Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

[JeffB]

Anyone tried one of these? thoughts? (I know it seems many of you prefer modded stompboxes, but for the price is it decent?)

TS-7 Tubescreamer

[Davey]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

well.. i dont know how they capture the old sounds. it has a modern-ts9 switch on it or something like that.. but i dont know how close it comes to the original

[kaknight]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

I've played one. It's no tubescreamer.

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

Anyone tried one of these? thoughts? (I know it seems many of you prefer modded stompboxes, but for the price is it decent?)

TS-7 Tubescreamer

I own one of these pedals,as does Curly and Frest Start that were all modded by me...After the mods,this pedal is pretty cool and has a nice fat tone...The boost switch is a cool feature and is enhanced by the mods....If you get a good deal on one,send it to me and let me mod it and make it alot better...IM me if you're interested...

John

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

I've played one. It's no tubescreamer.

It is a very good sounding pedal after some mods to it...Great pedal for the price,has the boost switch,the locking pots,and is built very rugged in a sturdy metal case...

John

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

I've played one. It's no tubescreamer.

Hehe meaning not closed and muffled
I bet StratDeluxe can make it sound great.

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

Hehe meaning not closed and muffled
I bet StratDeluxe can make it sound great.

Thanks Rid....

It needs some value changes and also the right caps in places and the pedal really comes alive...It's not a bad pedal really in it's stock form but it's better sounding after some changes,..I think it already has the JRC4558D chip and that helps..

John

[B2D]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

Stock those TS7s are fizzier than an Alka-Seltzer tab and thinner than Gwenyth Paltrow on a hunger strike... I'm sure SD97 can do some magic to it though.

[JeffB]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

Thanks folks...Guy at work has a near new one for sale. I wasn't really in the market for it, but if it's a good deal, I'll grab it and send it SD97's way

[Davey]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

lol.. with these pedals.. you either fry the adapter input or they last you a lifetime... you wont break them. ever... not with that 2 milimeter aluminium casing they're in

[FireBros.]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

I've had more problems with the switch on my TS-7, than any of my other tubescreamers (ts9, ts10, & ts5), but the sound wasn't as bad as some people make it out to be. They are real cheap, and very close to the old TS sound, even unmodified.

[Jag513]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

I've had more problems with the switch on my TS-7, than any of my other tubescreamers (ts9, ts10, & ts5), but the sound wasn't as bad as some people make it out to be. They are real cheap, and very close to the old TS sound, even unmodified.

I wholeheartedly agree. The TS7 even has the same chip as the TS9. If you look inside the battery compartment, though, you can see where the switch has faults. It's the big footswitch coming down diagonally onto a tiny little switch which engages/disengages the effect. It has its moments where it just doesn't switch on or off. If you're gigging, and need something with reliability, you might want to look into one of the other Tubescreamers.

[drew_half_empty]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

yet ironically the boss sd-1 is closer to being a ts-9

[JeffB]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

yet ironically the boss sd-1 is closer to being a ts-9

Do you mean in construction Drew?

I've found the SD-1 to have a very different tone compared to the stock TS's I've played through ( original TS808's, TS-5s) and owned (original TS-9, TS-10, and TS-9 reissue).

[JeffB]

Re: Ibanez Tone-Lok TubeScreamer

I've had more problems with the switch on my TS-7, than any of my other tubescreamers (ts9, ts10, & ts5), but the sound wasn't as bad as some people make it out to be. They are real cheap, and very close to the old TS sound, even unmodified.

Footswitch eventually went bad on every TS (and other Ibanez pedals) I've owned..my TS-9 reissue is currently out of commission because of that.

I really should get it fixed I guess.