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cheapest good tubescreamer replica?
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olav b
2010-01-07 19:46:10 UTC
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I am looking for a good sounding cheap tubescreamer copy. Any ideas?

/o
Tony Done
2010-01-07 20:30:23 UTC
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Post by olav b
I am looking for a good sounding cheap tubescreamer copy. Any ideas?
/o
The Digitech Bad Monkey is IMO a very good TS type, and has the added
advantage of separate bass and treble controls.

Tony D
TheChris
2010-01-07 21:51:40 UTC
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Post by olav b
I am looking for a good sounding cheap tubescreamer copy. Any ideas?
/o
The Digitech Bad Monkey is IMO a very good TS type, and has the added
advantage of separate bass and treble controls.
Tony D
That's a TubeScreamer copy? I used one once for a gig, and it just
seemed to be a clean boost - like an LPB-1...

If that's a Tubescreamer.... :)

Doesn't Ibanez have a Tone-Loc Tubescreamer??

You need cheaper than $40??? I'm sure they're $30 on Ebay

http://www.zzounds.com/item--IBATLTS7
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Tony Done
2010-01-08 06:49:47 UTC
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Post by olav b
I am looking for a good sounding cheap tubescreamer copy. Any ideas?
/o
The Digitech Bad Monkey is IMO a very good TS type, and has the added
advantage of separate bass and treble controls.
Tony D
That's a TubeScreamer copy? I used one once for a gig, and it just
seemed to be a clean boost - like an LPB-1...
If that's a Tubescreamer.... :)
Doesn't Ibanez have a Tone-Loc Tubescreamer??
You need cheaper than $40??? I'm sure they're $30 on Ebay
http://www.zzounds.com/item--IBATLTS7
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It has about the same OD range as a TS, with average pickups it is clean
until about 9 o'clock, and is sensitive to pick attack. I also think of the
Boss BD-2 as a TS type, whereas their SD-1 has no clean boost and is not
very sensitive to pick attack. I think you're right, there is a Tonelok
version of the TS. TS-7 maybe? I have to Tonelok DE-7, a good sounding
well-designed pedal

Tony D
TheChris
2010-01-08 13:10:47 UTC
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Post by olav b
I am looking for a good sounding cheap tubescreamer copy. Any ideas?
/o
The Digitech Bad Monkey is IMO a very good TS type, and has the added
advantage of separate bass and treble controls.
Tony D
That's a TubeScreamer copy? I used one once for a gig, and it just
seemed to be a clean boost - like an LPB-1...
If that's a Tubescreamer.... :)
Doesn't Ibanez have a Tone-Loc Tubescreamer??
You need cheaper than $40??? I'm sure they're $30 on Ebay
http://www.zzounds.com/item--IBATLTS7
--
Christopher Bell
http://www.myspace.com/bellboudreaux
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Linux user #497844
It has about the same OD range as a TS, with average pickups it is clean
until about 9 o'clock, and is sensitive to pick attack. I also think of the
Boss BD-2 as a TS type, whereas their SD-1 has no clean boost and is not
very sensitive to pick attack. I think you're right, there is a Tonelok
version of the TS. TS-7 maybe? I have to Tonelok DE-7, a good sounding
well-designed pedal
Tony D
I have the Delay, the Distortion, and the Chorus/Flanger. I pretty much
use the delay only - but, with my little fixation towards matching
pedals, I attempted a full Tone-Loc board a year or so ago :)
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Jim
2010-01-08 20:04:31 UTC
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Post by Tony Done
Post by olav b
I am looking for a good sounding cheap tubescreamer copy. Any ideas?
/o
The Digitech Bad Monkey is IMO a very good TS type, and has the added
advantage of separate bass and treble controls.
Tony D
That's a TubeScreamer copy?
Not a copy, but can be dialed in to sound very close. It also has a
bass control if you want to vary from the signature low cut of a real
Tube Screamer.
Post by TheChris
I used one once for a gig, and it just
seemed to be a clean boost - like an LPB-1...
Either it was broken, or you didn't turn the drive up enough to clip it.
Post by TheChris
If that's a Tubescreamer.... :)
I owned a used one for a few months, before giving it to a nephew. I
also own an original TS9 that's been modified to exact 808 circuit.

