the "Drive" and "Gain" knobs differ and how they work together but after a few minutes of experimentation it should all be pretty clear.

I gave this pedal a 7 for sound quality but that rating certainly needs elaboration. The quality of sound emitted from this effect (being pretty much a preamp pedal with the high output of 2 12AX7s) is quite dependent on the type of amp you are using and the particular settings you use on that amp. I bought this pedal intending to use it as my primary overdrive for a Mesa/Boogie Nomad 100 2X12 combo... however, after using it for a few months I started to suspect that it was far too much pedal for far too much amp. Mesa's definitely have their own tonal characteristics as do boutique type pedals and I started to think that these two nice pieces of gear really just weren't getting along. The hot tubes dirtied up what had been a very musically useful tone on my amp... even at very low settings on the effect. So, I tried it out on a more cut and dry type of amp... i switched to my fender deluxe 1X12 and I found that the pedal really could glow in that sort of a setting. So, I'd say that if you have a nice amp with nice preamp settings that you like... don't bother with this pedal because it isn't your run of the mill overdrive/distortion unit. It is practically an amp with a tone all its own.... if you, however, have a more stripped down amp that you'd like to give a tonal boost to... this is your unit... I give it a 4 for sound quality on my nomad and a 10 with the fender... average that and you get 7.

has been reliable so far... one problem... the AC adapter is an odd shape and has a very small pin as it one of it's connection points... i have already had that break off once... so you have to be very careful with it. The unit itself is built like a tank.

When the pin on the AC adapter broke I called EHX and with no questions asked a new one was shipped to me in just 4 days. that's great service!

I play sonic youth/king crimson sorts of compositions with lots of transitiions between clean and overdriven sounds ranging from crystal clear to hardcore distortion... This unit would sit on the hardcore end of that spectrum if played with my mesa amp... it would be in the middle if used with the fender amp... If it was stolen I'd be bummed but i'd probably just replace it with something cool made by Nine Volt Nirvana because those pedals are incredible. To sum this review up I'll just say that this pedal is ALOT of pedal... play it with an amp like yours before buying it because the type of amp really will make a huge difference.

Incredibly simple to get great tones. Play around with the bass and treble a few minutes and you'll be amazed at the tone.

Sounds great with my Les Paul and awesome with my PRS Custom 22, but it's with my Strat that it really comes alive. Fattened up the sound on the Strat and totally blows away my ProCo Rat.

I took this out on a 6 month club tour and it was perfect every night.

Called tham before I bought it and they were very helpfull. Like the last guy said, thay seem very interested in input from their customers.

I've been playing for 19 years and I can tell you that this pedal is great for everything from classic 70's Rock to modern Heavy Metal. If this were stolen I would definitely buy another one.

Very simple to use. If you've ever had a tube amp, then you know how to get great sounding distortion and overdrive. If you've never had a tube amp, you'll be totally blown away by how easy it is to get an awesome sound from this pedal.

Great for everything from mild overdrive (think SRV) to classic rock (think early Led Zeppelin) to heavy metal (think Metallica). I have alot of guitars and amps but my main setup is: 1969 Gibson Les Paul, 1971 SG, 1967 335, or 1964 Fender Strat through Teese RMC 1 Wah, Foxrox Captain Coconut 2, Fulltone Fulldrive 2, Fullton Distortion Pro, Analog Mike TS-808, Analog Mike Clone Chorus, Zvex SHO and Diaz Texas Tremodillo into Marshall JCM 800, Marshall Plexi, Fender Super Reverb or Diaz CD30. This pedal has replaced my Fulltone Distortion Pro and my Fulltone Fulldrive 2. Yes it's really that good.

My band plays live 4 to 5 times a week and I've been using this for over 8 months without a single problem. It always sounds great no matter whether we're playing a tiny club or private party where we have to keep the volume down to big outdoor shows where I'm using the Super Reverb and the Plexi each cranked to 10. I've been using it without a backup so far without any problems.

I've spoken with them a couple of times and they've been really cool. I never had any problems with any of their gear but they seemed very interested in hearing how their pedals perform on a daily basis.

