Going through a couple of overdrives lately I found out that a tube screamerish pedal is what I like best.
I play into clean amps (own a vibrolux but often use backline amps like twin reverbs) pretty quietly and use mostly the neck pickup and middle position of my tellies.
So the "bass loss" and "midrange hump" works fine for me (I have a more transparent simble drive also but it sounds a bit muddy to me as it does not cut bass) I don't use much drive, just want a little bit of "hair" and punch for some solos and some rhythm parts (I have an old Rat for Distortion should I ever need that). I do not want to push the amp with the pedal either as I play most parts and solos clean and need the same loudness for my clean tones.
I had a ts 808 for a short time and loved the sound – but it would not always work on batteries – send it back, got a replacement with the same problem and gave up.
I never heard of that problem before but could not get rid of it. As the overdrive is the only pedal I use I do not always want to carry a power supply to be sure.
So for now I'm using a cheap Harley Benton (Joyo rebranded) Vintage Overdrive – with the feeling that I am indeed missing something. To me the original Ibanez pedal sounded a bit warmer, deeper and more dynamic.
OTOH the cheap clone sounds charming too and may be enough for my purpose (I maybe use it once or twice a night).
What do you think?
I am thinking about giving the TS another try (maybe the TS 9 which is cheaper and looks more rugged) - or maybe trying something different. Last week a guy at our gig played an analog man king of tone and sounded very good – through a peavy solid state amp. So I am definetely considering different brands ...
What tube screamerish pedal would you recommend for best tone and dynamics?
Thanks a lot. I know that may have been covered before, but let me just know what you'd recommend for my application (neck pickup into a clean amp, just a bit of hair).
I play into clean amps (own a vibrolux but often use backline amps like twin reverbs) pretty quietly and use mostly the neck pickup and middle position of my tellies.
So the "bass loss" and "midrange hump" works fine for me (I have a more transparent simble drive also but it sounds a bit muddy to me as it does not cut bass) I don't use much drive, just want a little bit of "hair" and punch for some solos and some rhythm parts (I have an old Rat for Distortion should I ever need that). I do not want to push the amp with the pedal either as I play most parts and solos clean and need the same loudness for my clean tones.
I had a ts 808 for a short time and loved the sound – but it would not always work on batteries – send it back, got a replacement with the same problem and gave up.
I never heard of that problem before but could not get rid of it. As the overdrive is the only pedal I use I do not always want to carry a power supply to be sure.
So for now I'm using a cheap Harley Benton (Joyo rebranded) Vintage Overdrive – with the feeling that I am indeed missing something. To me the original Ibanez pedal sounded a bit warmer, deeper and more dynamic.
OTOH the cheap clone sounds charming too and may be enough for my purpose (I maybe use it once or twice a night).
What do you think?
I am thinking about giving the TS another try (maybe the TS 9 which is cheaper and looks more rugged) - or maybe trying something different. Last week a guy at our gig played an analog man king of tone and sounded very good – through a peavy solid state amp. So I am definetely considering different brands ...
What tube screamerish pedal would you recommend for best tone and dynamics?
Thanks a lot. I know that may have been covered before, but let me just know what you'd recommend for my application (neck pickup into a clean amp, just a bit of hair).
