Off Topic Finally found MY amp.

[candid_x]

I own an original OD9 from 1982 (it's an Ibanez pedal made by Maxon). The OD9 is great but it's more "fuzzy" than the Tube Blower. You got a great sustain but you lose some details. The Tube Blower is more precise.

This must then be part of what has been modded out of my OD9 (possibly his "brown" mod), because there's no fuzz in it. That could mean it's not enough of an OD for some; it wasn't for my son, who wasn't impressed with the pedal. For me, it's amazing.

 

[Smellybum]

and only 76lbs!

Good score!

 

[robelinda2]

I would seriously encourage people to try out ENGL amps, i use a powerball and i seriously think it would rival a lot of mesa amps. I am using my new jp bfr with a boss G-E 7 in the effects loop and the thing sounds like a MONSTER

Sorry just had to get that point across!!!!!!!

Engl are fine amps, very expensive here in Oz, plus they seem to me to be more of a humbucker type amp, All the ones I tried had very average clean capabilities, great for the Jp but not so good for all us AL/Silo Special lovers.

 

[fatoni]

i guess i havent been playing guitar very long relatively but i dont understand why you think od shouldnt come from the amp but things like verb and trem should

 

[whitestrat]

It has to be clean, with minimal breakup (that's what pedals are for). It has to be able to get loud when I want it to, sound great quiet. It has to have the most luscious reverb and vibrato known to man. It should be in combo form. It shouldn't break the bank to own one. I finally found it:

That's actually what I found with the Fender Princeton Reverb...

It could only get better if Divided By 13 made a Princeton clone with reverb and vibrato, but with their magic...

 

[adam-antium]

Engl are fine amps, very expensive here in Oz, plus they seem to me to be more of a humbucker type amp, All the ones I tried had very average clean capabilities, great for the Jp but not so good for all us AL/Silo Special lovers.

Yea Ive heard that alright, i believe they are expensive in the states too. I suppose my message is aimed mainly at the European users, cause in Europe its quiet the opposite Mesa amps are ridiculously expensive €2500- €3000 and like you man Ive heard of a lot of problems with these amps seem to be very prone to problems and cant take a knock , im sure plenty of people will disagree this is just what i have heard!!

I personally find the clean tones quiet nice on the ENGL suit my needs for what i do, but as you said man maybe not what some people would be after.

Anyway man sorry for hijacking your thread ,Ive played a few fender amp's and the clean tones are sweet i must say, fair play and good luck with you amp man

 

[Spudmurphy]

It's great when you find the amp of your dreams. (and the guitar of your dreams too)
You found the Fender and I found the F50 - which I'll be using tonight!!

 

[whitestrat]

They are already true bypass. The info on his page referred to the Ib TS9, which isn't true bypass, but for which he does also perform that mod. Maxon made the TS9's for Ib for awhile. You prolly already knew that.

Can you believe it? I JUST bought my first TS9... I can't believe it took this long... REALLY loving this pedal, and have NO CLUE what took me this long to buy this... Hahahahhaa...

What's the diff between the new ones and the old chips from Maxon? Do they sound the same?

 

[candid_x]

Can you believe it? I JUST bought my first TS9... I can't believe it took this long... REALLY loving this pedal, and have NO CLUE what took me this long to buy this... Hahahahhaa...

What's the diff between the new ones and the old chips from Maxon? Do they sound the same?

Same here. I swore off pedals for years and never got around to trying the infamous TS9 until getting the Westchester modded one only a little over a year ago. So I can't compare to an off the shelf current TS9. However, the one I got comes with four different op-amps, each one was used at some point in the TS's history, and each one sounds uniquely different. Of these, the original NOS JRC 4558D sounds by far the smoothest and creamiest while retaining crisp articulation. I think of swapping it out for the LM833N, cuz of its more SRV sound, but dig the JRC 4558D too much to swap it. I just love it.

 

[robelinda2]

Gotta own a TS9. I like tube screamer type pedals, the Plush Cream is my fav.

 

[whitestrat]

Of these, the original NOS JRC 4558D sounds by far the smoothest and creamiest while retaining crisp articulation.

Really? My current TS9 is smooth and creamy, but no where crisp.

 

[candid_x]

Really? My current TS9 is smooth and creamy, but no where crisp.

Well, what I mean by crisp is that it isn’t muddy sounding. Some TS mods change some resistor values to warm it up, but according to Ken at Westchester, this muddies the attack and loses the original TS vibe. He does do what he calls his “brown” mod, which warms and fattens it, but note definition is still very clear.