![]() And what’s better than one TS? Try using the Mini as a clean boost to overdrive another Tube Screamer. The signature midrange emphasis of the Tube Screamer circuitry remained in this near-clean setting, adding presence and sustain. Keeping the same tone and volume settings but setting the drive to nearly nil, I got a thick boost that added body and just a hint of grit, lending my “clean” tone an exciting, multidimensional feel. I could get a relatively clean sound on harmonically dense chords by using a gentle thumbpicking approach, while strong pick attack and power chords generated heavy crunch. Even with the gain up high, the Mini was incredibly responsive to dynamics. With overdrive set to 3 o’clock, tone at noon, and volume around 1 o’clock, I got a rich, creamy sound perfect for flashy blues licks and double-stop rhythm figures. At first it seemed as though the Mini had a bit more gain than the original, but when I advanced the bigger box’s drive knob a hair, I got near-identical sounds.Īuthenticity tests out of the way, I enjoyed putting the little TS to work in real-world jamming situations. I also pulled out a vintage Tube Screamer to compare, setting the knobs on both pedals to the same spots: tone and overdrive around 1 o’clock, and level around 11 o’clock. Test Tube Twins I tested the Tube Screamer Mini with an Ernie Ball/Music Man Axis Sport and a Mexican Fender Strat, both played through a Fender ’63 Vibroverb reissue. (Given how many players rig their pedalboards with daisy-chained power supplies, this shouldn’t be a problem, unless you have an Eric Johnson-like fixation with battery types.)Įxtremely compact. The small format means there’s no room for a 9V battery-you must us an AC adapter. There’s a button-style footswitch, one big knob for drive, and two smaller knobs for tone and level. The Mini’s controls are crammed into a green enclosure decked out with TS-808-style graphics. Made in Japan, the Tube Screamer Mini is driven in part by the JRC4558 IC chip found in original TS-9s. It’s a mere is 3.5" long and less than 1.5" wide. But to many in the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” camp, the classic Tube Screamer is still “the one.” For these purists, Ibanez’s latest creation, the Tube Screamer Mini, may be the only Tube Screamer that represents an actual improvement-not in sound or functionality, but in size. ![]() Both boutique builders and large manufacturers (including Ibanez) based an industry on alleged TS improvements. But the Ibanez TS family changed the very meaning of the term overdrive, spawning legions of low- to mid-gain imitators. (Before Tube Screamer.) True, there were fuzzes and distortions, many of which could reasonably function as overdrives. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.It’s hard to imagine an age B.T.S. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page. When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations. We can ship to virtually any address in the world. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item. If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days). You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.). You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.
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