Ibanez TS808-TMv.2

The Ibanez TS808-TMv.2 is a modified version of the classic Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer overdrive, built as a collaboration between Ibanez and Godlyke and carrying the signature of Susumu Tamura, the pedal's original designer. It is the second Tamura-modded Tube Screamer the two companies have released, and it reworks the familiar circuit with NOS Toshiba 1S1588 clipping diodes and increased output level¹².

What the mod does

The Tube Screamer is known for the midrange hump that helps a guitar cut through a band mix, and the Tamura mod takes a different path. Guitar World reported that this second incarnation "ditches the midrange hump of the much-adored pedal in favor of a bottom-heavy thump" that moves more air than the factory pedal, describing the resulting tone as having "more hair" and a "bottom-heavy thump"¹.

Godlyke's product page lists increased output level among the modification's features². Players who find a stock Tube Screamer thin or mid-forward have a different flavor of the circuit here, one that leans low instead.

Hardware and footswitch

One visible change from the standard pedal is the switching. The TS808-TMv.2 includes a standard Carling SPST plunger footswitch, in contrast to the square and rectangular switches used on other versions¹.

Versions and availability

The TS808-TMv.2 followed a first Tamura-modded TS808 that Godlyke and Ibanez released in 2021¹³. Guitar World noted that, unlike that 2021 mod, there was no mention of limited quantities for the v.2¹. The pedal is nonetheless listed as sold out on Godlyke's product page as of late 2026².

Players interested in the wider Tube Screamer family can compare it with the stock Ibanez TS808, the Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, the hand-wired Ibanez TS808HWV2, or the earlier Ibanez TS9-TM Tamura-Mod Tube Screamer. For the broader category, see the site's guide to Overdrive Pedals.

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