![]() ![]() The internals in the early days was identical. The only main design changes are the enclosure and footswitch design. Before I looked into it, I thought the same thing. I don’t blame people for thinking that the Tube Screamer was the original. This was perhaps one of the most brilliant ideas of its time because the “Tube Screamer” branding is now a household name. Maxon allowed Ibanez to repackage their OD808 in a different enclosure. Do you know why? The Ibanez Tube Screamer is a clone! Most people think the TS9 is the original, but it is not. ![]() Yep! The Tubescreamer does not get the #1 spot. They sound great without getting too bright or nasty on the top end. There’s a number of reasons why this is copied so much. The Maxon OD808 might be the most copied pedal of all time. This is fine, but it also lends itself to lose a bit of clarity.īefore you crank up the gain, turn up the volume control and see what you think of how it sounds. A lot of people make the mistake of cranking up the gain way too far. This will allow the Maxon OD-808 to really sound great and open sounding. To my ear, this pedal sounds best with the gain under 12 O’clock and the volume up at around 1 O’clock. #MOOG GUITAR PEDAL CLONES PRO#This does sound different to the Maxon Overdrive Pro listed above, but it’s not a bad thing. If you’re into ripping blues guitar or if you want to turn your very clean amp into an off-clean amp, the OD-820 is the way to go. This is still a very nice pedal covering the tones needed for sticking out in a mix. Overall, the Maxon OD-820 wins the category for best Tube Screamer overdrive pedal by a country mile. This is a great thing because you can also run it as a straight up clean boost as well. If you have the gain control under 10 O’clock, it won’t add any gain into the circuit. This is made for pushing a Tube amplifier over the edge but it can be also used as a great rhythm pedal.Īnother interesting feature of this pedal is it has a “clean blend” gain control. This gives you a much richer and fuller sound than any of the other Tube Screamer on this list. It doesn’t sound like a Klon, but it does have more headroom and a much lower noise floor. The OD-820 is built with the “ Klon” in mind. In terms of sound, the Maxon Overdrive OD-820 Overdrive Pro has a very transparent sound and also has more headroom in terms of volume and the overall body of sound. They made the physical size of the pedal larger and the controls are way easier to see and use. Maxon changed up the design with the OD-820. It takes everything you love about the Maxon OD808 and makes it sound better. The Maxon OD-820 Overdrive pedal is by far the best Tube Screamer I have ever played. While I haven’t filmed every single one on the list, I have tried them. If you search my YouTube channel, you’ll see many comparison videos of the pedals below. This was initially a Top 13 but I have added some new ones to the list! I have owned and tested the pedals on this list. ![]() Today, I am going to cover what I believe to be the top 15 Tube Screamer pedals and Tube Screamer clones I have tried. The Top 13 Tubescreamer Pedals and Clones ![]()
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