All user reviews for the Ibanez TK999

Everything has been said so very complete on this pedal, so I will not stay again in the details.

UTILIZATION

I bought this pedal in the mid 90's, when it was released and I played with it for many years. And looking for something else, I just ignored this.
Recently, I emerged from the box to plug it again!! Then disappointment ... I expected the sound was no longer meeting. At the time I had changed the original lamp (China) for a groove-12AX7 tubes. The sound was feeble, without a body .....
As I had several lamps in stock preamp (electro-harmonix, TAD, Orange) I tested these different lights, but nothing much to get excited, I said that these are all 12AX7 or ECC83 (europe standard).
Then I say, because this pedal does more for me in sound, why not sell it?
So I made on AudioFanzine to know a little the coast of these pedals. I stopped on the advice and I read a user had, like me, tried different lamps, one 12AU7, he said the lamp with the pedal sounded better.
I bought a 12AU7 happiness .... and there I found a sound that I did not expect, it's hot, creamy, in short I found my foot (thank you Owned by the way!) .

SOUND QUALITY

Start with the gain to a minimum, it's bluesy, if you push the gain can be played in the rock record. with a double in the config paul is hot, greasy blues of not passing the 70's rock, to hard or metal, that's where the settings are useful because they are very effective and very progressive .

OVERALL OPINION

I was eyeing other distortion pedals eg Mi-Audio Crunch Box, Fulltone OCD, vox satchurator, Way Huge Fat Sandwich etc ...
But I can tell you that now, more reason to part with it and only by replacing the lamp!
So to summarize: If you have a TK-999 in a drawer or the back of a closet, try to replace the original lamp with a 12AU7, it's worth its weight in peanuts.

Pedal overdrive / distortion lamp

UTILIZATION

Using ultra simple: you branch RULES you EQ, you play.

SOUND QUALITY

My best distortion pedal.
You can do anything from blues to hard rock music through the sound ind crunch or distortion ... Outstanding!
It's been 10 years since I have this pedal, I have bought others that I later sold this one but I keep it in my pedalboard and it will not move!
What is impressive about this pedal is the quality in versatility, you can do anything and sound!
The noise suppressor or treshold is useful without being irreplaceable, saying he does his job honorably and has can be used.
By changing the lamp (12AX7) for another (12ay7, 12AT7 ...) will change the grain, color, in short you could, with 2 king tube mounted in DIFFERENT DIFFERENT lamps have 2 sounds did not see anything in both the gain level in the color of sound.

Unique, irreplaceable, dj vintage and yet so modern!

OVERALL OPINION

I've had 10 years and well j'espre keep for ever. Between 80 and 120 euros you can find OCCAZ; with a set of lights preamp it is impossible that you can not find your happiness!

- What are the effects, or types of effects available?
Tube distortion and EQ.
Noise reduction knob on the back.

- What technology is used? (analog, digital, tube...)
100% analogue

- Can they be edited? through a Mac/PC editor utility program?
Nope

- What connection types are there? (Audio/MIDI)
In & out, like any simple pedal.

- Is it rackable?
Errm, it's a pedal.

UTILIZATION

- Is the general configuration/setup simple?
Hard to beat this level of simplicity

- Is the sound or effects editing easy?
Yes, you can very easily get something u like.
The EQ is very powerful and sounds good.
You can get a bit of noise/hiss but, well, this not a Mesa/Boogie rack, it's a pedal.

- Is the manual clear and sufficient?...
I think it has examples of settings but who needs a manual?? It's a pedal!!

SOUND QUALITY

- Are the effects good, usable and sufficiently realistic?
Oh yes!

- With what instruments do you use them?
Don't think the bandwidth would suit a bass or anything else than an electric guitar.

Less hiss would have been good but the noise reduction thingy works ok.

OVERALL OPINION

- For how long have you been using it?
About 8 years.

- What thing do you like most/least about it?
Adds sustain for rock solos.
Couple this with the Tube King compressor and you just hoooowwwlll...!

- Did you try many other models before getting this one?
I had had many effects before...Boss ME-6, Digitech RP-6, Boss GX-70, and tried various pedals...and various amps...various sansamps...
This one turned out quite versatile and had a sound i liked more than any other. I'm old fashioned, be warned. My amp is a Marshall JTM-60 (70's style British rock tube amp).

I also have a POD 2.0 and i think this is better.

- What is your opinion about the value for the price?
I paid 950 Francs at the time (£95 back then), ie 143 euros. Not cheap.
A second hand one would be good value, though, for sure.