{"product_id":"sumo-stomp-8-boutique-ts-style-overdrive","title":"SUMO STOMP #8 Boutique TS-Style Overdrive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🚚 FAST SHIPPING from Phoenix, AZ! Professionally tested, packed with care.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUMO STOMP #8 Overdrive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis effect pedal is in \u003cstrong\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e condition, with light signs of careful use and handling. It has been thoroughly cleaned and tested. All controls, switching, input and output are fully operational.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes the \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal box, instructions and rubber feet\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe #8 can be powered by a \u003cstrong\u003e9V battery or standard center-negative 9V DC power supply\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor’s Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are countless pedals that borrow from a Tube Screamer; the #8 is for the player who actually cares \u003cstrong\u003ewhich Tube Screamer\u003c\/strong\u003e. SUMO STOMP recreated a specific 1981 TS808, serial no. 126700, built around a highly regarded Malaysian op-amp, and the result captures that warmer, rounder vintage feel exceptionally well. Compared with the drier, slightly more modern #9, the #8 is softer through the mids, sweeter around the edges and especially good at making an already-responsive amp feel even more alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor’s Tips\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon’t think of it only as a boost:\u003c\/strong\u003e the #8 has enough texture and harmonic character to work as the primary overdrive into a clean or lightly breaking-up amp. Start around \u003cstrong\u003eDrive 10–11 o’clock, Tone noon, Level to taste\u003c\/strong\u003e and adjust from there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the classic amp-push job:\u003c\/strong\u003e keep \u003cstrong\u003eDrive low\u003c\/strong\u003e, raise \u003cstrong\u003eLevel\u003c\/strong\u003e, and use Tone to match the amp. You’ll get the familiar tightening and mid focus of a great TS808 while retaining the softer attack and natural harmonic bloom that make the vintage circuit so appealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes the #8 different:\u003c\/strong\u003e compared with the drier, slightly more modern character of the JRC2043DD-based #9, the #8 is warmer and rounder, with a smoother midrange and sweeter overall response. Think classic early-’80s TS808 character rather than simply “less bright.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGain up works better than you might expect:\u003c\/strong\u003e there’s enough detail and note separation to use the #8 as a genuine overdrive rather than treating Drive as a control that always belongs near zero. Higher settings bring out more of its warm, harmonically rich character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInto an already-driven amp:\u003c\/strong\u003e this is arguably the sweet spot. Use lower Drive and enough Level to push the front end—the #8 tightens the lows, fills out the mids and lets the amplifier provide the final layer of compression and saturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith humbuckers:\u003c\/strong\u003e keep Drive moderate and use Tone to preserve the attack. The #8’s rounder voicing can make a thick guitar sound wonderfully fluid without becoming overly aggressive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith single coils:\u003c\/strong\u003e this is classic territory. Let the Drive come up a little more and use the midrange to give the guitar body and sustain while retaining the natural articulation of the pickups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Overdrive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eControls: Drive, Tone, Level\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReference Circuit: 1981 Ibanez TS808, serial No. 126700\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReference Op-Amp: Highly regarded Malaysian-made op-amp unit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVoicing: Reproduces the sound quality and operating character of the specific 1981 TS808 reference unit as closely as possible, aside from normal individual potentiometer tolerances\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBypass: Mechanical true bypass, replacing the original TS808’s electronic buffered bypass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower: 9V battery or center-negative 9V DC adapter\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sumo Stomp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53075061997888,"sku":null,"price":239.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/6486\/0736\/files\/IMG_0002.jpg?v=1787796874","url":"https:\/\/professornigels.com\/products\/sumo-stomp-8-boutique-ts-style-overdrive","provider":"Professor Nigel's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}