Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive Reviews

A legendary circuit

In a cheap box! Does it well. I like it. Must have if you want all the legendary pedals. Plastic is sturdy. No problem. Try it, enjoy it. If you don't like it... No harm done. Wallet will survive.

Great overdrive.. Great price!

Loud, crunchy, punchy. Goes well with my mustang90.

Get Tube / Valve Type Sound Cheaply

This pedal is able to achieve sounds that are very close to the well known green pedal by a large brand name that has been used by many famous guitarists over the years ..... but you don't have to pay a large amount of money to get this sound. I play mostly rock blues style, so I do not need heavy metal distortion. This pedal offers mild rich overdrive through to fairly heavily overdriven sounds with a very valve-like feel, and it responds very well to the volume control in the guitar.

Einsetzbar ohne Einschränkungen

Ich habe das Teil von Behringer für Auftritte benutzt bevor ich mir ein Tube Screamer leisten könnte. Die Unterschiede sind minimal und ich empfehle den Vintage Tube Overdrive egal welcher Einsatz. Es ist ein tolles, einfaches Pedal und kostet nichts.

Perfect sound but ...

I'm a bit worried about the quality of the product but for the price I think it will be difficult to expect more. Changing the battery is really not easy.

It is THE Green Magic Box

Tested side by side with the Original...

It's not just another green box....

It is THE Green Magic Box.... in a plastic shell. Nothing more, nothing less

Good and cheap

This one does the jobb.

Sure, there are better one but if you dont wanna spend +100 € this one is good enough.

Just wish that is was made of metall, not plastic even if if the material seems to ne really though.

Was super impressed.

I was pleasantly surprised at how well I got used to the overdrive sound of this budget friendly pedal. Was my very first pedal but I know enough to understand that the quality of this is punching way above it's price point.

Awesome Value!

The Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive Effect Pedal does an excellent job of emulating the Ibanez TS808 Vintage Tube Screamer pedal. It works and sounds like you'd expect. It's a great value for money product.

Good sound for good money despite the plastic case

I use it for gigging with my Bugera T50. It is used for boosting the lead channel and it makes it good for playing more gainy music like punk or metal. I don't mind the plastic case, because the price is just unbeatable.

great!

a great clone of the famous overdrive. it is plastic but decent quality.

Dead-on TS clone

It's a dead-on TS clone - the only drawback is the plastic case. However, it's very sturdy plastic, so it should last for a substantial perod. You should have a power supply ready because it has a rather odd battery slot.

I use it as a boost pedal (always on): right after a wah with 0 drive, tone at 9 o'clock and level maxed. If you stack a dirtier OD, or a distortion after it you get great rock and blues tones through a tube based amp.

Great tube screamer clone

Sounds great especially for the price. Great for home use.

At first i wasn't very impressed with it but as i started experimenting i managed to get the sounds i wanted out of it, it's made of plastic so don't expect to throw it under a bus and for it to survive

Good sound. Not for live use.

Used with Strymon Iridium in bedroom.

Plastic will not stand up to abuse. Sound is great though.

Probably the best replica of the "Green overdrive" we all know

At first I was a little hesitant, but after all the pedal is pretty much affordable. So I decided to give it a shot. I must say I was impressed by the results.

I used the pedal with a VOX AV15 and an Epiphone ES 339 Pro.

2 really surprising things happened.

1) The amp took the pedal really well ( my personal opinion )

2) The pedal worked really well and the sound was pretty close to the 150$ vintage overdrive pedal. ( not dead on, but pretty close )

So these were the pros of the pedal, let me mention some of the cons that I find important to be aware of before you decide whether to buy it or not.

1) It's not a sturdy pedal. It's plastic completely. So if you are a stage musician who is looking for a dependable pedal, this one would not be my first choice. I would definitely keep this one as a back up pedal though.

2) The design is not the most friendly user design ever ( I am talking about the battery compartment ) Sometimes it could be a little problematic to place the battery. But all and all it works with an adapter too.

To sum up, great pedal for home, but if you are gigging musician you might find it a little under the standards you are looking for.

Stunning sounds for the money!

I wanted to get a TS for little cash, and this does not disappoint. It sounds identical to the TS808 to my ears. Awesome stuff.

Good for the price

This was my first pedal, and I didn't want to spend 5 times more to get the original pedal, before I know if I need it.

Pros:

- It does a relatively decent job for the price

- The knobs and plugs are well built

Cons:

- The housing is plastic and its engineering is quite terrible; try inserting a battery and you wish you wouldn't need to do it ever again.

- The sound: In general it's OK, but with a Fender tube amp, I'm having a hard time getting a good sound out of it. I don't yet have a TS9 to compare with.

Overall, you get what you pay.

No noticeable difference from the tube screamer

I know this review will hurt the gear snobs out there (and I could not care less ;)

But there is not difference from the more expensive tube screamer pedals - Sounds absolutely great.

The casing is a bit fragile though.

Great affordable tube screamer sound

First of all, the downside: yes, it is plastic but I knew that before i decided to buy it.

On the other hand, this is an very versatile tube screamer clone that sound so much more expensive then it is. I use it mainly for stacking but it is more than good enough to be used on its own. You could even use it as a boost if you turn the gain all the way down. In that way, it might even be worth having more then once on your pedal board...