A 1980s Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer that once belonged to Stevie Ray Vaughan has been sold for an undisclosed amount, just days after it was listed. The well-worn vintage overdrive pedal surfaced in a listing via Chicago Music Exchange last week (27 July). It is thought to have been one of several used by Vaughan and passed on to his guitar tech Cesar Diaz (who has certified its authenticity). In addition, the sale also includes a note from an unnamed previous owner, stating: “This TS-808 Ser # N/A was owned by SRV (Stevie Ray Vaughan). I purchased it as a pair along with TS-808 #111179 from Cesar Diaz. We were friends and I paid $5,000 for the pedal, I also paid $5,000 for the #111179 as well. These were used for recordings, gigs etc. “When Stevie passed it was a shock and Cesar had these in his house. This is exactly the shape, condition etc. that I bought it years ago. Has been in bank vault and is a sweet pedal. Enjoy!" The store hosted the sale at an unlisted price via its site and also demoed it in a YouTube clip – comparing it to a vintage Maxon OD-808 (the first Tube Screamer build, produced from 1979 before it was licensed to Ibanez) and a modern day TS808 reissue. In the clip, you can see Chicago Music Exchange’s vintage/used buyer Dan Lump discuss the item acknowledging that it was one of a few. As Lump puts it: “If he stepped on his pedals the same way he played guitar, I imagine he broke quite a few.” CME demo man Nathaniel Murphy then puts it through its paces and contrasts it with the vintage and modern equivalents with a 1960 Fender Stratocaster and 1966 Super Reverb amp for the full SRV flavor – extracting a very convincing take on ‘that’ tone, in the process.
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