Years ago I had a original Tube Screamer and I loved it, I loaned it to a guitar player and that was the last I saw of it. I just got a Bass Tube Screamer and it sounds just fantastic. I love the blend control for mixing the clean and dirty signal. This thing is great for smaller gigs where my stage volume might not be as high as I would like. On a low drive setting the tone is nice and warm, with the blend control at 12:00 or so the notes on the D and G string sing not stacato dying on the fretboard. with the drive control all the way over it sounds like a cranked Marshall Major with backbone. This thing will be great for gigs with a supplied backline, instant stack in a box. My favorite distortion pedal ever by far! I have had many distortion pedals over the years, this thing is killer!