Apex

Ooh, la la... There's something about Maxon drive units that make me excited.

OK before we dismiss this as just another iteration of the Tube Screamer, let's remind ourselves that the Maxon camp was the reason why the Tube Screamer became legendary. I will leave the historical reading of the TS-Maxon relationship to your free time enterprise. In the mean time, the Apex version here is a refinement of what makes the TS808/ OD808 much sought after in terms of tone. 

This one was personally handled by the chap who had his hands in the initial success of the pedal, Mr. S. Tamura. The chip used was traced down to the original manufacturer plus year of production & recreated here. In view of its offerings, the Apex will serve the user in a stand-alone application as well as a booster unit best cascaded into amps. Folks, this one is hot, it's already sold out at many pre-order websites. It's also a little costly, hovering over the USD300 mark. 

I need to at least check this one out.