Nelskie
August 28th, 2006, 08:37 PM
For anyone into the guitar thing in the early 1980's, you know exactly what I'm talking about - - the Ibanez Tube Screamer. The quintessential metal rig was not complete without it. And yeah, if you've been on this forum for awhile, you've already heard more than one of my stories about how my all-original, all-vintage Ibanez Tube Screamer left me in a moment of financial crisis.
I still remember buying my pedal at my local guitar shop. I'd been scrounging and saving for weeks, cuz' I know this was one pedal I had to have. I'd tried my friend's TS-9 during a weekend jam session, and had all but left the rest of my six-stringed cohorts in a dusty cloud. Jaws had dropped. My licks on the Crue's Too Fast For Love had instantaneously burst into flames. VH's Aint' Talkin' 'Bout Love was pushed into core meltdown. It was the pedal. The next step . . . further . . . into sonic oblivion! :cool:
My Tube Screamer and I raged on from 1984 until the spring of '89, when I decided that I'd need some $$ to get set up following college graduation (excuse me, Einstein, but don't people usually get money for graduation?) And so, for the measly pittence of $30, I parted ways with my little green wonder. Although I would discover the wonderous world of the blues shortly thereafter, the loss of my TS-9 would follow me for many years to come.
Thanks to the acquisition of my new OD wunderkind pedal - the Tonebone Classic, I've finally been able to come to terms with that little lapse in judgement. But damn, that pedal just flat-out kicked a$$. And for the metal player that I was back in those days, it was a totally indispensable part of my rig. Yes, a solid-state Crate 2x12, with the TS-9 in front - man, what a fantastic piece of headache loud, ultra-rugged, road-worthy, hoist-those-keg-cups-up-high piece of gear that I will never ever forget. *sigh*
Pedals have come a long way since the early 80's. But few have sounded as good, or made as many trademark tones as the Ibanez Tube Screamer has. Yeah, there's a new TS-808 re-issue out now for $169 - - which I think is a pretty substantial piece of change for an OD pedal (esp. considering that the Bad Monkey is nearly its equal at $39!) And the TS-9 re-issue, I believe, is right around $99 - which ain't bad at all. I keep telling myself that I don't need yet another distortion pedal. But what the heck - it's sure a lot cheaper than therapy . . .? ;)
I still remember buying my pedal at my local guitar shop. I'd been scrounging and saving for weeks, cuz' I know this was one pedal I had to have. I'd tried my friend's TS-9 during a weekend jam session, and had all but left the rest of my six-stringed cohorts in a dusty cloud. Jaws had dropped. My licks on the Crue's Too Fast For Love had instantaneously burst into flames. VH's Aint' Talkin' 'Bout Love was pushed into core meltdown. It was the pedal. The next step . . . further . . . into sonic oblivion! :cool:
My Tube Screamer and I raged on from 1984 until the spring of '89, when I decided that I'd need some $$ to get set up following college graduation (excuse me, Einstein, but don't people usually get money for graduation?) And so, for the measly pittence of $30, I parted ways with my little green wonder. Although I would discover the wonderous world of the blues shortly thereafter, the loss of my TS-9 would follow me for many years to come.
Thanks to the acquisition of my new OD wunderkind pedal - the Tonebone Classic, I've finally been able to come to terms with that little lapse in judgement. But damn, that pedal just flat-out kicked a$$. And for the metal player that I was back in those days, it was a totally indispensable part of my rig. Yes, a solid-state Crate 2x12, with the TS-9 in front - man, what a fantastic piece of headache loud, ultra-rugged, road-worthy, hoist-those-keg-cups-up-high piece of gear that I will never ever forget. *sigh*
Pedals have come a long way since the early 80's. But few have sounded as good, or made as many trademark tones as the Ibanez Tube Screamer has. Yeah, there's a new TS-808 re-issue out now for $169 - - which I think is a pretty substantial piece of change for an OD pedal (esp. considering that the Bad Monkey is nearly its equal at $39!) And the TS-9 re-issue, I believe, is right around $99 - which ain't bad at all. I keep telling myself that I don't need yet another distortion pedal. But what the heck - it's sure a lot cheaper than therapy . . .? ;)