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Once Ibanez discontinued the 9 series pedals, they introduced the 'Master' or 'L' series. In later years, TS9s were assembled with a wide variety of op-amps, instead of the sought-after JRC-4558. The TS9 Tube Screamer is almost the same internally as the TS808 but the TS9 had a different output, which caused the pedal to sound brighter and less smooth. TS9: From 1982 to 1985, Ibanez produced the '9-series' of overdrive pedals.

Some units however had the Malaysian RC4558P chip. It was equipped with the Japanese -4558 chip. TS-808/TS808: The first Tube Screamer, the TS808, was released in the late 1970s. The green OD-II had a circuit similar to the TS808 however, the OD and OD-II had a more distorted circuit. There was also a reddish 'Overdrive-II' which had a housing very similar to the TS-808/TS808. These came in narrower boxes without battery covers.

Variations The pedal was produced with many variants: The Tube Screamer pedal was preceded by the orange 'Overdrive' (OD) and green 'Overdrive-II' (OD-II). Some guitarists prefer this sort of equalization, as it helps to keep their sound from getting lost in the overall mix of the band. The classic Tube Screamer sound includes a 'mid-hump', which means that the circuit accentuates frequencies between the bass and treble ranges (mid-frequencies). The pedal is used to try to mimic the sound of a vintage tube amplifier. The drive knob adjusts gain, the tone knob adjusts treble and the level knob adjusts the output volume of the pedal. Description The Tube Screamer has a drive knob, a tone knob, and a level knob.

Ibanez tube screamer serial number dating