Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive

Pretty easy to get some good sounds out of the pedal. Tone, Drive, and Volume knobs are standard for this type of stomp box. The manual doesn't really give you much that you couldn't figure out on your own.

I'm playing a 2001 American Standard Strat into a Fender Blues Jr amp, and I have no problem getting that sweet SRV tone that the Tubescreamer-type pedals are famous for. Granted, no single pedal can get you that sound, you have to tweak your amp settings as well. I wouldn't say that this is the greatest pedal I've played for rhythm parts, but it adds a layer of creamy smoothness that I really like for leads, no matter where the Drive is set to. Not bad as a clean boost either. I really like the fact that more drive does not equal more volume, which is rare in a pedal.

It seems to be pretty durable, although I don't jump on my equipment. If it's not abused, it should last a long time. I gig with it twice a week without a backup, and it does me just fine. Not too thrilled with the plastic housing and the knobs seem a bit flimsy, but for the money what do you expect? It's still a great pedal.

Haven't had to deal with them, and I hope that I don't have to.

I play more blues-type music at the house, and I play a few times a week at church, so I need a pretty versatile sound. This pedal is pretty much a one-trick pony, but it does that trick pretty well. I don't like to keep too many effects in my chain, but this one will probably stay. This is one of the few pedals I've played that actually makes me want to keep playing.

3 knobs. If you don't understand it this review won't help you!

I play a gretsch corvette through a peavey classic with the boost button always on. I also use a vintage mxr distortion + and a LS fuzzy wuzzy. I really like this pedal alot! It's the the first in my chain of pedals. I use it to basically boot my signal. I set of about 9 o'clock and the tone at 12. It warms things up alot. It gives me a bit of a treble boost going into my fuzz pedals, wich can get a bit muddy of you're not careful. I play mostly 60s garage and pedal stays on at all times. The pedal really brings this sweetness to the high end. I have only on complaint with it. When the battery gets low it can do some strange things. My volume will rise and fall at random. Keep a fresh battery in it for gigs or use a power adapter! All and all you won't find a better pedal for the money, not even used.

The housing is a bit questionable. And the battery thing.

Over all it's a little gem that I will never regret buying. I'd buy another one.

It's actually very easy to use this pedal. There are only three knobs, Drive, Tone and Level, so it's not very hard to adjust the pedal to suit your needs. The only thing I wished this pedal had was an equaliser, but at this price, it's probably the best you're going to get. I'll give it a 9 though, because of the fact that it took me some time to figure out how to put in the 9V battery.

I've been using it with a Fender Mexican Stratocaster and a variety of amplifiers, Fender, Bahringer, etc. It actually sounds surprisingly good. Even when you put your Drive knob to the max, it dosn't make that annoying noise some pedals seem to make. I prefer having my tone knob set to about 2 o'clock, using the bridge pickup and it sounds great.

Until now, I've been using it in gigs without backup, and I don't think you actually need back up tor this pedal. The only downside is the plastic casing, which is probably a little less reliable than a metal one, but then again, I don't usually jump up and down on my pedals for them to break and I think you don't eather :-)

I've never dealt with them, but I heard that if something goes wrong you can even repair it yourself with minimal knowlege in electronics. Pretty simple little pedal I guess...

I play everything, from pop to rock and from punk to metal, and this pedal helps a lot. It gives you the boost and drive you need to make those choruses sound perfect and it adds an incredible kick to a solo for example. I'd deffinately buy this again if I needed to, the price is absolutely great. I trust it enough to go to a gig without backup, and it provides the sound you want, with a twist of a knob. Or three :-)

three knobs, on/off switch you dont have be a rocket scientist to use it. the led w/ battcheck is not too bright and not too dark.
there is a manual (english,german,french,chinese) if you need it.
replacing the battery is a little bit more tricky but thats ok.

setup:
ibanez sas32wh (mahogany superstrat w/ splittable humbuckers) through klotz cables through a line6 flextone iii xl (140W modelling amp w/ 2x12 celestion) using the soldano slo100 and marshall jcm 800 amp-models.

ok the most immportant thing: the sound. thats not very difficult to explain. i compared it several times with a lot of other overdrives espacially different tubescreamers (i was wondering if such a cheap pedal really could sound as the boutique stuff) and have to say it sounds exactly like a ts808. sustain, dynamics everything like the ts808 (which costs about 250???/300$?). even the differences in the sound when the battery runs low, are nearly the same.
but the tone knob seems to have a little bit bigger range than the original.
thats it: nice warm overdrive tone for almost every kind of genre.
perfect for boosting while solos.

