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Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:00 pm
by field balm
I like the sd-1 more too, like friendship, I think asymmetry sounds a little grittier and overall cooler. If I was getting a tubescreamer I'd just buy the cheapest most readily available clone (you can get the digitech one at jb-hifi for 70 dollarydoos or something), I think they're all pretty damn similar - tightens the bass and bumps the mids.

They're pretty boring but indispensable for anything chuggy using amp distortion. I don't like how they stack into a rat/muff but maybe other people have had success using them with other pedals.

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:31 am
by Chankgeez

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:17 pm
by tremolo3
SD-1.

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:53 pm
by lordgalvar
Maxon od880 and the osd9 are based on Ross, mxr dist+ (this one most closely), and all those others (dod 250, blue clipper).

Also, they require some 2000 ma charge when turned on for their switching (i think...I haven't really noticed a difference, but they say they need a short burst of current).

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:19 pm
by OddKnowledge
i liked the SD-1. I have a friend who swears by a TS 808HW.

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:55 pm
by Hyphen Nation
Space6oy...I am sad because now after reading up on these, you've made me want one...

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:12 am
by lost in music
Just putting this out there into the ether and hoping someone does something with it: a Tube Screamer clone called the Boob Dreamer.

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 5:24 pm
by space6oy
Hyphen Nation wrote:Space6oy...I am sad because now after reading up on these, you've made me want one...
:lol: sorry! :hug:

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:25 pm
by aholidayatthesea
I used a ts9 for a long time. Stacked it with an sd1 which worked really well. The sd1 isn't as smooth sounding as the ts9 so I'd use the ts9 for rhythm and sd1 for leads.

The sd1 broke, and I got frustrated with how limited the ts9 was - it sounds good, but has a very limited gain range and tone range.

I eventually got an mxr super badass modified overdrive. Cost me $50, more gain on tap, wider tone range, option for mid bump or not, and a cool sparkly gold finish. Really happy with it.

(Also I got a Joyo vintage overdrive and compared it to my ts9. It's pretty close. Seemed to have less of the harmonic content, but a good deal for $20.)

Hope any of that helps.

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:01 am
by friendship
There's a used SD-1 at my local and now I want to go buy it all thanks to this stupid thread

You're enablers every last one of you

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:55 pm
by John
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Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:34 pm
by Chankgeez
Maybe this one?

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:idk: :snax:

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:01 pm
by John
ERMAHGERD


PEHRPL PLERMS

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:20 pm
by Chankgeez
:lol: :D

Re: what's your favorite tube screamer?

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:36 am
by BoatRich
Fulldrive 3 is pretty cool and does the SD-1 thing as well as the TS thing. I really like mine.