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4evrnewB
Silver Member
Canada
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 Posted - 11/12/2007 : 17:15:55
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Hi All~
I'm looking for a good source of info on Electro-Harmonix pedals. I would like to know about the various models and their vintage, how to date them, and some technical info. Basically, a place just like this but for EH! I have looked around but nothing really fits the bill. Any help would be appreciated. |
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2007 : 12:23:28
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Yes what Jack posted is a lovely site, great links and very good info and history about Electro Harmonics.
I have an old Memory Man, and it does have the signature of Howard Jones on an old sticker in the inside of the pedal. Would never have know what the little sign. meant if I would not have stumbled accross Howard's site. |
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marqueemoon
Bronze Member
USA
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Posted - 11/17/2007 : 07:37:42
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This one is probably as good as you can find
http://electroharmonix.ronsound.com/
In most cases you can date them by opening up the pedal and checking the code on the pots. In many pedals such as EHX pedals the first three digits will be 137, which denotes the manufacturer of the pot. The next two digits will be the year, and the two after that will be the week it was made. So for example if a pot reads 1378321, it would mean that it was made in the 21st week of 1983. Keep in mind though that those dates reference when the pot was manufactured, but generally they didn't let the pots sit around too long before putting them in a pedal. |
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bossFan
Bronze Member
Portugal
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Posted - 11/18/2007 : 00:38:51
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Unfortunately, there is not much info on the net about the Memory Man series.About the Howard Davis site, its crap .
He is only interested in making money on repairs and does not give any info or schematics of EH pedals. I Emailed him once , asking for the schematic of an old Memory Man i have(Solid state Echo/Chorus)that needs calibration and an overall refiting..Denied . The pedals are old, the components hard to find these days,what is the point in refusing info.
At least thats what i think!!
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
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Posted - 11/18/2007 : 07:40:10
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Originally posted by bossFan
Unfortunately, there is not much info on the net about the Memory Man series.About the Howard Davis site, its crap.
He is only interested in making money on repairs and does not give any info or schematics of EH pedals. I Emailed him once , asking for the schematic of an old Memory Man i have(Solid state Echo/Chorus)that needs calibration and an overall refiting..Denied. The pedals are old, the components hard to find these days,what is the point in refusing info.
At least thats what i think!!
Yeah, I guess depending on what you are looking for, that site may be a bit lacking, but some of his other articles on the site about other topics has some interesting ideas and information. |
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 11/18/2007 : 16:16:54
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Originally posted by bossFan
Unfortunately, there is not much info on the net about the Memory Man series.About the Howard Davis site, its crap.
He is only interested in making money on repairs and does not give any info or schematics of EH pedals. I Emailed him once , asking for the schematic of an old Memory Man i have(Solid state Echo/Chorus)that needs calibration and an overall refiting..Denied. The pedals are old, the components hard to find these days,what is the point in refusing info.
At least thats what i think!!
Hmmm, that is surprising to hear as he comes accross as a genuine guy! |
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4evrnewB
Silver Member
Canada
322 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2007 : 18:01:54
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Here are my impressions from the Howard Davis site:
1) Mr. Davis has no shortage of self-love, but that's not always a bad thing.
2) He does come across as a pretty straight shooter and I think one would always know where they/he stood on something, which is good.
3) His site is primarily for promotion of the business aspect of repairing/ refurbishing/ calibrating EH pedals. Because of the above two points, I get the feeling he would do a very good job of this, that he takes pride in his abilities and his work and that he would be very fair about it. The service he offers of restoring the look of the pedal with new silk-screeing and lacquering for only $10 seems very reasonable.
As far as being a good specific interest or fan-type site for EH pedals, it is not. There are a couple of things of interest on it but, again, I think they're more for Mr. Davis' self-promotion than anything else. As bossFan pointed out, I don't think Mr. Davis is interested in giving away any information he could make money from, and that's his prerogative, I suppose.
marqueemoon, thanks for the information. I had picked up the pot dating info before and it's been the only thing I have had to go on for establishing timing. I have been to the ronsound site and joined the forum there, but there's still nothing to match the quality of information found here on Boss pedals. I'm really suprised there isn't some EH-crazed fellow out there who's started a site with the kind of information I am looking for, like what years did certain models/ versions run? What are the differences and relative qualities? Which are considered rare, and best? What about mods?, etc... |
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
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bossFan
Bronze Member
Portugal
97 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2007 : 22:28:14
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Your impressions are reasonable,4evrnewB, but i dont see an EH MemoryMan owner, sending it from Europe to United States for a $10 repairing/ refurbishing/ calibrating or lacquering job. It would be an high risk and expensive mission.
As i said, the pedals are old, there is no possibility of cloning because the BBD chips are not available anymore, and there are now better sound quality delays available.I still dont see what is the point in refusing technical info on something that is practically vintage.Its Mr. Davis way of living and i can deal with that. |
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