Description: Amazing-sounding and LOADED Analogman-modded SD-9 distortion pedal for sale.Has midrange knob, half-clipping knob, and upgraded to bright green LED. Official description from Analogman:"An SD-9 is sort of like a TS-9 designed for distortion, with more hair and a a thicker, more saturated distortion sound which is great for leads or thick rhythm. Ibanez made these at the same time as the original TS9 (early 80s) and now Maxon is making them. The early SD9 pedals with a single circuit board like a TS9 (just wires running to the pots) sometimes oscillate (whistle) at high knob settings. The later original SD9 with a seperate circuit board on the pots did not have this problem. The new Maxon SD9 uses the later style board though it just has wires going to the pots, it does not oscillate. If you turn all 3 knobs up all the way there may be a little noise but the sound is best with the tone knob set fairly low so I don't think this is a problem. After our mod, you can turn up the tone knob and still get a great sound, without harshness or noise. Scott Henderson had been using our modified SD9 for a while so we got a lot of requests for them. We can finally fulfill these requests with these new Maxon pedals, which Scott likes more than the Ibanez. The Maxon pedal has a TRUE BYPASS switch also, so there is no buffering or change in tone when the pedal is off. Maxon pedals are made by the company that made the original Ibanez pedals so they are the real deal. You can see Scott's TS9/808/silver on the left, and the SD9 mod on the right (which he or his wife have partially painted orange, which is more of a distortion pedal color!). Thanks to (c) Prosound communications Inc (who distributed our pedals in Japan) for the picture. Our SD9/Super mod takes the fine sounding SD-9 and makes it clearer, purer, and less scooped, while retaining all the gain and cool tones of the sonic distortion. It does not make it sound like a tube screamer. The SILVER mod was available a long time ago, but is not really needed on the SD9, as it's not meant to be a transparent pedal like an overdrive. So we recommend the SUPER mod for the best tone without spending money on the expensive silver parts which make little difference on a distortion pedal. This mod will totally change the stock sound as you turn the tone knob up, making the whole range useable. Also our mod kills any remnants of high frequency noise or oscillation if you crank the knobs. See my SD-9 page for more info on our revoicing. See below for online ordering. Mid Range mod The SD9 has quite a scooped midrange, especially stock when you turn the tone knob up any amount. After our SUPER MOD the lows are a little better but but it's still a little scooped in the mids. In 2007 we came up with a mod with the help of local guitar phenom Roger Filgate who loves the SD9/super but needed more mids to cut through with the band live. We can now add a midrange trim pot on the Maxon SD9 board as there is plenty of room. It is marked at the stock value and we set and mark it at what we feel is a nice setting with a slight mid boost. I like best it with the tone knob down low with the mid at our marked setting, no more scooped LA sound, just a nice classic rock distortion sound. The trim pot will not fit on the original Ibanez SD9 pedals as there is no room on the board. For either the Maxon or Ibanez sd9, we can add a small external MID pot under the volume or dist pot. The stock midrange setting is with the knob at 9:00, so there is no downside to getting the midrange knob. The modform has the MIDRANGE mod available internally or externally, along with our super mod or standalone (if you already have the super mod). For best sound on the SD9, keep the TONE knob very low. Our midrange knob works great then, allowing you to add in the normal frequencies that sound great with guitar while keeping the annoying high end under control."
Price: 222 USD
Location: Midland, Michigan
End Time: 2024-09-19T00:59:10.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Analogman
Type: Distortion
Analog/Digital: Analog
Model: Maxon SD-9 with Super Mod
To Fit: Electric Guitar