I didn't say use the EQ as a TS. I meant just boost the mids on my mid gain pedal when needed. Sometimes I want that mid boost, but it doesn't necessarily have to be a TS sound. Just a boosted mid. I feel like it would be a smoother transition to just stomp the EQ and boost mids instead of tap dancing to turn one off and another on.
Well, you're asking tgp, where there's a chasm of difference between a standard Ibanez Tube Screamer and a boutique or vintage one. Depending on the EQ, you might be able to approximate the TS sound but I'd guess it won't sound that close. Let us know how it works out!
Many people use the TS stacked with their other od pedals, you just turn drive down on TS and use it as a mids boost either in front of or after your other pedal. No tap dancing, just kick on the TS when you want that boost.
Ok, in your orig post you said "my ts" so assumed you already had one of those also.
It does when used properly. But that means subtracting at the frequencies you don't want accentuated rather than adding to the ones you do want boosted. Get rid of the shrill and boomy. Most beginners make the mistake of using it to boost certain frequencies because they like the volume boost and mistake it for tone shaping. They'd like it wherever they applied it. Boosting is a job best left to a clean boost. Otherwise you lose headroom very fast and, as you play, you'll think that this or that frequency needs a bit more bite and, before you know it, there will be no more scope to shape tone—a bit like the band where each member in turn decides he's not loud enough and the volume ends up over the top.
