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Basstyra
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France
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Posted - 07/19/2006 :  13:06:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here on this PS-2 :
http://cgi.ebay.fr/BOSS-PS-2-Pitch-Shifter-Delay-Pedal-MADE-in-JAPAN_W0QQitemZ320008589022QQihZ011QQcategoryZ41420QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The serial n# tells us 1990, but didn't production moved to taiwan in 1987 ?

I understand a whole factory can't move in one day, of course. But there is 3 years, there.

I'm afraid I'm again asking for your knowledge...

bossarea
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Posted - 07/19/2006 :  14:28:28  Show Profile  Visit bossarea's Homepage  Reply with Quote
It's probably genuine. The production of the digital pedals like the PS-2, DC-3 and DD-3 were the last to move. I have yet to see a MIT DC-3 but Boss says they made it up until 1993. If that's the case there may have been Japanese production 6 years after they started moving the factory.
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Basstyra
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Posted - 07/19/2006 :  20:02:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hm, that makes sense.

Ok, well thanks again. See ya on my next silly question...
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StratoSphere
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Posted - 07/19/2006 :  23:18:21  Show Profile  Send StratoSphere an AOL message  Click to see StratoSphere's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
this is odd. i checked all of my MIJs and the only one past 1987 was a GE-7 made in September 1988.
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StratoSphere
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Posted - 07/22/2006 :  20:47:01  Show Profile  Send StratoSphere an AOL message  Click to see StratoSphere's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
on a slightly different topic, i just bought a HM-3. the decoder said it was made in March of 93 but according to the description, they werent made till April. is this common??
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bossarea
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Posted - 07/22/2006 :  21:48:01  Show Profile  Visit bossarea's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I've seen this on one other occasion. The dates given by Boss are sales dates so it's natural that they started making them a month or two earlier.

What's the serial number and label colour of your HM-3? I'm trying to map the key dates and yours is probably one of the earliest HM-3s.
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StratoSphere
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Posted - 07/23/2006 :  03:03:46  Show Profile  Send StratoSphere an AOL message  Click to see StratoSphere's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
^^^makes sense. why didnt i think of that.

the serial number is ZE81878 silver label MIT.
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StratoSphere
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Posted - 07/28/2006 :  13:42:41  Show Profile  Send StratoSphere an AOL message  Click to see StratoSphere's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
but getting back on topic, wasnt the PSM-5 made until the late 90s and MIJ the whole time??
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bossarea
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Posted - 07/28/2006 :  14:35:08  Show Profile  Visit bossarea's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I thought so too but I recently came across two auctions for red label MIT PSM-5s so it looks like production moved to Taiwan after all.
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Dingus
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USA
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Posted - 07/31/2006 :  15:58:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
yeah I'm pretty sure my PSM-5 is Taiwan Red Label. I'll have to check it later.
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StratoSphere
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Posted - 08/05/2006 :  19:50:10  Show Profile  Send StratoSphere an AOL message  Click to see StratoSphere's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
production could definately have moved to Taiwan but there are also red Japan labels.
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boss freak
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Posted - 08/07/2006 :  00:48:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yes, there definitely are red MIJ labels. I had one but sold it a few months ago.
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