Ibanez TS9DX

If U've ever used boxes...U Know...!

I'm a box nut...this is the most dissapointing one ever! Bought from AMS for $120.00 expected kick ass! Big ZERRO! I've got $25.00 boxes producing 1000% more than this! I asked AMS to test @ return..and was said to be ok!.I can't belive it! I have a Kalamazoo Reverb 12...Not the best..but...not junk. A home made git with Hot Carvin PU's. Big Bummer! Plugged it in..and produced a little distortion...@ very low volume..This is @ Turbo!...LOL! PLEASE!!!!!!PROVE ME WRONG!!!!!!!

I WOULDN'T TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX TO USE!....I'D TAKE IT OUT FOR TARGET PRATICE!!!!!

Very easy to use , with or without a manual . My unit had a fixed chip in it , only because it was being used for a tour situation and we wanted all the pots and things up to par.

Fender American Telecaster - Vox "Peter Tosh" Wah (painted in the colors of the jamacian flag , with a tosh logo on th ebottom) ... Super Overdrive 1 (set to overdrive, obviously) ...ts9dx - boss super chorus - dunlop rotovibe - mxr phase 90 - Boss Phase Shifter -- Fender Twin Reverb


No noise whatso ever on my set up!
The TS9 setting , to me , sounds the best followed by the "hot" mode
Im using this with a Fender Twin Reverb
Yeah , I can , as mentioned above , SRV in a heartbeat! "It can cook" just about sums it up!

I think it sounds better with my stranger effects (Rotovibe , phase 90 , phase shifter) , but i love what it does with a Digital Delay (i have an effects set up behind the amp of DD5 , CE1, Big Muff PI NYC reissue and lovetone meatball , but this pedal (ts9dx) rarely goes through this setup unless we do an encore with U2's where the streets have no name , and thats like , 1 in ever 20 shows.

quickly summing up the 2 questions posed
Dependable and no need for a backup...if i did need one , I would use my Super Overdrive on a different setting , and set my big muff to overdrive.

the thing is bleeding wonderful. the manual has really good helpful presets and this tihng is just sooo easy to operate. fairly straight forward as well.

I play this through my charvel & my american hamar, and pretty much no matter what amp i play it through it sounds killer, it makes my bloody crate hybrid sound like its got a tube soul!! its pretty right on. i like SRV well, but i really like Jimmie Vaughan more and this thing can cook! its really worth it.

It has 4 modes, a "TS-9" which when compared side by side to an actual TS-9 sounds exactly the same. and we all know how killer TS-9s sound... then comes the "+" mode (or plus) which is a TS-9 with a little more grit on the bottom end and a little more grime to it. i love this channel, its really great for SRV style rhythms and bluesy/jazzy stuff. the "HOT" is i guess supposed to sound like stacked amps like marshalls or something, it really doesnt... but thats not to say its a bad sound. its decent, its my least favorite of the modes. it just has a little more brightness than the "+" mode. then the "TURBO" mode, it is a grungy pearl jammy thing, its real alternative STP type overdrive, it has a great sound too. i also use that setting along w/ my DS-1 for a bit more edge.

the pedal as a whole sounds well with the rest of my pedals a DS-1, a TR-2, a PH-2, a Big Muff and my Dunlop 535Q wah.

personally im torn between the Turbo and TS-9 settings, it just depends on the song.

oh, sure. it actually feels studier than a boss! the thing has some weight to it and i perfer the switch over Boss'

cant say

well what id really like to say to anyone considering this pedal to a TS-9, (at one time i thought 'why, all the extra modes i just need the TS-9'." the TS-9 is an exact copy, down to the chip i beleive. and you would really be suprised at the other modes, and another thing i forgot to mention: the whole pedal in the "+", "HOT", and "TURBO" modes there is a bass boost. which i love. i personally love a good thick bottom end. i say this pedal is well worth the extra $20, i spent. for sure, i would replace it in a heartbeat if it for some unfathomable reason fell out of my arms in my sleep.

Pretty striaght forward with this one. It's got the classic ts9 setting, which is the main reason I bought it. It also has the bass boost settings, which are nice, but disguise your tone a bit. Controls are easy to manipulate, and tone range is impressive.

I play a strat and an epiphone zephyr blues deluxe, and use a danelectro dan-echo pedal. The overdrive is very high quality on the ts9 circuit, and any level of grittiness can be dialed in with ease. Very impressive tube-like quality from a solid-state device.

Built like a tank. It's a pretty heavy sucker, too. I would definitely gig without a backup because 1.) I'm not overdrive dependant and 2.) I can sound just as good with it as without.

A real decent overdrive pedal. Well worth the price, and the added features are a real nice touch.

A very easy to use pedal, doesn't require much skill, time or expertise to adjust it and use every sound it can help create.

When active in TS9 mode the sound is exceptional, it has a smooth, transparent sound, it clips very smoothly and decays well. The other modes are nothing special, They aren't nearly as transparent or responsive as the TS9. The other modes would probably be a disappointment to someone looking for variations on the TS9. The biggest disappointment, one so bad that it makes the standard TS9 and especially the TS7 a much better value is that there is some signal loading and a significant amount of signal bleed when the effect is switched off. This is not a problem at all with the standard TS9 reissue, and not a problem with the TS7, in both, the signal loading occurrs outside of the audible range, and there is no bleed through. Handily however, this pedal does feature a hole under the name plate that with a little creativity will accomodate a true bypass switch. The time and effort required to install one is a lot considering the pedal typically sells for more than a hundred dollars

The pedal uses the same switch that most Ibanez Pedals use. They seem to break quite regularly, but I can't say that I've had any trouble with this particular unit.

