"The Tubescreamer`s strength lies in its unique ability to preserve the personality and dynamics of the guitar.The TS9 simply does a better job of emulating a tube amp than any other solid state distortion stomp box. You could say that the Tubescreamer was to Stevie Ray what the Fuzz Face was to Jimi Hendrix." from a "Shrine to the TS9" - Guitar Player Magazine,...
Read more"The Tubescreamer`s strength lies in its unique ability to preserve the personality and dynamics of the guitar.The TS9 simply does a better job of emulating a tube amp than any other solid state distortion stomp box. You could say that the Tubescreamer was to Stevie Ray what the Fuzz Face was to Jimi Hendrix." from a "Shrine to the TS9" - Guitar Player Magazine, October 1992. There is no single stomp box more famous than the Ibanez Tube Screamer. Thanks to tubelike distortion, smooth sustain, fat tone, and use by artists too numerous to mention, the Tube Screamer has been and continues to be the world`s most popular solid state overdrive. So much so that after production of the TS9 ended in 1984, used TS9`s were going for as much as four times their original price at vintage shows just a few years later. So we brought it back. And what the original TS9 was, the "reissue" TS9 is...same parts, sane circuitry and metal housing, same seasick green paint, same factory, and the "new" TS9`s actually built by many of the same people who built the "old" TS9`s (compare that to other so-called "reissues"). Most importantly, your brand new TS9 will have the same great tone that made the first TS9`s a collector`s item. The Tubescreamer is one of those mythical pedals you constantly hear about. Many great players - including SRV - have used the Tubescreamer as a pedal to augment their tube amp tone. It adds that unmistakable grit to solos, puts a little extra punch in the rhythm and makes your guitar scream when you want (hence the name). The originals discontinued in 1984 are now extremely rare and therefore (as always) very expensive, but Ibanez has solved that problem. The TS9 was re-released a few years ago offering that unmistakable sound at a great price. Why waste all your savings on one pedal? The TS9 is authentic in all ways and recreates that vintage Tubescreamer vibe.
