TS9 Model Overdrive Pedal - TS9, Classic, MultiColored

Excellent pedal, great for solos at low gain and high volume. Its the classic V EQ sound

This pedal....so much has been said about it. Legendary...is the word often used. Using this term is extremely accurate. It's THE sound. It's basically turning a tube amp into a higher quality, better sounding Boss Metal zone. Many call it or use it as a "Boost" pedal. That isn't quite accurate. When people say "boost" most think about a boost in volume. It boosts the mid frequency and Gain. Put this pedal in the front(not the FX loop) of the amp with your Amp's distortion channel gain set to around 12-1 o' clock. Set this pedal to 0 Drive, Tone...wherever u want and Volume up past 12 o clock somewhere and you have literal awesomeness. I have a Marshall amp and one of the most irritating things about Marshall's distortion tone is the "woody" sounding bass. You cannot get rid of it unless you dial the bass to 0 and then your guitar sounds like it's coming from some old transistor radio. Use a tube screamer in conjunction with a Marshall amps distortion produces some of the best sounds ever and you will want to play the damn guitar all day! They say it "tightens" the sound. It does far more than this. It increases the mids. It increases the High's and the Marshall's "woody" bass is altered to usable bass. It increases the gain which means you can have your amp's gain level lower and still get some amazing sounds. It's also great on it's own. You need an overdrive just on the threshold of clipping that sounds magical...look no further! This is IT! Amazing Legendary pedal hand's down!

This is a fantastic overdrive pedal. It is a classic for a reason, it produces a fantastic tone and let's you dial in the right amount of overdrive (nothing too heavy though, for that get a distortion, not an overdrive). Not only is it a great overdrive, it also helps shapping the tone of your guitar. Owning a Gretsch Electromatic G5435T it is known that the high end of this guitar is not great, in fact I used to play almost every song using the neck pickup. With the arrival of the TS9 this is no longer the case, it brings the Gretsch bridge pickup alive. My favorite feature of this pedal is the tone control. It produces such a fantastic tone cranked all the way up that my guitar sounds just wrong when this pedal is off. It functions as a booster for your signal bringing out the mids and highs, without killing your low end. Since I don't own a booster pedal yet I am leaving the tone cranked all the way up and dial the Drive knob according to the song. I love the tone so much that I don't even want to to play the clean signal of my guitar. I will probably get an EP Booster soon and that way I can back off the tone knob a little bit and let the booster do most of the tone shapping. Meanwhile this pedal is doing a great job at both shaping my tone and creating a fantastic creamy overdrive.

This pedal is a classic for a reason. In the past I made the mistake of discounting it as a simple boost pedal and not an effective overdrive. However after searching for the perfect "transparent" "always on" overdrive pedal, I decided to give this one a shot and I'm so glad I did. My amp is an Orange CR60, I have the clean channel set with no breakup. I run my tube screamer as my first pedal (followed by a Rat and a Big Muff) with the Gain set to 0, Tone at noon and Level at about 2 o'clock. Even at 0 gain this pedal provides a smooth/warm bit of gain that really compliments a clean tone. What's also cool is I can still hear the clean signal coming through as well. So this pedal doesn't replace your signal, it adds character to it. Awesome overdrive!

This little puppy can howl! I bought this to spice up my guitar sound and add some new tones. I play mainly metal, rock, and blues. I had this plugged into my Fender LT25 Amp (Highly recommend), and a Wah pedal. It's excellent if you want to learn solos, rhythm, riffs, or anything you like. It came very well packaged, on time, and in pristine condition. It is very well worth the money, so just buy it and annoy the whole neighborhood!

I just like the ibanez brand in general but this pedal doesn't disappoint. 4 stars because it's good but not great

Best effect I ever got, always on, it improves my overall EQ and gives u this cool,rock tone that u lose when u turn it off. It helps a decent tube amp that has crappy overdrive, like my Marshall DSL40C,if you're used to vintage half stacks,plexi and JCM800 heads with closed back cabinets, a cheaper Marshall combo will always bug you, it's like u try to ge that great,warm sustain..and nearly miss every time. Buy this thing, keep it on all the time, volume up to ten,the gain to taste and the tone below noon. Set the amp to where it just starts breaking up,like a nice AC/DC tone,just barely distorting.then turn this on. : ). Now put another overdrive n set to it, I like the Xotic SL drive or the Donner tube drive nano series ($35!) the TS9 brings out the best in your pedals too, it warms them up. Even if u don't want a lot of drive, use it for a boost,the way it affects the EQ is amazing IMO, it takes out the muddy lows and allows u to sustain those power chords like your playing Madison square garden," kerrrrang!" Essential for thick strat tones,SRV swore by his TS..and it helps a les Paul fire off power chords without the low end screwing up the signal. Just get it, leave it on and trust me.

I’m not going to add anything to the reviews here - just wanted to celebrate finally getting this pedal again. Before I knew anything about gear I bought this pedal at a used guitar & instrument shop near Philadelphia in the late 80s. I wanted ‘distortion’ so… I liked how it made my guitar sound like Tears for Fears, but it didn’t sound like Metallica or Trevor Rabin so I eventually traded it for computer parts in 1996. The two guys at the computer shop were metal heads and when I presented this pedal as a trade I’ll never forget how they looked at each other like “hell yeah!” After 30 years of recording, and the last 5 years of pedal experimentation, I came to realize what I had, and that the sound I was looking for is in the pickups and amps. I got it today and man it weighs a lot! I forgot what a monster this thing is. It’s an absolute tank of a pedal. It hasn’t changed a bit. I haven’t even plugged it in yet. My Orange & Seymour Duncans already know ☕️