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Title: tube zone???? isd it tube
Post by: Ansil on January 10, 2004, 03:40:44 AM
http://www.miaudio.com/mi_audio.htm

is it tube?? i coudlnt' find a yes or no anser on the site. and if so how do they power a multiple gain stage tube with a nine volt batterie


hmm nevermind seems i got my answer it is a keeley mod ts9 clone
Title: tube zone???? isd it tube
Post by: Joep on January 10, 2004, 05:19:01 AM
Hi Ansil,

Are you sure about this being a modded Tubescreamer?

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Multiple gain stages designed to react like a good tube amp.

A Tube Screamer has only one gain stage

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Tube amps get tighter and more focused as you turn up the gain, but so-called 'tube-like' pedals get looser and flabbier as their gain is turned up? & Sound remains tight and focused

This also doesn't sound tubescreamer-ish

I more looks like a multiple stage j-fet overdrive or something.

Joep

BTW I like the soundsamples
Title: tube zone???? isd it tube
Post by: Ansil on January 10, 2004, 06:21:03 PM
is sounds just like my modded tube screamer.   he claims to have multiple gainstages.  but couldn't answer a simple question i posed
Title: tube zone???? isd it tube
Post by: michael_ibrahim on January 27, 2004, 06:00:59 PM
Hi guys,

Thought I'd drop by and clear up the mystery,...

Firstly, the Tube Zone does not use a Tube. It's all solid-state. Overall, the signal is clipped 5 times using 3 different types of clipping devices. Amplification is done using a mixture of class A and class A/B stages.

It aint a modded TS :wink:

Hope this helps,

Michael Ibrahim
Title: tube zone???? isd it tube
Post by: Bucksears on January 27, 2004, 06:40:38 PM
I was on the understanding that it's a multiple gain-stage distortion that uses all transistors, but I could be wrong.
All I know is, it sounds killer. It's a little dark for my taste, but even playing through a SS Carvin amp, I was really impressed.