Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini Pedal

Finally the missing link to my setup. I’d had been using the metalzone pedal on my 12w orange crush amp and when I decided to upgrade to a fender champion II 100 the metalzone just sounded like garbage. The amp has built in settings and I’m using the modern metal voice. Problem is for the style I like(more dimebag like tone) the amp is very bass driven. So after reading about the tube screamer and being torn between the 808, 909 and mini I finally decided on the mini and I’m am extremely happy with the decision. It really cut the bass and made the amp sound a lot brighter. The pinch harmonics really come through also. Still some more fine tuning but if you are on the fence the $70 is worth it.

After years of seeing reviews I must say this pedal is awesome! I play drop A# with heavy strings and I'm using a Joyo Zombie II which can sound so low and muddy. To clean up and tighten my tone I've been using the Joyo Vintage Overdrive which worked for what I needed it to but there was always so extra noise and grit that was unwanted. Finally I decided to replace it with the Tube Screamer and my notes are so crystal clear. A must buy if you are looking for that vintage overdriven sound on your clean channel and perfect to clean up your low muddy metal sound.

This Ibanez mini pedal does nearly everything the bigger model does except due to it's smaller size, it requires a separate 9 volt power adapter. For it's small size it Rips. The on/off foot switch is easy to use, it's small enough to allow extra room on your pedal board, and a good value for the money.

Love it 👍 this mini pedal is amazing good sound in a small package, definitely will be looking in to getting more.

excellent product,like the original tube screamer srv used alot for the tone.excellent service.thank you

Didn't like my much more expensive chorus pedal, changed the tone too much. Wanted something that can be both very subtle and provide a good sounding effect. Researched pretty much everything. This got some nice reviews, is made in Japan... and is inexpensive. So, I gave it a try. Used it for about a month in rehearsals and I'm pretty happy so far. Doesn't change my tone and is something I like to hear. The deciding factor for me is if I prefer the sound using it over not using it. I find myself turning this on more than I have chorus pedals in the past...because I like the sound. Chorus to me should be subtle (unless you're doing some 90's stuff)...and this can be very subtle. I play most of my songs dry, but I like to use chorus when I am fingerpicking or slowly arpeggioing chords. The tone is very nice and blends well with my natural tone. I use it with my Martin acoustic in both solo and band situations and so far am very pleased. This thing is small. Almost too small (see picture.) Plus and Minus here. Good for giving you more space on your board. But, the depth and level buttons are tiny. It's hard to see those and make adjustments on the fly. Some paint on the position marker for those knobs is in order here I think. Also, make sure it's velcro'd well to your board. It's small and doesn't have a wide base to it. It's more long and narrow so it seems to want to tip over on its side, especially if you're not careful and step more to one side of the box (which is easy to do because it's so small.) It can move around pretty easy, so it needs to be secured well. Stomp button is normal size and no problem hitting it. Speed button is large and easy to access. I guess if your into changing speeds to match tempo's...this is what you want. I would have preferred the level button to be the large one. To each his own tho... Outside of the pluses and negatives of the size...I really like the sound. A lot. Well made. With Acoustic guitar, Chorus can be a big thing and one of the few effects I use (that and delay.) So, I'm pretty picky about it. Gave up a $230 boutique chorus for this...because this just sounds better regardless of price. I was willing to spend up to $500 to get the best chorus I could. I know Ibanez made some of the best analog chorus boxes ever back in the 80's. Still sought after, so I was thinking of buying one of those Vintage 80's models. Instead, I decided to give the new Ibanez a shot. And I am very happy I did. This one lives up to that standard they set so long ago. For $100, it is definetly worth giving it a try. I believe once people find out about these, they are going to become very popular :) Recommended - SF

This pedal nails the 1980s chorus tone - think Police, Rush, Def Leppard, Pretenders ... that guitar effect was everywhere! I had the original Ibanez chorus pedal years ago, and the new CSMINI sounds just like I remember the bigger one. It's not the must lush chorus effect, it doesn't do the swirling Leslie organ thing, it probably won't make your audience seasick - but it does what it does very well. I'm currently using it on my church pedalboard and I've gotten many compliments from my bandmates on how good it sounds. It doesn't stand out like a cheesy effect would, but rather it just sits well in the mix and adds a lovely dynamic to my tone. I really like it with the rate set low, at 9 o'clock, and with the level and depth both way up at 3 o'clock. I then patch into delay and reverb pedals for an amazing ambient tone. It may not be the perfect chorus pedal for everyone, but give this one a try if you love that 1980s sound.

Beast pedal, packs a punch and doesn’t take up much space on the pedalboard