Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive

Easy to use - drive, tone level. I use it with a one-spot power chain. Works fine, however, the pedal for some reason always reverts to the overdrive "ON" mode when the power is switched on. Not a problem-you just press the pedal if you don't want OD; just wierd.

This is one of the best, absolutely natural sounding overdrive pedals on the market - it's just hard to believe it costs so very little. I have been through so many OD's like the Fulltone OCD, MXR, Rocktron, Ibanez Tube Screamers, etc. The Behringer TO800 is completely natural sounding, dead quiet and does not color the sound of your amp or guitar. Unbelievable. I have used it for many months now at home and it continues to sound excellent with both tube and solid state amps and all my guitars; Gibsons, Fenders, whatever. I wouldn't recommend for metalheads, it's not made for that; you just consistently get natural sounding OD and/or light distortion.

I use it only at home, so that's my take on it - it's been reliable so far. I don't have an issue with the plastic case or anything else about it. It continues to work perfectly.

Haven't had the need. I don't have a clue to call anyway and the call would probably cost more than the pedal.

I have been playing 30 years and have been in some bands, but I play only at home now. I like blues, Allmans, Clapton, Doobies, etc. Even if this pedal didn't cost so little, this would be my primary OD pedal, it's just that good. It's amazing. Check out the demos on YOUTUBE to see how it sounds for yourself. It's the best kept natural sounding OD secret and bargain in the market, no question about it. I sold all my other OD pedals after using this one. It consistently does the job. I'd buy another in a heartbeat if this one ever breaks, but it feels solid, like it will last a long time.

It's really simple to use. The knobs are self explanatory.

I play this through a Fender MH-500 Metalhead (for now) and it gives a nice lead boost, and it helps the harmonics pop out. I also use this with my line 6 spider 3 when I practice in my room for the same reason. I think these things have a very useable tone.

I've never had a problem with this thing. People say they're wary of it because it's plastic and all, but it seems like it's more durable than it looks. I stomp this thing pretty hard at practice and shows and I've never had any issues with it.

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I play heavy metal primarily in my band and this thing makes for a great amp pusher. It's a very simple pedal, just like the Ibanez Tubescreamer it's copying. If you want a cheap overdrive pedal that sounds pretty decent as a little boost, then I recommend the TO-800

Straight forward. I keep all my my Behringer OD/Dist pedal knobs set pretty close to 50%. If I need more or less drive I just select different pedals.

I just bought a slew of Behringer gear. 5 Pedals, V Amp Pro, and direct box's. The TO 100 and the TO 800 sound like twin brothers. All knobs set at 50% the TO 800 might have a bit more treble. However I just bump the tone on the TO 100 and they sound identical. These two pedals have nice light break up drive and distortion which is nice in some applications. For the price these Behringer pedals are good enough for a beginner to intermediate player. People complain about Behringer pedals coloring there sound in stand by mode. If my sound is being tainted in standby mode I can't tell. I'm playing a Hamer Artist USA and Fender Strat USA through 7 pedals into a Peavey Classic 100W tube head and it sounds decent to me.

NA, It's a China product if it breaks through it away and buy another one.

Behringer has a web site with all there products. I think manuals are down loadable. However the manuals don't tell you anything the knobs don't already say.

The manual says it draws 30 mA. This and all my other pedals draw less than 6 mA each. Except my digital delay and it draws 75 mA. I'm using an external power supply on all my pedals. My pedals are Ibanez Compressor/Sus, Behringer BO 100 Blues Overdrive, Behringer TO 100 Tube Overdrive, Behringer TO 800 Vintage Tube Overdrive, Behringer OD 100 Overdrive Distortion, DOD FX 68 Chorus, Behringer DD 400 Digital Delay. Pedals are not rocket science. Most are a simple OP Amp operation. The only thing I don't like is the plastic housing and the Made in China sticker. If you can get over that, my Behringer pedal line is pretty decent!

Surprisingly the TO800 sounded really great directly out of the package! I've not used this pedal extensively but I was impressed enough to get off my lazy bum and make this review. The only reason I gave it a nine was, just like its more expensive rivals, seems to cut out the lower frequencies a bit.

