Here's something you won't find anywhere else! This is a new-in-box Maxon OD-9 Tube Screamer overdrive, which has been upgraded with AnalogMan's True Vintage mod. This mod is the closest you can get to an original, vintage Ibanez TS-808, but with true bypass switching and the reliability of a modern pedal.
From AnalogMan's website: "The TRUE VINTAGE mod is a fun mod, like putting original PAF's into a '59 reissue Les Paul (but a lot cheaper!!). To do this, we use a new Old Stock (NOS) actual early 1980s JRC4558D IC chip of the exact type used in an old TS-808. [...] We also install a bunch of original style capacitors, replacing the cheap little capacitors that are now used.
Also important to this mod are the CLIPPING DIODES- we found some of the original blue striped TS-808 diodes and install them. These special diodes, along with the chip and capacitors, make the ultimate vintage TS-808 replica!! Not quite as clear as our SILVER MOD but the tone is true vintage TS-808, nice and WARM and smooth."
Analog Mike typically doesn't do the True Vintage mod on Maxon pedals, but I wanted a true bypass Tube Screamer, so I special-ordered two of these pedals directly from AnalogMan, intending to keep one as a backup. However, I ended up never needing the second one, so off it goes. Like most Tube Screamers, this one is pretty mid-focused. It works great with an external blend pedal, but also sounds plenty full on its own. In addition to the True Vintage mod, this OD-9 also has an upgraded red LED.
$185.00 shipped CONUS. I prefer PayPal; but if you're close to Nashville, TN, I'm willing to meet you and offer a cash discount. Please PM with any questions.
From AnalogMan's website: "The TRUE VINTAGE mod is a fun mod, like putting original PAF's into a '59 reissue Les Paul (but a lot cheaper!!). To do this, we use a new Old Stock (NOS) actual early 1980s JRC4558D IC chip of the exact type used in an old TS-808. [...] We also install a bunch of original style capacitors, replacing the cheap little capacitors that are now used.
Also important to this mod are the CLIPPING DIODES- we found some of the original blue striped TS-808 diodes and install them. These special diodes, along with the chip and capacitors, make the ultimate vintage TS-808 replica!! Not quite as clear as our SILVER MOD but the tone is true vintage TS-808, nice and WARM and smooth."
Analog Mike typically doesn't do the True Vintage mod on Maxon pedals, but I wanted a true bypass Tube Screamer, so I special-ordered two of these pedals directly from AnalogMan, intending to keep one as a backup. However, I ended up never needing the second one, so off it goes. Like most Tube Screamers, this one is pretty mid-focused. It works great with an external blend pedal, but also sounds plenty full on its own. In addition to the True Vintage mod, this OD-9 also has an upgraded red LED.
$185.00 shipped CONUS. I prefer PayPal; but if you're close to Nashville, TN, I'm willing to meet you and offer a cash discount. Please PM with any questions.