I found a Japanese review on a TS808HW. http://maruhatch.exblog.jp/i0 <- Here is the web link and the serial number for the pedal is the "083". I guess that Ibanez is making more than 18 units per year.

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O riginally posted by TaCoBellz:
I found a Japanese review on a TS808HW. http://maruhatch.exblog.jp/i0 <- Here is the web link and the serial number for the pedal is the "083". I guess that Ibanez is making more than 18 units per year.

I went to the the site and read this

"数ヶ月ほど前に「TS-808の高級品みたいのが出る」といった内容の英語のビラがネット上でうｐされてまして、でも他には情報が無く「誰かがﾌｫﾄｼｮで作ったデマかも」ぐらいにæ€ã£ã¦ãŸã‚“ですが"

and then I have to ask myself WTF? How could he say such a thing?

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Originally posted by PedalworX dude:

quote:

O riginally posted by TaCoBellz:
I found a Japanese review on a TS808HW. http://maruhatch.exblog.jp/i0 <- Here is the web link and the serial number for the pedal is the "083". I guess that Ibanez is making more than 18 units per year.

I went to the the site and read this

"数ヶ月ほど前に「TS-808の高級品みたいのが出る」といった内容の英語のビラがネット上でうｐされてまして、でも他には情報が無く「誰かがﾌｫﾄｼｮで作ったデマかも」ぐらいにæ€ã£ã¦ãŸã‚“ですが"

and then I have to ask myself WTF? How could he say such a thing?

Now that's 100% Blekas!

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Originally posted by PedalworX dude:

quote:

O riginally posted by TaCoBellz:
I found a Japanese review on a TS808HW. http://maruhatch.exblog.jp/i0 <- Here is the web link and the serial number for the pedal is the "083". I guess that Ibanez is making more than 18 units per year.

I went to the the site and read this

"数ヶ月ほど前に「TS-808の高級品みたいのが出る」といった内容の英語のビラがネット上でうｐされてまして、でも他には情報が無く「誰かがﾌｫﾄｼｮで作ったデマかも」ぐらいにæ€ã£ã¦ãŸã‚“ですが"

and then I have to ask myself WTF? How could he say such a thing?

These kids today have no respect.

やっぱTSはTSなんで、「TS以上の何か」では無いんですよね。
当たり前ですが、まさにTubeScreamerの音。TS5に比べるとコードを弾いた時分離が良かったような。いずれにしてもキャラクターは同じですし、質も僅差です。
ただ、808HWの方がサウンドに少し奥行きがありますね。TS5との比較では気にしたら気付く程度でしたがTO800と比べると自分の素人耳でもわかる程度には顕著でした。気付いた違いはãã®ãã‚‰ã„でしょうか。あ、LEDは普通に赤でした。

こんな感じです。TS5よりは上だとしても2万近く割高な気もしますが、まあ縁起物みたいなもんですから。今のところ後悔はしてないです。


値段：E
トーンの可変：C
音：B
歪みの可変：C
総評：C

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"TS is just TS,
"it is not something that is better than TS"
"naturally, it sounds like a tubescreamer."
"compaired to TS5... ???? something about it reacted better with chord ..blah..blah"
"anyways, it has same character and the sound quality is very close, but 808HW had more depth to it.
"really had to listen to it to hear the difference against TS5"
"it was easier to tell the difference between TO808 . .. "
"and LED was RED"


"it is better than TS5 but 20,000 yen is bit too expensive. it's for the extra HW mojo. I am not regretting the purchase yet."


Value:E
Tone control(?) :C
sound :B
Distortion control(?):C
total:C


sorry ...This is the Best that I could do..
then again... you will never know if I just made this all up...

Thanks JP and in context, it makes sense.

Not unlike what many guys say about some TS-clones.

blah blah blah...
It's still a tube screamer. I dare anyone in a blind test to tell it apart from a regular tube screamer.

Pretty cool JP ...thanks.


OK, I found these gems today on Ebay


and


Both appear to be TS types.
One is SMT and $39 (as it should be)
and the other is three TS circuits in one pedal and $195 (which seems kind of cheap to me)

Neither had any bids and both end soon.
Kind of looks like the interest in such things is on the decline because a triple TS pedal would of had people salivating a few years back.
With the economy as screwed up as it is in the US one might have thought the $39 pedal would have sold as well.

Perhaps Ibanez is a bit late to the party.

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Originally posted by PedalworX dude:
Pretty cool JP ...thanks.


OK, I found these gems today on Ebay


and


Both appear to be TS types.
One is SMT and $39 (as it should be)
and the other is three TS circuits in one pedal and $195 (which seems kind of cheap to me)

Neither had any bids and both end soon.
Kind of looks like the interest in such things is on the decline because a triple TS pedal would of had people salivating a few years back.
With the economy as screwed up as it is in the US one might have thought the $39 pedal would have sold as well.

Perhaps Ibanez is a bit late to the party.

George,I got one of those Behringers when they first came out at our store. I did a blind taste test with it,a real ts-808 and a very popular ts9 modded.. Setting to setting it was impossible to tell which was which.I actually got pissed about it.
Remember Analogmikes dual Tube screamer?? Keith

Hey Keith,

Are you talking about a vintage TS-808 or a RI?

I have an old TS-9 that I would put up against anything regardless of price.

I didn't know Mike did a double TS but had a TS9 moded by him years ago that I really liked.
Are you asking about the KOT or something else?

Do you still have the Behringer?

George

[QUOTE]Originally posted by PedalworX dude:
Hey Keith,

Are you talking about a vintage TS-808 or a RI?

I have an old TS-9 that I would put up against anything regardless of price.

I didn't know Mike did a double TS but had a TS9 moded by him years ago that I really liked.
Are you asking about the KOT or something else?

Do you still have the Behringer?

George[/QUOTE
Hey George. Yes I had an original ts-808 to compare to the Behringer..
I have a photo of one of Mike's Dual Tubescreamer pedals can not figure out how to post it.
Dude I am ashamed I have 3 KOT 4's and an original V1
I passed the Behringer along to a friend. The store I do guitar repairs for is a Behringer dealer.
Right now I have a TS clone I am using for the 808 stuff.Made in Canada??Forget what it is called..