Ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer
| Product # | 86178 |
| Brand | Ibanez |
| Series | Ibanez Effect Pedal |
| SubSeries | Ibanez Effect Pedal Tubescreamer |
| Category | Distortion Pedal |
| Brand Category | Ibanez - Distortion |
Recommended accessories
- - Controls: Drive, Tone and Level controls
- - Required Current: 8mA@9V
- - Power Supply: One 9 volt battery (006P) or external AC adapter (Use only DC 9V (Center-negative))
| Key attributes | |
|---|---|
| Battery Operated | Yes |
| Effect Types | Overdrive |
| True Bypass | No |
| Product Dimensions | |
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| Depth | 80mm |
| Width | 130mm |
| Height | 60mm |
| Distortion Pedal attributes | |
|---|---|
| PSU Included | No |
| Analog/Digital | Analog |
| Output Configuration | Mono |
| Input Configuration | Mono |
| Mini Form | No |
| Voltage | 9V |
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| Date | March 2006 |
| Dimension | |
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| Weight | 0.4kg |
| Box Depth | 379mm |
| Box Width | 130mm |
| Box Height | 69mm |
| Gross Weight | 0.86kg |
It's become fashionable to disparage the Tubescreamer, but I think most people who turn off YouTube and get off the Gear Page and Reddit and actually play one agree: it's a superb sounding pedal. It's not brittle or boxy or ice-picky. It's bright, angular, and alive. No, it's not for all circumstances (a Les Paul into a HiWatt or Orange amp, for example), but what is? On a Strat in position 4 or 5, a Telecaster in the middle position, or a guitar with humbuckers going into a Fender, it's just perfect. Focused and tight, and with really unique harmonics if you turn up the gain a bit. So yes, get 'transparent' overdrives and whatever else seems fun/useful, but make sure you have a Tubescreamer as well!
I use the Screamer to "warm up" the amp a bit. It works perfectly, and that's why it's such a classic.