Ibanez TS808HWV2 Handwired vs Warm Audio Tube Squealer
The Ibanez TS808HWV2 Handwired and the Warm Audio Tube Squealer are both pedals sharing mid-forward. The Warm Audio Tube Squealer leans transparent.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.31% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Blues
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$172.24via Reverb
The Ibanez TS808HW is a hand-wired version of the original TS-808 Tube Screamer circuit, built using point-to-point wiring on a turret board with premium components rather than printed circuit board construction. Hand-wiring on premium components provides a more direct and lower-resistance signal path and allows individual component selection for premium performance. The TS808HW delivers the same fundamental mid-forward, compressed overdrive of the standard TS-808 with the enhanced character that premium hand-wired construction contributes.
The Warm Audio Tube Squealer is a switchable overdrive pedal recreating three of the most influential Japanese mid-gain circuits in one enclosure, the TS808, TS9, and TS10, letting players choose between the era-specific voicings of the classic Tube Screamer lineage. Modern additions include a mix knob to blend in clean signal alongside the driven tone, a pickup-voicing selector optimized for humbuckers or single coils, and an external voltage booster switch for extra headroom. In side-by-side comparisons with an original TS9 reissue, reviewers found it sounded very close, with only a slightly brighter character setting it apart. It works especially well as a boost into an already-driven tube amp and stacks cleanly with other gain pedals. Suited to blues, classic rock, and hard rock players who want authentic Tube Screamer family tones with modern flexibility.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Hard Rock
- transparent