Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer Hand Wired

£249.00

This is a New Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer Hand Wired from Ibanez is in our Overdrive Pedals category on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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The Ibanez TS808 Hand Wired is a flagship take on the legendary Tube Screamer overdrive with extra versatility thanks to its design and high-end components. Capable of everything from light bluesy overdrive that helps chords or solos pop out of the mix to a powerful midrange boost for high-gain metal. The sound of the TS808 is undeniable making it a favourite of players from John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan all the way to Kirk Hammett and Mick Thomson. The TS808 Hand Wired utilises the same central JRC NJM4558 op-amp that made the original vintage Tube Screamers so sought after with the addition of Mogami-designed oxygen-free cables for better signal fidelity and an extra 6 dB gain boost to set it apart from the standard model. This expands the familiar sound of the classic overdrive to get more distorted if you want that effect but also far more dynamic.

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Ibanez

Ibanez is Hoshino Gakki’s guitar and bass brand, with a substantial effects, tuner and accessory range alongside its instruments. The green Tube Screamer is its best-known pedal family: the TS808, TS9 and Tube Screamer Mini offer different sizes and versions of the familiar overdrive design. JustPedals listings also include the WH10V3 wah and BIG MINI tuner. Ibanez effects sit within a much broader guitar catalogue, which makes the brand relevant both to individual pedals and to complete instrument rigs. Manufacturing varies by product and model, so the Ibanez name alone is not a country-of-origin label.

Category

Overdrive Pedals

Overdrive uses soft or moderate clipping to add harmonics and compression while retaining more of the original note shape than heavy distortion. Some circuits emphasise the midrange and trim bass before clipping; others remain broad, transparent or amplifier-like. Gain, clipping arrangement, headroom and tone filtering decide whether it supplies a light edge, a saturated drive sound or extra push into another gain stage.