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Sune
Copper Member
Brazil
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 Posted - 06/06/2008 : 18:37:34
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Hi from Brazil.
I came across the BossArea website while looking for information about the SP-1.
Apparently this pedal is rare so I thought I'd take some photos of mine and share with you. As you can see, the serial is 8300 which according to your database means that it's from June 1979, and it has the type 4 label. The rubber thing where the screw goes had melted into sticky black goo, so I've removed it. Apart from that it's in pretty good shape I think, and it works fine too, but sometimes it doesn't come on, you have to step on it a few times...probably just a dying solder joint or something. The range of the filter on this thing is extreme, I wish it had an expression pedal input so it could be used as a wah wah!
If you need any specific photos of the pedal for the site, let me know. Feel free to use these, or you can ask me for the original 1600x1200 res photos.
I suppose I could record it for you as well, the youtube video of someone playing guitar and using an SP-1 really doesn't do it justice and it shows in the comments section.
Cheers! 
Internal view of the SP-1 (AKA pedal porn)
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Edited by - Sune on 06/07/2008 05:56:25 |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2008 : 18:43:14
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Hello and welcome to the forum....nice pedal and very clean too..... .. i had a similar problem with the footswitch on my LS-2.. i just sprayed around the switch with a little bit of electricial switch cleaner and all was good.....might work for you as well,i've never(touch wood..!) had much problems with boss pedals like dodgy solder joints etc.... |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2008 : 19:00:57
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Hi Sune and welcome to the forum.
Great pictures! I'll set up a gallery page accessible from the main SP-1 page. |
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Krall
Bronze Member
Canada
88 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2008 : 19:01:56
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| Nice! Don't see those very often.. |
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ssanyee
Silver Member
Hungary
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Sune
Copper Member
Brazil
7 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2008 : 20:53:36
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I've added photos of the inside to the original post instead, I thought it made more sense to keep them together. Don't get mad at me 
Moderator, edited out the excessive white space (Returns) in this post.
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2008 : 21:13:55
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Why don't we just put the pic in both threads?  |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2008 : 21:59:52
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Hey Sune, welcome to Bossarea! 
Very nice pedal.. clean, well kept.
Tks for the pics too! |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 06/07/2008 : 03:00:32
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Hi Sune
Very nice SP-1.
Welcome to the forum from Australia.
Bossarea has placed your internal pics of the pedal, into the"Pedal Internals" thread.
And I have add the SP-1 to the INDEX.
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Sune
Copper Member
Brazil
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Posted - 06/07/2008 : 03:46:04
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Heh! Thanks for the kind welcome!
The site is a kickass resource choc full of electro-goodness.
I'm proud to contribute to it.
I'm a drummer, play bass and keys too, the latter mostly at home, where I enjoy using Propellerheads' Reason and Adobe Audition on my PC to stick together loops and grooves to practice to. Always loved twisting knobs and pushing buttons.
I'm originally from Denmark, been living in Brazil for almost 3 years now.
Cheers again and thanks.
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sp-1
Platinum Member
Germany
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Posted - 06/07/2008 : 15:00:46
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| Hey Sune, nice SP-1 Never seen the inside of one, great pics |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2008 : 20:29:27
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quote:
Originally posted by sp-1
Hey Sune, nice SP-1 Never seen the inside of one, great pics
Yeah, really simple discrete components in there, save the chip. |
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Heart and Soul
Silver Member
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2008 : 01:27:18
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there's actually a video on youtube with someone playing one of these and i think it sounded amazing...shame about the hefty price tag...
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Spectrum SP-1
