monroe
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I want to get a tube screamer, but there are so many different models/versions/modifications to choose. Which one gives the best Edge tone?
monroe said:I want to get a tube screamer, but there are so many different models/versions/modifications to choose. Which one gives the best Edge tone?
Muad'zin said:With the right instructions modding a factory pedal is easy. Certainly not worth paying somebody else halfway across the world $45. You heat the soldered link, apply solderwick or a soldersucker to remove the liquid solder, take out out the $0.10 electronic component, insert the new $0.20 electronic component, apply solder and then test the pedal to hear if it went right. If so repeat. If not reheat the joints. It's not rocket science. Hell, if you're that bad soldering let a friend do it who can. End result, kick ass pedal + $45 you saved which you can use to buy something else instead. Raise middle finger to Keeley and Analogman for even daring to ask so much money. Hell, the greatest piece of pedal robbery is Keeley's TS-9 baked mod, for which he asks $30+ to do it for you but which consists of swapping 1 capacitor and 2 resistors. Which is less then a dollar in components.
And I have once played a Keeley modded TS-9. The only problem is that I've never played an unmodified TS-9 so I can't really compare. I can compare it with my Boss SD-1 with self installed Monteallums SD-808 mod and that blew the Keeley TS-9 out of the water. Although I admit that might be because the SD-808 mod doubles the gain and I do love my gain.
In the end though I guess it all boils down to what you like more. All the mods do something to the TS-9 and they probably all do it just a little differently. Keeley's may add a little more bias or highs, Analogman may offer smoother mids, Monteallums may offer more gain (I'm making this all up of course), but if thats not up to your liking even the best modded pedal may disappoint. And the sound clips that supposed to help you may not always give you what you need to hear. If you play rhythm most soundclips disappoint as they seem to be full of leads mostly. The Keeley may sound great but chances are he used a different amp with different settings then you have and the end result on your amp sounds not what you expected. The main advantage with learning to mod your own pedals is that if a certain mod is not to your liking, you can change it all over again.
So the difference is the chip? Only?
If i want to convert my ts to silver mod what would have i to do?