![]() ![]() Externally, the Maxon OD-9 is a dead ringer for the Ibanez TS9, but the OD808 has more generic cosmetics.īoth originals had buffers on the input and output that remained in the signal path whether the pedal was on or off. Ibanez still markets Tube Screamers of its own, although they’re no longer made by Maxon. ![]() But special affection is reserved for the first two – the TS808 and the TS9 – and here we’re reviewing Maxon’s latest take on both models. For most players, the Tube Screamer is closely associated with Stevie Ray Vaughan and he used most versions of it. That said, the term ‘Tube Screamer clone’ is often applied indiscriminately and inaccurately. The Susumu Tamura-designed Tube Screamer is the most copied stompbox of all and a name that’s synonymous with any op-amp based overdrive that employs clipping diodes in a negative feedback loop.
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