Monday, February 28, 2011

Ibanez: TS9B

I've told myself to check this pedal out even if it has very little in store for me- it' meant for bass & has no midrange control. The pedal, as a stand-alone unit, is one of the mildest drive generator out there, it's rather difficult to see how anyone any bass player would resort to it as a firm source of drive. Bass players are also not known to use a booster type drive pedal to kick more drive out of their (tube) amp. In fact, many choose to keep their tones pristine clean for a more commanding bass voicing. 

Regardless if it's conceived to be a very costly paper weight (guaranteed to cause concussion if it kisses your head at high velocity), I find it useful in injecting drive saturation into my already distorted tone- it's just a minimal contribution but it mattered much to me as it heightens my picking sensitivity. Together with its other Tube Screamer siblings here, the TS9B is a useful pedal (to me). I also own:
  • TS7
  • TS7 green edition
  • TS9
  • TS9DX
  • TS808
  • TS5
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PS: March is here. Is your analog watch showing 29th Feb?

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