I've been playing for over 30 years and I've been playing professionally for over 20 years and I've had every type of distortion/overdrive pedal there is. I've had everything from cheap BOSS/MXR type stuff to very expensive handmade stuff like the Klon Centaur. This pedal blows them all away. I always get complimented on my tone and this pedal is one of the main reasons. I play everything from classic rock to blues to jazz. I even do Hendrix tribute shows. If this pedal were ever stolen, I would buy another one the very same day because I use it to get the incredible tone that I use to make a living.

Purdy dang simple pedal to operate. This is a review of the old transistor version, discontinued many moons ago (in an Electric Mistress style box, with all the knobs lined up vertically on the right). Controls are the usual "volume, tone, and gain" suspects. Just keep trying to remember, this is NOT the new version. The current Hot Tubes pedal really has a 12AX7 tube in it, and has five controls. This ain't it.

This is an old (probably late 70's, early 80's) distortion pedal. Rather than preamp tubes, this has a germanium transistor in it (like classic fuzz pedals). This is a two edged sword. On the one hand, pedals (like the Fuzz Face, Big Muff, and this one) that use these were made by guys that had no clue (or didn't care) that germanium transistors have widely varying tolerances. Meaning they will sound totally different one to another. But on the plus side, when you get "a good one", germanium transistors have the biggest sounding, most natural warm overdrive tone you ever heard. I became painfully aware of this when I got a Russian made Big Muff from GC. It sounded wonderful, but stopped working one day (within a month), so I took it back and got another, and it didn't sound the same at all - it sounded bad, really edgy and blatty. Quality control back then (in those companies) wasn't quite what it is today with all the hand-matched parts and high QC with companies like Fulltone, Foxrox and the Analog Man and all this craziness (I like that kinda crazy).

Anyway, the pedal I have is definitely one of "the good ones". Sometimes, when you hear a bad one, the bass sounds weak and thin, and the high end is scratchy, crackly, and the gain is a hoarse sputter. Not so with this Hot Tubes. This has got all the harmonic gooey-ness of the best fuzz; a complex, silky midrange, warm highs, and a huge bass with a bottom end that, while not exactly the tightest, stays together and doesn't waffle. It's maybe a little fuzzy, but it doesn't sound like a fuzz. It's not really the big muff "Corgan-tone" type of pedal used for knocking walls over, either. Lower gain sounds like Beck and Hendrix and Clapton. Higher gain settings sound just like that, except with a lot more gain. Don't know how to describe the sound, really.

I've tried a couple of the newer ones, and let me be the first to tell ya, this is a totally different sound. The new version has all of the "swarm of killer bees" high end that you'll hear on a badly executed 12AX7 design. I don't own this pedal (gave it as a gift to another player, after getting a couple of Fulltone fuzzes), but I have it again temporarily to get it fixed (more below). Though temporarily stricken with a slight pang of regret, my Fulltone's do everything this one did (especially my Distortion Pro - it goes beyond). Still, this one is "just as good" as any fuzz or germanium powered distortion or overdrive that's currently on the market today. Though, if you see three or four in a store somewhere (which is unlikely), maybe one or two out of those will be really good, and the others will likely not fare as well. Or, if you really knew your stuff, you could go "bucket brigade" on a small scale and get your hands on a few of these transistors, and swap 'em out until you get a "magic" one (or if you had the right equipment and knew the value to look for).

This one has had two of the knobs (and subsequently, the pots) broken off at a gig (at the Tattoo Bar - you do the math). Except for stuff like that, it shouldn't spontaneously explode. The cosmetic condition of this one is simply terrible (paint chipped off and slightly rusted in areas), but it works great.

Have not a clue, never had to deal with EH.

This unit is actually provides an overdrive/distortion sound that works great in ANY style that a gain box will fit in, save for the heaviest of metal (definitely won't do the Metallica/Pantera sounds). Kinda sounds like a Sola Sound Tone Bender x 2, except a little warmer, and with a lot more gain. Still, because they're "classic germanium" units, you may have to play through a couple (if you have that luxury) to find a good sounding one. So, the moral of this story is, if you go to a store, play one, and it doesn't sound good, PLEASE don't write me with "You tone deaf moron...", etc. I'll likely start my response pointing out your lack of reading and comprehension skills, as this is a point I covered over and over in this review. If you find a good one, snag it, it'll probably be cheap enough. If you don't want it, someone else will.