im using it on stage.
and it simply works, works, works.

never spoke with them.

i'm playing heavy bluesy rock (some stuff like old danzig) since 8 years and mostly i used a ibanez ts9 til it breaks one day (beer and electronic-equipment dont like each other i think :) ).
well i was looking for a new one, and found this awesome ts-clone for the amazing cheap price of 49???.
it convinced me about the sound quality and design of behringer stompboxes, so i bought afterwards some other pedals.

the sound of the tubescreamer is legendary and in my opinion the most versatile overdrive-effect. and although its an old vintage well-known sound, it keeps inspiring and thats the most important thing for me. if you arent a snob who needs a fancy shiny boutique stomp box on his pedalboard, and listen to music with your ears and not with tour eyes (although i think the behringer models arent look that bad as many people say) the to800 is a must have. - an affordable must have.

Really easy. As said: three knobs and an on/off switch. Clear as hell.

Quite good!
I've been using it for three or four years and it still sounds quite well.
The sound is quite nice(I put the tone knob completely at low, drive mostly at full and the level knob around '7 past'. At that settings, it gives al little more a middle-boost (as I like it; trying to be may-like) Just not to sharp.
Just fine.

Except for some hum, with might be quite annoying if you're working in the studio.

Surprisingly good!
As I told you: I've got it for three or four years (I lost the count) and it still works really well. I bought a new pedal (T-Rex Alberta) just six months ago.
It still works like I bought it two months ago.

A good one.
it sounds really nice -although is mutters quite a bit, it just works and it's really easy to use.
For just ???20,-, it haven't regret my purchase for one moment. (though I would have liked a less-humming one in the studio)

Simple al very self-expalnatory

I mainly play lead and im very much inspired by 70s acts - so this pedal seems perfect for that combination

i dont gig at the moment but i dont see why you wouldnt rely on it

never spoke to behringer

i bought this because it was recommended by a musician who was far more experienced and established than me - he said he sold his ibanez tube screamer because he prefered this pedal
I was right to take his advice - this is the best gain sound ive used yet

A very straightforward stompbox. 3 knobs for level, tone and drive which are self-explanitory. I find that the drive knob mainly increases sustain, but rolling back your guitar's volume makes the pedal turn into a nice clean tone with a bit of bite which responds well to playing dynamics.

I'm very impressed by this pedal at the price - it sounds amazing! I was going to get a TS9 before I discovered this and I'm glad I didn't waste ??80 doing so. I've never used a tubescreamer but this provides an extremely satisfying creamy SRV overdrive and I can't imagine a real tubescreamer being worth the money for the possible slight improvement in tone. The pedal is pretty quiet, but has a little bit of hum which is to be expected and is by no means an issue. The sound is quite warm so i tend to run it with the tone knob on about 2 or 3 o'clock.

True, it is made of plastic, but it's still pretty tough and I've had no problems with it. The battery lasts for ages and always seems to work (unlike some boss pedals). I think I would use it on a gig without backup, although at this price buying an extra would still work out much cheaper than buying a single pedal of similar quality elsewhere.

Never had to deal with them.

I play all sorts of styles of music, but this is mostly suited to texas blues and, to a lesser extent, classic rock. It also provides a good hendrixey clean tone with the guitar's volume rolled back as well as maybe a bit of jazz. I've been playing guitar for about 9 years and I play a Fender standard strat and an Ibanez s series into a marshall solid state combo. If the pedal was stolen or lost, I wouldn't hesitate in immediately replacing it, it is the cheapest but best sounding pedal I have ever used! Before I bought it I had a marshall Guv'nor plus for a bit but it really didn't come close to the sound of this pedal and it went on ebay shortly after getting it. The only thing I think is missing is the metal construction, mainly as plastic looks a bit tacky though.
Overall, it's amazing value for money and for the sound you get from it you should be paying 3 times the price!

Well they say you get what you pay for!!
In this case it is a bit different as for $25.00 it works and works fairly well.
Easy as He## to use and if aplied in small doses fits the bill.

Fender Strats, Tele's Heritaged H-157 Custom & H-150-CM Les Paul JR P-90's.
Budda Verbmaster 4x10, Heritage 30 Watt 2x12 Briton, 68 Fender Princeton, Bonepicker Halfbreed and 20 watt Red/Box.
OK let's get to the stuff. This pedal works for what it is and it is not much to see inside this thing, ABS Plastic housing with a heavy steel plate to make it feel important as with out it it has no weight!!
Inside is amazing I mean how this thing produces such sound. The surface mounted stuff is maybe a total of 10 to 15 parts including the 3 Pots and switch.
It seems to be quiet and produces that TS sound but a bit lacking in the bottom end and somewhat bright, placing this in front of a Boss EQ-7 makes this thing come alive and useful, putting it in front a Good Fuzz Face you can pinch harmonic any place on your finger board with ease.
For $25.00 it is a bargan this thing works best with Single coils get that Texas Tone.

