Ibanez TS-808 True Bypass mod

How to mod your Ibanez TS-808 to True Bypass

February 04, 2020

First of all, why would you mod your TS-808 to true bypass? The buffer inside this pedal is not so bad at all.

Well, there are some situations where you could choose to perform the mod:

1. Your original switch breaks down. They are quite expensive to replace!

2. You already have too many buffers in your chain.

If you choose to mod your pedal, you can perform it yourself by following the instructions below, or you can send it to Sonic Fields off course!

MOD INSTRUCTIONS:

Needed parts:

First you need to remove one resistor and some wires:

Desolder following parts from the jacks:

Remove the small LED board and desolder both wires.

Now you’re ready to rewire the whole thing.

Let’s start with the LED board:

Attach a resistor for the LED to the other end of the black wire. The value of the resistor depends on which LED you choose. I used a 750 Ohms resistor for the stock LED.
To prevent the connection from making shorts you can use a piece of heatshrink or electrical tape.

Continue with the PCB:

Solder the red wire coming from the LED to the hole of R26 that connects to +9V.
Solder a yellow wire to YEL and a white wire to WHI. These are the spots where the input and output wires were connected to. Again, about 15cm will do.

Wire up the switch:

Happy pedal modding!

If you're not confident to perform the mod yourself,

please let me know!

Thanks for reading!

Erik