Ibanez TS808 Vintage Tube Screamer Reissue  

| Review By: Tom Jeffrey | 2 years, 5 months ago

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Overall: This is an excellent pedal.  I played it with both single-coils (Stratocaster, Telecaster) and humbuckers (Les Paul, ES-335) and it sounded great on both.  I played it through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Reverb and a VOX AC-15.  Both sounded very nice.  It provides very accurate control over the amount of drive.  It's very smooth - not harsh sounding, and also very quiet - which is important for studio applications.  It's also extremely easy to use right out| Review By: Ross | 4 years, 6 months ago

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Overall: Wow!  This is the best pedal I have ever used.  I play in a metal band and I was a 6505+ through a Mesa Boogie cab and this pedal was truly the missing link.  The tone and just over all beef I get from the pedal is amazing.  Kind of a creamy sound with distortion.  I really recommend this pedal to anyone wanting a boost with a creamy tone.  Its BREATH TAKING. | Review By: Elvis-_o8dU | 5 years, 4 months ago

3 people out of 5 found this review helpful

Overall: I own the original TS808 Tube Screamer, so remember this review is based on "THE ORIGINAL" not the reissue. This pedal fell into my hands quite indirectly and i've never been as happy as on that day. I ran this thing through the first thing i had and it instantly lit up the room. The first thing i played it through was a solid state amp and an all stock Ibanez. It sounded much better than i thought through a solid state. I was using an Ibanez NDM-1 which isn't really a bluesy guitar| Review By: fender19 | 5 years, 5 months ago

7 people out of 11 found this review helpful

Overall: Overall the TS-808 is worth every penny...and it is expensive. It will not get any negative remarks in this review. It gives great tone no matter how you set it up, and you can get pretty much any blues tone you want out of it. It's built like a tank. It screams even when you use a solid state amp, but is amazing when played with a tube amp (which I plan to buy very soon!) This pedal gives you vintage sound. Love everything about it and it looks good in green also.| Review By: Ian V. | 6 years, 5 months ago

36 people out of 59 found this review helpful

Overall: Take one Fender Tele, one tube screamer. Add a pignose. You know, the small one.Switch the Tele to the Bridge p/u. Krank that pig.Best damn blues sound you'll ever hear. Period.To sweeten it up, run it through your favorite amp or run itstraight through a P.A...Zappa would approve...Great for studio work or live application. Do It...| Review By: Maz | 7 years, 1 month ago

61 people out of 106 found this review helpful

Overall: It is pointless to review such a legend.. most people know this one. But when I tried it myself I was so surprised over the tonal quality that I just have to say a couple of words... This is by far the best overdrive pedal out there and at this price, it should be. The tone is very warm and smooth. This is an overdrive pedal, but if you have really high output pickups you can get one of the heaviest distortion sounds. I used it to boost up a Marshall JCM900 to get that extra| Review By: Singlinger | 7 years, 4 months ago

8 people out of 16 found this review helpful

Overall: I'd have to say that for the price, the TS-808 is a decent enough product - but not great. Run in through a down-tuned Fender Strat into a Twin-Reverb and you might be able to approximate SRV's sound, provided also that you use 0.13 gauge strings. Partner it with a Gibson LP or any other guitar with humbuckers and again, the tone is bluesy enough, though a bit too warm for my taste. I like my tone biting and raunchy and this is too refined. And by the way, the dealer in my home| Review By: charles | 7 years, 5 months ago

47 people out of 88 found this review helpful

Overall: Great overdrive, very warm sound, thick, rich, full. This pedal in front of a 4x10 Hot Rod Deville, and a second tube screamer (just for that killer solo sound) will give you sound you will wanna write home about. Any guitar anywhere, any time. You also might want to try a di box at the amp. You will have so much bottom it will shake the house!  All this for $169 bucks..its a no brainier, for sure...Enjoy!| Review By: Steve Johnson | 7 years, 8 months ago

58 people out of 102 found this review helpful

Overall: If you are looking for that Stevie Ray distortion sound without having to pay big $ for vintage pedals, then this is the best pedal I have used yet; I have access to the original TS-808 like the one Stevie Ray used and running both pedals into a Fender Hot Rod Deville 4/10 using a Strat with Texas Special pickups I cannot tell any difference in the tone; Both are awesome pedals but the new TS-808 is about 1/3 the price: | Review By: Tim--VjNP | 7 years, 9 months ago

68 people out of 118 found this review helpful

Overall: Great pedal. I took my original to the local music store and compared.  The new version was brighter and seemed to distort earlier than my original. I will definitely buy one if my old one gives out, but not as one to swap out on stage.