TS-9 manufacture date?

[Radioboy950]

I have an old TS-9...from around the early 80s...which I bought from a local music store.
Never really used it that much, because I was chasing a different tone back then. Not knowing much about pedals, I was hoping it would turn my solid state Peavey into Marshall stack mayhem... lol!!!!

Still going strong, sounds great.

With a serial #, is it possible to obtain a more precise date of manufacture?

Just curious.

[Radioboy950]

I have an old TS-9...from around the early 80s...which I bought from a local music store.
Never really used it that much, because I was chasing a different tone back then. Not knowing much about pedals, I was hoping it would turn my solid state Peavey into Marshall stack mayhem... lol!!!!

Still going strong, sounds great.

With a serial #, is it possible to obtain a more precise date of manufacture?

Just curious.

I'm on my way toward answering my own question, thanks to some cool info from "analogman", so I figured I'd share in case others are interested in tubescreamers....

http://www.analogman.com/tshist.htm

[Spudman]

I'm unsure if he has the dates right for the TS9. I Hit the road in1981 and had been using one at least a year prior. I was working in a music store and bought my TS9 there. I'm going to say I got mine in 1979, possibly 1980. I did have Analog Man do a mod on it in 2004.

[markb]

Sell, sell, sell (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-TS-9-Vintage-Tube-Screamer-Guitar-Pedal-Original-JRC4558D-TS9-/180865844962?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2a1c71c6e2) :D