{"id":8252,"date":"2022-12-25T20:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/?p=8252"},"modified":"2026-04-04T13:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:12:02","slug":"ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini &#8211; A True Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there, and welcome back to yet another guitar pedal article for you! This time, we will look at possibly the most popular guitar pedal in the universe, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/thlpg_o7zif13ok4.html\"><strong>Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini<\/strong>!\u00a0<\/a>In this article, I will provide you with the best historical information on Tube Screamer pedals as well as a no-talking\u00a0demo video. Just ask any guitarist, &#8220;<strong>What is that green pedal that every guitar player uses?<\/strong>&#8221; and 100% of the time, they will tell you it&#8217;s a Tube Screamer pedal! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/search_dir.html?manufacturer%5B%5D=Ibanez&amp;sw=tube%20screamer&amp;cme=false&amp;filter=true\"><strong>Tube Screamers<\/strong><\/a> are so popular that you can find this pedal on many guitar players&#8217; pedal boards, whether they play jazz, blues, metal, rock or pop genres.\u00a0It&#8217;s also very well known that many guitar pedal manufacturers actually started and made their career in the guitar pedal market by simply modifying and cloning Tube Screamer pedals.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-review\/#About_Ibanez\" >About Ibanez<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-review\/#Short_History_of_Tube_Screamer\" >Short History of Tube Screamer<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-review\/#How_Did_The_Tube_Screamer_Get_Its_Name\" >How Did The Tube Screamer Get Its Name?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-review\/#A_Short_History_Tube_Screamer_by_5_Watt_World\" >A Short History: Tube Screamer by 5 Watt World<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-review\/#Ibanez_Tube_Screamer_Mini\" >Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-review\/#Tech_Specs\" >Tech Specs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-review\/#Sound_Demo_no_talking\" >Sound Demo (no talking)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-review\/#Review\" >Review<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-review\/#Pricing_Availability\" >Pricing &amp; Availability<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/thlpg_o7zif13ok4.html\"><strong>every Tube Screamer and its iterations<\/strong><\/a> here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_Ibanez\"><\/span>About Ibanez<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For those who have never heard of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez.html\"><strong>Ibanez<\/strong><\/a> brand (I&#8217;d be surprised!), here&#8217;s a quick introduction. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez.html\"><strong>Ibanez<\/strong><\/a> is a <strong>Japanese<\/strong> guitar brand owned by the <strong>Hoshino Gakki<\/strong> company in <strong>Nagoya<\/strong>, <strong>Japan<\/strong>. Formerly known as <strong>Hoshino Shoten<\/strong> actually started as a bookstore also selling sheet music back in 1908 in Japan! They quickly started selling musical instruments under the <strong>Hoshino Gakki<\/strong> company and also importing guitars made by a Spanish luthier, <strong>Salvador Ibanez<\/strong>. In 1957, they decided to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez.html\"><strong>Ibanez<\/strong><\/a> as the brand name, thus becoming one of the biggest musical instrument companies in the world.\u00a0During the &#8217;60s&#8217;, it was one of the first guitar and musical instrument companies that made a huge impact in the USA and Europe with its clone guitars (which is called the lawsuit era). They eventually created guitar designs that are considered classics today. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;'>\n<div class=\"seo-index-box seo-index-box--ad\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/index.html\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/thomann-banner-2025.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Your Music Your Gear - Shop Now!\">\n\t<\/a>\n\t<p class=\"seo-ad-caption\">\n\t\tBest Online Music Store - Thomann - Get your music gear today\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Short_History_of_Tube_Screamer\"><\/span>Short History of Tube Screamer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Around the 1970s, Ibanez also decided to add effect pedals to their product catalogue, but actually designed and manufactured by a different company called <strong>Nisshin Onpa,<\/strong> which was also manufacturing guitar pickups for Ibanez guitars. So, actually, <strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong> wasn&#8217;t designed by the Ibanez company. They agreed that <strong>Nisshin Onpa<\/strong> would design and produce the pedal, and Ibanez would sell them under the <strong>Ibanez<\/strong> brand, while <strong>Nisshin Onpa<\/strong> would be able to sell other products under their own brand. <strong>Nisshin Onpa<\/strong> chose <strong>Maxon<\/strong> as their brand name and wanted to market their design. This deal was active from 1979 until 2002. Basically, all the Ibanez Tube Screamers that were manufactured within this period were made by the <strong>Nisshin Onpa<\/strong> company. <strong>Susumu Tamura<\/strong> from the <strong>Maxon<\/strong> company designed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/search_dir.html?manufacturer%5B%5D=Ibanez&amp;sw=tube%20screamer&amp;cme=false&amp;filter=true\"><strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong><\/a> for both <strong>Ibanez<\/strong> and <strong>Maxon<\/strong>. For <strong>Ibanez<\/strong>, the model was named <strong>Tube Screamer TS-808,<\/strong> and for <strong>Maxon<\/strong>, it was <strong>OD-808 Overdrive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13211\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13211 size-full\" title=\"Ibanez Tube Screamer Min, main\" src=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-footswitch.jpg\" alt=\"Ibanez Tube Screamer Min, main\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-footswitch.