Easy mods to change TS7 into TS808

[Uma Floresta]

http://www.theguitarfiles.com/guitarfile633.html

Here's a good resource. Apparently the two resistors on the TS5 are the same as the TS7/TS9. It looks like the mod would be the same for your TS5. Check the chip though. It probably isn't a JRC4558D. In which case, you'd want to replace the stock with the JRC4558D to get that sound.

[Uma Floresta]

This is another good source for modding your TS5 to the TS808. There's even a picture:

http://www.singlecoil.com/docs/tubescreamer.pdf

[Whoopysnorp]

You don't have any recordings of the TS7 before modification, do you? That may be revealing.

[Uma Floresta]

Originally Posted by Whoopysnorp

You don't have any recordings of the TS7 before modification, do you? That may be revealing.

I don't, unfortunately. I bought it specifically for the purpose of modifying it, and I modded it very quickly after buying it. Pre-modification, it seemed a bit rougher sounding, and less transparent. A bit more of a "honking" quality. It didn't sound bad at all, just different.