The Buttercream Icing to any Amp Cake

I have had many times where I plug into an amp with no pedals and go "Wow that sounds great!" but then I put the TS9 in front and go "Okay; NOW it sounds amazing!" and then I can't play that amp without it anymore. This pedal has spoiled me for tone. My only complaint is, like many overdrives, it's a bit noisy. I use a Smart gate right after it to sort that out.

Its great

Just like the DS-1, I got this pedal because it seems like the most popular overdrive pedal. Now, having experience with the pedal, I can say that I really like the sound. In my opinion it gives the perfect tone and crunch to the sound I want. My settings are just like how all the old guys did it. I have the drive rolled back, and a boosted level. It's great!

One of the best

There's a reason many famous guitarists use this pedal. The sound is really amazing. I would describe it as an overdrive pedal, rather than a distortion pedal. I can get nice, subtle overdrive out of it, and then crank up the drive to get some great heavy overdrive perfect for lead. I'm pretty sure I'll never replace it, however I have thought often of adding another to it, so that I have both my favorite settings ready to go during live performances.

Best Overdrive ever. Period.

Bar none, the best Overdrive pedal on the market presently and in the past. If you are looking for proof of this all you have to do is search "Tubescreamer users" and you will find everyone from SRV to Nashville power houses. The tubescreamer can and will do everything from clean boost to straight up hard driving cranked tube amp tones. Very reliable and very affordable.

great for bass

i got this pedal because i saw that cliff burton used it and i wanted to get his tone

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I use it more as a boost than my main overdrive, but sounds really nice either way. Turn the drive up and you get a really thick distortion, keep the drive low and you get a simple well-rounded gain boost. Not leaving my pedalboard anytime soon.

Great in so many ways.

Obviously the Tube Screamer in general has been a staple in so many boards for the longest time, but all of the hype around it is absolutely true. This pedal can do everything from a nice transparent overdrive, to a thick saturated rhythmic overdrive. I also like to use it as a boost on my crunch channel to give it that kick for a solo or lead tones. Pair this with a strat and you can get the nicest blues tones too, give it just enough drive to start breaking up and you can go from clean to dirty just with a little extra gusto on your pick strokes. The high mid range of this also helps when using it to layer on other pedals that have an EQ. Love it and will always have one.

A must have

amazing! this guitar pedal is a must have to any sort of guitar pedal setup.

Is a review even necessary???

I'm not even gonna review this... Just go and look at the list of artists that have this on their pedalboard. Probably THE standard overdrive. If you're thinking of getting a new pedal, and you don't yet have this one on your pedalboard... well, do an about-face and go and get one of these babies immediately!

Amazing O/D pedal.

I mainly use this for my Cliff Burton bass rig I am putting together. Works very good with the wah I own (Morley PWB) as it "Boosts" the level of wah so it is easier to be heard in your signal chain, really makes it scream too. I also sometimes use this just as an O/D with my guitar, and it is an amazing pedal.