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-footswitch-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ibanez Tube Screamer Min, main<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong> design aimed not to change the original tone of the guitar but to add soft distortion, sustain and dynamics that can be adjusted with the level, tone and gain controls.\u00a0The thing that gives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/search_dir.html?manufacturer%5B%5D=Ibanez&amp;sw=tube%20screamer&amp;cme=false&amp;filter=true\"><strong>Tube Screamers<\/strong><\/a> their original voicing is actually the limitation the design has. Even though it&#8217;s called a Tube Screamer, it doesn&#8217;t distort the signal as a tube amp does, which is asymmetrical clipping, meaning that waveforms are clipped from the top to bottom unequally.\u00a0 Back in the day, the patent for asymmetrical clipping on solid-state circuits was owned by another company. For this reason, <strong>Maxon<\/strong> had to use symmetrical clipping on <strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong> pedals, which sounded smoother than asymmetrical clipping would offer. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;'>\n<div class=\"seo-index-box seo-index-box--ad\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/redir.love\/93lrfrzJ\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/reverb-banner-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Reverb marketplace for buying and selling used music gear\" width=\"1000\" height=\"124\">\n\t<\/a>\n\t<p class=\"seo-ad-caption\">\n\t\tBuy and sell on Reverb.com \u2014 one of the best used gear marketplaces.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Did_The_Tube_Screamer_Get_Its_Name\"><\/span>How Did The Tube Screamer Get Its Name?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Even though there was a market for tube simulation pedals back in the day when solid-state amps became popular, the <strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong> name was actually suggested by Sammy Ash, who was the grandson of Sam Ash (Samash Music Store). As the company wanted to meet the designer more often in order to get familiar with their product line, the designer <strong>Tamura<\/strong> was also demoing a new amplifier along with the <strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong> pedal. Sammy defined its sounds like a screaming tube amp, so they actually used this name for the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/search_dir.html?manufacturer%5B%5D=Ibanez&amp;sw=tube%20screamer&amp;cme=false&amp;filter=true\"><strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong><\/a> pedals since then.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Short_History_Tube_Screamer_by_5_Watt_World\"><\/span>A Short History: Tube Screamer by 5 Watt World<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to know more about all these cool details and the history of <strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong>, I definitely suggest you check out the &#8220;<strong>A Short History: Tube Screamer<\/strong>&#8221; video by <strong>5 Watt World<\/strong>.\u00a0 I learnt a lot not only about <strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong> but also about many legendary guitars, pedal and amp designs from this channel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:1280px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_qh94KWxqrYs\"><div id=\"lyte_qh94KWxqrYs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fqh94KWxqrYs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qh94KWxqrYs\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fqh94KWxqrYs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:1280px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, there are many iterations and models that have been released by Ibanez since then. Even though there are so many variations, I believe they sound pretty much the same.\u00a0To be honest, I never had the chance to compare dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/thlpg_o7zif13ok4.html\"><strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong><\/a> variations back to back with the same setup. Around 5-6 years ago, I got a <strong>Maxon<\/strong> one out of a trade. Can&#8217;t really remember if it was an <strong>SD-9<\/strong> or <strong>OD-9<\/strong>. Unfortunately, I wasn&#8217;t able to use that in a proper setup. I had only an audio interface to play my guitar through. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><div class='code-block code-block-3' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<div class=\"seo-index-box seo-index-box--ad\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/redir.love\/EG2m7sO5\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/wise-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Wise multi-currency account and international money transfer service\" width=\"1000\" height=\"231\">\n\t<\/a>\n\t<p class=\"seo-ad-caption\">\n\t\tGet your free Wise account for banking, transfers, and multiple currencies.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Having said that, there are tons of videos on the internet showing all the possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/thlpg_o7zif13ok4.html\"><strong>Tube Screamer variations<\/strong><\/a> made by Ibanez and many other legendary guitar pedal manufacturers. I think they sound pretty much the same with slightly different-sounding voicings.\u00a0One of the best ways to check how all these different pedals from different manufacturers are is to have a look at the video made by <strong>Andertons<\/strong>. I actually used this video to get an understanding and also justify my purchase of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><strong>I<\/strong><strong>banez Tube Screamer Mini<\/strong><strong>!