Role in this rig
Adds sustain and gain for selected solos after the always-on compressor.
Documented setup
- Used for selected solos
- After Dyna Comp
- Before modulation
Effect profile /Gain
TS808 Tube Screamer
Also catalogued as High-gain Tube Screamer
Explore the documented settings, signal-chain positions and roles of TS808 Tube Screamer in dated rigs by Eric Johnson, Jared James Nichols, Joe Bonamassa, and 3 more. Every appearance remains tied to its supporting sources.
- Pedalboards
- 7
- Artists
- 6
- Archive records
- 8
Controls in the archive
DriveFootswitchLevelOverdriveTone
How this pedal appears in the archive
These are not generic specifications. Every entry is tied to a dated artist rig and preserves what the sources support: its job in that rig, known settings and its place in the signal path.
How the archive verifies pedalboards1991–2026Dated coverage
17Cited sources
Role in this rig
Acts as Bonamassa’s primary gain effect in the documented 2013 rig.
Documented setup
- Primary gain effect
- Mid-focused boost
Role in this rig
Pushes and buffers the Fuzz Face for a more focused, sustaining rhythm response.
Documented setup
- Tube Screamer into Fuzz Face
- Dirty-rhythm path
Role in this rig
Provides the heavier of Krieger's two staged overdrive sounds.
Provides the lighter of Krieger's two staged overdrive levels.
Documented setup
- Heavy gain
- Exact positions not documented
- Light gain
Role in this rig
Carries the long-standing Tube Screamer gain voice, retained from the 2013 rig.
Documented setup
- Control positions not published
Role in this rig
Provides the selected mid-focused overdrive without falsely rendering both units in series.
Documented setup
- TS9 or TS808 selected as alternatives
- Each housed in a Keeley true-bypass loop
Role in this rig
Supplies the mid-forward drive that Nichols identified as the small-board essential.
Documented setup
- Control positions not published
- Placement follows the evidence note