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Basstyra
Gold Member
France
523 Posts |
 Posted - 11/22/2006 : 00:50:02
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Stop searching Ebay. I got the one.
I swear I'll try all I can to save it. Considering the condition, I can't say I'll manage...
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Edited by - Basstyra on 11/22/2006 00:51:24 |
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fuzzface
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
121 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 01:00:28
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That is one sick looking CE-3!!!
Looks like it's spent it's life living on the Titanic!
You've set the benchmark for rough looking pedals there - can anyone do any better?! |
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guirat
Silver Member
United Kingdom
186 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 01:52:07
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Wow! it looks like salt water/sea air corrosion, I wonder where it was stored?
I'm surprised how good the circuitry looks in comparison.
You could say it offers a lot of scope for renovation - it could actually be a lot more fun than if you had just got one in good condition. Clean up and leave relatively unchanged externally to preserve its 'character', or completely renovate & refinish? That one's got to be pretty much unbeatable for that 'well-used' look  |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 03:15:39
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for the love of God, i had a hard time making it through those photos. its kinda like a train wreck. you wanna look away but you cant help looking.
Basstyra, let me know if you need any moral support for your project.
Be strong brother |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 04:18:28
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Is that the original rust? At least the delicate label is fairly intact. You may be able to salvage the PCB after stripping all the components! OMFG that is one ugly pedal. I can only hope it passed sweet, sweet music through its conductors before being butt-barfed out of that seagull overhead... *ICK* 
Maybe we can take up a collection for Basstyra; someone donate the backplate, someone else a coupla knobs, others might offer another dead BOSS for the enclosure. I'll kick in the font  |
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warrlokk
Copper Member
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 05:34:51
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| That can't possibly work, can it? |
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tomwest
Silver Member
United Kingdom
436 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 11:08:36
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| It looks like some ancient pirate booty that's been discovered by National Geographic after 300 years of being a home for small sea beasties. |
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Basstyra
Gold Member
France
523 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 11:09:00
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Luckily, the reaction which made the paint go like this (how do we say "increase the (physical) volume" in english ??) kinda blocked the joint between backplate and inside. Which explain IMO why the circuit seems so intact. Humidity couldn't go further.
I'll bet for a basement in a coastal area (humifity + salt)
I'm sure it can be working. The BF-2 I got with it was not attacked like this, but the guts of the BF-2 (rear of the PCB especially) were in worse condition (i added a pic in the BF-2 thread. Which makes me thing I should have done a single thread with the two, I'm sorry...).
Yep, it seems it's gonna be a sweet repair. I'll try to keep the original box, if I can (the switch part seems really stuck...)
I'll let you know of course... |
Edited by - Basstyra on 11/22/2006 11:10:24 |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 11:56:38
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Sell it like a Custom Shop relicted CE-3 for big money  |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 12:38:04
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I'm lost for words  |
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nibla
Bronze Member
France
131 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 12:56:11
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this pedal is the proof that Boss starded its production before christ!!!
this CE3 already existed before the discovery of electricity!!
Waoo..... |
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Basstyra
Gold Member
France
523 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 13:18:22
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I just opened the switch. I had to break it to do so... Well, it has been easily broken, the metal is rotten deeply...
I'll try to rehouse it in a CE-3 case I've got for a long time. And see if it works... |
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 14:44:43
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That is a great looking pedal man!!
Would be fun when you get it to work [it does not work at the moment eh??], sometimes it is more fun when they look like this instead of being in pristine condition. |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 23:38:22
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Basstyra, just for a joke, you should put it on Ebay with the following title.
MINT CE-3. used once for about an hour
MIJ
box included
sorry, no manual.
L@@K |
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ronster
Gold Member
Australia
645 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2006 : 03:33:37
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good luck Basstyra!
It would be great to keep this thread going and get regular updates to see the pedal transform!!!  |
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stratman
Silver Member
Australia
283 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2006 : 03:59:47
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| What's wrong with it? It's a BOSS, so it should still work! |
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Ugliest condition pedal - I got the one...