This is the EH reissue hot tubes with two 12ax7s in it.

fairly easy to use. 5 controls: volume, gain, drive, bass, treble. Only confusing if you don't know the difference between gain and drive but a few minutes twisting them and you will figure it out.

Sounds exactly like a big muff. Instead of a tone control you get bass and treble, and instead of a drive knob you get gain and drive. Big deal, still sounds exactly like a big muff. The only advantage of this over a big muff is that you can get subtler shades of fuzz, but who buys a big muff to turn the gain to 1? I like the sound of big muffs, but i would buy a bm for $50 before this for $225. for that, i give it a 5.

it's got tubes and an ac adaptor. Because of that you have to be a little more careful with it so ya don't break em. It's got a large metal shield over the tubes that looks like the ventilated barrel of a tek nine which should hold up well, and the case is made of pretty durable steel. Looks fairly reliable.

haven't dealt with em.

A good pedal, sounds great. But it's basically a big muff with tubes, which doesn't make it sound any different if you ask me. MIGHT be slightly smoother gain with the tubes, but I think the older bmp's sounded pretty smooth anyhow. I'm returning it due to the fact that it's basically an overpriced big muff with tubes.

out of the box it is very intuative but the tone notching takes a little time to get used to

i use an italia modena, gibson sg and a fender tele with an enchanter 20 custom amp simular FE3 tweed deluxe. i found myself frustrated using the pedal because deluxe amps are so transparent and the hot tubes pedal seemed to give me the same sound no matter what guitar i was playing or even which pickup the guitar was switched to. pedal sounded like tree bark feels. along the lines of a hepcat mated with a big muff. if you want to play mc5's kick out the jams this is the pedal for you.

seemed to be well constructed. used for one gig and then headed to the nearest mail box to send back.

owen is a cool dude. very easy to get along with

fran the man knows her sound well and sticks to it. i tried it but just had to pass.

Never got a bad sound,(excluding excessive gain & being too close to amp type scenarios).BLEW AWAY My 70S BIG MUFF!!!! Im talking about totaly stomping it. a 10.

I play lap steel guitar,so my tastes are somewhat dictated by the fact I only have one pickup to work with. The pedal is kinda dark toned, which is cool for lap guitar in all settings but C&W(no distortion here).I can afford the treble loss. use with Fender Deluxe Reverb (blackface)with Fender,Gibson,National&custom lap guitars.In short,Killer!

Bought from friend for 10 bucks,a solder joint wasnt quite up to par. how that connection survived all those years without failure mystifies me still. resoldered it 8 years ago,still goin strong.I HAVE gigged it without backup!!!!

No clue here.

I have been playing rock,blues,country &"experiMENTAL" for eons. I own various gutars and amps i have aqquired over the years.Stolen,HAH,this thing is so ugly people are too scared too touch it, much less steal it.I love Fuzz,Distortion and Overdrive pedals. no such thing as too many.One question,why slide switches? yech.

Five knobs- everything is very, very sensitive. I really would have liked a more complete technical manual, with the actual frquency cutoffs, bandwidths, etc... The 'manual' was nothing more than a sheet which told you what the knobs were. Thanks, guys, I really coulkd have just assumed that from the writing on the unit... I spent (and still spend!) a lot of time playing with it, it is very versatile and allows for a plethora of sounds which are very easily acessible. All you gots to do is turn those knobs...but I still don't know how the circuit really functions. If they had included a more technically specific manual, I feel as if I could really use this unit to the utmost potential.

Oooooooooooooohhhhh...I love love love it! I play a Tele through a Silverface Twin (non-boost master volume) and have longed for a box that drives my amp and adds some grit without sounding too artificial. It really is like another channel in the amp. It is very natural sopunding, and highly sensitive. On the more extreme settings, you can really get anything ranging from Big Muff to near Octavia, but I generally bypass the bass and treble settings and just use a little bit of drive, just enough gain, and try to match the master volume to the output of the channel on the twin. This gives me a great, natural Keith/Ronnie sort of tone and allows me to do the ol' turn-down your-volume-knob trick for dirty/clean variation. I really am not a huge fiddle on stage sort of person, so I generally run my Crybaby into the Hot Tubes, into a delay, followed by a Small Stone. Using this setup I am able to utilize all of my effects without any muddiness. An excellent box, not too noisy on the non-extreme settings.

