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painkiller822
Copper Member
Canada
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 Posted - 09/28/2008 : 03:37:05
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I have a Boss DS-1 that is from July 1981. The pedal (which i found at a garbage dump) has no scraches, mint condition thanks |
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 09/28/2008 : 05:08:20
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| I have one from april 81 that i paid under $100 for a couple years ago. But it came with box and manual. So... |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 09/28/2008 : 11:18:38
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Hi painkiller822
Welcome to the forum from Australia.
Great story, especially that it was in such great condition.
Does it have a black or silver metal screw on the battery hatch?
I once found a couple of Yamaha Effector pedals (Pre any Boss pedals era)
at the recovery centre at a local Dump.
Can I ask what you paid for it, or do you mean you literally found it, while dumping other rubbish?
It saddens me to wonder, how many other pedals & Old Valve amps, have become landfill....
Regards Dr. Bob
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/28/2008 : 12:36:52
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Hi painkiller82 and welcome to the forum.
Finding a mint condition pedal at a dump sounds almost too good to be true. Like Right Foot Boss said, you're probably looking at around $100. Of course you shouldn't sell it at all. It's a brilliant little piece of gear and if you sell it you will probably regret it. |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2008 : 14:36:41
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| I mean it is still in production today, you are not gonna get more then $100 |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 09/28/2008 : 16:14:37
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There's quite a difference between a 1981 DS-1 and a currently produced pedal.. although BOSS maintains that they're identical!  |
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painkiller822
Copper Member
Canada
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Posted - 09/28/2008 : 16:50:06
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| Dr Bob I found the pedal when I was taking garbage out one day and it was lying on a Garnet amp (Which is a tube amp from the 70s, not manufactured anymore). Right at the edge of the landfill. And the pedal has a black screw |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2008 : 16:53:58
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Originally posted by painkiller822
Dr Bob I found the pedal when I was taking garbage out one day and it was lying on a Garnet amp (Which is a tube amp from the 70s, not manufactured anymore). Right at the edge of the landfill. And the pedal has a black screw
Hi
I hope & pray you took the Garnet Tube amp as well... 
Pics of that old amp would be great, if you could upload some.
Here are some of my links:
http://www.lynx.bc.ca/~jc/garnetAmps.html
http://www.garnetamps.com/
And if you do an IMAGE Search in Google, you can find some of the old Schematics.
Regards Dr. Bob |
Edited by - Dr. Bob on 09/28/2008 16:59:35 |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2008 : 18:35:25
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I also have an old Garnet amp. It gets more play than my Boogie!
Killer find..we all dream of that. |
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2008 : 20:33:25
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| - still amazes me how 'one man's junk is another man's treasure'! |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 09/29/2008 : 02:50:04
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Originally posted by verivorax
There's quite a difference between a 1981 DS-1 and a currently produced pedal.. although BOSS maintains that they're identical!
I mean also does the general public. most agree with boss that they are generally the same. but as you and i all know there is some difference |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 09/29/2008 : 16:20:51
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| Probably originated from a domestic tiff & she through out his gear. |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 09/29/2008 : 17:05:17
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Congrats and welcome to the forum.... one of my mates delivers and collects builders skips from house renovations etc.....he has found a lot of stuff over the years even a bass and small amp,there is still a lot of people out there that wouldn't realise what an old valve amp is unless it had fender or marshall on the front of it...or an effect pedal unless it had boss.... makes like garnet,burman,selmer etc.... might slip throught the cracks so it is worthwhile slowing down an having a quick look on the way past..... ..another mate also found a shergold guitar years ago and one of my favourites is one i read about a guy who saw a Vox AC-30 being thrown into a skip one time and stopped the car to run out to get it,another guy ran for it at the same time,the first bloke grabbed the amp and the second one grabbed the footswitch hanging out of the back,a bout of verbals ensued with the guy going home with the AC-30 minus the footswitch..!!!!... ........ |
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tony
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
142 Posts |
Posted - 09/30/2008 : 00:04:34
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Kinda scary to speculate on what doesn't get picked up.
How many VB-2s and DM 2s, nice old amps, rack stuff etc have gone to landfill???!! |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 09/30/2008 : 01:56:20
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| and look how much junk is out there that should be in the landfill |
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How much is my pedal worth??
