The Ibanez NU TUBESCREAMER is the very first compact guitar effects
pedals to incorporate a Nutube directly into its circuitry. This pairing
of Ibanez's Tube Screamer with KORG's Nutube technology, has produced
an overdrive with exceptional dynamics, improved sensitivity, and
natural tube compression.
*KORG and Nutube are trademarks of KORG INC.
�Controls: Drive, Tone, Level, Mix
�Size: 71(W) x 124(D) x 53(H)(mm)
�Power Supply: DC9-18V (Negative Center) or one 006P 9V battery
�Current Draw: 50mA@9V, 60mA@18V
�Development collaboration with KORG Nutube
�100% Analog circuitry
�Relay True Bypass Switch
�Made in Japan
Nutube
Nutube is a revolutionary vacuum tube developed by
KORG Inc. and Noritake Itron Corp. Mr. Fumio Mieda, developer of many
early well-known KORG products including the MS-20 and more, came up
with an idea to use the VFD technology to develop an innovative vacuum
tube. He then approached Noritake Itron Corp. who are considered the
pioneers of VFD technology, to co-develop the tube with KORG. Together,
they built hundreds of samples and eventually perfected Nutube, which
optimally works as a preamp tube for audio signal amplification.
Because Nutube is utilizing the VFD technology, it has an extremely low
power consumption, which is about 2% of a 12AX7. As a result, it works
at very low voltages and has a life span exceeding 30,000 hours.
The NTS Sound
The original Tubescreamer achieved its place as
an iconic overdrive in part, due to its ability to balance clean and
distorted tones. Until now, this has was achieved by a 4558 op-amp
section in the original circuit. However, in this new design the
distortion is created not by clipping diodes, but by Nutube, just as
would occur in any all tube pre-amp. The overdriven sound is then mixed
with the clean signal and passed through a discrete circuit. Thanks to
Nutube technology and the reworked circuitry, the NU TUBESCREAMER's
natural compression and huge headroom is immediately perceptible to any
player who uses it.
A brand new feature never previously offered on an Ibanez Tubescreamer,
is a MIX knob that controls the balance of the clean and overdriven
signals. The center position will create a mix equivalent to that of
traditional Tubescreamers. Turning the knob counterclockwise, injects
more of the clean signal while still retaining a traditional
Tubescreamer mid boost. Turning it clockwise will decrease the clean
tone and when fully clockwise, the clean tone disappears producing a
fuller overdriven signal.
Power Supply
NU TUBESCREAMER allows up to an 18V power supply. 18V would give you more headroom with increased volume.
Uses 50mA of current so most normal power supplies will work fine.
