Ibanez TS9DX

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Good sound quality. I can't expect any better from a pedal.

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I think this pedal is a must have. It has the hot position that is really useful, it pushes the amp and makes the tones break just a little to become really really cool. If you want more screaming you can set it to the TS9 orginal position. For blues rock this pedal is a must have. I use to play clean and have this pedal set to the hot position. Then it's better than clean and better than distortion... Go get it...

The turbo is very easy to use .I got mine @ Guitar Center in Knoxville
Tn.Plugged it in an went!!

'87 Am. Strat+ w/EMG PUs '59 Ventage frets, Maple N. I've got Marshall
212 Combo,Fender Power Chorus,Line-6 Flextone II, but have more fun
playing thru a GLX30 Crate in SOLO chan Gain on 5,SHAPE on 9 and LEV
just barely on 1.No noise at all with TS9DX in HOT W/DRIVE,LEV and TONE @ 5 and like them 2 guys say in that Dodge ad SWEEEEET!!

I've read about these pedals for years so I would say they were dependable.I havn't had mine long enough to reply

I've dealt with Guitar Center in the past and they have always been
very good to deal with and consistent.I like consistency!

I play all kinds from Blues to good ole Southern Rock and Roll for over 30 yrs.I have 2 LPCustoms Ebony W/Gold hdwe,an 84 and 96, a '52 reissue Butterscotch Tele,84 Gibson Exployer,a Danelectro ,Martin HD28
Flattop.

u dont need a manual for this one. probably the hardest part is setting the tone and level to get the overdrive sound each string clearly heard.

My setup: epiphone lp standard>dunlop crybaby>digitech rp200/ts9dx>Crate GX65. i was really amazed d first time i heard it. it has a very clean overdrive sound. a little tweaking is all u need to get that sound that ur looking for. its noiseless and u could use it to copy a pretty much any blues/rock song.

i know i can depend on it cuz artists use it (e.g. Kirk Hammett)definitely use it on a a gig. if it breaks, it either age or the users fault

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DEFINITELY A PEDAL TO HAVE. if ur thinking of having it try ebay first.

it's easy to use! just 4 clearly labeled knobs. It tried to sell my children.

The sound is great. I bought it because it made me feel good at guitar center. I feel the extra settings are not really neccisary becuase they're too much bass and not enough gain. It does overcompress though. it's taking some getting used to. Sometimes I like to pee sitting down. Is that gay?

I have to stop inviting the homeless into my house. Last week this dude shat on my bed. Yeah, Ibanez is reliable

Never had to deal with them. Did anyone see star trek last night?

Overall, probabably one of the best overdrives you can buy for that money. If Sandy Duncan came over and busted it, I'd surely get another one. But first I would skin Sandy Duncan from head to toe and make a human jacket from her hide. I'd keep her freakin' glass eye though. That's freaky crap!

Not Hard, four knobs, one LED and crappy tone.

This is where the pedal really sucks ass. I'm running a les paul into reverend hellhound. This gives me the prettiest clean sound I've heard on my budget, but put the TS-9DX in the middle and all tone gone. Mud, Muddy, Muddier. The voicing knobs would be cool if they worked as described. The only setting I could stand to play was the TS-9 setting. And it still sucked out my tone. All the clarity of the sound was lost and turned into sludge. Any other tone setting was utter and complete crap. They took away gain and distortion and added mudd and crap. I can't understand this pedal's use for any style of music.

Seems reliable, traded for Guv' Nor 2, 2 days after I got it

don't know

I've been playing hard rock music for years and all this pedal does is suck all my years of practice out and replace it with the hands of a 4-year old. The 3 is for the TS-9 setting everything else sucks ass and deserves a 0.

The use of the ts9dx is pretty straight foward. What I don't like is that to get any kind of decent sound out of the 'Hot' and 'Turbo' selections requires too much tweaking to the amp and peddle settings, Way too much screwing around in a live setting.

My basic rig is a 91 Les Paul Studio>boss-ds1>ts9dx>small clone>69 twin silverface,The sound quality of the'ts9'and'+'settings are not bad,not great though, certianly not $120 worth,the hot and turbo settings going straight up the dial without adjustent is unusably muddy,the ts9 and + settings aren't very good unless the amp is cranked and at that volume I don't need a tube screamer. The peddle is extremely noisey, lots of background hiss and interference,and thats by itself put it on a chain and forget it. Right now I'm using to boost the ds-1 and thinking of selling it.

It hasn't broke yet and it seems to be pretty rugged

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I play a wide variety of music; R&B,classic rock, metal, alternative, been playing since the early seventies, To summerize this peddle: Very expensive stompbox, Requires too much adjustment to amp and box to get a good sound out of Hot and Turbo selections. ts9 and + sound quality is just ok and only at higher volume, peddle is extremely noisy and even noisier in chain.

Getting a good sound out of this pedal is very easy, but only on the TS9 and + modes. I found I had to really crank my amp to get decent tones from the HOT and TURBO modes. Other than that, easy as pie. The manual was kind of worthless (explained which part of the pedal to step on).