ABS Plastic is tough you would need a sledge hammer to break it but the battery compartment design is total S**t what is the matter with them?
Doo the BOSS thing and put a damn screw on the back edge.

Never delt with them!!

Been playing over 30 years many years on the road and studio now I have a daytime jog I???m doing alright!!
It is amazing how they are building stuff cheaper and getting away with it and still sounding fairly good?
I still have a TS-808 looks like pooh but still comes on and go's off when I step on it, now that???s built to last this thing is $25.00 but hey Arion pedals are plastic and I have some that are still ticking with no issues but then they have good analog parts inside that you can work on.
For what it cost it is worth the low dollars as long as you EQ it in the front end.

This is a Behringer Pedal, easy to use. Drive, Tone and Level knob, sible as.

I play a Fender Strat MIM through this and it sounds good for the price, abit too gritty for me. Some people say its better than a Ibanez TS, its close but not as classy in sound.

Its made of plastic and costs ??15. Enough said. Still good for the money though.

Never.

It's good for rhythm sounds.

C'mon..its an overdrive pedal. Level. Drive. Tone. If you can't figure that out..well..you've probably got more gigs than I do by playing cheesy covers and singing like Dave Matthews playing through your crappy modeling amp.

My only beef is the battery "door". You have to pop the hood with a pen or other desk drawer tool. I'm no engineer..but this is probably one of the most retarded ways to change a battery.

But..hey..$22 vs. $100+? Why complain

I play..primarily..junky imported teles (Korean and Mexican..all of you assholes spending $2500+ for Les Pauls..PRS's..etc..have your ******* heads examined) one stock one with a Guitar Fetish replacement hot rail style bridge pickup. Amps include an AC15CC..Fender Blues Deluxe (first run from the 90's)..Peavey Windsor with a 4x12 cab loaded with eminence speakers and an Epiphone Valve Jr. paired with a custom 2x10 cab (Truetone..by Ron Hebert in Lake Charles, LA..this guy is a GENIUS!). The TO800 rocks all of 'em without masking the holistic tone of the amp. Sounds best through the tweed style amps (Blues Deluxe and Valve Jr.)

I'm not big on Clapton or SRV or any of the white blues guys. If you dig that tone you can get. I'm an 60's Brit Invasion/indie pop-rock guy but am kind of all over the map stylistically from Pete Townshend and Keef to Paul Weller..Mike Campbell or even Robert Quine on occasion.

I had a couple of puke green Tube Screamers back in the day (80's)..both stolen by potheads and glue huffers. Frankly I was never WOWED by them like everyone else was/is. This thing sounds better than those EVER did in my opinion. Very warm. Very organic. With balls you need to carry around in a wheelbarrow.

I've been using an old Boss Turbo Overdrive (also an 80's vintage Rat and Boss DS-1 for nastier fuzz)for the past 10 years. This one might replace it.

Just out of the box. Seems ok. Plastic housing might be a little flimsy. Knobs felt a wee bit wobbly. I don't gig super hard so it should last me a while. If it crapped out at a show..I'd have a spare on my board anyway.

If it goes teats up..I'll shell out another $22. Hell..I might just go ahead and do it now.

Haven't had to deal with Behringer yet. Have some of their other gear (audio accessories). Pretty good quality for the money.

I've been playing for..well..let's go ahead and call it 30 years.
As previously noted..I do original indie pop/rock in the Replacements..REM..Elvis Costello..The Jam..Fountains of Wayne kind of vein. The few covers are typically 60's British Invasion (Who..Beatles..Stones..etc). You're always gonna need some boost. You're always gonna need some crunch. With the TO800..you got it without having to have your wife rip you a new one for blowing this month's tuition money. If I lost it (no one would steal it probably 'cause its sooooocheap looking)or it died..I'd replace it.

After plugging it in..I felt like a MAN again.

Please..if you're looking at a Tube Screamer or some ridiculously overpriced boutique OD pedal..do yourself a favor..save $100 or more and buy this pedal. Its beautifully utlitarian and does exactly what its supposed to do. Ignore my advice..and join the legions of tools who will pay too much for snob appeal equipment because you read somewhere that Steve Vai uses it and are still waiting for that BIG record deal because they ACTUALLY believe that the old record company model is alive and well.