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:1280px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_gSCtH7wSCkk\"><div id=\"lyte_gSCtH7wSCkk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgSCtH7wSCkk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gSCtH7wSCkk\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgSCtH7wSCkk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:1280px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ibanez_Tube_Screamer_Mini\"><\/span>Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After having watched all these videos and justified my purchasing decision, I immediately went to <strong>Thomann<\/strong> and ordered one! \ud83d\ude42 My current guitar rig consists of many guitars going through an <a href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/engl-e570-review\/\"><strong>ENGL E570 all-tube preamp<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/engl-cabloader-ir-guitar-pedal-review\/\"><strong>ENGL Cabloader<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/studio-monitor-reviews\/krk-rokit-5-g4-review\/\"><strong>KRK Rokit 5 G4<\/strong><\/a> studio monitors. I usually use time-based effects on my DAW with a send-effects approach.\u00a0<strong>ENGL E570<\/strong> offers so many tonal options when combined with the <a href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/engl-cabloader-ir-guitar-pedal-review\/\"><strong>ENGL Cabloader<\/strong><\/a>. It also generates extreme amounts of gains with boost options. So you may ask why on earth one would ever like to boost it again?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13209\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13209 size-full\" title=\"TS Min, left\" src=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-top-left.jpg\" alt=\"TS Min, left\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-top-left.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-top-left-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TS Min, left<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The reason is simply to have the ability to boost it with a nice, well-known guitar pedal so one can easily replicate some of the guitar tones they are after in a recording scenario. Just take it as an option to colour your sound differently, rather than <strong>ENGL E570<\/strong>&#8216;s lacking gain.\u00a0I think the best way to describe having a <strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong> pedal is just like using salt and pepper in your dishes. They are almost always included in the recipe! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0Actually, you can still use this kind of setup and prefer using <strong>Tube Screamer plugins<\/strong> and pretty much get the same result. But you know guitar players, right? We always want more! \ud83d\ude42 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><div class='code-block code-block-4' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;'>\n<div class=\"seo-index-box seo-index-box--ad\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/music2me.com\/en\/guitar-learning\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/music2me-guitar-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Music2Me online guitar lessons with free trial\" width=\"1000\" height=\"258\">\n\t<\/a>\n\t<p class=\"seo-ad-caption\">\n\t\tStart your 7-day free trial with Music2Me guitar lessons.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><strong>Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini<\/strong><\/a> is just another authentic <strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong> pedal from the original brand, <strong>Ibanez<\/strong>. The reason I preferred the Mini version is that I did not want to have a chunky pedal with too many options.\u00a0On top of that, I also already had <a href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/voodoo-lab-pedal-power-x4-power-supply-review\/\"><strong>Voodoo Lab Pedal Power X4<\/strong><\/a>, featuring 4 power outs that I can use, so I need to have a 9V battery compartment. Last but not least, it was pretty affordable and didn&#8217;t really damage the bank. As you may already be aware, these mini style, extremely compact guitar pedals are on the rise due to their advantage while travelling and eating up less real estate on the pedal boards. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><strong>Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini<\/strong><\/a> also offers all these advantages, as I mentioned only drawback might be that battery operation is not possible. Before I provide you with my opinion on the Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini and share my Tube Screamer demo video, let&#8217;s first have a look at the tech specs briefly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13213\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13213 size-full\" title=\"Box\" src=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-box.jpg\" alt=\"Box\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-box.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-box-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tech_Specs\"><\/span>Tech Specs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-135\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-135\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Tech Specs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Controls<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Overdrive, Tone and Level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Switching<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">True Bypass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Power Input<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9V DC, 18mA (negative centre)<br \/>\n*power supply not included<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Signal Path<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">100% Analogue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Battery