Les Paul classic through TO800> holy grail reverb> marshall jcm800. I am very pleased with the vintage sounding overdrive from the lowest gain setting all the way to the highest...A+++ I love classic rock and for this price you CAN NOT beat it. No noticeable or outstanding noise. I don't aspire to recreate my favorite artists' tones but most of them were classic rock artists and this is a classic rock pedal for sure.

I'm hoping with gentle use this will last a while but I'm not expecting the durability of die-cast metal frame pedals. Cannot speak on reliabilty but the plastic casing is my ONLY fault here.

I've been playing about 11 years and own other high end pedals. The TO800, tonally, really gives them a run for their money. If this were lost or stolen I would definetly get another one. I love the price/sound quality factor! It is very comparable to the ts9 tubescreamer. I heard the TO800 on a youtube vid and it even sounded great there. I do wish it was in a metal casing with sturdier knobs but once again for the price I really have no complaints.

This is a very straight forward, 3-Knob situation and very easy to coax good tones from. No manual supplied but seriously if you need one you shouldn't be playing an instrument !

Sound quality is exactly as I would expect but was very surprised given how cheap it was. Just goes to show you can get quality at bargain prices ! Good job Behringer.This pedal compares most favorably to my (original)TS-9 which I now keep at home.It is quiet to operate and the other band members thought my tone had improved !
I am using the pedal through a Fender R12 solid state 100w combo. and it supplies that nice warm tone in buckets.

So far so good...but as everyone else has said...its so cheap, if I broke it, I would just go and buy another....(I might anyway).

Haven't dealt with them.

I play in a covers band and the pedal supplies almost all my background sound with mods on top. Have been playing for 27 years semi-pro, and owned many types of tube distortion pedals and have ended up giving away or losing the others, except for the TS-9....BUT THIS ONE IS A KEEPER !
I saw the large Behringer stand in my local music store and couldn't believe the price so copped a chorus and was blown away by it, and now I find myself looking at the others goodies in the range. One small improvement would have been to install a larger LED.This pedal is a must in my aural arsenal.Can't wait to add more pedals yeehaw !

The product is pretty easy to use, plug it in, play, and the knobs are self-explanatory

I play this pedal through a Fender MH-500 metalhead w/matching angled cabinet, running a BBE sonic maximizer and a T.C. Electronics G-major through the effects loop. I bought this just to see what pushing the lead tones slightly would sound like. It's very warm on it's own, the distortion isn't scratchy, and it doesn't have that overly bassy sound like some pedals that just sound like a big wad of crappy distortion. It's not the greatest pedal in the world, but for low gain blues/classic rock or pushing your amp for a little more distortion it's pretty cool. Also helps bring out harmonics/"squeals" and sustain.

I can see this thing lasting for about a year or two, and my band plays about 2 shows a month or more. It's got an ABS plastic case, spraypainted, with some really weird hinges to open up and put the battery in. I didn't like the hinges and how difficult it was to put in the battery, but it's not a big deal

never dealt with

I play metal, similar to a mix of Iron Maiden, Opeth, Megadeth, Arch Enemy etc etc. So I like my lead tone to be warm, but cut through, and have just the slightest bit of high harmonics that give it that "scream" sort of sound. The TO-800 helps bring out some of those harmonics when I've used it as a boost to push my amp harder. It's also not bad as an overdrive on the clean channel. I think if you're looking for something to give your solos some more "bollox" or just a good lower drive, this pedal's pretty good for the price

It is pretty easy to get a good sound out of it, has 3 basic knobs in the order of DRIVE,TONE,LEVEL same with of the TS808.

First of all this is not noisy when used with a one spot power supply. I play it on a peavey studio pro 120 amp on the clean tone channel. My effect setup goes : compressor/TS9/TO800/chorus/reverb, very basic blues/classic rock setup. This is a clean natural smooth crunch overdrive,not too edgy. It is like having a slight touch of cleantone from behind. My favorite setup is Drive @9oclock/tone@1oclock/level@2oclock, this is the "almost breaking up" overdriven tone. Setting up the drive knob way past 9 oclock will start to kick ass. Adjusting the tone way above 1oclock will give you more lead mid-hump tone. This pod uses the famous 4558 tubescreamer op-amp chip and the ma150 distortion diode for that famous vintage tube overdrive sound.

plastic flimsy knobs, this is what bothers me most.

never dealt with as of this time

I play classic rock/blues and contemporary music which the TO800 fits perfectly.I would describe it like a gremlin. Can be cute and cuddly when drive is set below 9oclock and can be a monster way past the threshold.

