Beagle216 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I love my Way Huge Green Rhino... I like it because it has a bass frequency knob that you can really get some thick tones with!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iim7v7im7 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 They work best with Fender BF circuits which have scooped mids. I have these three, all are good but if I had to recommend one, it would be the Maxon OD-820. It has a wet/dry mix and is a bit more dynamic than the Analogman Silver or Ibanez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 They work best with Fender BF circuits which have scooped mids. I agree completely. A Tube Sreamer won't work with an amp with a lot of mids, like say a tweed amp.... Straight to mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 I agree completely. A Tube Sreamer won't work with an amp with a lot of mids, like say a tweed amp.... Straight to mud. that's a good point. From what I've read, tube screamer-type pedals provide a mid boost, and if your tweed amp already does that, then, I imagine you wouldn't need a TS with tweed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 that's a good point. From what I've read, tube screamer-type pedals provide a mid boost, and if your tweed amp already does that, then, I imagine you wouldn't need a TS with tweed. Correct. That's why the TS808 sounds great with some amps and the TS9 sounds better with other amps...and the Rat pedal sounds great with others...etc., etc.... It's all a matter of matching the amp tone with the right overdrive pedal. That's why guitar players have so many darned dirt pedals lying around!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Correct. That's why the TS808 sounds great with some amps and the TS9 sounds better with other amps...and the Rat pedal sounds great with others...etc., etc.... It's all a matter of matching the amp tone with the right overdrive pedal. That's why guitar players have so many darned dirt pedals lying around!!! Ah! Now I am seeing the light! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 With all due respect that's a load of crap. Tubescreamers sound effin' great going into a tube amp. Find yourself a good old Fender amp (or just about any decent sounding tube amp), set it just at the edge of breakup, now hit the front end hard with a Tubescreamer - you'll know why so many players like 'em and so many pedals are based off of them. They sound great into clean amps as well or for pushing high gain amps into melt down. The Tubescreamer sounds great into tube amps. This sounds accurate and like it's good advice. The only problem I have is, if I'm setting the amp at the edge of breakup, then I think it's going to be awfully LOUD. Then when I hit the Tube Screamer, it's hitting the pre-amp tubes right? I suppose then, for playing in the house, I could use my volume pedal to reduce the volume level, without making the crunch go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iim7v7im7 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 A TS-808 and a TS-9 sound incredibly similar and both are best used with BF amps. With a Tweed or Marshall, I recommend using a more neutral EQ'd OD like one of these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 A TS-808 and a TS-9 sound incredibly similar and both are best used with BF amps. With a Tweed or Marshall, I recommend using a more neutral EQ'd OD like one of these: okay. that looks like good advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 This sounds accurate and like it's good advice. The only problem I have is, if I'm setting the amp at the edge of breakup, then I think it's going to be awfully LOUD. Then when I hit the Tube Screamer, it's hitting the pre-amp tubes right? I suppose then, for playing in the house, I could use my volume pedal to reduce the volume level, without making the crunch go away. In my opinion, you don't have to have the amp "at the point of breakup". Just set the volume on the amp to a nice big clean tone and let the pedal do it's work. You will get lovely crunch tones at modest volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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