Re: in praise of the Behringer Vintage Tube Overdrive TO800


"andrew_s" <carrew2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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hi all, following Jose's recent post praising the sounds he could
coax from the TO800 I gave into temptation and bought one. If shred
metal is your thing, or ultra high gain Vai/Satriani/Malmsteen tones
then I suggest you stop reading now. This ain't the droid you're
seeking. Move along.

On a very brief connection and run through last night I can heartily
endorse everything Jose said about this pedal. It sounds absolutely
fabulous. (caveat - only tried at domestic volumes so far). It just
pushes my Pignose valve amp into a delightful saturation. It's tone
I've been looking for for years. And it cost less then £25.00.
Amazing. If this is what the Tubescreamer does, it's no wonder
they're highly sought after.

That's what it does, and I have one, an old TS9 :-) It was already old when
I got it in the early 90s; battered, bumps and scrapes all over it. I've
replaced the output jack on it, the switch started to act up a bit recently
but a quick clean with compressed air fixed that.

I will never sell it. It gives a great "bite" to the sounds that just about
to distort (cuts the bass side I suppose). Typical settings: drive at 10
o'clock, level at 2 o'clock, tone in the middle (adjust to taste).

I found the TO800 to be quite bright,
but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It can be tamed by using the
guitars tone controls. This is the best sounding blues/rock pedal
I've ever used.

Must get one and compare!! :-)

-- Kari


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