The Ibanez GE9 Graphic EQ is a graphic equalizer pedal from Ibanez's 9 Series, produced from 1982 to 19841. As a graphic EQ, it gives a player bands of sliders to cut and boost fixed frequency areas of their signal, the standard tool for shaping tone outside the amp's two or three knobs. It belongs to the family of equalization pedals and sits alongside other Ibanez EQ designs of the era, such as the GE-300 Graphic EQ and the later GE10 Graphic EQ.
Production run and list prices
TONEHOME, a reference site covering vintage guitar effects, dates the GE9's production period to 1982 through 1984, with a 1983 example shown in its photographs1. The pedal carried two list prices during that run: 229 DM in 1983, and $105 USD in 19841. The GE9 is a graphic EQ pedal and was not re-issued1.
Finding one today
The GE9 has not been reissued, so any example on the secondhand market is an original from the early 1980s run1. TONEHOME rates its availability as good and its collectibility as average, as of 26 October 20261. In practical terms, that places the GE9 among the more findable vintage Ibanez pedals rather than the rare ones: the same reference site maintains listings of very rare vintage Ibanez pedals it offers for sale, a category the GE9 does not fall into1.
Players comparing it with Ibanez's other EQ pedals of the period will find earlier and later designs covered elsewhere on the site, including the PE-105 Power Equalizer, the GE-601 Graphic Equalizer, the PQ 401 and the PQ9 Parametric EQ.
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When was the Ibanez GE9 made?
TONEHOME dates the GE9's production period to 1982 through 1984, placing it in Ibanez's 9 Series of pedals. A 1983 example is shown in photographs on the reference site, so the pedal was in production across the early 1980s. It has not been reissued since.
How much did the Ibanez GE9 cost new?
TONEHOME lists two original list prices for the GE9: 229 DM in 1983, and $105 USD in 1984. Both are the prices as stated for those years and are not converted or compared.
Has the Ibanez GE9 been reissued?
No. TONEHOME records the GE9 as not re-issued, so the pedals in circulation are the originals from the 1982 to 1984 production run.
Is the Ibanez GE9 hard to find?
TONEHOME rates the GE9's availability as good and its collectibility as average, as of October 2026. That suggests players hunting one secondhand have a reasonable chance, without it being a scarce collector's piece.
Sources (1)
- TONEHOME, TONEHOME - the World of Vintage Guitar Effects Pedals, 1983
