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Justin Cyder said:
You know an original TS808 would now be worth north of £400 don't you...?
I had a Pearl OD-05 Overdrive which used the same chip as the TS808. I sold it on ebay a few years ago not knowing the worth and was amazed when it reached £60.Now they are going for more
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pearl-Vintage-Overdrive-OD...
My TS808 reissue turned up this afternoon and I'm very pleased with it: It really adds that edge to the sound I was after; using my (admittedly cheap Squire Affinity) Tele on the neck pick up I can get a good Hendrix tone (think 'Little Wing') or a half decent Keith Richards sound. With my Epiphone LP it saturates more and I can get a great 70'd classic rock sound (like Free/Bad Company).
I also received some spare valves this morning (before the TS808) and I fitted a lower gain one to my Blackstar HT5-R. I can now use the dirty channel with the gain right down for a clean(ish) sound and a much more controllable range for the amp's distortion that works really well with the TS.
Next job is to clean up the pot on my old 'Jen' Crybaby wah. I don't know if these are particularly sought after or valuable, but I was given it by an old friend many years ago, so I'd never sell it.
I also received some spare valves this morning (before the TS808) and I fitted a lower gain one to my Blackstar HT5-R. I can now use the dirty channel with the gain right down for a clean(ish) sound and a much more controllable range for the amp's distortion that works really well with the TS.
Next job is to clean up the pot on my old 'Jen' Crybaby wah. I don't know if these are particularly sought after or valuable, but I was given it by an old friend many years ago, so I'd never sell it.
If you're minded & handy, there's plenty of original chip clones available & ready made pcb kits that just need assembling to recreate a TS808. No idea of they're faithful or even any good, but I must say, I love my Tube screamer for live work. Personally I dial it back so it's just lending an edge. If I want to solo or really hit it hard, there's always the Rat.
I also love the Rat.
I also love the Rat.
Justin Cyder said:
If you're minded & handy, there's plenty of original chip clones available & ready made pcb kits that just need assembling to recreate a TS808. No idea of they're faithful or even any good, but I must say, I love my Tube screamer for live work. Personally I dial it back so it's just lending an edge. If I want to solo or really hit it hard, there's always the Rat.
I also love the Rat.
One of my favourite sites for DIY pedal kits has this.I also love the Rat.
http://www.musikding.de/The-Screamer-Overdrive-kit
Hi all
I bought this from a local bootsale last weekend, it was covered in crud and dust, the strings were rusty and wound the wrong way on top the machines but it's lovely to play and produces a really thick creamy tone!!
The guitar has a set neck rather than the normal four screws and plate, I've not seen this before on an LP copy!, are there any benefits to this or is the bolt on version the better one??
It scrubbed up pretty well but could do with a new selector switch! Can't complain though for £15, a new set of Daddarios and around an hour cleaning/setting up!!
Cheers, John
I bought this from a local bootsale last weekend, it was covered in crud and dust, the strings were rusty and wound the wrong way on top the machines but it's lovely to play and produces a really thick creamy tone!!
The guitar has a set neck rather than the normal four screws and plate, I've not seen this before on an LP copy!, are there any benefits to this or is the bolt on version the better one??
It scrubbed up pretty well but could do with a new selector switch! Can't complain though for £15, a new set of Daddarios and around an hour cleaning/setting up!!
Cheers, John
johnbaz said:
The guitar has a set neck rather than the normal four screws and plate, I've not seen this before on an LP copy!, are there any benefits to this or is the bolt on version the better one??
You obviously got a bargain there.As to the glued versus bolt on, the benefit in this case would be that it's a more faithful replica. There are no other benefits. Third Stone from the Sun was recorded with a bolt neck guitar.
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