Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Overdrive Pedal

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Overall User Ratings

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :.. 8.5 out of 10 Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :.. 8.8 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.8 out of 10 Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :.. 8.5 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10 Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.2 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . . 6 out of 10 Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10

Individual User Reviews

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . . 6 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . . 6 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . . 6 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10

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"Flat and boring"

Quality:
Very well made, durable.

Value:
For just an old-school overdrive it is quite expensive. I would go with a Boss OD1 instead of this pedal for my basic overdrive.

Sound:
I find this pedal to be muddy and flat. It tends to produce hiss in front of a tube amplifier. The tone is good for mild overdrive but not for any real gain or sustain. Very limited spectrum of tone and distortion level.

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 3/9/2006

Style of Music: blues

Location: Tampa, Florida, USA

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . 8 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10

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"best od ever!!"

Feature:
everything you need

Value:
pricey but definately worth it

Sound:
if you wan't a classic over drive for 60's and 70's stuff this is it and it's great for new stuff

Submitted: 7/13/2005

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10

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"Amazing pedal, amazing sound"

Quality:
plastic coated, but durable and heavy.

Value:
a bit pricey but definatly worth it

Sound:
This pedal gives you a nice smooth distorted tone, and sounds amazing when turned up full volume. good for santana, dire straits and old classic rock songs.

Overall:
dont buy this pedal if your into death metal or any other stuff like that, this is for smooth quality sounding tones only!

Submitted: 12/28/2004

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . 8 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . 7 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: . . . . . . . 3 out of 10

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Feature:
Theres not that many features but for a pedal that sounds this good it doesent need em

Quality:
This is like a house i dont think it will ever break

Value:
a little pricey but a damn good sound for the price

Desirability:
uhh u just want it ok?

Sound:
the sound out of the ts9 is not a death metal distortion but it sounds really really good, if you little metal heads want some death metal shit distortion get a death metal distortion pedal, it sounds really good with the drive around 6 or so and your amp is on clean, it gives you that "on the edge of breakup" sound that a solid state amp just cant do by itself, (but of course this pedal sounds better on a tube amp)

Support:
never had any problems

Overall:
ok well as i said earlier, if you want that death metal distortion dont get this pedal, becuase first of all its not supposed to be a death metal distortion pedal. Its anywhere from a volume booster if you have the drive low to a kinda unexplainable distortion. It will give you a nice distortion for leads. Its almost like a fuzz if you have it at a really high gain with your amp already overdriven. I play it though my Les Paul and my '74 Fender Twin Reverb its a nice pedal, believe me you want it

Submitted: 7/19/2004