From Modest Mike’s Mods 
This listing is for mod service. You send us your pedal, we perform the mod service and send your pedal back to you.
If you want the modified pedal, check out item number: 221044039676. Be sure to check out the reviews there!
This mod service is good for all Tube Screamers, including TS808 Reissue and TS808HW.
Check out the reviews at sites like the Gear Page, Harmony Central, Telecaster Guitar Forum, Strat-Talk.com, Pedal-of-the-day.com, The Amp Garage, Noisy Music, Ultimate Guitar.com, and even TalkBass.com, and GBase.com.
Quality workmanship, great customer service, low prices, and the sound! Nobody beats Modest Mike's Mods!
Recently we came up with our meanest sounding TS9 ever. This one is partially inspired by talk…comments I heard from folks who said the Tube Screamer just isn’t as mean as a Boss pedal with its asymmetrical clipping. Someone said I should give it a name. They said "Call it Modest Mike’s Mean Ass Mod." I will probably have to change that name, but it will do for now. Feel free to email me your ideas for a name for this mod (be nice).
When you first step on your TS9 (or your TS9DX), you are going to hear the best sounding TS-9, period. It’s got our best TS808 Plus mod. We replace several capacitors and resistors with high quality metal film resistors and Panasonic caps… some with different values to improve the tone and eliminate noise. You will notice that your pedal now has better tone, less noise, twice the gain, and also cleans up better.
The op amp is replaced with the JRC4558D.
And of course, we put in a nice, bright, clear-to-blue LED.
There is a lot of talk about the "mid-range hump" from Tube Screamers. Some folks like it, others don't, and this seems to become a big factor when deciding to buy or not to buy a Tube Screamer. When these pedals were first made back in the days I used to play (yep, I'm getting old), most amps did not have good mid-range capabilities. So the Tube Screamer was made to concentrate on the mid-range frequency. The mids are not actually boosted, there are just less highs and lows. Our mods work to add more well-defined bass and clear highs.
But the fun has just begun! There are a couple of more options:
We install a toggle switch for a bass boost. It is similar to that very subtle one found on a Keeley BD-2...but you can actually hear an obvious difference with this one.
There is another boost switch. But you don’t need that…unless you want to rock! This switch alters the clipping section to give you an asymmetrical option. You still can use the bass boost switch in this mode also, which means these 2 switches can give you a variety of sounds.
I have a sound clip for you. One of my old modified TS9's versus a brand new TS9. Depending on which amp you use, the sound you get using effects pedals will vary. When I modify pedals, I spend a good deal of time listening to the pedal only with a good set of headphones. This may sound a little different, but for this clip you are hearing my guitar through the pedals and straight into my recorder. There are no effects or tone enhancements here, not even an amp...just pure pedal. Stay with it, I think you will like the ending. And I can't emphasize this enough...
USE YOUR HEADPHONES!
Ibanez TS-9 versus Modest Mike's Mean Ass TS-9 - YouTube
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1) We will be performing our mod service on your Ibanez TS9 (or TS9DX).
2) Please include your return address, and any special information about your mod, on a piece of paper inside the package you will be sending us.
3) Just before sending, please recheck steps 1 and 2.
Please send your pedal to:
Modest Mike’s Mods
21 Nottingham DR
Bella Vista, AR 72715
The turnaround time is 3 business days or less. If you live in the USA, the return shipping is on us! We ship by way of USPS Priority mail.
Thanks for your business!
Mike
*Check out all of our mod services and modified pedals at our eBay store.