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Ibanez SD9 Sonic Distortion
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 3/29/2000 5:29 PM |
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blue |
Ibanez SD9 Sonic Distortion I am building this pedal, and want to know about the sound of it. I have heard that it is like a TS9 when the gain is down, but when you turn up the gain knob it has quite a bit of gain. I am under the impression that this is like a TS with more gain. Am I right? How does this pedal sound through a Fender tube amp with one 12" speaker(that is the amp I will use this pedal with). Please, answer only if you own one of these. Thanks! |
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| 3/29/2000 6:37 PM |
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| aron |
If you look at the schematic, you see that it is like a Rat and Big Muff Tone thrown together. I don't think it sounds like a TS but others may hear it like that. I do like it. It's a fatter smooth sound. |
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| 3/29/2000 6:59 PM |
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| blue |
Thanks Aron. That is what I was hoping for-a fatter smoother sound. Thanks again. |
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| 3/29/2000 9:28 PM |
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| Mark Hammer |
There is an extensive sample at Tone Frenzy. |
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| 4/5/2000 3:50 AM |
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| Mitch |
Blue, I used a Sonic Distortion back in 1986 thru a Marshall 1972 50 watt head thru a late 60s 4x12 cab.This pedal had a fair amount of gain but was a bit plinky sounding for leads. The sound was nice for a distortion but by todays standards its just a generic distortion that is kinda like a tube screanmer with a tad more gain and a bit ratty. I found that the Ibanez DS10 distortion charger was similar to a tube screamer and has that smooth distortion compared with alot more gain. I have been using the distortion charger from 1993 to this day and I have compared it to my original Tube King-TK999 and have to say the distortion on the DS10 is still more smooth, Kinda similar to the early EVH sound with a flowing lead sound. I hope this helps a bit. |
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