It seems utterly dependable- but the proprietary spade/pin adapter connector for the transformer seems suspect. It is not very sturdy and seems like it could break. And the other day, it sparked when I put the already-plugged-in transformer into the pedal. That is another bummer- no seperate on-off switch. 12ax7a tubes are tough but having them plugged/unplugged constantly- I really don't know how good it is for the pedal. I would have liked to have seen a built in power supply for this with a standard ac plug. For the price they ask, it would seem appropriate. Other than that, the box is well constructed, and seems like it would (hopefully) last a lifetime. I don't really have a backup super-tube-pedal, so I would use it on a gig and pull it out if it failed, turning up my amp channel to compensate.

I have loved this pedal since I first checked it out in a boutique music shop in NYC. I got it on a blowout, which is why I now own it- the asking was 180, I got it for 139- much less dear. I want to own and use this for a long, long time. It is really almost everything I've ever wanted in a gain pedal- clean warm gain, distortion, overdrive, intense tone shaping- I just wish it had: 1. A power switch; 2. Another gain stomp, i.e the visual sound Rt. 66, so I could have two discrete gain settings; 3. A more precise manual covering more overall aspects both technically and sonically; 4. A built in power supply or a non- proprietary standard barrel adapter. For the price I see it at most of the time- upwards of $190- all of these things should be part of the construction and presentation of this unit. I highly recommend buying this pedal if you have the means. The only other thing that comes close is really any 808-style OD, but you really don't get the chunky warmth or the tone-shaping capabilities or the sensitivity you get with this unit. I am only giving it an 8 because of the deficits mentioned. I really love this pedal and will be a lot less tense once I buy a new pedalboard and can just keep it plugged in and set up all the time.

This is the new Hot Tubes Overdrive, which uses two 12AX7 tubes (housed under a metal bracket, which is held in place a screw at each side). Controls include master volume, gain (distortion), drive (overdrive), bass, treble, footswitch, and two led's (one for power, one for effect on/off). The electronics are housed in your typical E-H (industrial looking) metal enclosure, and comes packaged in the trademark E-H pine box.

This box really took some getting used to. The controls (especially bass/treble) are VERY sensitive and abrupt. When I first plugged into this I immediately turned the controls to max and struck a power chord. My my first impression was that this is just a Big Muff with tubes (for the novelty factor). From there, I fiddled with the tone controls, but could get nothing more than a few fuzzy sounding squeals and burps (Cool sounding, but not what comes to mind when I think of "Overdrive"). After 30 or 40 minutes, I finally got a feel for the controls, and actually got some nice sounding OVERDRIVEN sounds. The manual is no help here, just work at it!

My set-up changes weekly, but I'm currently playing a G&L Commanche and US Masters Vector through a VHT Valvulator (line driver/power supply)--> Tech21 Killer Wail Wah--> Guyatone ST2--> Fulltone 70--> E-H Hot Tubes--> Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive--> Line6 MM4--> Boss NS2--> Line6 DL4--> Tech21 Trademark 60.

The Hot Tubes covers a LOT of sonic territory, so for comparison purposes, I will use the Fulltone 70 and Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive. The Hot Tubes can get a nice overdriven sound (not unlike the Sparkle), but lacks the midrange sweetness of the Sparkle Drive. It can get dirtier and nastier, but the you really have to search for the sweet spots. They are there, but it doesn't come easily.

As mentioned above, you can get some Big Muff tones from this thing (and really GOOD sounding tones as that), and at extreme settings it can get pretty bizzare square wave distortion. The Fulltone 70 can not get quite as extreme as the Hot Tubes, but the Hot Tubes couldn't match the 70's range of sweet spots. Where the Fulltone really left the Hot Tubes behind is how it interacts with your guitar. Turn your guitar volume down through the 70, and your tone cleans up beautifully. Turn the volume down through the Hot Tubes.....well, it just turns the volume down. At lower settings (on the Hot Tubes) it did clean up, but lost a lot of top end and sounded muddy. Also, regardless of settings, the Hot Tubes always seemed to be a bit noisier than both the 70 and Sparkle.

