The Pedal Pawn Black Glass Mod is an independent modification of a genuine Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer. Pedal Pawn strips each pedal down completely and rebuilds it by hand in the UK, upgrading it with the company's Black Glass circuit. The result, as Pedal Pawn describes it, is a glassier, more open and dynamic overdrive that keeps what players like about an original TS808 while adding greater clarity, improved clean-up with the guitar's volume knob and more tube-like overdrive on tap1.
What the Black Glass Mod changes
The starting point is the narrow-box TS808 Tube Screamer Overdrive Pro, Ibanez's classic overdrive circuit21. Pedal Pawn's conversion replaces the stock circuit with its Black Glass upgrade and gives every pedal a complete cosmetic transformation with the premium Black Glass exterior and faceplate13. Guitar Pedal X, reviewing the pedal in August 2026, described it as Pedal Pawn's third Tube Screamer variant, following the Texas Twang and the Cowboy King3.
Pedal Pawn is careful to state the relationship plainly: "Pedal Pawn LTD is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Ibanez. Ibanez and Tube Screamer are trademarks of their respective owner(s)."1
Buying one, or converting your own
There are two routes to a Black Glass Mod. Pedal Pawn sells converted pedals outright, and it also takes trade-ins: if you own an original Ibanez TS808, you can send it in for a no-obligation valuation based on the current Reverb Price Guide and the pedal's overall condition, then pay the remaining balance for the conversion1.
The Black Glass Mod is a pre-order item. Pedal Pawn states it takes approximately 8 to 12 weeks from the date of ordering before dispatch1, and Guitar Pedal X likewise reported an 8 to 12 week production cycle from order completion, with the pedals essentially made to order3.
A few practical points from Pedal Pawn's product page1:
- Five-year Pedal Pawn warranty
- Free worldwide shipping on all pedals
- Import duties, taxes and fees on international orders are the customer's responsibility
- 30 day returns
Power and switching
The pedal runs on a 9V center-negative power supply or a 9V battery, through a modern 2.1mm center-negative DC input1. Switching is true bypass, and a soft diffused blue LED shows when the effect is engaged13.
How it sits among modified Tube Screamers
The Black Glass Mod is one of several ways players get a modified TS808. Analog Man has long offered mods for the TS-808 reissue, including a mojo mod using NOS parts and the company's SILVER mod41, and a Pedal of the Day review of a TS-808 reissue with the Analog Man True Vintage Mod found that "it has been modded by Analog Man, and sounds just about awesome"5. On the factory-adjacent side, the Fortin-Modded Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, a stock TS808 modified by amp guru Mike Fortin, offers more output level and saturation than Fortin's previous TS mods, so it can work as an amp booster through to a straight-up distortion pedal6. The Black Glass Mod's stated aim is different in character: rather than pushing toward distortion, Pedal Pawn describes a glassier, more open and dynamic overdrive with better volume-knob clean-up1.
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Questions
Is the Pedal Pawn Black Glass Mod a real TS808?
Yes. Pedal Pawn describes the Black Glass Mod as an independent modification of a genuine Ibanez TS808: each pedal is completely stripped down and rebuilt by hand in the UK with the Black Glass circuit upgrade. Pedal Pawn states it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Ibanez, and that Ibanez and Tube Screamer are trademarks of their respective owners.
Is the Pedal Pawn Black Glass Mod true bypass?
Yes. Pedal Pawn lists true bypass switching on the Black Glass Mod, along with a modern 2.1mm centre-negative DC power input and a soft diffused blue status LED, a detail Guitar Pedal X also noted in its review of the pedal.
Can I send my own TS808 to Pedal Pawn?
Yes. Pedal Pawn offers a trade-in route: owners of an original Ibanez TS808 can send it in for a no-obligation valuation based on the current Reverb Price Guide and the pedal's overall condition, then pay the remaining balance to have it converted to the Black Glass Mod.
Does the Pedal Pawn Black Glass Mod take a battery?
Yes. Pedal Pawn says the pedal uses your favourite 9V centre-negative power supply or a 9V battery, so it can run either way on a board or off one.
How long does a Pedal Pawn Black Glass Mod take to ship?
It is a pre-order item. Pedal Pawn states it takes approximately 8 to 12 weeks from the date of ordering before dispatch, and Guitar Pedal X likewise described an 8 to 12 week production cycle from order completion, with the pedals essentially made to order. Shipping is free worldwide, with a 30 day returns window.
Sources (6)
- (PRE-ORDER) BLACK GLASS MOD™, Pedal Pawn
- TONEHOME, TONEHOME (tonehome.de)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2026-08-17
- Ibanez Tube Screamer History, analogman.com, 2023
- Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer with Analog Man True Vintage Mod, Pedal of the Day, 2015-08-04
- Fortin-Modded Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer Overdrive, Godlyke Distributing, Inc.
