i own a bbe sonic maximizer and have been looking into getting a tube screamer. one of my good friends who when to school for audio technician says running both at the same time would end up hurting my tubes as well as my speakers. anyone know if theres any truth to this? thanks.

Run the tube screamer before the BBE and don't worry about it.Look at tubes like plumbing.If you run it first you never have to worry about it.Its like the tubes reacts to current.If you put the tube after the BBE you are adding the current output to the tube.Making the tube run harder.If your looking for a heavier sound thats what you want to do.They will break and give you more distortion.If not run it first.

First off a tube screamer pedal doesn't have tubes it using a opt amp. Ibanez tubescreamer right?

yep a tube screamer is a solid state circuit "NO Tubes" so what's the problem?

i didnt think there was a problem. thats just what my buddy said. yeah he must be an idiot. thanks.

not an idiot he just doesn't know

this isn't relevant to the question, but which tubescreamer? ts9 or ts808? if you want a ts9 i could sell or trade to you maybe, i don't really use it that much, just use od on my amp.

There's really only a couple of differences between the 2 tube screamers

Funny how so many people make a big deal about them. If you have a TS9 change 2 caps in the output buffer section and you have a TS808....Really

I have a TS10 I modded to match the TS808 specs! Easy and cheap!

i wasn't saying the 808 was better... most rockers prefer the tone of the ts9 to be honest... more bite. and whats a ts10? there certainly isn't a pedal with that model number on the market today... right now theres the ts9, ts808, and ts7 (the gray one)

Your missing 2 before the ts7. That's the TS10 then the TS5 then the TS7.. now reissues of the others


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