All user reviews for the Jacques Stompboxes Tube Blower

Small overdrive pedals (a takes the place of an MXR more than a Boss)
4 knobs (drive, low, high and level)
True Bypass
Hatch for battery trs think well (below the pedals opens without tools), and certainly not the ugly usual form for 9v battery, but two plates of copper, we put the battery into the trap ( Heiniger in the right direction!) and closes, that's all.
Socket for power supply sector

Designed in France by Jacques Charbit, and manufactures in Europe (no more than dtail, but must be in Marseille in the first place rsidance Charbit)

UTILIZATION

It is less capricious than I expected, it will rev quickly find a good sound, thanks to the effective and intuitive knobs trs (two knob EQUAL do wonders).
The battery cover trs well think (even if I supplied via the mains)
Solid, compact, ...
short as boxes in this section

SOUND QUALITY

Well, things srieuses, how it sounds??

Ben you take a TS808 (you know the legendary Ibanez) and you add a qual that allows the whistle to cut off the mediums she dgueulait so happily, a bit of gain and dynamic ... Tadaaaamm made a Tube Blower, a very enjoyable OD, hot desire, good boost to the big fat ACDC crunch through all imaginable shades between these two limits.

It sings a living, has fun and is made in France!

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Yeah, I do not really know what has got to do, as if that were used in 7-string Ibanez EMG81 branches in Mesa tripple front with the gain donf

It can be quite pretty with transition metal
I use it for personal lines mlodiques fawn Paradise Lost or My Dying Bride, and I put the Drive knob at half APRS legeremenr become fuzzy, but there's still the gain in stock.

OVERALL OPINION

I tried a bunch of OD (Digitech Bad Monkey (excelente for the price), MXR Wylde (Gniale, but see me (https://fr.audiofanzine.com/produits/avis/index% 2Cidproduit 2C42819.html%) above, do not put all the amps, Boss SD1, ...) I was looking for sth trs near a Tube Screamer, but that does not have the annoying propention d medium's mouth, and I order this toy DCID directos its designer (via the website http://www.ts808.com/), not necessarily finding empty store, into a exhaustive testing, and bingo! pil hair what I wanted

I highly recommend it, it can only fill ammateurs Overdrive and more of it comes from us not to waste anything (a bit of chauvinism has not hurt)

Like everyone else I will not rpter lon that can read above ... hehe
résumé to:
Take the tube screamer increase the capacity to drive and you have the blower tube

UTILIZATION

Exellent resistance of the knob, which allows an adjustable prcis,
no one turns a knob back so it was thought to have barely touched.
against by the switch is a logical stompswitch then I wearing caterpillar not let me go like a nag if the effect not engage
if the case is solid, I still try to jump but it should take
the battery compartment is well thought out although I use the area.

SOUND QUALITY

The possibility of this are enormous PDAL
it's just a clean boost
(Sisi we cut the drive is it's great!)

cruncher his amp for blues vintage sound
(Ideal for phrases is in this context that I use this pedal more)

chopper or an overdrive for the good old 70s rock
(AC DC, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple)

This pedal sounds vintage trs, it is ideal to boost an amp lgre saturation. I personally do not use it as a distortion or overdrive on the clean background, at least not yet, because I am rather soloist and no rhythmic

it is eventually used in saturation for solo rock
I confess I have not explored this possibility ...
I love the blues crunch
I was editing my post when it's done but I s it must fully completed this rle

OVERALL OPINION

I show up at the store to try a blues driver (yuck)
my dealer told me I would like an Ibanez TS7 ca-looking plastic with knob that goes into the pedal and turns crazy
yuck too ... I even asked him if he did not care about me gnark gnark
then back to the blower tube jaques telling me like it's a guy that makes marseille ca reues I have this morning!
and the rve I fell in love from the first notes and also it would also have a set of cotbr /> love with her hot lamps and good overdrive of this type I prompted by trying to adopt
against it by a trs type pedals blues / blues-rock or heavy type ac-dc
(Although it uses only the saturation of their amp ... I quote just the group for the register huh, and it's a personal opinion)

then metal-punk-grunge and love fat saturation and heavy drop!!
PS: it works well for a DS-2 Bosst too (mode I, j'instiste, sisi)

Pedals for overdrive / distortion.
A gain knob, which can also be used simply boost the signal if you put the drive in the mini.
A button that will drive the lightweight STRID the overdrive distortion.
Two Tone buttons serious aige.
All we ask one of distortion pedals nothing more, nothing less!

