Bonsai 9-way Screamer-style Overdrive Pedal Review

A TUBE SCREAMER PU PU PLATTER

This JHS BONSAI pedal has everything I need in a feature featured tube screamer. The KEELEY and TS9&10 seem to be the ones I use the most but I I like to play with all of them from time to time. This is staying on my pedal board, love it. Once again THANK YOU Sweetwater for your prompt service and product you sent me!

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The end of my hunt for the ultimate Screamer

This pedal does exactly what it promises: offers different flavors (some subtle, some extreme) of the mythical green family of pedals it's based on. I've owned both an Ibanez reissue TS808 (my Screamer of choice for years until the switch gave out) and their TS mini and found both to be useful (particularly the 808), but it wasn't until I got the Bonsai recently that I became truly… read more excited about the possibilities of this type of overdrive. A good Tube Screamer combines its characteristic sound with an enhanced feel when the effect is engaged, and from the first time I turned the pedal on I knew it was a winner. I'm currently favoring the TS10 setting as a tone-shaping solo boost run after higher gain pedals (primarily a Klon clone and the Wampler Belle) and it helps lift the overall output and round out the sound nicely. Even though it's the newest drive pedal on my board, I've found myself at gigs using it as my primary drive because it's such an excellent complement to my amp ('59 Bassman LTD) and any guitar I've used so far. This pedal is an absolute keeper and has such a variety of useful tones that I am confident that my hunt for the ultimate Screamer ends here and I am completely satisfied.

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Does what is says it does well.

I am impressed with the sound and usability of the pedal. Very good construction should last me A lifetime. Also frees up room on the pedal board.

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Best Tube screamer on the market

I had the EQD Palisades prior to this, the palisades was awesome, but due to shortage of real estate, I decided to go with the Bonsai. I absolutely love this pedal! So many different options of tube screamer tones, 808 is my favorite but they're all great and great to have different options on such a small pedal compared to palisades.

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My favorite pedal!

Simply an awesome versatile overdrive pedal! I can get clean Klon like sounds from the JHS setting and perfect distortion from the Keeley. The TS-10 has an awesome John Mayer vibe to it. It truly does very different things and is not just 9 options of the same ol thing. When you add up the price of all these pedals it's really a bargain and you can't beat the quality JHS puts into… read more its pedals.

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