Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini

[Securb]

So has anyone tried the Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini yet? I was thinking about adding on to the board and would like to know how close it is to the full sized version.

 

[Securb]

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Found an answer, they are fairly close.

 

[superpete]

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i've a/b'ed a ts9, ts808, and the ts808hw. they all sounded close enough for rock n roll. (ie there were differences between all of them but nothing that would be night and day to the crowd). im sure the mini will sound right in line with the rest of the family.

 

[Falloffthebonetone]

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Found an answer, they are fairly close.

Wow I actually SLIGHTLY like the sound of the little guy a bit more from this. Sounds like maybe it colors the tone a bit less than it's big bro. Otherwise, that small of a difference is the kind of thing i would expect between 2 pedals of the same model anyway just from being in 2 different places on the signal chain or maybe the electronics in one being older than the other, which may totally be the case in the demo. Nice job Ibanez.

 

[Securb]

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They are priced right. I might pick one up to kick the DSL a little bit.

 

[IM4Tone]

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Very close, but I think I hear more mids with the TS808. I'd give the TS808 the slight edge.

 

[the toad]

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I gotta say I prefer the 808 in that comparison vid... To me the mini sounds like a ts9... Still a screamer but slightly different...

Ibanez Tube Screamer comparison: TS808 vs TS9 vs …: http://youtu.be/fLPb8DF4llQ

 

[Mr. B]

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I've owned 2 TS808's and they both immediately developed problems with the foot switch. I still have one and I can't depend on it at all. The switch on the mini looks like it could actually work.

 

[Securb]

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Very close, but I think I hear more mids with the TS808. I'd give the TS808 the slight edge.

I gotta say I prefer the 808 in that comparison vid... To me the mini sounds like a ts9... Still a screamer but slightly different...

Ibanez Tube Screamer comparison: TS808 vs TS9 vs …: http://youtu.be/fLPb8DF4llQ

They are so close you would never notice the difference on a live gig.

 

[PFDarkside]

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Curious what is driving the desire for the mini instead of the ts9 or 808?

 

[Securb]

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Curious what is driving the desire for the mini instead of the ts9 or 808?

Pedalboard real estate.

 

[IM4Tone]

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They are so close you would never notice the difference on a live gig.

I agree with that.