Cricklewood Electronics

TS808 Tube Screamer Guitar Pedal Kit

This kit is based on the most iconic overdrive pedal ever, the Tube Screamer TS-808. Our version comes with a true-bypass 3PDT footswitch & daughterboard so your signal passes straight through the pedal when it is not engaged in order to preserve your tone. Using high-quality components, this pedal is less noisy and more reliable than the original (when assembled correctly).

As with the original, the three knobs allow you to control the Overdrive amount, output Level and the Tone. The Tone knob changes the peak frequency from ~220Hz (at 0%) to 1.1kHZ (at 100%) with approx. 6db/octave roll-off. In order to save battery life, the input jack is wired so the pedal turns off if the jack is unplugged while the pedal is powered by battery only. 

This PCB will fit nicely in a 1590B (G150) enclosure without the battery, or in a 1550D (G111) with a battery.

Please note: this kit comes with a Texas Instruments NE5532AP opamp; let us know if you want us to send a RC4558 opamp instead.

PCB Dimensions: 69.5mm x 53mm

Included in this kit:
1kΩ ¼W carbon resistor x 4
510kΩ ¼W MF resistor x 2
10kΩ ¼W carbon resistor x 9
51kΩ ¼W MF resistor x 1
4.7kΩ ¼W carbon resistor x 1
220Ω ¼W carbon resistor x 1
1MΩ ¼W carbon resistor x 1
22nF boxpoly capacitor x 1
1μF boxpoly capacitor x 2
47nF boxpoly capacitor x 1
51pF ceramic disk x 1
220nF boxpoly capacitor x 2
100nF boxpoly capacitor x 1
10μF 25V electrolytic capacitor x 1
100μF 25V electrolytic capacitor x 1
47μF 25V electrolytic capacitor x 1
100nF ceramic capacitor x 1
1N4148 signal diode x 2
1N4007 rectifier diode x 1
2SC1815Y NPN bipolar transistor x 2
NE5532 dual operational amplifier x 1
8 Pin IC socket x 1
5mm green LED x 1
100kΩ logarithmic 9mm potentiometer x 1
500kΩ logarithmic 9mm potentiometer x 1
50kΩ linear 9mm potentiometer x 1
6.3mm stereo chassis socket x 1
6.3mm mono chassis socket x 1
2.1 x 5.5mm DC chassis socket
PP3 hard plastic battery snap x 1
Main PCB x 1
Footswitch Daughterboard PCB x 1
3PDT Footswitch x 1
Hookup wire, 5 various colours
6mm LED Spacer
Instructions & BOM x 1

To assemble this kit, you will need the following tools:

• Soldering iron and solder
• Side cutters
• Track cutter
• Drill (optional - only needed if you want to drill an enclosure)
•  Wire stripper (optional, but recommended)