UTILIZATION

Use empty.
Turn the knobs ... The rglages are a formidable efficiency.
Changing the battery in the trs simple pedals.
On my copy via an external power supply mini jack, this is less common-ct of the Atlantic (-1).
It will be ending for parrait have a choice.
[edit 2005] That is, the new Jacques pedals are compatible with standard connectors for power supply. Thank you Mr. Jacques! (+1)
Robust copy of the case, it's tough you can shoot it without problem!

SOUND QUALITY

All of this intrt pedals is at the sound quality:
- Wider range of distortion than most other brands (TS9, TS808, SD1 ...)
1-2 button on drive: a simple embossed on the clean, on 3-5: a nice bluesy crunch well, 6-7: you attack the real area of ​​distortion, 8-10: we feel that is threaded through sounds more "modern" dmnage srieusement.
- SETTING THE Tone effective: a boost of bass and was a Marshall type sound, a boost on Aiges and we find ourselves in the universe Fender.
With single coil pickups you get a pretty nice overdrive with humbuckers very hard.
It is the one learns to use SETTING THE volume on the guitar; o)
Disto characters trs "tubes".
I do not know about you but for me it's a quality CRITERIA.

OVERALL OPINION

I have since 2004, I do not change it for anything.
I use it with either a head or with a tube amp is always a rgal transistors.
Gives relief even when it added the distortion of the amp.
The Tube Blower carrment out the lot without falling into caricature.
More opportunities and less than CHRE TS808!

First, the bluff above, the pedals is produced in Poland Exar r-stampille.
I'm not going to make friends but ...
Tight deadlines it is worth its price when even as it produces little noise, consume nothing, and is enjoyable to use. I like the profile particulirement amricaine the 9v and colleague of drivation (ultra-convenient to power other pedals with a single power supply!).
An extension cable for headphones, available everywhere, and you have more than 6m from the transformer, if not gnial has!

Ma Premire tube blower was making noise plop switching trs ch ..., worry-free exchange by the importer.

UTILIZATION

Top simple but versatile time. I am also serving as an equalizer, compressor raffraichisseur APRS cs3 boss (though horrible and overpriced for the crap that is). What makes the equalizer expensive huh.
A lot of gain provision, and the controls are ractifs without being EXAGRES.
No noise, and it's a good point.

SOUND QUALITY

J'arrte immediately declares that anyone who is a tube screamer amliore, this is not the same kind of sound. If so.
Fly the famous sweet mdium compression of the ts. Typ sound off so becoming to Overdriver dj amps. Off and it's positive, the fan of ts ...

I prcise, an equalizer is not worth the low cut of the ts as mdiums also affects the bass rglage the blower tube. The treble is not as focused and incisive than the ts, it acts against by more gradually. The gain is not the same, the charm of the ts is not found here.
I prfre thousand times my ts-7 (5 format and ladybug) and Jacques, and too bad for the foehn.

The quality of the blower tube trs is good in itself, the grain is nice but I expected this adorable compression. This is not a distortion, overdrive and as she dfend but no more. A bad monkey is more transparent, a screamin blues at breakneck speed ('m addicted!), A blues overdrive bbert is closer to Jacques. For much cheaper, which is not ngligeable this price level.

OVERALL OPINION

4 years, and I threw in the sponge, no need to have in the end. My ts remains untouchable, and for fun I have total screamin blues.
What drang me the most in the end it is the disinformation surrounding this product, mensongre my opinion.
Go test it is peuttre the pedals for you, it is good of its kind, but do it will certainly not replace an ibanez ...

hello all,
Analog-overdrive "on Tube Screamer" theoretically
- + Versatile at least on "paper"

UTILIZATION

-Good configuration, volume + a + serious + acute gain anything to get a good sound but ....
No true-bypass
-Not the least manual, even if it is not essential I find always nice to have a small leaf with a few adjustments, consumption, impedance etc. .... you have to believe that savings starts early!

SOUND QUALITY

-Tested, used with a television mexico (microphones fender 52 ') a TV Japan (DiMarzio) 2 godin HSS and HSH, a strat japan, fender amp field II 10' and 12 ', Yamaha DG60, h § kettner tube 20
- I never managed to find a sound that I liked and I tried again and again, what I "reassure" a little is a pro guitarist and friend is in the same situation as me then. ..

