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duncjam
Copper Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 05/11/2009 : 00:24:22
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Hi All
I just won Boss OD-1 serial number 124000 on eBay.co.uk. I see this very pedal has been mentioned in the forum before!
Something of a bargain at �64.99 too, I think.
Anyway, just thought people might like to know it's going to be in the possession of a forum member. I am really excited to be getting this pedal and I promise to look after it well!
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duncjam
Copper Member
United Kingdom
24 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2009 : 01:03:10
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Ah - been doing some more reading and it seems this number may be more like a batch number so perhaps it's not the actual pedal that has been mentioned in the forum.
Still, it's a 1981 OD-1 and I am very happy I won it! |
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DasBeef
Gold Member
United Kingdom
704 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2009 : 01:24:04
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I've been eyeing up the OD-1's, but have not yet secured one. I let one go at under �50 a couple of months ago, but I had won my MIJ long dash DS-1 10 mins earlier, so I was still buzzing about that. Should have perhaps taken a stab at the OD-1 as well.
Anyway, hope you enjoy yours! |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2009 : 03:40:16
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no one's ever been totally clear about whether or not the paper-label serials were batch numbers.. are they?? That's definitely the case for the 4- and 5-digit stamped serials..
I'd love to see two paper-label pedals of the same model with matching serials.. does anyone have this duo?
Anyway, good for you for scoring an OD-1 - that's an early one too.. Is it long-dash?
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2009 : 04:10:48
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| The only duplicate labels I have are 7000 and 9300. |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2009 : 05:48:49
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Same idea here.. 7400/8700/9200
So.. if the serials went up 568400 for one unit
to 568500 for the next
would be 100 units/month according to the serial decoder.. would this be PER model? They must have been producing more than that, right?
Also (been on my mind lately) - what's with the MIT paper-labels? I just saw an HM-2 with an early Taiwan label #117139 - a number totally out of sync with the other systems. I should buy it for kicks.. |
Edited by - verivorax on 05/11/2009 18:21:18 |
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duncjam
Copper Member
United Kingdom
24 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2009 : 12:01:38
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| In the photo there�s a scratch in the finish to the right of the dash which may have shortened it, but the dash doesn�t seem to extend far enough left, so I think it�s short-dash, which is interesting because I read on here that bossarea has an OD-1 with serial 124000 that�s long-dash. I suppose that makes this a very early short-dash pedal. |
Edited by - duncjam on 05/11/2009 12:02:08 |
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duncjam
Copper Member
United Kingdom
24 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2009 : 23:10:37
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Actually, looking at it again I think it is a long dash one with a blemish on the finish where the dash is, just because of the distance between the "OD" and the "1". This is the eBay pic - I'll take a better one when the pedal arrives...
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DasBeef
Gold Member
United Kingdom
704 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2009 : 23:55:37
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| That looks long dash to my untrained eye... |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2009 : 00:28:37
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quote:
Originally posted by duncjam
Actually, looking at it again I think it is a long dash one with a blemish on the finish where the dash is, just because of the distance between the "OD" and the "1". This is the eBay pic - I'll take a better one when the pedal arrives...
The letter spacing tells us that it is almost certainly a long-dash. Compare to this one: http://www.bossarea.com/loadpage.asp?file=boxes/od1.xml
I think you got a  score with that pedal...  |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 05/12/2009 : 04:26:02
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Definitely! BUT.. did it once belong to Bossarea? he claimed he had the same serial way back (you'll find it if you search)... do dupes exist?? I'm a nerd like that and I'm thieving to know!
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/12/2009 : 09:58:38
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Dupes do exist as I still got my 124000. It's actually not that uncommon to find older pedals with the same serial number. I know that Goran has a PH-1R with the same serial number as the one I got and I've come across other pedals when collecting serial numbers from Ebay auctions.
The first two digits denotes the month and year. The meaning of the next two digits is still unknown but comments on some schematics indicate that they increment within the month of production. The two last digits were always 00 up until some time 1986 when they started using these as well.
Some Taiwan pedals, like the HM-2 mentioned, have very low serial numbers that will confuse the crap out of the serial number decoder. These are most likely from the first batch of pedals made in Taiwan early 1988.
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 05/12/2009 : 13:14:30
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Thanks for that info! 
clears a few things up in my mind.. now should I or shouldn't I buy the HM-2....hmmmmmm. |
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duncjam
Copper Member
United Kingdom
24 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2009 : 19:27:25
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Pedal arrived today, and I'm very happy indeed with it. The eBay photo was actually pretty good, but in the flesh you can see the dash is shortened by a blemish on the paint and it's definitely a long-dash pedal. Woohoo!
It sounds wonderful with my "MexiMerican" Strat (Mexican Strat fitted with the pickups and electronics from a 2008 American Standard) and just about any amp - it even warms up my Pocket Pod's crunch tones really well!
Now I realise why people love these things. |
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New owner of OD-1 serial number 124000
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