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For a classic, woody TS tone with a vintage overtone it’s hard to beat the 808 IMO. The Bonsai is slightly clearer in all settings and more versatile, albeit differences between modes can be subtle. The MSL mode maintains more bass than regular TS’s and the Keeley mode is higher output.
Ive never had a current run TS9 so can’t comment on differences from the 808. The mini I found a bit spikier than the 808 and the mini knobs are a pain. The Seymour 805 is excellent, like a Hi-fi, clearer 808 so a bit more modern.
You don't even need to spend anything like the money for an 808 - in fact, a TS-9 is cheaper, has a better switch, and the only reason they might sound different is if they use different chips (some do) and you're running the drive high - the difference only becomes audible at higher gain levels. The 9 and 808 circuits are otherwise identical apart from two resistors in the output buffer which don't affect the sound - I've directly A/B'd them with a switch, and there was no audible difference.
But the circuit is also sensitive to small component tolerance variations, and different *examples* of even identical models don't always sound quite the same, so it's not surprising that two different models also might sound slightly different.
There are also many cheaper alternatives.
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Used it the same way with drive turned down to tighten things up
I kept the SD1, although I slightly prefer the OD2.
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