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Max Dread
Copper Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/24/2009 : 01:17:23
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Hi guys
I'm glad I found you and hope someone can help me out! I've been searching for a BOSS fansite and at last Ive found one! Don't know why I couldn't find this before but I'm here now....! So thanks for having me.
Anyhow. Years and years ago I bought a secondhand BOSS pedalboard with a few pedals in it - more for the pedals than the pedalboard, which never got used. I just stored the pedalboard away and thought little of it. Recently I came across it and started to look into it to find out a bit more about it. But I didn't have much luck. I asked on a couple of websites. Most people had never seen one before. BUt there were a few who thought it might have been used by a sale rep or two, or perhaps as some kind of demo unit. Almost everyone said they have not been mass produced, and I must say that is how I feel about it too because I just cannot find anything out about it.
So if anyone here could tell me a little more about it I would really asppreciate it. Here are some quite crappy pics. My GF is in bed now but I'll ask her nicely to take some better pics. These should hopefully do for identification though.
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All the best and many thanks
Max |
Edited by - Dr. Bob on 03/25/2009 08:01:32 |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
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Posted - 03/24/2009 : 02:01:38
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| wow sure is nice |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2009 : 09:37:49
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Hi Max Dread and welcome to the forum.
I'm not sure if your pedal board was made by Boss. I have seen one like this on Ebay before but it's a while ago so it could have been the one you bought. If it's a one-off, it's more likely something made by a Boss enthusiast/collector. If there are more of them, it could potentially be a promotion item made by Roland UK. |
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jaymzHal
Silver Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/24/2009 : 12:36:42
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| I would be tempted to say homemade as well. The B on the writing looks slightly off (although that could just be down to age). Still, it's exactly the kind of pedalboard I'd like, good find! |
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Max Dread
Copper Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/24/2009 : 12:37:16
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Thanks for the input guys.
I bought mine from a local guitar shop, probably around 10 years ago (maybe more). So I don't think it was the one on eBay. I'm gonna be selling it, so watch out for it on the FOR SALE Forum.
I'd just love to know a bit more about it first. Got no idea how much to put it up for either!!!!
Cheers
Max
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nosi0
Gold Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 03/24/2009 : 15:38:44
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Welcome to the BOSS freak site! here you can practically charge as much as you like for something so unique.  Woops did i just say this. |
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silvertone6120
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 03/25/2009 : 14:32:18
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Only problem I see is there's no cutout for patch cords to go from pedal to pedal.
When you bought the board how were the pedals connected? |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2009 : 16:42:57
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| Welcome to the forum..... i think bossarea could be right..this might of been a display case for shows or going around guitar shops with the latest boss pedals by a salesman etc.....i agree with zerksies it is very nice........ |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 03/25/2009 : 18:53:56
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It looks like a BCB-prototype with the gaps for the TU-12. It very well could be a rep's display case - it looks genuine to me.
Remember the rare lucite strats which went around as rep demos.. |
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PaulH
Gold Member
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Posted - 03/25/2009 : 20:09:59
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I've seen these on eBay from time to time.
They go for less money than a BCB6 (or BCB60), probably because there is no info about it on any official Boss/Roland website, and it looks like a copy. |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
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Posted - 03/25/2009 : 22:59:20
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| it looks to clean to be home made |
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Max Dread
Copper Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 10:48:28
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So would anyone around here be interested in buying something like this.......?
Thanks for all the help as well! |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 19:11:22
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Originally posted by zerksies
it looks to clean to be home made
+1..my thoughts as well.......
another 4 posts and you can put it in the buy and sell part of the forum Max.... ...why sell it..?? do you not have any pedals to put in it....??..... |
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Max Dread
Copper Member
United Kingdom
33 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2009 : 20:29:46
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I've recently started using a POD XT Pro and as such am selling off a lot of my effects. I'll keep some stomps for future reference and for studio use, but won't be needing a pedalboard for them. Besides, I never used this as a pedalboard. I only bought it because it had pedals in it and I wanted some of the ones it had. It's been sitting in storage unused since I bought it. Hence the pretty good condition.
3 posts to go now!!! Like I said, I've got some pedals to sell as well, along with a partially working ME10!!! So watch this space!!! |
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 03/28/2009 : 06:34:56
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| I'd be interested. Keep me in mind when you choose to sell it Max. |
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Max Dread
Copper Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/28/2009 : 11:49:21
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No problem mate - just keep an eye on the For Sale Forum. But I can drop you a PM as well if you like. I am in the UK though, so I will have to look into shipping costs.
As I'm still not too sure exactly what this is, I haven't got a clue what price to sell it for! I think what I'll do is put it on the For Sale forum and just see what interest is out there and at what price. If a Mod reads this - could you please confirm that it is OK to do that? I know some Forums say you have to state a price, but that is difficult to do in this situation.
I'll also be putting up some pedals for sale......
As for the real/fake debate.,,,, I'm no expert, but I'd have to agree that it seems far too cleanly made to be a fake. I don't know if there is any way of telling for sure though.
HTHs
Cheers
Max |
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Help me identify my BOSS pedalboard!
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