Seems pretty sturdy and well built, but time will tell.

Never dealt with them.....Hope I never have to.

I play a variety of music, but primarily dabble with heavier blues/rock, and also play on a church worship team. I've been playing for 20+ years, and have owned enough guitars, amps and pedals to last 50 life-times. I know rating anything is going to be a bit subjective, but having played through hundreds of "blue collar" and "boutique" stompboxes over the years, I feel I can give this pedal a fair assessment. So, what is my rating? Pretty good pedal. Is it worth the money? Possibly. It does cover a lot of sonic territory, and if you're looking for a good sounding do-all overdrive/fuzz, this could fit the bill.

I have th ere-issued version of this pedal so it has five knobs on it as opposed to the five on the previous versions. I really had to play with it to get the sound that i wanted as the treble and bass controls alos change the sound dramatically rather that just those two tones (the treble for instance seems to add an almost 'wah' like quality to it). The there is also the drive control which if crakned up too migh just gives far too much middle

Once i did find the setting i wanted though i banned anybody from touching it cause it would just spoil it. The sound i have found is a real AC DC sound which is just a really nice distortion without picking up too much feedback. I have also found some other good tonesin there. It can sound a lot like a big muff (which i also have) and so this could be good for Pumpkins type stuff. However the dials mean that there is a huge amount of tones in it, you just have to make time finding them and then dont do what i do and forget to make a note of the ones you liek as i lost a really great tone once and cant find it again (doh!)

I own four EH pedals and haven't had a problem with it that isn't fixable. The only slight problem i had with it was i dropped it and one of its vavles popped out of its cradle but all i had to do was take off the cover and pop it back in again. It works fine now. I have had no other problems with it (although the power supply is really bad in UK plugs)

Never had to deal with them

Great pedal if you are prepared ot sit down and play with it. I wasn't at first ut i came round to it after playing with the dials all day. If you want a broad sounding cool distortion pedal then you cant do much better than this. The Tube king is also great but i prefer this one as it has more Big muff qualities than the tube king

three knobs,in, out, switch to step on...is there anything more on a good overdrive pedal?

m'kay, i bought this from a vintage shop in the area, when i tried it out, i had a sears silvertone wonderously ancient tube head running through a peavey(ich!) 1/12 cabinet(the only thing with matching ohmage), it took a moment to work, which made me hesitate, waiting is not good,ESPECIALLY if it's a solid state unit, i was assured it was old, and since i've had it, no more waiting...anyway, i grabbed an axe, an early 70's mustang(71,72?) as i fiddled with the knobs on the guitar (to get the right pickup on) the signal started coming through the amp. of course, being a devout mc5/stooges fan, the overdrive was set on 11, tone on about 7, volume on 11...normally, mustangs tend to sound a little thin at low volumes...NOT IN THIS CASE!!!
i had the bridge pickup in a mustang sounding like the neck pickup in a les paul...it was thick, creamy, and just plain beautiful, a tear came to my eye, for i had found the single greatest distortion unit on the planet!!!
m'kay, so that was at the store, right? it's always different at home when you set it up with your rig isn't it? i use a DiPinto galaxie(four pickups, heh.) and a laney linebacker l50r(i know what yer thinkin' but it's only for practicing at lower volumes!)as i set up my rig, i told myself not to get my hopes up, things always sound better in the store...HA! open E chord, everything cranked... like a kick in the gut with a lead shoe!!!!THICKER THAN THE TONE DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM ON A BIG MUFF!!! i just got way too exited...

i've had it for only 2 months, practice, gigging, bedroom, i get very aggresive when i play, and tend to flail and thrash, and jump around alot, and fall frequently! i also abuse(i.e. throw) my equipment around, ala townshend, and it works pristine, like brand new, oh and it is not a reissue, it is an older one...i don't know how old though

i've not dealt with E.H. but if i ever had a problem with the pedal, i'd search the universe for another...or buy a reissue, which ever i feel like doing at the time.

