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04-30-2010, 09:53 PM
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Endorsing Artist: HCAF | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Woodlands, TX | |  Tubescreamer Model Thread
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After years of playing, I've kinda settled that a thick TS style OD is what I like best on bass.
What's your fave Tubescreamer style pedal? I've seen the Xotic Bass BB be mentioned a few times, as well as the Jekyll side of the J&H pedal, which is basically the Visual Sound Route 808 + another, but then they also have the Double Trouble, which is basically two 808's in one pedal which looks pretty rad. I like the idea of having more than one thing so I could do a small boost + fur to a semi-heavy drive before going full out distortion.
I've had a modded Analogman TS9DX as well as the Fulltone Bassdrive, so just seeing what else was out there. Anything heavier than an OD I use with the OD channel on my Boogie BB750. |
04-30-2010, 10:09 PM
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04-30-2010, 10:39 PM
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04-30-2010, 10:48 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upland, CA. | | Count me in as another die hard OCD fan! 
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05-01-2010, 12:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Virginia | | | if you can solder at all a normal TS-9 will work. There is one little cap you need to change to make it really deep and nice.
I really dig mine now that i modded it.
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05-01-2010, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by tomhanzo if you can solder at all a normal TS-9 will work. There is one little cap you need to change to make it really deep and nice.
I really dig mine now that i modded it. | errrr i might break my ts9 out again if you tell me which cap this is 
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05-01-2010, 12:41 AM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | I haven't tried the BB yet, but I have tried a half dozen Ibanez and Maxon TS variations, the Fulltone Bassdrive, the Aramat Green Machine, and the Bad Monkey; of those, the Bad Monkey was the best-sounding, and I am certain the Humphrey-modded one is worth it. |
05-01-2010, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by calebbarton errrr i might break my ts9 out again if you tell me which cap this is | ok im having trouble finding it on the web so ill try to remember to take a pic tmw.
What it amounts to is a cap change in the drive section.
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05-01-2010, 12:59 AM
|  | I took the one less traveled by | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reims, Champagne, France | | | I really enjoyed the Fulltone Bass-Drive, however the Jacques Tubeblower has my preference. |
05-01-2010, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Jazz Ad I really enjoyed the Fulltone Bass-Drive, however the Jacques Tubeblower has my preference. | I also use a tubeblower, awesome pedal. Mine has the indy guitarist mod though. |
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Originally Posted by Sound Chaser Fulltone OCD. | Quote:
Originally Posted by vegas532 Count me in as another die hard OCD fan! | The OCD is not a Tubescreamer-type pedal. It is more similar to the Boss DS-1.
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Originally Posted by bongomania I haven't tried the BB yet, but I have tried a half dozen Ibanez and Maxon TS variations, the Fulltone Bassdrive, the Aramat Green Machine, and the Bad Monkey; of those, the Bad Monkey was the best-sounding, and I am certain the Humphrey-modded one is worth it. | I agree. The BM is an excellent overdrive. I tried the BB as well but I prefer the overdrive of the BM. For the EQ section I prefer the BB.
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05-01-2010, 08:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Santiago, Chile | | | I have a stock TS9 clon and love the mid rich tone of it. I've considered modding it, but I like it like this enough to not bother.
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05-01-2010, 09:41 AM
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Endorsing Artist: HCAF | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Woodlands, TX | | | I'll check out the Humphrey Badder Bass Monkey and see what's up.
Keep 'em coming guys! Good input so far. |
05-01-2010, 09:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Davenport, IA | | | Hart Muller Bass Drive
I'm told the Hart Muller Bass Drive is a Tubescreamer variant, and the kit is not too expensive and sounds great; no low end loss at all, and a great, thick textured drive. |
05-02-2010, 09:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | | my personal fav is the sparkle drive. the blend is a very nice addition and really brings back the low end which most ts's loose.
2nd and very close is the BB. |
05-02-2010, 12:00 PM
|  | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | im interested in the analogman vs. the keeley.
how do you like your ts9dx? |
05-02-2010, 02:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Des Moines, IA, USA | | | I was pretty happy with my stock Bad Monkey when I was using it. Now it's on my guitarist's board and I miss it sometimes. |
05-02-2010, 02:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belgium | | | Interesting thread. I'm in the market for a tubescreamer overdrive myself.
In doing my research in this forum, I think I am going to give the Bad Monkey a shot.
The standard seems good in people's opinion, what makes a modded one better?
Also, has anyone tried the Ibanez Tone-Lok series Tubescreamer on bass? |
05-02-2010, 05:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Madison, WI | | | Ibanez Mostortion. It's a TS with a para EQ. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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