It's easy to use with three simple controls. The manual is a bit of waste of time as the pedal's controls are self-evident. Battery changing is a bit of a pain as others have noted. My main concern with this pedal is that it has no true bypass. When you turn the pedal off it is still influencing the clean sound of the amp unless you physically dial the 'level' control down to 0. This is a real weakness in my view unless you want overdrive all the time.

My current setup is guitar (Strat) into TO800 into Boss ME30 multi-effects unit into Behringer PB100 preamp booster (bought the PB100 because it was cheap) all feeding into my Bronx 112 tube amp. I play guitar in a classic rock covers band (Stones, Who, Creedence etc) also with some pop thrown in so I am basically looking for a nice overdriven sound with the ability to have a screaming solo every now and then. I bought this pedal to use with my Boss ME30 to give the guitar a 'kick' for soloing. I tend to have the pedal's gain low because I use the Boss overdrive as well. The TO800 is good for what I want it for. Has a warmer overdrive than the Boss unit and I actually prefer the Boss sound because it has more 'crunch' than the Behringer. But it depends what you want. I have found the TO800 will cause feedback if the gain is up too high. I am not a great fan of too much distortion (I can get that from my ME30 but don't use it). On its own I don't think the TO800 is really the goods but in combination with the ME30 it works well. The other guitarist in my band has a Tube Screamer and I envy his tone.

I've had it for six months and it seems reliable. Yes its plastic but so is my car!

No experience here.

This works well with classic rock style music but as I said I like a bit more crunchy sound than I get from this pedal. OK for softer overdriven tones (such as Creedence) but if you want to rock the house I don't think this pedal has enough bite in it by itself. It improves if you add some compression to it. If you're looking for a real twangy sort of sound I don't this pedal is it as the sound is very warm. Being a bit of a cheapskate I like the price of Behringer's products, including this one. If stolen however I think I might be looking to go upmarket - maybe a Tube Screamer.
They could improve this pedal by having a proper bypass switch.

Three knobs: level, tone and drive, how easy can it be?

I am very pleasantly surprised with this pedal. Now, I don't have a Tube Screamer, so I can't compare the two, but this is a very nice overdrive pedal. I own two other overdrive pedals (Boss SD-1 and OD-3), and this one is not better or worse, just a different tonality.

I use it with a stratocaster with a humbucker at the bridge, so I get anything from clasic strat sounds to harder rock ones. The tone of this pedal is a bit on teh bright side, so I set the tone control quite low, at around 8-9 o'clock. With the drive at minimum there's a substantial crunch going on, especially with a humbucker. I wish that the minimum gain were a bit cleaner, like on teh Boss OD-3, but it's okay. This pedal doesn't have huge amounts of gain, so what you get is a very useful range between soft crunch and some serious overdrive without getting into metal territories... Nice classic rock & bluesy sounds. It retains the string definition while playing chords even at rather high overdrive levels... good job.
I like the sound a lot, and it's quiet. Nice.

Construction is not the highest point on this pedal. The plastic casing doesn't worry me, it's very substantial, but the hinges do worry me especially as you need to mess with them everytime you put a new battery in. I use it with an adaptor, so it will probably last a lot longer this way. Still... this is a very nice sounding overdrive pedal, if it breaks I'd just buy another (so cheap) or alternatively it wouldn't take much effort to transplant the circuitry to another pedal box, which can be had cheaply.
I give it a 6 not due to any problems I hav had, but because I don't trust it entirely.

I have been playing for over 15 years. This is a great sounding warm overdrive pedal at a very low price. Hard to beat. I'd still like it if it cost 2-3x as much (but then I'd want a better built box)

(plastic housing) very easy to use (analog) 3 knobs.

It lacks volume and tone....so buy the original Ibanez or a Boss.
I believe Behringer has the exact same circuitry in every overdrive/distortion pedal that they manufacture.
They just use different external housings and names to fool everyone.
There's no way that this tube pedal could ever be compared to an actual TS808.

Being plastic....it could eventually break

Never needed them.

I play blues rock like SRV, Clapton and Hendrix.
I've been playing for 40 years.
I mainly run an American Strat through an Epiphone tube amp.
Of course I would never buy another one if broken or stolen.
I also own a Behringer compressor pedal which is okay.