Operation<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Not available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Dimensions (WxHxD)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">35x41x89mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">265g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Made in<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-135 from cache -->\n<p>It&#8217;s extremely compact and portable yet sounds killer, just like the authentic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/thlpg_o7zif13ok4.html\"><strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong><\/a> we all know and love! I think manufacturing this mini-series is an excellent move by the legendary <strong>Ibanez<\/strong> brand, as it makes justifying the purchasing decision extremely easy for guitar players like myself. As I don&#8217;t want to go into building a pedalboard around a nice tube amp, being able to add these sought-after, traditional guitar sounds to my setup without busting the bank is very good to have! Apart from the reasons I have listed above, I also must tell you that one of the main reasons that I got an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><strong>Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini<\/strong><\/a> is that using this with my <a href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/guitar-reviews\/fender-american-standard-stratocaster-electric-guitar-review\/\"><strong>Fender Stratocaster<\/strong><\/a>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<div class=\"seo-index-box seo-index-box--ad\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/redir.love\/EkzuHK1y\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/interactive-brokers-banner-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Interactive Brokers online trading and investing platform\" width=\"1000\" height=\"156\">\n\t<\/a>\n\t<p class=\"seo-ad-caption\">\n\t\tEarn up to <strong>1000 USD for free<\/strong> and start trading with Interactive Brokers.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I think you can use a <strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong> with any guitar in any scenario; however, using a TS pedal with a Strat works the best! I also really like using Tube Screamers in a very traditional way with humbucker-equipped guitars as a clean boost. Especially, if you are after a meaner and more focused hi-gain sound, it&#8217;s definitely the best thing!\u00a0In order to show you what kind of difference a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/thlpg_o7zif13ok4.html\"><strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong><\/a> makes and what it really adds to your sound, I prepared a demo video using my <a href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/guitar-reviews\/fender-american-standard-stratocaster-electric-guitar-review\/\"><strong>Fender American Standard Stratocaster<\/strong><\/a> and also my <a href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/guitar-reviews\/ibanez-ar300-review-the-ultimate-gem\/\"><strong>Ibanez AR300<\/strong><\/a> for heavier sounds.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sound_Demo_no_talking\"><\/span>Sound Demo (no talking)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:1280px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_TBBRhxtTnyk\"><div id=\"lyte_TBBRhxtTnyk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FTBBRhxtTnyk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TBBRhxtTnyk\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FTBBRhxtTnyk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:1280px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Review\"><\/span>Review<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The only thing that really annoys me about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><strong>Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini<\/strong><\/a> is the Level and Tone knobs that have no indicator (at least visible ones)! I mean, come on, Ibanez! It&#8217;s impossible to see the position of these micro notches.\u00a0As a quick workaround, I used a white marker pen to make these notches white so one can really see the positions of these knobs. I messed this up a bit, but I can&#8217;t be bothered! \ud83d\ude42 At least now we can all see the exact position of these micro knobs!\u00a0I would expect someone to have thought about this during the design phase. Also, it goes pretty much the same for the red LED light, indicating if the pedal is active.\u00a0It&#8217;s also not visible from every angle and emits pretty weak red light. When you use it on a pedalboard, I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s going to be an issue. However, if you use it along with your recording gear on your desktop, you will notice that as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13212\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13212 size-full\" title=\"Barcode, MIJ\" src=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-barcode.jpg\" alt=\"Barcode, MIJ\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-barcode.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ibanez-tube-screamer-mini-barcode-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barcode, MIJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For sure, these are all cosmetics and design-related findings, and these have nothing to do with the authentic TS sounds it can produce. As you can notice from the video, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><strong>Ibanez Tube Screamer<\/strong><\/a>, when engaged, just leaves its trademark on your guitar sounds. Very distinguishable from any guitar and also very practical to make your guitar sound fit into the scene way easier!\u00a0It made me play for so many hours, and I really enjoy it! When used with <strong>Strats<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/thlpg_o7zif13ok4.html\"><strong>Tube Screamers<\/strong><\/a> can really give you the classic, overdriven Strat tones we all die for!