Tube Screamer

[Whizzinby]

I flip between an 808 and SD1 by amp. SD1 chops off a ton of low end which I don’t always like, but the 808 can get things a little mid mushy. Generally one or the other gets the job done.

 

[Stone]

I do like The TS, but its use is on a depends what is required, I also love the SD1 and a few other drives as well
So like everything else it depends on what

 

[megametal7]

I use MXR GT-OD

I watched this ad and I thought his legit and my brother bought me that pedal…

 

[Deadpan]

This is my language. Of all I love the VOP9.

Been using the SD-1 with the Laney lately and am loving it.

For clean boost I LOVE the Fortin Blade.

 

[la szum]

Clipping or no clipping when boosting/overdriving? Relatively speaking.

 

[James Freeman]

Clipping or no clipping when boosting/overdriving?

I like zero clipping from the pedal when boosting an overdriven tube amp.
Diode clipping hard/soft into a tube amp sounds like crap to me, I can hear the mushy pedal dirt inside the tube overdrive.
In other words, the pedal has to drive the grid of the input 12ax7 with little or no clipping of its own.

 

[[Nathan]]

A tubescreamer cleans up the bottom end of high gain amps

This pedal (aka the pepers dirty tree) can actually make the tubes scream (screech). Amazing for ultra high gain stuff

 

[saarangnarayan]

Yes and I will die on this hill.

 

[Achilles]

This pedal (aka the pepers dirty tree)

One side of this pedal is also based on the TC.

 

[Whizzinby]

Clipping or no clipping when boosting/overdriving? Relatively speaking.

Never. I level and tone to taste, and let amp do its thing. Not a fan of pedal distortion.

 

[EOengineer]

Yeah, that can be an issue and in cases even the clarity in the top end is masked or shifted. But the TS does a thing and that's why it's perfect for certain setups. I have a TS9 which has sweetness to it, but prefer the Green Rhino MKIV to remedy a few of the 'issues' above. But even then I prefer an OD-3 because it's a nice thickener but still allowing the base tone to come through in a way I like.

Just echoing your preference for the Green Rhino IV. In its “classic” configuration it’s a very faithful TS pedal. Flipped out of that mode it can cover so much ground with the bass and mid adjustments. It works in scenarios I can’t get a stock TS9 to cover.

 

[metropolis_4]

Clipping or no clipping when boosting/overdriving? Relatively speaking.

I usually start off with drive completely off and then dial it in to taste for the sound I’m looking for.

Sometimes it ends up being none, sometimes it’s more. I usually like to find a blend between the amp distortion and the pedal distortion

 

[spawnofthesith]

The discontinued EQD Dunes is the most elite TS

 

[Achilles]

The discontinued EQD Dunes is the most elite TS

If discontinued counts then:

 

[[Nathan]]

One side of this pedal is also based on the TC.

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Don’t even get me started on these….. impossible to get, couldn’t get on a waiting list for two years. Finally I had a slither of a chance to get one and they said they flat out wouldn’t even ship to Australia. Now I think Daniel is sick and holding back on making them (I’m not upto date on what’s going on).

I asked Mr Peppers if he can basically build this and it’s hopefully in the pipeline, a 4cm noise gate and dirty tree in one pedal!

If anyone wants to sell me a duality dx then let’s talk… but I doubt I’ll be prying one out of anyone’s hands anytime soon

 

[Achilles]

Don’t even get me started on these….

I don't need the gates so it was easier finding an older one. Searched for about six months until 1 finally popped up in England.

EXCELLENT tube screamer and then the TC side was entirely new to me. Amazingly cool overdrive - especially with a neck humbucker and high gain!

 

[came the rain]

I like zero clipping from the pedal when boosting an overdriven tube amp.
Diode clipping hard/soft into a tube amp sounds like crap to me, I can hear the mushy pedal dirt inside the tube overdrive.
In other words, the pedal has to drive the grid of the input 12ax7 with little or no clipping of its own.

How about tube amps that have a built in diode that can be switched in and out?

 

[James Freeman]

How about tube amps that have a built in diode that can be switched in and out?

Very different cases.
Clipping diodes after the tube preamp ala Silver Jubilee or Jose can be heard in the decay of the notes IF the gain is low enough with light playing.
Clipping diodes in-front of a tube preamp sounds like squishy diarrhea.
In my personal experience.

 

[dronerstone]

Just curious - since a Shin's Dumbloid is based around a TS circuit, what are the main changes made there, anyone have an idea?

The sonic difference is night and day, to my ears.

 

[la szum]

I like zero clipping from the pedal when boosting an overdriven tube amp.
Diode clipping hard/soft into a tube amp sounds like crap to me, I can hear the mushy pedal dirt inside the tube overdrive.
In other words, the pedal has to drive the grid of the input 12ax7 with little or no clipping of its own.

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