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guitarfreak1387
Bronze Member
USA
91 Posts |
 Posted - 10/14/2008 : 20:30:43
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hello,
I am new the the site/forum and love that i came acrost this awsome place. In just my few days of being a member i have acualy learnd a few things about boss pedals. I have been a boss addict for around a year now and have 4 units (ds-1,ce-5,ge-7,dd-6) nothing special. befor that i was a digitech kinda guy...........sad i know lol.
anyway since i have a love of all things boss and now its even bigger. i want to start collecting rare and vintage boss pedals. but i realy dont know were to start. what are some units that are a "collectors item"
note that i also plan to use some of the pedals |
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ironhulk
Copper Member
10 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2008 : 23:01:05
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i believe the pedal with the shortest production run was the pw-2
http://boyband625.com/gear.php?id=44
weird, cuz it's actually a great sounding overdrive |
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FunkenGrooven
Silver Member
USA
360 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2008 : 23:04:43
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Well there are quite a few that are rare but that also makes them expensive a couple of examples are the SG 1 SP 1 early OD 1 DC 2 DC 3 DM 2 DM 3 I have seen an OD 1 sell for $510.00 SP 1 asking $1000.00 which is ridiculous BTW. Some of these I have listed hover in the $200.00 to $400.00 range. As for me I started collecting some of the less rare first PW 2 XT 2 etc. I'll work on the big ones later |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2008 : 23:38:27
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Hi Guitarfreak1387, welcome to the forum. My strategy was to get one of each type of pedal ie. compressor, OD, Distortion,EQ, Chorus, phaser, tremelo, flanger, reverb etc. Go for the low hanging fruit first. Shop on craigslist and go to the pawn shops if possible and if you see a pedal that you don't have at a good price, get it. Patience is the key. If you go seek a certian pedal you will end up paying more. I have 37 different compacts now and I can still find pedals that I don't have. BTW do you have any proof that thirteen ate seven? |
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Gizzorge
Silver Member
USA
245 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2008 : 23:52:00
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You are in for it!!!
That BOSS snakebite will get you.... (it got me, 70+ something pedals later......) |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2008 : 23:55:58
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| th tr-2 is a great pedal to get |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 10/15/2008 : 00:12:31
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quote:
Originally posted by zerksies
th tr-2 is a great pedal to get
+1.... . also welcome to the forum.... |
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Big Boss Man
Gold Member
USA
564 Posts |
Posted - 10/15/2008 : 01:04:05
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| I would say the most sought after are: SP-1, VB-2, SG-1, DM-2, DM-3, CE-2, DC-2, and OD-1. There is also the CE-1 which is not a compact though. There are different varieties of the OD-1 so values vary widely. |
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guitarfreak1387
Bronze Member
USA
91 Posts |
Posted - 10/15/2008 : 02:04:15
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| yeah it is apparent that i got the boss snake bite lol. im addicted to them. Im looking at getting a dm-3, ce-2 but there are many more that i would love to have. |
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Big Boss Man
Gold Member
USA
564 Posts |
Posted - 10/15/2008 : 03:47:06
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| DM-3 and CE-2 are both great pedals that you will enjoy. Some of the other sought after pedals (SG-1, SP-1, VB-2) have very limited functionality. They command a high price mostly because they are rare. |
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guitarfreak1387
Bronze Member
USA
91 Posts |
Posted - 10/15/2008 : 03:57:20
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| ok from reading some info on this site i got a questions, whats with the big MIJ vs. MIT deal? I know that boss pedals were originaly made in japan, but some were made in both. is there a noticable differance between the two? |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 10/15/2008 : 04:25:40
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quote:
Originally posted by guitarfreak1387
ok from reading some info on this site i got a questions, whats with the big MIJ vs. MIT deal? I know that boss pedals were originaly made in japan, but some were made in both. is there a noticable differance between the two?
Ohhh... I see a lot of worms wriggling out of this can!!
Conventional wisdom has it that MIJ sound better than MIT. Certainly, they do regularly sound different. Is it because MIJ pedals have had more time to "mature", or is it because MIJ components were higher quality... In the end one has to let one's ears be the judge.
On the topic of MIJ versus MIT collecting... the real bug you might get is to collect one of every kind. For instance, take the DD-3... V1, V2A, V2B, and V3.
http://www.stinkfoot.se/andreas/diy/articles/DD3.htm
I have V1, V2A, V2B, and am looking for a V3 at the "right" price. Do I need four DD-3 pedals? Absolutely not. Has the Boss collecting bug bitten me? Yeah, I'm afraid so!
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 10/15/2008 : 04:42:28
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hey gf1387 welcome to the forum! so... you are putting your digi-tech
stuff away eh???? I am wondering er... if you have that red pedal,
ah,,, you know that one that you have to bend over and twist the
knob.... I thot it was a wah wah pedal but, it throws your guitar out
of tune... The one i'm thinking of err... kinda shiny red built like a
tank... i got a $100 in my paypal account ... i'll send it to you you
know if you got that one er... just collecting dust ... and just
*happened* to want to get rid of it ... |
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guitarfreak1387
Bronze Member
USA
91 Posts |
Posted - 10/16/2008 : 04:42:23
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yes i do have the red pedal you talk of lol.
its a digitech whammy 4. and is about the only pedal i am keeping. i only have 2 digitech pedals now as i had sold a few that i had. |
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sp-1
Platinum Member
Germany
1454 Posts |
Posted - 10/16/2008 : 09:38:26
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Hey guitarfreak1387, welcome 
If you made up your mind and really want to start collecting boss pedals and spend all your free time here on the forum  I recommend the 'boss book' Alot of background information (few errors) and very nice pictures. |
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ironhulk
Copper Member
10 Posts |
Posted - 10/17/2008 : 21:34:48
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| yeah, the boss book is awesome. even though i still don't know who the mystery man with all the pedals is...can someone tell me? |
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looking to collect, dont know what to look for.
