Best Tube Screamer Clone

1. Caline Midlander

Can't Beat Price

If you're looking for a great bang-for-your-buck pedal, the Caline Midlander is it. You have a simple, 3-knob setup to control your gain, treble, and volume. For best results, use this with a noise gate or some humbuckers,

You probably can't find a better pedal for a better price. Plus, the artwork is cool, too.

4. TC Electronic El Mocambo Overdrive

SRV Tone

The TC Electronic el Cambo is named in honor of Stevie Ray Vaughan's legendary performance at the el Mocambo. If you are looking for an OD to give your that sweet, sweet, Texas blues tone, look no further.

If you can find this pedal for under $50, snatch it up. It easily outperforms similar pedals at 3 or 4 times the price.

6. MXR 193 GT-OD Overdrive Pedal

TS Clone & More

MXR delivers with another stellar pedal. The GT-OD gives you a huge boost just like a Tube Screamer. If you want something a little extra, stick this in front of another OD pedal and get a super overdrive sound that will send your tones soaring.

Flip the internal dip switch hidden inside the body and turn the GT-OD into the ZW-44 Zakk Wylde Overdrive. You get some higher highs and killer tone.

7. Way Huge Green Rhino Mini MKIV

Fine Tune Until It Hz

The Green Rhino Overdrive Mark IV is a beat wrapped up ion a small, pedal board friendly, package. You get your standard Tone, Volume, and Drive rotary knobs for general sound building.

However, this pedal is also equipped with a 100Hz AND 500Hz control knobs. Both allow your lows and mids to be fully adjustable up to 12Db in either direction. For an added bonus, flip the "classic" switch to play with the original Green Rhino tone.

8. Maxon OD808 Overdrive

Not Actually A Clone

While the Ibanez Tube Screamer gets all the attention, it is actually a clone of this very pedal. But since no one Googles "best Maxon OD808 clone" we included it as more of an alternative than a clone to the TS808.

The original circuitry of this pedal is what started it all. The OD808 utilizes the original circuitry AND features the JRC4558 integrated circuitry chip. If you want something as close to a Tube Screamer as possible, you can't miss with the pedal that inspired it.

9. Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft

Waza Craft

On top of the standard built-like-a-tank quality of a standard Boss pedal, the BD-2w adds in the extra quality and craftsmanship of the Waza line. You can easily flip from the classic Blues Driver BD-s mode or over to the custom setting and fine tune your sound.

10. EarthQuaker Devices Dunes V2

Options Galore

The Earthquaker Dunes Overdrive pedal is a condensed version of their very popular Tube Screamer clone, the Palisades. You get a ton of great tone settings right out of the box. In addition to the standard Tone/Gain/Level controls, this pedal features voice, Bandwidth, and Normal/Bright toggle switches.

The voices available are MOSFET which gives a "tight crunchy" tone, Silicon is the TS808 sound that brought you here, and None which gives a clean boost of volume and overdrive intodirty amp distortion.

11. Seymour Duncan 805

3-Band EQ

The first thing you notice with the Seymour Duncan 805 is that it only has 2 large knobs and 3 small knobs, unlike most 3 large knob setups. The 2 large knobs give your control over the Drive/Gain and the seconds is a Level/Volume control.

It is the 3 smaller knobs where this pedal really begins to shine. They are a 3-band EQ system. So, not only can you give your guitar a significant boost, but you also can fine tune your tone, recapturing some of those lows that can get lost with many OD pedals.

12. Wampler Clarksdale

The Delay Dozen

While the Seymour Duncan 805 gives you a full 3-band EQ, the Wampler Clarksdale adds a little more for you to play with. The Lift/Smooth toggle adjusts the tonality and gain structure of the pedal.

Keep the switch in Smooth mode and you can fit right into the pocket of the mix. Flip it over to Lift and you will literally lift your sound right above everyone else for some killer, standout soloing.

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13. T-Rex Engineering ALBERTA-II Dual Overdrive

Got It All

Many guitarists will double up on their Overdrive pedals so they can get some clean boosted rhythm and a second for some dirty lead. The T-Rex Alberta II is basically 2 pedals housed in one box.

You get 2 independently controlled Overdrive options. Each with the option to flip your tone from normal to Fat and pickup some of that lost low end.

14. JHS Bonsai 9 Way Overdrive

9 Pedals In One

The JHS Bonsai 9-Way fancies itself more of a tribute than as a Tube Screamer clone. You get your standar 3-knob setup for Volume, Tone, and Drive. But you also get a fourth knob with 9 different mode settings.

Each of the 9 modes is a tribute to 9 classic Tube Screamer pedals from the past.

• OD-1 is based the original Tube Screamer circuitry
• TS808
• TS9
• MSL is from the Metal overdrive sound of the mid 80s
• TS10
• Exar OD-1 is a Polish TS clone with more gain and more transparency
• TS7 has a ton of headroom and deep lows
• Keeley Mod Plus has smoth mids/highs and responsive bass
• JHS Strong is the custom sound for this pedal with "more pronounced higher and low end drop offs".

15. EarthQuaker Devices Palisades V2 Dual Overdrive

Has It All

Earthquaker is making it's second appearance on this list with out top choice overall. The Palisades pedal give you so much control over your sound and tone it's ridiculous.

You get both a Voice and Bandwidth knob, controlling the transparency and response of the distortion; respectively. Two gain knobs giving you A)low gain for power chords and B) high gain for lead and soloing. Plus, 3 footswitches to control the bypass, Gain B, and an additional Boost.

16. Wampler Paisley Drive Deluxe

No Longer An Underdog

This pedal came about as a collaboration between Brad Paisley and Wampler pedals. The pedal is based on Paisley's modded version of the Wample Underdog, which had been discontinued.

The Paisley Drive Deluxe features a full 3-band EQ, but also dual overdrive so you can hit every single sweet spot you want.