Bunch of Classic Boss Pedals on eBay

moogmusic · Post by **moogmusic** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:12 am

At comedy high prices: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/calgeoff2005/m.html

moogmusic · Post by **moogmusic** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:14 am

Also, what looks like a good value sofa.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:19 am

I've been watching this guy's auctions, you may think they have comedy high prices but these are sought after pedals and they have been selling.

moogmusic · Post by **moogmusic** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:24 am

I didn't mean they wouldn't sell, just that the price of those things is crazy.

Like all old and rare stuff I guess.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:33 am

what is a spectrum and what does it do?

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:36 am

You can play Manic Miner on it

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:43 am

George wrote:what is a spectrum and what does it do?

I think it's used to enhance a certain frequency to make your guitar stand out in the mix. One knob adjusts the frequency and the other the level of the frequency. Similar to the EH2 Enhancer.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:21 am

BearBoy wrote:You can play Manic Miner on it

I never LOL, but I LOLed.

DasBeef · Post by **DasBeef** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:25 am

johnnyseven wrote:
George wrote:what is a spectrum and what does it do?
I think it's used to enhance a certain frequency to make your guitar stand out in the mix. One knob adjusts the frequency and the other the level of the frequency. Similar to the EH2 Enhancer.

Pretty sure it's a very limited parametric equalizer.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:27 am

sounds like hype and shit

Post by **Doog** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:47 pm

BearBoy wrote:You can play Manic Miner on it

10: larf
20: GOTO 10

ITT: I hate guitarists

louis · Post by **louis** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:14 pm

I like the sound of the Slow gear, Â£102, donotwant

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:29 pm

louis wrote:I like the sound of the Slow gear, Â£102, donotwant

Behringer make clones of both the SP-1 and SG-1 for less than Â£20:

SG-1 Clone

SP-1 Clone

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:51 pm

The CE-2 is supposed to be a good 'un and if the DS-1 is one of those old MIJ ones it might sound better than one you'd pick up new today. Otherwise, I see a lot of hype there and not much else.

Usually the listings say that it's MIJ, or they quote the serial number to prove it's collectible and has the old-school mojo...but whatever reason these don't. Do not want.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:36 pm

He has quoted the serial numbers (not sure if he has added them since you looked). They all look like early MIJ models apart from the PS-3 and Zakk Wylde pedals. The DS-1 looks like a long dash version.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:40 pm

BearBoy wrote:The DS-1 looks like a long dash version.

Can you clarify what this means?

I've honestly been wanting to hear what a "MIJ DS1" sounds like, I have a hard time believing it sounds all that different from the newer ones.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:44 pm

This will hopefully explain better than I could:

BossArea.com wrote:The design of the DS-1 has changed little throughout its lifetime but the opamp the circuit is based around has changed several times. From 1978, the DS-1 was using the Toshiba TA7136AP opamp. This remained unchanged for about 16 years but in 1994 it was replaced by the Rohm BA728N. In 2000 the opamp was again changed. This time the Mitsubishi M5223AL was used. The last change came 2006 when the New Japan Radio NJM2904L opamp was introduced.

The DS-1 went through a few cosmetical changes in the early years of production. The first version had a clear switch, silver thumb screw and the D in DS-1 placed directly underneath the t in Distortion. This is usually referred to as the long dash version. The clear switch disappeared around serial number 8700, the silver thumb screw at serial number 0500 while the D in DS-1 ended up under the i in Distortion around serial number 14xx00 (short dash version). Since early 1982 the only changes has been to the bottom label. It changed when the production moved from Japan to Taiwan in 1988 and a silver label was introduced when the circuit was modified to accept the PSA adapter 1994.

LANK

The pre 1994 Made in Taiwan ones should sound the same as the MIJ ones but tend to be much cheaper.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:57 pm

The Spectrum Enhancer is like a particularly harsh fixed wah. Kinda like the Systech Harmonic Energizer but worser.

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:48 pm

Pens wrote:
BearBoy wrote:The DS-1 looks like a long dash version.
Can you clarify what this means?

I've honestly been wanting to hear what a "MIJ DS1" sounds like, I have a hard time believing it sounds all that different from the newer ones.

Long dash means that the D of "DS-1" is directly under the "t" of "Distortion" because the spaces around the dash are longer. They do sound different than the new ones, but the same as the early manufacture Taiwan ones with the black label on the bottom. They changed the IC they used due to supply issues in 1994 I think and completely redesigned the pedal around a different one. The good ones have the 7 pin single opamp, the newer ones use an 8 pin Dual opamp.

Paradigmforcosmos · Post by **Paradigmforcosmos** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:28 pm

The bid on the spectrum is absolutely ridiculous. However, the PS-3 seems like a good deal though.