I was a dealer for Ibanez a few years ago. They were always good for support for units that were currently in production. For older pieces they offered no help. Again, no experience with their service on this particular unit.

To me, this pedal is useless without a bypass modification. I spent a lot of time and money achieving a good clean tone. The pedal sounds good but not good enough to convince me to throw out all of that effort, especially when there are two cheaper, better sounding pedals by the same company that don't ruin your tone.

Very easy to use, you know the deal

No noise running through any of my amps (fender frontman 25r, and a hot rod deluxe). The guitar is a yamaha aex-520 semi hollow. My favorite setting is the hot setting with tone a little less then half. Very nice warm tone that I think has completed my rig.

This thing is built better then chevy truck, like a rock.

I hear they are good, never dealt with them.

I play phish and dead type stuff, and this is the thing for it. It is very good for blues and other stuff too. If you have not seen one yet, check it out. I like it better then vintage and other makes of the ts-9. If stolen, a new one would be here in an instant.

This pedal is simple really. I've had this pedal for about a month and haven't looked at the manual yet. I has Drive, Level, Tone, and Mode knobs. It's the same as the TS9 except the DX has the Mode knob. Ever thing is self explanitory.

I play a Fender Strat into a Ampeg Jett2 tube amp. My Ampeg doesn't have a distortion knob so I got this hoping it would fofil my distortion needs. That was a bad idea, I quickly got a Boss distortion. This pedal is really good for boasting your solo's and getting an overdriven tube amp sound. I'm glad I paid $10.00 extra for this instead of the regular TS9, even if I don't us the other modes, I mite some day though. The TS9 setting is best for getting a sort of "braking up" dist sound, not as good as the really tube amp "braking up" though. This is better than any boss Overdrive pedal. I haven't noticed much noise when the pedal is off but I've noticed some when it's on, but not much.

I would certainly use this with out a back up at a gig. I would only take it to a gig if I were playing jazz or blues though. It's built just as good as a boss, maybe better.

If this was stolen I would buy another one, just because it is the king of Overdrive. I play funk, blues, jazz, metal, classic rock, etc.
If you normally only play clean; this is a must have, other wise, don't spend the money.

Very simple to operate and adjust.

The Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS9 or TS9DX) overdrive units are the ones all others are benchmarked against for a good reason. The sound is uncolored and individual guitar tonal characteristics are retained making the sound very untiring. The TS9DX offers three more tonal settings in addition to the original TS9 setting. The second setting is a very useful warm tone. I have no desire to risk the outstanding sound of this unit with the chip mods.

Rugged sturdy metal unit.

I rate Ibanez a 10 besause I have yet to have to contact them on any problems with any of their units that I have owned.

Due to the pristine sound this unit has to be a 10. To me this is a first choice overdrive. I have played for many years through humbucker and single guitar through tube amps. The only critism I have is that the different tonal setting should all have the same gain level.

This is a great Stomp box, very simple to use like most stomps. Battery or adapter, and your ready to rock and roll.

OK, I stupidly go this pedal thinking it was a great heavy drive pedal. Really, it's not!!! It actually sucks alone if you play punk like me. I was very disapointed. I did notice however how nice and warm the drive was on TS9 mode. The other modes are ok....and this can help you shape tone...but TS9 is really great. I used to have a Crate GFX1200-H head, which had a lot of gain. When I used the Tube Screamer with the heavy amp overdrive, I swear, it sounded liek a tube amp!!!! The distortion was so crunchy and clear...although it did feedback a lot. I now use a Marshall MG 100R CD and I tried the same technique. The amp itself has very good distortion, and combined with this pedal, it has the same Clear Crunchying effect as it did on the other amp. it does however take away a little low end....but you can always adjust the amp settings. I wanted to change the pickup in my guitar to a higher output one, but until I do.....this is a great substitute.

Very Good Quality

Very useful tool...although not really worth the price for what i use it for....but it is good anyway.

It is easy to use - a volume, drive and tone knob to set the level of effect, volume and tone for your guitar.
The mode knob gives you 4 choices - Turbo, Hot,+ & DX9. I must say,the pedal gives you some stylish sounds for traditional blues and modern blues fusion.
The manual is written in simple, easy to understand way even for an Asian Player. It is in multi-language and therefore suitable for number of markets (European, Japanese, English languages)- though I must say it's like a manual for electric appliances (ha-ha)!

I play Strat, PRS CE24 and Gibson 335. I have experienced the TS9DX with a number these guitars. My advice is the pedal works great with my PRS (humbucking PU)- I can get a very bluesy vibe sound (mode knob turned to +) out of my PRS with unwanted high frequencies cut out without overdriving my warm amp (Fender Blues Jr.). Actually I always prefer to retain a clean tone with the pedal off (even though the manual asks you to overdrive your amp first) however, in such a setting, you won't be able to get more "distorted" AND HEAVIER sound from other modes.
On a Fender Strat, I would look into other more quiet pedals since the effect is weaker without the amp overdriven. However, you'll get the noisest set-up for actual playing situation which I don't think most players can bear.
With my setups (PRS - Clean fender amp - TX9DX), You are home with smooth bluesy sound for Robben Ford and Santana (for "Smooth")music.

Since I don't play in gigs, I don't know.
However, the pedal is robustly built, I think it is very durable.

Have not needed them so far.

The pedal produces a very sound for my PRS (for blues music) and but seems to be quite expensive these days. I also use Marshall Blues Breaker but found it works better with other guitar (Godin LGX)and Strat in producing a heavier hard rock sound.
The pedal is not as versatile as it should be at this price range.