• Registered: 2010-10-26
  • Posts: 31

Topic: Ts808 settings....

HI everyone!
                    Im new on guitar playing.My question is what will be the good setting for ts 808 and boss dd3?

  • From: The Netherlands
  • Registered: 2010-02-14
  • Posts: 318

Re: Ts808 settings....

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There you go, settings on the TS808:  Overdrive at 8 o'clock, Tone at 12 o'clock and the volume at 1 o'clock. On the DD3 everyting at 12 o'clock. Since you are new on this; o'clock means the setting as the clock in real life shows. Look at the photo and then my instructions....you will get it.

I don't charge for mistakes. - Joe Bonamassa
  • From: Ridgeland, MS
  • Registered: 2009-08-12
  • Posts: 1,248

Re: Ts808 settings....

Why not set it to whatever sounds best to you given your specific style, amp, guitar combination? There's no right (or wrong) answer. In fact, the "right" setting today may not even be close to what you want to hear 10 days from now.

  • Registered: 2009-10-27
  • Posts: 250

Re: Ts808 settings....

wharris wrote:

Why not set it to whatever sounds best to you given your specific style, amp, guitar combination? There's no right (or wrong) answer. In fact, the "right" setting today may not even be close to what you want to hear 10 days from now.

+1, but I understand someone asking or curious about a pro player settings, etc, I often look at shows, but it ends there, as my set-up is different.  Delay wise shouldn't be a difference, unless one putting in front and one putting in loop. 

I realize JB likes the TS808 for his rig and knowing he can buy one in any city, but the pedal is not great, I would pull from storage my Fulltone Mosfet II before grabbing my TS808 if I had to. To each their own...

  • Registered: 2010-10-26
  • Posts: 31

Re: Ts808 settings....

thank you all for help !!!!cause ive been trying to experiment on my ts808 but it seems like it sound too harsh.Now i will try your suggestions....Thanks to all again..

  • From: East Midlands, UK
  • Registered: 2008-06-30
  • Posts: 164

Re: Ts808 settings....

t92780 wrote:

I realize JB likes the TS808 for his rig and knowing he can buy one in any city, but the pedal is not great, I would pull from storage my Fulltone Mosfet II before grabbing my TS808 if I had to. To each their own...

i'm not 100% on tubescreamers, though i've used one for a while now. i don't like the fact that it will pickup radio stations when bypassed. even through power conditioners on my amp and the TS on batteries. anyone else had that with a TS?

rasalapatuski, what you using for the rest of your gear? might help give you a few little pointers.  smile

Fender 60's Strat>Fulltone OCD V4>>TC Electronics Polytune>Orange Dual Terror>Torres 2x10 Cab(with a vintage 30 and a greenback)
  • From: Florida, USA
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
  • Posts: 1,420

Re: Ts808 settings....

Here's my take on the Ibanez TS808.  It's been used by most of my favorite players including Eric Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Joe Bonamassa.  It has THAT sound, whatever it is.  It's midrangey, gritty, compressed, and is a proven classic.  Besides the puke green color and square knob looks cool.  That all said, I think the Fulldrive 2 does that tone and so much more.  For the $$$ if I had to have one it would be the Fulldrive 2.  Check that one out and AB them together to see which one wins.  I just bought both because I wanted on for a backup board, and the TS808 fits MUCH better on my very cluttered main board.

Right now I'm running mine into the Normal channel of a Super Reverb set pretty dark.  Settings:  Volume noon, tone 1 o'clock, gain 11 o'clock.  Just enough to push the amp well with a Strat or Les Paul.  Also for less $$$ try the TS9 it's very good sounding as well.  Can't go wrong with the Tubescreamers!

'67 and '74 Fender Twin Reverbs, '74 Marshall 1987 lead mkII, Metro Superlead 100. Pedals from TC Electronic, Ibanez, Dunlop, BK Butler, Electro-Harmonix, Fulltone, Maestro/Gibson, Loopmaster switching, VoodooLab, Boss. Gibson and Fender guitars, Dimarzio pickups.
  • Registered: 2009-10-27
  • Posts: 250

Re: Ts808 settings....

"It's midrangey, gritty, compressed"....That's exactlly why I don't like that pedal coupled with a great amp, why does someone want to change their amps tone, unless you have a **## amp you want to mask tone with.  I don't understand why a good players on this board with great amps use this pedal, but maybe as a boost pedal with OD set at zero to 7pm, but then why not just use a Keeley Katana, etc. 

Last I used my TS808 was with my Blues Jr. Tweed and it was ok, FT Mosefet II much better and Providence SOV-2 blew them both away (didn't color tone).

Not trying to ruffle feathers on those that use TS808... I don't want this to come across that way, everybody has their own tone and ways of geting it.  SRV used a TS, but mostly just cranked his clean amp to get natural OD we all loved from SRV via his Dumble.

  • From: Florida, USA
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
  • Posts: 1,420

Re: Ts808 settings....

I've got great amps, but sometimes I like 'color'.  More midrange certainly helps a Fender amp cut much better.  The compression is nice for making leads feel softer and smoother.  Different strokes for different folks.  I don't feel that the TS masks anything, when you put it in front of a Fender it still sounds "Fendery", and the same for Marshalls.  It's not the most transparent pedal on Earth, totally agree there.  All I know is I'm 100% happy with my tone with the TS in line!  cool

'67 and '74 Fender Twin Reverbs, '74 Marshall 1987 lead mkII, Metro Superlead 100. Pedals from TC Electronic, Ibanez, Dunlop, BK Butler, Electro-Harmonix, Fulltone, Maestro/Gibson, Loopmaster switching, VoodooLab, Boss. Gibson and Fender guitars, Dimarzio pickups.
  • From: over yonder....in PA
  • Registered: 2009-02-09
  • Posts: 240

Re: Ts808 settings....

I think the key with any TS is to never let the distortion exceed the output. I always found the best setting that doesn't alter your amps tone very much is with the gain-9-7 o clock    tone  12 o clock     volume   up the whole way

"The way I like to look at it is....if that's the last time I ever got to play, I'd better give it everything I've got." -SRV
  • From: Frederick County, MD
  • Registered: 2006-04-21
  • Posts: 857

Re: Ts808 settings....

Halesie wrote:

it will pickup radio stations

I have this problem with a Barber Direct Drive that I love other than this issue, whether it's running on batteries or plugged in to an adapter.  Anyone have any thoughts/solutions?

CarljMD

Takers get the honey, givers sing the blues
  • From: East Midlands, UK
  • Registered: 2008-06-30
  • Posts: 164

Re: Ts808 settings....

I solved the problem, I sold my TS yesterday!

Fender 60's Strat>Fulltone OCD V4>>TC Electronics Polytune>Orange Dual Terror>Torres 2x10 Cab(with a vintage 30 and a greenback)