Stevie Ray Vaughan's Ibanez Tube Screamer goes up for sale

By Michael Astley-Brown
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You'll need awfully deep pockets for this TS808…

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Now, here's something you don't see every day: one of blues guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan's original Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer pedals has gone up for sale at Seattle music store Emerald City Guitars.

After SRV passed away in 1990, legend has it that guitar tech Cesar Diaz sold two of the great man's Tube Screamers, and this is one of them, complete with battle scars and a surprisingly well-maintained battery compartment cover.

Now, what was once the pride and joy of SRV's rig could be yours… for $11,000. Head over to Emerald City Guitars to snag it. Just don't let that price put you in a rude mood.

Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.