i play a wierd sort of music at the moment, kind of "industrial, with nutra-sweet" modern rock billboard 40 stuff, i play live guitar, no studio stuff yet, and my wayne kramer/"sonic" smith style works pretty well with the music,(my stage amp is a kustom 100 212 combo...tuckn'roll...heh.)it's a single guitar based group, a few of our songs require two guitars though. when you double the decrepit sound of my "vintage" junk rig, with my singer/bassist/on/off guitar player's smooth mesa, digital, line six "look at me i'm cool" in a pretty box guitar sound, it really molds well, really cruddy, and super-perfect, the two sounds together can't be beat! the perfect balance of analog and digital! i never thought that could happen!!!
ELECTRO HARMONIX ARE THE GODS OF PEDAL MAKING!!! NEVER USE ANYTHING ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

as my colleagues said: three knobs and there we goohoooooo...

it's marvellous! it's the grown up brother of the big muff: it clearly sounds similar, but with less distortion/fuzz and more delicate. oh, it's surely no tube simulation, but it's a wonderful distortion unit! it's really strong at midrange and i use it for lots of guitar sounds that require some "kiss my a%%" attitude, my favorite GLAMROCK-distortion: sweet, delicate and even somewhat controlable.

i nearly took it onto stage, but i have to rely on more distinctive tools. if i was forced to take a "fuzz" unit, this one would be my choice!

there's a ac cable fixed to the unit. i didn't gig with it, but i guess i won't break at once!

i give it a ten - for about three decades of wonderful effects manufacturing!

my glam rock diamond, my rock and roll jaws, my rhythm'n'blues bitch... do i have to tell You more?

you plug in, and there is a button---not so difficult. oh and its own built in ac----------dont have to fuss with wearing out a battery.

warmth. really warm. i have a 59 duo sonic and a 67 bronco. tones are warm. real warm. sunn head.

nothing went wrong.

mike? i dont know him.

why bother getting something else, youll just end up getting this in the future.--------if your ears know good tones-ha ha very few do.

Three knobs, one for distortion, one for tone and one for volume. There is one input and two outputs, one direct out (uneffected signal) and another for the effected sound. Getting a good sound out of this pedal requires a good amp basically, it sounded great at any volume through the clean channel of my tonemaster, but my AC30 needed to be on about quarter volume before I could get it to sound acceptable, with a bit volume from the amp, this pedal really starts to sound great, if you want great dirt at bedroom levels, forget it, at this level it sounds really quite bad, but at gigging volumes is one of the best pedals I've owned (and I've owned quite a few)

If you max the volume out you get an enormous boost in level especially when overdriving a clean sound, but background noise is quite high if you set the volume above three-quarters. The best sounds to be had from this unit are obtained from bypassing the tone circuit (there is a tone-bypass switch) as the tone circuit isn't really up to much, and setting the distortion no higher than around 8, otherwise it gets too fizzy, if you set the volume to match the level of your clean sound when the pedal is off, you should get a decent crunch, but if you set the volume too low, you don't get much balls.

I've only had it for a week, it seems sturdy enough, and the internal wiring looks good enough and it's an original not a re-issue so if it's been around for all this time and still all original and working fine, this to me is a testament to it's good build quality. It has now entered the ranks as top gigging distortion unit

Never dealt with them, but New Sensor who now deal with all things E.H. seems to be quite helpful and informative.

I would certainly buy it again, and I possibly will if I find one in better condition as mine is fairly cosmetically-challenged but is still working fine. The sound is one of the best I've heard from a solid-state distortion unit, the only thing I don't like is the inability to get good sounds out of it at low volumes (bedroom levels). When buying this pedal I must have tried about every distortion pedal in the shop, but this won on all scores. If you want a good pedal for solid crunch, check one out !!!

Simple controls, Level, Tone, Overdrive, plus a tone bypass switch. Sounds kinda like an Ibanez ts-9 but more aggressive Marshall kinda sound than a Tube Screamer. Not a whole lot of gain but more than the TS-9. Also is AC powered only

Kinda noisy. Sounds best when used as an overdrive booster for an amp thats already overdriven, but also is good on its own. Much more low end for chords than a Tube Screamer.

Most EH pedals are pretty dependable none of mine have ever broken down .

EH went out of business in 84 but I'm sure there's someone out there who could fix it if iot were to stop working.

I'd maybe buy it again if the price were right. Decent overdrive sound but kinda noisy and big size make it not as desireable as a TS-9 or Real Tube.