Since the late 1970s, one particular green screamin' guitar pedal has become highly sought after by guitarists around the world. It has transcended various styles and sounds, securing its place as one of the most influential overdrive options in history. NUX developed the Tube Man MKII Overdrive with the goal of not only capturing the essence of its spiritual predecessor, but also enhancing its foundational design to elevate tube-style tones to their fullest potential. Contrasting the op-amp circuitry of the old guard, NUX opted for a FET transistor system, thanks to both the ease with which these produce overdrive and distortion capabilities, over the op-amp design, as well as its superior ability to invoke the distinctive dynamics of a genuine, analog tube amp. This expands the pedal's aural aperture while preserving the sought-after sonics that defined the Tube Man MKII Overdrive’s ancestor. The end result is an expanded sonic suite that Music Experience’s overdrive obsessives celebrate for the pedal’s clarity, precision, rich harmonics, and sustaining character, giving you laser-focused firepower that cleaves through your mix, with all the midrange heft intact.
Genuine Tube-Like Sound That Makes It More Than Your Average Tube Screamer! More gain! That was the overall goal. If you’re not playing through a real tube amp, cranked for overdrive, it’s difficult to get genuine tube overdrive sound. The original Tube Screamer pedals used an OP-AMP system, a basic circuitry that became popular for its “perfect amp” attributes. It had no distortion so it had to be overdriven or distorted by re-shaping the signal until it distorts (diode-clipping). Clipping it a little bit gives you Overdrive. Clipping it a lot gives you Distortion. But There's A Better Way! Using an FET Transistor System, which already has overdrive and distortion capabilities is a better approach to maintain the genuine sound you get from an actual analog tube amp. An FET allows you to bring out the harmonic attributes, and break-up the distortion into a finer grit, the way a real tube does. Now, your leads will sing richer and longer, and your rhythm will be more open and expressive than ever before. It all culminates into an overdrive that is superbly dynamic, with crisp precise clarity that lets players cut through a dense mix, without losing fat mid-range.
