Ibanez TS808

I bought the pedal mainly for blues played through single coils without knowing the versatility of the sounds coming out of this box.

I am running the TS808 into a modified Blackface Twin (I had a master volume added so that I can get the tubes cooking without blowing my head off).

My application:

Tele: - neck pickup makes that blues sound everyone is chasing and does it effortlessly, just plug and play.
- bridge pickup does rock is you dime the drive and and 60's clean break-up at the other end.

LP: - it just turns it into a dream rock machine.

PRS CE24: - the higher output 8515 PUPs sound awesome with this pedal. I am using the coil tap more than ever as the TS808 just makes the differences more noticeable (in a good way).

Cons: - on/bypass switch doesn't "click" when pressed
- the LED is barely visible when the pedal is ON

It stacks very well with other overdrive pedals. I have a Klon type pedal in front of it and when I have both on they create a very pleasing distortion sound.

My final thought: it makes me play differently in a positive way. It helped me come up with new ideas, encourages me to hit the guitar harder and just gives me an overall satisfactory feeling. GET ONE!

This pedal is an absolute 5 stars all around, it's rare I'd rate a product so highly. After some debate of which OD to get for my Bugera TriRec (Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier clone) I settled on this! I listened to sound clips of lots of different pedals, Ibanez TS9, Maxon OD808, Misha Mansoor signature OD, Mesa Boogie drive. I was unsure on what to get and the sheer amount of famous artists using Ibanez TS9/TS808s convinced me to settle on this pedal.

This pedal, more than anything, tightens up your bottom end and takes a way a lot of nastiness and adds definition to your gain. You can use it definitely to dirty up a clean channel, which I often do, however it excels at being used on an already overdriven amp. My amp has a boost built in, and that does not compete with the TS808. I'm using it with several guitars, Charvels with EMGs, Fender Telecaster and PRS SE 7 string. There isn't a single guitar that this pedal does not compliment!

Extremely happy with this product, perfect for the brutal metal tone I was trying to achieve. Arrived promptly and safely from Thomann!

NOTE: This product DOES include an adapter to allow you to use a power supply for it.

Je m'en sers comme clean boost (volume au max et overdrive à zéro) en amont d'un ampli à gain conséquent, pour appuyer le signal et le rendre plus incisif.

Rien à redire, cette TS808 mérite sa réputation et son prix : c'est puissant mais ça reste propre. Le signal n'est modifié que dans son grain, pas de feedback parasite ou de son dénaturé.

Plus besoin de caler le potard de gain de l'ampli aux trois quarts : le plus simple, c'est couper la pédale (true bypass d'ailleurs), monter le gain de l'ampli jusqu'à ce que ça "morde", un gros crunch encore propre, et puis d'activer la pédale. Résultat assuré.

Le boitier est solide, la prise d'alim est accessible, les potards simplistes et intuitifs. On trouve le bon son en quelques tâtonnements, c'est très plaisant.

Avec et sans, c'est le jour et la nuit : quand on y est habitué, la couper rend tout de suite son signal comme "mou". Je ne m'en séparerai pas.

This little green stompbox is one of the most iconic pedals ever made. Guitar legends such as SRV are one of the most well-known users of the green Ibanez Tubescreamer.

The Tubescreamer offers a very transparent, crisp and clear boost to your amplifier. Wheather you´re in clean mode and want to add some crisp or simply play in an already overdriven sound an need more punch for you solo, the TS 808 does it´s job. Based on the old original there is nothing to moan about this pedal. The chasis is really solid build and after years of use there aren´t any complaints to notice, wheather it is in build quality or sound.

The price seems heavy, but as its such an iconic and well sounding classic pedal it´s worth every penny for me.

I have been looking for an overdrive pedal like this for a while. I had bought and used a Visual Sound Route 66 overdrive pedal for a while and the overdrive channel on my Fender Hot Rod III but nothing compares to this. If you want a light overdrive tone this is the overdrive pedal to get. Even if you want a really dirty overdrive tone just turn the overdrive up and you will get what you want.

The only negative thing about this pedal is its power input. It is a little bit more awkward but if you have the right adapter or if your power supply has the right adapter which Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus comes with you should be fine.

I highly recommend this pedal to all guitar players.