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Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
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Name: Gareth Bevan
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Band: Brainhorn
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Model Year: -----
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Price Paid: $150 (Australian)
Performance
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This pedal is a much debated pedal. A lot of greats (Stevie Ray Vaughan etc.) have used it. Anyway the reason some people hate it is because they are after a distortion pedal, with lots of gain. This is not the pedal for that. HOWEVER it is an excellent overdrive/clean lead boost. It doesn’t alter your basic tone but adds smooth overdrive and more grit to your sound. When I first tried one of these I was looking for huge metal distortion. I thought it was crap. Of course, this pedal isn’t a metal pedal. I have one now that I am finding to be a valuable tool. This is because I now know what to use it for. I hate Boss distortion pedals by the way (except maybe the DS-1). This pedal has way nicer tone.
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Performance Rating: 8
Sound Quality
Like I said, this pedal should give you a nice lead sound with sustain but it is not a high gain pedal. For high gain I have a RAT pedal. I love that pedal, and recommend it for people looking for that sort of pedal. This pedal is also very quiet. I’m not a retro old dude, I am a young guitar player, but this pedal is great sounding, good tone. If you listen to old records, Santana especially, his lead tone is smooth and great-sounding but not much gain. That’s pretty much what this pedal does. As always, try before you buy, because If you are looking to cop a Korn/Bizkit huge growling low high gain sound, this is not your pedal. But if you know how to use it, it sounds and works great.
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Sound Quality Rating: 8
Construction
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It’s second hand and in great condition. All of my guitar gear is second hand, pre-loved. Why buy stuff new when you can find gems for half the price in good condition.
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Construction Rating: 8
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Average Ratings
- Performance: 8
- Sound Quality: 8
- Construction: 8
Ratings Key
- 10: Excellent
- 0: Useless
Available At Guitar Center
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Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Effects Pedal Standard
Company
- Ibanez