THAT thread. Tubescreamers. Lets have a talk.

[insubordination]

The new Maxon OD-808X sounds cool, more gain/volume, less mid-hump (at least from demos). I also like the sound of the Mercy Seat Tree of Life (again from demos). Generally not a TS fan for my own uses, but they can sound great into a loud tube amp as noted.

[t-rey]

I have a Barber LTD, which is allegedly based on a TS. I have no idea if that's true or not. It can do that clean thing you are talking about pretty well. I mostly use it to slam the dirty channel of my amp or a fuzz. It's good shit.

[Bellyheart]

My first not-manufactured pedal search was overdrive. Google let me know a million clones existed of the tube screamer and I found the Rodenberg 827 which sounded cool and was a 2-in-1. Somehow I kept digging and found the OCD v2 and it was ultimately what I went with.

Went to a rare at the time, boutique guitar store and played both of them(proper 808 not a clone) and landed on the OCD. There's a place for them, just not what I need.

It's same food sounding thing, but I think it's a bit played out for me, but tons of other people do well with it.

[GardenoftheDead]

Back before my amps melted, they're honestly super useful when used to boost your preamp. Tight and midrangey. Putting it earlier in the chain than your main drive can achieve the same effect.

But placing a TS AFTER anything in a chain sounds like ass, but I don't know why people chain drives in descending gain order in the first place.

[The_Active_Conundrum]

Kinda want to tell about my tube screamer antics. I didn't get it but I knew something was there is so many people aross so many genres were using it. Bought one "for my studio", tried a bunch, ended up with the 808 reissue. It gets used some, about as much as my boss blues driver. sometimes just a hair bit more is needed. it is a good placebo.

[Iommic Pope]

I used to have a Lutherdrive because Coliseum. It sounded really huge. Not gain wise but just made Marshall style amp distortion bigger and wider I guess. Definitely good for tightening.
Check out that variant if you're chasing that "clean feedback" thing skully.
Also, that motherfucker was loud.