\u00a0It is definitely possible to get overdriven yet clean sounds with my <a href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/engl-e570-review\/\"><strong>ENGL E570<\/strong><\/a> by pushing the clean gain a bit and boosting it with the built-in boost function. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><div class='code-block code-block-6' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<div class=\"seo-index-box\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6514789372601762\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6514789372601762\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3089607156\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, it doesn&#8217;t sound the same as with the added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/thlpg_o7zif13ok4.html\"><strong>Ibanez Tube Screamer<\/strong><\/a> to my signal chain. Couple this logic with a nice spring reverb, and you will be playing for hours just like I did!\u00a0I&#8217;m also a very big fan of boosting an already high-gain, modern sound with a <strong>Tube Screamer<\/strong>. This is again a very traditional way of using a TS pedal. You simply cut down the overdrive to a minimum, max out the output level and adjust the tone to your taste. This gives your hi-gain sounds a better focus and helps them sit in the mix way easier.<\/p>\n<p>Before I got myself this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><strong>Ibanez TS Mini<\/strong><\/a>, I would max out the gain on my <a href=\"https:\/\/cigilovic.com\/gear-reviews\/engl-e570-review\/\"><strong>ENGL E570<\/strong><\/a> without the built-in hi-gain boost. It would give me very clear yet highly overdriven sounds. But when you need that extra push, the only thing you can do is play with a higher-output pickup. Otherwise, in the modern setting, a hi-gain boost would be overkill in terms of compression. Now I can actually lower the gain on <strong>Lead I<\/strong> or <strong>Lead II<\/strong> channels down to 12 o&#8217;clock and boost it with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><strong>Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini!<\/strong><\/a> Excellent tone for chunky yet clear and mean sounds! Don&#8217;t forget to check out the video I made for this article just above to hear what I am trying to explain here. \ud83d\ude42 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><div class='code-block code-block-7' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<div class=\"seo-index-box seo-index-box--ad\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/music2me.com\/en\/piano-learning\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/music2me-piano-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Music2Me online piano lessons with free trial\" width=\"1000\" height=\"258\">\n\t<\/a>\n\t<p class=\"seo-ad-caption\">\n\t\tStart your 7-day free trial with Music2Me piano lessons.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pricing_Availability\"><\/span>Pricing &amp; Availability<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Believe it or not, the Ibanez TS Mini has been available for over a decade now! It&#8217;s really good to see that Ibanez doesn&#8217;t discontinue such legendary products. Although other pedals in the Ibanez Mini series disappear all the time, the TS mini stands still! I got mine from Thomann back in 2022, and I see it&#8217;s still listed pretty much for the same price (actually a little less than I bought it for). The price tag plus extended warranty (3 years) by Thomann is unbeatable!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><strong>Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini on Thomann<\/strong><\/a> here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you want to have a look at all the versions of Tube Screamers not only made by Ibanez but also by many other brands, don&#8217;t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/thlpg_o7zif13ok4.html\"><strong>check out my Tube Screamers page<\/strong><\/a> on Thomann. As you can see, there are dozens of versions of TS circuits. But, believe me, they all pretty much sound the same. So far, I have tested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/ibanez_ts_mini.htm\"><strong>Ibanez TS Mini<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/maxon_st9pro.htm\"><strong>Maxon ST9Pro+<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/digitech_dod_badder_monkey.htm\"><strong>Digitech Bad Monkey<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/redir.love\/9aPS6qjS\"><strong>Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/redir.love\/v241J4xU\"><strong>Sparkle Drive Mod<\/strong><\/a>. All sounded pretty much in the same ballpark, but my favourite is always the <a href=\"https:\/\/redir.love\/9aPS6qjS\"><strong>Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, since this is probably the most popular overdrive pedal ever, chances are you will see dozens of used listings on local marketplaces or Reverb.com all year round. If you want to just experiment and don&#8217;t want to bust the bank, you can check out the used ones, too.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/redir.love\/uQKFNQnb\"><strong>Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini on Reverb<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Also, don&#8217;t forget to check out Amazon, as they usually list all the Ibanez pedals, including the TS Mini.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/redir.love\/yEIQ9BiI\"><strong>Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini on Amazon<\/strong><\/a> here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I hope you have enjoyed my article on this legendary guitar pedal and the materials provided here. Thanks for visiting my blog and supporting me so far! I will hopefully see you in the next review here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini is the legendary TS pedal, this time featuring a compact size and price! 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