I don't use this box in my live setup anymore because I find I can get better tones out of my amplifier, plus the TS9DX muddies up my tone a little bit. I use an American FatStrat Texas Special through a Bud-Wah and then into a Fender-Twin (I don't use a footswitch). It also sounds VERY different through different amplifiers. On my Line 6 Spider, it produced a smooth overdrive with a lot of bottom end, while on my Twin, it cranks out a rich crunch with lots of sparkling highs. I couldn't find much use for the HOT and TURBO modes, they sound flat and hollow to me. However, when used at loud volumes, the HOT and TURBO modes work great for cutting through a thick mix and deliver a tone similar to that of SRV. THIS IS NOT A METAL DISTORTION BOX!

Hasn't broke yet. I would definately gig without a backup. It's built like a tank

I play a very diverse blend of musical styles including bluegrass, psychodelia, jazz, blues, rock, and jam music. If it were lost, I probably wouldn't replace it seeing that I don't use it anymore. I would suggest buying just a standard TS9 if you want that famous tube screamer tone, because I'm not so entusiastic about all 4 channels. I love how it responds to the nuances of my picking technique, and it is very dynamic (you can get clean AND crunch tones depending on how hard you play). I wish it had TON-LOK.

Simple to use and adjust. Typical effects pedal with minimal nonsense.

I use the ts9dx with a Marshall jcm 800 2203(circa 84',with EL34's). The only other effect I use is a Morley bad horsie wah. The tone I'm getting out of this setup is insane. I get the shivers every time I hit a G on the 6th with a gradual bend to full. My amp is set as follows:presence 4,bass 10(11 if possible),mid 6, treble 6, master 3.5 to 4, and pre amp to 10(also 11 if possible). If you are looking for Zakk Wylde tone without the feed back of the Boss SD-1, this is it, period. I use the turbo setting and I have the level around 1/4 and the tone knob all the way on.

I have had this for a few years and never had any trouble yet. I would and do gig without a spare.

Like I said, I have never had a promlem with it.

I play hard/metal type of rock. Thats the great thing about this thing. You can go from hard to gentle without doing anything. Just hit the strings a little lighter. It lets all the dynamics of your playing shine without coloring to much. If this pedal was lost or stolen, I would RUN to the store after I had a good cry! Not only does this thing help me make music, I think it writes some itself. Awesome.

Easy to use, but takes some time to mess with all 4 knobs to get a sound you'll like.

No manual needed.

Now, here's the deal. WHOEVER THINKS this pedal is some "screamin' distortion pedal" is seriously wrong, and it's NOT the pedal for any metalhead searching for that skull crushing distortion.

It IS a distortion pedal, a VERY MILD distortion pedal. Will give you some of the best 70's rock tones ever. If you love bands like Argent, Free, SRV, Santana, Deep Purple....this is THE pedal to get!

Now, I AM a metalhead, a BIG TIME METALHEAD, but I also LOVE to play that awesome 70's rock & blues. And since the day I got the TS9DX, this pedal is being used by me more & more every day. I have finally found a pedal that gives EXACT tones to songs such as "My Woman From Tokyo", "Hold Your Head Up", "Voodoo Child", "Hush", "I Feel Free" (Clapton), or anything by early Santana....etc

This pedal is so warm & when you finally find a pedal as versatile as this, you KEEP IT!

THIS IS NOT A HEAVY METAL DISTORTION PEDAL......PLEASE don't buy it, thinking it's going to give you "Pantera" crunch! IT WILL NOT!

Early Ibanez pedals, built very well! Nice hard springy footswitch, bright on/off lamp, and heavy steel construction.

Never dealt with them

I rate this pedal 100% Couldn't be any better!
Been playing for 20+ years, love everything from blues to metal.
If it were stolen, YES, I'd buy another Turbo tubescreamer right away!
I love this pedal because it's the absolute best pedal if you're a 70's rock nut. It gets damn near any 70's rock band tones, and does it well!

Helps me make music! As a matter of fact, I have seriously stopped playing metal for a while, because since I LOVE 70's hard rock & LOVE this pedal, I can really play all my old favorite songs, and play them correctly, with the proper tone.

I'LL SAY THIS ONE MORE TIME:
THIS IS NOT A HEAVY METAL DISTORTION BOX!!!! PLEASE DO NOT BUY IT, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A HEAVY METAL DISTORTION!!!

It is SIMPLY an overdrive pedal, with a "tad" bit of distortion. But produces such warm tones. If you have a Strat, and love all the 70's rock, and blues, you need to get this pedal!

Four knobs, if you can't figuer it out, then you best seek another hobby.

Tryed it both on a fender blues junior and a marshall 1960 cab paired with a vs100h marshall head, running off a hot rodded esp with gibson 498's for pickups. The tone is great, loads of gain with a nice crunchy low end. It tends to be VERY bright on my setup so I lower my mids and highs when I'm just messing around, the mid range punch is great for cutting through a noisy drummer though. My only complaint would be that its not true bypass, you get a little faint buzzing, depending on the way its set. Through my fender amp, you couldn't really hear it, but through the marshall it was much more noticable. I was able to cancel most of it out by tweaking it a little, still was frustrating considering my setup was entirely silent before,

It's a brick, solid steel the whole way around. I would definately go giging without backup.

Never had to deal with 'em. Like I said before, its a brick.

I use this one for my blues/jazz stuff, and its great for it. Judging by the reliability of this pedal, I figuer I'll be rich enough to replace it with one of the boutique tube screamers that has true bypass. It worked great as an added gainstage with the amp distortion on my marshall, made the lows much more crunchy and threw in some nice sustain.