13% of 52 verified Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamerowners don't recommend it — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 73% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“Only thing I’d change is the TS for a DS1 or a Boss Super Distortion or an MXR distortion. I was never a fan of the Tube Screamer.”— _1JackMove on Reddit
“Just squashes the hell out of whatever you run through it. It's got that mid-hump and that awful compression.”— The Golden Boy on Seymour Duncan Forums
“Something about the TS felt bland imo to the point where I gravitate more towards the BD2 or Klon.”— @MarasAlchemy on YouTube
“Only thing I would exchange is the Tubescreamer. Get a BD-2 Blues Driver instead.”— DonnyDandruff on Reddit
“I played my buddies TS9 and TS808, but I never really cared for either.”— beggar_guitar on Seymour Duncan Forums
“Toss the tube screamer and I could totally work with this.”— minimumrockandroll on Reddit
“I have never like them for myself.”— the guy who invented fire on Seymour Duncan Forums
“I can't stand tubescreamers”— TheEffinChamps on Reddit