OVERALL OPINION

I have since the March 2005
-The term "use" is excessive because I keep it only for the "mouth", the green color and its side (supposedly, although I no longer believe much) frenchie.
-I have always had 40/50 pedals simultaneously the following periods, 1 / 3 of distortion-overdrive.
-My best memory (I sold) a Carl Martin Hot Drive / boost "
-My worst buy by far one Fx-4 green buttons manufactured in Poland, forgiveness Eu, a box without notice, a price too exorbitant a nasal sound, loud, synthetic, sour on certain frequencies in a word NIL
-Of course I regret this purchase and I see also often sell okaz, fashion has grown over the years, the (honest?) "Testers" of our favorite magazines have other Fx us to buy
And site-Jacques mister always exclusively in English, mother tongue but who cares? save page "sale" of course

This is the first pedal made by Mr. Jacques, in this case an overdrive which was modeled on famous architect TS808 which is part of the myth of the electric guitar.
Connectors classic jack in, jack out, and in DC.

UTILIZATION

Usage is easy: a knob to control the bass, a knob for treble, one for determining the rate of gain and the latter to control the output level.
All afternoon, and the pedal sounds right away. Now it will take some time to find every possible sound, all the knobs have a real impact on the sound, as on all the pedals of the brand elsewhere.

SOUND QUALITY

It is an overdrive that goes far enough in the saturation rate, far beyond his illustrious model. Drive to bottom, one is near the very fat overdrive to Led Zep or Aerosmith.
However, as mentioned in other reviews, the overdrive is very different from the TS808 to the extent that it stains a very clear sound, with this compression characteristic of mediums ... I am not a professional or a technician, but I would say the blower tube offers a more "open" more neutral.
By refining the tuning knobs, and provided we use this overdrive on a good tube amp, I think it still hard to believe that the resulting sounds may annoy some players so even if everyone is in Nature.
I play on a Telecaster american vintage hotrod that I plugged into a Mesa Boogie Lonestar special, and whether the next round humbucker bridge or microphone, the sounds are quite convincing.
It fills me especially on rhythmic fast, gain half way, in combination with the bridge pickup. The sound is super sharp, perfect for punk rock bastard ... : O)
For bluesy phrasing with the humbucker next round, I prefer to stay on channel 2 of the amp, even if the blower tube can be done without having to blush.


OVERALL OPINION

I use this pedal for several months, and I have already tested some overdrive to me for many left an aftertaste a bit "synthetic sounds. The TS808 then remained an option of choice, but unfortunately this pedal colors the sound too much for me (obviously very subjective opinion), and provides a level of profit after all limited.
The blower tube then arose as an interesting alternative, it seems to me to be a great overdrive, whose rate remains fairly high (even if it is not at Mad Professor), but which is trading at reasonable prices the second hand market. I recommend!

TS808 Overdrive type with much more gain without compression Ibanez. In short, it's a TS made for those quin'aiment not TS.
French pedal analog design, assembled in Poland by EXAR, as not mentioned either the packaging or on the pedal. Hence the 5 / 10.
The idea is excellent.


UTILIZATION

Very simple, I appreciate the interactivity of potentiometers, which is a characteristic of Jacques pedals.
No manual, do not push it with an overdrive and not a gas plant.

I'm using it as a clean boost and as a boost channel saturated tube amp.

We really love this type of grain for use as OD itself on a clean.

SOUND QUALITY

I tested my TB in sequence on a Blues Junior, a Budda amp, a Hot Rod Deluxe, a Peavey Classic 50. In any case, I was very disappointed with the sound quality.
The grain is straight, without heat and quickly becomes noisy, which excludes use as a conventional OverDrive clean channel, it was very good.

Best results were recorded at low volume on my blues junior with saturation pushed blind. Indeed, it twists under the finger, without sacrificing the grain of the amp.
But for me, a good pedal to sound good at high volume. Here we are in fact the opposite.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two years. I do not use more than at home and at very low volume.
Very disappointed with the record high volume of tests and inconclusive on many amps as I remain very cautious about the enthusiasm generated by this pedal.
The mouth of Jacques, is the best overdrive in the world.
I much prefer the original and its derivatives.
For the price difference, I prefer a Fulltone OCD factory or Ben Rod Classic Screamer, a real boutique pedal.
I will not repeat this election, you'll understand.