Ibanez TS9 -Tube Screamer- 

What a lot of guitar players don't seem to understand is the different uses for a distortion and an overdrive. A distortion is best used when being used in conjunction with a clean amplifier tone. An overdrive pedal is best used when used as a 'boost' to your tone with an already overdriven/distorted amplifier tone to give you that little bit extra for solos etc. That's what most players who use the TS9/TS808 use it for: as a booster to give you a bit extra for solos

Hey trolls the title of this video isnt "The Best Guitarist in the World" the tones of the ts9 were clearly demonstrated, therefore he did his job Thunbs up

I used the TS9 with a JCM800 and it gave me the Randy Rhoads tone. Pretty much nailed it.

This is the first pedal that I bought back in the 1980's. It cost me a whopping 30 bucks. Can't really describe the tone that it produces, I've told people that it boost the sound and fills in the holes.

An absolute mandatory piece of gear for any guitar player.

Awesome demonstration!

He's playing the same thing over and over so you can hear the difference. And I think he plays great .and it sounds awesome

Pedal sounds great. The video is VERY well done.

Use this in combination with a nice drive channel on your amp if you have one. Guitar into TS9 into amp! And you get a very nice thight and responsive tone! Dont put the gain on your channel to high. And play with your TS9 until you find a nice tone. Start out with the volume at max on it and no drive. Have fun! :)

TekNacho I know what you mean. Companies seem to be really focusing on the two ends of the spectrum - smooth overdrives and high-gain distortion. I really like my DOD 250 Overdrive (which is supposedly the same as an MXR Distortion+) but it's a little weak with single coil pickups. Wish I could find something with just a little more gain and maybe a tone nob. Maybe it's time to start modding it.

@DarkFottloch Yes maybe you right it's just like the clasic ESP like the one kirck hammet uses in the ONE video or the one Takayoshi Omura uses today. Certaly look like the old Ibanez and there is a flash in this vid where you can see the headstock , but what give me the doubt is the nitrocellulose finish in the fretboard. The old Ibanez have that finish in freatboard??? Best regards.

@ViktorVR One has to keep in mind the market for this pedal extends far beyond Ibanez guitar users. SRV enthusiasts who can be convinced that this pedal does the original justice will buy this too. Hence Strat.

Now I wanna see the TS808

I'm not sure if you're looking for that sound, but I've heard several guitar players having success with a TS9-pedal willing to achieve a Paramore kind of sound. If that's the kind of guitar sound you're looking for, I'd give it a go.

There's absolutely no way that a tube screamer can get you that "deep and heavy" death metal sound by itself. People do use it in death metal, but mostly just for a subtle boost before it hits the amp, which makes up most of the tone you're looking for. And of course, not just any amp can do this.

I like it

nice vid quality

Sweet

hell yeah...Ibanez used "Fender" + TS9 to make this video

What chords does he use ??

i know of noone using the pedal as an actual od pedal... only as a booster in front of a hot driven valve head to clear up the bottom end and give it that ultra high gain thingy...

Ainda é o melhor !!!

@GuillermoSmyser Yes you are right but what can be mor convince that you use an Ibanez guitar like an RG or so whit = twang and make it sound with that pedal like a SRV strat , if you can do that whit that kind of guitar the whit a telecaster which is the King of the twang guitars well I yhink you know what i mean.

Box shapes, bro. It's where it's at apparently.

@profanious What's wrong with that? That's bread and butter dude.

I'm starting to give up. I can't find anyone play anything besides blues with this pedal. I like the blues, but I play lead in an alternative rock band and half stack is not giving me what I want. And I don't wanna buy something that might not work for me. Buying a metal distortion pedal isn't what I'm looking for either, that's too much.

Defiantly most bands of the melodic metalcore and death metal genres use this pedal! Best overdrive in the business imo

can ibanez put serious players in his videos, and people who is not friend of somebody.

agreed, get an experienced player to demo the pedal.

I love how this review is literally a shot-for-shot rip off of Dunlop and MXR's pedal reviews.

why is this video so sensual?

an Ibanez pedal tasted whit fender guitars , hummmm ....

So Noisey

cool, but sounds not good. watch on ibanez site

I bet you that TS9 like most of the Resisues have that ugly TA7558P chip lol

Buzz/sterile city with them damn things lol go back to the original JRC it goes away...lol

why does every pedal review on RU-vid people have to play freaking jazz music

PENTATONIC SCALES.. UHHHHGG..

Totally generic playing. It reminds me of a typical Saturday at the music store I used to work.

Just because you can play 15 notes a second from a scale that doesn't even exist doesn't mean you're good. Generic blues licks, yea, but I see no beginner player here.

So damn boring doing the same thing over and over, this guy really needs to learn some new licks rather than just be so damn repetitive. Look at the Blackstar commercials at least they hired talented people like Andy James to demonstrate the quality of their products no begginer players like the one on the video.

its an awful demo, they should pay a proguitarshop for a better demo.

could have used a better guitarist and guitar. instead of just having a hack of a guitarist playing the same beginner blues licks over and over.