Analog Man TS9-DX... Silver or not?

[robinje]

I am on the verge of buying an Analog Man modded Ibanez TS9-DX. Should I go for the Silver mod (less mid hump) or just get the non-Silver version.

Thanks!

[selfblessed]

Man he has some much great stuff. I would vote non...or both if you can.

[bongomania]

TBH neither of them is particularly known for low end, so I wouldn't get either one without a blender loop or parallel amp. Plus there are loads of bass-friendly tubescreamer clones on the market nowadays, so I wouldn't waste one dollar on even the "finest" tubescreamer that wasn't spec'd for bass.

If you are set on it, I'd say mids are a bassist's friend; the whole point of the flatter-response versions appeals to guitarists who don't need a mid peak to cut through.

[Ryan Mohr]

Originally Posted by bongomania

TBH neither of them is particularly known for low end, so I wouldn't get either one without a blender loop or parallel amp. Plus there are loads of bass-friendly tubescreamer clones on the market nowadays, so I wouldn't waste one dollar on even the "finest" tubescreamer that wasn't spec'd for bass.

If you are set on it, I'd say mids are a bassist's friend; the whole point of the flatter-response versions appeals to guitarists who don't need a mid peak to cut through.

I thought with the DX version, there is a turbo mode where there is no low end loss, and it's even better with the mod. Also the reviews of it on this are excellent - http://www.analogman.com/ts9dx.htm

[mikeboth]

Originally Posted by AqueousView11

I thought with the DX version, there is a turbo mode where there is no low end loss, and it's even better with the mod. Also the reviews of it on this are excellent - http://www.analogman.com/ts9dx.htm

The info on Mike's site state that the tone capacitor is bigger - this could well mean that the tone control now works over a lower frequency spectrum, not that the over frequency response is suitable for bass. It's been a while since I looked a TS circuit, but it's not uncommon for guitar distortion pedals to have a fixed high-pass filter at the input to filter out bass frequencies that, when distorted, sound pretty naff.

[bongomania]

Well, the rave reviews on his site include some raves specifically re bass... but there are bass raves there for the CompRossor as well, and I personally don't agree with that view.

[robinje]

Originally Posted by bongomania

Well, the rave reviews on his site include some raves specifically re bass... but there are bass raves there for the CompRossor as well, and I personally don't agree with that view.

Dude, the CompROSSor is awesome. Perhaps Analog Man devices are just not your cup o' tea. Good luck!

[bongomania]

The CompRossor is indeed awesome, as long as you don't mind some rolloff of the lows, which is a widely acknowledged fact about all Ross clones without a specific bass mod which the Analogman pedal does not have. Read my review of the BiComp- I like Mike's work quite well, just not the loss of lows inherent to non-bass-specific Ross clones and Tubescreamers.

[emjazz]

I used to own an Analogman TS9DX....fabulous pedal. No loss of lows in a couple of the modes. I would personally like to try the silver mod though. I think it would make a great pedal even better.