Jacques Overtube Vintage Pro Overdrive
The Dawg likes to sniff around for new and interesting gear all the time. Unfortunately, I don’t always have time to write or test stuff out. But I do love it when I come across some potentially awesome gear, and I take the time to share it here. The Jacques Overtube Vintage Pro Overdrive most definitely fits the bill in that department. By the way, think “Jacques Cousteau” when pronouncing the name… 🙂
The Overtube is supposedly a faithful reproduction of the original TS-808 Tube Screamer circuit. Now you might be thinking, as did I, that that is nothing special. But what is special about this pedal is that little toggle labeled “CASC” between the Tone and Drive knobs. “CASC” stands for “cascade” and it’s meant to simulate running two TS-808 pedals simultaneously ala SRV!
Check out this video on Guitar Player TV. I’ll be damned if that pedal doesn’t do a Tube Screamer exceptionally well! And with the cascade on, this pedal sounds sweet as can be with lots of thick mid-range wail!
As many of my readers know, I’m a big fan of the mid-rangy kind of drive distortion, so I’m gonna be hard-pressed not to give this pedal a whirl.
It’s a steal at $139!!! Check it out!
Sorry, but sometimes I just have to vent. I know lots of dudes who call themselves guitar players who are just wankers in disguise. They’re wankers because they have some kickass and expensive gear, which they don’t hesitate to let you know how much they spent, but they couldn’t play it if their life depended on it! Sorry, but it kind of grates on my nerves because when I run across a wanker, I find myself thinking, “Damn! If I had that guitar, I could make that bad-boy SING!” Maybe I’m crossing the line here of being the supportive web site host, into a petulant and honory SOB, but even though I realize that I’m not the greatest guitar player in the world, at least I can play my friggin’ axes and make some decent sounding music!
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