Ibanez TSA15H Tube Screamer 15W Tube Guitar Amp Head

Submitted by alan on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 21:19

Style

I like the look of this. I've never been a fan of the appearance of the retro-styled smaller guitars amplifiers such as those from Epiphone, Gretsch or Harley Benton, but I looked twice at the style of this amp. For once, there's a retro-style amp I wouldn't mind standing next to on stage.

Volume

So it's a small amp but it's not that quiet. Face it, 15W is too loud for turning up full at home, but looking closer and it has a pentode to triode option reducing the output to 5W. That's still loud at full volume, but getting closer to suitable levels for home.

Tubescreamer

The tubescreamer effect should be a standard pedal for almost everyone that plays electric guitar. If you don't have one, get one; they're that useful. But in this case, you can get a tubescreamer as a built-in effect in the amp. I can imagine the built-in tubescreamer being incredibly useful. There are plenty of occasions where I'd love to turn up with just guitar, lead, amp and cab; no effects, no pedal board. This amp could be the start of something interesting.

I use a modded BYOC overdrive, loosely based on a Tubescreamer. It's modded in the sense that I chose a combination of components from old and new tubescreamer designs to achieve the tone I wanted. Using this tube head, I'd still have to use my pedal to get that tone, but at least I have that option. And for the times when I've ran out of batteries, forgotten my wall-wart or more likely, when I just want an easy set-up, there's the built-in tubescreamer. Great.

Options

Looks like the head comes on its own, without cab or pedal for switching. You can also get a half stack, but again I think the pedal is extra.

Buy the Ibanez TSA15H Tube Screamer 15W Tube Guitar Amp Head

Ibanez TSA15H Tube Screamer 15W Tube Guitar Amp Head

Ibanez TSA15H Tube Screamer 15W Tube Guitar Amp Head

Guitarists normally have to depend on a separate effect pedal to get the distinctive, warm overdrive sounds of a tube amp. Not anymore. The Ibanez TSA15H tube amp has a genuine Tube Screamer circuit, built right into the front end, for all the warm tube overdrive punch and crunch you'll need. The all-tube amp head features 2 - 12AX7 preamp tubes and 2 - 6V6 power tubes. The result is loud, balanced sound that cuts through the mix with plenty of full, meaty guitar tone. Built with rugged Ibanez craftsmanship, this guitar amp head is sure to last for many years, able to stand up to the toughest conditions of heavy gigging. Includes footswitchable function with Tube Screamer Overdrive, Tone, and Level controls. Ibanez TSA112C speaker cabinet and IFS2G footswitch sold separately.
Ibanez TSA15H Tube Screamer 15W Tube Guitar Amp Head

Buy the Ibanez Tube Screamer Series TSA15H Head and TSA112C 1x12 Half Stack

Ibanez Tube Screamer Series TSA15H Head and TSA112C 1x12 Half Stack

Ibanez Tube Screamer Series TSA15H Head and TSA112C 1x12 Half Stack

From Ibanez comes a screamin' deal on a Screamer half stack. It features the TSA15H Tube Screamer 15W Tube Guitar Amp Head and TSA112C Tube Screamer 80W 1x12 Guitar Amp Cabinet, so you can kick your guitar shredding into high-gear for a great price. Ibanez TSA15H Tube Screamer 15W Tube Guitar Amp Head Guitarists normally have to depend on a separate effect pedal to get the distinctive, warm overdrive sounds of a tube amp. Not anymore. The Ibanez TSA15H tube amp head has a genuine Tube Screamer circuit, built right into the front end, for all the warm tube overdrive punch and crunch you'll need. The all-tube amplifier head features two 12AX7 preamp tubes and two 6V6 power tubes. The result is loud, balanced sound that cuts through the mix with plenty of full, meaty guitar tone. Built with rugged Ibanez craftsmanship, this guitar amp head is sure to last for many years, able to stand up to the toughest conditions of heavy gigging. The Ibanez amp head includes foot-switchable function, with Tube Screamer Overdrive, Tone, and Level controls. Ibanez TSA112C speaker cabinet and IFS2G footswitch sold separately.Ibanez TSA112C Tube Screamer 80W 1x12 Guitar Amp Cabinet To round out the Ibanez half stack, you get this nicely priced Ibanez Tube Screamer guitar amp cabinet that features 80 watts power rating, with a 12" Celestion Seventy80 speaker. The result is loud, balanced sound that cuts through the mix with plenty of full, meaty guitar tone. The Seventy 80 is one of Celestion's most popular guitar speakers. It is an adaptation of the Classic Lead, offering a pleasing lift in the upper frequency spectrum, solid bass, and plenty of midrange. Built with rugged Ibanez craftsmanship, this guitar speaker cab is sure to last for many years, and is one enclosure that's able to stand up to the toughest conditions of heavy gigging. 80W power rating.

Buy the Ibanez IFS2G Two-Button Footswitch for TSA15H

Ibanez IFS2G Two-Button Footswitch for TSA15H

Ibanez IFS2G Two-Button Footswitch for TSA15H

Built for the Ibanez Tube Screamer TSA15H amp head, the two-button footswitch features two LEDs for indicating that the pedal has been engaged. The Ibanez footswitch activates the TSA Tube Screamer Amp's built-in tube overdrive function. The Ibanez footswitch also includes a boost activation button.

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