While I did prefer the 808 (a bit smoother sounding), the Bad Monkey is
a freakin' bargain at about $25 used. It doesn't sound bad, just a bit
harsher than the 808. ...and you get the option to fill in the bottom
end, or even boost it.
Post by TheChris
Doesn't Ibanez have a Tone-Loc Tubescreamer??
You need cheaper than $40??? I'm sure they're $30 on Ebay
http://www.zzounds.com/item--IBATLTS7
TheChris
2010-01-08 21:37:21 UTC
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Post by Jim
Either it was broken, or you didn't turn the drive up enough to clip it.
Trust me, as a distortion junkie I had that drive up as far as it could
go... Sounded like Tele night at the Grand ol Opry :)

Not that bad, but, I didn't even think it was in overdrive territory (to
me).

Remember, I played with DS-1's maxxed :)
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Tony Done
2010-01-08 21:54:18 UTC
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Post by Jim
Either it was broken, or you didn't turn the drive up enough to clip it.
Trust me, as a distortion junkie I had that drive up as far as it could
go... Sounded like Tele night at the Grand ol Opry :)
Not that bad, but, I didn't even think it was in overdrive territory (to
me).
Remember, I played with DS-1's maxxed :)
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http://www.myspace.com/bellboudreaux
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Yeah, I define anything that clips as overdrive, and both the TS and BM do
that. <g> You did ask about TS replicas, not cranked DS-1 substitutes.

Tony D
olav b
2010-01-09 13:53:13 UTC
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Post by Jim
Either it was broken, or you didn't turn the drive up enough to clip it.
Trust me, as a distortion junkie I had that drive up as far as it could
go... Sounded like Tele night at the Grand ol Opry :)
Not that bad, but, I didn't even think it was in overdrive territory (to
me).
Remember, I played with DS-1's maxxed :)
--
Christopher Bell
http://www.myspace.com/bellboudreaux
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Linux user #497844
Yeah, I define anything that clips as overdrive, and both the TS and BM do
that. <g> You did ask about TS replicas, not cranked DS-1 substitutes.
Tony D
thanks for the good answers regarding cheap tubescreamer
alternatives. the TS7 is in itself quite cheap, and maybe it does not
make much sense to look for something cheaper. the bad monkey that
tony suggested is just a little bit cheaper than the ts7, but it also
has a bass control and i got the impression that it is a bit smoother
than the TS. so i have ordered a BM.

would any of the cheap danelectro or behringer boxes qualify as a
tubescreamerish option, e.g. fairly smooth, pick sensitive and with
the ability to clean up?

/o
Tony Done
2010-01-09 23:10:24 UTC
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Post by Jim
Either it was broken, or you didn't turn the drive up enough to clip it.
Trust me, as a distortion junkie I had that drive up as far as it could
go... Sounded like Tele night at the Grand ol Opry :)
Not that bad, but, I didn't even think it was in overdrive territory (to
me).
Remember, I played with DS-1's maxxed :)
--
Christopher Bell
http://www.myspace.com/bellboudreaux
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Linux user #497844
Yeah, I define anything that clips as overdrive, and both the TS and BM do
that. <g> You did ask about TS replicas, not cranked DS-1 substitutes.
Tony D
thanks for the good answers regarding cheap tubescreamer
alternatives. the TS7 is in itself quite cheap, and maybe it does not
make much sense to look for something cheaper. the bad monkey that
tony suggested is just a little bit cheaper than the ts7, but it also
has a bass control and i got the impression that it is a bit smoother
than the TS. so i have ordered a BM.
would any of the cheap danelectro or behringer boxes qualify as a
tubescreamerish option, e.g. fairly smooth, pick sensitive and with
the ability to clean up?
/o
Dunno, I haven't looked closely at either make. Dano boxes seem to have a
good reputation, but the plastic Behringer ones don't. My music store mate
stopped stocking them because of warranty repair issues. I would not buy one
unless you can easily return it if it stops working.

