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So, the one I bought was trashed (full of silt?!) but after rebuilding it I am more than satisfied. Great, great tone. Easily shapeable. It's that Tube Screamer sound, just /more/, almost like running two in a row but not as rowdy, more controllable. As far as construction, it's the size of a Boss pedal but noticeably more hefty. Well laid out internally, too, with high quality components. Ibanez was on their A Game when they designed this. And come on, look at those knobs! The way the footswitch pops like a little door to hide the battery! The graphics! Just a goofball design you can't help but loving. Bottom line though, and really the only part of a guitar gear review that matters, is that it flatters and inspires. It's the kind of thing that makes you just play and play, you just want to make it keep making that beautiful sound. Definitely a keeper.Read full review
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If you've fallen for the TS10, and it's popular players, give the STL a try. I got mine for roughly half I paid for the TS10, and it's more dynamic, fuller and constructed sturdier. This model is said to be a reworking of the fabled ST-9 Super Tube Screamer, with a small change to the circuit. I own both this and a TS10, both with JRC4558D chips. In fact the Super Tube STL has 2 of these chips. I love both, but the STL just sounds fuller to me. It can achieve more drive and more volume than a TS10, so I have to dial it back softer than I would a TS10 for the same tone. But the main thing is the 2 tone knobs. I find the TS10 to be wonderful but can feel a little slippery in the mids. The 'bite' knob on a STL can help dial that in. I get the tone knob set and then add a bit of bite, and then dial back the tone knob as needed. That gives me a more robust, punchier overdrive. But this thing can also scream. Crank that drive knob and it gets very fuzzy yet tasteful. Construction wise, it's heavier than a TS10. The footswitch has a rubber pad and I find the switch is not as finicky as the TS10. The Master or L series, which preceded the 10 series, has a similar look (which looks super Tron / Back To The Future II) but I feel better construction. If you are looking for a TS10, definitely check out the STL if you can get it cheaper!Read full review
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Owned just about every configuration of the TS pedal, and the associated mods, at some stage over the last 35 years. To my ear the Super Tube is the fattest and smoothest of all. It has a sweet spot that, if you can dial it in, is completely addictive. I have always played teles and the odd strat both are made for this pedal. Tele + Super Tube + Hot Rod Deluxe = sweet as. Nice match with Dimarzio Fast Track 1 and Chopper T
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bought one just for fun, but impressed. its awesome pedal. made in 1984 or somewhere but runs very quite in chain and sounds better tham ts-9. can get a lot of variations. and as a boost pedal just perfect, put another overdrive pedal after it , going to sound like high gain tube drive.
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