OTOH, the Behringer 2-knob compressor is in a simple metal box and works
well in the Dynacomp style, very quiet by compressor standards. Weak parts
are still likely to be a problem, but a compressor is the kind of thing that
you just switch on and leave, so mechanical failure is less of a risk than
in a box that gets switched on and off all the time.
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olav b
2010-01-12 06:01:42 UTC
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Post by Jim
Either it was broken, or you didn't turn the drive up enough to clip it.
Trust me, as a distortion junkie I had that drive up as far as it could
go... Sounded like Tele night at the Grand ol Opry :)
Not that bad, but, I didn't even think it was in overdrive territory (to
me).
Remember, I played with DS-1's maxxed :)
--
Christopher Bell
http://www.myspace.com/bellboudreaux
______________________________
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| Any Amp! |
| ________________________ |
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|==============================|
Linux user #497844
Yeah, I define anything that clips as overdrive, and both the TS and BM do
that. <g> You did ask about TS replicas, not cranked DS-1 substitutes.
Tony D
thanks for the good answers regarding cheap tubescreamer
alternatives. the TS7 is in itself quite cheap, and maybe it does not
make much sense to look for something cheaper. the bad monkey that
tony suggested is just a little bit cheaper than the ts7, but it also
has a bass control and i got the impression that it is a bit smoother
than the TS. so i have ordered a BM.
would any of the cheap danelectro or behringer boxes qualify as a
tubescreamerish option, e.g. fairly smooth, pick sensitive and with
the ability to clean up?
/o
Dunno, I haven't looked closely at either make. Dano boxes seem to have a
good reputation, but the plastic Behringer ones don't. My music store mate
stopped stocking them because of warranty repair issues. I would not buy one
unless you can easily return it if it stops working.
OTOH, the Behringer 2-knob compressor is in a simple metal box and works
well in the Dynacomp style, very quiet by compressor standards. Weak parts
are still likely to be a problem, but a compressor is the kind of thing that
you just switch on and leave, so mechanical failure is less of a risk than
in a box that gets switched on and off all the time.
seems like many music stores have given up selling behringer
plastics. their TO800 looks like a TS copy - but plastic.

/o
"Monster Zero" >
2010-01-19 04:04:48 UTC
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Post by Jim
Either it was broken, or you didn't turn the drive up enough to clip it.
Trust me, as a distortion junkie I had that drive up as far as it could
go... Sounded like Tele night at the Grand ol Opry :)
Not that bad, but, I didn't even think it was in overdrive territory (to
me).
Remember, I played with DS-1's maxxed :)
--
Christopher Bell
http://www.myspace.com/bellboudreaux
______________________________
| |
| Any Amp! |
| ________________________ |
| |!!o Q Q Qž Q Q Q :: | |
|==============================|
Linux user #497844
Yeah, I define anything that clips as overdrive, and both the TS and BM do
that. <g> You did ask about TS replicas, not cranked DS-1 substitutes.
Tony D
thanks for the good answers regarding cheap tubescreamer
alternatives. the TS7 is in itself quite cheap, and maybe it does not
make much sense to look for something cheaper. the bad monkey that
tony suggested is just a little bit cheaper than the ts7, but it also
has a bass control and i got the impression that it is a bit smoother
than the TS. so i have ordered a BM.
would any of the cheap danelectro or behringer boxes qualify as a
tubescreamerish option, e.g. fairly smooth, pick sensitive and with
the ability to clean up?
/o
Dunno, I haven't looked closely at either make. Dano boxes seem to have a
good reputation, but the plastic Behringer ones don't. My music store mate
stopped stocking them because of warranty repair issues. I would not buy one
unless you can easily return it if it stops working.
OTOH, the Behringer 2-knob compressor is in a simple metal box and works
well in the Dynacomp style, very quiet by compressor standards. Weak parts
are still likely to be a problem, but a compressor is the kind of thing that
you just switch on and leave, so mechanical failure is less of a risk than
in a box that gets switched on and off all the time.
seems like many music stores have given up selling behringer
plastics. their TO800 looks like a TS copy - but plastic.
/o
Definitely geared towards bedroom playing. I had the 7 band EQ GE7 clone and
it did it's job but the damn sliders were so flimsy and I had a buddy that
was down on his luck and needed an eq pedal so I gave it to him. He's still
using it but not gigging with it.

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